Black Book Detective Magazine (1933-1953 Newsstand/Hoffman/Ranger/Better) Pulp comic books

Volume 1, Issue 5 - December, 1933. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - February, 1935. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5, No. 4 - July 1936. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7, Issue 2 - July, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

"The Week End Murders" by Donald Stuart; "Gentleman Crook" by Allan Pinkerton; "Suicides are Saps" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "Death is Eager" by Norman A. Daniels. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 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.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - May, 1939. "I'm No Murderer" by Barry Perowne; "Mug in a Frame" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "Suicide Detail" by C.K.M. Scanlon. 6.5" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

First Tony Quinn/Black Bat story, "Brand of the Black Bat" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Alibi Murders" by Lloyd Llewell; and "Robin Hood Pickpocket" by Allan Pinkerton. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $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.

Third Tony Quinn/Black Bat story (and second in-character cover appearance). "The Black Bat Strikes Again" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Just Take it Easy" by Henry S. Lewis; and "Through Train to Hell" by Weldon F. Sheerer. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"Black Bat's Challenge" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Goose Gun" by H. Dyson Carter; and "Men in the Morgue" by Robert Wallace. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $69.00 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.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - May, 1940. "The Black Bat's Crusade" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Death Plays Tricks" by Arthur J. Burks; and "Snatch Payoff" by Jack Kofoed. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

"The Black Bat's Flame Trail" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Nut Stuff" by Robert Gordon; and "Hostage to Murder" by Riley Brown. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"The Black Bat's Triumph" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Say It with Lead" by Eugene A. Clancy; "Murder Stain" by Riley Brown; and "A Tough for Luck" by John McCurnin. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12, No. 1 - November 1940. "The Black Bat's and the Trojan Horse" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Trooper in Stir" by William L. Hopson; and "Dressed in White" by Leo Hoban. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12, No. 2 - January 1941. "The Black Bat's Dragon Trail" by "G. Wayman Jones"; "Mom Petrelli's Boy" by Gerry Seton; and "Eyes of the Magnate" by William L. Hopson. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"The Black Bat's Justice" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Horse Sense Retribution" by Arthur J. Burks; and "The Reunion" by Allan K. Echols. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"The Black Bat's and the Red Menace" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Death on the Bounce" by John Wallace; and "Murder by the Clock" by Ivan Cameron. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"The Black Bat's Summons" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Might I Suggest" by Richard Brister; and "Last Night's Murder" by J. Lane Linklater. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 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.

Volume 14, Issue 1 - November, 1941. The Black Bat in "The Voice of Doom" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "A Present for Butch" by Wilbur S. Peacock; and "Two Plus Two is Murder" by Jim O'Brien. 6.5" x 9.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "The Eyes of the Blind" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Help From a Corpse" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "Let Me Guess" by Thomas Lamar. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $27.00 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.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 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.

The Black Bat in "The Faceless Satan" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Killer Broadcast" by Charles Stoddard; "Murder in the Script" by Jimmy O'Brien; and "Polly Wants a Corpse" by Donald Bayne Hobart. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "The Murder Prophet" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Where There's Smoke" by Fredric Brown; "Moulage" by Arthur J. Burks; and "Punk Job" by Henry S. Lewis. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "The Nazi Spy Murders" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Foxy Noxen" by Ted Stratton; "Guilty Wires" by Lew Martin; and "Hard to Kill" by C.S. Montanye. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 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.

The Black Bat in "Millions for a Murderer" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "A Tip for the Waitress" by Joe Archibald and "Blue Coupe" by C.S. Montanye. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "Captains of Death" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Man with Two Faces" by Sam Merwin Jr.; "Transfer to Death" by Ted Coughlan; and "Lost--One Diamond Necklace" by Robert Wallace. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Summer 1943. The Black Bat in "Without Blood They Die" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Benny Sees Red" by Allan K. Echols; "Rain Will Tell" by H. Wolf Salz; and "Death and Violence: by Thad Kowalski. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1943. The Black Bat in "Guardian in Black" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Cast Iron Alibi" by C.S. Montanye; and "Hands of Doom" by Charles N. Heckelmann. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Winter 1944. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. The Black Bat in "Markets of Treason" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Bataan Blood" by Jean Francis Webb; "Props for Murder" by Dixon Wells; and "Murder by Matchlight" by Jack O'Brien. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $45.00 View scans Trimmed 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.

Summer 1944. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. The Black Bat in "Death for Charity" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Yankee Doodle Feline" by Hal K. Wells; "Black Eye for Susan" by John X. Brown; and "Murder Rides Behind the Siren" by Prescott Chaplin. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $45.00 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.

Winter 1945. The Black Bat in "The Skeleton's Secret" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Smoke Signal" by Marvin Ryerson; "False Note" by Owen Fox Jerome; and "One O'Clock in the Morning" by J. Lane Linklater. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1945. The Black Bat in "The Marked Man" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Crime in Concrete" by Clark Frost; "Window Target" by Kerry McRoberts; "Miss Mouse, Meet Mr. Cat" by S.J. Bailey; and "A Little More Dope" by J. Lane Linklater. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Summer 1945. The Black Bat in "Murder on the Loose" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder Strikes Out" by John Gunderson; "Money to Burn" by David X. Manners; and "Death Pays Extra" by J. Lane Linklater. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Fall, 1945. The Black Bat in "Murder Among the Dying" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Poisoned Hearts" by Ted Coughlan; "Protective Armor" by Norman A. Daniels; "Welcome Home, Sucker" by Joe Archibald; and "The Big Money Man" by Wayland Rice. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 2 - Summer (August) 1946. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. The Black Bat in "The Survivor Murders" by G. Wayman Jones (Norman Daniels), "Two Thousand and One Victims" by Norman A. Daniels, "Killers Can't Kick" by Robert Sidney Bowen, and "Murderer's Return" by Wayland Rice. 7-in. x 10-in., 98 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations) Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $37.00 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.

The Black Bat in "The Lakeside Mystery" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder Makes the Luck" by Norman A. Daniels; "Measured for Murder" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen; "The Key to Danger" by Wayland Rice; and "Listen for Death" by Roger Fuller. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

The Black Bat in "The Murder Prophet" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Postscript to an Electric Chair" by Sam Merwin Jr.; "The Rattler" by Edward Churchill; "Post-Hypnotic" by Samuel Mines; and "Holdup" by Jack Kofoed. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $86.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 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.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $12.00 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.

Add to cart Fine $72.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $20.00 View scans 3" Spine split from top. Oxidation.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $19.00 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.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $45.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $27.00 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.

The Black Bat in "The Murder Maker" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Please Pass the Poison" by Roger Fuller; "The Cursed Millions" by Carter Critz; "No Reprieve for the Killer" by Robert Leslie Bellem; "A Killer Flies High" by Robert Sidney Bowen; and "Who's Got the Dummy" by H.C. Butler. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

The Black Bat in "The Lying Killer" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "I Can't Stand Blood" by Jules Archer; "Death Needs a Key" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen; "Big Target" by Roger Fuller; "The Murder Obsession" by Wayland Rice; "Idea for Murder" by Robert Sidney Bowen; "The Widower" by Sam Merwin Jr.; "Who's That Knocking?" by Hal White; and "Thubway Tham's Deed of Mercy" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 25, Issue 2 - November, 1948. The Black Bat in "City of Hate" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "I am the Law" by Carroll John Daly; "The Invisible Hand" by Lewis Little; "The Killer and hiks Dead" by Norman A. Daniels; "Mr. Morpho" by Arthur J. Burks; and "Thubway Tham's Perfect Day" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Winter 1950. The Black Bat in "Murder Town" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Jackpot Spilled Danger" by F.E. Rechnitzer; "Too Dumb to Kill" by C.K.M. Scanlon; "Dirty Hands" by B.J. Benson; and "Thubway Tham's Funny Money" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Spring 1950. The Black Bat in "Blueprints of Crime" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "My Life to Give" by Norman A. Daniels; "Last Word" by Will Oursler; "Death and Nine Lives" by Fredric Brown; "Not So Tough" by Rollin Fitzsimmons; and "Thubway Tham's Veiled Lady" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Summer 1950. The Black Bat in "The Murder Genius" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Body in the Bar" by D.L. Champion; "The Wreath on her Coffin" by Johanas L. Bouma; "The Cop and the Star" by Barry Perowne; "Pass the Dice--to Death" by Jack D'Arcy; and "Thubway Tham, Eye Witness" by Johnston McCulley. One-page ad for Popular Library paperbacks includes a listing and small cover reproduction for "Duke" by Hal Ellson (i.e. Harlan Ellison), noting, "This novel pulls no punches about teenage hoodlums. It's almost unbelievable--yet true!" Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 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.

Winter 1951. The Black Bat in "The League of Faceless Men" by "G. Wayman Jones" (probably Norman Daniels); "Part of the Night" by Carroll John Daly; "Murder is Easy" by Roger Dee; and "Thubway Tham's Crisis" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $77.00 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.

Winter 1953. The Black Bat in "Hot, Willing--and Deadly" by Stewart Sterling; "Right Guy" by William Degenhard; "Enough Rope" by Harold Helfer; "The Eyes of Murder" by Philip Ketchum; "A Place to Hide" by Richard Deming; "Holdup at Twin Palms" by Roger Dee; "Crazy" by Murray Leinster; "Girl in Trouble" by Robert Sidney Bowen; "He Killed 31" by Freeman Hubbard; and "Keep It Quiet" by Edward Ronns. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.