Billy the Kid #11

Charlton's Billy the Kid: Western Outlaw delivers a tense standoff right on the cover of this 1958 issue, with cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio showing Billy squaring off alone against three armed and menacing gunmen, his hand hovering near his holster as a hangman's noose decorates the border — a none-too-subtle reminder of the stakes. The story title "The Day The Kid Tangled With Grouch Grierson" promises exactly the kind of gritty frontier confrontation that made this series a reliable favorite. At 68 all-new pages, this issue offers a genuinely satisfying chunk of Western action drawn and inked throughout by Mastroserio's assured, expressive hand.