Rocky Lane Western #28

Republic Pictures' cowboy star Rocky Lane commands the cover of this August 1951 Fawcett publication, caught in a tense moment — back pressed against a brick wall, both six-guns drawn and ready, his expression steely beneath a white Stetson. The photo cover captures the kind of no-nonsense, dual-pistol standoff energy that made Western heroes of the era so compelling, and the cover teases an adventure titled "The Swamp Fox!" waiting inside. At a dime a copy, this is a fine snapshot of early-'50s cowboy comics at their most straightforward and fun, with Rocky Lane and his stallion Black Jack along for the ride.