Uncle Charlie's Fables #5

A royal reward notice — King Rolly offering half his kingdom and the princess's hand to anyone who can bring Carboni the Plunderer to his knees — sets the stakes on this spirited 1952 cover by Charles Biro, where a daring young hero and a red-gowned princess race on horseback while blue-clad sword-wielding pursuers press in from all sides, with a castle looming on the hillside behind them. The promise of "All New and Original Stories" lives up to its billing with this kind of swashbuckling energy packed into a single image. At just ten cents, Uncle Charlie's Fables #5 delivered fairy-tale adventure with genuine dramatic punch.