The Mighty Marvel Western #24

Three of Marvel's finest frontier heroes — the Rawhide Kid, Kid Colt, and Two-Gun Kid — share the spotlight in this 1973 anthology western, each getting their moment in inset portraits across the top of the cover. Center stage belongs to a wild-eyed, red-haired Rawhide Kid standing over a fallen opponent, gun blazing, as a horrified woman in red looks on and a bystander warns "that'll make yuh a murderer!" — the cover's dialogue makes the tension crackle before you even open the book. Cover art by Rich Buckler, Dick Ayers, Frank Giacoia, and Mike Esposito delivers a scene with real urgency, and the interior brings together the talents of Stan Lee, Jack Davis, and letterer Artie Simek on "The Gunfighter and the Girl.