The Outlaw Kid comic books issue 16

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.

New story: "When a Legend Dies!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Jack Abel. Reprints: "Hired Gun" (script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck?) and "Outlaw's End" (script by Lee, art by Ayers). Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Six-Gun Meeting!", art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid stops a gang of outlaws he is sure robbed a stage coach; They plead their innocence and after the Kid checks their saddle bags he finds no trace of the stolen loot and has no choice but to let them go; However the Outlaw Kid is still certain that they were responsible. "The Familiar Brands," art by Joe Maneely. "Redmen on the Rampage!", art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid is helping the Calvary fight off a army of renegade Native Americans; Things begin to look dire when the Calvary begins to run out of ammo and water and the commanding officer is ruined; Needing water, the Kid leads a group of soldiers to a nearby lake to collect more, however some of the renegades follow and attack. "Treachery on the Trail!", art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid comes to the aid of a stage coach attacked by a band of outlaws; The Kid drives the outlaws away and checks on the coach drivers; One is only winged and the other is seriously wounded; The Kid learns that they are carrying a $20,000 payroll; Knowing that the outlaws will not give up, the Kid tells the coach drivers to look after themselves while he takes the stage on the rest of the run. "Run for Your Life!", script by Stan Lee, art by Pete Morisi; Outlaw Kid vs. Bull Mallon. Untitled story, art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid comes across a local named Everly being hassled by a crook named Bull Mallon; When the Kid gets in the middle of it, the Kid is challenged to a fight by Mallon but wins and tells Bull to get lost, but Bull vows to get revenge; When the masked hero asks what is up, Everly tells him that Bull was going around trying to sell protection to the local ranchers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.