Kid Colt Outlaw #75
Gunsmoke in Calico!
Spotting some masked men walking into the Calico Bank and not a lawman around, Kid Colt decides to intervene. Despite his efforts the outlaws make an escape in a stolen stagecoach. Unable to get a clear shot without hitting one of the horses, the Kid runs up to the coach and grabs onto it. Crawling under the speeding coach, Kid Colt waits until they are out of town before shooting the traces, freeing the horses and causing the coach to crash. That’s when the law comes to arrest them all.
Back in town, Kid Colt talks with the sheriff who tells him that these men are members of Chip Malloy’s gang and he won’t rest until he frees his men. Since the local law enforcement needs to bring the outlaws to Huntersville for trial, Kid Colt agrees to transport them to make sure they don’t get away. The trip takes them into the evening and Kid Colt sets up camp. However, he’s certain he’s being watched and decides to keep on moving his prisoners.
Sure enough, Chip and his men try to ambush Kid Colt but he is ready for them. When Kid Colt arrives in Huntersville he arrives with six prisoners instead of the original three they were expecting.
Recurring Characters
Kid Colt, Steel
One of Us Must Die!
Kid Colt has accepted the challenge of a duel with Cobra Driscoll. They are about to shoot when Driscoll suddenly faints. Kid Colt rushes to his side to see what’s wrong. That’s when the sheriff says Driscoll has the black fever any everyone begins to flee in panic. Kid Colt discovers that Cobra is still alive and carries him to the nearby doctor’s office. The doctor figures they might be able to save Cobra’s life, but he’s got a serious fight against him. That’s when two gun hawks come in to try and kill Cobra. On top of this, one of the outlaws recognizes the doctor from his old life as a criminal. With the help of the doctor, Kid Colt manages to drive them away so they can focus on saving Driscoll’s life.
Still, the doctor is worried that he’ll have to leave and restart his life all over again now that he is recognized his past will catch up with him. Kid Colt clearly sees that this man has redeemed himself and promises not to say anything and that he’ll deal with the two crooks who are threatening to blackmail him. While staking things out around the doctor’s office, Kid Colt is ambushed by the two outlaws. When he wakes up he rushes back inside and is surprised to see Cobra Driscoll wake up and try to shoot the outlaws. The two men do drop dead, but upon examination, the doctor reveals that they weren’t hit by the bullets. Ironically, the men had died of black fever.
Recurring Characters
Kid Colt
Six-Guns Can Talk!
Kid Colt is showing off his shooting skills to some school children. During his last trick, the boy tossing a playing card for him to shoot suddenly crumples over. The teacher fears that the boy was shot by one of his bullets. Kid Colt can’t believe it and rushes the boy to the local doctor. Although he was confident of his shooting skills earlier, by the time he reaches the doctor doubt has begun to set in as he considers the possibility that the bullet could have ricocheted off something and struck the boy. When the boy's father arrives and scolds Kid Colt for being so wreckless the outlaw hero decides that he’ll never fire a gun again and hands the father his gunbelt.
Walking through town like a broken man, Kid Colt is hassled by a local ruffian named Sutton. Although he is without his guns, Kid Colt is still willing to defend himself and overpowers the bully and dunks him a nearby horse trough. Soon, the town doctor finds Kid Colt and tells him that young Ricky was only grazed with a bullet and fainted out of shock and that he’s not seriously hurt.
Kid Colt decides to go back to the schoolhouse and investigate the scene. Looking around he finds a bullet embedded in the side of the school and digs it out with his knife. He is surprised to discover it is a 38-40 caliber bullet, a different from the .45 caliber bullets he uses in his guns. That’s when Sutton arrives with his guns, saying that he was the one who fired the shots and that he was aiming for Kid Colt and missed. Kid Colt stands his ground when Ricky’s father arrives to return Kid Colt’s guns. The Kid offers to duel Sutton but the coward easily buckles and allows Kid Colt to take him to the local sheriff for punishment.
Recurring Characters
Kid Colt, Steel
The Treasure of Sierra Blanco!
Kid Colt is passing through an abandoned town when an elderly man dressed in an old Spanish soldier’s uniform and old flintlock pistol ambushes him and tells him to leave because this land is owned by the Wilders. Kid Colt explains that he only came looking for water since they are surrounded by desert and will gladly leave once he and his horse get a drink. Since the old man is too paranoid to let him step further, Kid Colt says he understands and turns to leave. That’s when the old-timer changes his mind and lets him in.
Kid Colt goes to an old well and when he draws water from it he discovers that he has also pulled out gold coins along with the water. Uninterested in the gold, Kid Colt tosses it back down the well since he only came for water. As he leaves, Kid Colt thanks the old man for the water. The old man apologizes for being so aggressive earlier, saying that years back the original Spanish settlers gave this entire town to his father for opening their chappel because his father was a traveling missionary. The story gets more strange as the settlers moved to Mexico and told the old man’s father would find his reward someday. There are legends that Sierra Blanco had gold in its waters. Having seen it first hand himself, Kid Colt departs saying that there is a lot of truth in that old legend.
Back out in the desert, Kid Colt runs into some outlaws who are looking for the treasure of Sierra Blanco. He tries to convince them that there’s nothing in the abandoned town but a crazy old man. But they insist on looking anyway. Kid Colt tries to drive them off but they have him outgunned. Kid Colt runs back to the town and with the help of the old man disarms all the outlaws. After tying the badmen up, Kid Colt reveals the location of the hidden gold to the old man. He thanks Kid Colt for showing him where the treasure is as he intends to use the money to fix up the town so decent folk have a place to live.
Recurring Characters
Kid Colt, Steel
