Black Diamond Western #42

Jan 1953 · Lev Gleason [1930s-1950s] · 0.10 USD

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Black Diamond pursues a wounded outlaw named Bumper into the hills after a shootout outside a hotel, but Bumper's brother Rocky intervenes and claims Black Diamond shot him without cause. A drunk prospector named Hagestrom accuses Black Diamond of poisoning his cattle, forcing the masked hero to flee and investigate the real culprit—a man named Deadwood Dan—while clearing his own name. The story culminates with Black Diamond confronting the actual villains and resolving the frame-up before the townsfolk can lynch him.

Contains 3 stories

The Sanctuary of Death?

8 pp · Western-Frontier

Terror of the Headless Rider

10 pp · Western-Frontier

When a mysterious headless figure terrorizes the town of Blackfoot with a string of bank robberies and murders, Sheriff Roy Hanson calls in Black Diamond's deputy Bumper to help stop the phantom—but when two travelers spot the creature's true face, the investigation takes a shocking turn. As the town descends into panic and finger-pointing, Bumper finds himself accused of the very crimes he came to solve, and must prove his innocence before justice misses its real target.

Sinister Saga of the Rattlesnake Pit

8 pp · Western-Frontier

When a drunken cattleman accuses a rancher of selling him diseased stock, the Black Diamond tries to talk him down—but a violent confrontation at Payne's ranch sets off a chain of misunderstandings and accusations that turns the whole town against the lawman himself. As a lynch mob closes in and whispers spread that the Black Diamond has been bought off, the marshal must find a way to protect his prisoner and restore order before vigilante justice takes over.