Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding through a forest when he comes across a crying woman and goes to her aid; He learns that she is the local schoolmarm who is without a truant officer to keep her children in class; She explains that a local named Champ Gannon has convinced all the children that school is not important and has enthralled the children with his wild tales of achievements as an outlaw. "Terror of Tarantula Flats!", art by Jack Keller; A stage coach is passing through Tarantula Flats, a long canyon pass; Along the way the coach riders are shocked when a massive spider web falls in front of them, causing them to crash and the men are killed by some unseen danger; Later, Kid Colt passes through the area and comes across the wrecked stage and looks for survivors. "The Double-Double Cross" text story. "No Turning Back," pencils by Vic Carrabotta, inks by Chic Stone. "Vengeance Trail!", art by Jack Keller; One night, young Vince Newkirk is riding through town and finds it suspicious that Gus Hyatt's general store is still open at that time of night; Going inside he is shocked to find a number of masked men have killed Gus and are robbing his store; The gang's leader easily knocks out Vince with the butt of his gun and the gang leaves some of their stolen loot in the store with Vince, framing him for the robbery; When a bunch of locals come into the store later they find Vince as he is coming around and have him arrested; Later, Kid Colt arrives. 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 Russ Heath. "And Sudden Death!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding across the range and comes across a new settlement and remarks how fast the west is expanding; Not far away is a group of Comanches who have noticed the new settlement and decide to go in and talk to the settlers about sharing their hunting grounds in order to maintain peace. "A Thousand Sinners," art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the range when someone tries to take a shot at him; Kid Colt sneaks around and finds that the shooter is a young man and quickly shoots his guns out of the young man's hands; Kid Colt confronts the boy and learns that he is Greg Peterson, and he took a shot at Kid Colt to prove himself to the leader of his gang Jack Brent so he can be a great outlaw. "A Brave Comes Home" text story. "El Dorado!", art by Syd Shores; At is medical practice, Dr. Matthew Masters is about to close up for the day when suddenly an old man stumbles in with a gunshot wound; The old man tells him that he has discovered a mountain made of gold and was shot by a man named Yates who sought to claim the gold himself; The old man warns Masters that the mountain is cursed and tells him where to find it. "The Lawmakers," art by Jack Keller; Chuck Grimes has been forcing local ranchers to pay him protection money; He is currently roughing up a rancher named Foster and forces him to sign off his property; Recovering at his home, Foster is visited by his friend Kid Colt who learns about Grimes plans, and suddenly Grimes comes to get his payment, Kid Colt decides to deal with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Having traveled into Mexico, Kid Colt has crossed paths with a Mexican bandit named Sanchez and his gang; While they are trading lead, one of Sanchez's men sneaks up behind him and strikes the outlaw hero over the head with the butt of his rifle; However, Sanchez stops his men short of shooting Kid Colt, deciding it will more fitting to dump out his canteens and leaving the Kid to die of thirst in the desert. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt awakens and learns that his canteens have been emptied and pushes Steel to try and get to water before they both die in the desert;. He finally reaches his destination, the ranch of his friend Perez. "Branded" text story. "The Meeting," pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Chris Rule; The Black Rider has tracked down an outlaw named Lash Bellows and warns him against causing trouble for Brad Conway in the town of Leadville; When Bellows draws, the Rider shoots the guns out of his hands and sends him packing; The Rider then returns back to town and changes back into his alter ego Dr. Matthew Masters in order to treat Conway for a gunshot wound. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding along the deserts when he spots a wagon train and decides to go down and say hello to them and see if there is any way he can help them out; Also spotting the homesteaders are a group of Native Americans who also head toward the approaching caravan; The guide for the homesteaders is Mapes who sees the approaching Native Americans as a threat and demands to know what they want. 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.