Cheyenne Kid #48

Charlton's Cheyenne Kid #48 brings frontier action in fine 1964 style, with a cover by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano (inks by Giordano) that pulls you straight into the tension: the Kid in his blue shirt raises a pistol against a staggering foe, while the looming, wild-eyed face of a menacing villain — billed as "The Soul-Stealer" — dominates the background with an unsettling grin. It's a vivid, atmospheric composition that captures everything compelling about Charlton's western line, and inside, writer Joe Gill and artist Charles Nicholas (inked by Vince Alascia) deliver the goods with their story "The Wolves Gathered.