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Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
1. Black Cat Mystery Comics 30 (8/51, Harvey Publications) Black Cat on cover and 1st page only. Rudy Palais and Vic Donahue art Lee Elias cover and art	Universal	39	7.83				2	5	11	2	4	2	2		2	2		2	2	2		1
2. Black Cat Mystery Comics 31 (10/51, Harvey Publications) Rudy Palais and Manny Stallman art	Universal	59	6.97				1	2	7	10	6	5	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	3	1					1
3. Black Cat Mystery Comics 31 (10/51, Harvey Publications)	Restored	1	9.20						1
4. Black Cat Mystery Comics 32 (12/51, Harvey Publications) Bondage cover. Hanging panel. Rudy Palais, Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand art	Universal	46	6.92				2	6	4	6	2	3	3		4	2	3	3	1		2	2						3
5. Black Cat Mystery Comics 32 (12/51, Harvey Publications)	Restored	4	5.13									1				1				1			1
6. Black Cat Mystery Comics 32 (12/51, Harvey Publications)	Qualified	2	6.50											1		1
7. Black Cat Mystery Comics 33 (2/52, Harvey Publications) Used in POP. Electrocution cover. Bob Powell story Rudy Palais and Bob Powell art Lee Elias cov	Universal	66	6.01					2	6	3	5	1	7	2	4	4	6	3	6	6	3	3	1	3	1
8. Black Cat Mystery Comics 34 (4/52, Harvey Publications) Bondage cover. Bob Powell story and art Rudy Palais, Manny Stallman, Joe Certa and Howard Nost	Universal	46	6.95				1	6	3	3	7	2	6	2	2	3	1	1		4		1	1					3
9. Black Cat Mystery Comics 34 (4/52, Harvey Publications)	Restored	1	1.50																							1
10. Black Cat Mystery Comics 35 (5/52, Harvey Publications) Atomic explosion cover. Rudy Palais, Bob Powell, Joe Certa and Vic Donahue art	Universal	43	6.47					3	1	2	7	3	2	5	1	1	3	4	3	2	2	4
11. Black Cat Mystery Comics 35 (5/52, Harvey Publications)	Restored	3	4.17													1					1	1
12. Black Cat Mystery Comics 36 (6/52, Harvey Publications) Used in SOTI. Bob Powell and Joe Certa art Lee Elias cover	Universal	47	6.79					1	7	11	1	4	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	6	2	2	2		1
13. Black Cat Mystery Comics 37 (7/52, Harvey Publications) Joe Certa, Abe Simon and Rudy Palais art Warren Kremer cover and art	Universal	33	6.60				1			6	2	5	4	1	1	3	1	2	1	1			4		1
14. Black Cat Mystery Comics 37 (7/52, Harvey Publications)	Restored	3	4.67													1			1		1
15. Black Cat Mystery Comics 38 (8/52, Harvey Publications) Rudy Palais, Joe Certa, Vic Donahue, Mo Marcus and Rocke Mastroserio art Lee Elias cover	Universal	33	6.22				1		2	5	4	1			5	1	3	3			2	1	2	1	1	1
16. Black Cat Mystery Comics 38 (8/52, Harvey Publications)	Restored	2	4.50															1		1
17. Black Cat Mystery Comics 39 (9/52, Harvey Publications) Hanging cover and panels. Warren Kremer, Joe Certa and Rudy Palais art Lee Elias cover	Universal	56	5.55					2	1	1	3	6	5	1	6	2	1	5	3	4	8	1	3	2		1	1
18. Black Cat Mystery Comics 39 (9/52, Harvey Publications)	Restored	2	4.50															1		1
19. Black Cat Mystery Comics 40 (10/52, Harvey Publications) Rudy Palais and Bob Powell art	Universal	37	5.24							3	2	1	2		2	5	3	2	6	1	3	2	2	2			1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
20. Black Cat Mystery Comics 41 (12/52, Harvey Publications) Bob Powell, Al Eadah, Moe Marcus, Rocco Mastroserio and Abe Simon art	Universal	34	6.24						4	2	2	1	2	4	3	3	2	3	1	1	2	1	3
21. Black Cat Mystery Comics 42 (2/53, Harvey Publications) Joe Certa art	Universal	29	6.37					1		4	4	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1		1			1
22. Black Cat Mystery Comics 42 (2/53, Harvey Publications)	Qualified	1	3.50																		1
23. Black Cat Mystery Comics 30 Mexican Edition (3/53, La Prensa) Black Cat on cover and 1st page only. Rudy Palais and Vic Donahue art Lee Elias cover and art	Universal	1	1.50																							1
24. Black Cat Mystery Comics 31 Mexican Edition (4/53, La Prensa) Rudy Palais and Manny Stallman art	Universal	2	7.75									1	1
25. Black Cat Mystery Comics 43 (4/53, Harvey Publications) Bondage cover. Bob Powell, Warren Kramer, Moe Marcus, Howard Nostrand & Rocco Mastroserio art	Universal	40	6.02					3		3	4	2	1	6	3		1	2	4		5	2	3	1
26. Black Cat Mystery Comics 43 (4/53, Harvey Publications)	Qualified	1	3.50																		1
27. Black Cat Mystery Comics 32 Mexican Edition (5/53, La Prensa) Bondage cover. Hanging panel. Rudy Palais, Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand art	Universal	1	7.00											1
28. Black Cat Mystery Comics 33 Mexican Edition (6/53, La Prensa) Electrocution cover. Bob Powell story Rudy Palais and Bob Powell art Lee Elias cover	Universal	4	6.13							1		1				1										1
29. Black Cat Mystery Comics 44 (6/53, Harvey Publications) Includes 1953 calendar. Bob Powell, Jack Sparling and Howard Nostrand art Lee Elias cover	Universal	44	5.40						3	2	4	2	2	1	3	3	4	2	1	2	3	4	5			1	1	1
30. Black Cat Mystery Comics 35 Mexican Edition (8/53, La Prensa) Atomic explosion cover. Rudy Palais, Bob Powell, Joe Certa and Vic Donahue art	Universal	2	3.50																		2
31. Black Cat Mystery Comics 45 (8/53, Harvey Publications) "Colorama" by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Classic cover. Bob Powell story and art Joe Certa	Universal	62	5.30						1	2	4	8	3	3	2	3	2	4	7	5	4	2	7	2	2		1
32. Black Cat Mystery Comics 36 Mexican Edition (9/53, La Prensa) Bob Powell and Joe Certa art Lee Elias cover	Universal	1	7.50										1
33. Black Cat Mystery Comics 37 Mexican Edition (10/53, La Prensa) Joe Certa, Abe Simon and Rudy Palais art Warren Kremer cover and art	Universal	1	8.50								1
34. Black Cat Mystery Comics 46 (10/53, Harvey Publications) Acid-in-face cover. Electrocution panel. Atomic explosion panel. Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Ma	Universal	50	5.12					2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	5	6	3	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	3
35. Black Cat Mystery Comics 46 (10/53, Harvey Publications)	Restored	2	3.00																			2
36. Black Cat Mystery Comics 38 Mexican Edition (11/53, La Prensa) Rudy Palais, Joe Certa, Vic Donahue, Mo Marcus and Rocke Mastroserio art Lee Elias cover	Universal	2	4.25													1							1
37. Black Cat Mystery Comics 39 Mexican Edition (12/53, La Prensa) Hanging cover and panels. Warren Kremer, Joe Certa and Rudy Palais art Lee Elias cover	Universal	2	6.35						1												1
38. Black Cat Mystery Comics 47 (12/53, Harvey Publications) Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa and Manny Stallman art Lee Elias cover	Universal	64	6.12					4	3	8	5	1	4	5	3	2	1	6	4	7	3	1	1	3	1		2
39. Black Cat Mystery Comics 47 (12/53, Harvey Publications)	Restored	3	7.33							1		1						1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
40. Black Cat Mystery Comics 40 Mexican Edition (1/54, La Prensa) Rudy Palais and Bob Powell art	Universal	2	5.50														2
41. Black Cat Mystery Comics 42 Mexican Edition (2/54, La Prensa) Joe Certa art	Universal	2	5.00										1										1
42. Black Cat Mystery Comics 48 (2/54, Harvey Publications) Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand and Manny Stallman art Lee Elias cover	Universal	46	6.18					1	5	2	5	5	1	2	4	2	2	1	2	2	7	2		1	2
43. Black Cat Mystery Comics 48 (2/54, Harvey Publications)	Restored	2	2.65																		1				1
44. Black Cat Mystery Comics 41 Mexican Edition (3/54, La Prensa) Bob Powell, Al Eadah, Moe Marcus, Rocco Mastroserio and Abe Simon art	Universal	2	4.00													1								1
45. Black Cat Mystery Comics 43 Mexican Edition (4/54, La Prensa) Bondage cover. Bob Powell, Warren Kramer, Moe Marcus, Howard Nostrand & Rocco Mastroserio art	Universal	3	6.67							1						1		1
46. Black Cat Mystery Comics 49 (4/54, Harvey Publications) Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Bob Powell art Lee Elias cover	Universal	43	4.51							2	1	2	1		2	2		7	5	5	4	6	2	1		1		2
47. Black Cat Mystery Comics 49 (4/54, Harvey Publications)	Restored	2	2.40																			1			1
48. Black Cat Mystery Comics 45 Mexican Edition (6/54, La Prensa) "Colorama" by Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand. Classic cover. Bob Powell story and art Joe Certa	Universal	3	5.33											1				1		1
49. Black Cat Mystery Comics 50 (6/54, Harvey Publications) Classic cover. Frank Frazetta, Bob Powell, Sid Check, Manny Stallman and Howard Nostrand art L	Universal	113	4.66			1	3	4	4	4	7	2	1	2	3	7	5	7	6	4	9	9	8	4	4	6	8	5
50. Black Cat Mystery Comics 50 (6/54, Harvey Publications)	Restored	7	3.43												1	1						3		1				1
51. Black Cat Mystery Comics 50 (6/54, Harvey Publications)	Qualified	3	4.50															1	1	1
52. Black Cat Mystery Comics 46 Mexican Edition (7/54, La Prensa) Acid-in-face cover. Electrocution panel. Atomic explosion panel. Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Ma	Universal	3	6.33												2	1
53. Black Cat Mystery Comics 47 Mexican Edition (8/54, La Prensa) Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa and Manny Stallman art Lee Elias cover	Universal	2	5.25										1									1
54. Black Cat Mystery Comics 51 (8/54, Harvey Publications) Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Mort Meskin and Joe Certa art Lee Elias cover	Universal	63	5.83					3	3	5	6	1	4	3	3	2	6	1	3	5	7	6	3	1	1
55. Black Cat Mystery Comics 48 Mexican Edition (9/54, La Prensa) Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand and Manny Stallman art Lee Elias cover	Universal	3	4.50											1				1								1
56. Black Cat Mystery Comics 49 Mexican Edition (10/54, La Prensa) Howard Nostrand, Joe Certa, John Giunta and Bob Powell art Lee Elias cover	Universal	2	6.00											1				1
57. Black Cat Mystery Comics 52 (10/54, Harvey Publications) Bob Powell story and art Rudy Palais, Manny Stallman, Joe Certa and Howard Nostrand art	Universal	43	6.84					6	3	4	7	2	3		3		1	3	3	1	1	3		3
58. Black Cat Mystery Comics 50 Mexican Edition (11/54, La Prensa) Classic cover. Frank Frazetta, Bob Powell, Sid Check, Manny Stallman and Howard Nostrand art L	Universal	1	5.00															1
59. Black Cat Mystery Comics 53 (12/54, Harvey Publications) Decapitation panel. Bob Powell story and art Rudy Palais, Joe Certa and Vic Donahue art	Universal	33	6.47				1	2	4	2	2	1	5	1	1	1	3	1		3	1	1	2		1	1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
60. Black Cat Mystery Comics 53 (12/54, Harvey Publications)	Restored	1	5.50														1
61. Black Cat Mystery Comics 51 Mexican Edition (1/55, La Prensa) Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, Mort Meskin and Joe Certa art Lee Elias cover	Universal	2	5.75									1									1
62. Black Cat Mystery Comics 57 (1-3/56, Harvey Publications)	Universal	5	5.20										1					2	1	1

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
45 BOOKS	Universal	1,215	5.98	1 0.1%	12 1.1%	53 5.4%	75 11.6%	96 19.5%	97 27.5%	69 33.2%	69 38.8%	50 43.0%	65 48.3%	62 53%	60 58%	80 65%	66 70%	71 76%	80 83%	63 88%	55 93%	26 95%	17 96%	15 97%	17 99%	16 100%
13 BOOKS	Restored	33	4.34	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 3.0%	1 6.1%	0 6.1%	2 12.1%	0 12.1%	0 12.1%	1 15.2%	4 27.3%	1 30.3%	3 39.4%	1 42.4%	3 52%	3 61%	7 82%	1 85%	1 88%	2 94%	1 97%	0 97%	1 100%
4 BOOKS	Qualified	7	4.79	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 14.3%	0 14.3%	1 28.6%	0 28.6%	1 42.9%	1 57%	1 71%	2 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%

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