Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books

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Cover art by Pete Tumlinson. "The Magic of Manitou!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt spots some wagons rushing toward a nearby army fort in a hurry; Curious, he catches up and asks them what the hurry is and learns that the local tribe of Mandan Native Americans are gearing up to go to war; He goes into the fort and gets confirmation from the captain that Flying Cloud, the chief of the Mandans is gearing up for a warpath; Since Kid Colt is a friend of Flying Cloud, he decides to go to the camp and find out what's going on. "Code of the Outlaw!", art by Pete Tumlinson; In a small town, Kid Colt comes across a man trying to whip a boy and orders him to stop; When the man tries to whip him instead, Kid Colt blasts his whip to pieces; Kid Colt demands to know what happened, and the boy tearfully tells him that he wanted a horse so bad that he tried to steal the one the man was riding. "The Showdown!", art by Don Rico; Chappie Harroway vs. Black Ben Ford. "Showdown in the Woods" text story. "Murder by a Dead Man!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is trying to escape a posse after him along the Arizona plane; Kid Colt manages to give them the slip near a plateau and then begins cutting through the brush to get away; He comes across a man camping out who tells Kid Colt that he is not after him and offers the outlaw to sit down and eat with him; Kid Colt gets to talking about how he has been trying to dodge the law since he rode out of Culver City where he tells the man he had tangled with the hand of death. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Wanted, Dead or Alive!", pencils by Pete Tumlinson; An outlaw named Blackie and his gang come across a wanted poster offering $5000 for the capture of Kid Colt, dead or alive; When Manley suggests that they go after the reward, Blackie suggests that Kid Colt would be worth more than $5000 to them dead rather than alive; Blackie comes up with the idea of posing as Kid Colt to take some of the heat off of their gang as the authorities would be looking to capture the famed outlaw instead. "Death Rides a Black Stallion!", art by Pete Tumlinson; While riding through a lightning storm, Kid Colt happens upon a wild black stallion and pauses to watch it; Although the Kid has his faithful horse Steel, Kid Colt cannot resist the urge to try and tame the wild stallion anyway; Racing Steel, Kid Colt catches up to the stallion and manages to hop onto it's back and quickly tames the horse just as a downpour begins to fall. "The Triple-Murder Mine" text story. "The Footprints!" "The Glory Trail!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Outlaw Simon Leech is set to hang, but two other outlaws, Luke Foyle and Mize Callum try to get him down; Leech's neck is broken in the process, but the two other men cannot bring themselves to put him out of the misery; Seeking a way to avoid becoming bait for vultures, Leech convinces them to carry him up to Goat Hill to be treated by a renegade Native American named Forked Tongue who he believes can use Native American magic to heal him; Foyle and Callum, despite their fears, bring Leech to see Forked Tongue and flee. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Frisco Foyle and his gang take over the town of Salt Lick, due to the fact that it is the only way through to the south, allowing them to force any cattlemen passing through the area to pay a toll to bring their cattle through the area; However, in the process of taking over the town they are opposed by Kid Colt who tries to fight them off; However, despite shooting down many of Foyle's gang members, their numbers are too large and Kid Colt is knocked over by Foyle on horseback and trampled; Still alive, the outlaw hero is then dragged out into the desert and left to die. "The Cop Went West!" text story, art by Pete Morisi. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Mexican bandit El Jaguar has forced the population of a small town to give tribute to him; However, when one of the villagers complains that they have no food to feed themselves, El Jaguar shoots him dead; Meanwhile, Kid Colt has just rounded up a gang of outlaws for the law, who let him go free as he helped capture criminals that are more trouble than the outlaw hero; He happens into the town of Ramrod Pike where El Jaguar—drunk on tequila—is challenging men to a knife fight. "Gun Crazy," script by Stan Lee, art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled story, art by Ed Smalle, Jr.; A pair of Apache warriors are stalking buffalo unaware that they are being watched by a man named Casco and his men; Casco waits until the Apaches slay the buffalo and shoot the Native American braves dead so they can steal the buffalo fur; This leads to a number of murders of Apache warriors; Eventually, Kid Colt passes through the area and comes across two of the slain Apaches. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "Ambush!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt spots a group of Paiute warriors in full war paint while travelling along the range; The Kid then rides off to see what they might be after and comes across an army wagon train full of gold and warns them of the nearby Paiute war party; Kid Colt assists the soldiers in fighting off the Paiutes and rides off convinced that the Native Americans must have been tipped off by someone. "10 Men And A Marshal!" text story, art by Syd Shores. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; An outlaw named Caleb Marko has come to the home of prospector Jim Ballard, demanding that Jim turn over the Black Nugget, a gold nugget that is pure black; Jim refuses to hand it over because he believes that it has a blood curse on it, but Marko does not want to listen; He shoots Jim and steals the Black Nugget, leaving Jim's wife to cry for help; These cries are heard by Kid Colt, who happened to be passing by. "The Hangin's At Dawn," art by Sam Kweskin. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; An outlaw named Devlin, whose plots Kid Colt has foiled in the past, finally has his chance for revenge when he gets the drop on the Kid; Trying the outlaw hero to a post piled high with kindle, Devlin lights it up and heads across the desert with both his and Kid Colt's water canteens, hoping to make it to Collados; Left to die, Kid Colt whistles for his horse Steel. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt slays a group of rustlers and return the cattle they stole from a rancher named Mr. Blane; The Kid is unaware that the rustlers were under the employ of Chess Parr, the owner of the Frontier Saloon; Furious that Kid Colt would meddle in his affairs, Chess puts out a contract on the Kid's head, offering a fortune to the man who kills Kid Colt. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Two crooked traders named Clay and Corwin kill a Comanche hunting party as part of a plot to inflame the tribe and sell them firearms in order so they can go to war against nearby settlers, hoping to cash in big time; No long after the two traders cross paths with Kid Colt, who suspects the two shady dealers are up to something. "Fatal Mistake" text story. "The Renegade!", art by Syd Shores; The Black Rider lends his hand to the soldiers of Fort Slocom who are under attack by wave after wave of Native American warriors who are attacking the fort for unknown reasons; Although they slay the final wave, another one is due to attack and Black Rider agrees to take the injured—including Major Drummond the commanding officer—back to the fort for immediate medical attention. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; A stage coach is attacked by masked bandits who slay all those on board and steal the payroll on board; When the authorities arrive on the scene, led by a local named Fred Palmer, Palmer finds a wanted poster of Kid Colt and convinces the law that Kid Colt must have been responsible, a posse is then gathered to hunt down and bring Kid Colt to justice. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is in the audience of a court case against an outlaw named Vance; Vance shocks those in the court by getting up from his chair and trying to walk out on his trial. Kid Colt then steps in and uses his shooting skills to keep Vance and his gang members in line until the court comes to a close. "The Raiders," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt comes to the aid of his friend Frank who is the sheriff of a local town when it is attacked by Danny Lawson and his gang who succeed in robbing the Express office after wounding Frank and manage to escape; In the aftermath of the gun battle, Frank is chastised by the locals who demand that he do more, but his fiancé Cora comes to support him. "Stockman's Breed" text story. "The Man in Black," art by Art Peddy. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when he spots the Central Railroad locomotive being attacked by outlaws; Rushing to the train's aid, Kid Colt drives the outlaws away, but not before killing the coal shoveler in the locomotive cab. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.