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Alfred harvey presents the original black cat recollections #1-8 + war years __ From the slings and arrows comics guide: "Linda Turner, Hollywood Star and America's Sweetheart, becomes bored with her ultra-sophisticated life of movie make-believe and takes to crime-fighting in her most dramatic role of all, as... the Black Cat!" Phew. This blurb ran in most of 1940s stories of our eponymous heroine, and aptly evokes the breathless pace of the series. A successful alumna of Harvey's Speed Comics anthology, the Cat was drawn by Joe Kubert in her first two issues, after which Lee Elias took over, and made the Cat a sophisticated Hollywood lady , as opposed to Kubert's busty virago. One of the few heroines of the 1940s who didn't start her career as a sidekick or a team member, the Cat was popular with both male and female readers. The girls liked the Hollywood setting, the cool toughness of the heroine, and Elias' carefully detailed clothing and fashions, while the boys liked the action scenes, and the way the Cat fit into her low-cut satin costumes." The Warehouse of Wonders presents the first eight issues of the "Original Black Cat" as presented by Alfred Harvey. One in a line of many pulp fiction femme fatales in the comic format, the Black Cat was a starlet who thirsted for adventure, often getting herself into many scrapes despite her luxurious skin. Read the tales that got many a reader's blood excited on how she'll escape the various criminal elements that plagued the 1940s! All issues are uncirculated, VF-NM. This lot contains: #1-8, the War Years Read this legend for an understanding for how our grading system works: M = Mint a perfect, unread comic. White pages, sharp corners, perfectly aligned cover, tight staples, sharp square corners, no creases, marks, fading of any kind - no flaw whatsoever. We have never actually graded a book as Mint. to Quote Phil Seuling: "Mint is a flavor of chewing gum." Nm = Near Mint This is what most comics look like when purchased new, presuming no harassment on the racks. Tight staples, glossy cover, sharp corners, no marks, white pages. Any flaws are HINTS of a flaw. Maybe look very closely and you the perfectionist will see a miniscule mis-alignment of the cover with the pages, or the hint of the rounding of a corner. Run your fingers down the spine and you may feel a crease which isn't visible to the eye. Those are the kind of things which mean that nearly all "as new" comics are graded as Near Mint rather than Mint. You will notice that in our 1000s of listings, we don't use this grade either. VF-NM is usually our top grade. VF = Very Fine Excellent condition. Sharp, bright and clean. May have minor spine wear or a small corner crease, or slight surface wear. Often, at first glance a Very Fine comic will appear Near Mint, although closer inspection will reveal trace ( but distinct) imperfections. This is typically the best grade seen for Silver Age comics. F = Fine a nice book, still attractive to look at. An optimistic first glance might reasonably hope for a VF or even a VF-NM. Staples still firm, there is at least some gloss, good corners, but closer look reveals yet more imperfections. Vg = Very Good a solid book. Immediately visible but not dramatic flaws - conversely no dramatic virtues either. Just clean somewhat worn and solid. Maybe some creases but no significant tears. Staples still solid. Book still solid, but clearly worn.  G = Good As VG, but with flaws more pronounced. Creases are a little bigger, maybe a larger tear, staples still well attached, but may have stress tears around them. There may be small chips out of the cover. The wear is everywhere but the book is still sound.    FR = Fair A Fair comic is well worn with large flaws, but the book and cover are still, possibly a piece or two missing from the cover, a staple may be loose. OK for a reader, a cheap placeholder for a collector. Pr = Poor Any graded book should be complete. A book in POOR has its cover and all its pages. Things may be loose or waiting to get lost, there may be a piece missing here or there, but the book is there. Still readable. We do not give incomplete books a grade.  Note that when a grade appears as (VG-F) or something similar, it means the book was somewhere in-between the two selected grades. 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