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Appearing in "The Man in the Black Stetson!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Rawhide Kid #10

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  • Unnamed outlaws

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Synopsis for "The Man in the Black Stetson!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Rawhide Kid #10

The Rawhide Kid comes across a man named Anson wearing a unique black stetson on the trail about to be bushwhacked by a pair of gunmen and stops them. The two men then claim that they mistook the rider for someone else. The man notes that this is the second time he was attacked by someone and joins the Rawhide Kid in bringing the shooters to the jail in Shotgun City. While waiting for the trail, the Rawhide Kid invites Anson to come stay at the cabin he shares with his young ward Randy Clayton. Randy immediately takes to Mr. Anson, liking the stories he has to tell.

When Randy is sent out to gather wood, he spots a man trying to take a shot on Anson. Anson raises the alarm by throwing a horseshoe at the shooter, bringing the Kid and Anson out, prompting the shooter to flee. When the Kid tries to puzzle out why Anson's life would be in jeopardy three times in the row he asks Anson if he has anything of value. Anson does not, the only thing he purchased recently is his hand which he obtained from a second hand store. The following morning, Anson joins the Rawhide Kid as he brings Randy to school. At the school house the teacher remarks how Anson's hat resembles that worn by Sam Dodd, who raised defense funds for the soldiers who defended the Alamo back in 1836. The Kid recalls how Dodd was bringing a fortune to Texas on a supply trip to the Alamo and the fortune went missing.

As they ride back to the Kid's home, they realize that the hat that Anson purchased must have previously belong to Sam Dodd, a theory that gains legitimacy when Anson realizes that the initials "S.D." are etched into the hat. They are suddenly confronted by a gang of outlaws that demand the hat. Tired of being hunted, Anson stuffs it on the head of the gang leader and a fight breaks out. The Kid shoots the guns out of the outlaws hands forcing them to surrender. Recovering the hat, Anson checks the hat band and finds the "treasure" they were so eagerly after: A letter from President Andrew Jackson wishing the troops luck.

Appearing in "Trapped!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Rawhide Kid #7

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  • Shorty
  • Miller
  • Two other unnamed outlaws

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Synopsis for "Trapped!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Rawhide Kid #7

The Rawhide Kid and Randy Clayton are out riding when they spot the drive team of a wagon running loose, they chase after the horses and get them to stop. They then follow their trail back to the wagon they came from and treat the driver and pull his wagon up right. They learn take him to Fort Slater, where he tells the captain that his escort at Blacksnake Mesa attacked him and robbed him of his supply of weapons. The captain cannot believe that his men would steal weapons, and his concerns are proven right when the soldiers arrive and inform their commanding officer that they were ambushed by men who then stole their uniforms.

With the army scouting the area for the real thieves, the Rawhide Kid and Randy decide to scout the area themselves. The pair manage to track the outlaws trail and find an empty cabin loaded with the weapons. However when the outlaws arrive they catch the Kid and Randy in their hideout and begin firing.

With the risk of the ammunition being hit by a stray bullet and going off, the Rawhide Kid drenches it with ammo. Soon the outlaws send two of their men to try and climb down the chimney and ambush the Kid and Randy. However the Kid puts explosives in the chimney and sets it off, knocking the two men off the roof. The outlaws soon run out of ammo and surrender and the Kid returns the ammo to Fort Slater.

Appearing in "Kid Colt Outlaw"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Kid Colt Outlaw #44

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  • Steel
  • Chief Mopar (Death)
  • Running Creek

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  • Jory (Death)
  • Chess Hayes (Death)

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  • Lost City

Synopsis for "Kid Colt Outlaw"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Kid Colt Outlaw #44

Kid Colt spots and outlaw named Jory and his gang who have a Native American man as their prisoner. Charging at them with guns blazing, the Kid orders them to let the man go. He gets them to stand down, however before the Kid can get them to free their prisoner, one of the gang knocks him out from behind with a blow to the head and they escape. When Kid Colt recovers, he is suddenly attacked by Running Creek, who accuses the Kid of being in league with the men who kidnapped his father.

Kid Colt tries to explain the situation but Running Creek charges at him forcing the Kid to defend himself. Kid Colt fights Running Creek to a standstill and manages to convince him that he had nothing to do with his father's kidnapping. Running Creek explains that his father was kidnapped by Jory and his gang because he knows the location of his people's lost city where there is much treasure. As Running Creek also knows the location of the lost city, Kid Colt offers to join him in helping free his father and the two depart together.

Meanwhile, Running Creek's father is forced to show the outlaws the location of his people's lost city. When they arrive, Jory and his men kill the old man just as the Running Creek and Kid Colt arrive. Furious, Running Creek leads the charge seeking revenge against the men who killed his father. While Running Creek shoots Chess Hayes, the man who murdered his father, Kid Colt chases down Jory and shoots him dead. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake violently, making Running Creek believe that the spirits are angry at the invasion of their lands and the pair flee. As they leave the lost city crumbles around the remaining outlaws, burying them alive.

Appearing in "Championship Rodeo featuring: Lightnin' Lawson"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Two-Gun Kid #52

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  • Lightnin' Lawson

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Synopsis for "Championship Rodeo featuring: Lightnin' Lawson"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Two-Gun Kid #52

Riding into a small Texas town and running low on cash, the Two-Gun Kid comes across a poster advertising a rodeo in town featuring Lightnin' Lawson. The Kid rides over to the rodeo and asks the owner for a job. He is hired on the spot and is directed to go to see the wrangler. On his way over he bumps into Lightnin' Lawson, who then attacks the Kid for being clumsy. The owner of the rodeo breaks up the fight, telling the Kid to stand down as he cannot risk anyone harming his star attraction.

Later while the rodeo is in session a wild horse manages to get away from a wrangler and rush into the arena while Lightnin' Lawson is showing off his shooting skills. The Kid gets in the way and ropes up the horse. Furious at having his show interrupted, Lawson whips the horse sending it into a frenzy again. This time when the Kid tries to stop it, the horse kicks him in the shoulder. However despite the warning of Mr. Corbett, the Kid still gets on top of the horse and bucks it into submission. Lawson is livid at this point and accuses the Kid of stealing his show. Fed up with Lawson's attitude, the Kid then punches him in the face. When Lawson orders the Kid to draw, Two-Gun complies and proves he is the better gunman by outdrawing him and shooting the gun out Lawson's hand. Then shoots the gun with his last five bullets, hitting it five more times before it hits the ground. The Kid then tells Lawson he better be out of town before he reloads his gun. Afraid for his life, Lawson rides out of town.

Realizing that he never asked for his name, Mr. Corbett realizes that he hired the Two-Gun Kid as a wrangler, and decides to put him up as the star attraction. Once the rodeo is complete, the Kid leaves but not before Mr. Cobett tells him that the publicity his appearance made brought him a lot of money and will gain his rodeo enough notoriety to be able to hire some of the greatest acts in the business.

Notes

  • Two-Gun Kid Clay Harder was redrawn here as "Matt Hawk" despite the total incoherence. Later accounts stablish that in Earth 616 exists duplicated accounts of both Harder and Hawk adventures (possibly because of dime novel neglect) and that the Clay Harder account has more validity. [1]

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