Two short comic stories for a small comic publisher anthology.  Black Rider was a supernatural western, the story of a sherrif shot in the back and was empowered by ancient native spirits to return to earth for vengence.  Side-kicked, was the story of a young boy who comes up with a super-hero identity to impress his hero during a local appearance, and winds up saving his life after a stunt show goes wrong and the hero is captured by evil forces.