Black Book Detective Magazine (1933-1953 Newsstand/Hoffman/Ranger/Better) Pulp comic books in grade NM- or lower
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Published Sep 1939 by Better Publications.$155.00
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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.$59.00
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$29.00
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"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 Jan 1941 by Better Publications.$49.00
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- Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.
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.
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Published Mar 1942 by Better Publications.$59.00
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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.$45.00
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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 Sep 1942 by Better Publications.$53.00
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$26.00
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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.
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$99 Black Book Detective Pulp Vol. 15 #3, September 1942 VG Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Nov 1942 by Better Publications.$51.00
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- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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.
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Published Jan 1943 by Better Publications.$29.00
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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 Sep 1943 by Better Publications.$100.00
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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.
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Published Dec 1943 by Better Publications.$46.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
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.
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Published Mar 1944 by Better Publications.$33.00
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$33.00
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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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$179 Black Book Detective Pulp Vol. 18 #2, May 1944 VG Belarski White Witch Cover! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Sep 1944 by Better Publications.$49.00
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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 1944 by Better Publications.$59.00
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- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$59.00
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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.
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Published Jun 1945 by Better Publications.$29.00
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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.
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Published Sep 1945 by Better Publications.$37.00
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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.
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Published Dec 1945 by Better Publications.$39.00
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- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$59.00
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.
$32.00
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Vol. 20, No. 3 - Winter 1946. 6" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Sep 1946 by Better Publications.$22.00
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Published Feb 1947 by Better Publications.$21.00
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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.$37.00
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$18.00
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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.$26.00
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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.$59.00
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- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$32.00
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- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Feb 1948 by Better Publications.$44.00
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$29.00
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$8.00
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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 Sep 1948 by Better Publications.$37.00
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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.$99.00
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$37.00
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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.$61.00
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Published Mar 1949 by Better Publications.$62.00
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$35.00
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- Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Vol. 26, No. 1 - March 1949. 6.75" x 9.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.
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Published Jun 1949 by Better Publications.$19.00
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- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Sep 1949 by Better Publications.$21.00
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Jan 1952 by Better Publications.$33.00
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$33.00
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- 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.
