Apache Kid #9

Apache Kid hangs from the side of a blazing steam locomotive in this pulse-pounding 1951 western from Marvel, gun drawn as a desperate struggle unfolds between him and a figure clinging to the engine's cab — while more trouble brews trackside in the rugged desert terrain behind them. The cover boldly poses the question "Indian or White Man?" against a portrait of the Kid, hinting at the dual-identity intrigue that defines this character billed as "The West's Most Mysterious Warrior!" Werner Roth's linework crackles with kinetic energy, making this tenth-cent issue of Apache Kid a vivid snapshot of frontier adventure at its most dramatic.