Kid Colt Outlaw #47 — VF- (7.5)
Thorpe & Porter / Strato Publications Ltd., United Kingdom, c.1959
68 pages · Western / Frontier · Black & white interior
Kid Colt Outlaw #47 is a later UK Thorpe & Porter edition drawing from Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #81 (November 1958), with the publication year inferred from the American source material. Issued in Thorpe & Porter’s familiar magazine-format, this number reflects the tail end of the British reprint program as it incorporated later Atlas/Marvel Western content for overseas distribution.
The issue is anchored by Kid Colt stories scripted by Stan Lee, with art by Jack Keller and Joe Maneely, including a Maneely-illustrated cover and interior work lettered by Artie Simek. Additional Western features include material from The Outlaw Kid illustrated by Doug Wildey, alongside supplementary stories drawn from contemporary Marvel and Farrell Western titles. The mix provides a broad snapshot of late-1950s Western comics as they circulated internationally through UK reprint channels.
A strong later-series Thorpe & Porter Kid Colt issue, notable for its higher-grade presentation and its connection to late Atlas-era Western material, appealing to collectors of UK Marvel reprints and postwar Western comics.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes:
VF- (7.5). A clean, well-preserved copy with light, even wear consistent with the grade. Sharp overall presentation for a late 1950s UK reprint.
Kid Colt Outlaw #47 — VF- (7.5)
Thorpe & Porter / Strato Publications Ltd., United Kingdom, c.1959
68 pages · Western / Frontier · Black & white interior
Kid Colt Outlaw #47 is a later UK Thorpe & Porter edition drawing from Kid Colt Outlaw (Marvel, 1949 series) #81 (November 1958), with the publication year inferred from the American source material. Issued in Thorpe & Porter’s familiar magazine-format, this number reflects the tail end of the British reprint program as it incorporated later Atlas/Marvel Western content for overseas distribution.
The issue is anchored by Kid Colt stories scripted by Stan Lee, with art by Jack Keller and Joe Maneely, including a Maneely-illustrated cover and interior work lettered by Artie Simek. Additional Western features include material from The Outlaw Kid illustrated by Doug Wildey, alongside supplementary stories drawn from contemporary Marvel and Farrell Western titles. The mix provides a broad snapshot of late-1950s Western comics as they circulated internationally through UK reprint channels.
A strong later-series Thorpe & Porter Kid Colt issue, notable for its higher-grade presentation and its connection to late Atlas-era Western material, appealing to collectors of UK Marvel reprints and postwar Western comics.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes:
VF- (7.5). A clean, well-preserved copy with light, even wear consistent with the grade. Sharp overall presentation for a late 1950s UK reprint.
