I did a check of the previous contest list, and while "horses" has been a topic, horseback riding has not been done yet. So post your favorite/best cover showing with a focus on a character exhibiting their equestrian skills-- it can be a real horse, a mule or donkey, or even a toy/hobby/rocking horse, but the focus must be on actually riding a horse-- not just a horse by itself.

So saddle up, kick your spurs and get hunting for the perfect cover of that most noble and venerable mode of transportation-- man and his horse!

The obligatory rules:

Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest.

- Cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before June 2013.

- Please include the title and the issue number of the comic, preferably in bold (e.g. Brother Power the Geek #2, DC 1968), in case some posters cannot see your image.

- Covers must be posted before voting begins.

- Voting takes place on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, beginning at 12:01 am PST and ending at 11:59 am PST.

- Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most in bold.

- The winner of the contest is the entrant with the most votes after the voting period ends.

- The winner chooses the theme for the next week's contest.

- If you don't think the cover fits the theme, don't vote for it; please don't post disparaging remarks about it.

- If a cover is more recent than the classic time frame, kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins.

- Don't founder your mount by feeding them too much sweet feed.

To start things off, here's my sample entry--