The Mighty Marvel Western #15

Three of Marvel's most rugged frontier heroes — the Rawhide Kid, Kid Colt Outlaw, and Two-Gun Kid — share this 1971 anthology issue, and the cover by Herb Trimpe makes a strong case for why the Wild West never lacked for drama. A red-haired gunfighter dominates the foreground, pistol blazing, while armed cavalry soldiers close in behind him and a tense standoff brews amid rocky desert terrain — with dialogue bubbles warning of traps, traitors, and a man one second away from becoming "buzzard bait." The lead story, "Massacre at Medicine Bend!", promises plenty of frontier tension, with the creative team of Gary Friedrich, Denny O'Neil, Dick Ayers, and Herb Trimpe delivering the kind of fast-paced western adventure that kept Marvel's cowboy titles riding strong.