Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1951
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in Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
Lev Gleason Publications
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
- Printer: ?
The Golden Indians
The Golden Indians
Black Diamond
/
comic story /
10
pages
Black Diamond
/
comic story /
10
pages
| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | Dick Rockwell (signed) |
| Inks: | Dick Rockwell (signed) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Reliapon (horse); Trix Ashton (prospector); Bud Thompson (prospector);
- Synopsis:
- Two greedy prospectors searching for gold deep in the Blackfeet Indian Territory.
Reprints (1)
It's Free! No Money to Pay!
It's Free! No Money to Pay!
Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards
/
promo (ad from the publisher) /
1
page
Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards
/
promo (ad from the publisher) /
1
page
The Apache Reign of Terror
The Apache Reign of Terror
Black Diamond
/
comic story /
12
pages
Black Diamond
/
comic story /
12
pages
- Genre:western-frontier
- Keywords:Arizona
Characters:
Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Reliapon (horse); Chief Victorio; General Crook
- Synopsis:
- Skirmishes between the Apache and the white men in Arizona in the 1880's.
in Indexer Notes
Art identical to signed work by Luster in this issue. Especially the hats with extraordinary broad brims.
Johnny Strikes Twice
Johnny Strikes Twice
text story /
2
pages
text story /
2
pages
| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | Dick Rockwell (signed as DR) (illo) |
| Inks: | Dick Rockwell (signed as DR) (illo) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | typeset |
- Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Johnny Collins; Clem; Jeff
Meets Reliapon's Doublet
Meets Reliapon's Doublet
Black Diamond
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comic story /
10
pages
Black Diamond
/
comic story /
10
pages
- Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Reliapon (horse); Rankin (crook); Jeb Turner (rancher)
- Synopsis:
- Black Diamond and Bumper meet up with a stolen palomino horse that looks like Reliapon's double.
[no title indexed]
[no title indexed]
Straight as an Arrow
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comic story /
1
page
Straight as an Arrow
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comic story /
1
page
| Script: | Claude Moore (signed) |
| Pencils: | Claude Moore (signed) |
| Inks: | Claude Moore (signed) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:non-fiction; western-frontier
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:White settlers...
Indexer Notes
Claude Moore is credited to both writing and drawing fillers for Lev Gleason by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
[no title indexed]
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy
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comic story /
3
pages
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy
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comic story /
3
pages
- Genre:humor; western-frontier
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pump my nag some water...
Characters:
Bingbang Buster; Hedy (horse); Claude Broadpod (outlaw)
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
Black Diamond -
The Golden Indians
Black Diamond -
It's Free! No Money to Pay!
Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards -
The Apache Reign of Terror
Black Diamond -
Johnny Strikes Twice
-
Meets Reliapon's Doublet
Black Diamond -
["White settlers..."]
Straight as an Arrow -
["Pump my nag some water..."]
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy
Related Links
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- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
- Doug Brain
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Mark Minett
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Derek Reinhard
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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