Out of the night comes a menacing winged figure! Blind district attorney Tony Quinn takes his battle for justice from the courtrooms to the streets, battling evil as The Black Bat!
A boastful crook’s clever scheme boomerangs when mystery stalks a night club! The Black Bat, masked foe of the underworld, plays a grim game of life and death to save America from treachery when he pits himself against the slimy hirelings of the Axis!
Many fans and experts note that not only did The Black Bat borrow much from the heroes who came before, but he also influenced heroes in various mediums, both contemporary to him and in the future. Regardless, several aspects of The Black Bat made him stand out as a unique hero, one of the most notable of this being his costume, designed to live up to his chosen name and to hopefully frighten more than a few criminals into submission. Wearing a fully black skintight outfit with a full-face mask to match, The Black Bat took his crime fighting persona literally by adding a cape complete with ribbing to simulate the wings of a bat to his ensemble. Gloved and gauntleted, Tony Quinn completely conceals not only his identity but also his unique ability to see in the dark behind the frightening visage of The Black Bat. Using this along with his blazing guns and obviously well-trained fists, he delivers a crushing blow to crime in each story.
The Black Bat does not fight in total anonymity, however. Although his identity is a secret, the masked man wants to make sure that those he pursues know that he is fully responsible for his actions. To this end, he leaves a black bat shaped sticker on the bodies of those he kills or injures. This is a tactic used by other heroes before him and since and serves only one purpose-so the underworld knows that they have an enemy in The Black Bat!
Thrill to The Seventh Column originally published in Black Book Detective #55 January 1943 and read with two fisted excitement by award winning voice actor Milton Bagby.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Murder Pageant
Chapter 2: The Man in Black
Chapter 3: Crash Delivery
Chapter 4: Criminal Raid
Chapter 5: Men with Motives
Chapter 6: Salesman of Poison
Chapter 7: The Faceless Man
Chapter 8: Dangerous Mission
Chapter 9: Stolen Fingerprints
Chapter 10: Special Delivery
Chapter 11: Peril in the Dark
Chapter 12: The Black Bat’s Inning
Chapter 13: The Coiled Serpent
Chapter 14: Tunnel Trap
