All Western Winners #3
In "Blast the Black Rider Down!", a wounded courier named Peter Henderson stumbles into the remote care of Doctor Masters, unaware that his sealed bids for a major construction project have made him a target. When unscrupulous businessman Ben Jonas learns of Henderson’s temporary incapacitation, he assembles a gang to steal the documents—kidnapping Marie Lathrop as leverage. With the help of a mysterious masked vigilante, the Black Rider, the tide turns in a tense showdown where justice is served in the dusty frontier. Mike Sekowsky’s dynamic art brings the action to life, while Syd Shores’ striking cover captures the high-stakes drama of a 1949 Western thriller.
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An overturned stage coach brings an injured Peter Henderson into the care of Doctor Masters. Unscrupulous businessman Ben Jonas learns that Henderson, a courier carrying sealed bids for a construction project to Washington, is laid up for a day or so and gathers his henchmen to steal the bids so he can underbid and get the project. In the process of stealing the bids at gunpoint Marie Lathrop is taken as insurance against anyone following. Masters changes to the Black Rider and successfully takes down the gang, with Jonas paying the ultimate price. Marie gets her first kiss from Black Rider.
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