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Baffling Detective Mysteries [v1 #1, March 1943] (25¢, pulp)

The Corpse Wore No Shoes · Donald Thompson · na
The Death Rose · Cornell Woolrich · nv
A Corpse for Nippon · H. H. Matteson · ss
Searching for Murder · Allen C. Miller · ss
Murder Goes Overboard · Richard Foster · ss
The Lady from Japan [Captain McGrail] · Richard Sale · ss
Strictly a Sucker · John Gunderson · ss
Blonde Trouble · Kent Richards · ss
Marked · James Wood · ss
In the Bag · Hane Capo · ss
The Mayan Mystery · James Perley Hughes · ss

Baffling Detective Mysteries [v1 #2, May 1943] (Baffling Mysteries, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by George James)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Dead Reckoning · Frederick C. Davis · nv
29 · Honor of the Force · Edward S. Sullivan · ss
34 · Seven Heroes—One Dead [Danny Coyle] · Judson P. Philips · ss
41 · An Angle to Murder · Bennett Barlay · ss
46 · Assignment to Assault · Richard Sale · ss
52 · Not So Easy · Armstrong Livingston · ss
54 · Death’s Key Ring · Richard Foster · ss
58 · Captain for a Day · Anon. · ms
59 · Headlines in Blood · Jonathan Lewis · ss
64 · Amazons of Espionage · Michael King · ms
68 · The Jury Room · Anon. · ms
71 · The Case of the Curious Heel · Ken Crossen · na
128 · Third Degreee · [The Readers] · lc

Baffling Detective Mysteries [v1 #3, July 1943] (25¢, 114pp, large pulp, cover by George James)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Dead Men’s Shoes [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · ss
13 · It’s Later Than You Think · Robert Arthur · ss
19 · Death on Tap · Eric Johnston · ss
25 · The Model Railroad Murders · Richard Sale · ss
32 · All Dressed Up · Ken Crossen · ss
33 · Prince of the Gangsters · Anon. · ms
34 · A Killer’s Number · Richard Foster · ss
39 · A Day of Reckoning · H. H. Matteson · ss
44 · A Policemen’s Lot · Corey Mack · ss
49 · The Jury Room · Anon. · ms
51 · Murder in Mocking Valley · Will Crowell · na
114 · Third Degreee · [The Readers] · lc

Bahamut (about)

Bahamut [#1, Summer 2015] ed. Rima Abunasser & Darin Bradley (Underland Press, $15.00, 224pp, tp)
Details taken from magazine website.

The Romance of Flying on Dead Languages · Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss
Three Pieces · Becca De La Rosa · ss
Man and Tree · Wayne Macauley · ss Island Aut 2008
Easy Touch · Lauren Beukes · ss
Bagi: Ada ti Istorya · Rochita Loenen-Ruiz · ss
Fat Head · Angela Meyer · ss
Re (for CEO’s Approval) Text for 10th Anniversary Exhibition for Operation Springclean · J. Y. Yang · ss
Walk Like a Man · Nisi Shawl · ss
How Can We Sing When We Are Strangers in a Strange Land? · Roger Sneed · ar
A Citizen of New Sodom · Hal Duncan · ar
Knock Knock Jokes · Tade Thompson · bg
These Are the Roads That Loop and Entwine Me · Rose Lemberg · bg
Journeyman · Diana Abu-Jaber · bg
Five Poems · Alex Dally MacFarlane · pm
Season Finale · Srdjan Smajić · pl

Baker Street Gasogene

Baker Street Gasogene [v1 #4, #4, April 1962]
Final issue. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

On the Death of Christopher Morley · Vincent Starrett · ar [Christopher Morley]
An Adventure in the Lower Criticism [Part 2 of 2] · J. Finley Christ · ar
The Beginnings of Solar Pons · August Derleth · ar
Sacred Litany · Harry Hartman · ar
Variety Is the Spice of Sherlockiana · Nathan L. Bengis · ar
The First Man Who Beat Holmes · Llabmik Toille · ar
Joseph Aloysious Hansom and His ’Patent Safety Cab’ · Mary S. Cameron · ar

Baker Street Miscellanea (about)

Baker Street Miscellanea [#68, Winter 1991] ed. Donald K. Pollock
Details supplied by Martin Wooster.

31 · Sherlock Holmes’s Last Adventure · Leopold Plaichinger; translated by Richard R. Rutter · ss; originally in Der Orchideengarten, 1920.; illustrated by E. Plaichinger-Coltelli & Barbara Hirsch Ohms

Bakka Magazine (about)

Bakka Magazine [March 1975] ed. Charles McKee (Bakka Bookstores Ltd., cover by Tom Robe)

4 · Editorial · Charles McKee · ed
6 · Fanzines · Wayne MacDonald · ar
10 · Bakka · Paul Savard · cs
14 · On the 35th Anniversary of the First Marvel Comic: An Overview of Marvel’s Golden Age · George Olshevsky · ar
21 · Axe Me No Questions · Ronn Sutton · cs
27 · Lovecraft in Film: A Poor Showing · Robert Hadji · ar
38 · Science Fiction as Pulp Trash · Don Hutchison · ar
41 · Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Listing · Anon. · ms
70 · Anthologies · Anon. · ms
71 · Hardcovers, Oversized Paperbacks, Humour, etc · Anon. · ms
83 · Comic Book Price List · Anon. · ms

Bakka Magazine [#3, Fall 1975] ed. Charles McKee (Bakka Bookstores Ltd., cover by Bill Read)

4 · Char-broiled · Charles McKee · ed
8 · View from the Top · Mike Glicksohn · cl
11 · Shell Out Time · Derek Carter · cs
13 · Lovecraft in Film [Part 2 of 2] · Robert Hadji · ar
26 · Bedlam at Bakka · Ronn Sutton · cs
30 · Women in the Fiction of Andre Norton · Amanda Bankier · ar [Andre Norton]
33 · Andre Norton Replies · Andre Norton · ms
35 · The Bird Lady · Jeffrey Morgan · cs
36 · 435 Comic Books · George Olshevsky · ar
42 · Bones · Ronn Sutton · cs
43 · The Chronicles of Clovernook [Part 1 of 3] · Douglas Jerrold · sl The Illuminated Magazine 1843
54 · The Joy of Lilly Lolly · Paul Savard · ct
56 · Syd the Controls for the Heart of the Sun · Jeffrey Morgan · vi
58 · Max & the Wonderflower · Julia D. Fay · vi St. Nicholas Jan 1882
61 · A Letter to Witch & the Chameleon · Kate Wilhelm · lt
66 · In the Direction of Dense Throbbing · Tom Robe · ms

Bakka Magazine [#4, Summer 1976] ed. Charles McKee (Bakka Bookstores Ltd., cover by Ken Steacy)

2 · Char-broiled · Charles McKee · ed
6 · Interview—Leonard Nimoy · Larry Winter & Charles McKee · iv
11 · He Certainly Is Not Spock · Elizabeth Pearse · ar [Leonard Nimoy]
14 · Bones · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
15 · View from the Top · Mike Glicksohn · cl
18 · Bakka: A Space Opera · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
22 · The Shadow Over Providence, or, An Informal Report on the First World Fantasy Con · Anon. · ms
28 · The Coming of Middle-Earth · Jim Allan · ar [J. R. R. Tolkien]
36 · Dot’s Spot · Dot Glenn · cl
37 · The James Bond Quiz · Hadley R. Ratner, III · qz
41 · The Wizard and Od · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
42 · Book Reviews · Joseph Orven · br
44 · Blackhead the Pirate · Derek Carter · cs
48 · Movies of the Imagination · Elwy Yost · mr
53 · The Third Phone Call · Raymond Alexander · vi
55 · The Chronicles of Clovernook [Part 2 of 3] · Douglas Jerrold · sl The Illuminated Magazine 1843
74 · Fingers Don’t Fail Me Now · Tom Robe · ms

Bakka Magazine [#5, Spring/Summer 1977] ed. Charles McKee (Bakka Bookstores Ltd., cover by Robert MacIntyre)

4 · Char-broiled · Charles McKee · ed
8 · A Salute to Captain George · Pete Harris · ar
14 · The Flame of a Street Lamp · Frederic Palmer · vi St. Nicholas Apr 1879
15 · Continuing Adventures of Chuck the Duck & Co. · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
20 · Star Trek Technical Manual: A Review · R. C. Moore · br
22 · Wings · Raymond Alexander · pm
23 · Dot’s Spot · Dot Glenn · cl
25 · Trees · Ronn J. Sutton · pm
26 · SF Review · Don Hutchison · cl
34 · Blackhead the Pirate · Derek Carter · cs
38 · Marsha · Patrick R. Goodeve · ss
42 · Fantasies · Kathlen · pp
43 · Abbie · Kathlen · pp
44 · The Weird Critic, or, A Critique of the Weird · Hamilton Dyle · cl
48 · The Vampyre · William Beatty-Kingston · pm (r)
49 · The Wizard n’ Odd · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
50 · Canadian SF · Judith Merril · ar
53 · Nice! · Ken Steacy · cs
59 · The Chronicles of Clovernook [Part 3 of 3] · Douglas Jerrold · sl The Illuminated Magazine 1843
63 · Pin-up Person: Melissa · Anon. · pt
64 · Goddess · T. Casey Brennan · ss
69 · Tom Corbett: Space Cadet · Frank Thomas · ar
76 · Sherlock Holmes Crossword Puzzle · Anon. · pz
77 · Newromanics · Jeffrey Morgan · pm
86 · Memories of Marvelous Mystery Movies · Elwy Yost · mr
91 · Clue to Retire [Part 1 of ?] · Merle Camp · sl
94 · Pons & Parker: The Durable Duo · Luther Norris · ar
98 · The Best Crime Stories of the Last Twenty Years · Lawrence Morse · ar
111 · Murder Mystery One · Machine Rock · ms
112 · Watch the Birdie · U. Hultch · ss
116 · Dear Readers · Tom Robe · ms

Bakka Magazine [#6, Fall 1977] ed. Charles McKee (Stevens Publishing Co.)

3 · Char-broiled · Charles McKee · ed
7 · Just Another Comic Strip · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
11 · Science Fiction and Cliches · Helen Melitor · ar
19 · War of the Worlds Revisited · Emmanuel J. Hadzipetros · vi
21 · Additions to Wymer’s Bibliography of P.J. Farmer · Ronald Swiddle · bi [Philip José Farmer]
23 · An Interview: Philip J. Farmer [Philip José Farmer] · Charles McKee · iv
32 · Billy Bunny · Ronn J. Sutton · cs
33 · A Review: Strange Glory · Peter Gill · br
34 · The Ancient Egyptian Contribution to Fantastic Literature · E. S. Meltzer · ar
43 · The Weird Critic, or, A Critique of the Weird · Hamilton Dyle · cl
47 · Blackhead the Pirate · Derek Carter · cs
51 · A Ring Thru His Nose · Mark Sigal · ss
56 · Mesozoic Meanderings · George Olshevsky · cl
63 · Into the Daylight · E. S. Meltzer · ss
67 · A Review: The Known and the Unknown · John DiPrete · br
68 · The Brothers Hurst · Elwy Yost · ss
81 · Pulp Con 6 · Nick Carr · ms
84 · Star Wars Autograph Party · Anon. · pi
90 · The Silmarillion: A Brief Account of the Book and Its Making · Christopher Tolkien · ar [J. R. R. Tolkien]
96 · SF Review · Don Hutchison · cl
102 · The Comedy · Dean Motter · cs
107 · Science Fiction and Comics · Leo Stoutsenberger · ar
110 · Thar She Blows · Derek Carter · cs
114 · The Golden Fleece · Judith Grossman · vi Tower 1939
118 · Warpath · Mack Reynolds · ss; allegedly reprinted from a 1959 issue of Short Stories, but not in any of the known issues.
128 · Becalmed · Ronn J. Sutton · cs

Bakka Magazine [#7, Fall 1977] ed. Kathlen Kuklinski (Bakka Book Stores Limited, cover by Rob MacIntyre)
This is a special “mystery issue” and is subtitled “Black Box”. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Black Box Submissions · [Misc.] · ms
4 · Inside the Box · [Misc.] · ms
5 · Magazine Illustration · Ken Stacey · ar
6 · Case of the Vanishing Hero · Darrick Murdoch · ar
11 · Agatha Christie & Rex Stout in memoriam · Edmund Meltzer · ar [Agatha Christie; Rex Stout]
12 · Yes the Greeks Had a Word for Him... · Michael Harrison · ar
16 · Sherlock Holmes Litany · Reverend R. Dinegar · ar
17 · Twenty Years of Murder · Don Hutchison · ar
26 · Mystery Picture - Who Is this Man · Anon. · pz
27 · Edith Meiser...The Woman · Frank Thomas · ar
31 · Sherlock Holmes in Toronto · C. P. McKee · ar
33 · Bootmakers · [Misc.] · ms
34 · Nero Wolfe Crossword Puzzle · Paul Hornbeck · pz [Rex Stout]
35 · Lily Rowan’s Father Found · Edmund Meltzer · pz [Rex Stout]
36 · Clue to Retire [Part 2 of ?] · Merle Camp · sl
40 · Humpty Bigheart · D. Carter & P. Hornbeck · ss
43 · Those Tough, Hard Boiled, Lurid, Romantic, Mystery & Detective Pulps · Elwy Yost · ar
50 · Case of 7 Note Song [Sherlock Holmes] · Ray Havelock · ss
62 · Bouchercon VIII: an overview · Katherine Karlson · ar
63 · ’We Deliver’ · Derek Carter · ms
64 · Bookshop Catalogue · [Misc.] · ar

Balik (about)
Fanzine.

Publishers:

Simba Reproductions; Hurst, TX: Balik

Editors:

Clifford Wm. Bird - Editor: Balik, #1.
Charles R. Saunders - Editor: Balik, #2.

Balik [v1 #1, June 1976] ($2.50, 44pp, quarto, cover by Stephen Fabian)

5 · Assyrians—Masters of the East · Clifford W. Bird · ar
8 · Balik · Clifford W. Bird · cs
37 · Siren of Alcathoe · Clifford W. Bird · ss

Balik [v1 #2, February 1977] ($3.00, 52pp+, quarto, cover by Stephen Fabian)

6 · The Epoch of Kush · Charles R. Saunders · ar
11 · Balik & The Siren of Alcathoe [Part 1 of 2] · Clifford W. Bird; edited by Andrew J. Offutt · na
33 · Balik & The Siren of Alcathoe [Part 2 of 2] · Clifford W. Bird; edited by Charles R. Saunders · na

Ballou’s Dollar Monthly Magazine: (about)

Ballou’s Dollar Monthly Magazine

Ballou’s Dollar Monthly Magazine [v2 #6, December 1855] ed. Maturin M. Ballou (Maturin M. Ballou, publisher, 10¢, 46pp+)
motto “The cheapest magazine in the world” Details supplied by Paul Di Filippo.

505 · The Wife’s Ransom.—A Gold Adventure · A. J. H. Duganne · ss
515 · To Will · Ida Ravelin · pm
515 · The White Sun Bonnet · Eve Carroll · ss
517 · The Wanderer · Rebecca R. Pierce · pm
517 · Paul Brant: or, The Woodcutter’s Daughter · Josephine Hale · ss
521 · In the Country · George W. Bungay · pm
521 · The Rescue · Emeret H. Sedge · ss
531 · The Bride of My Soul · Arthur Penn · pm
531 · The Pale Young Man · Anne T. Wilbur · ss
537 · Serenade · J. Day Barron · pm
537 · Tom Crosby’s Deed of Magic · Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. · ss
543 · Life · W. H. S. · pm
543 · Spiritual Rappings · Ethan Stubbs · ss
547 · Busy with the Grain · Willie E. Pabor · pm
547 · The Fifty Bouquets · Alexander W. Lauderdale · ss
550 · Lines to— · R. A. Darroch · pm
550 · Will’s Wife · Emma Francis · ss
553 · To the Lost One · Aglaus Forrester · pm
553 · Ernest Hudson: or, The Father and Son · Mary L. Meany · ss
561 · Friendship’s Chain · Mrs. R. T. Eldredge · pm
561 · The Smugglers of Morecambe Bay · Austin G. Burdick · ss
565 · Aunt Polly’s Spectacles · Mrs. S. P. Doughty · ss
569 · Why Fear to Die? · Wm. W. Grandy · pm
569 · The Adopted Child · Susan H. Blaisdell · ss
581 · One Kind Thought of Thee · Clifton M. Berkley · pm
581 · Teacher and Pupil · Horatio Folger · ss
585 · The Loved That Are Gone · R. P. Smith · pm
585 · Ermengarde · Frances P. Pepperell · ss
592 · Editor’s Table · Maturin M. Ballou · ed

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