Texas Rangers in Action #24

From Charlton's October 1960 lineup comes this tense Western standoff, with cover art by Dick Giordano capturing the drama perfectly. Ranger Cole Bradley's rearing horse fills the left side of the image while blonde, rifle-clutching Anne Holley — identified as the daughter of an old friend, Dan Holley — holds her ground on the right, both figures poised on the edge of whatever trouble awaits in Wolf Creek. Written by Joe Gill with interior art by Rocco Mastroserio, "Wolf Creek Showdown" promises the kind of frontier tension that made Charlton's Western titles a reliable ten-cent thrill.