(January 1950)
Lev Gleason,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Lev Gleason Publications
- Editing
- Charles Biro (editor); Bob Wood (editor)
[no title indexed]
Black Diamond / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Charles Biro
- Inks
- Charles Biro
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond; War Eagle
[no title indexed]
Spot Reducer / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reducing specialist says: don't stay fat...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Mystery of the Gold Mine and the Fallen Cave!
Black Diamond / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Overgard (signed as William Overgard)
- Inks
- Bill Overgard (signed as William Overgard)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Bumper; Quick Ax
- Synopsis
- Black Diamond solves the mystery of a lost gold shipment.
Straight as an Arrow!
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Claude Moore (signed as C. H. Moore)
- Inks
- Claude Moore (signed as C. H. Moore)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Claude Moore (signed as C. H. Moore)
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Anecdotes about various Indian tribes.
[no title indexed]
Adjust-O-Belt / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have a slimmer, youthful, feminine appearance instantly!
- Synopsis
- Ad for a weight loss item.
The Cowboy and His Equipment
Black Diamond's Page of Western Lore / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Overgard (signed as William Overgard)
- Inks
- Bill Overgard (signed as William Overgard)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Examples and explanations of various cowboy equipment.
Indexer Notes
"The Fourth of a Series"
Fire Your Own V-2 Model Rocket
Empire Merchandising Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for toy rocket and launching stand.
The Kill-Crazy Carlin Brothers
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Carl Wessler
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (signed as Fred Guardineer)
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer (signed as Fred Guardineer)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Abner Carlin; Zach Carlin; Simon Carlin; Sheriff Garland
- Synopsis
- The Carlin Brothers go on a killing spree.
Indexer Notes
Wessler credit per biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol. 19, No. 10, October 2008.
[no title indexed]
Ballco Products / advertisement / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Genuine Swiss chronograph wristwatch
- Synopsis
- Ad for various products including hair restorer and a book on how to hypnotize people.
The Hero of Beeker Pass
text story / 2.5 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Curley Holt; Judge Baker
- Synopsis
- A young man traps a gang of rustlers.
- Keywords
- Beeker Pass
Sure as Shootin'
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Claude Moore (signed)
- Inks
- Claude Moore (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Claude Moore (signed)
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Kirk Olsen; Tom Brady; Buster Hogan
- Synopsis
- Anecdotes about some odd western characters.
[no title indexed]
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Desertdome Wolverton)
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Desertdome Wolverton)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Desertdome Wolverton)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Basil Wolverton
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- According to this map...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Bingbang Buster
- Synopsis
- Two claim jumpers try to steal Buster's claim.
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Photo Stars / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys girls young and old something you really want
- Synopsis
- Ad for photos of movie and western stars.
Juarez
Stamp Page / text article / 0.33 page
- Script
- Sidney Elias (credited as Sidney M. Elias)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- An article about the Juarez stamp.
The Pit of the Killer Bear of Devil's Valley!
Black Diamond / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Overgard (signed as William Overgard)
- Inks
- Bill Overgard (signed as William Overgard)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond; Bumper; Case Barron
- Synopsis
- A ruthless gang leader forces men to fight a wild bear while others bet on the outcome.
- Keywords
- Devil's Valley
[no title indexed]
Fun Industries / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi-yo! Kids!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Lone Ranger
- Synopsis
- Ad for a Lone Ranger gun belt.
Sheriff Muddle and Snake Eyes
Sheriff Muddle / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Sheriff Muddle; Snake Eyes; Banker Goldbrick
- Synopsis
- Sheriff Muddle recovers a stolen bundle of laundry.
[no title indexed]
Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fun! Fun... and more fun!
- Synopsis
- Ads for dolls, air rifles and other toys.
[no title indexed]
Kent Merchandising Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The show's on, gang!
- Synopsis
- Ad for a television coin bank that lights and shows a picture each time a coin is inserted.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Black Diamond -
1.
["Reducing specialist says: don't stay fat..."]
Spot Reducer -
2.
The Mystery of the Gold Mine and the Fallen Cave!
Black Diamond -
3.
Straight as an Arrow!
-
4.
["Have a slimmer, youthful, feminine appearance instantly!"]
Adjust-O-Belt -
5.
The Cowboy and His Equipment
Black Diamond's Page of Western Lore -
6.
Fire Your Own V-2 Model Rocket
Empire Merchandising Co. -
7.
The Kill-Crazy Carlin Brothers
-
8.
["Genuine Swiss chronograph wristwatch"]
Ballco Products -
9.
Play Baseball Now
Richard S. Clarke -
10.
The Hero of Beeker Pass
-
11.
Sure as Shootin'
-
12.
["According to this map..."]
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy -
13.
["Boys girls young and old something you really want"]
Photo Stars -
14.
Juarez
Stamp Page -
15.
Free Presidential Set
-
16.
The Pit of the Killer Bear of Devil's Valley!
Black Diamond -
17.
["Hi-yo! Kids!"]
Fun Industries -
18.
Sheriff Muddle and Snake Eyes
Sheriff Muddle -
19.
["Fun! Fun... and more fun!"]
Novelty Mart Toys -
20.
["The show's on, gang!"]
Kent Merchandising Co. -
21.
["I will send you both free"]
Mr. J. E. Smith -
22.
["New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-toothed frame"]
Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements
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- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Daniel Martinez
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Stangas
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