Straight Arrow #45

Fred Meagher's cover for this 1955 Magazine Enterprises issue captures Straight Arrow in full motion — feathered headdress, bow in hand, riding his golden palomino through a dramatic cave or canyon setting alive with vivid blues and yellows. In the foreground, a discarded cowboy hat, boots, spurs, and a pistol hint at a confrontation already underway, while tribal drums and decorated lances frame the scene on the left. With a story titled "Straight Arrow Will Die!" promising high frontier stakes, issue #45 is a vivid snapshot of mid-1950s Western adventure comics at their most energetic.