Gunsmoke Western #69

The cover of this March 1962 issue says it all: Kid Colt stands alone in the center, surrounded by a ring of armed gunslingers with pistols drawn, while a blazing shot already streaks past him — the odds couldn't look worse for our blond-haired hero. Jack Kirby's pencils and Dick Ayers' inks give the scene a real sense of encircling menace, with the cover teasing the mystery of why Kid Colt feared to draw against the deadly Hunk Horgan. Stan Lee and Jack Keller bring the frontier tension inside, promising an "epic of six-gun action" that fans of Marvel's Western line won't want to miss.