As the 1950s arrives the horror comic was gaining ascendency over other genres. Superheros and adventures, while not completely disappearing, were losing ground. Harvey Comics wanted to increase their horror presence, but since mailing permits were expensive, it simply made sense to change the public title of an existing book. So, over the course of a few issues Black Cat Comics became Black Cat Mystery Comics. The character Black Cat stuck around for an issue or two, hosting the mystery tales, and a couple of covers, but then the classic horror comic took over and the transition was complete. Within a few issues BLACK CAT MYSTERY was producing the type of story for which the pre-Code era became known. Full of exciting stories and amazing artwork, BLACK CAT MYSTERY gave us three years of chilling gems before finishing off with short stints as BLACK CAT WESTERN and BLACK CAT MYSTIC.

This book contains all the comic stories from BLACK CAT MYSTERY #49-52 & #57; Issues #53-56 were Black Cat Western and all appear in a different collection. This book features incredible work by Bob Powell, Lee Elias and other greats. NOTE: Issues #51 & #52 are reprints of earlier issues #34 & #35, but with new covers; we included them for the sake of completeness and so interested readers can compare the two versions.