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Black Book Detective [Vol. XXV No. 1, September 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 11 · The Lying Killer [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 61 · Big Target · Roger Fuller · ss 72 · I Can’t Stand Blood · Jules Archer · nv 88 · Forger’s Nemesis [David N. Carvalho] · Robert Wallace · ts 93 · The Murder Obsession · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss 102 · Death Needs a Key [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv 115 · Idea for Murder · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 124 · The Widower · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 131 · Who’s That Knocking? · Hal White · ss 134 · Thubway Tham’s Deed of Mercy [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXV No. 2, November 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, 146pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Full Text) 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 11 · City of Hate [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 70 · The Man Who Broke the Dreyfus Case [David N. Carvalho] · Robert Wallace · ts 77 · The Invisible Hand · Lewis Little · ss 81 · The Crime Quiz · [uncredited] · qz 82 · The Killer and His Dead · Norman A. Daniels · ss 86 · From the Annals of Criminology · [uncredited] · ms 87 · I Am the Law [Satan Hall] · Carroll John Daly · nv not the same as the story of the same name in the March 1938 issue of Black Mask. 119 · Thubway Tham’s Perfect Day [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 126 · Mr. Morpho · Arthur J. Burks · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXV No. 3, January 1949] (Better Publications, Inc, 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 13 · Thirty-One Deadly Guns [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 69 · Decoy to Death · Roger Dee · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker 73 · Masterpiece Murder [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss 84 · The Crime Quiz · [uncredited] · qz 85 · Wanted: The Killer · B. J. Benson · ss 94 · Thunder in Stony Flats · A. J. Collins · nv; illustrated by Hunter Barker 108 · The Mysterious Lover · Raymond C. Schindler · ts 114 · Thubway Tham Begins the Year [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVI No. 1, March 1949] (Better Publications, Inc, 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Full Text) Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 13 · Riddle of the Dead Man’s Bequest [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 60 · Nothing but the Truth · William Degenhard · ss; illustrated by Paul Orban 69 · Bury Me in the Same Grave [Satan Hall] · Carroll John Daly · nv 91 · Thubway Tham’s Quiz Program [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 99 · Time for Murder · Ray Cummings · ss 105 · Robin Hood of Blackheath · Stacy Kent · ts 111 · A Fool for Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVI No. 2, May 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) (Full Text) Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 9 · Murder’s Playground [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 76 · Candidate for Murder [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv; illustrated by Paul Orban 91 · Thubway Tham’s Raffle Ticket [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 98 · My Pal, the Killer · W. H. Swanberg · nv; illustrated by Hunter Barker 113 · Last Deal · Will Oursler · vi 115 · Death in the Woods · George Metcalf Johnson · vi Popular Detective June 1937; illustrated by Hunter Barker 122 · Morning Cheer · Ray Cummings · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVI No. 3, Summer 1949] (Better Publications, Inc, 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 7 · The Crime Quiz · [uncredited] · qz 9 · The Missing Million [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 75 · Time for Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss 85 · Thubway Tham’s Better Thelf [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 92 · Deep Waters · Edward Ronns · nv 109 · Death at the Finishing School · Jackson Hite · ts 115 · The Murderer Had a Choice · Myron David Orr · ss 121 · The Case of the Drowning Fish · Ray Cummings · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVII No. 1, Fall 1949] (Better Publications, Inc, 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 11 · The Dennison Documents [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 75 · Thubway Tham’s Couthin [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 83 · Necklace of Little Tento · Arthur J. Burks · ss 88 · Tamale Town Payoff [Steve Dix] · C. S. Montanye · nv 104 · A for Alice · Elizabeth Starr · ss 109 · Dead Dogs Tell Tales [David N. Carvalho] · Robert Wallace · ts 114 · The Crime Quiz · [uncredited] · qz 115 · You Die for Me · Morris Cooper · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVII No. 2, Winter 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 11 · Murder Town [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 82 · The Jackpot Spilled Danger · F. E. Rechnitzer · nv 99 · The First Gang Buster · Robert Wallace · ts 103 · Thubway Tham’s Funny Money [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 112 · Too Dumb to Kill · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss 116 · The Crime Quiz · The Old Sarge · qz 117 · Dirty Hands · B. J. Benson · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVII No. 3, Spring 1950] (Better Publications Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 11 · Blueprints of Crime [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 78 · My Life to Give · Norman A. Daniels · nv 93 · Thubway Tham’s Veiled Lady [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 103 · Lydia, the Arsenic Queen · Stacy Kent · ts 109 · Last Word · Will Oursler · ss 113 · Death and Nine Lives · Fredric Brown · ss 121 · Not So Tough · Rollin Fitzsimmons · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVIII No. 1, Summer 1950] (Better Publications Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · The Murder Genius [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 76 · The Body in the Bar · D. L. Champion · nv 93 · Thubway Tham, Eye Witness [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 100 · The Wreath on Her Coffin · Johanas L. Bouma · ss 109 · The Cop and the Star · Barry Perowne · ss 118 · The Crime Quiz · The Old Sarge · qz 119 · Pass the Dice—to Death · Jack D’Arcy · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVIII No. 2, Fall 1950] (Better Publications Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 11 · The Black Bat Fights for Life [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 81 · The Crime Quiz · The Old Sarge · qz 82 · Shadow on the Door · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss 87 · In the Bag · Carroll John Daly · ss 98 · Gunplay at Julio’s [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv 111 · Thubway Tham Ith Raided [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 119 · The Corny Killer · Benton Braden · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXVIII No. 3, Winter 1951] (Better Publications Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 9 · The League of Faceless Men [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 79 · The Crime Quiz · The Old Sarge · qz 80 · Thubway Tham’s Crisis [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 88 · Part of the Night · Carroll John Daly · nv 105 · Murder Is Easy · Roger Dee · ss 113 · The Other Side of the Story · Harold Helfer · ms

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXIX No. 1, Spring 1951] (Better Publications Inc., 20¢, pulp) 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed 9 · The Dangerous Corpse [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 80 · The Unarmed Sniper · Len Zinberg · ss 83 · The Crime Quiz · The Old Sarge · qz 84 · Murder Stalks the Big Top · H. C. Butler · nv 99 · Six-Legged Lawbreaker · Carter Critz · ar 100 · The Purse · Harold Helfer · ss 102 · The Reader Writes · The Readers · lc 103 · A Little Psychology · Arnold Grant · ss 105 · Murder by Experts · Various · br 106 · What’s Your Alibi? · Various · ms 107 · See You at the Morgue · Russell Branch · ss

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXIX No. 2, Winter 1952] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Samuel Cherry) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Crime Confidential · Stewart Sterling · ts 10 · The Killer Who Wasn’t [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 74 · A Pawn for the Chair · Joe Archibald · ss Thrilling Detective July 1942 80 · Or Up a Dark Alley · W. Lee Herrington · ss 93 · Thubway Tham’s Nithe Old Lady [Thubway Tham] · Johnston McCulley · ss 101 · Good Friend · Harold Helfer · ts 102 · The Twisted Tree · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Thrilling Mystery July 1941 111 · The Man on the Corner · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss 115 · Justice · Clarence E. Flynn · pm 116 · Behind the Magic Wand · Bruce Elliott · ar 119 · Option on Death · James Donnelly · ss Exciting Detective Summer 1942

Black Book Detective [Vol. XXIX No. 3, Winter 1953] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications Inc., 20¢, 113pp, pulp) 6 · Crime Confidential · Norman Renard · ms 9 · Enough Rope · Harold Helfer · ts 10 · Hot, Willing—and Deadly [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · Stewart Sterling · na 25 · A Slight Case of Graft · Manly E. David · ms 45 · The Eyes of Murder · Philip Ketchum · ss 53 · What Is It? · Joseph C. Stacey · qz 54 · Right Guy · William Degenhard · nv 72 · A Place to Hide · Richard Deming · ss 77 · What—Not Again! · Carter Critz · ms 81 · Holdup at Twin Palms · Roger Dee · ss 84 · Rough on Cats · Bill Clegg · ms 85 · Crazy · Murray Leinster · ss 89 · Girl in Trouble · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 97 · He Killed 31 · Freeman Hubbard · ts 99 · Keep It Quiet · Edward Ronns · ss 103 · Clever, These Racketeers · Fred M. Maul · ms 113 · Line o’ Crime · Jack Benton · ms

Black Book Detective (Canada)   (about) Canadian reprint edition of Black Book Detective. Number of issues published not known but all issues seen appear to be direct reprints of the US issues so it is likely that all the US issues from Winter 1945 on (at least) were reprinted in Canada. Publishers: Better Publications of Canada, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario: Black Book Detective (Canada).

Black Book Detective (Canada) [v20 #3, Winter 1945] (10¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. · Blind Man’s Bluff [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Black Book Detective Winter 1945

Black Book Detective (Canada) [v21 #1, Spring 1946] (Pines Publications, Limited, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. · The Man Behind Murder [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Black Book Detective Spring 1946 · The Reluctant Juror · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv Black Book Detective Spring 1946

Black Book Detective (Canada) [v21 #2, Summer 1946] (pulp) Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

Black Book Detective (Canada) [v21 #3, Fall 1946] (Pines Publications, Limited, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Off the Record · The Editor · ed Black Book Detective Fall 1946 11 · With Malice Aforethought [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Black Book Detective Fall 1946 64 · The Edge of Death · Richard Bridges · ss Black Book Detective Fall 1946 80 · A Detective’s Life Is Easy · Ray Cummings · ss Black Book Detective Fall 1946 85 · Murder with Colored Lights · Curtiss T. Gardner · ss Black Book Detective Fall 1946 93 · Dead on Departure [Mugs Kelly] · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Black Book Detective Fall 1946 97 · Code Girl · Barry Perowne · ss Britannia and Eve September 1945