Kid Colt Outlaw #119

The cover by Dick Ayers puts Kid Colt right in the thick of it — guns drawn, he comes leaping through a shattering bank window while a gang of armed men closes in from multiple directions and a pistol-wielding figure in the background stands his ground. That promised showdown with "Bassett the Badman" is telegraphed loud and clear by the cover text, setting up what looks like an outnumbered, no-way-out brawl in true Marvel Western fashion. Stan Lee and Jack Keller deliver the goods inside with "The Saga of Bassett the Badman," making this 1964 issue a solid chapter in Kid Colt's long run as one of Marvel's most tenacious frontier heroes.