Kid Colt

Kid Colt
Cover of Kid Colt, Outlaw #200
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Kid Colt #1 (August 1948)
In-story information
Alter ego	Blaine Colt
Team affiliations	The Sensational Seven
Partnerships	Steel (horse)
Notable aliases	Mr. Jones, various other aliases
Kid Colt Outlaw
Series publication information
Publisher	Atlas Comics Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Western
Publication date	(Kid Colt) Aug. 1948 – Feb. 1949 (Kid Colt Outlaw) May 1949 – Apr. 1979
Number of issues	Kid Colt: 4 Kid Colt Outlaw: 225
Main character(s)	Kid Colt
Creative team
Writer(s)	Stan Lee
Artist(s)	Pete Tumlinson, Jack Keller, Vic Carrabotta, Mike Sekowsky

Kid Colt
Elric (Kid Colt II) in his horse form. Art by Mark Bagley.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Heroes Reborn: Young Allies #1 (January 2000)
Created by	Fabian Nicieza Mark Bagley
In-story information
Alter ego	Elric Freedom Whitemane
Team affiliations	Young Allies
Abilities	Shapeshifting Teleportation Creation of sub-space pockets

Kid Colt is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first is a cowboy whose adventures have taken place in numerous western themed comic book series published by Marvel. The second is a cowboy-themed horse-like superhero.

The character first appeared in Kid Colt #1 (August 1948).

Kid Colt (real name: Blaine Colt, but see below) is an American Old West cowboy character who starred in the comic book series Kid Colt Outlaw, as well as in several other titles. He is the longest-running cowboy star in American comic-book publishing, featured in stories for a 31-year stretch from 1948–1979, though from 1966 most of the published stories were reprints. A brief publishing hiatus occurred between issues #139 (April 1968) and #140 (Oct. 1969).

Some of Kid Colt's earliest adventures, beginning with Kid Colt Outlaw #14 (May 1951) were written and drawn by Pete Tumlinson. Artist Jack Keller began his long association with the character starting with Kid Colt, Outlaw #25 (March 1953). Marvel editor Stan Lee would later take over writing chores on the title. Cover artists included such notables as Joe Maneely, John Severin, and Russ Heath, until the frequent Marvel cover team of penciller Jack Kirby and inker Dick Ayers took over for the bulk of them from 1959-1965.

Kid Colt and his horse Steel first appeared in Kid Colt #1 (August 1948), from Marvel predecessor Timely Comics. Originally his cover logo was subtitled "Hero of the West" but by issue three this was changed to "Outlaw". His origin, as told in Kid Colt #11 (Sept. 1950), involved Colt being wrongly accused of murder (he killed his father's murderer in a fair gun battle) and becoming a fugitive from the law, along the way engaging in heroic good acts in an effort to restore his reputation. This origin is similar to that of the Rawhide Kid, another Western character from Marvel's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics.