Black Cat Comics #50
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The King Is Dead," Walter Thorne’s desperate gamble to save his wife takes a chilling turn when he steals uranium from the power plant where he works, only to learn too late that the very substance he stole was the key to her survival. Joe Certa’s art, inked by John Belfi, brings a tense, noir-inspired urgency to this 1954 Harvey Comics thriller. The cover, a striking double-draw by Lee Elias, captures the story’s grim weight with haunting precision.
In "Moe Gambo," the legendary hunter finds his skills put to the test when the enigmatic Ava Riley sets her sights on him—her charm as sharp as any trap, and her determination to claim him unwavering. Written with a wink and drawn in classic 1954 flair, this five-page tale spins a playful chase where wit and willpower clash in a hunt with a twist.
In "White Heat," Walter Thorne faces a desperate choice when his wife's life hangs in the balance—stealing uranium from the plant where he works to fund her operation, only to discover too late that the very substance he risked everything for was the key to saving her. A tense, haunting tale of sacrifice and irony, this 1954 horror-suspense story unfolds with a chilling inevitability.
In "Here Today..." from Black Cat Comics #50 (1954), the townsfolk are swept off their feet by the oddly tall and eccentric stranger H. Jonathan Aloysius Cruikshank, whose charm masks a quiet, deliberate purpose. As he weaves through the community with unsettling precision, old grudges begin to surface—each man he meets once wronged him, and now he’s returned, not with fury, but with a calm, unsettling patience.
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Reprinted in Weather Bird Comics #[12] (1958), Horror Tales #2 (1973), Weird #3 (1974), The Silver Scream #1 (1991), The Silver Scream #2 (1991), Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s #[nn] (2010), Crypt of Horror #19 (2013), Flashback Replica #2 (2015), The Absolute Best of Harvey Horrors #1 (2016), Misterios del Gato Negro #21
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