Billy the Kid Western Comic

In 1950, New Century Press launched Billy the Kid Western Comic, a long-running series that brought the legendary outlaw to the four-color page across 22 issues. Most frequently illustrated by the steady hand of John L. Curtis, the title offered straightforward, action-packed frontier adventures rather than historical revisionism, leaning into the classic Western tropes of its era. While it never achieved the fame of the biggest cowboy comics, its decades-spanning run—from the Golden Age into the modern day—makes it a persistent, if niche, piece of Western comic book history.