Hopalong Cassidy #55

This May 1951 Fawcett issue puts William Boyd front and center in his signature all-black cowboy attire, leaning coolly against a fence post with rocky desert terrain behind him — every inch the composed frontier hero. The cover promises a complete Western thriller, "The Moonless Marauder," which sets the mood for the kind of shadowy, suspense-driven adventure that made Hopalong Cassidy a staple of early 1950s comics. At just a dime, it's a fine snapshot of how Hollywood's Western stars translated seamlessly onto the four-color page.