Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Contents Lists

Black Book Detective [v15 #1, May 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. 14 · Shadow of Evil [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 86 · Murder Comes High [Mickey Dolan] · William Campbell Gault · ss 95 · No Closed Season · Robert Ahern · ss 102 · Pop and the Law · William Morrison · ss

Black Book Detective [v15 #2, July 1942] (10¢, 98pp, pulp) 12 · The Faceless Satan [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 85 · Killer Broadcast · Charles Stoddard · ss 88 · Murder in the Script · Jimmy O’Brien · ss 99 · Polly Wants a Corpse · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

Black Book Detective [v15 #3, September 1942] (10¢, pulp) 13 · The Murder Prophet [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Laurence Donovan) · na; not the same as the story of the same name in the June 1947 issue. 86 · Where There’s Smoke · Fredric Brown · ss 95 · Moulage · Arthur J. Burks · ss 101 · Punk Job · Henry S. Lewis · ss

Black Book Detective [v16 #1, November 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. 15 · The Nazi Spy Murders [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 85 · Foxy Noxen · Ted Stratton · ss 94 · Guilty Wires · Lew Martin · ss 97 · Hard to Kill · C. S. Montanye · ss

Black Book Detective [v16 #2, January 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. 6 · The Chinese Box · C. K. M. Scanlon · ss 15 · The Seventh Column [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 84 · The Color of Murder · Samuel J. Bailey · ss 95 · Air Raid · Ray Cummings · ss

Black Book Detective [v16 #3, March 1943] (10¢, pulp) 15 · Millions for a Murderer [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Laurence Donovan) · na 94 · A Tip for the Waitress · Joe Archibald · ss 100 · Blue Coupe · C. S. Montanye · ss

Black Book Detective [v17 #1, May 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. 13 · Captains of Death [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 69 · The Man with Two Faces · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 79 · Transfer to Death · Ted Coughlan · ss 88 · Lost—One Diamond Necklace · Robert Wallace · ss

Black Book Detective [v17 #2, Summer 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 100pp, pulp) Details supplied by Steve Miller. 13 · Without Blood They Die [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Laurence Donovan) · na 73 · Benny Sees Red · Allan K. Echols · ss 77 · Rain Will Tell · H. Wolff Salz · ss 82 · Death and Violence · Thad Kowalski · ss

Black Book Detective [v17 #3, Fall 1943] (10¢, pulp) 15 · Guardian in Black [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 80 · Cast Iron Alibi · C. S. Montanye · ss 88 · Hands of Doom · Charles N. Heckelmann · ss

Black Book Detective [v18 #1, Winter 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. Markets of Treason [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Bataan Blood · Jean Francis Webb · ss Props for Murder · Dixon Wells · ss Murder by Matchlight · Jack O’Brien · ss

Black Book Detective [v18 #2, Spring (May) 1944] (Better Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 13 · The White Witch [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 60 · The Amesbury Case · John L. Benton · ss 69 · Spy Aboard · Frank Johnson · ss

Black Book Detective [v18 #3, Summer 1944] (10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Death for Charity [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Yankee Doodle Feline · Hal K. Wells · ss Black Eye for Susan · John X. Brown · ss Murder Rides Behind the Siren · Prescott Chaplin (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

Black Book Detective [v19 #1, Fall 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. Murder Deals in Ersatz [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Rats Don’t Live Long · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss A Date with Death · Samuel J. Bailey · ss Ansel and the Admiral’s Widow · H. Wolff Salz · ss Spectral Agent · Clark Frost · ss

Black Book Detective [v19 #2, Winter 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. The Skeleton’s Secret [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Smoke Signal · Marvin Ryerson · ss False Note · Owen Fox Jerome · ss One O’Clock in the Morning · J. Lane Linklater · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 16 1929

Black Book Detective [v19 #3, Spring 1945] (10¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · The Marked Man [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 44 · Crime in Concrete · Clark Frost · ss 53 · Window Target · Kerry McRoberts · ss 57 · Miss Mouse, Meet Mr. Cat · S. J. Bailey · ss 65 · A Little More Dope · J. Lane Linklater · ss

Black Book Detective [v20 #1, Summer 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · Murder on the Loose [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 44 · Murder Strikes Out · John Gunderson · ss 51 · Death Pays Extra · J. Lane Linklater · ss 59 · Money to Burn · David X. Manners · ss 62 · The Hills Lure Death · H. Wolff Salz · nv

Black Book Detective [v20 #2, Fall 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 84pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by John Locke. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · Murder Among the Dying [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv 44 · Poisoned Hearts · Ted Coughlan · ss 51 · Protective Armor · Norman A. Daniels · ss 58 · Welcome Home, Sucker · Joe Archibald · ss 64 · The Big Money Man · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

Black Book Detective [v20 #3, Winter 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. Blind Man’s Bluff [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na The Murder of “Q” · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv Murder Came Later · Lee Eumenides (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss Dots and Dashes · Bill Anson · ss Perfume of the Invisible Lady · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss

Black Book Detective [v21 #1, Spring 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 13 · The Man Behind Murder [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 58 · The Reluctant Juror · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv 68 · Venus Doesn’t Need Gloves · Hal K. Wells · ss 72 · Mr. Meriwether’s Badge · Allan K. Echols · ss 76 · Death Fenced In · Jean Francis Webb · ss

Black Book Detective [v21 #2, Summer 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Rob Preston & Morgan Wallace. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 9 · The Survivor Murders [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 56 · Two Thousand and One Victims · Norman A. Daniels · ss; illustrated by Leo Morey 65 · Killers Can’t Kick · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 74 · Murderer’s Return · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss 83 · Death Witness · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

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

Black Book Detective [v22 #1, February 1947] (15¢, pulp) The Crime to Come [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Murder Is Patient · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv Death Reaches Out · Norman A. Daniels · ss Homicide at Hangover Hollow · Jason Lee · ss It Could Happen to You · Bill Anson · ss

Black Book Detective [v22 #2, April 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · The Lakeside Mystery [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 64 · Measured for Murder [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss 72 · Murder Makes the Luck · Norman A. Daniels · nv 85 · The Key to Danger · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss 95 · Listen for Death [Patrick Edward McCreary] · Roger Fuller · ss

Black Book Detective [v22 #3, June 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · The Murder Prophet [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na; not the same as the story of the same name in the September 1942 issue. 65 · The Rattler · Edward Churchill · ss 70 · Postscript to an Electric Chair · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 88 · Post-Hypnotic · Samuel Mines · ss; illustrated by R. Jenney 93 · The Good Lord Barrington · Leo Marr · ts; illustrated by Joe Farren 99 · Holdup · Jack Kofoed · ss; illustrated by Bob Jenney

Black Book Detective [v23 #1, August 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · Dead Man’s Plunder [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 63 · The Stickup · Jack Kofoed · ss 70 · Let Murder Sleep · Norman A. Daniels · nv 83 · The Farmer Finds a Body · Leo Marr · ts 87 · The Visiting Corpse [Mugs Kelly] · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss 91 · Expert in Murder · Wayland Rice · ss Detective Short Stories Oct 1938, as by Norman A. Daniels 99 · Run from a Dead Man [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss

Black Book Detective [v23 #2, October 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 11 · The Long Ago Murder [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 63 · Avery’s Bones · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss 72 · Nail for a Noose · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 81 · The Psychological Approach · Ray Cummings · ss 86 · Shroud of Guilt · Anthony Tompkins (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv 102 · Nice Morning for Murder [Mugs Kelly] · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

Black Book Detective [v23 #3, December 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by David Lee Smith. City of Hidden Death [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Suddenly It’s Murder · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv Without Evidence · Norman A. Daniels · ss The Murderer Stands Mute · John L. Benton · ss No Exit! · Ray Cummings · ss Six Day Murder · Jack Kofoed · ss

Black Book Detective [v24 #1, February 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 13 · The Coiled Serpent [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 62 · Close Cover Before Striking · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 70 · The Lottery Racketeer [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv 84 · The Missing Clue · Ray Cummings · ss 89 · Death Ends the Year · Johnston McCulley · ss 97 · Mementos of Murder · John L. Benton · ss

Black Book Detective [v24 #2, April 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Off the Record · [The Editor] · ed 13 · Inheritance of Murder [Tony Quinn (The Black Bat)] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na 65 · The Frightened Comedian · Jack Kofoed · ss 74 · Don’t Bury Me Yet · W. T. Ballard · nv 89 · The Brass Ring [Mugs Kelly] · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss 93 · Call for a Murderer · John L. Benton · ss 96 · The Lying Corpse · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss