Black Fury #40

A horse rancher's guilt over shooting the magnificent wild stallion Black Fury sends him into nightmares and despair—but when rustlers attack his camp, the supposedly dead stallion returns as an unlikely savior, forcing Al Rubiger to confront the truth of that fateful night in Skull Canyon. This western frontier tale explores redemption and the unbreakable bond between man and horse, proving that some debts can be repaid in the most unexpected ways.

When a struggling wild west show hires a small-time promoter to boost ticket sales, Black Fury becomes the unwilling star of a cruel spectacle—fitted with grotesque false teeth and billed as "Fang, the Man-Killing Stallion." As the proud stallion sickens under the degradation and Moses Hulb's ruthless management, only a sympathetic cowboy named Tex stands between Black Fury and a tragic end in the arena.

When the Bidwell family settles on their new homestead, they've heard wonderful stories about Black Fury, the noble wild stallion of the hills—a protector of the innocent and foe to all wickedness. But their initial warm welcome from the great horse soon turns troubling when Black Fury begins acting strangely, seemingly desperate to drive them away, and his warnings grow more frantic with each passing day. As a dangerous storm approaches, the Bidwells must finally understand what Black Fury has been trying to tell them all along.