Harvey Comics Hits #59

(August 1952)

Meet Russell Stamm (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Russell Stamm (illustration); ? (photograph)

Inks

Russell Stamm (illustration); ? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Scarlet O'Neil; Sandy; Russell Stamm (photograph)

Indexer Notes

A background of the artist. Includes a photograph of Stamm and an illustration by him of his characters. Presented on inside front cover in black in white, with indicia at bottom.

Blood of a Monster [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Stamm

Pencils

Russell Stamm

Inks

Russell Stamm

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Scarlet O'Neil; Professor Fychfud (introduction); Sandy; the Fiend (villain; introduction)

Synopsis

Scarlet runs into one of her teachers from school, Professor Fychfud, who now runs the Aquarium. He takes Scarlet on a tour. When they get to the piranha tank, Scarlet sees human remains, and then finds herself pushed into the tank. She gets free and accuses the Professor, who denies wrong-doing. Scarlet and Sandy come back that night to investigate, but by then the Professor is in the grips of the real villain.

Reprints

• from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #15 (January 1949) [retitled]

Blood of a Monster, Part 2: Demons of the Deep (Table of Contents: 3)

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Dorr [as Russell Stamm]

Pencils

Tom Dorr [as Russell Stamm]

Inks

Tom Dorr [as Russell Stamm]

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Scarlet O'Neil; Sandy; the Fiend (villain)

Synopsis

Sandy falls prey to the Fiend, who leaves Sandy for dead. The Fiend captures Scarlet despite her invisibility, and plans to feed them both to the Aquarium's sharks. Sandy comes to, and their struggle carries them all into the piranha tank. Sandy and Scarlet escape, and save the Fiend from a cruel death.

Reprints

• from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #16 (March 1949) [retitled]

Indexer Notes

In this reprint, the story headers have been changed to alter the feature name from the original. Originally cast as "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil", they are retitled here as "Tales of the Invisible, featuring Invisible Scarlet O'Neil".

Grave of Greed [Part One] (Table of Contents: 4)

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Stamm

Pencils

Russell Stamm

Inks

Russell Stamm

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Scarlet O'Neil; Mrs. Miterbox; Roscoe Roland (villain)

Synopsis

Skinflint landlady Mrs. Miterbox has squirreled away a fortune, which she keeps stashed in her boarding house while living a life of misery. Ne'er-do-well Roscoe Roland happens to become aware of the fortune, and takes a room at Mrs. Miterbox's establishment under an alias. Detective Scarlet comes looking for Roland, but will Mrs. Miterbox, who is working on a scheme to gain her border's imagined fortune, reveal him?

Reprints

• from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #17 (May 1949) [retitled]

Grave of Greed, Part 2: Death Comes Knocking (Table of Contents: 5)

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Stamm

Pencils

Russell Stamm

Inks

Russell Stamm

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Scarlet O'Neil; Mrs. Miterbox; Roscoe Roland (villain)

Synopsis

Mrs. Miterbox conceals the presence of Roscoe Roland from Scarlet, scheming to get her hands on Roland's imagined fortune. Roland has his own scheme's, and Scarlet can't get to the truth of the matter before Roland and Miterbox execute on their murderous plots.

Reprints

• from Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #18 (July 1949) [retitled]

Tricks of the Invisible to Amaze Nonbelievers (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

Joe Rosen

Indexer Notes

An outline of five magic tricks and the secrets to performing them. Printed in black & white on inside back cover.