Black Cat Weekly #219
ByPublisher Description
This issue, we have original tales from Ron Miller (a new Velda story), Janice Law (a new Holmes Impersonator story), and standalones from Laurence Raphael Brothers and Larry Hodges. We also present classic science fiction from Philip E. High and Ray Cummings, a pulp mystery set in China from George F. Worts, and a telegraph-crime story from the team of Romaine H. Lowdermilk and Arch E. Giddings. Lots of great reading!
Here’s the complete lineup—
Cover Art: Ron Miller
NOVELS
Peter the Brazen, by George F. Worts
A kidnapped girl. A hidden city. One brave man willing to fight.
The Princess of the Atom, by Ray Cummings
Beings from a microscopic world threaten Earth!
NOVELETTE
“The Lords of Creation,” by Philip E. High
They call themselves the Lords of Creation. They’re wrong!
SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY
“Who Stole Aunt Willow’s Golden Hammer?” by Hal Charles
Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!
SHORT STORIES
“Velda and the Book of the Dead,” by Ron Miller [Velda, P.I. series]
Velda probes a deadly mystery after her book-dealer friend is poisoned.
“The Holmes Impersonator and the Business at the Bijou,” by Janice Law [Holmes Impersonator series]
The Holmes Impersonator faces a very real mystery at a “haunted” theater.
“Codes,” by Romaine H. Lowdermilk and Arch E. Giddings
Romance and deception clash in a high-stakes telegraph-office scheme.
“Inner Journey,” by Laurence Raphael Brothers
A patient's inner journey becomes a doctor’s nightmare…
“The Time and Place of the Invasion,” by Larry Hodges
Heisenberg’s law: Know both time and place—then cease to exist!
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