Black Rider #21

Atlas Comics' Black Rider #21 from 1954 delivers exactly the hard-riding action its tagline "The Wild West Lives Again!" promises. Syd Shores and Carl Burgos's cover puts the masked Black Rider at the center of a fierce mid-gallop clash, trading blows with an orange-and-green-clad outlaw while their horses collide — a muzzle flash lighting up the moment with raw intensity. More riders visible in the dusty background hint that the trouble is far from over, making this a ten-cent package that earns every penny.