WESTERN COMICS

Black Rider (I) • Western Tales of Black Rider (1950-1955)

Series is initially named "Black Rider", but is renamed to "Western Tales of Black Rider" with #28.

Numbering continued from Western Winners #7.

81950/03Not Rated$0.10
Photo cover?1
Ti:The mystery of the Valley of Giants!18
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:5827
Ti:The spotted invader!4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Nimo the Mountain Lion
W#:7243
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyThe story of Bullet Ben (SL-5242)Stan Lee?2
91950/06Not Rated$0.10
Front coverJoe Maneely1
Ti:Wrath of the redskins!10
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7358
Ti:On the trail of the Fox!7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7375
Ti:The silent killer!3
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:7492
Ti:The impossible problem!6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7376
Ti:Menace from the sky!4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Nimo the Mountain Lion
W#:7472
Ti:The secret of the human cargo!8
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7357
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyGold lust (5675)?2
101950/09Not Rated$0.10
Front coverRuss Heath1
Ti:The legend of the Black Rider!11
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely, Syd Shores   I/F-Joe Maneely, Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7529
Ti:The silent killer!5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely?   I/F-Joe Maneely?   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7336
Ti:The terror of the west!3
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:7516
Ti:Six-gun lesson!5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely, Syd Shores   I/F-Joe Maneely, Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7513
Ti:Creeping death4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:7326
Ti:Death in the cards!7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely   I/F-Joe Maneely   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7530
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyToo old to learn (SL-3915)Stan Lee?2
Pin-up/PosterThe Black Rider pin-up sectionSyd Shores2
111950/11Not Rated 
Front coverJoe Maneely1
Ti:Massacre at Fort McVey10
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley   I/F-Al Hartley   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
Ti:The Black Rider unmasked!3
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley, Joe Maneely   I/F-Al Hartley, Joe Maneely   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7650
Ti:Yellow!5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley   I/F-Al Hartley   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7606
Ti:Greed3
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:7633
Ti:Wanted for murder!7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley   I/F-Al Hartley   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7610
Ti:The bully4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores?   I/F-Mike Becker?   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:7632
Ti:Betrayed!6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley   I/F-Al Hartley   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7647
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyPrairie fire (SL-4045)Stan Lee?2
121951/01Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
131951/03Not Rated 
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Ti:The tough hombre3
Cr:P/L-Joe Sinnott   I/F-Joe Sinnott
Ti:??
Cr:?
141951/05Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:The horror castle10
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely   I/F-Joe Maneely   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:8111
Ti:The tree pirates strike!6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley   I/F-Al Hartley   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:7971
Ti:The old man4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Marion Sitton   I/F-Marion Sitton   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:8095
Ti:Close shave!4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Al Hartley   I/F-Al Hartley   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:8002
Ti:The victim3
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Pete Morisi   I/F-Pete Morisi   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
W#:8099
Ti:The metal menace!8
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Mike Sekowsky?   I/F-Christopher Rule?   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:8070
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Other art/photosIllustration on letter pageAl Hartley1
Text storyBig Jim Larkin's plot (5674)?2
Other art/photosScrapbook of the West: Custer's last stand! (5079)?1
151951/07Not Rated 
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Ti:??
Cr:?
161951/09Not Rated$0.10
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
171951/11Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
181952/01Not Rated 
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Ti:??
Cr:?
191953/11Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
201954/01Not Rated$0.10
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
211954/03Not Rated 
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Ti:??
Cr:?
221954/05Not Rated$0.10
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
231954/07Not Rated$0.10
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
241954/09Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:Arrowhead5
Cr:P/L-Joe Sinnott   I/F-Joe Sinnott
Ti:??
Cr:?
251954/11Not Rated$0.10
Front cover?1
Ti:Arrowhead5
Cr:P/L-Joe Sinnott   I/F-Joe Sinnott
Ti:??
Cr:?
261955/01  
Front coverJoe Maneely1
Ti:-5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Jack Keller   I/F-Jack Keller   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Kid Colt (Blaine Colt)
W#:F-111
Ti:Gambler's folly6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:F-278
Ti:The hunters!6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:F-300
Ti:Gun justice!6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:F-338
Ti:??
Cr:?
271955/03 $0.10
Front cover?1
Ti:The mystery of the valley of giants!18
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Black Rider (Jim Gardley)
W#:5827
Ti:The spotted invader!4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ch:Nimo the Mountain Lion
W#:7243

Western Tales of Black Rider (1950-1955)

281955/05  
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Ti:??
Cr:?
291955/07  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
301955/09  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
311955/11  
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?

Numbering continues in Gunsmoke Western #32.

Two-Gun Western (I) (1950-1952)

Alternative pre-series is probably My Love (I).

Numbering continued from Casey: Crime Photographer #4.

51950/11Not Rated 
Front coverJohn Buscema1
Ti:Massacre at Fort Madison8
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-John Buscema   I/F-John Buscema   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:He was branded yellow4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-Syd Shores   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:The renegade5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Boomerang5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyDead ending?2
61951/02Not Rated 
Front coverJoe Maneely1
Ti:The man who made the law7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely   I/F-Joe Maneely   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:The deadly double-cross6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:The bully4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:The outcast5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Charles F. Miller   I/F-Charles F. Miller   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyWhen the odds are even?2
71951/04Not Rated 
Front coverCharles F. Miller1
Ti:The human sacrifice7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely   I/F-Joe Maneely   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Blast Corbett - outlaw!6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Charles F. Miller   I/F-Charles F. Miller   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Wanted4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Syd Shores   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:The secret mine5
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Michael Esposito   I/F-Michael Esposito   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyDanger rides the rails?2
81951/06Not Rated 
Front coverCharles F. Miller1
Ti:Red man's blood7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Werner Roth   I/F-Werner Roth   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Dead man's rendezvous6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Doc Holliday, the killer who searched for death4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Les Zakarin   I/F-John Romita Sr.   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Outlaw's justice6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyShowdown in the woods?2
91951/08Not Rated 
Front coverCharles F. Miller1
Ti:The vengeance of the Apache Kid7
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Werner Roth   I/F-Werner Roth   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Judgment Day6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Pete Tumlinson   I/F-Pete Tumlinson   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Blood will tell4
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-[N.G.]   I/F-[N.G.]   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Ti:Smokey showdown6
Cr:W-[N.G.]   P/L-Joe Maneely   I/F-Joe Maneely   L-[N.G.]   C-[N.G.]
Feature(s)

TypeTitleCreditsPgs.
Text storyThe gun that ruled the west?2
101951/10Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:The Accused6
Cr:P/L-Pete Tumlinson   I/F-Pete Tumlinson
Ch:Kid Colt (Blaine Colt)
W#:8225
Ti:War drums in the badlands!7
Cr:?
Ch:Apache Kid (Aloysius Kare)
W#:8787
Ti:The man who killed again4
Cr:?
W#:8785
Ti:Blind justice6
Cr:?
Ch:Texas Kid
W#:8758
Ti:??
Cr:?
111951/12Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
121952/02Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
131952/04Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
141952/06Not Rated 
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Ti:??
Cr:?

Arizona Kid (1951-1952)

11951/03Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
21951/05Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:Warrior's revenge!4
Cr:P/L-Marion Sitton   I/F-Marion Sitton
Ch:Hank Barlow
W#:8026
Ti:The coward's boast5
Cr:P/L-Russ Heath   I/F-Russ Heath
Ch:Arizona Kid
W#:7952
Ti:The red men attack!7
Cr:P/L-Russ Heath   I/F-Russ Heath
Ch:Arizona Kid
W#:7933
Ti:Code of the gunfighter!6
Cr:P/L-Russ Heath   I/F-Russ Heath
Ch:Arizona Kid
W#:7934
Ti:??
Cr:?
31951/07Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
41951/09Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:??
Cr:?
51951/11Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:He taught him to kill!3
Cr:?
W#:8922
Ti:The posse rides2
Cr:?
W#:8967
Ti:The sheriff of San Saba!5
Cr:P/L-Pete Morisi   I/F-Pete Morisi
Ch:Arizona Kid
W#:8861
Ti:Cloven hoofs of death!8
Cr:P/L-Pete Morisi   I/F-Pete Morisi
Ch:Arizona Kid
W#:8696
Ti:Killers three6
Cr:P/L-Pete Morisi   I/F-Pete Morisi
Ch:Arizona Kid
W#:8781
Ti:??
Cr:?
61952/01Not Rated 
Front cover?1
Ti:Gun whipped3
Cr:P/L-Joe Sinnott   I/F-Joe Sinnott
Ti:??
Cr:?

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