Billy the Kid #98

Charlton's western series takes a supernatural turn in this January 1973 issue, as the cover by José Delbo drops Billy the Kid into a genuinely eerie situation — a looming, spectral figure with outstretched arms hovers over the young gunfighter inside what appears to be a dimly candlelit mine, while a gun-toting figure in a wide-brimmed hat watches from the foreground. The story title "Ambush In A Haunted Mine" promises a collision of frontier action and ghostly mystery that sets this issue apart from a straightforward Western. Delbo's clean, expressive linework makes the glowing apparition feel genuinely unsettling against the warm tones of Billy's orange vest.