Editing Two-Gun Kid (section)

==Publication history==
The series titled ''[[Two Gun Kid (comic book)|Two-Gun Kid]]'' ran in two parts, from 1948–1949 and then from 1953–1977. Clay Harder debuted in ''Two-Gun Kid'' #1 (March 1948).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=39}}</ref><ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/577/ ''Two-Gun Kid'' (Marvel 1948 series)] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> He was Marvel's second continuing Western character, following the [[Masked Raider]], who had appeared in ''[[Marvel Mystery Comics|Marvel Comics]]'' #1 / ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #2–12 (October 1939 – Octctoer 1940).<ref>[http://www.comics.org/character/name/masked%20raider/sort/chrono/ Masked Raider] at the Grand Comics Database</ref> ''Two-Gun Kid'' was the company's first ongoing Western title,<ref>Markstein, Don. [http://www.toonopedia.com/twogun1.htm "Two-Gun Kid,"] Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Dec. 19, 2011.</ref> running 10 issues.

The character then moved to the [[Atlas Comics (1950s)|Atlas Comics]] omnibus ''[[Wild Western]]'', sharing the title with other Western characters like [[Kid Colt]] and the [[Black Rider (comics)|Black Rider]]. Beginning in 1953, Marvel continued the original ''Two-Gun Kid'' series from issue #11, publishing it until [[cover date]] April 1977. The Harder version of the character appeared sporadically through 1962, with [[Joe Sinnott]] being the last artist to draw the original Two-Gun Kid on a regular basis.

''Two-Gun Kid'' #60 (Nov. 1962) retconned the Clay Harder character out of existence, turning him into a [[dime novel]] character who had inspired the second Two-Gun Kid, Matt Hawk.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=2023-04-01 |title=Why Did Marvel Introduce a Brand-New Two-Gun Kid? |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-two-gun-kid-replacement-jack-kirby-stan-lee/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

The 1995 ''Sunset Riders'' miniseries made the Two-Gun Kid Jewish, [[retcon]]ning Matt's true last name as Liebowicz.<ref name="Two-Gun Kid 1995">''Two-Gun Kid: Sunset Riders'' (1995).</ref>