(November 1951)
Lev Gleason,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- 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 (signed as Charles Biro)
- Inks
- Charles Biro (signed as Charles Biro)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond; Bumper; Reliapon
[no title indexed]
Transform, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New! None other like it!
- Synopsis
- The Bulge-Master takes inches off your bulge-line.
The Tale of the Fantastic Death Claims
Black Diamond / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Rockwell (signed as Dick Rockwell)
- Inks
- Dick Rockwell (signed as Dick Rockwell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond; Bumper; King Logus; Emily Foley
- Synopsis
- Black Diamond and Bumper help a mother and daughter who were cheated out of their silver mine by a supposedly dead outlaw.
[no title indexed]
Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick, start your collection now!
- Synopsis
- A list of available trading cards and the comics in which they appear. There are five sets of three cards.
[no title indexed]
Lonnie and Wayne / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's great fun to play a guitar...
- Characters
- Lonnie Glosson; Wayne Raney
- Synopsis
- Ad for a booklet to help people learn to play the guitar.
Black Diamond Meets "the Monster of Muwaka"
Black Diamond / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond; Bumper; Bert Hiller; Tom Ryan; Doctor Fuller
- Synopsis
- Black Diamond and Bumper track a monster cat that's terrorizing miners.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will you let me prove I can make you a new man?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas
- Synopsis
- Body-building ad.
A 'Brand' New Cow
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- A cowboy and rancher discover that someone is changing the brands on their cattle.
[no title indexed]
Tri-Son-Ol / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For externally caused pimples try this new cream free
[no title indexed]
Mini-Add Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New invention pocket adding machine
- Synopsis
- Ad for a small mechanical calculator. Adds to a million.
Black Diamond and "the Lost Mine of San Saba"
Black Diamond / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Black Diamond; Bumper; Sioux Sam Dancer; Hollowleg
- Synopsis
- A ruthless outlaw leaves a path of destruction as he and his gang search for a legendary gold mine.
Indexer Notes
Most probably Correa art. He is not credited on Black Diamond by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but this art is very similar to his story in # 27. Best spotted by the eyes, and his very accurate copying of work by John Prentice. The character Sioux Sam Dancer on page 6 has the long face and tilted hat with very narrow brim of Buckskin Benson in Hillman's Western Fighters by Prentice.
[no title indexed]
Guaranteed Distributors Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My new sensational saw saws both wood and metal
- Synopsis
- Ad for a special hacksaw that comes with four extra blades.
[no title indexed]
Pioneer Publictions Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Learn to dance in 5 days or pay nothing!
- Synopsis
- A book that teaches dance steps is mailed in a plain wrapper.
Billy the Kid "Lucky" Saddle Ring
Circle Jewelry Products / advertisement / 0.166 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for a ring that is shaped as a saddle.
Walkie Talkies
Robin Hood / advertisement / 0.166 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for short range communication devices. Foolproof operation.
Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds
Ballco Products Co. / advertisement / 0.168 page
- Synopsis
- The amazing effective Vacutex extracts blackheads automaticallt - WITHOUT squeezing the skin or injuring tissues.
[no title indexed]
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Bagbean Wolverton)
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Bagbean Wolverton)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed as Basil Bagbean Wolverton)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Basil Wolverton
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Run, Son! It must be a mad meteor!
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Bingbang Buster
- Synopsis
- Buster is hired to deliver the mail.
Floating Safes
Stamp Page / text article / 0.33 page
- Script
- Sidney Elias (credited as Sidney M. Elias)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The story of marine insurance stamps.
Indexer Notes
Middle column of a three-column page.
[Various Classified Ads]
advertisement / 0.67 page
- Synopsis
- Ads for stamps, card tricks, and Christmas cards.
[no title indexed]
Marine Model Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fun - thrills - adventure when you build these exciting ship models
- Synopsis
- Ad for model ship kits and scale model furniture kits.
[no title indexed]
Skylark Originals / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Style no. 203
- Synopsis
- Ad for dress patterns.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Which of these two weaklings paid only a few cents...
- Characters
- George Jowett; Larry Campbell; Rex Ferris
- Synopsis
- Body-building ad.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Black Diamond -
1.
["New! None other like it!"]
Transform, Inc. -
2.
The Tale of the Fantastic Death Claims
Black Diamond -
3.
["Quick, start your collection now!"]
Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards -
4.
["It's great fun to play a guitar..."]
Lonnie and Wayne -
5.
Black Diamond Meets "the Monster of Muwaka"
Black Diamond -
6.
["Will you let me prove I can make you a new man?"]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
7.
A 'Brand' New Cow
-
8.
["For externally caused pimples try this new cream free"]
Tri-Son-Ol -
9.
["New invention pocket adding machine"]
Mini-Add Co. -
10.
Black Diamond and "the Lost Mine of San Saba"
Black Diamond -
11.
["My new sensational saw saws both wood and metal"]
Guaranteed Distributors Co. -
12.
["Learn to dance in 5 days or pay nothing!"]
Pioneer Publictions Inc. -
13.
Billy the Kid "Lucky" Saddle Ring
Circle Jewelry Products -
14.
Walkie Talkies
Robin Hood -
15.
Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds
Ballco Products Co. -
16.
["Run, Son! It must be a mad meteor!"]
Bingbang Buster and His Horse Hedy -
17.
Floating Safes
Stamp Page -
18.
[Various Classified Ads]
-
19.
["Fun - thrills - adventure when you build these exciting ship models"]
Marine Model Co. -
20.
["Style no. 203"]
Skylark Originals -
21.
["Which of these two weaklings paid only a few cents..."]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
22.
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
Novelty Mart
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