Golden Age Western Comics #[nn]

A lone rider on horseback silhouettes against a blazing sun on this striking cover, with a dramatically shadowed figure looming in the foreground — it's an immediate visual reminder of just how atmospheric Golden Age western comics could be. Edited by Steven Brower, this 2012 powerHouse Books collection rounds up stories featuring Lash LaRue, Gene Autry, Dan'l Boone, Tom Mix, and more of the frontier heroes who made the genre shine. At $24.95, it's a handsome gateway to the dusty trails and two-fisted adventures that captivated readers during comics' earliest era.