Gunsmoke Western #76

Marvel's frontier anthology delivers a brawl right to your doorstep in this May 1963 issue, with cover art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers putting Kid Colt smack in the middle of a saloon roughhouse — a green-jacketed tough lands a punch while a suited, mustachioed figure looks on approvingly, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers who seem more than happy to see the young outlaw get his comeuppance. The bold cover blurb promises "The Capture of Kid Colt, Outlaw!" and the speech bubble leaves little doubt about who thinks they've got the upper hand: "That's it, hombre — it's high time the Kid learned he can't mess around with me!" With Stan Lee, Jack Keller, and Stan Goldberg among the creative talents inside, this is a tight, energetic package of two-gun western action at its early-'60s Marvel best.