{"product_id":"billy-the-kid-volume-1-hardcover","title":"BILLY THE KID Volume 1 Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Charlton's very best titles from their stable of westerns. For comic books Billy went from outlaw to hero. He made his first appearance in \u003ci\u003eMasked Raider\u003c\/i\u003e #6 (February 1957). He took over the title with #9 (November 1957) and ran for \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eanother 147 issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, competing with Marvel's western titles and surviving nearly all of them! Regular contributors included writer \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Gill\u003c\/strong\u003e and artists \u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Whitman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDick Giordano, Rocke Mastroserio, Bill Molno\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Nicholas\u003c\/strong\u003e. Collected here: his first five complete issues.\n\nBilly's run reached all the way to 1983! And in later volumes maybe we'll see surprise work by EC veterans \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Severin \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eAl Williamson, \u003c\/strong\u003eas well as \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Morisi. \u003c\/strong\u003eHowever, these three are NOT in this first collection.\n\n\u003cem\u003eI've always had a fondness for this title. Just as I was a fan of Kid Colt, Two-Gun Kid and Rawhide Kid from Marvel, I found the Charlton westerns like this were often just as interesting. Of course, this is the revised history of Billy -- not a cutthroat armed robber but rather a heroic good guy, writing wrongs and taking down bad characters in the wild old west. Kind of a Clint Eastwood\/Man With No Name character, but without the fondness for cash rewards.\u003c\/em\u003e - Bud\n\nAlthough many of these artists don't come along until later issues, Al Williamson will show up in #15, which should be in Volume 2. However, if you look at the contributors in this volume, it's an impressive lineup, from Giordano to Maurice Whitman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643432730910,"sku":"BILK01H","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/bilk01h-billy-the-kid-vol-1-hc-book.jpg?v=1784516225","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/billy-the-kid-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}