Kid Colt Outlaw #12

From 1951, this early Marvel western puts Kid Colt in genuine peril on Joe Maneely's vivid cover — the blond outlaw is tied to a post amid rising flames while a horned, masked figure called Black Cloud and several warriors close in, weapons raised, as speech bubbles declare his "magic gone." Three story titles tease the action inside, including "Jailbreak in Jack-Knife City!" and "The Boy Who Hated Kid Colt!" — plenty of Wild West drama for a dime. Maneely's bold, firelit composition makes this a striking early chapter in one of Marvel's longest-running western series.