Lash La Rue Western #48

Lash LaRue, "King of the Bullwhip," commands the cover of this 1954 Charlton release with a close-up portrait of the black-clad cowboy gripping his whip handle between his teeth, cool and determined beneath that trademark wide-brimmed hat. A circular inset below shows the full figure of LaRue in action, whip cracking at his side in a dynamic fighting stance — all rendered with crisp linework by cover artist Dick Giordano. With the lead story "The Fatal Witness" promised alongside other tales, this ten-cent issue delivers a confident package of frontier adventure.