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Issue: Black Cat Comics #16 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1949
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Issues: #16 of 65 Issues (68 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics HView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Home Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/19/1949
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date of "1-19" seen on the cover of one copy.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#1-58); standard Silver Age US (#59-65)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Adult Image
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Black Cat Western
Character(s): Black Cat [Linda Turner]
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In Content Item: FlagBlack Cat #16 published April 1949
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Silver Thugs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clark Gable (cameo); Edward G. Robinson (cameo); Jimmy Durante (cameo); Rick Horne; Tim Turner (Linda's father)
First Line: Linda's going on vacation!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Judo Tricks: Lesson Sixteen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Cat [Linda Turner]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Feature(s): Movie Flashes by Rick Horne
Character(s): Rick Horne
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts about movie stars supposedly compiled by Rick Horne, a fictional character from the Black Cat feature.
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The Case of the Aquarium Murders [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Scarlet O'Neil; Sandy; the Fiend
First Line: On a visit to the Aquarium...
Synopsis: Sandy falls prey to the Fiend, who leaves him 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHarvey Comics Hits #59 published August 1952
as Blood of a Monster, Part 2: Demons of the Deep [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
Reprint Notes: from Invisible Scarlet O'Neil daily (Chicago Tribune) 194x-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Winnie the Waitress; Maisie (her friend); Algy
First Line: So long, Winnie, I'll call you tonight!
Synopsis: Algy finally asks Winnie on a date, promising to call later that evening. The only problem is that Winnie's apartment building has 17 women who all share the same phone.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Haunted House?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A puzzle-style safety awareness feature, about likely causes of house fires.
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Comics Quiz

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Kerry Drake; Scarlet O'Neil; Joe Palooka; Taffy Dripple; Mary Worth; Horace Dripple; Rick Horne; Jerry Leemy; Humphry Pennyworth; Sandy Burns; C.B. De Pille; Knobby Walsh; Pepper; Tommy Tween; Green Hornet; Babe Ruth; Terry Lee; Black Cat
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A quiz of popular Harvey character vignettes with the challenge of identifying them.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Babe Ruth
Character(s): Babe Ruth
First Line: The Comics Event of the Year!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Babe Ruth Sports Comics.
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The Murderous Monkeyshine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Cat [Linda Turner]; C. B. de Pille (film director); Billy Blair (child star); Rick Horne; Tim Turner (Linda's father); Sigmund the Gypsy (villain)
First Line: When the child star Billy Blair disappeared on location...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Barry Ward, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Mary Worth
Character(s): Mary Worth; Barry Ward; Karen Ward; Dr. Buff Beverly; Mrs. Kalchek
First Line: But, if my hero drops his girl...
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Reprint Notes: from Mary Worth Sunday and daily (Publishers Syndicate) 194xx-xx-xx - 194x-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credit was previously given to Ernst, but Saunders was the uncredited author for four decades from its beginning in 1938.

Ernst took over the art chores in 1942.

Panels are reshaped and rejigged to fit a comic book page.
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Stand-In For Murder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Alfredo Huertchock; John Gold; Bernie Derringer
First Line: For the first time in its history...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Alfredo Huertchock = Alfred Hitchcock

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