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Series:
Issues:
This series
reprinted stories of the sexy crimefighter Black Cat from Harvey
Comics' Golden Age. Although it lasted only 10 issues, it seems
to be pretty well-respected by fans of the Black Cat character.
One thing that held the series back from becoming more popular was the
fact that you couldn't always rely on issues being in color. As a
matter of fact, more issues were in black and white than not.
Another drawback was the fact that the reprints were not presented in
any chronological order, nor were the original printings
credited. There was also very little credit given to writers and
artists. Longtime fans of the character wanted more of a
"history" presented in issues of this series. Since a reprint
series is based on the history of comics, it would have been nice for
Lorne-Harvey to tell us more about the history of Black Cat.
The covers are awesome! They all have a retro look, whether they are new or not.
The covers are awesome! They all have a retro look, whether they are new or not.
Issues:
#3: 1990.
All
black and white. Story 1: Oil Well Menace. Art by Lee
Elias (credited). Writer uncredited. Original printing
uncredited.
Story 2: Him! Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited (known to have been published in "Speed Comics" title).
Story 3: The Salem Witch! Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited. Black Cat joined by sidekick Kitten.
Story 4: A Day With Linda Turner. Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited.
Story 5: One-Pager. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited. Black Cat illustrates a jiu jitsu judo move on how to defend yourself when someone tries to charge you like a bull.
#6: August, 1991. Black and white and color. 50th Anniversary Special! The way they alternated black and white and color is kind of messed up. Instead of having a complete black and white story or a complete color story, they mingled a few color pages within every black and white story. I found it a little confusing when they switched back and forth within the same story. Still, it was cool to see this series in color again. It always should have been in full color.
Story 1: The Black Cat. Art by Al Gabrielle (credited). Written by Alfred Harvey (credited). This is the first-ever Black Cat story from "Pocket Comics" #1! It was cool that they showed this for the anniversary special!
Story 2: The Nobleman's Curse. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited.
Story 3: Who's Who? Artist and writer uncredited. Black Cat fights an imposter Black Cat. Guess who wins?
Story 4: One-Pager. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited. Black Cat illustrates a jiu jitsu judo move on how to defend yourself from someone who attacks from behind.
#7: November, 1991. All black and white. Story 1: Obviously, the Sceptre. Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited. Black Cat joined by sidekick Kitten.
Story 2: Dangerous Menu. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited.
Story 3: THE FURNISHED ROOM- Triangular Troubles. Written by Bill Draut. Artist uncredited. This, of course, is not a Black Cat story. There were many stories done of The Furnished Room. Although excellent material, it never should have appeared in a comic that specifically states itself as Black Cat reprints. I do think, however, that The Furnished Room could have been given its own reprint series, with possibly some new stories as occasional back-up features. Overall, they could and should have put in more Black Cat material in this issue.
Story 4: The Ogre of Merryville. Artist and writer uncredited. Again, this is not a Black Cat story. It's just a one-shot, fairytale feature aimed towards younger readers. This is actually a very good story, and beautifully illustrated. Kids nowadays would love to read this fairytale. However, a "Black Cat" title should be all Black Cat. Lorne-Harvey would have made a great move if they reprinted this, and other cute, funny comics in its own series.
Story 2: Him! Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited (known to have been published in "Speed Comics" title).
Story 3: The Salem Witch! Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited. Black Cat joined by sidekick Kitten.
Story 4: A Day With Linda Turner. Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited.
Story 5: One-Pager. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited. Black Cat illustrates a jiu jitsu judo move on how to defend yourself when someone tries to charge you like a bull.
#6: August, 1991. Black and white and color. 50th Anniversary Special! The way they alternated black and white and color is kind of messed up. Instead of having a complete black and white story or a complete color story, they mingled a few color pages within every black and white story. I found it a little confusing when they switched back and forth within the same story. Still, it was cool to see this series in color again. It always should have been in full color.
Story 1: The Black Cat. Art by Al Gabrielle (credited). Written by Alfred Harvey (credited). This is the first-ever Black Cat story from "Pocket Comics" #1! It was cool that they showed this for the anniversary special!
Story 2: The Nobleman's Curse. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited.
Story 3: Who's Who? Artist and writer uncredited. Black Cat fights an imposter Black Cat. Guess who wins?
Story 4: One-Pager. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited. Black Cat illustrates a jiu jitsu judo move on how to defend yourself from someone who attacks from behind.
#7: November, 1991. All black and white. Story 1: Obviously, the Sceptre. Artist and writer uncredited. Original printing uncredited. Black Cat joined by sidekick Kitten.
Story 2: Dangerous Menu. Art by Lee Elias (credited). Writer uncredited.
Story 3: THE FURNISHED ROOM- Triangular Troubles. Written by Bill Draut. Artist uncredited. This, of course, is not a Black Cat story. There were many stories done of The Furnished Room. Although excellent material, it never should have appeared in a comic that specifically states itself as Black Cat reprints. I do think, however, that The Furnished Room could have been given its own reprint series, with possibly some new stories as occasional back-up features. Overall, they could and should have put in more Black Cat material in this issue.
Story 4: The Ogre of Merryville. Artist and writer uncredited. Again, this is not a Black Cat story. It's just a one-shot, fairytale feature aimed towards younger readers. This is actually a very good story, and beautifully illustrated. Kids nowadays would love to read this fairytale. However, a "Black Cat" title should be all Black Cat. Lorne-Harvey would have made a great move if they reprinted this, and other cute, funny comics in its own series.