sentences:  "I guess he was trying to see if he could find a way to get a Western to sell, because everybody in the field wanted to write or draw a Western," Thomas speculated.For this reason, when Red Wolf was given the starring spot in the first issue of the tryout series "Marvel Spotlight" (cover-dated November 1971), the character in the Red Wolf identity was 19th Century Johnny Wakely instead of the previously introduced Will Talltrees.Following his successful tryout in "Marvel Spotlight", the character became the star of the nine-issue series "Red Wolf" (May 1972 - Sept. 1973).