Black Cat Comics #24

(August 1950)

The Dangerous Masterpiece! (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney ?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

John Belfi ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take a generous helping of Hollywood glamour...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne; C. B. de Pille (movie director); Edward G. Robinson

Indexer Notes

Inks were previously credited to Lee Elias, but there is no signature and a different inking style.

A Day with Linda Turner (Table of Contents: 2)

Linda Turner / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney ?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

John Belfi ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hiya, Linda!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne

Reprints

• in Hello Buddies (Harvey, 1942 series) #47 (Fall 1950) [2 pages removed]
• in Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #29 (June 1951)
which is reprinted
• in The Original Black Cat (Lorne-Harvey, 1988 series) #9 (1992)
• in Army & Navy Fun Parade (Harvey, 1951 series) #51 (October 1951)
• in Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #63 (October 1962)
• in The Original Black Cat (Lorne-Harvey, 1988 series) #3 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Inks were previously credited to Lee Elias.

No Elias signature, generally indicating a different inker, probably John Belfi, whom Bails credits as inking this feature between 1947 and 1951.

True Hollywood Romance (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

Betty Garrett; Larry Parks

Synopsis

The true life story of actors Betty Garrett and Larry Parks.

Alan Ladd, Homegrown Star (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hollywood scouts the world for talent...

Genre

biography

Characters

Linda Turner; Alan Ladd; Rick Horne; Sue Carol (an agent); Veronica Lake

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Stamm (signed)

Pencils

Russell Stamm (signed)

Inks

Russell Stamm (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

O.K., sheriff -- lower away...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Sandy Randall; Sheriff Houndog

Reprints

• from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Sun Times Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

A production man at Harvey Comics has made a botched job of eliminating Russell Stamm's signature on panel four of page five.

Panels are reshaped and rejigged to fit a comic book page.

The Rain Maker (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Holly of Hollywood / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul McCarthy (signed)

Pencils

Paul McCarthy (signed)

Inks

Paul McCarthy (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Happy birthday Delbert!

Genre

humor

Characters

Holly Wood; Delbert; O. G. Snorkel (movie director)

Reprints

• in Fun Parade (Harvey, 1947 series) #47 (Fall 1950)
• in Mazie (Harvey, 1955 series) #18 (October 1955) [feature name changed]

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1950 Harvey Features Syndicate.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Holly of Hollywood / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul McCarthy (signed)

Pencils

Paul McCarthy (signed)

Inks

Paul McCarthy (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I haven't heard from Delbert for a long time...

Genre

humor

Characters

Holly Wood; Delbert; Mrs. Frumpy

Reprints

• in Hello Buddies (Harvey, 1942 series) #47 (Fall 1950)
• in Mazie (Harvey, 1955 series) #18 (October 1955)

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1950 Harvey Features Syndicate.

Linda Turner's Fashion Forecast (Table of Contents: 9)

Linda Turner / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here is Linda Turner...

Genre

fashion

Characters

Linda Turner

Indexer Notes

A cut-out figure of Linda Turner with various fashion accessories.

Pay Roll Stick-Up (Table of Contents: 10)

Black Cat / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias (spot illustration)

Inks

Lee Elias (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Linda Turner handled the magazine restlessly.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne; O'Donnell