Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books 1952

Cover art by George Tuska. "Gunsmoke Trail!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt has camped out for the night after another day on the run; Both he and his horse Steel are uneasy when, suddenly, Doc Shores and his gang get the drop on him; Shores explains that he and his men need money in order to leave the territory, and have decided to take in Kid Colt for the reward on his head. "The Whistling Bushwhacker" text story. "Riot in Jericho!", art by Pete Tumlinson; While riding across the Marcos Trail, Kid Colt spots a gold coin laying on the hard pan and picks it up; As he continues to along the way, he finds more coins and realizes that someone must be dropping them, and decides to return them to their owner; He follows their trail and tries to stop them men to give the gold back. "The Curse of Boot Hill," art by Don Rico. "The Sheriff of Six-Mile Creek!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Along the Sangre de Cristo trail, Kid Colt sees a wagon train of people fleeing the town of Six-Mile Creek, one of the few towns where he is not considered an outlaw, and is friends with Sheriff Matt Stevens; He learns from those leaving the town that apparently Matt Stevens has changed his ways, and allowed the outlaw Sierra Kane and his gang to take over the town, forcing everyone out; Kid Colt decides to go into Six-Mile Creek to determine what has come over his friend. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Revenge in Sagebrush City," art by Pete Tumlinson; Gambler Duke Laval and his gang are forced out of Sagebrush City by the sheriff, with no other choice, Laval orders his men to stand down and they begin plotting to take their stakes elsewhere; They move up along the Santa Fe line to the town of Pan Creek where they decide to look around; As Laval is crossing a road, he is almost run down by Kid Colt riding his horse Steel; Furious at almost being trampled, Duke throws a punch at the horse, prompting the Kid to leap off his steed and hit Laval across the face. "Mystery of the Stolen Cache!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt has returned to one of his secret camps and is surprised to find stash of food has been taken, the fifth such raid on his secret supplies; Finding tracks this time around, Kid Colt decides to follow after them to teach the food thief a lesson; Kid Colt follows the trail until he reaches its end and watches in surprise as a rope trap is slung down from a nearby tree; Shooting at the tree, Kid Colt startles the person hiding in it and is once more surprised when it is a young Native American boy who falls out. "Range Rustlers" text story. "The Lonely Trail," art by Warren Broderick. "The Big Smoke," art by Pete Tumlinson; A drought has hit the prairies making it so dry that even the slightest spark can cause massively destructive grass fires, wiping out the food and water supply for animals and Native Americans, the potential for famine forcing them to seek more fertile lands elsewhere; Somewhere along the wastes is Boot Merrill and his gang, who are lamenting on their poor fortune; Merill comes up with an idea to start grass fires; Elsewhere, Kid Colt rides into the region and realizes that any sparks from Steel's hoofs could risk a fire. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Mystery of Horseshoe Creek!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A gang of masked marauders have gathered to attack a stage coach that is passing through the San Ramon Gorge; The following morning a group carrying gold attempts to cross Horseshoe Creek via ferry, but the men operating the ferry suddenly turn on the men and rob them of their gold; Meanwhile, the robbed coach is discovered by Kid Colt, who finds it suspicious that the thieves cut loose the horses. "Blood and Gold" text story. "The Lonesome Trail!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is stopped by the local sheriff before he can travel into the town of Conquistador; The sheriff tells him that he cannot let him into the town now that he is sheriff, but allows the hero to go free after how he came to his aid in Yuma years earlier; The sheriff empathizes with the Kid, telling him he knows how lonely it can be living on the range alone; Kid Colt rides along a range, he suspects that he is being followed. "Fool's Gold," art by Tom Gill; Gold is discovered in Calfornia, starting a gold rush for people seeking riches; These travelers face various hardships, including conflicts with various Native American tribes; However, not all treat the travelers as enemies, as one group finds when they gross paths with the Apache Kid who invites the travelers to rest in the village of his people; However, two of the white men, named Brent and Sukey, note that one of the Apaches is wearing expensive jewelry made of gold; That night they attack the elder and steal his gold and flee. "The Guns with the Silver Butts," art by Pete Tumlinson; In the town of Dusty Mesa, Yuma Butell watches Kid Colt as he mounts his horse; Seeing the silver-plated gun butts, Butell decides that he wants to own the guns himself; To get an idea of how fast a draw Kid Colt is, he convinces another gunman to try and get the drop on Kid Colt and steal the guns for him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Wanted, Dead or Alive!", pencils by Pete Tumlinson; An outlaw named Blackie and his gang come across a wanted poster offering $5000 for the capture of Kid Colt, dead or alive; When Manley suggests that they go after the reward, Blackie suggests that Kid Colt would be worth more than $5000 to them dead rather than alive; Blackie comes up with the idea of posing as Kid Colt to take some of the heat off of their gang as the authorities would be looking to capture the famed outlaw instead. "Death Rides a Black Stallion!", art by Pete Tumlinson; While riding through a lightning storm, Kid Colt happens upon a wild black stallion and pauses to watch it; Although the Kid has his faithful horse Steel, Kid Colt cannot resist the urge to try and tame the wild stallion anyway; Racing Steel, Kid Colt catches up to the stallion and manages to hop onto it's back and quickly tames the horse just as a downpour begins to fall. "The Triple-Murder Mine" text story. "The Footprints!" "The Glory Trail!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Outlaw Simon Leech is set to hang, but two other outlaws, Luke Foyle and Mize Callum try to get him down; Leech's neck is broken in the process, but the two other men cannot bring themselves to put him out of the misery; Seeking a way to avoid becoming bait for vultures, Leech convinces them to carry him up to Goat Hill to be treated by a renegade Native American named Forked Tongue who he believes can use Native American magic to heal him; Foyle and Callum, despite their fears, bring Leech to see Forked Tongue and flee. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "Rustler's Moon," art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is riding into Cave Creek to pick up some provisions from his old friend Zeke Parson, the owner of the general store; He is unaware that he is being watched by Pike Faro and his gang, a group of cattle rustlers that Kid Colt previously tangled with; Pike orders his men to stand down, as Kid Colt's guns are faster than theirs; He tells his men that he has a plan to get the Kid. "Legion of the Dead!", art by Pete Tumlinson; In March 1836, the Mexican army under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the legendary attack on the Alamo in Texas; Everyone was slaughtered; However, some years later an army of undead Mexican soldiers led by the General himself have appeared to have risen out of the Rio Grande to strike terror on the American side of the border; Kid Colt tracks down his friend Miguel and asks him what he knows about the Legion of the Dead and learns that they have been using a nearby river to cross over into the United States from Mexico. "Law of the Range," art by Pete Morisi. "The Rattler Strikes," script by Stan Lee, art by Ed Moline. "Stampede!", art by Pete Tumlinson; In the town Lasso, Kid Colt and his friend Ike notice the arrival of a group of outlaws that are part of Spider Kane's gang; Realizing that Spider Kane is locked up in the local jail, Ike puts together that his gang is trying to bust him out, prompting Kid Colt to do something about it. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "The Silent Witness," art by Pete Tumlinson; In the town of Buckhorn, Cantrell and his outlaw gang are hanging out in the local saloon trying to keep a low profile from the law when one of his men spots Kid Colt riding into town; Knowing that local US Marshal is coming the other way, Cantrell decides to try and get the Marshal to go after Kid Colt, giving him and his gang the opportunity to ride out of town; When the Marshal arrives, one of Cantrell's men points him toward Kid Colt, who is feeding and watering his horse Steel. "Duel in Durango!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt is riding along the range when he spots a gang of outlaws chasing after two children on horseback; The Kid rushes to their aid, blasting the outlaws with his Colt .45's; When the children are safe he learns that the men are probably after one of the boys—Chip Chisholm, due to his father. "Barroom Justice," pencils by Mike Sekowsky. "In Cold Blood," art by Allen Bellman. "The Man Who Wouldn't Die!", art by Pete Tumlinson; Kid Colt rides into the town of Los Pintos and finds that it is a peaceful town where nobody seems to be wearing guns...That is until comes across members of Cabe Lynx's gang; He demands to know where Cabe Lynx is and is pointed to the local saloon; There Lynx immediately draws on Kid Colt, but the Kid is a faster draw and shoots the gun out of Lynx's hand; He tells Lynx and his men to clear out of town and forget any notions about robbing the local bank. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.