{"id":33,"date":"2004-09-19T17:06:48","date_gmt":"2004-09-19T17:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/2004\/09\/19\/gunslingers-1\/"},"modified":"2004-09-19T17:06:48","modified_gmt":"2004-09-19T17:06:48","slug":"gunslingers-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/archives\/33","title":{"rendered":"Gunslingers #1 [2000]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel sometimes, far too infrequently for my liking, throws out a reprint one-shot with some Kirby. Usually tied into some then-current storyline, I think GUNSLINGERS #1 came out around the time of some mini-series that had all of Marvel&#8217;s western characters.<\/p>\n<p>Two Kirby stories are reprinted in it, both inked by Dick Ayers. &#8220;Beware!! The Terrible Totem!!&#8221; is a reprint of RAWHIDE KID #22, a full issue story where the Kid fights a giant walking totem pole. While there&#8217;s an undeniable pleasure in the way Kirby draws Totem, it&#8217;s just a bit too silly. In fact, the actual western story in here, involving the Kid being chased by lawmen and mine safety issues, were a lot more entertaining, and would have made a far stronger story if the Totem was replaced by a more related obstacle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2004\/09\/gunsling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2486\" alt=\"gunsling\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2004\/09\/gunsling-696x1024.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2004\/09\/gunsling-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2004\/09\/gunsling-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2004\/09\/gunsling-624x918.jpg 624w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2004\/09\/gunsling.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second Kirby story in here is &#8220;I Hate the Two-Gun Kid&#8221;, a five-pager from TWO-GUN KID #60. The story is pretty straight-forward and cliched, with the Kid (no, another Kid) finding his masked identity blamed for some wrong-doing while trying to do the right thing, thus earning the animosity of pretty blonde schoolmarm Nancy Carter, who utters the title of the story. I think the original printing of this was in the first issue of the Earth-One Two-Gun Kid (masked lawyer Matt Hawk version), so it&#8217;s setting up the on-going conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby&#8217;s western comics always show a lot of love for the subject matter, clearly learned through the movies and books on the subject from his youth. Lots of action, great background scenery, and I especially love the way he draws horses.<\/p>\n<p>Published February 2000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel sometimes, far too infrequently for my liking, throws out a reprint one-shot with some Kirby. Usually tied into some then-current storyline, I think GUNSLINGERS #1 came out around the time of some mini-series that had all of Marvel&#8217;s western characters. Two Kirby stories are reprinted in it, both inked by Dick Ayers. &#8220;Beware!! 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