Ringo Kid Western (1954 Atlas) comic books 1955

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid watches as outlaw Flip Cullen use the method that has earned him his nickname to determine the life or death of a man: the flip of a coin; However as the coin spins in the air, the Kid shoots it out of the sky angering Flip. "Six-Gun Express!", art by Joe Maneely; A stagecoach is wrecked as it passes through a mountain pass by a strange bearded man just as the Ringo Kid is passing by; The Kid chases after the insane man, but he manages to slip away. "A Call For Justice," art by Sol Brodsky. "Trail's End!", art by Al Hartley. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; Camping out on the range, the Ringo Kid is confronted by One-Eye Mapes and his gang of outlaws who has come seeking to recruit the Kid into his gang as the military is seeking on putting bounties on all their heads and they are planning a counter attack on fort before the list of their names arrives from Washington. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely and Carl Burgos (alterations). Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; In the town of Black Mesa, the Ringo Kid suddenly finds himself surrounded by lawmen looking to take him in; Not wishing to fight it out with the law, the Ringo Kid tries to make a break for it; However some men pull a rope across the road and knock the Kid off his horse and he is quickly taken prisoner. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid happens upon outlaws chasing after a young girl trying to rope her up with a lasso and comes to her rescue, sending her attackers fleeing; After convincing the girl that she means no harm, he learns that they were trying to capture her to hold her ransom from her father and the Ringo Kid convinces the girl to let him take her home the rest of the way. "The Challenge" text story. "Gold Rush!", pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. Untitled story, art by Joe Maneely; The Ringo Kid is fleeing from the law and runs into a dead end; Unwilling to bring himself to fight it out with the law the Ringo Kid contemplates committing suicide when somebody sneaks up behind him and knocks him out; Soon the lawmen chasing him arrive but find no trace of the Ringo Kid, the outlaw hero having seemingly disappeared. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Vengeance Trail," art by Joe Maneely; Coming across a wanted poster offering a $5000 reward for his capture dead or alive, Ringo Kid just barely avoids getting his head blown off by a young boy with a rifle; Realizing he has missed his shot, the young lad is frightened by the Ringo Kid, but soon realizes that the famous outlaw is not as bad as the wanted posters make him out to be. "Capture Or Death," art by John Severin; With the law on his heels after being framed for a coach robbery he did not commit, the Ringo Kid rides to the edge of a cliff; With no escape, the Kid decides death over capture and climbs off his horse Arab and jumps off the cliff. "The Return" text story. "The Chase," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. Untitled story, art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is going to the grave of his mother Dawn Star to meet with his father and stops an outlaw named Jack Hines, who is a known to work with Blast Banyon, from assassinating Cory Rand; With Hines incapacitated, Cory tells his son that Blast Banyon is likely seeking to eliminate them both in order to claim the land that is still under his name; The pair then tie Jack to his horse and send him back to his boss. The pair split up, agreeing to meet at Caribou Point the next day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by John Severin; While riding through the desert, the Ringo Kid sees a mirage of his father being attacked by some men, but only realizes that it is an image only after he tries to rescue his father; Knowing that his father is in danger, the Ringo Kid rides out to look for him and eventually ends up in the lawless town of Vista Del Toro. "The Marshal and the Outlaw," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is riding along the plains when suddenly a buffalo charges at him; He tries to shoot the beast with his rifle, but it dry fires; Before the outlaw hero can be trampled to death, the buffalo is shot dead by a US Marshal who has come with a warrant from Dry Creek for the Ringo Kid's arrest. "Desert Treasure" text story. "Man of the West," pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. "Man-Trap," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid rides into the town of La Paz where he suspects that he is being followed; Tying up his horse Arab in order to get supplies, the Ringo Kid is confronted by a pair of men who tell him his father is in trouble and give him a letter that Cory Rand apparently wrote to his son asking for help; The Ringo Kid takes it and leaves, but questions why his father would write him a letter and entrust it to strangers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Untitled story, art by John Severin; Seeing to capture an outlaw named Spider, the Ringo Kid rides into the town of Pronghorn to apprehend him; Wishing no interference, the Ringo Kid ambushes the local sheriff and his men and locks them up in the town jail; As Ringo Kid heads toward the local saloon to confront Spider, he is tipped off by his friend Dull Knife that Spider has set up an ambush. "Black Sunset," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is riding across the range when he comes across a pair of men who have been blinded by some strange flash of light; The Ringo Kid hears their strange story and helps lead them to the town of Powederhorn where the outlaw hero is chased away by the sheriff. "The Iron Horse" text story. "Roundup," art by Dave Berg. "The Renegades," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid witnesses what appears to be a war party of Comanches descending down on US soldiers; The Ringo Kid lends a hand fighting off the attackers; In the aftermath of the battle he learns that the Comanches were after rifles and ammunition that the soldiers were carrying in their caravan. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Man Trap," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is ambushed by two outlaws named Duke Geiger and Hammer Clune who seek to get revenge against Ringo's father Cory Rand for landing them in jail; The Kid refuses to tell them even tied up and with guns trained on him. "Deadly Ambush," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid stops after a long ride stops to get some water; His horse Arab is strangely tense but Ringo dismisses any danger and drinks the water; However, to his shock he suddenly goes blind, and as he stumbles around someone knocks him out from behind. "Prairie Schooner," art by Joe Sinnott. "The Sheriff's Star," art by Bob McCarty. "The Tarnished Badge," art by John Severin; The Ringo Kid is camping out for the night when he is ambushed by a gang fresh out of prison who rob him; When Ringo suspects that the law is hot on their trail, the outlaws tell them that they are going to the town of Stampede where word is the sheriff has gone coward. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.