Hopalong Cassidy #16

This February 1948 Fawcett issue puts William Boyd front and center as Hopalong Cassidy, posed astride his striking white horse against a sweeping desert landscape of scrubland and distant mesas — a cover image that captures the easy authority of the silver-screen West. The bold red medallion announces the story inside: "Webfoot's Revenge!", promising the kind of rugged frontier adventure the series delivered month after month for a dime. A fine snapshot of early postwar Western comics at their most assured.