Who Is Two-Gun Kid? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Two-Gun Kid is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Matthew Hawk, with over 356 comic issue appearances. One of the Wild West's most famous gun-fighters, Two-Gun Kid journeyed forward to modern times alongside the Avengers to face new challenges as a man out of time.

Who is Two-Gun Kid?

For the original "fictional" Two-Gun Kid, see Clay Harder . Origin Matt Hawk as the Two-Gun Kid Matthew Hawk was a lawyer who became a crimefighter in the Wild West known as Two-Gun Kid. Inspired by the original Two-Gun Kid dime novels that he read about in his youth, Matt was trained by an aging gun-slinger named Ben Dancer to become an expert marksman and rider. As one of the Old West's most famous gunfighters, the Two-Gun Kid befriended several of the other heroic gunfighters of the era such as Kid Colt and the Rawhide Kid and found a sidekick and close friend in the former boxer Boom-Boom Brown . He also got involved with a young woman named Nancy Carter whom became his sort-of girlfriend. Creation Two-Gun Kid was created by Stan Lee , Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers and first appeared in Two-Gun Kid #60. The previous star of Two-Gun Kid was Clay Harder , created by Syd Shores , whom this character was modeled after. Character Evolution Matt Hawk assumed the role of headlining character in the Two-Gun Kid series as well as appearing in several of Marvel's other Western books of the 60s.

Key facts

Two-Gun Kid is of human origin and first appeared in "The Beginning Of The Two-Gun Kid". The character is published by Marvel. With 356 recorded issue appearances, Two-Gun Kid ranks among the most featured characters in comics.