Hopalong Cassidy #23

Fawcett's western favorite rides again in this September 1948 installment, starring William Boyd as the silver-starred Hopalong Cassidy. The cover pulls no punches — Hoppy has a gun-toting outlaw firmly in his grip against a desert backdrop of red rock and towering saguaro cactus, with Hoppy's trusty white horse looking on in the background. Fans of straight-shooting frontier adventure will also want to dig into the promised interior tale, "Hayride Horror," making this an all-around satisfying ten-cent package.