(May-June 1951)

Lev Gleason, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
Brand
Lev Gleason Publications
Editing
Charles Biro; Bob Wood

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Diamond / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Biro
Inks
Charles Biro
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

The Golden Indians (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Diamond / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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.

It's Free! No Money to Pay! (Table of Contents: 2)

Picture Set Division / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Quick, start your collection now. Get a complete set of Lev Gleason Comic Picture Trading Cards.

The Apache Reign of Terror (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Diamond / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Luster
Inks
Al Luster
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
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.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identical to signed work by Luster in this issue. Especially the hats with extraordinary broad brims.

Johnny Strikes Twice (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Rockwell [as DR] (signed) (illo)
Inks
Dick Rockwell [as DR] (signed) (illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Collins; Clem; Jeff

Meets Reliapon's Doublet (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Diamond / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Luster (signed)
Inks
Al Luster (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

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] (Table of Contents: 6)

Straight as an Arrow / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Claude Moore (signed)
Pencils
Claude Moore (signed)
Inks
Claude Moore (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
White settlers...
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Claude Moore is credited to both writing and drawing fillers for Lev Gleason by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Bingbang Buster / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Basil Wolverton [as Basil Wetwash Wolverton]
Inks
Basil Wolverton
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pump my nag some water...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Bingbang Buster; Hedy (horse); Claude Broadpod (outlaw)
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Diamond
  2. 1. The Golden Indians
    Black Diamond
  3. 2. It's Free! No Money to Pay!
    Picture Set Division
  4. 3. The Apache Reign of Terror
    Black Diamond
  5. 4. Johnny Strikes Twice
  6. 5. Meets Reliapon's Doublet
    Black Diamond
  7. 6. ["White settlers..."]
    Straight as an Arrow
  8. 7. ["Pump my nag some water..."]
    Bingbang Buster
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore