Kid Colt Outlaw #41 (c.1959, Thorpe & Porter/Strato) — F/VF 7.0
68-Page British Squarebound — Atlas Western Reprints with Stan Lee Scripts
A scarce UK-imported western anthology with a stacked early-Marvel lineup: Stan Lee, Jack Keller, Don Heck, George Tuska, and humor breaks by Henry Boltinoff. This 68-page squarebound issue reprints Kid Colt Outlaw #78 (1958) and supplements it with additional pre-Code western and action stories from Farrell and Quality, making it a dense, time-capsule slab of six-gun comics history.
📚 Contents
Cover: Joe Maneely — Manhunter showdown in stark mid-century style.
“Sam Hawk, Manhunter!”
Script: Stan Lee — Art: Jack Keller & Christopher Rule
Frontier stalking and justice by bullet.
“Ollie” (1-page humor)
Henry Boltinoff — A light gag break sourced from DC’s Blackhawk.
“Stagecoach to Tombstone!”
Lee, Keller & Rule — Classic Colt escort mission meets ambush suspense.
“Crazy Fox Strikes!”
Lee, Keller & Rule — A surprise revolt in the cattle country.
“The Wild One!”
Alfonso Greene — 2-page animal caper.
“The Other Kid Colt!”
Lee, Keller & Rule — Colt meets his double… or does he?
“Yellow, for Gold… and Cowards!”
Don Heck — Pre-Code Farrell story renamed from “Hemp Necktie.”
“The Tallest Spar!”
Reprint from Death Valley — Upright vengeance in the Old West.
“Treasure in the Hills” (text story, 2 pages)
Frontier greed balanced by moral comeuppance.
“Boss Lady!”
Two-Gun Lil — Early female-led western grit.
“This Man Belongs to Texas!”
Pete Morisi — Lone rider claims his land by force and law.
“Buckaroo Badmen of Big Rock!”
Tex Morgan — Pierce Rice brings Bronze-Age adrenaline to classic cowboy lore.
“Killer at Bay!”
Stan Lee & George Tuska — A hunted man turns the tables.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
F/VF (7.0) — Clean squarebound spine with mild stress at staples, light edge wear, and tight interior. Glossy cover with minimal creasing. Pages cream/off-white and firmly attached. Very solid mid-to-high grade for a fragile British-bound Atlas western.
Kid Colt Outlaw #41 (c.1959, Thorpe & Porter/Strato) — F/VF 7.0
68-Page British Squarebound — Atlas Western Reprints with Stan Lee Scripts
A scarce UK-imported western anthology with a stacked early-Marvel lineup: Stan Lee, Jack Keller, Don Heck, George Tuska, and humor breaks by Henry Boltinoff. This 68-page squarebound issue reprints Kid Colt Outlaw #78 (1958) and supplements it with additional pre-Code western and action stories from Farrell and Quality, making it a dense, time-capsule slab of six-gun comics history.
📚 Contents
Cover: Joe Maneely — Manhunter showdown in stark mid-century style.
“Sam Hawk, Manhunter!”
Script: Stan Lee — Art: Jack Keller & Christopher Rule
Frontier stalking and justice by bullet.
“Ollie” (1-page humor)
Henry Boltinoff — A light gag break sourced from DC’s Blackhawk.
“Stagecoach to Tombstone!”
Lee, Keller & Rule — Classic Colt escort mission meets ambush suspense.
“Crazy Fox Strikes!”
Lee, Keller & Rule — A surprise revolt in the cattle country.
“The Wild One!”
Alfonso Greene — 2-page animal caper.
“The Other Kid Colt!”
Lee, Keller & Rule — Colt meets his double… or does he?
“Yellow, for Gold… and Cowards!”
Don Heck — Pre-Code Farrell story renamed from “Hemp Necktie.”
“The Tallest Spar!”
Reprint from Death Valley — Upright vengeance in the Old West.
“Treasure in the Hills” (text story, 2 pages)
Frontier greed balanced by moral comeuppance.
“Boss Lady!”
Two-Gun Lil — Early female-led western grit.
“This Man Belongs to Texas!”
Pete Morisi — Lone rider claims his land by force and law.
“Buckaroo Badmen of Big Rock!”
Tex Morgan — Pierce Rice brings Bronze-Age adrenaline to classic cowboy lore.
“Killer at Bay!”
Stan Lee & George Tuska — A hunted man turns the tables.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
F/VF (7.0) — Clean squarebound spine with mild stress at staples, light edge wear, and tight interior. Glossy cover with minimal creasing. Pages cream/off-white and firmly attached. Very solid mid-to-high grade for a fragile British-bound Atlas western.
