Billy the Kid #18

Charlton's Billy the Kid Western Outlaw #18 (1959) puts the Kid front and center in a bold, eye-catching cover by Pete Morisi — Billy dives dynamically across a red-and-white bullseye target, gun blazing with a sharp "CRAAK!" as his hat flies from his head. Inside, writer Joe Gill and artist Bill Molno serve up three tales headlined by "The Scared Squatter," alongside "El Jefe…The Kid" and "The Reformer." At just a dime, this Charlton package also dangled a reader contest with a regulation "Buster Crabbe" swimming pool as the prize — a fun snapshot of 1959 comics culture wrapped around solid western action.