Black Rider (BR) Vol 1 87

In the border town of Rosa Blanca, various mexicans had began arriving, despite the effort of the border patrol. The Black Rider goes to the city to investigate and discovers a strange traffic.

Appearing in "Ringo Kid"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Ringo Kid #14

Featured Characters:

Ringo Kid

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Jake King

Other Characters:

Arab

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Synopsis for "Ringo Kid"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Ringo Kid #14

The Ringo Kid spots two bushwackers who are attempting to shoot at the local marshal who is bringing out his prisoner, a man named Lance from his jailhouse. The Kid is faster at the draw and his superior shooting skills allows him to shoot the guns out of the assassins hands, but they managed to flee the scene before they can be rounded up. The Marshall tells the Kid that they were likely trying to stop him from bringing his prisoner to face his execution in Wichita. However the prisoner tells the Kid that he preferred death by the hands of the shooters than to swing from a rope. When the Kid asks to assist the Marshall he refuses, telling the Kid that he can handle it. After they are gone however, the Kid can't shake the feeling of a strange kinsmanship with the prisoner and decides to follow after them anyway.

He catches up to them as they are being attacked by a gang of gunslingers. The Ringo Kid helps drive them away but the Marshall is wounded in the gun fight. Unable to bring the prisoner in himself, the Marshall deputizes the Ringo Kid and asks him to take the prisoner the rest of the way, warning him that he is a killer. Along the way, the Ringo Kid learns that his prisoner was part of the King gang who was arrested due to murder, telling the Kid that he was turned in by Jake King himself. Lance explains that after he joined up with King's gang, he learned that King had killed his brother. When he confronted Jake about it, King had framed him for a murder, and is now probably gunning for him now thinking that he has evidence that he can turn against Jake King and his gang.

Soon they are attacked by the King gang again, and with the odds against them, the Kid unlocks Lance's hand cuffs and gives him guns to help fight off the shooters. the eventually manage to drive them off, and when Lance insists on being cuffed up again the Kid refuses to do so having earned his trust and also so they are ready for any other ambushes. When they arrive in town, the Kid is forced to put the handcuffs back on and he leaves Lance to wait outside while he goes to get the US Marshal in charge in Wichita. Seeing Lance alone, Jake King and his men try one last attempt to kill him, but the Ringo Kid and the Marshall spring out of the office with guns blazing and easily incapacitate the entire gang. With Jake King and his men arrested, King confesses to framing Lance who is then set free.

Appearing in "Cidade sem lei"

Reprint of the 1st story from
The Kid From Dodge City #2
(originally printed as The Lawless Town)

Featured Characters:

The Kid From Dodge City

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Antagonists:

Denero gang

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Synopsis for "Cidade sem lei"

Reprint of the 1st story from
The Kid From Dodge City #2
(originally printed as The Lawless Town)

The Kid from Dodge City rides into a deserted town and finds trouble right away when some outlaws tell him to draw. But his superior gunfighting skills he manages to hold his own, however the gang manages to capture him. Their leader, Denero, has the Kid tied up to a chair. He explains that he and his gang are hiding out in this town while they plan to rob the bank in Deadwood and offer Jess the opportunity to join their gang. When Wayne refuses, Denero orders his men to leave him nothing but cheese to eat and they head out. One the way out one of Denero's men knocks the plate of cheese over leaving it on the floor for the rats to eat. The gang then robs the bank, leaving the Kid's hat at the scene of the crime so he is blamed for the robbery. Denero and his men learn that their plan was a success when a posse comes looking for the Kid. Denero then tells his men to prepare to rob a stage coach and leave Jess tied up with another plate of cheese. However when the Denero gang attempt to rob the coach they find the Kid from Dodge City waiting for them inside, he easily disarms them with his shooting skills and takes them prisoner. Shocked that the Kid is there, it is explained that the Kid smeared the cheese on the ropes that bound him and waited for the rats to chew through them to free himself. With the gang rounded up and the Kid's name cleared, Jess rides off.

Notes

The story " Contrabando humano!" have similar plot to the story : "Secret of the Human Cargo!" from Black Rider Vol 1 9.The art was completly redrawn by Brazilian artist Juarez Odilon, crating a new story that last 23 pages, the dialogues were reduced and rewritten, the location was changed from Leadville to the border town of Rosa Branca; and some characters were changed or added. For example Old Packrat Pete was replaced in the new story by new character named Fred. Scenes of romance of Black Rider and Marie Lathrop were added too as a precedent storyline. So, despite the similarities with the story of origin, the new story shown a different event in the story of the Black Rider.
In this brasilian version, Matthew Masters was renamed Heron Robledo. The "Kid from Dodge City" was renamed "Bob Allen", the name of an earlier western character published by Quality.
Only the stories featuring Marvel characters are listed in the database. This comic also reprinted western stories from other publishers like Charlton (Kid Montana).

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Black Rider (BR) Vol 1 87

Appearing in "Contrabando humano! (Human smuggling!)"

Synopsis for "Contrabando humano! (Human smuggling!)"