Raw comic books issue 7

Cover art by Fred Kida. "The Lost Mine!", art by Dick Ayers; The Rawhide Kid is spying on the Fargo gang through a skylight in an abandoned building but can't make out what they are saying; Getting closer to the skylight causes a piece of broken glass to fall down, alerting them to his presence; The Kid smashes through the skylight; While he manages to shoot the guns out of the outlaws hands, they manage to knock him out and leave the Rawhide Kid tied up. "Showdown!", art by Dick Ayers; The Rawhide Kid and Randy Clayton are out riding on the range they come across a man tied to his horse; Going to his aid, they find that he is still alive and revive him; They learned that he was roughed up by a local gambler named Haskins. "Trapped!", art by Dick Ayers; The Rawhide Kid and Randy Clayton are out riding when they spot the drive team of a wagon running loose, they chase after the horses and get them to stop; They then follow their trail back to the wagon they came from and treat the driver and pull his wagon up right; They learn take him to Fort Slater, where he tells the captain that his escort at Blacksnake Mesa attacked him and robbed him of his supply of weapons. "Teacher's Trail" text story. "The Coward!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Gray Morrow. "Gold Strike!", art by Dick Ayers; While riding into town the Rawhide Kid is told by some of Randy's friends that his ward is sick at the doctors; The Kid goes to the doctor and learns that young mister Clayton is sick from eating too much candy; When asking Randy how he got so much candy, Randy reveals that he struck gold and used some of it to buy the candy; Just as Randy is telling the Kid that he found the gold at Snake Creek, the Kid realizes that someone is spying at the window. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 7. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Black and white. Adult. Cover price $6.00.

Torn Cover Issue--manufactured with the top right corner of the front cover torn off and taped to the contents page. Maus chapter 6 is featured in a 32-page bound-in supplement. Also in this issue: art by Robert Crumb, Sue Coe, Charles Burns, Joost Swarte, and others. Spiegelman cover. 10.5 x 14 in.; 48 pages (plus the Maus supplement). Cover price $6.00.

Australian Series. Cover by Jack Kirby. Reprints stories from Rawhide Kid (1955) and other western titles. "The Bat Strikes" Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; "The Twister" Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby; "Those Who Live by The Gun" Story by Stan Lee, Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; "The Man Who Robbed the Express" Story by Stan Lee, Art by Dick Ayers; 7 1/4" X 9 1/2", 28 pages, B&W.