Rocky Lane Western #38

Rocky Lane Western #38 brings the frontier tension right to your fingertips with this June 1952 Fawcett issue, its cover by Ralph Carlson blending a dramatic photo of Rocky Lane — hat pulled low, revolver in hand, pressed warily against a wooden post — with vivid illustrated panels showing a brawl and Rocky urging on his stallion Black Jack. The banner promises "The Saga of the Indian War," with the interior story "The Indian War Chapter One: Friend or Foe" setting up what looks to be an ambitious, multi-part Western adventure. At a dime a copy, this was exactly the kind of rugged, action-packed entertainment that made Rocky Lane comics a staple of 1952 newsstands.