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CATALOG RECORD

Black Cat Comics #5

Harvey · Series began 1946 · April-May 1947

Dates

Cover date
April-May 1947
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Lee Elias, Ken Riley, Bob Powell, Joe Simon, Bill Drautinks: Lee Elias, Ken Riley, Bob Powell, Joe Simon, Bill Drautscript: Joe Simon

Stories

  • The Eye of Karnak · 10 pages

    Century Studios uses the real Russian crown jewels in Linda's latest picture. Ivan Resnick kidnaps Tim and Rick and demands the jewels as ransom.

  • A Taste of Trouble · 1 pages
  • Adventure...South American Style! · 7 pages
  • Origin of the Scarlet Arrow · The Scarlet Arrow · 7 pages
  • My City Is No More · 10 pages

    The Duke must find a nuclear warhead hidden in the city before it goes off.

  • The Man Who Didn't Know His Own Strength · His Honor and ... The Demon · 10 pages

    While writing his memoirs, retired Judge Fragelet muses over sentencing a criminal named Bruin to jail, when suddenly he is killed from behind by escapee Bruin. When Judge Straight reads of this in the morning paper, he, as The Red Demon, searches the late judge's home and discovers a clue to the killer: a peanut shell, which leads The Demon to Bruin and to trial. However, "Blinky" escapes on the way to court, and The Demon once again must track him down to bring justice. By a twist of fate, "Blinky" saves the Demon and a little girl, displaying the fact that there is good in everyone.

  • Tricked · 1 pages

Reprinted in

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic (2018), The Original Black Cat (1988), Bob Powell's Timeless Tales (1989), The Comic Book Makers (1990), Vintage Comic Classics (1990), Men of Mystery Comics (1999), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (2003), The Best of Simon and Kirby (2009)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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