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Gunsmoke Western #53 cover
Cover: Jack Kirby & Chris Rule

Gunsmoke Western #53

Jul 1959 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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“The Mark of the Coward!”

Two pulse-pounding Western tales share the cover of this July 1959 Atlas/Marvel gem, with cover art by Jack Kirby and Chris Rule. The top panel puts Wyatt Earp in a tense face-off as the menacing Doc Halliday — billed right on the cover as "the most dangerous man in the West" — levels a pistol at him while bystanders scatter in the background. Below, Kid Colt appears to freeze under pressure, hand raised as an antagonist taunts him with the "mark of the coward," promising a story where the hero's reputation is very much on the line.

writer Stan Lee · artist, inker Jack Keller · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Artie Simek · cover Jack Kirby, Chris Rule

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writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Jack Keller
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Chris Rule

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