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 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 1. Black Book Detective 1 (June 1933, Standard)Universal16.001
 2. Black Book Detective 2 (July 1933, Standard)Universal16.001
 3. Black Book Detective 4 (October 1933, Standard)
            Classic skeleton cover. Rafael DeSoto cover Ted Dempsey & Earl Scott stories Amos Sewell art		Universal26.002
 4. Black Book Detective 5 (December 1933, Standard)
            Rafael DeSoto cover Joseph Lawrence & George McDonald stories		Universal14.001
 5. Black Book Detective 5 (December 1933, Standard)Restored15.501
 6. Black Book Detective 6 (January 1934, Standard)Universal12.501
 7. Black Book Detective 11 (August 1934, Standard)
            Rafael DeSoto cover Hugh Cave & Norvell Page stories		Universal43.951111
 8. Black Book Detective 12 (October 1934, Standard)
            Rafael DeSoto cover Hugh Cave & Norvell Page stories Lorence Bjorklund art		Universal15.001
 9. Black Book Detective 12 (October 1934, Standard)Restored13.001
 10. Black Book Detective 13 (November 1934, Standard)
            Classic skull cover.		Universal44.501111
 11. Black Book Detective 14 (February 1935, Standard)
            Classic skeleton cover. Rafael DeSoto cover Hugh Cave story Lorence Bjorklund art		Universal33.67111
 12. Black Book Detective 15 (April 1935, Standard)
            Cover by Rafael DeSoto		Universal45.001111
 13. Black Book Detective 16 (January 1936, Standard)
            Cover by Norman Saunders		Universal17.501
 14. Black Book Detective 16 (January 1936, Standard)Restored16.501
 15. Black Book Detective 18 (March 1936, Standard)
            Cover by Norman Saunders		Universal14.501
 16. Black Book Detective 19 (April 1936, Standard)
            Cover by Norman Saunders		Universal13.501
 17. Black Book Detective 23 (October 1936, Standard)Restored13.501
 18. Black Book Detective 24 (April 1937, Standard)
            Cover by Norman Saunders		Universal14.001
 19. Black Book Detective 25 (June 1937, Standard)
            Severed head cover. Cover by Norman Saunders		Universal24.2511
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 20. Black Book Detective 28 (July 1938, Standard)Universal16.501
 21. Black Book Detective 31 (January 1939, Standard)Universal14.501
 22. Black Book Detective 33 (May 1939, Standard)Universal16.001
 23. Black Book Detective 34 (July 1939, Standard)Universal19.401
 24. Black Book Detective 35 (September 1939, Standard)Universal26.2511
 25. Black Book Detective 35 (September 1939, Standard)Restored12.001
 26. Black Book Detective 36 (November 1939, Standard)Universal18.501
 27. Black Book Detective 37 (January 1940, Standard)Universal16.501
 28. Black Book Detective 38 (March 1940, Standard)Universal15.501
 29. Black Book Detective 39 (May 1940, Standard)Universal17.501
 30. Black Book Detective 40 (July 1940, Standard)Universal16.001
 31. Black Book Detective 41 (September 1940, Standard)Universal16.001
 32. Black Book Detective 42 (November 1940, Standard)
            Nazi cover.		Universal15.501
 33. Black Book Detective 43 (January 1941, Standard)Universal13.001
 34. Black Book Detective 44 (March 1941, Standard)Universal13.001
 35. Black Book Detective 45 (May 1941, Standard)
            Communists cover. Cover by V. E. Pyles		Universal25.002
 36. Black Book Detective 46 (July 1941, Standard)Universal24.0011
 37. Black Book Detective 47 (September 1941, Standard)Universal14.501
 38. Black Book Detective 48 (November 1941, Standard)Universal14.501
 39. Black Book Detective 49 (January 1942, Standard)Universal15.501
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 40. Black Book Detective 50 (March 1942, Standard)
            Cover by V. E. Pyles		Universal16.501
 41. Black Book Detective 51 (May 1942, Standard)Universal18.501
 42. Black Book Detective 52 (July 1942, Standard)Universal15.501
 43. Black Book Detective 53 (September 1942, Standard)
            Fredric Brown story		Universal13.501
 44. Black Book Detective 54 (November 1942, Standard)Universal14.501
 45. Black Book Detective 55 (January 1943, Standard)
            Ray Cummings story		Universal16.501
 46. Black Book Detective 56 (March 1943, Standard)Universal14.501
 47. Black Book Detective 57 (May 1943, Standard)Universal17.001
 48. Black Book Detective 58 (Summer 1943, Standard)Universal14.501
 49. Black Book Detective 59 (Fall 1943, Standard)Universal23.7511
 50. Black Book Detective 60 (Winter 1943, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski		Universal16.501
 51. Black Book Detective 61 (May 1, 1944, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski		Universal14.501
 52. Black Book Detective 62 (Summer 1944, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski C.A. Murphy art		Universal35.8312
 53. Black Book Detective 63 (Fall 1944, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski		Universal16.001
 54. Black Book Detective 64 (Winter 1944, Standard)Universal26.7511
 55. Black Book Detective 65 (Spring 1945, Standard)Universal15.501
 56. Black Book Detective 66 (Summer 1945, Standard)Universal13.501
 57. Black Book Detective 67 (Fall 1945, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski		Universal14.501
 58. Black Book Detective 68 (Winter 1945, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski		Universal15.501
 59. Black Book Detective 69 (Spring 1946, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski		Universal17.001
 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
 60. Black Book Detective 70 (Summer 1946, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski Leo Morey art		Universal18.001
 61. Black Book Detective 71 (Fall 1946, Standard)
            Cover by Rudolph Belarski Ray Cummings story		Universal14.001

 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
56 BOOKSUniversal765.210
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