The Masked Rider Archives Volume 1
By Oscar Schisgall & William H. Stueber
Altus Press www.altuspress.com/
ISBN #978-1618271099
340 Pages
Price $22.41
Rating 5-Stars
A great old western series”
Volume 1 of this tomb includes the first three
novels from 1934, “The Black Caballero” by Oscar Schisgall, “The Avenging
Shadow” & “Sapphire Mesa” by William H. Stueber. The volume contains a nice
Forward by Will Murray. The Masked Rider began in Ranger Publications, and
featured a masked rider of the plains who fought outlaws with his Yukui sidekick,
Blue Hawk. Also called the Robin Hood of Texas, they bore a slight resemblance
to the radio character of The Lone Ranger and Tonto. But the Masked Rider wore all black,
including a hood with eye slots. These three early stories are typical pulp fun
of the period, and bring back the thrills of those bygone days. The series
would be written by a variety of authors, bringing their own feel to the
series, but all brought exciting western tales to the readers in search of
escapism during the Great Depression. Don’t miss this Altus Press reprint
volume.
Tom Johnson
Echoes Magazine
I hadn't heard about this one. Great news! I've read only stories from the mid-forties.
ReplyDeleteI think you'll like these western novels. Altus Press intends to release all of the Ranger issues - 13 novels I believe.
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