Kid Colt Outlaw #6 (Thorpe & Porter, c.1952) — VG- 3.5
British-edition Atlas action—68 pages of reprints pulled from Kid Colt Outlaw, Wild Western, and Prize Comics Western, packed into one blunt-force pulp package. Kid Colt Outlaw #6 leads with “The Man Who Wouldn’t Die!” and two Romita-drawn Kid Colt stories before rolling into Severin & Elder’s American Eagle material, Keller’s fast-shot filler, a Lazo Kid tale, and multiple text pieces straight out of early-’50s western publishing. It’s a thick, no-frills Thorpe & Porter production made for UK newsstands, complete with their trademark ad-heavy back cover promoting Kaänga, Camilla, Sheena, Wambi, Firehair, and the rest of the jungle-and-western stable.
The cover—Sol Brodsky pencils and possible Rule inks—hits you with pure Atlas chaos: Kid Colt mid-leap, outdrawing three gunmen at once, bodies hitting the saloon floor, smoke curling from revolvers, and a bright red masthead screaming “BLAZING ADVENTURES OF THE WILD WEST!!” It’s loud, crowded, and absolutely in line with Atlas’ house style during the transition from their 1949 launch into early ’50s western mania.
Inside, the issue breaks down into a full spread of early-’50s western material: Romita on “Whip Savage!,” Romita again on “The End of Whip Savage!,” Keller’s “The Final Bullet,” Ed Moline’s “Gunsmoke Range,” Severin & Elder on multiple American Eagle stories, and Marvin Stein on “Hidden Gold!” The rest is rounded out by text stories (“Buffalo Bob,” “Mighty Mite,” “Roundup”) and a one-page Severin/Elder non-fiction feature, typical of the Prize Comics Western backups of the era.
Cover — “The Man Who Wouldn’t Die!”
Art: Sol Brodsky (pencils), possibly Rule (inks)
“Whip Savage!” — 8 pages
Art: John Romita
Reprinted from Wild Western #24 (1952).
“The End of Whip Savage!” — 5 pages
Art: John Romita
Reprinted from Wild Western #24.
“Buffalo Bob” — 2-page text story
Reprint from Wild Western #24.
“The Final Bullet” — 4 pages
Art: Jack Keller
Reprint from Wild Western #24.
“Gunsmoke Range” — 6 pages
Art: Ed Moline
Reprint from Wild Western #24.
“Ride with the Redcoats” — 10 pages
Art: John Severin; Inks: Bill Elder
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #v11#3 (94).
“Mighty Mite” — 1-page text article
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“Night Raiders!” — 7 pages
Art: John Severin; Inks: Bill Elder
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“Roundup” — 1-page text article
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“Hidden Gold!” — 7 pages
Art: Marvin Stein
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“III. The South Plains Indians” — 1 page
Art: John Severin & Bill Elder
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #93.
A complete and structurally solid example of a notoriously tough UK western reprint. Front cover shows moderate creasing, color breaks along the spine, and edge wear typical of thick 68-page Thorpe & Porter bindings. Corners are rounded, and cover gloss is low but intact. Back cover has noticeable wear, light soiling, and spine stress but remains fully attached. Interior pages are cream/tan, readable, and firmly bound with no major tears. Presents well for the grade—an honest mid-grade copy of an uncommon early ’50s British Atlas edition.
Kid Colt Outlaw #6 (Thorpe & Porter, c.1952) — VG- 3.5
British-edition Atlas action—68 pages of reprints pulled from Kid Colt Outlaw, Wild Western, and Prize Comics Western, packed into one blunt-force pulp package. Kid Colt Outlaw #6 leads with “The Man Who Wouldn’t Die!” and two Romita-drawn Kid Colt stories before rolling into Severin & Elder’s American Eagle material, Keller’s fast-shot filler, a Lazo Kid tale, and multiple text pieces straight out of early-’50s western publishing. It’s a thick, no-frills Thorpe & Porter production made for UK newsstands, complete with their trademark ad-heavy back cover promoting Kaänga, Camilla, Sheena, Wambi, Firehair, and the rest of the jungle-and-western stable.
The cover—Sol Brodsky pencils and possible Rule inks—hits you with pure Atlas chaos: Kid Colt mid-leap, outdrawing three gunmen at once, bodies hitting the saloon floor, smoke curling from revolvers, and a bright red masthead screaming “BLAZING ADVENTURES OF THE WILD WEST!!” It’s loud, crowded, and absolutely in line with Atlas’ house style during the transition from their 1949 launch into early ’50s western mania.
Inside, the issue breaks down into a full spread of early-’50s western material: Romita on “Whip Savage!,” Romita again on “The End of Whip Savage!,” Keller’s “The Final Bullet,” Ed Moline’s “Gunsmoke Range,” Severin & Elder on multiple American Eagle stories, and Marvin Stein on “Hidden Gold!” The rest is rounded out by text stories (“Buffalo Bob,” “Mighty Mite,” “Roundup”) and a one-page Severin/Elder non-fiction feature, typical of the Prize Comics Western backups of the era.
Cover — “The Man Who Wouldn’t Die!”
Art: Sol Brodsky (pencils), possibly Rule (inks)
“Whip Savage!” — 8 pages
Art: John Romita
Reprinted from Wild Western #24 (1952).
“The End of Whip Savage!” — 5 pages
Art: John Romita
Reprinted from Wild Western #24.
“Buffalo Bob” — 2-page text story
Reprint from Wild Western #24.
“The Final Bullet” — 4 pages
Art: Jack Keller
Reprint from Wild Western #24.
“Gunsmoke Range” — 6 pages
Art: Ed Moline
Reprint from Wild Western #24.
“Ride with the Redcoats” — 10 pages
Art: John Severin; Inks: Bill Elder
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #v11#3 (94).
“Mighty Mite” — 1-page text article
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“Night Raiders!” — 7 pages
Art: John Severin; Inks: Bill Elder
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“Roundup” — 1-page text article
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“Hidden Gold!” — 7 pages
Art: Marvin Stein
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #94.
“III. The South Plains Indians” — 1 page
Art: John Severin & Bill Elder
Reprint from Prize Comics Western #93.
A complete and structurally solid example of a notoriously tough UK western reprint. Front cover shows moderate creasing, color breaks along the spine, and edge wear typical of thick 68-page Thorpe & Porter bindings. Corners are rounded, and cover gloss is low but intact. Back cover has noticeable wear, light soiling, and spine stress but remains fully attached. Interior pages are cream/tan, readable, and firmly bound with no major tears. Presents well for the grade—an honest mid-grade copy of an uncommon early ’50s British Atlas edition.
