Billy the Kid #43

From Charlton's long-running western series, this 1963 issue puts Billy squarely in harm's way — the cover by Dick Giordano frames the blond gunfighter in his signature red shirt and cowboy hat, calling out unseen bushwhackers while an enormous revolver looms in the foreground, aimed right at his back. The dramatic low-angle perspective makes the threat feel immediate and visceral, with Billy's defiant speech bubble — "Make your play!" — doing nothing to ease the tension. "Bad Day for the Kid" promises exactly what the title suggests, and interior art by Rocco Mastroserio delivers the gritty frontier action that made this Charlton title a reliable twelve-cent treat.