Tony Quinn, masked avenger of crime, rips aside the veil of secrecy that shrouds a killer chief’s grim activities! Follow the Black Bat as he comes to grips with an unseen, shadowy menace!
Although a Pulp hero, The Black Bat has definite characteristics that lend him to being more superhero than masked vigilante. The most notable of these is that Quinn has the ability to see plainly in the dark as well as in the light, thanks to the experimental eye transplant surgery he received after being stricken blind by acid thrown in his face. Along with that, he developed his other senses to a near superhuman level to compensate for being blind prior to the surgery. Also, he wore a mask and suit more like characters in comic books would sport to perform heroics than, say, Doc Savage and even The Shadow. He also had a secret passage in his home, leading to a gate house that he often used for various reasons, most notably to leave unnoticed from as The Black Bat.
Tony Quinn’s alter ego definitely had quite a bit in common with superheroes, but his place as a Pulp hero is also just as easily secured. Just like many of his fictional contemporaries, Tony Quinn was a man of unshakable morality who found himself making a decision to carry his personal crusade against crime to another level. He surrounded himself with a supporting cast of characters that acted as a team in every one of his adventures and he also, like many Pulp heroes, helped the police while also being pursued by them. Pulp or super, The Black Bat tales proved he was most definitely above all else a hero.
Thrill to The Black Bat’s Invisible Enemy, originally published in Black Book Detective #47 September 1941 and read with two fisted excitement by award winning voice actor Milton Bagby.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Murderer Unseen
Chapter 2: The Black Bat’s Summons
Chapter 3: Quartette of Crime Fighters
Chapter 4: Impossible Crimes
Chapter 5: Butch Takes the Trail
Chapter 6: The Invisible Leader
Chapter 7: Butch’s Trail
Chapter 8: Photostatic Copies
Chapter 9: Without Mechanical Contrivances
Chapter 10: The Bat’s Dilemma
Chapter 11: Frame-Up
Chapter 12: Vanishing Tiara
Chapter 13: No Innocent Pawn
Chapter 14: Blackmail Victim
Chapter 15: Flame Trap
Chapter 16: The New Racket
Chapter 17: Willing Stooge
Chapter 18: House of Magic
Chapter 19: Round-Up
Chapter 20: Tricks and Fraud
