Black Rider #1

In "The Legend of the Black Rider," a mysterious figure known only as the Black Rider rides into the Lathrop ranch, driving off a gang of rustlers and earning the gratitude of young Bobby Lathrop. As the threat of Blast Burrows' gang looms, the rider reveals the truth behind his identity—Matt Masters, once a boy who lost his father to rustlers, now a doctor who must don the mantle of the Black Rider to protect the family he’s come to care for. While Marie Lathrop respects his quiet strength, she struggles with his refusal to take up arms—until the legend of the Black Rider becomes her only hope.

In "Duel at Dawn!", the mysterious Black Rider finds himself hunted after a bounty is placed on his head. Under his guise as Doc Masters, he intervenes to save Barnett, one of his would-be killers, only to learn that the real motive behind the attack is a ruthless plot to transform Leadville into a gambling empire—led by the man who now wants him dead.