Black Fury #18

When a man named Sam Baker challenges the notorious bronc called Black Fury—a horse branded with the mark of a killer and ridden only by the desperate—he's risking everything to save his ranch from the ruthless Max Huston. Baker sees what others don't: that Black Fury, the wild stallion with a reputation for throwing riders, isn't mean by nature at all. In a desperate bid to prove the horse's true character and break Huston's cruel scheme, Baker prepares to climb into the saddle despite his injuries.

Black Fury finds himself caught between a hungry wolf pack led by the cunning Lobo when he ventures near a shallow stream on the plains. Using his wits and keen instincts, the intelligent stallion attempts an elaborate escape through the water and forest—but his pursuers are relentless and closing in fast. Can Black Fury outsmart the formidable beasts, or will this pursuit prove his undoing?

Black Fury finds himself on the run from pursuers and hitches a ride on a southbound train, only to find himself far from home in unfamiliar border country where he's cornered by outlaws and their stolen herd. When the stallion's defiance wins over one of his captors and he boldly leads the outlaws' mustangs into the wild hills, leaving the band stranded and horseless, he discovers that home is calling—and there's another chance at freedom waiting.

Ranger Kennedy pursues two outlaws—McNally and Calico John—across the desert, but a stumbling horse threatens to end the chase before it starts. When Kennedy catches up to find them waiting in ambush, a firefight erupts, testing his luck and wits against desperate criminals with nowhere left to run.

When Black Fury discovers a dog and her newborn puppies abandoned in the desert, the great horse's protective instinct awakens—and he stations himself as their guardian through the perilous night ahead. As coyotes howl and predators close in, Black Fury must fend off a mountain lion and a wolf pack with fierce determination to keep the defenseless litter safe. A touching tale of courage and unexpected kinship from the western frontier.