Ringo Kid #5

A tense close-up of a grim-faced gunman dominates this 1955 Atlas Comics western, his revolver leveled as spent shells scatter at his feet — while in the background, the blue-clad Ringo Kid faces down mounted and on-foot attackers amid what looks like a shattered water barrel. The cover tagline says it all: "Ringo!! The name that makes killers tremble!" — and the promised story, "Wanted! Dead or Alive!", suggests the Kid's reputation is about to be put to the test once more. Cover art by Joe Maneely and Carl Burgos gives this ten-cent thrill a punchy, kinetic energy that captures Atlas's western titles at their mid-fifties best.