Black Diamond Western #35

This June 1952 issue of Black Diamond Western drops readers right into a tense showdown outside what appears to be a county jail, where the masked Black Diamond and his companion Bumper face down a rowdy mob of armed outlaws calling for a lynching — speech bubbles and all. Dick Rockwell's cover art packs the scene with a crowd of rough-hewn characters, ropes, guns, and enough frontier menace to make the stakes crystal clear before you've turned a single page. Three feature-length Black Diamond stories are promised inside, including "Dead on Arrival," making this a satisfying chunk of Western adventure for a dime.