Black Fury #3

This 1955 Charlton publication puts "The Wonder Horse" front and center in a genuinely gripping cover scene by penciler Dick Giordano and inker Vince Alascia: the magnificent black stallion rears powerfully on a rocky ledge above a vulnerable white horse, while a crouching mountain lion prowls menacingly close below. The drama of that three-way standoff — wild nature at its most raw — makes it easy to see why Black Fury earned the "Wonder Horse" title. For a dime, this issue promises the kind of rugged, animal-driven adventure that made Charlton's western titles a staple of 1955 newsstands.