All-American Western #122

The cover of this October–November 1951 DC issue delivers a tense swordfight scene straight out of a swashbuckling frontier adventure — Johnny Thunder crouches and parries amid clashing blades, surrounded by masked attackers, while a startled woman in a yellow cape looks on from the doorway. Cover pencils by Alex Toth and inks by Sy Barry give the scene a crisp, kinetic energy that pulls your eye right into the action. The cover copy promises Johnny Thunder facing "the Sinister Master of the Secret Castle," and this All-American Western installment looks every bit as thrilling as that tagline suggests.