The first issue of the Rawhide Kid was published with a cover date of march 1955. The issue marked the first appearance of characters like the Rawhide Kid, Randy Clayton, White-Face, and Smokey. According to Marvel resources, the character in the first issues who used the title Rawhide Kid was not the same as Jonathon Clay who would use the title starting with Rawhide Kid 17. ("The Coming of the Rawhide Kid", "The Menace of White-Face", "Wrong Man", "The Death of Wyatt Earp", "The Sioux Attack", Rawhide Kid 1, Marvel Comic Event)










