Gunsmoke Western #43 - Angelo Torres art

Gunsmoke Western #43, 1957 - After being overrun with lawlessness, Wichita, Kansas is brought to order by a sharp-shooting stranger. Angelo Torres has a superb sense of layout, exemplified by his opening splash of a rancorous bar fight. The chaos that ensues in the top two-thirds nicely contrasts against the relative calm of the bartender behind the counter. Torres' inks are more broadly used, especially the final scenes in a darkened saloon. The style appears to be a precursor an approach he would use more often in the early 1960s. Other artists in this issue include Gene Colan, Jack Keller, Jim Mooney and John Severin (cover). This is number 1 of 2 Gunsmoke Western issues with Torres art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Torres or Gunsmoke Western issues. See also this blog's Angelo Torres checklist.
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"All Quiet in Witchita" Torres story pencils and inks 4 pages = ***
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