Nick Peron

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Kid Colt Outlaw #12

Jailbreak in Jack-Knife City!

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. After some consideration, Kid Colt comes up with a plan on dealing with the sheriff and capturing Nate Dalton and his gang. Hiding his guns on Steel, Kid Colt rides into town and allows himself to be arrested by the sheriff without any trouble.

Inside his cell, the Kid finds that one of the bars is loose and pries it open. He then calls Steel and rides past the sheriff as he is telling a tall tale about how he managed to lock up Kid Colt, after Colt put up a big fight. Seeing Colt walking by shocks the sheriff, but he quickly dismisses it as a look-alike believing that Kid Colt is still locked up in his cell. Shortly after, a local warns the sheriff that Nate Dalton and his gang are robbing the bank.

Kid Colt gets there first and wounds Dalton's men, when Dalton tries to get away, the Kid uses a lasso to stop him. The sheriff arrives at the scene to find it deserted and when one of the locals tells him Kid Colt stopped the robbery he and his posse rush back to the jail. Along the way they bid farewell to the Kid Colt "look alike" who is leaving town. At the jail house they find Dalton's gang locked up in Kid Colt's cell with a note from Kid Colt telling them that one of the bars in the window is loose.

Recurring Characters

  • Kid Colt

  • Steel

The Boy Who Hated Kid Colt!!"

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, rounds the men up in a lasso and drags them through the mud, then tells them to get lost.

Kid Colt then rides the girl across the street to avoid any more mud. The girl is suddenly concerned when Billy decides that he wants to grow up to be a tough outlaw like Kid Colt.

Hearing this troubles Kid Colt, as he believes that the life of an outlaw should not be idealized. Kid Colt then pretends to be cold hearted and with the help of some of the locals pretends to kick an old man out of his chair and shoots laundry off a clothesline into the mud. Billy is so shocked by this behaviour he decides that Kid Colt is no good, tells the outlaw that he hates him, and storms off. In the aftermath Billy's sister thanks Kid Colt for helping and sees him off with a kiss on the cheek.

Recurring Characters

  • Kid Colt

  • Steel

Death by Torture!

A band of renegade Navajos led by chief Black Cloud attack a stagecoach. 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. That night as Kid Colt is camped out, he is attacked by the two Navajo warriors who knock him out and bring him before Black Cloud.

Coming around, Kid Colt is informed by Black Cloud that he will be tortured and then eventually killed for his interference. First they tie Kid Colt up and leave him out in the sun and force him to crawl to a bowl of water. Facing dehydration, Kid Colt struggles to the bowl and finds that the Navajos have cruelly filled it with salt water. They then tie the Kid to a horse and drag him along the area, leaving him battered and bloody. Finally, they tie him to a stake where they intend to burn Kid Colt alive. They decide to leave his guns in their holsters so that the fire will cause the bullets to explode, causing a more painful death.

However, the flames weapon the ropes that bind him enough for Kid Colt to break free. He then pulls his guns and begins shooting at the Navajos sending them fleeing into a nearby buffalo grazing range that leads to a dead end. Riding along a ridge above, Kid Colt fires scare the buffalos sending them on a stampede that tramples Black Cloud and his followers to death.

Recurring Characters

  • Kid Colt

  • Steel