Black Book Detective Magazine (1933-1953 Newsstand/Hoffman/Ranger/Better) Pulp comic books 1946 or later
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Published Mar 1946 by Better Publications.
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Published Jun 1946 by Better Publications.
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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.
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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 Apr 1947 by Better Publications.
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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.
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Published Jun 1947 by Better Publications.
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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.
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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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$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 Apr 1948 by Better Publications.
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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 Jun 1948 by Better Publications.
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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.
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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 May 1949 by Better Publications.
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Published Jun 1949 by Better Publications.$19.00
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.$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 1950 by Better Publications.
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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 1950 (est.) by Better Publications.
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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.
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Published Jun 1949 by Better Publications.
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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.
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Published Sep 1949 by Better Publications.
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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 Jan 1951 by Better Publications.
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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.
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Published Mar 1950 by Better Publications.
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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.$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.
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Published Jan 1953 by Better Publications.
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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.





















































