Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	May 1983
Frequency	[none listed]
Cover Price	2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Bill Black

Cover Details

Characters	Black Diamond
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bill Black (signed)
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Rebekah Black ?

1 page Black Diamond illustration "Tiana Mathews Code Name: Black Diamond"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Black
Pencils	Bill Black; Paul Gulacy
Inks	Bill Black, Paul Gulacy
Notes	inside front cover

1 page Black Diamond illustration "Frontispiece"

Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Paul Gulacy
Inks	Paul Gulacy
Colors	Rebekah Black
Notes	Black Diamond created by Mike Frankovich, Jr.

10 page Black Diamond story "The Darkfire Affair: Gauntlet"

Characters	Black Diamond [Tiana Mathews]; Darkfire [Vanessa Cord]; Jack Burton; General Van Pelt
Synopsis	Black Diamond is assigned to take down a ring of female mercenaries headed by Darkfire.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Black
Pencils	Bill Black
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Rebekah Black

2 page Black Diamond text article "Black Diamond"

Synopsis	Aricle about actress Sybil Danning and the Black Diamond film, including photographs of Danning.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Black
Pencils	? (photographs)
Inks	? (photographs)
Colors	? (photographs)
Letters	typeset

12 page Black Diamond story "The Darkfire Affair: Mindtrap"

Characters	Black Diamond [Tiana Mathews]; Darkfire; General Van Pelt; Jack Burton (flashback)
Synopsis	Darkfire's mind-controlled assassins pursue Black Diamond.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Bill Black
Pencils	Mark Beachum (pencils 1-3, 6-8; layouts 4,5,7,9); Bill Black (10-12)
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Rebekah Black

1 page Colt illustration "Introducing Colt the Weapons Mistress!"

Characters	Colt
Genre	Superhero
Script	Don Secrease
Pencils	Don Secrease
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Rebekah Black

5 page Colt story "Squeeze Play"

Characters	Colt; General Wyndown; Agent Sims; Agent Vawter [Mr. Coffin]
Synopsis	Colt solves the murder of a government agent.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Don Secrease
Pencils	Don Secrease
Inks	Rick Burchett
Colors	Rebekah Black
Letters	Rick Burchett

1 page Black Diamond illustration "Sybil Danning as Black Diamond"

Characters	Black Diamond
Synopsis	Photo of Sybil Danning.
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	? (photograph)
Inks	? (photograph)
Colors	? (photograph)