Hopalong Cassidy #57

William Boyd flashes a relaxed, confident smile on the cover of this 1951 Fawcett publication, dressed in his signature all-black cowboy attire — wide-brimmed hat, bolo tie with a star badge — and casually holding a gleaming revolver. It's a photo cover that captures the easy charisma Boyd brought to the Hopalong Cassidy character, equal parts charming and capable. With the story "Death in the Hills" promised inside, issue #57 delivers exactly the kind of Western adventure fans were happy to find on newsstands for just a dime.