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Black Cat Weekly #80

Our 80th issue has some great tales for you, starting with an original mystery by Hugh Lessit (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and a great reprint by Jim Thomsen (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). Plus we have a pair of detective novels, the first featuring New York-based private investigator Nick Carter, and the second another original Hardy Boys mystery. If you read the later editions, you will be shocked to find how much was changed from the originals. These are not the watered-down Hardy Boys most of us read as kids. Give it a read.

On the science fiction and fantasy side, we have a Frostflower & Thorn tale by Phyllis Ann Karr, as she brings her famous duo to a world created by M. Coleman Easton...in collaboration with Easton. Great fun. Plus classic SF by Mike Curry, Robert Silverberg, Robert F. Young, and Murray Leinster.

Here’s this issue’s complete lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“The Shade Tree Mechanic” by Hugh Lessig [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“Clear as Glass” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]

“The Ride Home,” by Jim Thomsen [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

The Little Glass Vial, by Nicholas Carter [novel]

The Tower Treasure, by Franklin W. Dixon

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“A Glassmaker’s Courage,” by Phyllis Ann Karr and M. Coleman Easton [short story]

“Metamorphosis,” by Mike Curry [short story]

“Come Into My Brain!” by Robert Silverberg [short story]

“Bbruggil’s Bride,” by Robert F. Young [short story]

The Gadget Had A Ghost, by Murray Leinster [novella]



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    Nicholas Carter, George O. Smith, Naomi Kritzer, Hal Charles, N.M. Cedeño, Otis Adelbert Kline, A.R. Morlan, Malcolm Jameson, Hulbert Footner, Janice Law

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  2. Black Cat Weekly #200

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  4. Black Cat Weekly #108

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  5. Black Cat Weekly #101

    Joseph Payne Brennan, Phyllis Ann Karr, Stephen Marlowe, Hulbert Footner, Anne Swardson, Nicholas Carter, Neil S. Plakcy, Hal Charles, Francis Beeding

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  6. Nick Carter rescues a daughter; or, The junior partner's strange behavior : A Detective's Mysterious Pursuit: Unraveling Thrilling Cases

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  7. The Babbington case; Or, Nick Carter's strange quest : Unraveling a web of deceit in the shadowy world of 19th-century crime

    Nicholas Carter

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  8. The sultan's pearls; or, Nick Carter's Porto Rico trail : Intrigue and Adventure in Early Detective Fiction

    Nicholas Carter, C. Waddell

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  9. The suicide; or, Nick Carter and the lost head : Exploring Despair and Resilience: A Collection of Narrative Perspectives

    Nicholas Carter, Burke Jenkins, E. K. Nostwell

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  10. Toying with fate; or, Nick Carter's narrow shave : A Daring Escapade in Vintage Mystery and Adventure

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  11. The call of death; or, Nick Carter's clever assistant : Exploring mortality and ingenuity across varied genres

    Nicholas Carter, Burke Jenkins

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  12. Nick Carter at the Track

    Nicholas Carter

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