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Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) comic books 1954

  • Issue #48
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 48

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    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Manny Stallman and Jack Sparling. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. A killer is followed by the corpse of his murder victim. An ambitious woman is embarrassed for people to learn that her husband is an exterminator. A man's obsession over blood can't possibly end well. The Lonely; The Nick of Time; Terror Tricks; Les Miserables; Pest Control; The Game; Dream Or Nightmare?; River of Blood. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #49
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 49
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Tape on interior cover.
    • Label #2017097003
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4122534005
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #3845867002
    • 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust. Rust migration.
    • 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, John Giunta and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Henpecked Abner contends with his domineering wife over their shared bathroom, until one day Abner just snaps. A dark spoof of The Three Musketeers finds the sinister Milady with a secret advantage against the heroes. A harried businessman is tormented by letters from Death, promising an impending meeting. Clean As a Whistle; The Three Musketeers; Paranoia; A Promise Kept. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #50
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 50

    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.

  • Issue #51
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 51
    • 1.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • 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, Nat Barnett, Mort Meskin, and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Blue-haired femme fatale Cambria lures worker Steve into killing her father, so they can take over the mill that makes curiously pink flour. A dark spoof of the movie Come Back, Little Sheba, an experiment in the Mad-style humor that was originally intended for the third issue of Harvey's short-lived comic Flip. Gangster Rudy cons boxer Punchy into dangerous fights so he can win bets, but he didn't bet on Punchy finding out. The Old Mill Scream; The Wrong Way; Come Back Bathsheba; Punch & Rudy; Your Dreams Mean; Greek Mythology; One, Two, Tree; Switcheroo. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #52
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 52
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2055589011
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover detached at one staple and glued to first wrap.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Rudy Palais, Manny Stallman, and Joe Certa. Former superhero comic Black Cat becomes a showcase for Harvey's unique brand of pre-Code horror. Sarah's uncle brings a macabre trophy back from India - a severed hand that grants wishes, in a pastiche of the horror classic "The Monkey's Paw." A wife-killer is pursued by the corpse of his victim. Halloween partiers are forced into a macabre scavenger hunt by a strange creature. Plus a vintage ad for a "Savage Australian Boomerang." Hand of the Yogi; Jack of Horror; Halloween Nightmare; Shadows on the Tomb; The Return of the Mummies; Mark of the Vampires. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $150 BLACK CAT MYSTERY COMICS # 52 HARVEY 1954 CGC 2.0 Precode Horror Classic Cover
    $300 Black Cat Mystery Comics #52 CGC 3.0 (Off White Pgs) Harvey Pre Code Horror ‘54
    $400 BLACK CAT MYSTERY COMICS #52 CGC 6.5 JOE CERTA
    $429 BLACK CAT MYSTERY COMICS # 52 HARVEY 1954 CGC 4.5

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  • Issue #53
    Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) 53
    • Cover and centerfold detached and anchored with glue. Glue spots at spine. 1.5" Edge tears. Water damage.

    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.