Black Rider

From 1950 to 1955, Marvel’s Black Rider galloped through 20 issues of Western adventure, with writer Robert Bernstein and artists Syd Shores and Al Hartley steering the series. The title followed Matthew Masters, a mild-mannered shopkeeper who donned the mask of the Black Rider to fight injustice in the Old West, often crossing paths with fellow heroes like Clay Harder and the Two-Gun Kid. This series stands as a solid, character-driven entry in Marvel’s early Western line, showcasing the publisher’s commitment to the genre before the superhero boom.