Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books 1949

"Six-Gun Deadline," "Fight or Crawl, Outlaw," "Bushwacker's Boomerang," and "The Giant of the Badlands." Tex Taylor back-up, "The Killers of Abilene!" One-page editorial by the Marvel Comics editors responding to Dr. Wertham's beliefs about the negative impact of comics upon children. Syd Shores cover. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Syd Shores, inks by John Buscema. "Sign of the Scarecrow," pencils by Mike Becker and Syd Shores; The Scarecrow has been forcing local cattle owners to sell him their beef cheap; When he confronts Herb Latimer demanding he sell his cows at $2 a head, Latimer refuses and is gunned down. "Blaze Calls a Bluff," inks by Mike Becker; Blaze Carson is watching over a poker game at the saloon during a rainy night and takes not how banker Morton is having a string of bad luck and is losing big time; Suddenly, there is an explosion at the bank which sends Carson and Morton to investigate. "Mystery of the Missing Mine" text story, pencils by Syd Shores. "His Greatest Gamble," art by Russ Heath; Kid Colt is riding in the desert when he comes across a tenderfoot out in the heat just about ready to be buzzard meat; Giving the man some water and riding him back to Wolf Pass, Kid Colt learns that the man is named Jon Cannon who arrived in town the day before and was tricked into gambling and was cleaned out by Hawk Rowan, a local gambler, and made broke. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Syd Shores. "The Valley of the Werewolf," art by Russ Heath; Kid Colt decides to hide out in the town of New Turkey, a recent village set up by Turkish immigrants, in order to hide out from the law in the hopes that the news of his outlaw status has not reached the area; Riding through the forest he hears a man scream and rides to its source, finding a dead man who has had his throat torn out by a wolf of some kind. "Gunman's Folly!" text story. "Trapped in the Hidden Mine!", art by Russ Heath; Kid Colt rides into the town of Chaneyville, a town where outlaws hide out to stay safe from the law; Walking into a local saloon he bumps into another man who tries to start a fight; However, the Kid is a faster draw and shoots him dead; Kid Colt is then approached by a local named Snake Sorenson. A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! "The Things in the Cave!", pencils by Pierce Rice; Tex Taylor and Alkali Ike are relaxing near the train station; Tex reads a story about some men who held up a train and stole $50,000 in Fargo City who are on the loose; Just then a train rolls in and an explorer named Professor Jenkins who is looking for nearby Mayan Ruins. Ike knows the area and the Native Americans call it "The Adobe of the Clawed Devils" because of legends of creatures with claws that come out of the ground like moles. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Russ Heath. "Trapped Between Two Fires!", art by Russ Heath; Kid Colt is visiting his friend Clay Tindell who shows him the Brain's newly constructed castle; Tindell tells the Kid that the Brain fancies himself some sort of king and has hired on every bloodthirsty gunhawk in the area to be part of his private army; Spotting smoke not far away, Clay and Kid Colt ride out to check it out and catch some of the Brain's men burning down Clay's ranch; The pair gun down the men responsible; Kid Colt decides that it is time to talk to the Brain and rides out to the castle. "The Coward" text story. "King of the Valley"; Nimo is out in the wilderness protecting his domain; His mate Tama and her cubs are attacked by an eagle, but Tama defends her cubs; Tama meanwhile spots a black bear in his territory and battles the creature; This attracts the attention of a ranch owner who witnesses the battle; When Nimo kills the bear, his ranch hand offers to shoot and kill Nimo, but the rancher declines, telling him that Nimo does more to protect his herd than he ever could possibly do. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.