Jonah Hex #36

The cover of this 1980 DC Western sets an urgent tone: Jonah Hex clings desperately to a rope above churning white rapids, one arm wrapped around a dark-haired woman in a red skirt and fishnet stockings as both seem on the verge of being swept away. The stark cover tagline — "Many men have died because of Jonah — now his time has come to join them" — promises high stakes in "Return to Fort Charlotte," written by Michael Fleisher. Luis Dominguez's cover art captures the raw tension of two lives hanging by a single rope, making this one hard to put back on the shelf.