Kid Colt
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's first appearance was in Kid Colt #1 (August 1948).
Publication history
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Kid Colt starred in the
Kid Colt appeared in numerous series through that decade, including
Kid Colt additionally headlined the three-issue Giant-Size Kid Colt (Jan. 1975-July 1975), which consisted entirely of reprints except for one new story in each of the latter two issues.[4]
The character has appeared sporadically in
It was not until 2000, with the
Marvel reintroduced Kid Colt as teenager in a 2009 "one-shot" comic ("Kill the Kid") written by Tom Defalco and illustrated by Rick Burchett (originally published in digital format). The book, narrated by a self-proclaimed drifter named Everett Hawkmore who partners with the Kid, retells a somewhat modified origin story.[6]
The character also appears in 2010's Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven.
Fictional character biography
Kid Colt (Western hero)
Kid Colt | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Kid Colt #1 (Aug. 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 (real name: Blaine Colt, but see below) is an American Old West cowboy who was wrongly accused of murder (he killed his father's murderer in a fair gun battle) and became a fugitive from the law, along the way engaging in heroic good acts in an effort to restore his reputation.[7] He fought many villains such as the Robin Hood Raider.[8]
Kid Colt was later killed.[9]
Kid Colt was later reintroduced as a teenager whose real name was changed to Blaine Cole. A brother of Cole was missing after the raid that killed his parents and a search for a witness to the gunfight that had erroneously branded him an outlaw.[10]
An older version of Kid Colt later appears, having faked his death and subsequently time-traveling.[11]
During a period where time itself was becoming unraveled, Kid Colt teamed up with the Hulk, Rawhide Kid and Two-Gun Kid to stop a murderous sheriff with time-traveling powers.[12]
Kid Colt (superhero)
Kid Colt | |
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Kymellian hybrid | |
Team affiliations | Young Allies |
Abilities | Shapeshifting Teleportation Creation of sub-space pockets |
Kid Colt (real name: Elric Freedom Whitemane) is a contemporary
Born to hippies, Elric was a normal child, until government agents paid his parents to let them give him special "tests" (which were attempts to fuse his
Elric is a hybrid of human and
In other media
Television
- In the Agent Carter episode "Better Angels", Peggy Carter and Howard Stark are seen on the set of a film based on Kid Colt which Stark's movie studio is producing. Stark also briefly mentions that Kid Colt was an actual historical figure.[13]
Video games
- Blaine "Kid" Colt appears in M.O.D.O.K.Star-Lord is also revealed to be Blaine Colt's big fan and have heard a story about him.
References
- ^ The Mighty Marvel Western at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Matt Slade, Gunfighter at AtlasTales.com
- ^ Kid Colt, Outlaw at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015.
- ^ Giant-Size Kid Colt at the Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Skaar: King of the Savage Land #2-4 (2011)
- ^ Kid Colt one-shot (Sept. 2009, Marvel Publishing, Inc., New York)
- ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- ^ Kid Colt, Outlaw #139
- Blaze of Glory#4 (2000)
- ^ Kid Colt one-shot (Sept. 2009, Marvel Publishing, Inc., New York)
- ^ Skaar: King of the Savage Land #2-4 (2011)
- ^ The Indestructible Hulk #12 (Oct. 2013)
- ^ Sava, Oliver (January 27, 2016). "Agent Carter continues its winning streak by embracing Hollywood history". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Characters". IGN Database. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
External links
- Kid Colt (Blaine Colt) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Kid Colt (Young Allies) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Kid Colt at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
- The Marvel Chronology Project
- International Catalogue of Superheroes: Kid Colt
- Jack Keller Remembered