The Rawhide Kid #24

This October 1961 issue of Rawhide Kid lays its tension right on the cover, where Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers tell a mini-story in sequential panels: the Kid strides warily down a dusty street thinking "every gun in town is waitin' to blast me," then gets ambushed in a rapid-fire brawl that unfolds panel by panel to a cliffhanger "And now…" The cover promises two high-stakes tales — "Showdown in Silver City!" and "Gunman's Gamble!" — making it clear the Kid's day is about as rough as the frontier gets. For fans of Stan Lee–era western storytelling, this one delivers its drama with punchy confidence right from the first glance.