Black Diamond Western #50

The masked rider known as Black Diamond charges full-gallop on his palomino horse across this vivid April 1954 cover by John Celardo, his pistol blazing as an outlaw is sent reeling backward from the saddle while a whip cracks through the smoky air. A bystander watches the dusty street showdown from near a saloon doorway, the whole scene buzzing with that bright, kinetic energy Celardo brings to the frontier. Inside, three feature-length thriller stories await — starring Black Diamond, Buck Roper, and Red Fire — including "Rendezvous with Death," with interior art by Doug Wildey.