Black Fury #33

Black Fury's daily visits to a hidden mountain lake bring him into contact with a kindly scientist conducting mysterious experiments—until a renegade Apache named Otnay steals the man's transformative serum and sets in motion a horrifying chain of events. When the creature that emerges from the lake threatens all who come to drink, the ebony stallion must face off against something far more dangerous than any wild beast.

Les Wilcox, a Cowtown lawyer hired to collect a debt, finds himself stonewalled when his client's debtor, Bart Henshaw, refuses to pay and admits he stole the signed note—and legal methods won't work. When Henshaw proves untouchable through the courts, Wilcox takes matters into his own hands and becomes the Masked Raider to force a confession and recover what his client is owed. The Masked Raider storms Henshaw's gambling house and discovers both the stolen note and the cash in Henshaw's safe, finally bringing the corrupt debtor to justice.

When wild horse hunter Jim Blue spots Black Fury—a magnificent ebony stallion unlike any he's ever seen—he's seized by a singular purpose: to have the great horse for himself. The relentless chase drives both man and stallion deeper into the frozen Sierras, where Jim pushes ever higher, ignoring the gathering storm clouds, until the two of them find themselves trapped together in a cave as a deadly blizzard rages outside. What unfolds between the determined hunter and the proud wild horse will test whether Jim's love of horses runs deeper than his obsession with breaking them to his will.