Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) comic books 1950

"Ambush in Lone Valley!", art by Russ Heath; Kid Colt has taken cover in an abandoned cabin when he is confronted by a fellow outlaw named Flash and his employer Mr. Cullen; Cullen offers Kid Colt the opportunity to join his posse in going in an mowing down a nearby town of Mexican immigrants so that they can take the water that local ranchers need. "Sam Bass" Scrapbook of the West non-fiction story. "Death Waits in the Shadows!", art by Russ Heath; Easterner Richard Hamilton and his daughter Helen have come west to inherit the Long Gulch Ranch; When they try to get a carriage to the location of the ranch they are told that it is haunted and everyone who has owned or worked on it has either been killed or fled. "The Lady and El Diablo" text story. "His Fight for Life!", pencils by Bill Walsh; Nimo protects his family from a tiger that escaped from the circus. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Man From Nowhere," pencils by Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, and Syd Shores, inks by Joe Maneely; After escaping the authorities once more, Kid Colt seeks cover coming across a farm house; There he asks if he can stay for the night and get some food; Kid Colt follows some thieves and eventually gets shot at by some of the gang. "The Meanest Man in the World!", pencils by Syd Shores and Joe Maneely, inks by Joe Maneely; In the town of Blessing, Sheriff Lee Jackson runs a rough form of the law that is brutal, but by the books; One day he catches his son Stan giving water to a prisoner and scolds his boy for being too soft; Kid Colt is on the run from the law and is winged by a bullet but manages to escape. "Gunshot Trail" text story, pencils by Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, and Syd Shores. "A Matter of Pride!", art by Joe Maneely; Kid Colt is riding through a forest when he spots a wanted poster offering a $100 reward for his capture, dead or alive; Seeing that the wanted poster was written by Sheriff Jeff Pace of Last Chance City, Kid Colt decides to teach the sheriff a thing or two. "Secret of the Hidden Mine," pencils by Gene Colan; Kid Colt is sleeping when he is suddenly woken by Steel, who detects that the law is on their trail; Kid Colt quickly mounts up and they flee the scene; However, they ride over an abandoned mine shaft and fall into the mine; Kid Colt faces Ox and his men. "The Man who Refused to Die!", pencils by Gene Colan; The story of Native American warrior Charlie Feather. "The Gun-Shy Sheriff," art by Joe Maneely; Kid Colt and Steel are dying of thirst when they come across a much-needed oasis; As they hydrate themselves, Kid Colt hears a girl crying and comes to her aid; He learns that her name is Jane and that her fiancée Bill is the local sheriff and that she fears for his life. "The Flaming Fury"; Nimo defends his territory from a black bear. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Syd Shores. "Redmen on the Warpath!", pencils by Joe Maneely; The town of Gunbutt Storm, a number of prominent ranchers are seemingly murdered by warriors of the local Comanche tribe, angering the locals who pressure the sheriff into doing something about it; However, the sheriff warns the locals to keep a cool head until an investigation can be done as a war between the local Natives would cause untold bloodshed; When Kid Colt rides into the area he spots a smoke signal from the Comanche tribe ordering preparations for war. "Sheriff of Roaring Gap!", art by Joe Maneely; Sheriff Cahill is spending the night drinking in the local saloon in Roaring Gap and begins bragging about his skills as a law man and what he would do if Kid Colt came into town to steal the $5000 worth of gold dust that is being kept in the back of the saloon; What Cahill is unaware of is the fact that Kid Colt just happens to be in the saloon himself overhearing the conversation. "Gallows' Bait" text story. "Nimo the Mountain Lion!"; With the help of a moose, Nimo fights off a pair of hungry wolves. "The Outlaw's Stallion!"; A card shark from Washington is passing the time as he rides a train through the west by playing cards with one of the other passengers; However, it is soon discovered that the Easterner is cheating with cards he has hidden up his sleeve and amid protests he is tossed off the train; Happening by is Kid Colt who comes to the aid of the man. "The Legend of Dead Man's Cave!" text story. "Trapped by the Posse!"; Along the Senora Pass at the US/Mexican border, a group of cattle rustlers is finishing a deal with a man named Rumson; However, when Rumson refuses to pay the full price for the stolen cattle, the rustlers leader Stacey guns Rumson dead; Enter Kid Colt. "The Whip Strikes!"; Kid Colt makes a stop in Buzzard's Roost to get a glass of milk from the local saloon and soon finds himself chased out of town by a posse; Fleeing, he is secretly observed by Whip Lassiter and his gang who decide that they could use Kid Colt in their gang. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. "How Kid Colt Became an Outlaw!" origin story, art by Pete Tumlinson; In the town of Purgatory, the law is run by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy Lash Larribee; One day, when Lash is beating up on a local named Gabby, his friend Blaine Colt comes to his aid; Blaine is easily beat down by Lash who mocks Colt for not carrying guns; Blaine is waking up he is suddenly confronted by the sheriff who accuses him of killing his father; The sheriff shoots Gabby and Lash; Before he can shoot Blaine, who he calls "Kid Colt", Colt jumps him. "Stranger in Town" text story. "Paid in Full," art by Werner Roth. "Captured by Comanches," art by Pete Tumlinson; For the past two years US Marshall Bulldog Crandall has been trailing after Kid Colt; Once more his hunt lands him at Kid Colt's camp just hours after he left and finds a mocking message from the outlaw; Crandall vows to capture Kid Colt no matter what, as he always gets his man. He heads toward the town of Thunder Rock unaware that Kid Colt is watching and following him; He pulls into the nearby saloon where he begins talking to the locals about his hunt for Kid Colt. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Jailbreak in Jack-Knife City!", art by Pete Tumlinson; The Dalton gang attempt to hold up some cattle salesmen after they make a big sale but are sent fleeing by Kid Colt who interrupts the robbery; However, Kid Colt breaks off his chase when the outlaws ride into Jack-Knife City, a town where the local sheriff has made capturing Kid Colt his vendetta. "The Boy Who Hated Kid Colt!!", art by Pete Tumlinson; In a small western town Billy and his sister are trying to cross a muddy street without getting dirty and are made fun of by some of the locals; When the men start throwing rocks, causing mud to splash on the dress Billy's sister is wearing they get a good laugh; Suddenly the cruel pranks are stopped when Kid Colt arrives. "When the Odds Are Even" text story. "The New Marshall," art by Joe Maneely. "Death by Torture!", art by Pete Tumlinson; A band of renegade Navajos led by chief Black Cloud attack a stage coach; Their attack is interrupted by the arrival of Kid Colt who sends them fleeing; As Kid Colt and the coach part company, Black Cloud and his surviving braves watch; Black Cloud then orders his warriors Black Bear and Running Deer to capture Kid Colt and bring him back to their tribe. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.