Johnstone that the town was divided in half between the law abiding citizens and lawless outlaws. The locals then appointed him as the new sheriff, and the Kid assumed the alias of "Kid Arbuckle". Below are the adventures that are undated organized by the order in which they were told.Įarly in his career as an outlaw, Kid Colt rode into the town of Mojave City where he gunned down a drunken outlaw. Many of Kid Colt's early adventures are undated and an exact continuity of events may be lost to myth and legend or the product of the dime store novelists who wrote tales of his adventures. Whatever true facts are, what remains is that in all accounts, Blaine rode out of town on his horse Steel a wanted outlaw, and his reputation earned him the nickname Kid Colt. Blaine hunted down and shot McGreeley and his gang, becoming a wanted man. Wanting the Cole family farm for himself Joshua McGreeley, the brother of the local sheriff, killed Pa and Ma Cole while Blaine Cole was on a supply run while his brother disappeared. His father had been a former lawman and taught him to shoot. Yet another account, as Kid Colt tells it, is that he grew up on a small farm with his father, mother, and younger brother Jeb and that his last name is actually Cole. However, as Kid Colt told this tale to a young man whom he was attempting to steer away from the life of an outlaw, this was most certainly a fabrication for the boy's sake.
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Kid Colt then learned how to use his guns and left his mother behind to get revenge against Markson, killing him in a saloon and becoming an outlaw. In another account, Kid Colt stated that an outlaw named Markson killed his father in cold blood. Also, the sheriff didn't die by Kid Colt's guns, but by being knocked off a cliff in a fist fight with Colt. In this version, it was the sheriff who killed his father, Gabby and even Lash Larribee. In a second account of his origins, it is stated that Kid Colt learned how to shoot from his brother Slim who was later gunned down by outlaws out to prove they were a faster draw than him - Slim's death being the catalyst for Blaine's reluctance to initially carry a gun.
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Already a crack shot with Colt pistols, Blaine took his fathers' guns and gunned down the sheriff and whipped Lash to death. Blaine's father was killed, and the sheriff and Lash pinned the murder on Blaine, who learned the truth from his friend Gabby. His father was disgusted at Blaine's unwillingness to fight and went to confront Larribee himself. Blaine who refused to use guns earned the ire of the local sheriff and his deputy Lash Larribee who whipped him raw. The first account incorrectly states that Blaine lived in the town of Salvation with his father. There are various accounts of the event that led to Blaine Colt becoming an outlaw. Whenever possible both accounts are identified. Many of these tales have not been retold in their proper context. Blane Colt as he appeared in Kid Colt: Hero of the West #1Īccording to sources, many of Kid Colt's early adventures are merely dime store novels that were published about his exploits.