Issue Details

Issue	#25
Published	December 1961
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Stan Lee

Cover Details - "The Bat Strikes!"

Characters	Rawhide Kid [Johnny Bart]; the Bat
Genre	Western
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Dick Ayers
Reprinted	in Mighty Marvel Western, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #27; in Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid (Marvel, 2006 series) #1

7 page Rawhide Kid story "The Bat Strikes!"

Characters	Rawhide Kid [Johnny Bart]; VILLAINS: The Bat (intro, dies); Mr. Harper
Genre	Western
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Dick Ayers
Reprinted	in Mighty Marvel Western, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #27 (October 1973); in Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid (Marvel, 2006 series) #1

2 page text story "Trail of Long Ago"

Characters	James Rackham; Sheriff Joe Stebbins
Synopsis	A local sheriff helps a historian uncover lost town archives.
Genre	western
Pencils	Joe Maneely [as M.]
Inks	Joe Maneely [as M.]
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text story with illustration. Sequence added per Tom Lammers, February 2009.
Reprinted	from Two Gun Western (Marvel, 1956 series) #6 (September 1956)

6 page Rawhide Kid story "The Twister!"

Characters	Rawhide Kid [Johnny Bart]
Genre	Western
Script	Stan Lee
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Dick Ayers
Reprinted	in Mighty Marvel Western, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #35 (October 1974); in Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid (Marvel, 2006 series) #1

5 page story "The Man Who Robbed The Express!"

Synopsis	A train robber mistakes a railroad detective for a potential accomplice.
Genre	Western
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Dick Ayers (signed)
Inks	Dick Ayers (signed)
Reprinted	in Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and the Arizona Girl (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (September 2006); in Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid (Marvel, 2006 series) #1

6 page Rawhide Kid story "Those Who Live by the Gun..."

Characters	Rawhide Kid [Johnny Bart]; VILLAIN: Blackie (intro)
Synopsis	The Kid defeats a group of criminals intent on capturing him and turning him in for the reward.
Genre	Western
Script	Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Dick Ayers
Notes	Originally indexed as 5 pages, changed per Tom Lammers, February 2009.
Reprinted	in Mighty Marvel Western, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #33 (August 1974); in Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and the Arizona Girl (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (September 2006); in Marvel Masterworks: Rawhide Kid (Marvel, 2006 series) #1