#39

Synopsis

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.

Notes

Reprinted from

• Kid Slade, Gunfighter #8— name changed from Kid Slade to Matt Slade
• Two Gun Kid #51
• The Rawhide Kid #26

Credits

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Werner Roth, John Severin, Ross Andru, John Romita, Neal Adams

Inks

Gil Kane, Dick Ayers, Werner Roth, John Severin, Mike Esposito

Letters

Danny Crespi, Artie Simek, Joe Rosen

Editor

Len Wein

Original editor

Stan Lee

Characters

• Nightwind
• Johnny Bart
• Rawhide Kid
• Two-Gun Kid
• Clay Harder
• Cyclone