Gwandanaland Comics #1068
In "The King of Diamonds," detectives Jack Jones and Whitey are double-crossed by a corrupt cop and captured by gangster Lucky Lavitto, who’s haunted by a fortune-teller’s warning about "the Black Jack." Trapped in an airless room and forced to watch Whitey’s murder, Jones escapes with the help of a mysterious playing card—then dons a new identity as the costumed vigilante Black Jack to bring Lavitto and the traitor to justice. Art by Al Camy, with cover by Warren King.
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Detectives Jack Jones and Whitey are betrayed by a fellow officer and fall into the hands of Lucky Lavitto and his gang. A fortune-teller had warned Lucky about "the Black Jack," so Lavitto seals Jones up in an airless space, then murders Whitey. Jones escapes with the help of a playing card, then decides to play dead and take on the costumed identity of Black Jack to capture the Lavitto gang and expose the crooked cop that betwayed him.
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