Billy the Kid #53

Charlton's Billy the Kid #53 delivers a triple-shot of Western adventure, promising action with "The Wrong Side of the Law," thrills with "I Promise You Death!," and even a touch of humor in "Trouble with Women!" The cover — penciled by Pat Masulli and inked by Rocco Mastroserio — puts the blond gunfighter front and center, blazing away with his six-shooter in a wide, defiant stance as sparks and muzzle flash fill the air around him. At just 12 cents in 1965, this Charlton package from writer Joe Gill and interior artist Mastroserio offered readers a satisfying variety of frontier storytelling in one action-packed issue.