The Outlaw Kid #1

Plot

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The origin of The Outlaw Kid (Lance Temple) in "The Beginning," art by Doug Wildey; At the Temple ranch just outside of Caliber City, Zane Temple and his young son Lance are hard at work when riders from town come to warn Zane that Link Cado--an outlaw whom Zane sent to prison back in his days as a US Marshal is on the loose and looking to settle the score with him. "Jaws of Death," art by Doug Wildey; One afternoon a plainsman is out searching for wood to chopped when he is suddenly attacked and brutally killed by the Native American warrior Crazy Wolf and his pet wolf, another in a long line of victims in his mad quest to destroy the settlers that have come to his people's land. "Claim Jumpers" text story, art by Al Gordon. "Fangs of the Panther," pencils by Syd Shores; The Black Rider is riding across the range when he hears the tortured screams of an animal in pain; Following the source of the sound he finds a mountain lion caught in a Mexican log snare. "A Killer's Trap," art by Doug Wildey; Lance Temple is out at the Caliber City general store shopping with his girl Belle when they run into Judge Maddox and exchange some charming conversation before leaving the store; On their way out a gun toting man bumps into Lance, causing him to drop the packages he is carrying; The man tries to start a fight with Lance.