Pulp Magazines
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Published Nov 1938 by Better Publications.$30.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Mar 1939 by Better Publications.$65.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
Volume 8, Issue 3 - March, 1939. "The Winter King Killings" by Charles S. Strong; "Underground Stuff" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "Murder with Sound" by John benton; and "Double Talk" by Milton Lowe. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1939 by Better Publications.$355.00
View scans- Trimmed
- TRIMMED. Cover glued to first and last pages along spine. Water damage.
Second Tony Quinn/Black Bat story (and first in-character cover appearance). "Murder Calls the Black Bat" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Cab for a Corpse" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "One-Man Police Force" by Bernard Breslauer. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Mar 1940 by Better Publications.$77.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
"The Black Bat's Spy Trail" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder at his Heels" by Norman A. Daniels; and "Suckers Fly High" by Robert Sidney Bowen. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1941 by Better Publications.$45.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Moderate.
"The Black Bat's Invisible Enemy" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Police Witness" by Frank Johnson; "Even-Steven" by Owen Fox Jerome; and "The Man with the Purple Hat" by Marvin Ryerson. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Mar 1942 by Better Publications.$30.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
The Black Bat in "The Blackout Murders" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Snatchers are Suckers" by Robert C. Donohue; and "A Grave for Grogan" by Norman A. Daniels. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published May 1942 by Better Publications.$56.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 15, Issue 1 - May, 1942. The Black Bat in "Shadow of Evil" by "G. Wayman Jones" (probably Norman Daniels); "Murder Comes High" by William Campbell Gault; "No Closed Season" by Robert Ahern; and "Pop and the Law" by William Morrison. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Oct 1943 by Better Publications.$69.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
The Black Bat in "The Seventh Column" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Chinese Box" by C.K.M. Scanlon; "The Color or Murder" by Samuel J. Bailey; and "Air Raid" by Ray Cummings. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Mar 1944 by Better Publications.$50.00
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- Paper: Cream to off white
Spring 1944. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. The Black Bat in "The White Witch" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Amesbury Case" by John L. Benton; and "Spy Aboard" by Frank Johnson. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1944 by Better Publications.$50.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Fall 1944. The Black Bat in "Murder Deals in Ersatz" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Rats Don't Live Long" by Robert Sidney Brown; "A Date With Death" by Samuel J. Bailey; "Ansel and the Admiral's Widow" by H. Wolff Salz; and "Spectral Agent" by Clark Frost. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1945 by Better Publications.$99.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Published Feb 1947 by Better Publications.$41.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
The Black Bat in "The Crime to Come" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder is Patient" by Wayland Rice; "Death Reaches Out" by Norman A. Daniels; "Homicide at hangover Hollow" by Jason Lee; and "It Could Happen to You" by Bill Anson. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Aug 1947 by Better Publications.$95.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
$35.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate.
The Black Bat in "Dead Man's Plunder" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Let Murder Sleep" by Norman A. Daniels; "The Stickup" by Jack Kofoed; "The Visiting Corpse" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "Expert in Murder" by Wayland Rice; and "Run From a Dead Man" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Oct 1947 by Better Publications.$14.00
View scan- 1" Spine split from bottom.
The Black Bat in "The Long Ago Murder" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Shroud of Guilt" by Anthony Tompkins; "Avery's Bones" by Wayland Rice; "Nail for a Noose" by Robert Sidney Bowen; "The Psychological Approach" by Ray Cummings: and "Nice Morning for Murder" by Donald Bayne Hobart. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1947 by Better Publications.$80.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
$23.00
View scans- 3" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration.
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Published Feb 1948 by Better Publications.$80.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
$56.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$22.00
View scans- 3" Spine split from top. Oxidation.
$21.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 70%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
The Black Bat in "The Coiled Serpent" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Lottery Racketeer" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen; "Close Cover Before Striking" by Sam Merwin Jr.; "The Missing Clue" by Ray Cummings; "Death Ends the Year" by Johnston McCulley; and "Mementos of Murder" by John L. Benton. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Apr 1948 by Better Publications.$50.00
View scans$39.00
View scans- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$30.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
The Black Bat in "Inheritance of Murder" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Don't Bury Me Yet" by W.T. Ballard; "The Frightened Comedian" by Jack Kofoed; "The Brass Ring" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "Call for a Murderer" by John L. Benton; and "The Lying Corpse" by Wayland Rice. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Jan 1949 by Better Publications.$53.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Mar 1949 by Better Publications.$89.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$23.00
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Published Jun 1949 by Better Publications.$48.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Sep 1949 by Better Publications.$50.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$53.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Moderate.
$45.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$14.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$12.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Sep 1949 by Better Publications.$56.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Fall 1950. The Black Bat in "The Black Bat Fights for Life" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Gunplay at Julio's" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen; "The Shadow on the Door" by C.K.M. Scanlon; "In the Bag" by Carroll John Daly; "The Corny Killer" by Benton Braden; and "Thubway Tham Ith Raided" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Published Mar 1950 by Better Publications.$17.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$16.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Spring 1951. The Black Bat in "The Dangerous Corpse" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder Stalks the Big Top" by H.C. Butler; "The Unarmed Sniper" by Len Zinberg; "The Purse" by Harold Helfer; "A Little Psychology" by Arnold Grant; and "See You at the Morgue" by Russell Branch. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Published Jan 1952 by Better Publications.$86.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Winter 1952. The Black Bat in "The Killer Who Wasn't" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Or Up a Dark Alley" by W. Lee Herrington; "Thubway Tham's Nithe Old Lady" by Johnston McCulley; "The Man on the Corner" by C.K.M. Scanlon; "A Pawn for the Chair" by Joe Archibald; "The Twisted Three" by G.T. Fleming-Roberts; and "Option on Death" by James Donnelly. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.