Roy Rogers Comics #48

This December 1951 Dell issue puts the "King of the Cowboys" front and center in a striking photo cover, with Roy Rogers shielding his eyes against a warm desert sky as a cactus dots the horizon behind him — the kind of sun-baked Western atmosphere that made this series a staple on newsstands. The colorful fringed and paisley details of his cowboy costume pop against that golden-orange backdrop, making for a vivid, eye-catching image. Inside, Gaylord Du Bois and Ray Thayer bring Roy into an adventure titled "Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys and the River of Gold" — promising all the frontier action fans of the era were eager to find.