Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949
Editing: Bob Wood (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Black Diamond Western (Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s], 1949 series) #14 Edit Cover
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Black Diamond / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You had your chance, Faro Kid!
Characters:
Bumper (supporting); Reliapon [Black Diamond's horse] (supporting)
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Issue Data

Fire Your Own V-2 Model Rocket
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V-2 Model Rocket / advertisement / 1 page

The Faro Kid
(Table of Contents: 2)

Black Diamond / comic story / 18 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Bill Overgard (signed)
Inks:
Bill Overgard (signed)
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  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Bumper (supporting); Reliapon [Black Diamond's horse] (supporting); Faro Kid (antagonist)

Horse Has Been Named
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Given Premiums or Cash...
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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

"The only bull fight in the United States..."
(Table of Contents: 5)

Sure as Shootin' / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Claude Moore (signed)
Pencils:
Claude Moore (signed)
Inks:
Claude Moore (signed)
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  • Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters:
Pedro Busamente; Lucy Rider; John F. Duthie
Synopsis:
About bullfight in the United States and a Mexican horsethief.

Pay Less-Get the Best!
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Fibre Seat Covers / advertisement / 0.5 page

Who Says Kids Don't Know...
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Scoop!
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Complete Picture-Taking, Picture-Making Outfit / advertisement / 1 page

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Western Wackies / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is the last game...

Indexer Notes

Centerspread. Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. has Perry as most probable, and the art is similar to one signed page in #11. Perry is credited to work for Lev Gleason by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Rubber Masks
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Rubber-for-Molds Masks / advertisement / 1 page

Mike Carrel vs. James Trumbull and Sylvester Cain
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comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
U.S. Marshal Mike Carrel; James Trumbull; Sylvester Cain

2 Sensational Baseball Offers!!
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Casey on the Mound Game; Lucky to Be a Yankee / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Koala Bear
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Stamp Page / advertisement / 0.67 page

Get This Big 10 Unit Super Stamp Outfit
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Super Stamp Outfit / advertisement / 1 page

Frontier Weapons
(Table of Contents: 15)

Black Diamond's Page of Western Lore / illustration / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
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The Widow of Angel's Gulch
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text story / 2 pages

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typeset

Fighting Sheriff Jack Queen
(Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier

Amazing 16 mm Home Movie Projector Bargain!
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16mm Movie Projector / advertisement / 1 page

Talk-Sing-Play
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Seyco Home Radio Mike / advertisement / 1 page

Lose Weight...
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Spot Reducer / Body Massager / advertisement / 1 page

Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comic Readers!
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Billfold, Flashlight and Pen Set / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["You had your chance, Faro Kid!"]
    Black Diamond
  2. Fire Your Own V-2 Model Rocket
    V-2 Model Rocket
  3. The Faro Kid
    Black Diamond
  4. Horse Has Been Named
  5. Given Premiums or Cash...
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  6. "The only bull fight in the United States..."
    Sure as Shootin'
  7. Pay Less-Get the Best!
    Fibre Seat Covers
  8. Who Says Kids Don't Know...
  9. Scoop!
    Complete Picture-Taking, Picture-Making Outfit
  10. ["This is the last game..."]
    Western Wackies
  11. Rubber Masks
    Rubber-for-Molds Masks
  12. Mike Carrel vs. James Trumbull and Sylvester Cain
  13. 2 Sensational Baseball Offers!!
    Casey on the Mound Game; Lucky to Be a Yankee
  14. The Koala Bear
    Stamp Page
  15. Get This Big 10 Unit Super Stamp Outfit
    Super Stamp Outfit
  16. Frontier Weapons
    Black Diamond's Page of Western Lore
  17. The Widow of Angel's Gulch
  18. Fighting Sheriff Jack Queen
  19. Amazing 16 mm Home Movie Projector Bargain!
    16mm Movie Projector
  20. Talk-Sing-Play
    Seyco Home Radio Mike
  21. Lose Weight...
    Spot Reducer / Body Massager
  22. Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comic Readers!
    Billfold, Flashlight and Pen Set
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