Black Book Detective Magazine (1933-1953 Newsstand/Hoffman/Ranger/Better) Pulp comic books 1941-1943
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Published Sep 1941 by Better Publications.$95.00
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 Nov 1941 by Better Publications.$28.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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.
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Published Mar 1942 by Better Publications.$62.00
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.$115.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$33.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Heavy foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.
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.$29.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$45.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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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Published Oct 1943 by Better Publications.$145.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$69.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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.