The Rawhide Kid #81

Few western heroes make an entrance quite like this — the Rawhide Kid comes crashing through a wall in a hail of splintered wood, pistol drawn and declaring "This is it, polecats — the showdown!" while a gang of rough-looking outlaws scrambles in panic below him. Larry Lieber's cover for this 1970 Marvel issue captures the Kid's fearless, kinetic energy perfectly, with a frightened woman and her armed companion caught in the chaos as the cover promises "the most dreaded cry of all: Range War!" It's a punchy, action-packed snapshot of Marvel's flagship western hero at his most dangerous.