Billy the Kid #71

Charlton's long-running Western series rides into 1969 with issue #71, featuring a story titled "The Annihilator" and a cover by José Delbo that crackles with frontier tension. The image pits a masked, dark-clad gunman on horseback — revolver drawn and leveled — against a young, orange-shirted gunfighter who stands his ground in a rocky landscape. Delbo's clean linework makes the standoff feel urgent and immediate, a fine example of the solid craftsmanship Charlton was delivering to Western fans at twelve cents a copy.