Texas Rangers in Action #25

A tense standoff sets the stage for this December 1960 Charlton western, with a sharply dressed, blonde-haired ranger in a blue coat facing down a sneering gunfighter who's practically daring him to draw — the speech bubble makes it plain: "Draw or Crawl!" Dick Giordano's cover art delivers the confrontation with real energy, the villain flanked by onlookers as both men size each other up in what promises to be anything but a fair fight. The tagline teasing "The Dude Ranger" — a man who "couldn't fight, couldn't ride, and couldn't shoot" — makes this ten-cent issue an irresistible pick for fans of classic western comics with a sense of humor about their heroes.