Outlaw Kid (1954 Atlas) 17 FN+ 6.5

Cover art by John Severin. "Gunning For Trouble!", art by Doug Wildey; Belle Taylor and the Outlaw Kid witness as a local named Mallon is about to rough up an elderly man named windy; The Kid steps in and fights Mallon off and sends him packing; He asks Windy what the fight was about and learns that Mallon was trying to beat the location of Windy's gold strike out of him when he came to town to register his claim. "Two Strange Figures" text story by Gene Colan. "Empty Holsters!", art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid prevents an robber named Darby from robbing a train and turns him over to the authorities, but Darby vows to get even with the masked hero; Several weeks later, the Kid is at his fathers ranch in his alter-ego of Lance Temple when his father Zane tells him that Darby is going to be sentenced for his crimes, but he worries about Darby's gang going after the Outlaw Kid in revenge. "Fists of Steel!", art by Doug Wildey; Mr. Been the mayor of Caliber City has called on the Outlaw Kid to help him with a problem: every Saturday night a bunch of men from the mines ride into town and cause trouble by getting drunk, shooting up the place and causing fights; Agreeing that this is indeed a problem, the Kid agrees to quash it before someone gets hurt. "Git Off My Land!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; Matt Collins finally gets tired of being pushed around and defends his claim. "Showdown At Sunup!", art by Doug Wildey; While out on a ride in the evening, the Outlaw Kid is stopped by two gunmen who tell him to get lost as he is trespassing; Not liking to be threatened for no reason, the Kid shoots the guns out of their hands and chases after them when they try to flee; However, as he does so he hears an explosion from town and doubles back to see what the cause was; There he learns that the Murdock gang blew open the bank in order to rob it and made a clean getaway. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: FN+ 6.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)