Black Book Detective Magazine (1933-1953 Newsstand/Hoffman/Ranger/Better) Pulp comic books 1948-1950
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Published Feb 1948 by Better Publications.$165.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
$115.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$45.00
View scans- 3" Spine split from top. Oxidation.
$44.00
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.$105.00
View scans$65.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$80.00
View scans- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$62.00
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 Sep 1948 by Better Publications.$77.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$72.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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.
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Published Nov 1948 by Better Publications.$30.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$16.75
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 40%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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.
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Published Jan 1949 by Better Publications.$110.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Mar 1949 by Better Publications.$205.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$48.00
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Published Jun 1949 by Better Publications.$99.00
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.$105.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$110.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Moderate.
$95.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$30.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$27.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Jan 1950 by Better Publications.$59.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight.
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.
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Published Sep 1949 by Better Publications.$115.00
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.$35.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$33.00
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.