The Rawhide Kid #94

Marvel's long-running western series tackles charged territory with issue #94, titled "Day of the Outcast." The cover by Larry Lieber and Frank Giacoia drops readers into a tense Main Street standoff: the Rawhide Kid faces down a Black gunfighter in a wide-brimmed hat and red plaid shirt, both men firing, with the defiant exchange of dialogue making clear this confrontation carries racial stakes beyond a simple duel. It's a striking 1971 western cover that signals the series was willing to engage with more than just straightforward frontier adventure.