(June 1951)

Harvey, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
every other month
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Home Comics Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics H
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

Sequence order corrected by Len Wolinsky, January 2009.
Cover says BLACK CAT MYSTERY COMICS, indicia title is BLACK CAT COMICS.
Indicia info from a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)

Black Cat Battles The Salem Witch (Table of Contents)

Black Cat / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Elias (signed)
Inks
Lee Elias (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; The Black Kitten [Kit Weston]; The Salem Witc

The Salem Witch (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Cat / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney ?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
John Belfi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This was something different...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; The Black Kitten [Kit Weston]; The Salem Witch
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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
drama
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Diet for Death (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The housekeeper, fat Mrs. Montague...
Characters
Mrs. Montague; Inspector Reuters

Black Cat's Encyclopedia of Superstition (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Time for Murder (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Cat / text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I...I had a feeling there was something wrong...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Bill Hinton; Mrs. Betty Hinton

Obviously, the Sceptre (Table of Contents: 6)

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
This was no ordinary criminal..
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; The Black Kitten [Kit Weston]; The Sceptre (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Hunting for Murder (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marla Waring, Consulting Psychologist...
Genre
crime
Characters
Marla Waring; Sheriff Johnson; Mary

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

Holly of Hollywood / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Paul McCarthy (signed)
Pencils
Paul McCarthy (signed)
Inks
Paul McCarthy (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your picture had better be in the evening news --
Genre
humor
Characters
Holly Wood; Delbert
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Holly of Hollywood / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Paul McCarthy (signed)
Pencils
Paul McCarthy (signed)
Inks
Paul McCarthy (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's go! You two – take your places!
Genre
humor
Characters
Holly Wood; O. G. Snorkel (movie director)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1951 Harvey Features Syndicate.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hector the Director / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Idea!
Genre
humor
Characters
Hector

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Hector the Director / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just love the circus, Uncle Hector, don't you?
Genre
humor
Characters
Hector; Peggy

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1951 Harvey Features Syndicate.

Calling All Sleuths (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

An illustrated quiz on laws.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Black Cat Battles The Salem Witch
    Black Cat
  2. 1. The Salem Witch
    Black Cat
  3. 2. A Day With Linda Turner
    Linda Turner
  4. 3. Diet for Death
  5. 4. Black Cat's Encyclopedia of Superstition
  6. 5. Time for Murder
    Black Cat
  7. 6. Obviously, the Sceptre
    Black Cat
  8. 7. Hunting for Murder
  9. 8. ["Your picture had better be in the evening news --"]
    Holly of Hollywood
  10. 9. ["Let's go! You two – take your places!"]
    Holly of Hollywood
  11. 10. ["Idea!"]
    Hector the Director
  12. 11. ["I just love the circus, Uncle Hector, don't you?"]
    Hector the Director
  13. 12. Calling All Sleuths
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore