Appearing in "Law of the Totem!"
Apache Kid #14
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- Outlaws
- Slade
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Synopsis for "Law of the Totem!"
Apache Kid #14
Aloysius Kare is at the local army fort visiting his friend Captain Bill Gregory, when they spot an army of Apache warriors coming with their sacred totem and ready for war. Kare tells Bill to let him handle it and rides off, changing into the Apache Kid. The Kid approached Red Horse the leader of the war party who tells the Apache Kid that his father Red Hawk has fallen ill and the totems have changed into faces of anger demanding that war is fought against the soldiers as well as their rivals the Coho Native Americans in order to appease their gods. Unable to shirk his tribes laws, the Apache Kid reluctantly joins their side but secretly begins to try and consider a way to stop any bloodshed.
The Apache Kid races off to warn Bill and the other soldiers about the impending Apache attack on the Cohos. As the soldiers mount to prevent a conflict, a gang of outlaws notice that the fort has been left mostly deserted and decide to raid it for weapons and ammunition. Meanwhile, before the Apaches can attack the Cohos, the Apache Kid hears shots at the fort and realizes that its under attack. When he cannot convince the Apaches to help him, he goads them into attacking him instead and leads them on a chase. Realizing that they did not hear the shots, the Apache Kid quickly changes into his alter-ego of Aloysius Kare and directs the Apaches to the fort. When they arrive they realize that the Apache Kid was right go to attack the outlaws raiding the fort.
Aloysius Kare then sneaks into the fort while the crooks are distracted and easily defeats them in a fist fight and beats them all. He then takes their leader, quickly changing back into the Apache Kid and turns him over to Red Horse, telling his friend that the gods have been appeased. Seeing that the faces on the totem have changed, Red Horse agrees and the Apaches cease all hostilities.
Appearing in "The Lawman from Yuma!"
Kid Colt Outlaw #44
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- Drag Hamill
- Hamill's Gang
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- Paint (Ben Blade's Horse)
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- Yuma (Mentioned)
- Quarry Gulch
Synopsis for "The Lawman from Yuma!"
Kid Colt Outlaw #44
The Black Rider has tracked down the shack where Drag Hamill and his gang have been hiding out. Spying on them he over hears how they intend to kill Marshall Ben Blade, the law man being sent from Yuma to capture them. The Black Rider rushes off to follow Blade's trail to see if he can assist the famous law man. Out on the trail, the elderly Blade begins to realize that his vision is starting to fail on him.
The Black Rider realizes that there is something wrong when Drag Hamill and his gang approach the lawman and seemingly ambush him on open trail. Drag realizes that the Marshall must be losing his vision as well and is about to shoot Ben when the Black Rider intervenes, shooting the gun from Drag's hand and dropping some of him men, forcing Drag and his men to flee the scene. When the Black Rider addresses the situation with Ben, he dismisses that there is anything wrong but takes up the Rider's advice to travel into Leadville and see Doc Masters. The Black Rider races ahead of Ben Blade and changes into his alter ego and examines Blade when he arrives in town.
Upon examination Matthew Masters identifies that Ben has cataracts that will prevent him from being able to shoot. However, Ben refuses to retire as a lawman with an outlaw uncaptured and vows to go after Drag Hamill and his gang and bring them to justice right away. With Ben walking into a potential death trap, Masters changes into the Black Rider and follows Ben to Quarry Gulch. There Drag Hamill and his gang are at the local saloon laughing over the fate of Ben Blade.
Blade confronts them and tells them his vision is fine, so the outlaws decide to test them unaware that the Black Rider is hiding in back of the saloon. When they line up shot glasses, the outlaws are surprised when the Black Rider shoots them all making it appear as though Ben has perfect vision and perfect aim. Then when Ben turns his guns on Drag and his gang, the Black Rider reloads fast enough to mow them down as well. In the aftermath of the bloodshed, Ben comes to decide that a miracle saved his life and agrees to retire.
Appearing in "The End of the Rio Kid!"
Kid Colt Outlaw #50
Featured Characters:
- Rio Kid (Rand Mackay)
Supporting Characters:
- Betty Winsor
Antagonists:
- Yaeger Brothers
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Room Clerk
- Unnamed Dispatch Sheriff
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- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Dispatch
- Unidentified Hotel
- Dispatch
- Mississippi River (Referenced)
- United States of America
- Pacific Ocean (Referenced)
- North America
- Bar-B Ranch
Synopsis for "The End of the Rio Kid!"
Kid Colt Outlaw #50
A retired gunslinger enters the town of Dispatch and proposes to his girlfriend from before he was a gunslinger. The town thinks he's a coward but after beating up three men who he wronged in the past the town realized it doesn't take guns to make a man.
Appearing in "Matt Slade, Gunfighter"
Matt Slade, Gunfighter #2
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- Matt Slade's Horse
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- Unnamed Express Office Clerk
- Clooney
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- Unnamed Sheriff
- Anson Clinton (Mentioned)
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- Earth
- United States of America
- Elk Town
- United States of America
Synopsis for "Matt Slade, Gunfighter"
Matt Slade, Gunfighter #2
Matt Slade is at the local Express Office when suddenly what appears to be a Native American tries to shoot him but misses. When Slade tries to defend himself the would-be killer flees the scene. The clerk tells Slade that the shooter must be the man who robbed the express previously of $50,000. When Slade looks around the scene he finds a tube of face paint and deduces that the shooter and thief must be somehow connected to the circus that setup near by and decides to go and investigate.
When arrives on the circus ground when he suddenly hears a shot and watches someone flee the managers office. When Slade tries to follow after him the owner of the circus stops him, telling Matt that they were only examining a gun when it accidentally went off, scaring his friend away.
However Slade doesn't buy the story since the man who fled the scene was carrying a money sack and decides to follow after him. In a nearby canyon, Slade is attacked by the masked robber and easily subdues him. Unmasking the thief he is surprised to find that the man is none other than the express agent he met the night before. He then rides back to the circus to meet with Mr. Clooney the owner. When he enters the office, Clooney comes up from behind and puts a gun into Slade's back. Clooney then admits that he and the express office owner were working together to rob, using a Native American disguise to fool law enforcement. However Slade is fast at the draw and easily shoots the gun out of Clooney's hand and takes him into custody.