Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 19

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Revenge in Sagebrush City," art by Pete Tumlinson; Gambler Duke Laval and his gang are forced out of Sagebrush City by the sheriff, with no other choice, Laval orders his men to stand down and they begin plotting to take their stakes elsewhere; They move up along the Santa Fe line to the town of Pan Creek where they decide to look around; As Laval is crossing a road, he is almost run down by Kid Colt riding his horse Steel; Furious at almost being trampled, Duke throws a punch at the horse, prompting the Kid to leap off his steed and hit Laval across the face. "Mystery of the Stolen Cache!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt has returned to one of his secret camps and is surprised to find stash of food has been taken, the fifth such raid on his secret supplies; Finding tracks this time around, Kid Colt decides to follow after them to teach the food thief a lesson; Kid Colt follows the trail until he reaches its end and watches in surprise as a rope trap is slung down from a nearby tree; Shooting at the tree, Kid Colt startles the person hiding in it and is once more surprised when it is a young Native American boy who falls out. "Range Rustlers" text story. "The Lonely Trail," art by Warren Broderick. "The Big Smoke," art by Pete Tumlinson; A drought has hit the prairies making it so dry that even the slightest spark can cause massively destructive grass fires, wiping out the food and water supply for animals and Native Americans, the potential for famine forcing them to seek more fertile lands elsewhere; Somewhere along the wastes is Boot Merrill and his gang, who are lamenting on their poor fortune; Merill comes up with an idea to start grass fires; Elsewhere, Kid Colt rides into the region and realizes that any sparks from Steel's hoofs could risk a fire. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.