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Black Rider (character)
The Black Rider is a fictional Western character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in All-Western Winners #2 (Winter 1948), from the company's 1940s forerunner, Timely Comics.
After appearing in subsequent issues of the All-Western Winners omnibus, by issue #8 the book changed its title to Black Rider, with the character becoming the lead feature. Other company characters, like Kid Colt and Arrowhead also made appearances. After slightly changing its name again, to Western Tales of Black Rider, by issue #32 the book reverted to an anthology format and was renamed Gunsmoke Western (which took over the numbering of the Black Rider title) through the 1950s.
By 1957, the title was cancelled, but a new series called Black Rider Rides again was published, drawn by Jack Kirby. It lasted by only 1 issue, because of the Atlas implosion. The stories intended for the second issue were published in the next years in various western series. one story was only published abroad, in Australias in the comic The Fast Gun #9.
Most of the Black Rider's adventures were drawn by Syd Shores. When the character's adventures were reprinted in the 1970s in Western Gunfighters, the character was renamed the Black Mask.
A one-shot revival, Strange Westerns Starring the Black Rider appeared in 2006, with a story by Steve Englehart and art by Marshall Rogers.
As a young man, Matthew Masters was known as the Cactus Kid, an outlaw. His criminal career ended one day at the Last Chance Saloon in Jefferson County, Texas, when he faced the David Gang, who had taken the town hostage. When the dust cleared, the killers were dead, and the Cactus Kid was summoned to the mansion of the governor of Texas. The governor pardoned the young outlaw as a reward for getting rid of the Davis Gang, and the Cactus Kid promised to go to medical school and become a doctor.
Years later, "Doc" Masters became the new physician for the small town of Leadville, Texas. Masters' new peaceful lifestyle left him unwilling to use violence when a hired killer came to town, and he was branded a coward by the townspeople. Masters decided to disguise himself as the Black Rider, so that he could fight criminals without revealing his criminal past to the town.He began to romance the beautiful but venomous blonde rancher Marie Lathrop (who despised Doc Masters, but loved the Black Rider), and helped her father Jim Lathrop Later, the Black Rider identity was discovered by the young Bobby Lathrop, who became his ally and confident. The Black Rider's adventures happened from before 1870 until 1877. He began cleaning Leadville of outlaws, and then he expanded his actions all across the West, acting as medic of the frontier, becoming very famous acrros the land.
In one his travels, Masters pretended to be an engineer called Oswald Garry and romanced a spunky rancher named Barbara Kane, impressing her, mastering her with a lash and promising her marriage.
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Black Rider (character)
The Black Rider is a fictional Western character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in All-Western Winners #2 (Winter 1948), from the company's 1940s forerunner, Timely Comics.
After appearing in subsequent issues of the All-Western Winners omnibus, by issue #8 the book changed its title to Black Rider, with the character becoming the lead feature. Other company characters, like Kid Colt and Arrowhead also made appearances. After slightly changing its name again, to Western Tales of Black Rider, by issue #32 the book reverted to an anthology format and was renamed Gunsmoke Western (which took over the numbering of the Black Rider title) through the 1950s.
By 1957, the title was cancelled, but a new series called Black Rider Rides again was published, drawn by Jack Kirby. It lasted by only 1 issue, because of the Atlas implosion. The stories intended for the second issue were published in the next years in various western series. one story was only published abroad, in Australias in the comic The Fast Gun #9.
Most of the Black Rider's adventures were drawn by Syd Shores. When the character's adventures were reprinted in the 1970s in Western Gunfighters, the character was renamed the Black Mask.
A one-shot revival, Strange Westerns Starring the Black Rider appeared in 2006, with a story by Steve Englehart and art by Marshall Rogers.
As a young man, Matthew Masters was known as the Cactus Kid, an outlaw. His criminal career ended one day at the Last Chance Saloon in Jefferson County, Texas, when he faced the David Gang, who had taken the town hostage. When the dust cleared, the killers were dead, and the Cactus Kid was summoned to the mansion of the governor of Texas. The governor pardoned the young outlaw as a reward for getting rid of the Davis Gang, and the Cactus Kid promised to go to medical school and become a doctor.
Years later, "Doc" Masters became the new physician for the small town of Leadville, Texas. Masters' new peaceful lifestyle left him unwilling to use violence when a hired killer came to town, and he was branded a coward by the townspeople. Masters decided to disguise himself as the Black Rider, so that he could fight criminals without revealing his criminal past to the town.He began to romance the beautiful but venomous blonde rancher Marie Lathrop (who despised Doc Masters, but loved the Black Rider), and helped her father Jim Lathrop Later, the Black Rider identity was discovered by the young Bobby Lathrop, who became his ally and confident. The Black Rider's adventures happened from before 1870 until 1877. He began cleaning Leadville of outlaws, and then he expanded his actions all across the West, acting as medic of the frontier, becoming very famous acrros the land.
In one his travels, Masters pretended to be an engineer called Oswald Garry and romanced a spunky rancher named Barbara Kane, impressing her, mastering her with a lash and promising her marriage.