Gunsmoke Kid

Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Gunslinger

Affiliations: Unknown

Enemies: Unknown

Known Relatives: Unnamed mother

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Wild West, c.1870s

First Appearance: Gunsmoke Western #54 (Atlas, September 1959)

Powers/Abilities: Top gunslinger and fighter.

History: Although he carried a bad reputation wherever he rode, the Gunsmoke Kid was actually a peaceful man who would rather use words than violence to solve problems. Sadly he was usually given no option but to employ force, at which point the Kid showed why he was known as the fastest gun west of the Mississippi.

Comments: Thanks to Jess Nevins for allowing me to use information from his excellent Golden Age Heroes Directory and his Guide to Golden Age Marvel Characters. Thanks also to Richard Boucher & Darrin Wiltshire @ PR-Publications for permission to use information from their equally brilliant collection of Golden Age Sites, PR Publications. Their knowledge of Golden Age characters far outstrips my own.

CLARIFICATIONS: None.

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