(January 1959)

Marvel, 1949 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Leading Magazine Corp.
Editing:
Stan Lee
Format:
Standard Golden, Silver or Modern Age U.S; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Giant issues Squarebound

Issue Notes

Distributed to newstands in September 1958. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.

Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Kid Colt Meets Jesse James (Table of Contents)

Kid Colt Outlaw / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Carl Burgos
Inks:
George Roussos
Colors:
Stan Goldberg
Letters:
Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]; Jesse James

Indexer Notes

Pencils credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (1 February 2005); the original indexer credited Jack Kirby.


The Outlaw and the Lady! (Table of Contents)

Kid Colt Outlaw / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Keller
Inks:
Chris Rule
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
T-81

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]; Steel; Sally-Mae; Bronc Porter
Synopsis:
Kid Colt meets a woman who seems to be falling for him, and he acts badly so that she won't love an outlaw.

Indexer Notes

Inker credit changed from Jack Keller based on information from Tom Lammer. [MN 10/2007]


Return of the Topeka Kid! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Hartley
Inks:
Al Hartley
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
O-326

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Sheriff Tom Evans; Topeka Kid
Synopsis:
A sheriff stops the son of a famous outlaw from taking revenge on the man who gunned his father down.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

The Kid Meets Jesse James! (Table of Contents)

Kid Colt Outlaw / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Keller
Inks:
Chris Rule
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
T-73

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]; Steel; Jesse James
Synopsis:
Jesse James helps Kid Colt escape capture, and the Kid returns the favor.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Going by the caption at the end and the date of Jesse James death, this story took place on March 23, 1881. Inker credit changed from Jack Keller based on information from Tom Lammer. [MN 10/2007]


Water Trail (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Maneely
Inks:
Joe Maneely
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Job Number:
K-356

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Rod Fleeter; Brad Folsam; Joel Pearson; Sam Higgins
Synopsis:
A school teacher saves the cattle-ranchers of his community by finding the right location to drill a well.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.


Challenge on Main Street! (Table of Contents)

Outlaw Kid / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Doug Wildey
Inks:
Doug Wildey
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
M-982

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Outlaw Kid [Lance Temple]; Ferris; Duke
Synopsis:
The Kid lets a bandit escape to track him back to his hideout and capture the whole gang.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

This is the first new Outlaw Kid story published since the cancellation of his series in the "Atlas Implosion". The next new Outlaw Kid story was published in Wyatt Earp (Marvel, 1955 series) #24 (August 1959).


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Outlaw and the Lady!
    Kid Colt Outlaw
  2. 2. Return of the Topeka Kid!
  3. 3. The Kid Meets Jesse James!
    Kid Colt Outlaw
  4. 4. Water Trail
  5. 5. Challenge on Main Street!
    Outlaw Kid
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Thomas G. Lammers
  • Nick Caputo
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Lou Mougin
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Christopher Fama
  • Tom Lammers and John P. Selegue
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Rodney Hinkle
  • Thomas G. Lammers