Black Cat Comics, #47
Published: December 1953
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Supreme Penalty
"No! Don't send me out there!"
Characters
- Chief Scientist Frances
- Trial-Judge Krenk
Credits
- Script: Bob Powell
- Pencils: Bob Powell
- Inks: Bob Powell
Homework
""Bertram! Will you go do your homework!""
Characters
- Bertram
- Bertram's dad
Sky Lore; Hex-pressions
"A comet's tail may stretch out..."
Characters
- Lady Godiva
- Peeping Tom
- Barney McCarthy
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Nostrand
- Inks: Howard Nostrand
Low Noon
"I do not know if death lurks near me..."
Characters
- Jeff
- Carl Summers
- Zeke Carter
- Lem Stevens
Credits
- Script: Nat Barnett (uncertain)
- Pencils: Howard Nostrand
- Inks: Howard Nostrand
Story Notes
High Noon parody that is a prototype for the humor/parody series Flip which debuted four months later. Script credits from John Benson's "The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950s MAD-Inspired Satirical Comics" (Fantagraphics, 2012)
Torture
"That's right, Rod..."
Characters
- John Greb
- Carl
- Rod
Credits
- Pencils: Manny Stallman
- Inks: Manny Stallman
The Lady in Black
""I'm sorry, Mrs. Travis," the voice on the phone said..."
Storyline
Muriel kills her husband by allowing him to drive a defective car.
Characters
- Muriel Travis
- John Travis
What's in a Name?; Fairy Tales
"C'mon...Quit stalling!"
Characters
- Ebeneezer Scrooge
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Nostrand
- Inks: Howard Nostrand
Regent 3
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Certa