Kid Colt Outlaw #42

Joe Maneely's cover for this 1954 Atlas Western says it all — Kid Colt, blazing pistol in hand, battles through a storm of crossfire while grappling with an armed desperado, as more gunslingers close in from the windows and shadows around him. The chaos of gunsmoke and ricocheting bullets captures exactly the kind of pulse-quickening tension promised by the tagline "Blazing Adventures of the Wild West!" Inside, Joe Gill's script and Jack Keller's art bring "Gun-Duel At Dusk" to life, making issue #42 a fine example of why Kid Colt Outlaw was a monthly staple for Western fans in the mid-1950s.