Bud Steele lost his father when he was only a boy. After witnessing his dad's murder, he strapped on his father’s guns and vowed to rid the west of all killers. In order to do this, Bud spent years becoming a lightning quick cross-draw earning him the nickname of the Cross-Draw Kid. Riding his horse, Thunder, he traveled throughout the West fighting outlaws such as the Skull and El Tigre.

*Western Adventure #1-6

*[http://jessnevins.com/encyclopedia/crossdrawkid.html Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes]
*[http://alternateworldcomics.tumblr.com/post/42433610783/the-cross-draw-kid-was-a-short-lived-western Alternate World Comics]
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The Cross-Draw Kid

Bud Steele lost his father when he was only a boy. After witnessing his dad's murder, he strapped on his father’s guns and vowed to rid the west of all killers. In order to do this, Bud spent years becoming a lightning quick cross-draw earning him the nickname of the Cross-Draw Kid. Riding his horse, Thunder, he traveled throughout the West fighting outlaws such as the Skull and El Tigre.

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