Black Diamond Western #43

Published by Lev Gleason in March 1953, this issue of Black Diamond Western promises three feature-length stories for just a dime, with cover art by Dick Rockwell capturing the series' reputation as "The Fast-Action Western." The cover scene is tense and immediate: a young rider races away on a black-and-white horse while two armed outlaws near a vivid red stagecoach shout threats — "I'll fill him full of lead! I got him!" — making it clear the kid has stumbled onto something he wasn't supposed to know. With interior art by Al Luster and a story titled "The Bullet Eater," this issue delivers exactly the hard-riding, sharp-shooting frontier adventure the title promises.