Hopalong Cassidy #122

DC's western hero rides hard in this April 1957 issue, with cover art by Gil Kane and Joe Giella putting Hopalong Cassidy front and center atop his rearing white horse, lasso spinning as he bears down on a gang of outlaws making their getaway — on rocking horses — right outside the Twin Rivers Bank. The sheer absurdity of the "Rocking Horse Bandits!" makes for one of the most memorably offbeat covers of the year, and the crooks' boast that "Cassidy won't be able to capture us!" practically dares you to flip the page. Starring William Boyd's beloved cowboy and promising all-new stories, this ten-cent gem captures everything charming about Silver Age Western comics.