CATALOG RECORD

All Western Winners #2

Marvel · Series began 1948 · Winter 1948

first appearance of The Black Rider, Marie Lathrop and Satan

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

The Black Rider (Matthew Masters) — introduction, also as Cactus Kid · origin
Marie Lathrop (from Black Rider) — introduction
Satan (Black Rider's horse) — introduction
Jim Lathrop (from Black Rider) — introduction

Dates

pencils: Syd Shores, Russ Heath, Bill Walshinks: Syd Shores, Russ Heathscript: Leon Lazarus, Kent B. Stiles, Ernie Hart

The Syndicate of Six-Gun Terror · 11 pages
Young gunman Matthew Masters, the Cactus Kid, wiped out the Davis Gang in a small town in Texas. As a reward, the governor of Texas pardoned him of his previous crimes and helped him become a doctor, abandoning his life as a gunfighter. Years later, now a doctor, Matthew settles in Leadville, Texas. When outlaw Blast Burrows terrorizes local rancher Jim Lathrop and his daughter Marie, Matthew does nothing to help, earning Marie's scorn. Later, when he learns the Lathrops are to be wiped out by Burrows, he disguises himself as the Black Rider, and eliminates the gang, saving Marie from Burrows.
Lazy Lawman · 2 pages
Burning Brands of Doom! · 5 pages
The Two-Gun Kid saves his friend Montana from being hanged by an over-zealous sheriff.
Riddle of the Star Cross! · 8 pages
In the desert Kid Colt finds a live baby in a wagon containing his dead father and mother. A note tells him their destination was the Danning ranch. Upon arrival at the ranch, he hands the baby over to his saddened aunt, Helen. Hothead foreman Red Northrup picks a fight with the Kid, thinking he's Helen's brother, come to cheat him out of, to his thinking, control of the ranch. Several threats fail to kill Helen and the baby, causing the Kid to seek out why someone wants the ranch so badly. He finds out there's oil on the land and lays a trap for the death threat perpetrator.

Blaine ColtKid ColtSteelClay HarderTwo-Gun KidMatthew MastersThe Black RiderCycloneMarie LathropSatanJim Lathrop