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The Mighty Marvel Western, #39

Published: June 1975

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Shoot-Out in Scragg's Saloon!

Story Featuring Rawhide Kid

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Shootout in Scragg's Saloon!

Story Featuring Rawhide Kid

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Old Ben is always talking about a long-lost son. When Rawhide defends him from a bully, Ben insists the Kid is his son. Spade and his friend try to kill Rawhide to collect his reward, but Ben sees them and takes a bullet for the Kid. The Kid defeats the gunmen and takes Ben to a doctor, comforting the old man as he dies. The doctor reveals Ben never had a son - it was all a delusion.

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Story Featuring Matt Slade, Gunfighter

"The town of Cottonwood had been a peaceful town..."

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Cal relates to Matt how he gave up being sheriff when Black Perry humiliated him in a gunfight, upsetting his nerves. When Wolf Perry comes to Cottonwood, Cal comes out of retirement and helps his son and Matt rout the criminals.

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My Gun for Hire!

Story Featuring Two-Gun Kid

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The Kid meets Klaw and hears he's in a range war with the Murdocks but quickly realizes the Murdocks are the ones being wronged and forces Klaw to sign a confession.

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Marvel Poster Masterpieces

Story Featuring Spider-Man , Story Featuring Captain America , Story Featuring Dracula

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Story Notes

Features Marvel color comic characters and Black and White comic magazine covers. Advertises six 24" x 36" posters. Half page at bottom of last interior page of comic.

Spider-Man in The Trap

Story Featuring Spider-Man , Ad Featuring Hostess Fruit Pies

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Spider-Man is trapped in a net and imprisoned, but bribes his guard with Hostess Fruit Pies and obtains his freedom.

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Follows the Bullpen Bulletins Page. The first Marvel Superhero ad for Hostess. Also, the first of two Hostess Fruit Pie ads featuring Spider-Man that had the same title.

In-House Column Featuring Bullpen Bulletins , In-House Column Featuring Stan's Soapbox

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After page 5 of Two Gun Kid story. Top half of page with Marvel Bullpen Bulletins "Items". Soapbox has numerous review quotations regarding "Origins of Marvel Comics", including Ray Bradbury from the Los Angeles Times.