Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) comic books 1956

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. As the Comics Code goes into effect, former horror comic Black Cat Mystery becomes kid-friendly Black Cat Mystic. This issue was entirely done by the Simon-Kirby team (all art by Kirby) to take the magazine in an new direction, telling fantasy stories in the trademark Kirby style. This issue introduces Mister Zimmer, a ghost who tells two eager children spooky stories - but not spooky enough to violate the new Comics Code. An 11-year-old boy investigating a crash site meets a robot. Read to Us, Mr. Zimmer; Mystery Vision; Gizmo; Help. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. As the Comics Code goes into effect, former horror comic Black Cat Mystery becomes kid-friendly Black Cat Mystic. This issue was entirely done by the Simon-Kirby team, telling fantasy stories in the trademark Kirby style. A mutant is feared and hated by the rest of humankind, in a Kirby story that predates the X-Men by a decade. A gigantic, ancient stone sculpture reveals dark secrets about the past of planet Earth. Ghostly storyteller Mr. Zimmer encounters another, hostile ghost. Today I Am a—?; The Genius; A Weemer is the Best of All!; The Great Stone Face!; Yearning; Take Off, Mr. Zimmer. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.