Appearing in "Treachery at Hangman's Bridge!"
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- Parrish's Gang
- Parrish
- Larkin
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- Sheriff of Leadville
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Synopsis for "Treachery at Hangman's Bridge!"
Half an hour later the sherrif arrived with some people. One of the newcomers told the sheriff that he and his boys had no responsiblity in the incident. The sherriff told Masters that the gold of the stage was gone, and without proof, he had to freed the suspects, since that being in the vicinity was no proof of guilt. Masters still decided to watch them over as the Black Rider.
Two days later, Doc Masters noted that one of the men of Parrish was buying supplies, possibly to remain in town. He also wondeered if they had got the gold. He followed the man with his horse Ichabod, but he was ambushed by him in the middle of the desert. Masters told him thaat he was only following a house call of a patient. The man prevent him form following him, so Masters changed into the Black Rider to follow him.
In a hideout, some outlaws led by a man called Parrish decided to "finish the business". Parrish ordered one of his men, Larkin to keep an eye in the horses.However, soon the Black Rider attacked the watcher and incapacitated him. Then he went to the hideout and surprised the outlaws. The Rider was faster than them using his guns. He finally hit the ones that tried to escape.
The next day, the Black Rider talked with the Sheriff of Leadville,telling him that the stolen gold was at the bottom of the river, and that he suspect it because Parrish's gang was hanging around it, and that Masters "tIpped" him of the buying of hip-lenght rubber boots by one of the outlaws..Appearing in "The Man Who Came Back!"
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- Sheriff Kim
- Pat
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- Ben Hobson
- Blayne
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- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Cayuse County
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Man Who Came Back!"
At the his Circle-X ranch, the sheriff gathers a posse to go out and look to make sure that Aloysius Kare is no longer in the area. Unaware to them, Kare is watching from a nearby hill and notes that Hobson and his associate Blaine are not among the men out looking for him. Kare then changes into the Apache Kid just as a gang of masked men storm the Circle-X to steal the cattle there. The Kid rushes in, taking down their leader and using Nightwind to route the stampeding cattle while the rest of the gang gets away.
The Apache Kid then carries the leader of the gang to the sheriff and his posse and unmasks him as Bob Hobson. However Hobson tries to convince the sheriff that the Apache Kid is responsible for rustling the cattle and is in league with Aloysius Kare. With no way to prove either story, he is forced to let Bob go. However when Pat arrives and confirms the Apache Kid's story, the sheriff orders his men to go after him. The Apache Kid gets the lead and changes into Aloysius Kare and gets the jump on Jobson and easily subdues him. The sheriff thanks Kare for his help and apologizes for running him out of town.Appearing in "Matt Slade, Gunfighter"
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- United States Marshals
- Matt Slade (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
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- Matt Slade's Horse (First appearance)
- Anson Clinton (First appearance)
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- Hole-in-the-Wall Gang
- Po Jelks (Main story and flashback)
- Case (Only in flashback)
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- Mr. Slade (First appearance)
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- Carson City
- Cottonwood Gultch (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "Matt Slade, Gunfighter"
Slade manages to escape the mob and seeks shelter in an abandoned cabin while his hands heal. However the young girl he saved and her father manage to track him down. The man introduces himself as Anson Clinton the governor of the territory. He tells Slade that he is aware that he is aware that most of the crimes that Slade has been accused of committing were false accusations, all accept for one bank robbery in which Slade was seen riding with Po Jelks. Matt explains that he and his father were homesteaders who were burned off their land by a rich rancher. With no money for themselves they were tricked into helping Po Jelks and his men, unaware that they were being implicated in a bank robbery. After escaping, Matt's father demanded payment but was shot dead as a result. The young Matt buried his father and vowed to learn how to be a gunfighter to avenge his father's death and has spent the last number of years trying to track Jelks down.
Hearing Matt's story, Anson offers Matt a pardon and offers him a job to operate as an undercover US Marshal. Matt takes up the job and goes on his first mission: to shut down the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang who have been terrorizing territory for some time. Matt, using his reputation as an outlaw gunfighter tracks down the outlaws to their hide out and offers to join the gang. However when he realizes that Po Jelks is the leader of the gang, Matt drops his cover and reveals who he really is. He then out draws the entire gang and beats them into submission, taking Po into custody so that he sees justice for his father's murder.Appearing in "The Call of the Wilderness!"
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- Apache
- Lone Fox
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Synopsis for "The Call of the Wilderness!"
The Apache Kid refuses to believe this and rushes into the woods and changes into his alter-ego of the Aloysius Kare to try and tame Nightwind again. To the Apache they only see a white man who has come to steal their bravest warriors horse and rush to stop him. However Kare manages to get onto Whirlwind's back and ride him. While Nightwind struggles, he kicks up enough dust to allow Kare to change into the Apache Kid once again.
Eventually the Apache Kid tames Nightwind and the Apaches are shocked when they see no sign of the white man and the Apache Kid in their presence once more. The Kid dismisses what his people have seen, suggested that they were perhaps seeing things.