Rocky Lane Western #22

This February 1951 Fawcett publication puts Republic Pictures star Rocky Lane front and center in a confident, wide-grinning pose — white Stetson, gun belt, and gloves in hand — with his magnificent black stallion Black Jack looming handsomely behind him. The photo-cover has a warm, approachable energy that captures the easy charisma of the cowboy hero at his best. Inside, the banner promises a complete "danger-filled Western novelette" in "The Desert Buccaneers" — a title that hints at outlaws and high-stakes action on the frontier.