Texas Rangers in Action #49

Charlton's Texas Rangers in Action #49 delivers a vivid slice of 1965 Western action, with the cover — inked by Dick Giordano — depicting a dramatic mid-air tumble as a figure in green is sent flying while a horseman gallops hard in the background. Three inset panels tease the issue's range of stories: Ranger Jeff Pearce faces a "Breakout," a lone lawman is spotlighted in "A Horse, A Gun and A Badge," and Kid Montana squares off against "The Craler Gang" with a six-shooter looming large in the foreground. Written by Joe Gill with interior art by Rocco Mastroserio, this is a solid package of frontier adventure at a twelve-cent price point.