COLT

Colt Civilian Identity . . . Valencia Kirk
Nickname . . . The Weapons Mistress
Class Of Origin . . . Adventuress
Born . . . St. Paul, MN
Apparent Age . . . 24
Height . . . 5'
Weight . . . 110 lbs.
Hair . . . Red
Eyes . . . Green
Skin . . . Fair Caucasian
Unique Characteristics . . . Really long flowing red hair
Group Affiliation . . . Femforce AC Comics

Created by Don Secrease, Colt appeared in her first special for AC Comics in 1985. The Weapons Mistress has been a fan favorite ever since. If you're unfamiliar with the character, here's how she was introduced oh so many years ago:
"Valencia Kirk, daughter of a military arms expert and married to a government spy, started off collecting weapons as a hobby. That led to her being trained in the use of such weapons and eventually to joining in her husband's occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kirk were the most successful husband/wife spy team in the 'department'...until Kevin was murdered while investigating a criminal sect called The Pact. Quitting the 'department' and seeking a new life for herself, Valencia swears vengeance against all evil as...Colt, the Weapons Mistress!"

The pint-sized pistolera was called in to lead the Femforce at the end of issue 9 when Ms. Victory was forced to take the unstable V-45 drug and became the original Rad. She served in that capacity for about 20 issues until she was forced out of her position as team leader in favor of Jennifer Burke, Ms. Victory's daughter, because General Gordon found her to be too independent for him to control. She took her ouster hard but resumed her role as a private investigator and spy for the Government.

If Colt were a cartoon character there would be a reason to wake up before noon on Saturday! Thanks to Don Secrease himself for creating this image of Red and providing it to the Femfans Page. If you'd like to read a never before published story by Don Secrease featuring Colt

Alencia Kirk's nickname of The Weapons Mistress is well-founded. She is an expert in personal firearms. A true one-woman terror, Valencia is also a weaponsmith, able to design and craft her own weapons and ammunition from basic raw materials. She is a quick shot, a crack shot and knows many trick shots. She can also proficiently wield two guns simultaneously.

Alencia has no real paranormal or super powers; however, what she lacks in raw power, she makes up for in leadership and tactical skills. Highly trained in espionage and motivated originally by the desire for revenge, she has mastered such skills as infiltration, deduction, disguise, acting, stealth, lock picking, sleight of hand and interrogation. She is also an extremely fit expert acrobat, gymnast and martial artist.

Alencia met her future-husband, Kevin Adam Kirk, code-named Colt, after law school when she went to work for the secret government organization known as The Department. Later, Kevin's three-man team was betrayed and ambushed, leaving Kevin dead and Valencia a widow.

Alencia then left the Department, donned a costume similar to Kevin's uniform, took the name Colt for herself and went seeking revenge. She tracked down those responsible for her husband's death and in the process grew skilled in espionage and the use of firearms. She became a troubleshooter for National Security Systems. Colt tried to fill the void left by the death of her husband with the adrenal rush of danger.

Colt was maneuvered into taking over the leadership of the Femforce after Joan Wayne, the original Ms. Victory , was transformed into Rad by the unstable V-45 serum. When Colt turned her attention to the Rad matter, she initially attempted to get Rad to agree to peacefully return to the Femforce. Rad would hear none of this and so Colt resigned herself to having to use force to bring Rad in. Before the completion of her mission, Captain Robert Kelley, Femforce's then-governmental liason, fired her from her position as leader, replacing her with Ms. Victory II , Jennifer Burke, Joan Wayne's daughter. She left the team, claiming that she had not wanted the job in the first place.

Later, on a top secret solo mission for General Gordon, Femforce's previous governmental liason, she uncovered evidence of a wide-spread anti-government plot, but was tricked, gassed, captured and imprisoned for breaking into the National Security Administration building. Currently, Colt has been released from prison because General Strock, Femforce's current governmental lliason, revealed she had been acting under General Gordon's orders.

Before she ever appeared in a book from AC Comics, Colt had already begun her battle against the criminal organization known as "The Pact."