Kid Colt Outlaw #31

From the Atlas Comics era of 1953, this issue of Kid Colt Outlaw drops you right into the thick of frontier action with a cover by Sol Brodsky and Carl Burgos showing Kid Colt in his red shirt scrambling urgently as a menacing hand reaches toward him with a sword, riders visible on horseback in the dusty distance behind him. The energy is raw and immediate — a young gunfighter caught in a desperate, close-quarters moment that perfectly captures the series' promise of "all the fighting fury of the Old West." Three bonus tales round out the package, including the lead story "Battle Smoke!" with art by Jack Keller, making this a genuinely packed ten-cent read.