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Issue Details

Issue #70
Published March 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee
Notes Some information on the issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Atlas/Timely discussion list.

Cover Details

Genre Western
Pencils John Severin
Inks John Severin
Notes This cover was the basis for the cover to Kid Colt #145 but was redrawn for that reprint.

5 page Kid Colt story "Marked for Capture!"

Characters Kid Colt; Steel [Kid Colt's Horse]; Shaky (Villain); Marshal Hoyt; Billy Hoyt; Annie Hoyt
Synopsis Kid Colt saves Marshal Hoyt and his family from a group of outlaws who plan to kill the Marshal.
Genre Western
Pencils Jack Keller (signed)
Inks Jack Keller (signed)
Reprinted in Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #145 (April 1970)

1 page text story "The Luckiest Cowboy"

Genre western
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Two Gun Kid (Marvel, 1953 series) #24 (July 1955) [originally titled "Way Out West"]

5 page Kid Colt story "Desperate Hour!"

Characters Kid Colt; Steel [Kid Colt's Horse]; Chalmers; Luke (Villain); Shorty (Villain); Blake (Villain); Pasco (Villain); Jesse Clune (Villain)
Synopsis Kid Colt stops Jesse Clune and his gang from attacking a wagon train and brings them to justice.
Genre Western
Pencils Jack Keller (signed)
Inks Jack Keller (signed)
Notes Kid Colt does not seem to be treated as an outlaw in this story. He works with a Judge and other lawmen to bring Jesse Clune's gang to justice.
Reprinted In Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #145 (April 1970)

3 page Kid Colt story "Out of Bounds!"

Characters Kid Colt; Steel [Kid Colt's Horse]; Brad Dillon; Ulysses Conroy
Synopsis Kid Colt stops the fued between the Dillon and Conroy families.
Genre Western
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Keller (signed)
Inks Jack Keller (signed)
Notes Original indexer had this listed as 4 pages. The reprint in #145 is only 3 pages. I changed the page count to 3 pages, but it needs to be confirmed. Mike Nielsen on January 28, 2007.
Reprinted In Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #145 (April 1970)

4 page Kid Colt story "He Stands In Shadow!"

Characters Joe Stanley; Frank Stanley
Synopsis Frank Stanley, a doctor, tries to stop his brother Joe from being a gunfighter.
Genre Western
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita
Notes Original Pencil/inks were ? but the reprint in issue #145 is credited to Frank Kida. Tom Lammers and Atlas/Timely discussion list credit this to John Romita. [MN 10/2007]
Reprinted In Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #145 (April 1970)

5 page Kid Colt story "The Last Roundup!"

Characters Kid Colt; Steel [Kid Colt's Horse]; Leech (Villain); Carson (Villain)
Synopsis After being ambushed and having his guns and saddle stolen, Kid Colt has to stop the outlaws from robbing the stage and get his possesions returned.
Genre Western
Pencils Jack Keller (signed)
Inks Jack Keller (signed)
Reprinted In Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #145 (April 1970)