Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books 1953

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Cover art by Syd Shores. "Terror in Tombstone," art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is riding along the desert planes when he spots a stagecoach under attack by a band of outlaws; Kid Colt is unable to stop the outlaws from making the coach crash, but manages to force the outlaws to flee under the roar of his superior shooting skills; He finds that the passenger, a US Marshal, has been gravely injured; The Marshal tells Kid Colt that the town of Tombstone has been taken over by an outlaw named Yellowjack Gleason and his gang. "Two-Gun Justice" text story, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. "War Drums in the West"; Kid Colt is spending time with his Comanche friend Running Bear and his tribe, helping them hunt for game; When they arrive back at the Native village, they find that a rival brave named Howling Wolf was apparently unsuccessful at trapping any furs; He blames this ill luck on someone stealing his furs from the traps; Kid Colt, having no use for the pelts he helped catch, offers to give them to Howling Wolf. "The Outlaw," art by George Tuska. "The Hangman of Hutch Hill!", art by Ed Moline; A group of horsemen are stopped while attempting to pass through the town of Hunch Hill; They are stopped by a sentry guard who refuses to let them pass with their cattle without paying a toll of a dollar per head of cattle. 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.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt pauses along his travels to watch a group of wild horses frolicking, taking note of the black stallion that leads them and that Steel instinctively wants to join them; Suddenly a gang of horse rustlers begin running the horses into a pen; Not liking how the men are rounding up all the wild horses, Kid Colt rushes to their rescue, freeing them and forcing the men to retreat. "Range Revenge," art by Pete Morisi. "The Lady and the Outlaw!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt watches as an eastern woman named Miss Winthrope gets off the Union Pacific train into town to visit her uncle who owns a ranch nearby; The woman is completely put off by the "savages" who live in the west and is irritated to learn that it will take time to get a horse and buggy to take her to her uncle's ranch; She goes into a nearby saloon where two men gawk at her; Insulted, Miss Winthorpe slaps one of the men across the face, but before they can do anything about it, Kid Colt appears and shoots their guns out of their hands. "The Coward!", art by Vernon Henkel. "Four Graves to Fargo!", art by Jack Keller; A fire starts in the town of Fargo as Kid Colt rides into the area; He learns from men fleeing the area that there are women and children trapped in the fire and forces them to go back and help him carry water buckets from the nearby river to put the flames out; With a water line formed, Kid Colt rides into the blazing inferno to look for anyone who might be still trapped in the flames. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.