Western Gunfighters

Western Gunfighters
Western Gunfighters #20 (June 1956), the premiere issue Cover art by John Severin.
Publication information
Publisher	(1st series) Atlas Comics (2nd series) Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Standard
Publication date(s)	(1st series) June 1956 - August 1957 (2nd series) Aug. 1970 - Nov. 1975
No. of issues	(1st series) 8 (2nd series) 33
Creative team
Written by	Stan Lee, Jerry Siegel, Gary Friedrich
Penciller(s)	(1st series) Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, John Severin (2nd series) Dick Ayers, Gil Kane, Severin

Western Gunfighters is the name of two American Western-anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics.

That initial Atlas series ran eight issues, from 1956 to 1957, and featured artists including Gene Colan, Reed Crandall, Joe Maneely, John Severin, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, and Wally Wood, with many stories written by Stan Lee.

Volume two, published by Marvel from 1970 to 1975, consisted mostly of Western reprints but also featured new material, including stories of the masked Old West hero Ghost Rider and the introductions of such short-lived Western features as "Gunhawk" and "Renegades", by writers including Gary Friedrich and Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, and artists including Dick Ayers and Tom Sutton.

Marvel Comics' first comic book titled Western Gunfighters was an anthology series published by the company's 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics. It premiered with issue #20 (cover-dated June 1956), taking over the numbering of a previous Atlas series, Apache Kid, the star of which did not go on to appear in the revamped book. Atlas editor-in-chief Stan Lee wrote many of the stories, generally signing them. The artwork included at least two stories each by Dave Berg, Vic Carrabotta, Gene Colan, and Don Heck, and one story each from Reed Crandall, Russ Heath. Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, and George Woodbridge. Most covers were by John Severin or Joe Maneely. It ran through issue #27 (Aug. 1957).