Giant-Size Kid Colt #2
In "Showdown at Steer's Skull!", Kid Colt rides into a ghost town of wreckage, where a dying man pleads with him to pass on a final message to a man named Tex. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Jack Keller, this 1975 Marvel western delivers a tense, character-driven tale of loyalty and betrayal, with Gil Kane’s striking cover capturing the showdown’s raw edge.
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Colt comes upon the remains of a recently-destroyed wagon train. Abe is dying in the wreck and asks Colt to tell Tex to keep their company going. Colt relays the message and helps the company complete a shipment, then exposes Tex's fiance Colin as the one sending raiders after them, hoping to drive the Starrs into selling their business. Colt kills Colin in a shootout.
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