Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books 1951-1953

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding through a forest when he comes across a crying woman and goes to her aid; He learns that she is the local schoolmarm who is without a truant officer to keep her children in class; She explains that a local named Champ Gannon has convinced all the children that school is not important and has enthralled the children with his wild tales of achievements as an outlaw. "Terror of Tarantula Flats!", art by Jack Keller; A stage coach is passing through Tarantula Flats, a long canyon pass; Along the way the coach riders are shocked when a massive spider web falls in front of them, causing them to crash and the men are killed by some unseen danger; Later, Kid Colt passes through the area and comes across the wrecked stage and looks for survivors. "The Double-Double Cross" text story. "No Turning Back," pencils by Vic Carrabotta, inks by Chic Stone. "Vengeance Trail!", art by Jack Keller; One night, young Vince Newkirk is riding through town and finds it suspicious that Gus Hyatt's general store is still open at that time of night; Going inside he is shocked to find a number of masked men have killed Gus and are robbing his store; The gang's leader easily knocks out Vince with the butt of his gun and the gang leaves some of their stolen loot in the store with Vince, framing him for the robbery; When a bunch of locals come into the store later they find Vince as he is coming around and have him arrested; Later, Kid Colt arrives. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; In the town of Calavos, Kid Colt spots a headstrong young man carrying guns storm into the local saloon; The boy, Kip Roan, roughs up the men inside the saloon demanding to know the location of his father Craig; When the men tell the boy his father is a no good outlaw, he gets angry and begins shooting; However, the boy is in over his head, but Kid Colt comes to his rescue and helps the boy escape town. "Six-Gun Saga" text story. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Hutch Gaffney is teaching a group of young kids the ways of the outlaw; With two of his young urchins he comes across Kid Colt's camp in the middle of the night; Not recognizing the famous outlaw, he orders the young men to steal his guns. "Death in Twin Falls!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer. "The Man From Durango!", art by Jack Keller; In Locus Pass, Kid Colt watches as a man from Durango gets off a Union Pacific train with a satchel and notices when the man is suddenly trailed by some shady characters; When these gun men try to rob the man, Kid Colt comes to his rescue; The man thanks him for his help, and the two pass on good terms, but stop short of introducing themselves by name. 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.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "Ambush!", art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt spots a group of Paiute warriors in full war paint while travelling along the range; The Kid then rides off to see what they might be after and comes across an army wagon train full of gold and warns them of the nearby Paiute war party; Kid Colt assists the soldiers in fighting off the Paiutes and rides off convinced that the Native Americans must have been tipped off by someone. "10 Men And A Marshal!" text story, art by Syd Shores. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; An outlaw named Caleb Marko has come to the home of prospector Jim Ballard, demanding that Jim turn over the Black Nugget, a gold nugget that is pure black; Jim refuses to hand it over because he believes that it has a blood curse on it, but Marko does not want to listen; He shoots Jim and steals the Black Nugget, leaving Jim's wife to cry for help; These cries are heard by Kid Colt, who happened to be passing by. "The Hangin's At Dawn," art by Sam Kweskin. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; An outlaw named Devlin, whose plots Kid Colt has foiled in the past, finally has his chance for revenge when he gets the drop on the Kid; Trying the outlaw hero to a post piled high with kindle, Devlin lights it up and heads across the desert with both his and Kid Colt's water canteens, hoping to make it to Collados; Left to die, Kid Colt whistles for his horse Steel. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Blaine Dawson, son of Clint Dawson who owns the Double D Ranch, is out with the cattle hands keeping the cattle in line when they are attacked by cattle rustlers lead by a man named Lasher; Despite Blaine's best efforts, Lasher and his men manage to steal the cattle and flee; Blaine then rushes home to his father, leaving the ranch hands to discuss the tension between Clint and his eldest son; Blaine runs into Kid Colt. "Thunder on the Trail" text story. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; A group of Native American fur trappers spot a number of white men after their latest hunt and decide to approach in the hopes of striking trade; However, the settlers have other ideas and they slay the Native American warriors, stealing their hunt and leaving their dead bodies; The corpses are found by Kid Colt who happens to be passing through the area, gunning down the men responsible. "The Hair Trigger." Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Gaffer Lennox is about to be hung for his crimes; before he is executed he vows to come back from the dead to get revenge against those who are responsible and is then put to death; Among the attendees of the hanging is Kid Colt who remarks that Gaffer's dying words really shook up the town; One of the locals mentions that Lennox had a son named Cabe who nobody has ever seen, but is reported as being just as wild as his father. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover inks Carl Burgos. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; A cattle dealer named Ringo and his men are camping out for the night; They are shocked by the arrival of Kid Colt to their camp; however, Kid Colt comes in peace, seeking only to get some water from them; Finding this amusing Ringo gives Kid Colt "water" from his special supply and sends him on his way. "Rim Rock Incident" text story. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt watches as a man attempts to ride his horse off a cliff and stops him from committing suicide; He learns that the man is the sheriff in town, whose vision is failing; The locals have begun to believe that he is a coward in light of the arrival of an outlaw named Blackjack Sherman who has been having his run with the town; Kid Colt decides to help the sheriff reclaim his honor so that he can retire without shame. "The Avenger," art by Al Carreno. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; As Kid Colt passes by a town, he sees a posse searching for someone, piquing his curiosity for a short while; As he passes through, he is suddenly jumped by a young boy who is armed with a gun named Jimmy Kirk; The boy tells Kid Colt that he is an outlaw and recognizing Kid Colt the boy orders him to take him along wherever he goes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Syd Shores. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is riding through a pass into a nearby town when he is shot at by a welcoming committee; Blazing past them, Kid Colt gets to town and stops in at the Last Chance saloon; There the locals try to start a fight with him as well, but he fights them off; He learns that the locals are upset that a female rancher named Nan Carstairs has been hiring guns to protect her ranch. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Kid Colt is facing three outlaws named Turk, Scar and Pedro in the town of Hidden Valley; the Kid thinks back to how he got into this situation to begin with. "Killer's Challenge" text story. "The Backbreaker," art by George Tuska. Untitled story, art by Jack Keller; Aboard a coach rides two passengers, when one of the men tries to engage conversation with the other and the man is shocked when his fellow passenger is really an ape; The ape suddenly attacks, strangling the passenger to death; The ape then climbs outside of the coach and kills the drivers and then rides off with the wagon; Passing through the area is Kid Colt who comes across the dead bodies and decides to investigate the cause of death. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.