Gunsmoke Western #55

The cover of this November 1959 anthology says it all: Kid Colt, Outlaw — blond, red-vested, and gun in hand — faces off against the dapper, black-hatted Wyatt Earp in a tense open-air standoff, with smoky caption clouds promising "other Western thrills" still to come. Shadowy figures lurking at the edges hint at the rough frontier action packed inside, including the Stan Lee–written tale featuring the man who bested Kid Colt himself. Joe Maneely's cover work captures that irresistible mid-century Western energy at a crisp ten cents.