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Black Diamond Western #32 - 1952 36 Pages
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | March 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Charles Biro; Bob Wood |
| Featuring | Black Diamond |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Biro | Inks: Charles Biro |
| Content | Genre: Western |
| Advertisement | Look Slimmer! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Empire Merchandising Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story | The Greedy Paleface (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Black Diamond |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Luster | Inks: Al Luster |
| Content | Genre: Western | Characters: Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Reliapon (horse); Bumper; Mike O'Shea (crooked trader); Black Eagle |
| Notes | This is not signed, but is similar to Luster's art in many of the signed stories in this series. Long noses and small eyes, and especially the extremely broad brims of the hats, are all signs of Luster. He is credited to Black Diamond by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
| Advertisement | Pimple Misery? (1 page) |
| Featuring | Purelon Laboratories |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Filler | "The Indian tepee is the property of the squaw!" (1 page) |
| Featuring | Straight as an Arrow |
| Credits | Script: Claude Moore (signed) | Pencils: Claude Moore (signed) | Inks: Claude Moore (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western; Non-fiction | Characters: Pocahontas; Chief Powhatan; Stinking Saddle Blanket (Kiowa brave) |
| Notes | Claude Moore is credited to both writing and drawing fillers for Lev Gleason by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
| Comic Story | The Sioux Slaughter (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Black Diamond |
| Credits | Pencils: Dick Rockwell (signed) | Inks: Dick Rockwell (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Western | Characters: Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Reliapon (horse); Bumper; Black Hog |
| Advertisement | Be a Radio-Television Technician (1 page) |
| Featuring | Mr. J.E. Smith |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Text Story | From Shoo-Fly to Stand-by (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Dick Rockwell [as DR] (signed) (illo) | Inks: Dick Rockwell [as DR] (signed) (illo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western | Characters: Stubby Burroughs (prospector) |
| Filler | "An Army scout..." |
| Featuring | Sure as Shootin |
| Credits | Script: Claude Moore | Pencils: Claude Moore | Inks: Claude Moore |
| Content | Genre: Western; Non-fiction | Characters: Horace Tabor; California Joe |
| Notes | Not signed, but art identical to signed work in the same series. Claude Moore is credited to both writing and drawing fillers for Lev Gleason by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
| Advertisement | 500 Stamps For Only 10 cents |
| Synopsis | Several small advertisements. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story | The Vicious Cheyenne Episode (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Black Diamond |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Luster | Inks: Al Luster |
| Content | Genre: Western | Characters: Black Diamond [Bob Vale]; Reliapon (horse); Bumper; Chief Gray Eagle; Manangalaj (Gay Eagle's daughter); Dutch Henry (outlaw) |
| Notes | Not signed, but similar to Luster's art in many of the signed stories in this series. Long noses and small eyes, and especially the extremely broad brims of the hats, are all signs of Luster. He is credited to Black Diamond by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
| Advertisement | Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Jowett Intitute |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | It's Easy to Win Her! |
| Synopsis | How to get along with girls. |
| Featuring | Plaza Book |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | Walkie Talkies (1 page) |
| Featuring | Empire Merchandising Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | Mighty Electric Motor (1 page) |
| Featuring | Empire Merchandising Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement | Prizes For Everyone (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sell seeds and get prizes. |
| Featuring | American Seed Company, Inc. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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