Hopalong Cassidy #42

This April 1950 Fawcett issue opens with a splash page that pulls you straight into the action — Hopalong Cassidy astride his white horse outside the Twin River County Jail, urgently conferring with a companion as word spreads of a ruthless gang raiding arsenals across the territory. The bold yellow title treatment and revolver motif set a tense, hardboiled tone perfectly suited to the story "The Arsenal Murders!" The opening panels, drawn and inked by Joe Certa, crackle with Western energy as Hoppy and his allies race to cut off the outlaws before they can strike again.