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Hell Rider #1

Aug 1971 · Skywald · 0.60 USD
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# Hell-Rider #1 Synopsis A young man named Johnny is offered a lucrative job by the law firm Williams & Williams to work for a wealthy businessman, but his first assignment involves protecting a woman named Julie from drug dealers and monitoring her activities. When Julie attempts to escape with a criminal contact and is pursued by armed enemies, Johnny transforms into the supernatural Hell-Rider to save her, battling a masked villain called the Claw who possesses superhuman strength. The origin story establishes Hell-Rider as the comic's primary hero, with his powers and purpose tied to protecting innocents and confronting the supernatural threats that plague the world.

Contains 4 stories
Introducing... The Hell-Rider
20 pp · Superhero
Hell-Rider (intro, origin)

A young man, recently graduated from Harvard Law School, flees his privileged past to join a rebellious motorcycle gang in Oakland, seeking freedom and identity. After a violent confrontation leaves him severely injured and hospitalized, he awakens with a mysterious, overwhelming strength—only to discover it vanishes when he’s most in need. Now hunted and struggling to understand his new power, he must confront the truth of how his life changed in an instant.

The Butterfly
14 pp · Superhero
Butterfly (intro, origin)

In a desert highway chase, a mysterious woman known only as the Butterfly uses a jet-powered suit to silently follow a group of criminals fleeing in a limousine, determined to recover a pair of stolen boots. As they race toward a remote commune, she must decide whether to press on despite dwindling fuel or find another way to uncover the truth behind their mission.

Introducing... The Wild Bunch
14 pp · Superhero
Wild Bunch (intro, origin)

The Wild Bunch, a motley crew of motorcycle riders led by the self-proclaimed Animal, sets out on a mysterious journey from Oakland to Los Angeles after receiving a cryptic message from their old friend Marian Michaels. Tasked with delivering a pair of boots to an attorney named Brick Reese, the group begins to suspect something is off as they travel through the desert, unaware of the danger lurking just behind them.

The Final Chapter
10 pp · Superhero
Hell-RiderButterflyWild Bunch

Hell-Rider races against time to save Julie Storm, a young rock star overdosing on heroin, after escaping from captivity. As he races to get her to a hospital, he’s pursued by police and must evade roadblocks, while in Vegas, Butterfly and the Wild Bunch uncover a conspiracy involving stolen boots and a hidden cache of heroin.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Fine) $54
CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $1,429
CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $396
CGC 9.4 · 6 in census $245*
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $198
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $161
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $115*
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CGC 8.0 · 8 in census $105*
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $101*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $101*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $101
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $69*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $54*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $46
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $46*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $44*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist Ross Andru
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils, inks Harry Rosenbaum

Reprints

Reprinted in Hell Rider #1 (1976), Gwandanaland Comics #2378 (2019)

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