Straight Arrow #18

Straight Arrow — billed right on the cover as "The Original Indian Hero of Radio Fame!" — leaps into action in this October 1951 issue from Magazine Enterprises. Fred Meagher's cover art crackles with energy as Straight Arrow, feathered headband and quiver on his back, knife in hand, takes on a pair of desperate outlaws amid a tangle of brush and tree limbs, one figure tumbling helplessly overhead while adversaries lurk in the background. With "The Educated Outlaws" as the featured story, this is a fine snapshot of the Western hero's early-'50s adventures at their most kinetic.