Four Color #723

This Dell Four Color tie-in to the Warner Bros. WarnerColor production Santiago captures the rugged tension of the film right on its cover, where a steely-eyed man in a blue shirt grips a pistol with cool authority while inset photo stills show tense jungle confrontations between armed figures. The tagline — "They fought a losing battle until a Yankee gunrunner landed in…" — sets up a story soaked in conflict and high stakes. A fine piece of mid-1950s movie comics publishing, with interior art by Everett Kinstler bringing the same gritty energy to the page.