Cover: Syd Shores

Kid Colt #1

Aug 1948 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“Hot Lead for Crooked Lawmen”

In "Hot Lead for Crooked Lawmen," Kid Colt takes on the role of Mojave City's marshal, only to uncover that the man who appointed him is the very mastermind behind the town's criminal empire. Written by Ernie Hart and illustrated by Chu F. Hing, the story unfolds with tense moral stakes as Colt must confront the truth behind his new position. The cover by Syd Shores captures the gritty, high-stakes atmosphere of this 1948 Western thriller.

writer Ernie Hart · inker Chu F. Hing · cover Syd Shores

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writer Ernie Hart

inker Chu F. Hing

cover pencils, inks Syd Shores

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Johnstone asks Colt to become Mojave City's marshal to clean up the organized crime but Johnstone is the actual boss behind all the criminals and wants to keep Colt under his thumb by threatening to expose him as an outlaw. Colt kills Johnstone and his ringleaders then flees the town.

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