Black Cat Comics #7

Hollywood's own glamorous detective star takes to the water in this lively 1947 Harvey adventure, with cover art by Lee Elias putting Black Cat front and center — water-skiing in a swimsuit, lasso in hand, while a shark fin cuts menacingly through the waves just beneath her and a speedboat churns the water behind her. It's a wonderfully dynamic scene that captures the heroine's fearless confidence, and the story title "Water-Skis Whipping" promises exactly the kind of high-spirited action Elias delivers on this cover. A fun snapshot of postwar comics at their most adventurous, with the "Darling of Comics" in full form.