Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) comic books 1955 or before

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $700.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #2016305009

Stories and art by Manny Stallman and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A strange old woman sells roses dripping with blood that drive the buyer to madness and murder. A cane that glows in the night means death for someone, but its horrible tapping serves as a warning of its approach. Legendary pirate Harry Main lures ships to their doom on the Ipswich Shoals, but the souls of the dead get their revenge. Bloody Red Rose; The Thing; The Tapping Doom; Ghost Town; Black Cats Encyclopedia of Superstition; Trapped!; The Sea Witch of Sandy Hook; The Sleepwalking Killer; Ghosts That Never Rest: The Devil-Doomed Sand-Man!; Weird Facts. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,100.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white File Copy. Label #4707725002

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A cursed suit causes the fellow who wears it to decompose into a living skeleton. A man who wants to live in a tomb is put on trial by a ghostly jury. In a truly strange story like a 1950s B-movie, a mad scientist creates an octopus-man and sends it on a murderous rampage across the city. Bondage cover by an unknown artist has a little bit of everything. Baron of Death; Satans Suit; Deadly Acres; Arms of Doom. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $279.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Moisture damage. Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Tom Hickey, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A ship docks at a port ravaged by the dreaded Gray Plague. The 13th green of a haunted golf course is the site of a player's death, and now his spirit won't let anyone else play through. A death-row inmate insists on his innocence. This issue was mentioned in the British anti-comics classic Parade of Pleasure. Electrocution cover by Lee Elias. Corpses From The Sea; Army of Scorpions; Ghost Train; Horror In The Stone Age; The Red Death; Grave On The Green; Vat of Death!; Man-Made Monster. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $179.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing, interrupts art or story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

"Jack of Horror" (script and pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Howard Nostrand); "Shadows on the Tomb" (pencils by Joe Certa); "Hand of the Yogi" (pencils by Rudy Palais); "Halloween Nightmare" (pencils by Manny Stallman). Three pages worth of text stories and filler, "Satan's Seal," Monster Lore," "The Return of the Mummies," and "The Mark of the Vampire." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $249.95 or Best Offer View scan 7 1/2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple, cover detached at both. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Joe Certa, John Giunta, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. In the far future year of 3052, atomic rays transform The Last Man on Earth into a horrible monster. Castaways in an Asian desert discover a lost city of the living dead. A peasant makes a deal with the devil to win a woman's hand. The Last Man on Earth; Forbidden Room!; Man Against Beast; Strange Superstitions; Marching Zombies; The Case of the Tell-Tale Shoes; Trick the Devil! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $49.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing (does not affect art or story). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Don Perlin, Abe Simon, Joe Certa and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A jealous scientist murders his rival and is soon haunted by horrible moth-creatures. Beautiful Carmela dreams that her murdered lover Tony returns to seek his killer. The new owners of a ranch discover it is haunted by ghostly horsemen. Terrific zombie/ghost cover by Warren Kremer. The Moth; Kill No More; Doom Ranch; The Clock Struck Doom; The Bowels of Death!; Terror of Time!; Unknown Worlds; Lost!; Room of the Past! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $99.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Joe Certa, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. An ordinary couple watches helplessly as a witch battles a monster. Green gloves possess a man's mind and turn him into a ravening killer. Stranded travelers take refuge in an inn, and discover the dark secret of the inn-keeper (hint: it rhymes with "Hannibal"). Fools Gold; Blood of A Witch; Death Snaps A Picture; Drink of Doom; Wheel of Horror; Death Wears Green; He. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan Trimmed INCOMPLETE. Piece missing from first page. Full length spine split (partially taped). All three edges TRIMMED. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $60.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, does not affect art or story. Full-length spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Moe Marcus, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, and Warren Kremer. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. An American in India wants to murder his native wife, but her pet panther protects her. A chess-lover kills for a special chess set, then is forced to play chess with Death. A sailor is tried for abandoning a sinking ship by the ghosts of his crew. My Husband The Cat; Truth Is Stranger; Devil Drums; The Rage in Suspense; Black Knight; Saucer; Weird Facts; Eternity! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $155.00 View scans Full length spine split. Heavy water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by Howard Nostrand. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A man hypersensitive to color is driven to murder for a cure, in a creative, oft-reprinted story. A boxer regains his confidence in the ring after drinking a mysterious potion. Also, superstitions about birds and animals from around the primitive world. Terrific pre-psychedelic cover by Howard Nostrand. Colorama; Lynch Mob; Knockout; I.O.U. One Body! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $21,000 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1074680005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $5,499.00 View scans Paper: Brittle Centerfold missing. Label #4520313001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman, John Giunta Joe Certa, John Belfi, Sid Check and Frank Frazetta. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A man is stealing corpses form the cemetery, and the townspeople want to know why. A dark spoof of the movie Mogambo, an experiment in the Mad-style humor that resulted in Harvey's short-lived comic Flip. A mysterious visitor to a small town has plans of revenge against the town elders, in a story with early inking assists by fantasy art legend Frank Frazetta. Notorious pre-Code cover by Lee Elias, showing a man's face and hands burning away, is one of the most famous of the era. The King Is Dead; The Artificial Sky; Occupation; Moe Gambo; White Heat; And Still Champion; Torture!; Here Today…. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Joe Certa, John Giunta, Vic Donahue and Rudy Palais. As the Comics Code goes into effect, former horror comic Black Cat Mystery briefly restores its superhero star and her Code-friendly adventures. (The official title is Black Cat Western Mystery, but superhero Black Cat is featured on the cover, as if to confirm this is anything but a horror comic.) Black Cat and Rick battle diamond smugglers while shooting a Western on location. A Groucho-like movie comedian makes trouble for Rick and Linda on set. Linda suspects her jealous co-star Calico is trying to get her killed in an on-set accident. The Golden Guns; Lost; Room of the Past!; Double Trouble; Mountain Terror. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $95.00 View scans

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and others. As the Comics Code goes into effect, former horror comic Black Cat Mystery briefly restores its superhero star and her Code-friendly adventures. (Official title is Black Cat Western Mystery, but superhero Black Cat is featured on the cover, just to confirm this is anything but a horror comic.) When a horse on a Hollywood set is revealed to be stolen, Black Cat investigates. Linda dreams that her alter ego Black Cat takes her place on a date with Rick. A misunderstanding over a borrowed Oscar gets Linda involved in a mix-up with screen legend Bob Hope. First issue to feature the Comics Code seal on the cover. Oil Well Menace!; Justice Avenged; A Day with Linda Turner: The Borrowed Oscar!; A Day with the Black Cat; Terror Rides the Highways; The Underwater Plot. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $50.00 View scan Heavy water spotting/damage. Cover loose at staples.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias and others. As the Comics Code goes into effect, former horror comic Black Cat Mystery briefly restores its superhero star and her Code-friendly adventures. (Official title is Black Cat Western Mystery, but superhero Black Cat is featured on the cover, just to confirm this is anything but a horror comic.) In a Scooby Doo-style plot, Linda's film crew encounters ghosts in an abandoned gold mine, but they're actually crooks trying to scare the crew away from hidden gold. Linda encounters danger and drama among the lumberjacks while shooting a film on location in the Northwest. Black Cat tries to protect a film crew shooting a Perils of Pauline-style cliffhanger. The Ghost Town Terror; Blind Fury; Big Wood's Death; Perils of Linda Turner. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.