Billy the Kid #56

A tense political rally turns dangerous on Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio's cover, where a mustachioed candidate — identified as General Mike Redding, U.S. Senate hopeful — addresses the crowd from a podium while a young, blue-hatted Billy the Kid calls out "Hold it, Mister!" amid a cluster of suspicious-looking men, one of whom has a gun drawn. The cover blurb poses a sharp question: is Redding a "Home Town Hero" or a "14 Karat Phoney?" with Billy caught between protecting him and figuring out the truth. It's a nicely crafted 1966 Charlton Western that trades six-gun showdowns for frontier political intrigue.