Two Gun Kid #48

This 1959 Marvel western packs a tremendous amount of action onto one cover, with the Two-Gun Kid blazing away in the foreground while outlaws scatter in every direction around him — a horseback rider with a lasso, gun-toting rivals trading shots, and a young blond figure beaming in the corner hinting at the Kid's origins. Jack Kirby's pencils and Christopher Rule's inks give the chaos a kinetic, punchy energy that suits a title promising "All Brand-New Two-Gun Kid Tales," including the featured story "Showdown at Sunset!" The burst caption teasing "The Start of the Two-Gun Kid!" makes this June issue a particularly intriguing entry in the series for fans of Marvel's classic western era.