Two-Gun Kid is the name of two Western fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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10 Facts About Two-Gun Kid
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The latter Two-Gun Kid is better known, thanks primarily to his connection with, and later full integration into, Marvel Comics' shared continuity, known as the Marvel Universe, but the Clay Harder Two-Gun Kid enjoyed a 14-year span in comics.
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Two-Gun Kid was the company's first ongoing Western title, running 10 issues.
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Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, creators of the Fantastic Four, concocted the new Two-Gun Kid to make the character resemble a superhero with a secret identity, in order to stimulate sales for the title.
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At one point later in the second series, some of the original Two-Gun Kid's adventures were retouched to make him look like the newer Two-Gun Kid for reprints.
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Two-Gun Kid was forced to stage his own death in order to free a man accused of murder, which got him embroiled in an international conspiracy for a hidden treasure.
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The later miniseries Blaze of Glory depicts the Two-Gun Kid as retired from gunplay, going by the name of Clay Harder and working as a full-time lawyer.
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The Rawhide Kid convinces him to return to action, but the Two-Gun Kid dies in battle against the racist mercenary Nightriders, alongside his old partners Kid Colt and the Outlaw Kid.
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Two-Gun Kid comes to the conclusion he will never be able to catch up on current laws and becomes a bounty hunter.
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Two-Gun Kid is later sent to Arizona to lead the Desert Stars team of the Fifty State Initiative.
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