"King of Stolen Valley"

Kid Montana was created at Charlton by Paul Masulli and Rocke Mastroserio back in 1957. I guess Pat Morisi felt that 13 years on the trail should age a guy, because he gave "Kid" Montana graying temples for this story from 1970.

I often wonder why "Kid" is such a common gunfighter monniker. Even in reality, ther was Billy The Kid, The Cherokee Kid, The Apache Kid and The Sundance Kid.

Anyway, here's Kid Montana in "King of Stolen Valley" from Outlaws of the West #81, May 1970.

The Man Called Loco. Texas Rangers in Action #72

cover by Jim Aparo

In my neighborhood, if you go by Loco, you're probably a wannabe Mexican Gangsta. In Charlton comics, you're the dashing western hero from South of the Border.

Pete Morisi drew this little shoot-em-up. Morisi was an NYPD Police Officer who moonlighted as an artist for Charlton, among many others. He signed his work "PAM" to maintain his anonymity (although he didn't connect the lines in the "M", so it sort of looks like "PAIII". Morisi is probably best know today for his creation, Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt.

Here's The Man Called Loco in "Homecoming" from June, 1969.