Black Diamond Western #11

(May 1949)

Scoop! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

["Stop Redban!"] (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Diamond / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

William Overgard (signed)

Inks:

William Overgard (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Black Diamond; Redban's Raiders

Fire Your Own V-2 Model Rocket (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Empire Merchandising Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

["John Ringos walked into a saloon..."] (Table of Contents: 4)

Sure as Shootin' / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Claude Moore

Pencils:

Claude Moore

Inks:

Claude Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; western-frontier

Jack Williams (Table of Contents: 5)

A True Wild West Story / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

["The original League of Nations..."] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

Claude Moore [as C.H. Moore] (signed)

Pencils:

Claude Moore [as C.H. Moore] (signed)

Inks:

Claude Moore [as C.H. Moore] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; western-frontier

Synopsis:

About the Iroquois Indians, sign language, round boats and combined tomahawks.

Indexer Notes

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

West Jests (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Robert Perry

Inks:

Robert Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

JVJ has Perry as most probable, and the art is identical to the other gags in this issue, western Whackies signed by RAP.

Bob Grady (Table of Contents: 8)

A True Wild West Story / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Stamps (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

Laff These Off (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Gladiolus (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Michigan Bulb Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Blazing Houses and Poisoned Cattle... (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Bare

Inks:

Al Bare

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

JVJ has Al Bare as most probable artist. He is credited on Lev Gleason by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

["Roy Bean used to place..."] (Table of Contents: 13)

Sure as Shootin' / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Claude Moore

Pencils:

Claude Moore

Inks:

Claude Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; western-frontier

["How'll ya have your eggs, Jeb?"] (Table of Contents: 14)

Western Whackies / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Robert Perry [as RAP] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Perry [as RAP] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

JVJ has Perry as most probable, and the signing should indicate it too. He worked for Lev Gleason at the end of the 1940's.

Desperadoes in Disguise (Table of Contents: 15)

A True Wild West Story / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Moore

Inks:

Ed Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

["Smoking and tobacco..."] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script:

Claude Moore [as C.H. Moore] (signed)

Pencils:

Claude Moore [as C.H. Moore] (signed)

Inks:

Claude Moore [as C.H. Moore] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Synopsis:

Smoking and tobacco, underground temples, Natchez Indians and some other short facts.

Color-Keyed Piano (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Harbert Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Take Pictures Day or Night (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Martins-David Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing New Toy Gun (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Specialties MFG. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beauty Trix Wallet (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Scope Sales Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)