Black Diamond Western #45

The cover of this June 1953 issue from Lev Gleason promises high-stakes frontier drama, with a tense indoor confrontation where a blue-masked figure in red and green is exposed as the real Black Diamond while a lawman with a star badge struggles with a misfiring gun and outlaws press the attack from all sides. Dick Rockwell's cover art crackles with energy — speech bubbles, pointing fingers, and a roomful of desperate men make it clear that identities and loyalties are unraveling fast. Fans of fast-paced Western action will also want to note the banner announcing Buck Roper, "The World's Greatest Cowboy," making his presence known in this very issue.