Billy the Kid #46

The cover, penciled and inked by Dick Giordano, crackles with frontier tension as Billy the Kid squares off in a crowded town square, drawing his gun with a sharp "Hold it, mister!" aimed at a well-dressed man delivering a fiery speech from a podium draped with an American flag. The cover copy poses a pointed question — "Home Town Hero" or 14 Karat Phoney? — hinting that this U.S. Senate candidate may not be everything he claims, and Billy finds himself keeping the man alive long enough to find out. It's a smart blend of Western action and political intrigue that makes this 1964 Charlton issue a genuinely entertaining read, with interior art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and writing by the prolific Joe Gill.