Black Rider #24

From Atlas Comics in 1954, this ten-cent issue of Black Rider delivers a punchy Western standoff straight from the cover by Joe Maneely: the masked, all-black-clad Black Rider leaps forward with pistol raised, delivering a decisive blow to one downed outlaw while two more armed men level their guns at him with the demand, "Drop yore guns an' mask, Black Rider… or else!" The tagline "The Wild West Lives Again!" sets the tone perfectly for a series that keeps frontier action front and center. Inside, Syd Shores brings the story "These Guns For Hire!" to life with the same gritty energy the cover promises.