Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books 1951

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.

Cover art by Pete Tumlinson. "The Tribe That Vanished," art by Pete Tumlinson; On August 10, 1849 Kid Colt is riding through the Dakota badlands when he comes across a sun scorched Piute Native on the back of a horse; Coming to the Native's aid, Kid Colt learns that there is trouble at his village before the man dies; Although the man is already dead, Kid Colt vows to look into it and help the tribe however he can. "The Boy Who Hunted Kid Colt!", art by Pete Tumlinson; In Medicine Bow on September 1852, wanted posters for Kid Colt are being put up by the local sheriff, offering a reward of $50,000 for Kid Colt's capture; No sooner are the posters up does Kid Colt happen through the area and take them down; Later in the day, Kid Colt comes upon a young boy whipping his horse to try to keep it in line. "Tex Wasn't Yellow!" text story. "Growler Joe Meets the Stranger." "Ambush!"; Kid Colt vs. Luke Blackburn and Wolf Mathers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Pete Tumlinson. "Gun-Whipped in Shotgun City!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Deadly outlaws ride into the town of River Bend to rob it; They ride into town and rob the local bank unopposed; The gang then goes across the range committing robberies until August 9th 1868 when they set their sights for Shotgun City to settle down and have some fun; A short time later, Kid Colt happens upon the stage coach the gang has just robbed. "Fangs of Death!", art by Pete Tumlinson; On April 5, 1854, Kid Colt is riding along the lands of Wyoming when he comes across some cattle drivers whose cattle has been slain; Examining the scene with the ranches they find the tracks of a Comanche at the scene; The ranchers immediately blame the Comanches and suggest going to war with them, but Kid Colt preaches caution and tells them that he is friends with the Comanches and he will talk to their leader to find out the truth and avoid any unneeded bloodshed. "Die on the Owlhoot Trail!", art by Pete Morisi. "Hank Roebuck The Man Who Tamed Brass Town!", art by Marion Sitton. "The Waiting Rope!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Trigger City is a town that is so badly plagued by gun fighters that the local undertaker is not short of business but the graveyard is about bursting with corpses; On August 25, 1861, Kid Colt rode into the area and overheard some men attacking a ranch house; He guns down the outlaws and is thanked by the ranchers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "No Time To Die," art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is fleeing from a posse outside of the town of San Jacinto when he is struck by a bullet; Wounded, the outlaw manages to race out of sight before passing out; As Steel races on, Kid Colt is thrown off the horse and sent tumbling into the brush as the posse races on; Kid battles a gang and goes to jail. "Gun-Battle Bullets," art by Pete Tumlinson. "Kit Lander's Vengeance," art by Pete Tumlinson; In the Wyoming rangelands, Kid Colt spots a ranch house on fire; He rides down to see if he can help, and he e finds a young boy named Kid Landers crying and asks him what's wrong; The Kid is disturbed to learn that someone posing as him had robbed the ranch, set it on fire, and shot Kit's father. "Monarch of the Range," art by Pete Morisi. "The Man From Back East," art by Pete Tumlinson; Aboard a train along the Sante Fe line passing through Arizona, an eastern gambler named Shad Clayburn brags about how he and his associates are going to clean up gambling in the west; When he is warned that the locals cannot be scared easily, he proves that he has as much guts as a "primitive" westerner by shooting his gun out of the train, knocking the hat off a man on a horse the train is passing by; Unknown to Clayburn is that the man whose hat he shot belong to Kid Colt who does not take too kindly to being shot at; The Kid races after the train on his horse Steel and hops onto the train. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Flaming Guns," art by Pete Tumlinson; Chip Mandrel and his gang ride through the Oklahoma badlands to get to the Okachee trading post; There they get permission to camp out within the posts walls for the night; Learning how poorly guarded the post is from the owner of the general store, Chip and his gang take over the fort; While going back to where his men are setting up camp, his men discover that there is gold hidden beneath the fort; They then decide to take over the camp instead of simply just robbing it; That night they kill the guards and take the post workers prisoner, forcing them to mine the gold for them; About two weeks later, Kid Colt is riding through the region and spots an overturned stage coach that has been robbed and the riders murdered, the third such wreck he has seen in his recent travels. "Badman Meets the Battle-Cub," art by Russ Heath. "Death Trap," art by Pete Tumlinson; While camping out in Wyoming, Kid Colt hears a gun go off and tracks its source; He spies another outlaw named Moccasin Joe Cass. "The Ghost of Cactus Canyon," art by John Romita. "The Would-Be Outlaw," art by Pete Tumlinson; In the border town of Lasso, Kid Colt is spending some time in a saloon listening to a guitar player; However, his enjoyment is short lived as he gets a sense that there is trouble in the air; Looking out the window he sees the posse that has been chasing him since Alvaregordo are pulling into town; Kid Colt quietly exits out the back of the saloon, but spots some of the posse coming around his way. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.