The Black Cat

Linda Turner is The Black Cat — a Hollywood actress and stuntwoman who used her athletic skills and fearlessness to fight crime as a costumed heroine during the Golden Age, eventually earning her own self-titled series from Harvey Comics.

Few Golden Age heroines have shown the staying power of The Black Cat, who made her debut in Harvey Comics' Speed Comics #29 back in 1943 — right in the thick of comics' founding era. Sharing pages with the likes of Linda Turner, Captain Freedom, and Don Wright, she was part of a vibrant Harvey universe that crackled with wartime energy, and she went on to headline her own title, Black Cat Comics, a distinction that speaks volumes about her appeal. The fact that her presence in the catalog stretches across roughly eight decades — from the Golden Age all the way to 2023 — marks her as a rare survivor, a character whose charm has kept collectors and historians coming back. If you love the pioneering spirit of early comics heroines, The Black Cat is absolutely worth a closer look.