Editing Two-Gun Kid (section)

===Clay Harder===
Clay Harder, the original Two-Gun Kid, debuted in ''Two-Gun Kid'' #1 (cover-dated March 1948), published by Timely Comics, the predecessor of Marvel Comics.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brevoort |first=Tom |title=The First TWO-GUN KID Story! |url=https://tombrevoort.com/2025/01/18/the-first-two-gun-kid-story/ |website=Tom Brevoort |date=January 18, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref> He was one of Marvel’s earliest continuing Western characters and starred in the publisher's first ongoing Western title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two-Gun Kid Comic Book Price Guide |url=https://www.qualitycomix.com/comic-price-guide/two-gun-kid |website=QualityComix.com |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>

Harder is depicted as a young man in his mid-to-late 20s with bright blond hair. He wears an all-black suit with a placket shirt and a broad-brimmed black hat. His signature weapons are two long-barreled revolvers, which he carries in individual overlapping gun belts.

In his early adventures, Harder rides a horse named Cyclone and is portrayed as a wandering cowboy who combats injustice across the American frontier. He is known for his exceptional marksmanship and is also an accomplished singer and guitarist, often performing during his travels.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brevoort |first=Tom |title=The First TWO-GUN KID Story! |url=https://tombrevoort.com/2025/01/18/the-first-two-gun-kid-story/ |website=Tom Brevoort |date=January 18, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>

Some stories portray Harder as the son of a rancher named Seth Harder. After his father is killed by an outlaw named Bull Yaeger, Clay sets out to bring the outlaw to justice, marking the beginning of his life as the masked gunfighter known as the Two-Gun Kid.

Harder's stories remained popular through the 1940s and 1950s, including appearances in titles like ''Wild Western''. However, with the publication of ''Two-Gun Kid'' #60 (November 1962), a new character—Matt Hawk—was introduced under the same moniker. Clay Harder's adventures were later retconned as fictional dime novels within the Marvel Universe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marvel Quietly Replaced the Two-Gun Kid With a New Version |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-two-gun-kid-replacement-jack-kirby-stan-lee/ |website=Comic Book Resources |date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>