Linda Turner, daughter of a movie star and a stunt woman, became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Bored with the make-believe life of Tinsel Town, she decided to help her country when she came across a plot by Nazi spy and director Garboil. She took on the identity of the Black Cat. She has no superpowers but is a skilled fighter, knows karate and acrobatics, and is good with javelin and lariat. She was assisted by Rick Horne, a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Globe, as well as her sidekick Black Kitten. In Speed Comics #23, the Black Cat teamed up with Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom, Ted Parrish, War Nurse and the Girl Commandos to repel the Japanese invasion of Hollywood. She also teamed up with Gibson and Captain Freedom in several text stories based on covers of Speed Comics. In Pocket Comics #4, Black Cat teamed up with Spirit of ’76 and Agent 99 in two separate adventures. Black Cat ran into Agent 99 while he was in Los Angeles rounding up Gestapo agents at the request of the FBI. Black Cat, Rick Horne and Agent 99 worked together to bring the Gestapo agents to justice. Before the adventurers parted ways, Black Cat gave Agent 99 a kiss. Noticing Rick’s jealous reactions, the British agent said that much as he would love to stay with the beautiful heroine, his work would always have to come first. Among her more notable enemies are Fire Bug, The Sceptre, Cleopatra, and the Crimson Raider. Note: In the Golden Age, publishers were required to pay a registration fee to start a new series. Instead, they often picked up the numbering of a canceled series. Thus, Black Cat changed titles and genres several times. Issues 16-19 were Black Cat Western Mystery, which featured Linda Turner’s adventures in the West. With #30, it changed to a horror title, Black Cat Mystery, from which Linda Turner was soon dropped. Eventually changing back to just Black Cat, the series featured gory stories and covers that helped lead to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. To comply with the new code, the title changed to Black Cat Western for three issues, featuring reprint stories, before changing to the toned-down Black Cat Mystic.
Description Linda Turner, daughter of a movie star and a stunt woman, became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Bored with the make-believe life of Tinsel Town, she decided to help her country when she came across a plot by Nazi spy and director Garboil. She took on the identity of the Black Cat. She has no superpowers but is a skilled fighter, knows karate and acrobatics, and is good with javelin and lariat. She was assisted by Rick Horne, a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Globe, as well as her sidekick Black Kitten. In Speed Comics #23, the Black Cat teamed up with Shock Gibson, Captain Freedom, Ted Parrish, War Nurse and the Girl Commandos to repel the Japanese invasion of Hollywood. She also teamed up with Gibson and Captain Freedom in several text stories based on covers of Speed Comics. In Pocket Comics #4, Black Cat teamed up with Spirit of ’76 and Agent 99 in two separate adventures. Black Cat ran into Agent 99 while he was in Los Angeles rounding up Gestapo agents at the request of the FBI. Black Cat, Rick Horne and Agent 99 worked together to bring the Gestapo agents to justice. Before the adventurers parted ways, Black Cat gave Agent 99 a kiss. Noticing Rick’s jealous reactions, the British agent said that much as he would love to stay with the beautiful heroine, his work would always have to come first. Among her more notable enemies are Fire Bug, The Sceptre, Cleopatra, and the Crimson Raider. Note: In the Golden Age, publishers were required to pay a registration fee to start a new series. Instead, they often picked up the numbering of a canceled series. Thus, Black Cat changed titles and genres several times. Issues 16-19 were Black Cat Western Mystery, which featured Linda Turner’s adventures in the West. With #30, it changed to a horror title, Black Cat Mystery, from which Linda Turner was soon dropped. Eventually changing back to just Black Cat, the series featured gory stories and covers that helped lead to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. To comply with the new code, the title changed to Black Cat Western for three issues, featuring reprint stories, before changing to the toned-down Black Cat Mystic.
