Black Diamond Western (1949) comic books 1950-1959

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, C. H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Fierce vengeance awaits Black Diamond and Bumper at the hands of the Mad Master of Devils Valley. Article about the Juarez stamp by Sidney M. Elias. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Fred Guardineer, Robert Perry, Claude Moore, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond is involved in a railroad war. Then Reliapon must save Black Diamonds Identity from being revealed. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Claude Moore, Fred Guardineer, Robert Perry, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond returns to an Indian tribe where no white person has ever come back alive. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Tony DiPreta, Claude Moore, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond faces Billy the Kid. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Basil Wolverton, and Claude Moore. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. The scheming Silk Hat winged Black Diamond in a duel, now hes going to finish him off. Short comic strip on how to play guitar with Bob West. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Claude Moore, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond and Bumper are bound hand and foot, with hundreds of horses thundering down on them. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond and Bumper make their debut on stage in a Chicago theater, but the crowd runs screaming when live ammo is used. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Charles Biro, Claude Moore, Dick Rockwell, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. A power hungry Indian chief named Corolow fans the smoldering embers of hatred for the white man and his friends, the Cheyenne; war erupts in the Bloody Massacre at Sand Creek. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Dick Rockwell, Al Luster, Claude Moore, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Two gold hungry prospectors are deep in Indian territory in Montana, and their mules have been stolen. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Silver hunter Grimsby finds the strike of the century, but pays for his greed. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Dick Rockwell, Bob Correa, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Chief Limping Otter forces Black Diamond to perform seven tasks in seven days. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Dick Rockwell, Bob Correa, and Basil Wolverton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond meets vicious King Locus. Ad for Billy the Kid Lucky Saddle Ring. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore, and Al Luster. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Indians attack Fort Sioux, but Black Diamond pushes them back. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Dick Rockwell, and Claude Moore. "The Savage Saga of Chief Ma-Kaw-Ti's Firewater," "The Hawk of Arrowhead Valley," and "The Case of the Sympathetic Neighbor." . Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. A renegade named Venger gives a black liquid to the Indians to drink, sending fires through their veins. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Dick Rockwell, Claude Moore, Al Luster, and Bill Walton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond and Bumper are surrounded by Indians on a mountain. We Can Stop the Enemies of Youth public service announcement with art by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Claude Moore, and Dick Rockwell. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond faces off against a greedy paleface named Mike OShea. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Dick Rockwell, Al Luster, Claude Moore, and John Forte. "The Siege of Coffin Island," "Comanche Cemetery," and "The Savage Sioux Mule Train Ambush." . Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. A band of frontiersman near a coffin-shaped river are surrounded—20 to one—by Indians. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Al Luster, Dick Rockwell, Bill Walton, and Tothesque. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond and Bumper are on the trail of the murderous raiders of the Express. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Rockwell. Stories by Bob Fujitani, Claude Moore, and Al Luster. "Dead on Arrival", "The Phantom Killer of Poplar Valley", and "Duel to Death". Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Lead Stryker, a reformed outlaw who kills lawmen, traffics in bad guys who are on reward posters. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Rockwell. Stories by Dick Rockwell and Bill Walton. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. A prospector strikes gold, but is then killed, spurring the attention of Black Diamond. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Carl Wessler and Al Luster. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond gets involved in a range war between ranchers and sheep herders. A farmhand is suspected of helping cattle rustlers make their escape. An alcoholic horse whisperer falls in with a murderous gang of horse thieves. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Black Diamond Battles the Sheep Killers; Taking Ways; Terror of Fat Pocket Gulch; Black Diamond: The Hard Luck Kid; Black Diamond: Reliapon's Last Race. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Rockwell. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell and Bill Walton. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond and Bumper stumble on a town that's under the thumb of a corrupt sheriff. A man with a pet coyote is the target of mob justice after a series of murders, but Black Diamond isn't convinced of his guilt. BD investigates rumors of a centaur causing horse stampedes, and meets future series co-star Red Fire. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Black Diamond: Fangs of Death; Dilemma In Drygrass; Black Diamond: Fear Was the Law of Custerville; Black Diamond: The Unbelievable Red Fire. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Black Diamond in "Judas of the Plains," "Laughin' Fat Blackie," abd "King of Scoundrels." Cover price $0.10.

Black Diamond in "The Sanctuary of Death," "The Terror of the Headless Rider," and "The Sinister Saga of the Rattlesnake Pit." Cover price $0.10.

"Ride With Red fire as He Meets the Bullet Eater," plus Black Diamond in "The Gold Strike Hoaxers" and "Star of Evil." Two Al McWilliams illustrations appear in an ad for Lev Gleason trading cards (fighter planes). Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bernard Case, John Belfi, Claude Moore and Ed Moore. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. A suspect whips up an angry mob until they're ready to hang Black Diamond and Bumper. Red Fire tries to find out who has been terrorizing both Natives and white settlements. Novice rodeo rider Buck Roper is targeted by a rival who wants to get rid of him. Black Diamond: The Treacherous Railroad War; Western Oddities; Buck Roper: Fury of the Wild Brahma; Headlines of Yesterwest; Sure as Shootin'; For Old Time's Sake; Red Fire: Ruthless Renegade. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bernard Case, Claude Moore and Clem Weisbecker. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. A crooked sheriff only has one man in his way, but luckily, Black Diamond and Bumper find him first. Buffalo Bill and scout Billy Comstock face off to see who is faster on the draw. Novice rodeo rider Buck Roper is tricked by his rivals into riding a dangerous horse. Black Diamond: Forced to Kill; Schools Need You; Western Lore; The Old Hermit Knows All; Buck Roper: Inferno Justice; Good-Corn; Red Fire: The Killer Hound. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bernard Case, Bob Fujitani and George Tuska. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond's horse race against a gambler leads to a runaway wagon full of dynamite. Red Fire joins a cattle drive and battles rustlers. An outlaw kidnaps Dixie after stealing the rodeo receipts, and only Buck Roper can save her. Black Diamond: Poisoned Gold; Buck Roper: Drawn and Quartered; Good-Corn; Red Fire: Deadline for the Cattle Drive. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

by Bill Walton. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and others. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond and Bumper board a Mississippi steamboat to protect a Pinkerton detective who's been targeted by killers. Red Fire discovers the Tragedy of the Commons when an outlaw creates stampedes on shared grazing land. A rival plots to wreck the rodeo train at Deadman's Chasm, and only Buck Roper can stop them. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Snake Bow Tie" prank tie. Black Diamond: Mask of Terror; Buck Roper: Danger at Deadman's Chasm; Trigger Happy; Western Lore; Red Fire: The Stampede of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Bill Walton and Doug Wildey. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Recuperating from a gunfight, Black Diamond seeks the saloon girl who stole a late friend's life savings, in a story with art by Doug Wildey. Gamblers plot to kill the rodeo's star performer, and only Buck Roper can stop them. The true and lawless history of Dodge City, Kansas. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Snake Bow Tie" prank tie. Black Diamond: Rendezvous with Death; Buck Roper: Gambler's Chance; Rustler's Proof; Dodge City, The Wildest Town In the West; Red Fire: Ambush. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Walton and Ben Brown. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. All the stories in this issue attempt to simulate a 3-D effect (without glasses) through the use of page-wide panels with curved borders, a style called "Deep Dimension" in the promotional copy. Buck Roper is blamed when a rodeo bull gets loose and tramples a cowhand. Red Fire tries to prevent war between federal troops and local tribes that oppose the coming railroad. Black Diamond: Pastures of Peril; Buck Roper: Vengeance at the Rodeo; Dressed to Kill; Red Fire: Ride to Doom! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Walton. Stories and art by Bill Walton and Vic Carrabotta. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond tries to prove a man was framed for a prospector's murder, in a story that use the wide panels - but no other special features - of the previous issue's "Deep Dimension" pseudo 3-D effect. Buck Roper is targeted by kidnappers who learn about his rich parents, but his rodeo friends intervene. Red Fire is accused when a masked arsonist terrorizes the town. Black Diamond: Six Gun Showdown; Buck Roper: The Rodeo Ransom; Tight Noose; Red Fire: The Flaming Torch Rider of the Plains. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Walton and Allan Bellman. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond and Bumper track an outlaw gang to their secret hideout on an island in a lake. Buck Roper and Hotfoot investigate after a robbery of the rodeo payroll turns to murder. Red Fire is abducted while investigating the disappearance of the town's neighboring tribe. Black Diamond: Terror Island; Buck Roper: Rodeo Payroll Murder; Western Lore; Too Young to Die; Red Fire: Fight for Life. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Bob Globerman and Myron Fass. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. The West is rocked when it seems masked hero Black Diamond has "turned owlhoot," in a story (and cover) with early art by future MF publisher Myron Fass. A gang of outlaws headed by Clint Tucker targets supply shipments to the fort commanded by his straight-arrow brother. Red Fire agrees to dive for a wagon lost at the bottom of a river, but others want it to stay buried. Wanted: Black Diamond; Black Diamond: Comanche War Drums; Fool's Gold; The Old Cowhand; Red Fire's Death Dive. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Pete Morisi and Myron Fass. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond seeks the truth behind a masked killer and an eerie drumming in the night, in a story with early art (and cover) by future MF publisher Myron Fass. Bat Slade plans to wipe out the local tribe for their gold-rich land, forcing Black Diamond to fight his adopted brother Brave Cloud in a death match. Black Diamond tries to prevent a mob from hanging the wrong man. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. Black Diamond: Vengeance; Black Diamond: The Big Goldrush; Black Diamond: The Wrong Killer; The Old Cowhand; Red Fire: The Phantom Puma; Western Lore. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Howard 0'Donnell, Bill Walton and Myron Fass. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond investigates a swindler with a gold claim and a range war, in stories with early art (and cover) by future publisher Myron Fass. Red Fire tries to prevent a mob from hanging the wrong man. Black Diamond tries to find out who killed a prospector just after he'd finally struck it rich. Black Diamond: Gold Fever; Black Diamond: Dressed to Kill; Black Diamond: Range War!; For Old Time's Sake; Red Fire: Frame Up! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Bill Walton and Myron Fass. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. Black Diamond meets his own personal Moriarty, the master criminal called The Scorpion, in a story with early art (and cover) by future MF publisher Myron Fass. Ben seeks vengeance on his brother's killer, in another Fass story with above-average art. Black Diamond must meet a Shoshone champion in bare-chested battle to prevent a disastrous war. Black Diamond: Meet the Scorpion; Big Fake at Three Claims; Black Diamond: Rogue Indian; Black Diamond: Vengeance!; Red Fire. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Bill Walton and Myron Fass. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. When The Scorpion and his gangs target towns left defenseless by the Civil War, Black Diamond joins forces with Davy Crockett to fight back, in a story with early art (and cover) by future MF publisher Myron Fass. An outlaw seeks to rig a town election to secure the power to make his own laws. The Mason brothers target settlers with a protection racket. Black Diamond: Return of the Scorpion; Thieves' End at Gasper Gulch; Black Diamond: Bullets and Ballots; Black Diamond: The Marrying Kind; Red Fire: Revenge at Black Rock. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Bill Walton, Wayne Bracone and Myron Fass. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. The Scorpion hires notorious gunfighter Doc Holliday to take down Black Diamond, in a story with early art (and cover) by future publisher Myron Fass. In another Fass story, BD teams up with Wyatt Earp to capture dangerous escaped convicts. The attacks by the mysterious Phantom Horsemen have even Black Diamond baffled. Black Diamond: Hired Gun; Lost Little Joy; Black Diamond: Escaped; Black Diamond: Ghost Riders from the Hills; Red Fire: The Sagebrush Kid's Last Shot! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Bob Globerman and Pete Morisi. Masked like the Lone Ranger or Zorro, Black Diamond fights for justice in the West, aided by his sidekick Bumper and his status as a federal marshal. The Scorpion and Black Diamond meet in a final showdown in the far northern wastes. BD seeks the lawless gangs of the strange place called Painted Valley. Black Diamond: Man to Man; Smart Sammy Smythe; Black Diamond: Brand of the Scorpion; Black Diamond: The Last Notch; Black Diamond: The Badmen of Painted Valley. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.