Bat crime novel

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Bat detective novels (also known as Black bat was) one in 1956 to 1976 in Erich Pabel Verlag published crime - Heftroman series . A total of 904 issues were published. With a publication period of 20 years, the series was one of the longest-lived German magazine novel series.

History of the series

The series emerged from the series of Pabel crime novels , in which from issue 100 translations from the bat crime novels by G. Wayman Jones (pseudonym, better known as Norman Daniels , actually Norman Arthur Danberg) appeared. The American editions appeared in the pulp magazine Black Book Detectives .

In the series of Pabel crime novels , translations of English and French crime novels first appeared. The series title changed several times:

  • Volume 1 to 6: Thriller EP detective novels
  • Volume 7 to 14: Thriller Kriminal Roman
  • Volumes 15 to 134: Pabel Kriminal Roman (s) or Pabel Kriminal

Volumes 1 to 9 also had an imprint Special Police .

The titles of the bat series appeared from volume 119 with the logo of a black bat silhouette on a yellow background and the series title Fledermaus Kriminal-Roman and from volume 135 only bat novels appeared and Bat Kriminal-Roman also became the series title. Gradually, translations of the Black Bat stories by Norman Daniels have been replaced by new bat episodes published by anonymous German authors under the publisher's pseudonym GW Jones . These authors included Hermann Werner Peters , Gudrun and Karl Voigt and Manfred Wegener , who also appeared as series authors under other pseudonyms. From volume 524 onwards, the booklets were published under individual author pseudonyms.

In addition, a total of 41 Fledermaus paperback books were published from 1965 to 1973, 8 of them within the general series of Pabel paperbacks between 220 and 329 (1965 to 1967), the rest later (1970 to 1973) in a separate series, continuing the numbering from 330 to 362.

The price of the booklet was originally DM 1.00 with a volume of 112 pages. With the change to the normal volume of 64 pages, the price was reduced to 60 pfennigs and rose to DM 1.20 until the end. The publication was initially monthly, from the beginning of 1958 (issue 23) then bi-weekly and finally weekly.

The translations from English did not appear in the original order in the Pabel series, and the first volume, which forms the background to the history of the bat, was missing. In 2011, Blitz-Verlag started to reissue the Fledermaus novels in the order of the original edition, initially in a limited collector's edition and since 2014 in a series of e-books, some of which have been newly translated by Andreas Schiffmann. A series of new bat adventures has appeared there under the pseudonym AS Jones.

Background of the bat novels

The story of the black bat begins in the American original edition with the fact that Tony Quinn is a well-known and in criminal circles feared public prosecutor who is the victim of an acid attack in court , which not only disfigures him, but also costs him his eyesight. Quinn thinks he will be blind forever, but with the help of his future girlfriend Carol Baldwin and a risky operation, his eyesight is restored. And not only that: During his blindness, his senses have sharpened and with the new eyes that were transplanted into him by Carol's dying father, he can now see in the dark. Quinn has the ideal conditions to hunt criminals at night. He withholds his healing and henceforth leads a double life. He becomes a black bat: a hooded figure, terror of all criminals and opponent of Police Inspector McGrath.

Authors and pseudonyms

Here only the authors of the bat series, for the authors of the Pabel crime novels see the title list .

List of titles

Pabel crime novel (1 to 134)

No. title author
1 With an iron fist (Une Poigne de Fer) Serge Laforest
2 Death without phrases (Très dangéreux) MG brown
3 The enigmatic four (plus quatre) MG brown
4th Mister Jordan lives dangerously (Ca ca barder) Michel Colas
5 It happened in broad daylight Henry Sherwood
6th Five minutes late (Le diable est au fond du sac) André Lay
7th $ 10,000 for Gwendolyn Jeff Caine
8th The black lo Henry Sherwood
9 No trace of the perpetrator HF Erningham
10 The rags go to hell (Les Salauds vont en Enfer) Frédéric Dard
11 The devil of Chicago Henry Sherwood
12 Bleeding jewels Burt Kennan
13 The doll on death row (Death Doll house) Day Keene
14th Dangerous cargo (Kiss and kill) Joe Barry
15th Without mercy (Homicidal lady) Day Keene
16 The dead don't talk Dolf Montanus
17th When the coffin fits (If the coffin fits) Day Keene
18th Hot dollars Burt Kennan
19th Mannequin of Death (Silenced Witness) Normann C. Rosenthal
20th The devil will get them all (you'll the next) Harry Whittington
21st The Nice Gang (Guillotine pour demain) Benoit Becker
22nd Road to Perdition (Walk the Bloody Boulevard) AA Marcus
23 Defense headquarters Tokyo (Danger for breakfast) John Mc Partland
24 Flight to Hell (Flight by night) Day Keene
25th Call in the night (red hot ice) Frank Kane
26th Spies (action immediate) Paul Kenny
27 Terror in Harlem (Key Witness) Frank Kane
28 Lost game (armchair in hell) Henry Kane
29 Rushed (Hunt the killer) Day Keene
30th White Poison (Murder by the pack) Carl G. Hodges
31 Dangerous Awakening (Wake up to murder) Day Keene
32 Too many sinners (Too many Sinners) Sheldon Stark
33 The bait (Live bait to murder) William Herber
34 False suspicion (A chip on my shoulder) Eric North
35 Robbery of the Crown Jewels Axel Arndt
36 The deadly finger (The deadly finger) Henry Kane
37 Upon arrival murder (death on arrival) Stephen Marlowe
38 Death came twice (Death on the double) Henry Kane
39 The murder syndicate (Bring back her body) Stuart Brook
40 Malachi Brothers [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
41 On the Wings of Death (The Humming Box) Harry Whittington
42 Heir of Hate (The angry dream) Gil Brewer
43 Flood the Dead (Dead man's tide) Day Keene
44 Counter spy on the train (Counterspy Express) AS Fleischman
45 Nothing is lost yet Cecil Chrysler
46 At the last second [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
47 With probation period (Liberté Conditionelle) Alain Page
48 Satan with the angel's tongue (Murder for charity) Owen Dudley
49 Settlement follows (Deterrez, c'est une erhur) André Lay
50 Bloody Asphalt (Cop Hater) [87. District] Ed McBrain
51 The blonde beast Axel Arndt
52 Nuclear spies Alfred Heller
53 The horror came overnight (Kill One, Kill Two) Robert H. Kelston
54 Assassination attempt in a snowstorm (Operation murder) Lionel White
55 The Satan Woman of Montreal (La loi du Talion) Joh A. Saxon
56 The Death Diamond [Translation] Frederic C. Davis
57 Four had to die (Carry my coffin slowly) Lee Harrington
58 The murderer was left-handed (Murder is where you find it) Robert P. Hansen
59 The Greenwich Village model Jonathan Craig
60 Moabit's safe crackers Axel Arndt
61 Deadly Inheritance (The quaking Widow) Robert Colby
62 Inspector Lund strikes [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
63 Assassination (Bye-bye, baby) J. Harvey Bond
64 Major alarm in Mexico City [Translation] Paul Kenny
65 Suspected of murder Big Howler
66 On the wrong track (Red herring) Wilson Tucker
67 Her friends called her Syl Rolf O. Morlock
68 One kilo of heroin Robert Arden
69 One minute past midnight Bill Parker
70 Macau massacre (Look behind you, lady) AS Fleischmann
71 The killer came silently (The killer watches the manhunt) AB Cunningham
72 ... built on sand ... (Laughter came screaming) Henry Kane
73 Counter espionage strikes (My deadly angel) John Chelton
74 It started on Christmas Day (A corpse for christmas) Henry Kane
75 We are looking for Dr. med. Larner Clifton Hadley
76 The trail leads to India [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
77 Deadly Game Jerry Sohl
78 The Decoy [translation] Geoffrey Homes
79 The Shadows [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
80 Bloody tracks (Blood on the branches) Oliver Crawford
81 The Voyage of the Iravadi [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
82 Suse Fear had to die (Who killed sweet Sue?) Henry Kane
83 The killer came silently Bevis winter
84 The Man Without a Name [Inspector Lund Roman] Henry Sherwood
85 Shots from ambush Charles Morry
86 Under false suspicions Fritjof Guntram
87 1 + 1 = 1 Margery Glasgow
88 Violence is my business (Violence is my business) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
89 Letter from the afterlife (The night was made for murder) Bevis winter
90 Murderers are my prey (Killers are my meat) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
91 It doesn't work out (Death for Salo) Henry Kane
92 Blond and daring (Play for keeps) Harry Whittington
93 Johnny suspects (Riddle me This) Mike Roscoe
94 Death is my partner (Murder is my dish) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
95 Legacy of death (Fistful of death) Henry Kane
96 The second longest night (The second longest night) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
97 Editor of the Devil (Trigger Mortis) Frank Kane
98 The danger is my companion (Danger is my line) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
99 Eleven million in gold Barney Brooks
100 The bat strikes (League of the faceless men) [Fledermaus crime novel] GW Jones
101 My way to Mecca (Mecca for murder) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
102 Johnny Liddell's latest case (A short beer) Frank Kane
103 ... when the heads roll (The murder makers) [Fledermaus crime novel] GW Jones
104 Smugglers Have No Friends (Terror is my trade) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
105 The gang of 31 (31 deadly guns) [Fledermaus crime novel] GW Jones
106 Murder with an alibi Stenley Warden
107 The invisible enemy (The black bat's invisible enemy) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
108 Destiny Shuffles the Cards (Homicide is my game) [Chester Drum Roman] Stephen Marlowe
109 A plan of evil (Blueprints of crime) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
110 The criminal mastermind (The murder genius) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
111 Escape from fate (Walk in fear) WT Ballard
112 The boss of the dogs (And the girl sreamed) Gil Brown
113 The wrong Biedermann (The lying killer) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
114 The perforated Alibi (The case of the murder petticoat) Jonathan Craig
115 The machete Stanley Kowal (The missing million) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
116 Hetzjagd auf die Fledermaus (The black bat fights for life) [Fledermaus Kriminal-Roman] GW Jones
117 The City of Hate [bat crime novel] GW Jones
118 Poison snake of the underworld (The coiled serpent) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
119 The eerie heritage (The dangerous corpse) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
120 Three steps before the crooked train (The city of dreadful night) Robert Wallace
121 Die Nacht der Fledermaus (The killer who wasn't) [Fledermaus Kriminal-Novel] GW Jones
122 Das Schreckenshaus am Shiplake (The black ball of death) Robert Wallace
123 Schach der Schwarzen Fledermaus (The black bat's crusade) [Fledermaus Kriminal-Roman] GW Jones
124 The muses are silent Fritjof Guntram
125 Revolution of the beggars (The black bat's challenge) [Fledermaus crime novel] GW Jones
126 Murder in New Orleans Eddy Quinn
127 Bloody Millions (Murderer's playground) [Fledermaus crime novel] GW Jones
128 Race with the hangman (tomorrow morning you'll be dead) RS Blair
129 Die Feuer-Gang (The black bat's flame trail) [Fledermaus crime novel] GW Jones
130 Death plays the first violin (Murder set to music) Robert Wallace
131 The man with two faces (The black bat strikes again) [bat detective novel] GW Jones
132 Only he who lives wins the game (Mistake me not) Nat Easton
133 Die Vampire vom Moosehead-See (Without blood they die) [Fledermaus Kriminal-Roman] GW Jones
134 The jinx (The Happy Land murders) Robert Wallace

Fledermaus crime novel (135 to 904)

No. title author
135 The Lord of the Dragon (The black bat's dragon trail) GW Jones
136 Shattered Plans (The bat black and the red menace) GW Jones
137 With a scalpel and truth serum (The black bat's summons) GW Jones
138 The light of perdition (The eyes of the blind) GW Jones
139 The saving doubts (Millions for a murderer) GW Jones
140 The wreath of Shiva (The black bat's triumph) GW Jones
141 Big chunks not asked (The black bat's justice) GW Jones
142 The informer (The voice of doom) GW Jones
143 The lively gallows Doll (The seventh column) GW Jones
144 The secret weapon of Mr. King (The blackout murders) GW Jones
145 On the wrong track (The skeleton's secret) GW Jones
146 The mystic of Chicago (The white witch) GW Jones
147 The man who was almost an angel (The marked man) GW Jones
148 The wolfish Samaritans (Death for charity) GW Jones
149 The Shadow of Evil GW Jones
150 Party of flaming cocktails (Murder on the loose) GW Jones
151 The madman from Sheboygan GW Jones
152 Deadly Legacy (Murder among the dying) GW Jones
153 One shot faster GW Jones
154 Playing with Satan (The faceless satan) GW Jones
155 1 + 2 = murder trio GW Jones
156 Telltale Traces (Blind man's bluff) GW Jones
157 kidnapping GW Jones
158 Director of Crime (The man behind murder) GW Jones
159 The killer syndicate (The black bat and the trojan horse) GW Jones
160 Prophet of Death (The murder prophet) GW Jones
161 Fight with the invisible GW Jones
162 The Evil and the Harmless (The survivor murders) GW Jones
163 The finger on the trigger (The black bat's spy trail) GW Jones
164 The John Todd case (With Marlice aforethought) GW Jones
165 The man who died twice GW Jones
166 Johnny Hampelmann (The murder prophet) GW Jones
167 Under the mask of the man of the world GW Jones
168 The secret of the stereoscope (The riddle of the dead man's bequest) GW Jones
169 The mask falls (Dead man's plunder) GW Jones
170 Hot Papers (The dennison documents) GW Jones
171 Radio telegrams for Zurich GW Jones
172 Roles reversed (The lakeside mystery) GW Jones
173 The perfect crime of Mr.X GW Jones
174 Rien ne va plus GW Jones
175 Chicago mummies GW Jones
176 The yellow spider GW Jones
177 The magician with the third eye GW Jones
178 In the basements of the Beatnicks GW Jones
179 Wolves hunt in packs (The crime to come) GW Jones
180 The innocent angel GW Jones
181 Captured in Waunagah Island GW Jones
182 At all costs GW Jones
183 Call of adventure GW Jones
184 H-bomb in blonde GW Jones
185 The devil tempts you with sweet fruits GW Jones
186 Chasing the Chimera GW Jones
187 Quieter than a bullet GW Jones
188 Sanatorium of Satan GW Jones
189 Make up your mind, Mr. Fairback GW Jones
190 It started out so innocently GW Jones
191 Heart and ashes GW Jones
192 Gangsters, ghosts and motors GW Jones
193 Hunted hunters GW Jones
194 Deadly dollars GW Jones
195 The blue rose GW Jones
196 The man with the red hair GW Jones
197 The diamond of Venus GW Jones
198 A dead person unpacks GW Jones
199 The death ballet GW Jones
200 Mister Scho, the witcher GW Jones
201 In the last hour GW Jones
202 Knock out GW Jones
203 Obsessed with the devil GW Jones
204 Seven years grace period GW Jones
205 The strangler of Chicago GW Jones
206 The clinic at Diamond Lake GW Jones
207 The killer with the Janus head (The murder long ago) GW Jones
208 Your coffin is ready GW Jones
209 The killer came in a tuxedo GW Jones
210 Ghosts of the Past (Inheritance of murder) GW Jones
211 Jerry Parker plays dangerous GW Jones
212 Murder in the Panopticon GW Jones
213 Whenever he saw Money ... GW Jones
214 The secret of the red Gambia GW Jones
215 The skeleton GW Jones
216 Meaner than murder GW Jones
217 The living dead GW Jones
218 The lion and the pelican GW Jones
219 The devil is going on in Chicago GW Jones
220 The man with the sure hand GW Jones
221 Scary raids GW Jones
222 Secret file CV 222 GW Jones
223 The trail of the blue Chevrolet GW Jones
224 The convoy to Death Gorge GW Jones
225 Party of doom GW Jones
226 When it struck twelve o'clock GW Jones
227 Masks, murderers and millions GW Jones
228 Curse of crime GW Jones
229 A trace of arsenic GW Jones
230 In the tiger's catch GW Jones
231 Death came in the morning mail GW Jones
232 Retailers in murder GW Jones
233 Nightmare of horror GW Jones
234 The evil spirit of Percy Brook GW Jones
235 In the hell of Chinatown GW Jones
236 The last clue GW Jones
237 The dead yacht GW Jones
238 The fire devil GW Jones
239 Driven hunt for Jerry GW Jones
240 The final proof GW Jones
241 The deadly spider GW Jones
242 Murderers among themselves GW Jones
243 The taxi killers GW Jones
244 Buried alive GW Jones
245 Death has leave GW Jones
246 The purple baccus GW Jones
247 The third victim GW Jones
248 Willet raid GW Jones
249 The sharks from Downers Grove GW Jones
250 Free ride to hell GW Jones
251 Then came the killer GW Jones
252 The madman and the beast GW Jones
253 Greetings from Miss Graham GW Jones
254 The secret of deadly lightning GW Jones
255 By a thread GW Jones
256 Tour guide to the afterlife GW Jones
257 Specialty: MURDER GW Jones
258 The green Buddha GW Jones
259 A man is playing wrong GW Jones
260 The dead from Slough Lake GW Jones
261 Blurred tracks GW Jones
262 Murder in the sunshine GW Jones
263 Murder from the beyond GW Jones
264 Deadly toast GW Jones
265 Death to the taxi killer GW Jones
266 The death alley GW Jones
267 The white angel GW Jones
268 Death directs GW Jones
269 Millionaires die elegantly GW Jones
270 Not a dollar murder GW Jones
271 The man in the twilight GW Jones
272 Alliance with the devil GW Jones
273 Password evergreen GW Jones
274 Children of satan GW Jones
275 Gentleman with small flaws GW Jones
276 Brown skin and white vest GW Jones
277 With fire and deceit GW Jones
278 Playboys and blondes GW Jones
279 Kidnapped by the devil GW Jones
280 The trail leads to the harbor GW Jones
281 A murderer without a track GW Jones
282 Deadly rendezvous GW Jones
283 The head in the noose GW Jones
284 The fateful photo GW Jones
285 Death in the neck GW Jones
286 The red rat GW Jones
287 Murder in the Tattersall GW Jones
288 The avenger in the magic hat GW Jones
289 Done at dawn GW Jones
290 The bloody mirror GW Jones
291 Irving Park Road 113 GW Jones
292 Kellog doesn't buy cocaine GW Jones
293 With tommy gun and tear gas GW Jones
294 The Hyena from Hinsdale GW Jones
295 The great dolly GW Jones
296 Executioner's harvest GW Jones
297 Alligator bar, zero o'clock GW Jones
298 The dead from Wolf Lake GW Jones
299 Night drive of horror GW Jones
300 Live and Let Die GW Jones
301 Red or dead GW Jones
302 A handful of ashes GW Jones
303 Vacation from Hell GW Jones
304 What to do with the corpse? GW Jones
305 Death haunts Kenilworth GW Jones
306 Gordon Gale's crazy week GW Jones
307 Just a bottle of whiskey GW Jones
308 Final spurt dead GW Jones
309 Fletcher has the faxes thick GW Jones
310 Attack at dawn GW Jones
311 The dead are not always mute GW Jones
312 The death row inmate GW Jones
313 Like blood so red GW Jones
314 The golden hand GW Jones
315 Bloody whiskey GW Jones
316 The last shot GW Jones
317 Satan's fuel GW Jones
318 As gentle as a wolf GW Jones
319 Killer's Death Ride GW Jones
320 The iron maiden GW Jones
321 Under the spell of hell GW Jones
322 Retribution Day GW Jones
323 Satan in navy blue GW Jones
324 You won't be alive tomorrow GW Jones
325 Three murderers - four deaths GW Jones
326 No mercy for the killer GW Jones
327/1 The Morton Grove bloodsuckers GW Jones
327/2 The Morton Grove bloodsuckers GW Jones
328 In the shadow of death GW Jones
329 He's selling murder GW Jones
330 The Lombard killer GW Jones
331 Vampire & Cie. GW Jones
332 Shoot if you can GW Jones
333 Wilmette's strangler GW Jones
334 A killer collapses GW Jones
335 Manhunt by gun light GW Jones
336 Secret Matter K98K GW Jones
337 The fourth accomplice GW Jones
338 The ghost of Elk Grove Village GW Jones
339 Blonde angel from hell GW Jones
340 The house on Washington Road GW Jones
341 Duel in the dunes GW Jones
342 Shots at the fairground GW Jones
343 One dies for Mrs. Williams GW Jones
344 Death certificate for Joe GW Jones
345 The fourth ball GW Jones
346 Heaven with death row GW Jones
347 The Thursday killer GW Jones
348 Footsteps in the fog GW Jones
349 All with a bullet GW Jones
350 Spider in the web GW Jones
351 Business with the devil GW Jones
352 The lost price GW Jones
353 Death in the swimming pool GW Jones
354 I want to confess to a murder GW Jones
355 The yellow phantom GW Jones
356 The murder triangle GW Jones
357 Buried alive GW Jones
358 The redhead GW Jones
359 Lucifer's butler GW Jones
360 The oath of vengeance GW Jones
361 Assassination for twenty dollars GW Jones
362 Morphine is used to make puppets GW Jones
363 Murder on Demand GW Jones
364 Venom poison GW Jones
365 The invisible executioner GW Jones
366 Manager of death GW Jones
367 Go to hell! GW Jones
368 The silver-gray devil GW Jones
369 The wrong way to the gallows GW Jones
370 Murder in the car cinema GW Jones
371 Final at Club 77 GW Jones
372 Legacy of the murderer GW Jones
373 Fear never expires GW Jones
374 Two murderers - no murder GW Jones
375 Dance with a dead man GW Jones
376 The hostage of A + B + C GW Jones
377 A dead person marries GW Jones
378 Written in blood GW Jones
379 Cold as ice GW Jones
380 Mrs. Brewster's pearl necklace GW Jones
381 Whoever sends a bomb to others ... GW Jones
382 In the sights of death GW Jones
383 Murder in the house next door GW Jones
384 Dead are duty free GW Jones
385 The death trap GW Jones
386 Cowan's big coup GW Jones
387 The boss doesn't like extra tours GW Jones
388 Rental killer from Montana GW Jones
389 The dinghy on the quay 13 GW Jones
390 A dead man drives a car GW Jones
391 Murderers with free meals GW Jones
392 The conspirators GW Jones
393 The man on the roof GW Jones
394 The demon of Kirk Sexton GW Jones
395 You die well! GW Jones
396 There is a ghost GW Jones
397 Murder in Taxi 111 GW Jones
398 With curves and claws GW Jones
399 Who wants to die? GW Jones
400 The blood-red trail GW Jones
401 The yellow wolves GW Jones
402 With nylon stocking and scarf GW Jones
403 Toys for the killer GW Jones
404 The body by the lighthouse GW Jones
405 Who kills once GW Jones
406 Death free home GW Jones
407 Murder charges from beyond GW Jones
408 Poison is not for the main course GW Jones
409 Cold smile straight to the heart GW Jones
410 The monk with the buckles GW Jones
411 Devils in clothes GW Jones
412 The black wolf GW Jones
413 Until the devil takes you GW Jones
414 In the beginning it was just fear GW Jones
415 Lucifer plays hide and seek GW Jones
416 Password: skull GW Jones
417 Fabbri's lazy lives GW Jones
418 Only one knew everything GW Jones
419 The murder motel GW Jones
420 The Brothers of the Snow Rose Order GW Jones
421 You are most beautiful dead GW Jones
422 One of them plays for head and neck GW Jones
423 My friend Sammy doesn't GW Jones
424 The death organ GW Jones
425 Aimé loves amethysts GW Jones
426 Knives, murderers, puppets GW Jones
427 Johnnie and the thirteen whiskeys GW Jones
428 The Life Board of Trustees GW Jones
429 Swap deal with Jonathan GW Jones
430 Cause of death - none GW Jones
431 Widow by profession GW Jones
432 The jellyfish GW Jones
433 In the shadow of fear GW Jones
434 See you in the cemetery GW Jones
435 The devil was a witness GW Jones
436 The hermit from the Dead Moor GW Jones
437 A dead person takes revenge GW Jones
438 Deadly transformation GW Jones
439 With hydrogen cyanide and lead GW Jones
440 The headless lady GW Jones
441 Death in the warehouse GW Jones
442 House of Murders GW Jones
443 Fall asleep at midnight GW Jones
444 Helper in murder matters GW Jones
445 King Knokke kills crabs GW Jones
446 The limping man and the beautiful corpse GW Jones
447 Nice as a rattlesnake GW Jones
448 Compassion is not a motive for murder GW Jones
449 When Mickey took the Magnum GW Jones
450 The secret of the golden Buddha GW Jones
451 Dark spot on white vest GW Jones
452 Visions that mean death GW Jones
453 The green doge GW Jones
454 Death in front of the police station 108 GW Jones
455 Concert for three solo pistols GW Jones
456 Payable in lead GW Jones
457 Lord Stones dragon GW Jones
458 A syringe of phenol GW Jones [painted in black]
459 Brookfield Square is thick air GW Jones [painted in black]
460 The gangster who was an angel GW Jones [painted in black]
461 Who sows death ... GW Jones [painted in black]
462 Napoli Funeral Institute
463 Murder of a dead person
464 Gangster out of order
465 The gray leather man
466 The coup of his life
467 Death came from the coral reef
468 Buried but not forgotten
469 Shot from the bouquet
470 The old house on the Race Track
471 First come, die quickest
472 Track in the alligator swamps
473 The friendly killers
474 Sacrifice of the Cosa Nostra
475 The death variety show
476 Window to the afterlife
477 The man who came from Manhattan
478 A bomb for the killer
479 Birthday murder
480 Killer bad luck
481 Murder and Terror study subjects
482 Call girls for America
483 The big coup of Oahu
484 Murder with marble balls
485 Murder in the hippie drama
486 Death in the steel net
487 Bloody balance
488 Jonny kills with dynamite
489 $ 10,000 for a child
490 Poison for Spade Farley
491 Race against death by radiation
492 Corpse in silver blue
493 Computer VI plans murder
494 Branch to Hell
495 With 'SPEED' into the afterlife
496 Satan Kitchen Waukegan
497 Judge Todd acquits a murderer
498 Hot money for Canada
499 The killer is ordered
500 Black bat hunt
501 Cauldron on Clinton Street
502 Death lurked in the fog
503 The second shot was murder
504 Institute of a Thousand Murders
505 Reinsured to Hell
506 Murder to order
507 The evil spirit of House Dunn
508 Enough space for a coffin
509 Gangster hunt in Florida
510 The murderer with the snake dagger
511 The Michigan killer gang
512 Death trap car junkyard
513 Chase to Canada
514 The beasts of the "Holy Cross"
515 Stepping stone to death
516 The island of killers
517 The Crest Hill bombers
518 Robbery on Walton Place George P. Gray
519 Death - finely dosed George P. Gray
520/1 7000 volts for Jonny Manfred Wegener
520/2 Public enemy number one Manfred Wegener
521 The Scorpio's Revenge Kelly Kevin
522 Radiation death in a cocktail glass Peter Theodor
523 You can live for $ 100,000 George P. Gray
524 Morse code from the grave Larry Carr
525 Murder on the racing course George P. Gray
526 The dead from Indian Lake George P. Gray
527 Chased by killers Peter Theodor
528 Joe Calham inherits hell Staff Caine
529 Life and death fight Kelly Kevin
530 The inn of horror George P. Gray
531 The killer stole death George P. Gray
532 The psycho goes through town Manfred Wegener
533 The murderer struck silently George P. Gray
534 The Fort Lauderdale killer Peter Theodor
535 Murder Brigade of the "Iron Maiden" Manfred Wegener
536 Donelli's death sentence George P. Gray
537 The silent murderers Hanno Tarr
538 Four to the crematorium Hanno Tarr
539 Girls who tremble before Satan Kelly Kevin
540 Death was blond Peter Theodor
541 Dead cargo for Mexico Manfred Wegener
542 The killer from the jungle George P. Gray
543 Murderous intoxication Hanno Tarr
544 A coffin in Hong Kong Manfred Wegener
545 Shot on camera George P. Gray
546 The living dead George P. Gray
547 Alone against the Syndicate Fred Henry
548 Three men have to go Peter Theodor
549 A concrete coffin for Whistley George P. Gray
550 The curse of the green iguana Kelly Kevin
551/1 Death greetings from the Tommygun Manfred Wegener
551/2 Death greetings from the Tommygun Manfred Wegener
552 As pious as the devil Hanno Tarr
553 Velvet murder hands Hanno Tarr
554 The cop killer George P. Gray
555 eye to eye George P. Gray
556 The saber killer's cry of death Fred Henry
557 Flying visit to doom Peter Theodor
558 Killer party Manfred Wegener
559 As bait to hell Kelly Kevin
560 Don't behead! George P. Gray
561 Mass murder from the retort Fred Henry
562 Gold bars for the Far East Fred Henry
563 The Norrington necklace George P. Gray
564 Start in death Peter Theodor
565 The rattlesnake trap George P. Gray
566 Murder by phone Fred Henry
567 Murder for the green formula Peter Theodor
568 The beast with the flower trick Kelly Kevin
569 Booty for death George P. Gray
570 You die tomorrow! Hanno Tarr
571 The killer from the Bowery George P. Gray
572 Wedding to the devil Kelly Kevin
573 A traitor came from Edgewood George P. Gray
574 Bank robbery with a dead person Peter Theodor
575 Greed for power makes murderers George P. Gray
576 The killer maker Hanno Tarr
577 The night of the executioners Kelly Kevin
578 Death on the water George P. Gray
579 The black victim George P. Gray
580 Deadly dollars Fred Henry
581 The hangman clique M. Wegener
582 Death in the pipeline Peter Theodor
583 The killer girl Kelly Kevin
584 Chasing a phantom Peter Theodor
585 They stole Miss Texas Fred Henry
586 Rod Bellow's deadly legacy Fred Henry
587 The Sin Syndicate George P. Gray
588 Whiskey for crippen George P. Gray
589 Diamonds, blood and bullets Fred Henry
590 Murder in red Hanno Tarr
591 Wanted a murderer George P. Gray
592 Settlement at Fuller Park Kelly Kevin
593 Wes Larkin's big coup Fred Henry
594 Death a la Mahratta George P. Gray
595 The time of vengeance Fred Henry
596 The butcher George P. Gray
597 Killer game in the ring Kelly Kevin
598 Trip to the afterlife Peter Theodor
599 Daughter of satan Kelly Kevin
600 Pat plays solitaire George P. Gray
601 The super thing Fred Henry
602 Hyenas are in no hurry George P. Gray
603 Canned poison Fred Henry
604 Terror in the boxing ring Peter Theodor
605 ... is better than being dead George P. Gray
606 Asphalt vulture Kelly Kevin
607 Death comes in four weeks Hanno Tarr
608 I was a Maffia bride Fred Henry
609 Bloody tears George P. Gray
610 Bloody angels Kelly Kevin
611 A hint of bitter almond George P. Gray
612 Death in the suitcase Peter Theodor
613 The "no trace perpetrators" George P. Gray
614 Deadly Discovery George P. Gray
615 Death blossoms Kelly Kevin
616 Revolt of the underworld Fred Henry
617 The Chicago vampire Kelly Kevin
618 Blood revenge on Lake Michigan Fred Henry
619 The smoking killer Peter Theodor
620 Pearls for the red witch Kelly Kevin
621 The double killer from Palos Hill George P. Gray
622 The angel who kissed the killer Kelly Kevin
623 Pat's last drink George P. Gray
624 Bitten in the grass George P. Gray
625 Bosses on the hit list George P. Gray
626 The killer carousel Kelly Kevin
627 Murder three times a day Larry Carr
628 Heart attack George P. Gray
629 The death song of the psycho killers Kelly Kevin
630 A dead person accounts Peter Theodor
631 The moonlight killer George P. Gray
632 You don't play with murderers Kelly Kevin
633 Shots and shots George P. Gray
634 The dead don't dance Hanno Tarr
635 A killer plays roulette Kelly Kevin
636 Motive for murder: humanity George P. Gray
637 A murder on trial Larry Carr
638 The man who didn't want to kill anymore Kelly Kevin
639 Murder from the Dark Peter Theodor
640 Dollars for the hash commune Larry Carr
641 The night of retribution Kelly Kevin
642 Everyone has only one death George P. Gray
643 Countdown to traitors George P. Gray
644 Vicious circle of death Peter Theodor
645 The "judge" of Chicago Gaston Gevé
646 A victim takes revenge George P. Gray
647 Death in black and white Kelly Kevin
648 Larry only paid in lead Larry Carr
649 A dead man at the control panel Aldo Garden
650 Death rode on the pillion Larry Carr
651 Vacation in Hell Kelly Kevin
652 Fix yourself - or die George P. Gray
653 His safe was a coffin Aldo Garden
654 The bloody queen George P. Gray
655 An angel went to hell George P. Gray
656 Professor has kills Kelly Kevin
657 The dead don't kill Jerry Ford
658 Good killers George P. Gray
659 He looked for gold and found death Peter Theodor
660 The alibi was too perfect Aldo Garden
661 House of horror Kelly Kevin
662 Dynamite in a silk stocking Jerry Ford
663 Dr. Ly swaps corpses Aldo Garden
664 Helllord is looking for a mannequin Jerry Ford
665 Vultures don't share Larry Carr
666 Cooper's last coup George P. Gray
667 The Satan from Sing-Sing Kelly Kevin
668 Masks, killers, millionaires George P. Gray
669 Spy in Department "N" Peter Theodor
670 Death sat in the parquet Jerry Ford
671 Killer kills his boss Aldo Garden
672 The 8 million thing Jerry Ford
673 The killer with the glass eye George P. Gray
674 Ice-cold into hellfire Larry Carr
675 Rendezvous in the afterlife Jerry Ford
676 The tiger of Chicago Kelly Kevin
677 The dead don't need cash George P. Gray
678 Death olives George P. Gray
679 Dead lady came to dinner Peter Theodor
680 From the four-poster bed on a journey to hell George P. Gray
681 House of a hundred eyes Jerry Ford
682 Murder in blood George P. Gray
683 $ 1,000 per capita Jerry Ford
684 The night of the sharks Kelly Kevin
685 bloody diamond George P. Gray
686 You pay and you go to hell Larry Carr
687 Death smells sweet Larry Carr
688 Lilies - corpses - light girls Jerry Ford
689 Rest gently and never come back George P. Gray
690 Clinic of the devil Kelly Kevin
691 A corpse rarely comes alone George P. Gray
692 Blue beans - Italian Fred Treath
693 To hell baby Kelly Kevin
694 Not all widows cry Jerry Ford
695 Trained to murder George P. Gray
696 Whoever howls with the wolves Kelly Kevin
697 Poison is the best solution George P. Gray
698 Remote controlled to hell Larry Carr
699 They called him the hummingbird Jerry Ford
700 The poison death sings a lullaby Fred Treath
701 Killer in uniform Jerry Ford
702 Greet death, honey Kelly Kevin
703 Ascension 1st class GP Gray
704 The most beautiful death is no good Fred Treath
705 First to the checkout, then to hell Larry Carr
706 Death came on their wedding night George P. Gray
707 Only dead painters bring pugs Jerry Ford
708 One corpse a day Frank S. Cooper
709 Serenade for killers and agents Jerry Ford
710 The rats did the rest George P. Gray
711 With fatal regards, your killer Larry Carr
712 ... two one zero - dead! Kelly Kevin
713 Death directs silently Fred Treath
714 The blonde Judy dreams of murder Jerry Ford
715 When Messer-Mike gets going Fred Treath
716 There are still places available in the hereafter Brian Ford
717 Asphalt wolves Jerry Ford
718 A black coffin for Anabel Kelly Kevin
719 The night of the devil James R. Burcette
720 Hot lead makes feet cold Jerry Ford
721 She is dead and sends her regards Fred Treath
722 Professionals kill on Sundays too Jerry Ford
723 A millionaire in the crosshairs James R. Burcette
724 Go to hell, boss Fred Treath
725 Daddy's gonna kill you baby Kelly Kevin
726 To die comes before to inherit Noel Kane
727 First cowardly and then cold Jerry Ford
728 When it bangs, you hear the angels sing Noel Kane
729 At three you are a dead man James R. Burcette
730 A gutting goldfish Noel Kane
731 Villa for Eternal Peace Kelly Kevin
732 Let the professor do that Tom Candrix
733 The boss gets a single grave Noel Kane
734 Dismissed before breakfast Fred Treath
735 Cockpit killer Tom Candrix
736 Purple looks good on corpses Clay Markson
737 The voice said something about murder Jerry Ford
738 Three times for free to hell James R. Burcette
739 No way is too far to the cemetery Jerry Ford
740 A lady is stolen Fred Treath
741 Die and make me rich Fred M. Wayer
742 Black Friday Jerry Ford
743 Many thanks for the balls Fred Treath
744 So rich and almost a dead man Kelly Kevin
745 It doesn't hurt when Ricca kills Jerry Ford
746 The dead are not only found in graves Tom Candrix
747 My condolences on the day of my death James R. Burcette
748 The next kill-in is sure to come Jerry Ford
749 A murder as it is in the book Tom Candrix
750 A girl named Jonny who kills Kelly Kevin
751 Trimmed for murder Fred Treath
752 Dying has never been easier Guy Brent
753 Meeting point: death bar Noel Kane
754 The beast comes when everyone is asleep Jerry Ford
755 Congratulations, you may die tomorrow Kelly Kevin
756 For two, dying is twice as good Fred Treath
757 The dead don't freeze Jerry Ford
758 Murder in front of a hundred eyes Fred Treath
759 Whiskey perks you up - lead kills you Noel Kane
760 First shocked and then killed George P. Gray
761 The lead boys Fred Treath
762 Who's afraid of the black lady Jerry Ford
763 The shock specialists Frank Evans
764 You only disturb us as long as you live Guy Brent
765 The end of a baby Tom Candrix
766 The knife phantom Jerry Ford
767 Blind familiar is half dead Frank S. Cooper
768 What to do with all the dead girls Frank Evans
769 Please, is this this way to the safe? Fred Treath
770 How do you feel as a dead man Guy Brent
771 You died perfectly, Mr. Fisher James R. Burcette
772 High season in the murder business Fred Treath
773 During the breaks you can hear pop music Frank Evans
774 The man in the mask came at night Frank S. Cooper
775 The five million super thing Tom Candrix
776 The lady with the candy-red Mordmobil Jerry Ford
777 At one o'clock Gerry was mouse dead Guy Brent
778 The killer stabbed on Mondays Frank Evans
779 Night music for four MPis Tom Candrix
780 Leaf shot for a gentleman Jerry Ford
781 No pardon for delicate skin Guy Brent
782 Tender greeting from the hands of the murderer Jerry Ford
783 The seven archers Frank Evans
784 You pay - I kill Guy Brent
785 Pray when the bomb is ticking Fred Treath
786 Specialists in without a trace Guy Brent
787 Hell machine number 3 Jerry Ford
788 Much too good to be dead Tom Candrix
789 Blossoms are not only found in May Frank Evans
790 Mr. James has never died so real James R. Burcette
791 The deadly Madonna Jerry Ford
792 Gorilla is not a job for Butch Frank Evans
793 You want a little murder, Mr. Quinn? [1/3] Tom Candrix
794 Four dead too many in the account [2/3] Tom Candrix
795 A money shark is not an ornamental fish [3/3] Tom Candrix
796 Special feature: dangerous to the public Fred Treath
797 Rosy times for golden widows Jerry Ford
798 Goldfish for Mexico James R. Burcette
799 With fatal greetings: The Syndicate Tom Candrix
800 A trio goes on a killer tour Jerry Ford
801 End station sheet metal coffin Guy Brent
802 You don't shoot dear guests Fred Treath
803 A sheet metal coffin is not a four-poster bed Jerry Ford
804 Three deaths are better than two Dave Morris
805 I am your killer, madame Guy Brent
806 Die again, Adelheid Fred Treath
807 There is an urgent warning against murderers Jerry Ford
808 The baby cried when Wellmann died Frank Evans
809 Black murder weapon with 150 hp Dave Morris
810 Diana the Deadly Kelly Kevin
811 Dynamite in his fist and lead in his chest Jerry Ford
812 Only the dead sleep softly Frank Evans
813 There is no way around the cemetery Guy Brent
814 Perfect murder with little hooks Jerry Ford
815 Scream a little louder Frank Evans
816 The ascension vest Miles Kilburn
817 People die around the clock John Curtis
818 In Texas it's easy to lie in the coffin Don Rivera
819 Wishes luck and blessings: Your murderer Jerry Ford
820 The terror team Frank Evans
821 Come on baby help me kill Guy Brent
822 Corra's dance of death Fred Treath
823 Don't forget the syringe Jerry Ford
824 Burial in May Frank Evans
825 The girl catchers of Zion John Curtis
826 The man who kept shooting Guy Brent
827 Dress rehearsal with five dead Jerry Ford
828 The werewolf of Chicago Frank Evans
829 Execution with all harassment Fred Treath
830 Experts in special deaths Tom Candrix
831 The highlight with Mr. Kenwood's death Guy Brent
832 A mute man doesn't play antics Frank Evans
833 Frankie kills and Cora is a bitch Jerry Ford
834 Stay away from the hot snow Tom Candrix
835 The boss of the blond angels of death Guy Brent
836 Three corpses need a murderer Tom Candrix
837 Mr. Nemo's inquest John Curtis
838 The killer drug Guy Brent
839 The Quinn team and the dead fixer Frank Evans
840 Who brought the body to Judith? Jerry Ford
841 The man with the phantom dagger Tom Candrix
842 Fortunately, the devil will also get the boss Fred Treath
843 The dead have no return ticket Jerry Ford
844 The murderer in the gray flannel Tom Candrix
845 The hit was called "Death Melody" Frank Evans
846 The formula for perfect murder Guy Brent
847 The killer who came to Carol Fred Treath
848 The Chicago vultures Tom Candrix
849 Suddenly it was murder Jerry Ford
850 You have to die baby Guy Brent
851 Fire on Quinn & Co. Frank Evans
852 Killer party on Abura Tom Candrix
853 The end of a fixer Jerry Ford
854 Take the elevator to hell Fred Treath
855 The killer cocktail Tom Candrix
856 The murder business flourishes when the moon is full Jerry Ford
857 Agents have no mercy Tom Candrix
858 Murderer game in a familiar circle Fred Treath
859 The murder specialists Frank Evans
860 Charm with steel claws Guy Brent
861 You can only rely on the dead Jerry Ford
862 The man with the ace of death Fred Treath
863 The kung fu phantom Frank Evans
864 Tell me where the beeps are John Marlowe
865 The secret of the blue boat Jerry Ford
866 When the fire devil comes, pray Fred Treath
867 Roulette with bloody balls Guy Brent
868 Jet black weekend John Marlowe
869 The twelve million super thing Frank Evans
870 Red roses from Satan & Co. Jerry Ford
871 From the dream of big money Guy Brent
872 Game win: a place in the afterlife Fred Treath
873 Applause for a corpse Frank Evans
874 Bomb nights in Chicago Tom Candrix
875 Find a grave in Addis Ababa Fred Treath
876 Coldly smiling over corpses Tom Candrix
877 Angels don't sing in hell Jerry Ford
878 Cold boys and hot sleds Earl Warren
879 The executioner's mask Fred Treath
880 Your clock is running out, Mr. Quinn Jerry Ford
881 Camorra is written in blood Tom Candrix
882 To see you again: murder Guy Brent
883 The flowers smelled of death Jerry Ford
884 Who Killed Cyril Harris? Fred Treath
885 Die lonely in Alaska Tom Candrix
886 Black widow in the White House Guy Brent
887 Full throttle to hell Frank Evans
888 Last trip with a killer Jerry Ford
889 Requiem for a prosecutor Tom Candrix
890 The 13th is the day of death Fred Treath
891 The funeral business Frank Evans
892 The death of a snoop Tom Candrix
893 The Chicago Puppet Catchers Fred Treath
894 A job for the doomed Frank Evans
895 Diamond sharks Jerry Ford
896 The bringer of death Tom Candrix
897 The hangman's trail Jerry Ford
898 A grip on the snake's nest Tom Candrix
899 Welcome to the afterlife Fred Treath
900 How did Rhena Parker die? Frank Evans
901 The Black Bat Murders John Marlowe
902 You don't kill an oil sheikh Tom Candrix
903 A corpse rarely comes alone Tom Candrix
904 The phantom killer Frank Evans

Bat paperbacks

No. title author year
220 I'm dying of curare GW Jones 1965
235 Enticing corpse GW Jones 1966
254 The fox in the iron GW Jones 1966
271 The red jaguar GW Jones 1966
287 The spirit makers from Orland Park GW Jones 1966
304 Murder in the "Red Turkey" GW Jones 1967
317 Satan's daughter GW Jones 1967
329 The naked corpse GW Jones 1967
330 A computer is playing wrong M. Wegener 1970
331 Free parking space in the afterlife M. Wegener 1970
332 Cannibals George P. Gray 1970
333 The boss in the dark Fred Henry 1970
334 Industrial vulture Peter Theodor 1970
335 Gangster Dawn George P. Gray 1970
336 Murder on the 7th hole Fred M. Wayer 1971
337 Art from the realm of the dead Peter Theodor 1971
338 Comeback over corpses George P. Gray 1971
339 The boss in the crosshairs Fred Henry 1971
340 Reptiles George P. Gray 1972
341 A dead man came to the gala party Larry Carr 1972
342 The monster George P. Gray 1972
343 The corrected murder George P. Gray 1972
344 Death flight George P. Gray 1972
345 Poison for a blonde snake Larry Carr 1972
346 panic George P. Gray 1972
347 The horrible George P. Gray 1972
348 Played out George P. Gray 1972
349 Fire face George P. Gray 1972
350 Coffed George P. Gray 1972
351 Larga's heirs let die Peter Theodor 1972
352 Killing isn't child's play George P. Gray 1972
353 Death drives Cadillac Larry Carr 1973
354 Poison death creeps through Chicago George P. Gray 1973
355 Hot track - wrong track George P. Gray 1973
356 Trio of doom George P. Gray 1973
357 Death from the Kalahari George P. Gray 1973
358 The boss has crazy jobs for Sandra George P. Gray 1973
359 It bangs at 13 George P. Gray 1973
360 Vacation with various dead Noel Kane 1973
361 Angel of cruel lust Noel Kane 1973
362 The killer doesn't care about ice Kelly Kevin 1973

The black bat (Blitz-Verlag)

The Black Bat (Collector's Edition)
The Black Bat (E-Books)

Published under the pseudonym GW Jones, unless otherwise noted.

The Black Bat - New Adventure

The titles appear under the pseudonym AS Jones.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Issues 111, 112 and 114 incorrectly carry a bat logo, volume 118 does not have one, although it is a bat novel.
  2. ^ Jörg Weigand: pseudonyms: a lexicon: aliases of the authors of German-language narrative literature. 2nd, improved and enlarged edition. Nomos, Baden-Baden 1994, ISBN 3-7890-3526-2 .
  3. ^ G. Wayman Jones: Brand of the Black Bat. In: Black Book Detective July 1937.
  4. Nico Mathies on novels, the series "Die Fledermaus" and "Kommissar X" as well as his two pages on the Internet , interview by Ingo Löchel on Zauberspiegel-Online