The FictionMags Index

Index by Series/Imprint: Page 12

[]Bill & Jill
• Frank Pepper:
• A Voice from the Past, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1567, April 2 1948
• The Runaway, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1568, April 9 1948
• The Unwanted Wallet, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1569, April 16 1948
• The Hiding Place, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1570, April 23 1948
• A Matter of Luck, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1571, April 30 1948
• The Lights of London, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1572, May 7 1948
• The Invisible Diamond, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1573, May 14 1948
• Penny Red, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1574, May 21 1948
• Too Helpful by Half, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1576, June 4 1948
• It Couldn’t Have Been Uncle Dick, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1577, June 11 1948
• The Dog with Green Hair, (ss) The Children’s Newspaper #1578, June 18 1948

[]Bill & Jim
• John H. Thompson:
• Dinners for Two, (ss) Flynn’s November 8 1924
• A Draft on the Past, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly April 10 1926
• Diamonds Are Trumped, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly August 7 1926
• Guesswork, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly March 12 1927
• Worst Aid, (ss) Flynn’s Weekly Detective Fiction June 25 1927
• The Capitulation, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly July 23 1927
• Bill Dopes It Out, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly September 24 1927
• Below the Dead Line, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly April 7 1928
• Ask Him Another, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly July 7 1928
• Caught!, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly February 9 1929
• Listen, Officer, (ss) Cabaret Stories March 1929
• Feeling Fine, Doctor, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly April 6 1929
• Bids, (ss) Argosy Allstory Weekly June 8 1929
• The Literary Racket, (ss) Argosy May 31 1930
• The Clutch of Circumstance, (ss) Argosy July 12 1930
• The Bomber, (ss) Argosy May 2 1931
• Cannons, (ss) Argosy June 20 1931
• Hush Money, (ss) Argosy July 30 1932
• Broken Wedding Bells, (ss) Argosy December 10 1932
• No Funds, (ss) Argosy August 19 1933
• The Calliope, (ss) Argosy September 23 1933
• Good-by Carnival, (ss) Argosy October 14 1933
• Cappers, (ss) Argosy March 24 1934
• Winner Take All, (ss) Argosy June 2 1934
• The Bet, (ss) Argosy September 22 1934
• Stifling Competition, (ss) Argosy December 15 1934

[]Bill the Fireman
• F. H. Richardson:
• Bill Gets Double-Headed, (ss) The Railroad Man’s Magazine June 1910
• Bill Goes to a Concert, (vi) The Railroad Man’s Magazine February 1911
• Bill Drinks Gasoline, (ss) Railroad Man’s Magazine November 1911
• Bill Edward’s Omelet, (ss) Railroad Man’s Magazine January 1912
• Bill Attends a Picnic, (ss) Railroad Man’s Magazine May 1912
• Bill Celebrates the Fourth, (ss) Railroad Man’s Magazine July 1912
• “From Bill to Lizzy”, (ss) Railroad Man’s Magazine January 1913
• Bill Runs an Air-Buggy, (ss) Railroad Man’s Magazine October 1914

[]Bill the Galactic Hero
• Harry Harrison:
• The Starsloggers, (na) Galaxy Magazine December 1964
• A Dip in the Swimming-Pool Reactor, (na) New Worlds SF #154, September 1965
• E=mc²—OR BUST, (nv) New Worlds SF #155, October 1965

[]Billville
• Don Marquis:
• The Wild Bards of Billville, (ss) Uncle Remus’s Magazine June 1907
• Frank L. Stanton:
• Some Billville Philosophy, (fa) Uncle Remus’s Magazine August 1907
• How They Played Hamlet at Billville, (vi) Uncle Remus’s Magazine September 1907

[]Bill, Willie
• A. L. Sarran:
• The Cat Party, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine October 1912
• The Amazing Conduct of a Town Pump, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine November 1912
• The Sudden End of the Mothers’ Club, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine December 1912
• The Initiation of Harry Taylor, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine January 1913
• A Political Boss Meets Defeat, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine February 1913
• Doing Dodd, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine March 1913

[]Billy and Andy
• Mabel Martin Dill:
• The Cry-Baby, (ss) Woman’s Home Companion March 1917

[]Billy & Buffy (“The Twins”)
• Hilda Trevelyan-Thomson:
• The Conversion of the Twins, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine October 1915
• The Telegram, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine November 1915
• Kitchener Clutterbuck, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine December 1915
• Daddy’s Birthday Present, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine January 1917
• The Twins—and Economy, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine March 1917

[]Billy Jean
• Sharon N. Farber:
• Rolls Rex, King of Cars, (ss) Amazing Science Fiction Stories September 1985
• Billy Jean and the Big Bird, (ss) Amazing Stories May 1986
• Money Trouble, (ss) Amazing Stories July 1986
• Billy Jean at Sea, (ss) Amazing Stories July 1987

[]Billy the Joat
• Ian Stewart:
• …And Master of One, (ss) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1979
• The Malodorous Plutocrats, (ss) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1979
• Paradise Misplaced, (nv) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 2 1981
• Deep Joat, (nv) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 20 1981
• Missing Link, (nv) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact January 1986
• Billy the Kid, (ss) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact January 1987

[]Billy the Kid
• W. R. Burnett:
• Nobody’s All Bad, (ss) Collier’s June 7 1930
• Wes Fargo:
• Outlaw Guns, (na) Big-Book Western Magazine August 1934
• Guy L. Maynard:
• Trail Pardners, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly February 29 1936 [Flame Burns]
• Rustlers of the Cimarron, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly May 30 1936 [Flame Burns]
• Raiders of the Staked Plains, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly October 31 1936 [Flame Burns]
• Rio Raiders, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly January 2 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Rustlers on Red River, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly February 6 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Thundering Hoofs, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly February 27 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Longhorns for Lazy A, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly March 27 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Brand of the Scorpion, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly May 29 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Bullets Across the Border, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly October 2 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Dead Line for Dogies, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly November 27 1937 [Flame Burns]
• Samuel H. Nickels:
• Trail of the Jinglebobs, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly April 20 1935

[]Billy
• Terry Bisson:
• Billy and the Ants, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005
• Billy and the Bulldozer, (ss) Amazon Shorts December 2005
• Billy and the Fairy, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2006
• Billy and the Unicorn, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 2006
• Billy and the Spacemen, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2006
• Billy and the Circus Girl, (ss) Flurb #1, Fall 2006
• Billy and the Talking Plant, (ss) Postscripts #8, Autumn 2006
• Billy and the Wizard, (ss) Wizards ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Berkley, May 2007
• Billy and the Flying Saucer, (ss) ElevenEleven #5, 2008

[]Bimbo & Howdy
• Clifford Goodrich:
• Mail-Order Busters, (ss) Crime Busters November 1937
• Flying Snatch, (ss) Crime Busters December 1937
• Death’s Distributor, (ss) Crime Busters May 1938

[]Binary Bar, The
• Ahrvid Engholm:
• The Mighty Mimeo, (ss) Planetary Stories #3, 2005

[]Bindles, The
• Herbert Jenkins:
• The Hypnotized Burglar, (ss) The Windsor Magazine #222, June 1913
• The Flitting of Mr. Maurice Crane, (ss) Hutchinson’s Story Magazine September 1919
• Mrs. Bindle’s Summer-Camp, (ss) Hutchinson’s Story Magazine November 1919
• Mrs. Bindle’s Discovery, (ss) Hutchinson’s Story Magazine January 1920
• Mrs. Bindle’s Lock-Out, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine March 1921
• Mrs. Bindle Defends Her Home, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine April 1921
• Mrs. Bindle Takes a Chill, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine May 1921
• Mrs. Bindle Encounters a Bull, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine June 1921
• Mrs. Bindle’s Washing Day, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine July 1921
• The Coming of Joseph the Second, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine August 1921
• Mrs. Bindle Entertains, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine September 1921
• Bindle Goes to Chapel, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine October 1921
• The Bindles on the Rocks, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine February 1922
• The Bindles at the Zoo, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine March 1922
• Mrs. Bindle Takes to Her Heels, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine April 1922
• Mrs. Bindle Fetches a Policeman, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine May 1922
• Mrs. Bindle Dresses in Muslin, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine June 1922
• Mrs. Bindle’s Revenge, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine July 1922
• Mrs. Bindle Meets Her Match, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine August 1922
• Bindle Tries a Change of Work, (ss)
• The Great Hypnotic Fiasco, (ss)

[]Bingler, Mr.
• Wilbur Scott Peacock:
• Mr. Bingler’s Pet Corpse, (nv) Detective Tales September 1940
• Mr. Bingler’s Murder Spree, (nv) Detective Tales March 1941
• Mr. Bingler’s Murder Maze, (nv) Crack Detective March 1943

[]Bingley, Byron J.
• Clarence L. Cullen:
• Tourists Three for Tampa, (ss) The Popular Magazine July 20 1919
• That Big Word, “Indispensible”, (ss) The Popular Magazine November 20 1919

[]Binks, Joe
• Tom Stirling:
• Janitor Joe the Japer, (ss) The Triumph July 6 1935, etc.

[]Binks, Poppy
• May Stevens:
• Poppy Binks - Countess, (ss) Girls’ Crystal #17, February 15 1936
• Princess for One Night Only, (ss) Girls’ Crystal #19, February 29 1936

[]Binns, Billy
• E. George Cowan:
• Billy Binns and His Wonderful Specs, (cs) Boys’ World July 6 1963, as by uncredited

Binns, Billy, [ref.]
• Stephen Holland:
• Billy Binns and His Wonderful Specs, (ar) Boys’ World: Ticket to Adventure ed. Steve Holland, Bear Alley Books, September 2013

[]Binns, Herbert
• Charles H. Craik:
• Finder Rewarded, (vi) Yes or No May 5 1917
• Personal Magnetism, (ss) Yes or No July 7 1917
• Sleight of Hand, (ss) Yes or No August 4 1917
• Binns Comes Out on Top, (ss) Yes or No March 14 1921

[]Binscombe
• John Whitbourn:
• Waiting for a Bus, (ss) The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 14 ed. Arthur W. Saha, DAW, November 1988
• Roots, (nv) The Fourth Book of After Midnight Stories ed. Amy Myers, Kimber, November 1988
• His Holiness Commands, (ss) Binscombe Tales, Haunted Library, September 1989
• It Has Been Said, (ss) Binscombe Tales, Haunted Library, September 1989
• Let the Train Take the Strain, (ss) Binscombe Tales, Haunted Library, September 1989
• No Truce with Kings, (ss) Binscombe Tales, Haunted Library, September 1989
• Every Little Breeze…, (ss) All Hallows #2, 1990
• I Could a Tale Unfold, (nv) Rollover Night, Haunted Library, November 1990
• The More It Changes…, (vi) Rollover Night, Haunted Library, November 1990
• Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Most Men, (ss) Mystery for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby, Michael O'Mara, November 1990
• Rollover Night, (ss) Rollover Night, Haunted Library, November 1990
• Hello Dolly, (ss) The Fifth Book of After Midnight Stories ed. Amy Myers, Robert Hale, May 1991
• A Binscombe Tale for Christmas, (ss) Haunted Library Publications, 1994
• Here Is My Resignation, (ss) Lichgate #1, 1995
• A Binscombe Tale for Summer, (nv) Haunted Library Publications, 1996
• Bury My Heart at Southerham (East Sussex), (ss) Midnight Never Comes ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press, August 1997
• All Roads Lead to Rome, (nv) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• Another Place, (ss) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• Binscombe Jihad, (ss) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• Reggie Suntan, (ss) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• Till Death Do Us Part, (ss) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• A Video Nasty, or, The Sins of the Fathers, (nv) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• The Will to Live, (ss) Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories, Ash-Tree Press, January 1998
• But After This, the Judgement, (ss) More Binscombe Tales, Ash-Tree Press, April 1999
• Canterbury’s Dilemma, (ss) More Binscombe Tales, Ash-Tree Press, April 1999
• It’ll All Be Over by Christmas, (ss) More Binscombe Tales, Ash-Tree Press, April 1999
• Up from the Cellar, or, England Expects!, (nv) More Binscombe Tales, Ash-Tree Press, April 1999
• Yankee Go Home, (ss) More Binscombe Tales, Ash-Tree Press, April 1999

[]Binti
• Nnedi Okorafor:
• Binti, (na) Tor.com, September 2015

[]Bio of a Space Tyrant
• Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob:
• The Iron Maiden, (n.) Xlibris Corporation (tp), March 2002, as by Piers Anthony

[]Birch Hearts
• Elva Birch:
• Memories of Magic, (ss) Her Magical Pet ed. Rachel Manija Brown, Laurie French & Layla Lawlor, October 2020

[]Birchiam Chronicles, The
• Tony Richards:
• The Waiters, (ss) Weird Tales March/April 2006
• Pages from a Broken Book, (nv) Black Static #7, October/November 2008
• Birchiam Pier, (ss) British Invasion ed. Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon & James A. Moore, Cemetery Dance Publications, January 2009

[]Birch, Miss
• Green Howard:
• Miss Birch Investigates, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #156, June 1935
• Miss Birch Tries Again, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #157, July 1935
• Miss Birch Carries On, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #159, September 1935
• Miss Birch’s Christmas Eve, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #163, January 1936
• Miss Birch’s Intuition, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #168, June 1936
• Miss Birch Deduces, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #169, July 1936
• Miss Birch Is Mystified, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #178, April 1937
• Miss Birch Lays a Ghost, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #180, June 1937
• Miss Birch Fails, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #182, August 1937
• Miss Birch Deduces, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #187, January 1938
• Miss Birch Has Her Doubts, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #192, June 1938
• Miss Birch’s Dilemma, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #201, March 1939
• Miss Birch Is Beaten, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #206, August 1939
• Double Death, (ss) The 20-Story Magazine #210, December 1939

[]Bird, Curly
• Edgar Daniel Kramer:
• Curly Bird’s Thanksgiving, (pm) Top-Notch Magazine 2nd December 1929
• “Curly” Bird’s Christmas, (pm) Top-Notch Magazine 2nd January 1930
• Curly Bird’s New Year, (pm) Top-Notch Magazine 1st February 1930

[]Bird, Dr.
• S. P. Meek:
• The Cave of Horror, (ss) Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
• The Perfect Counterfeit, (nv) Scientific Detective Monthly January 1930
• The Radio Robbery, (nv) Amazing Stories February 1930
• The Thief of Time, (ss) Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930
• Cold Light, (ss) Astounding Stories of Super-Science March 1930
• The Ray of Madness, (ss) Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
• The Gland Murders, (ss) Amazing Detective Tales June 1930
• Stolen Brains, (nv) Astounding Stories of Super-Science October 1930
• The Sea Terror, (nv) Astounding Stories of Super-Science December 1930
• The Black Lamp, (nv) Astounding Stories February 1931
• The Earth’s Cancer, (nv) Amazing Stories March 1931
• When Caverns Yawned, (nv) Astounding Stories May 1931
• The Port of Missing Planes, (nv) Astounding Stories August 1931
• The Solar Magnet, (ss) Astounding Stories October 1931
• Poisoned Air, (nv) Astounding Stories March 1932
• The Great Drought, (nv) Astounding Stories May 1932
• Vanishing Gold, (nv) Wonder Stories May 1932

[]Birdett
• H. Mortimer Batten:
• Frill of Quills, (ss) The Captain #169, April 1913
• The Double Trail, (ss) The Captain #170, May 1913
• The Stolen Bullion, (ss) The Captain #171, June 1913
• The Man in Shoepacks, (ss) The Captain #172, July 1913

[]Bird House Man
• Walter Prichard Eaton:
• The Song Sparrow, (ss) The American Magazine June 1915
• The Wren, (ss) The American Magazine July 1915
• The Little Gray Goose, (ss) The American Magazine August 1915
• The Hermit, (ss) The American Magazine September 1915
• The Wild Duck, (ss) The American Magazine December 1915
• The Meadow Larks, (ss) The American Magazine February 1916
• The Goldfinch, (ss) The American Magazine April 1916

[]Bird, Jonas
• Robert Wingate:
• Stirring Up Ebenezer, (nv) The People’s Home Journal May 1921
• The Dumbury Gold Mine, (ss) The People’s Home Journal September 1921

[]Birdman
• Jason M. Light:
• Perils in Claybank, (ss) Double Danger Tales #8, September 1997

[]Bird, Ulysses S.
• Edward D. Hoch:
• The Million-Dollar Jewel Caper, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1973
• The Gold Buddha Caper, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973
• The Credit Card Caper, (nv) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1974

[]Birdverse
• Rose Lemberg:
• Held Close in Syllables of Light, (nv) Beneath Ceaseless Skies #80, October 20 2011
• I will show you a single treasure from the treasures of Shah Niyaz, (pm) Goblin Fruit Summer 2013
• Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds, (nv) Beneath Ceaseless Skies #175, June 11 2015
• Geometries of Belonging, (nv) Beneath Ceaseless Skies #183, October 1 2015
• Three Principles of Strong Building, (pm) Strange Horizons Fund Drive Special 2015
• Ranra’s Unbalancing, (pm) Strange Horizons November 23 2015
• The Desert Glassmaker and the Jeweler of Berevyar, (ss) Uncanny Magazine #8, January/February 2016
• The Book of How to Live, (ss) Beneath Ceaseless Skies #209, September 29 2016
• A Portrait of the Desert in Personages of Power, (sl) Beneath Ceaseless Skies #229, July 6 2017, etc.

[]Birdwood, Verity “Birdy”
• Jennifer Rowe:
• Death in Ruby, (ss) The Australian Way October 1987
• Ladies’ Day, (ss) Crimes for a Summer Christmas ed. Stephen Knight, Allen & Unwin, 1990

[]Birge, Sam
• William Krasner:
• Walk the Dark Streets, (n.) 1949

[]Birmingham Family, The
• Kathleen E. Woodiwiss:
• Beyond the Kiss, (na) Married at Midnight, Avon, September 1996

[]Birnbaum, Maureen
• George Alec Effinger:
• Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1982
• Maureen Birnbaum at the Earth’s Core, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 1986
• Maureen Birnbaum on the Art of War, (nv) Friends of the Horseclans ed. Robert & Pamela Crippen Adams, Signet, April 1987 [Horseclans]
• Maureen Birnbaum After Dark, (ss) Foundation’s Friends ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, September 1989
• Muffy Birnbaum Goes Shopynge, (ss) The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, June 1991
• Maureen Birnbaum and the Saint Graal, (ss) Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson, Swan Press, June 1993
• Maureen Birnbaum at the Looming Awfulness, (nv) Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson, Swan Press, June 1993
• Maureen Birnbaum’s Lunar Adventure, (ss) Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson, Swan Press, June 1993
• Maureen Birnbaum on a Hot Tin Roof, (pl) South from Midnight ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Thomas R. Hanlon, Southern Fried Press, October 1994
• Maureen Birnbaum in the MUD, (nv) Chicks in Chainmail ed. Esther Friesner, Baen, September 1995
• Maureen Birnbaum Pokes an Eye Out, (ss) Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear ed. Jody Lynn Nye, Baen, July 1996

[]Birthgrave
• Tanith Lee:
• The Birthgrave, (n.) DAW Books (pb), June 1975
• Quest for the White Witch, (n.) DAW, February 1978
• Vazkor, Son of Vazkor, (n.) DAW, January 1978
• Quest for the White Witch, (n.) DAW (pb), February 1978

[]Birthright Universe
• Mike Resnick:
• Walpurgis III, (n.) Warner Questar, 1992
• Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, (na) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1994
• Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, (ex) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1994
• The 43 Antarean Dynasties, (ss) Asimov’s Science Fiction December 1997
• Hunting the Snark, (na) Asimov’s Science Fiction December 1999
• Robots Don’t Cry, (ss) Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2003
• Cobbling Together a Solution, (ss) Amazing Stories October 2004
• Nowhere in Particular, (ss) Amazing Stories January 2005
• The Hunting of the Snark, (na) Allen K’s Inhuman Magazine December 2005

[]Bish, Angela
• Gelett Burgess:
• The Adventure of the Grafolion Company, (ss) Judge
• The Adventure of the Mad Paper-Hanger, (ss) Judge
• The Adventure of the Peanivorous Rit, (ss) Judge
• The Adventure of the Six-Cent Store, (ss) Judge

[]Bishop, Insp.
• Shaun Usher:
• The Copper Let Him Go, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 2006, as by Jeffry Scott [Sergeant Mercer]

[]Bishop, Robin (about)
• Daniel Mainwaring:
• Then There Were Three, (n.) Morrow, 1938, as by Geoffrey Homes [Humphrey Campbell]
• The Man Who Murdered Goliath, (n.) Cosmopolitan February 1938, as by Geoffrey Homes

[]Bishop, The
• Wyatt Blassingame:
• Some Call It Murder, (nv) Black Mask January 1940
• 10,001 Motives for Murder, (nv) Black Mask August 1940
• Killers in Glass Houses, (nv) Black Mask January 1941
• The Bishop and the Tinkling Belle, (nv) Black Mask July 1941
• Clothes Make the Corpse, (nv) Black Mask December 1941
• The Corpse Came Home, (nv) Black Mask March 1942

[]Bisley, Professor
• Charles Rodda:
• The Aztec Skull, (ss) Flynn’s June 13 1925
• The Lightning Flash, (nv) Flynn’s June 27 1925
• The Green Bandeau, (nv) Flynn’s July 25 1925
• At the Feet of the Gods, (nv) Flynn’s August 1 1925

[]Bitter Creek
• George C. Henderson:
• Gun Trouble on Bitter Creek, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly October 20 1934, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Bitter Creek Buckaroos, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly November 3 1934, as by Philip F. Deere
• Rustlers on Bitter Creek, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly November 17 1934, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Bitter Creek Prison Break, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly December 1 1934, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Bitter Creek Rodeo, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly December 15 1934, as by Philip F. Deere
• Bitter Creek Ablaze, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly December 29 1934, as by Philip F. Deere

[]Bittinger
• Gilbert Patten:
• The Dagger of Destruction, (ss) People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine July 1912
• The Woodbridge Affair, (ss) People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine August 1912

[]Bjones, Carlock
• Augustus Wittfeld:
• The Gold Coupler, (ss) The Railroad Man’s Magazine July 1910
• The Goat Degree, (ss) The Railroad Man’s Magazine September 1910
• The Alcohol Annihilator, (vi) The Railroad Man’s Magazine March 1911

[]Black Abbot
• G. H. Teed:
• The Diamond Dragon, (ss) Modern Wonder May 7 1938
• The Mandarin’s Ear, (ss) Modern Wonder May 21 1938
• Treachery of the Black Abbot, (ss) Modern Wonder May 28 1938
• Monastery of the Silver Lakes, (ss) Modern Wonder June 4 1938
• Peril of the Living Buddha, (ss) Modern Wonder June 11 1938
• The Last Round!, (ss) Modern Wonder June 18 1938

[]Black Ace, The
• William Bruner:
• The Black Ace Rides, (nv) Wild West Weekly February 7 1931, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Black Ace at Midas Mine, (nv) Wild West Weekly February 21 1931, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Black Ace Sits In, (nv) Wild West Weekly March 7 1931, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Black Ace Follows the Sheriff, (nv) Wild West Weekly March 14 1931, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Black Ace and the Gallopin’ Ghost, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly April 4 1931, as by Philip F. Deere
• The Black Ace Unmasks, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly April 18 1931, as by Philip F. Deere

[]Black Barr
• Erle Stanley Gardner:
• The Girl Goes with Me, (nv) The Black Mask November 1925
• Buzzard Bait, (nv) The Black Mask October 1926
• Whispering Sand, (nv) The Black Mask January 1927
• Where the Buzzards Circle, (nv) Black Mask September 1927
• Fangs of Fate, (nv) Black Mask August 1928
• The Devil’s Deputy, (nv) Black Mask September 1928
• Curse of the Killers, (ss) Black Mask November 1928

[]Black Bat, The [G. Wayman Jones] see under Tony Quinn

[]Black Bat, The [Murray Leinster]
• Will F. Jenkins:
• The Body in the Taxi, (nv) Black Bat Detective Mysteries October 1933, as by Murray Leinster
• The Coney Island Murder, (ss) Black Bat Detective Mysteries November 1933, as by Murray Leinster
• The Hollywood Murders, (nv) Black Bat Detective Mysteries December 1933, as by Murray Leinster
• Murder at the First Night, (ss) Black Bat Detective Mysteries January 1934, as by Murray Leinster
• The Maniac Murders, (ss) Black Bat Detective Mysteries February 1934, as by Murray Leinster
• The Warehouse Murders, (ss) Black Bat Detective Mysteries April 1934, as by Murray Leinster

[]Blackbeard
• Charlton Lea:
• Blackbeard the Terror of the Seas; or, The Cruise of the Avenger, (nv) Red Rover Library #2, October 1903
• The Vengeance of Blackbeard; or, The Return of Don Salvo Quinada, (nv) Red Rover Library #1, October 1903
• Blackbeard’s Terrible Triumph; or, The Doom of Salvo Quinada, (nv) Red Rover Library #4, November 1903
• Marooned by Blackbeard the Pirate; or, The Betrayal of Jack Skye, (nv) Red Rover Library #3, November 1903

[]Black Bill
• Jack Laird:
• The Return of Black Bill, (ss) West October 1935
• Jack Laird & Elliott W. Michener:
• Black Bill Turns Sheriff, (ss) West May 15 1929
• Black Bill Goes to the Big House, (ss) West July 10 1929
• Black Bill Goes to Chicago, (ss) West January 22 1930
• Black Bill—Second Best Man, (ss) West December 10 1930
• The Belted Men of Boulder, (nv) West July 22 1931
• Black Bill and the Bar of Justice, (nv) West December 9 1931
• Black Bill and the Christmas Spirit, (ss) West December 23 1931
• Elliott W. Michener & Jack Laird:
• Black Bill Turns Sheriff, (ss) West May 15 1929
• Black Bill Goes to the Big House, (ss) West July 10 1929
• Black Bill Goes to Chicago, (ss) West January 22 1930
• Black Bill—Second Best Man, (ss) West December 10 1930
• The Belted Men of Boulder, (nv) West July 22 1931
• Black Bill and the Bar of Justice, (nv) West December 9 1931
• Black Bill and the Christmas Spirit, (ss) West December 23 1931

[]Black Buccaneers, The
• John W. Wheway:
• Bought at Auction!, (ss) The Boys’ Realm #149, February 4 1922
• The Fight for the Cup, (ss) The Boys’ Realm #151, February 18 1922
• Buccaneers v. Buccaneers!, (ss) The Boys’ Realm #152, February 25 1922

[]Black Buckaroo
• [uncredited]:
• Battle for Back o’ Beyond, (ss) The Buzzer #27, April 16 1938
• The Raid of the Black Buckaroo, (ss) The Buzzer #28, April 23 1938
• The Doom Riders, (ss) The Buzzer #29, April 30 1938
• Flaming Prairie, (ss) The Buzzer #30, May 7 1938
• The Buckaroo’s Double, (ss) The Buzzer #31, May 14 1938
• Alvarez the Tracker, (ss) The Buzzer #32, May 21 1938
• The Scourge of Mexico, (ss) The Buzzer #33, May 28 1938
• A Scrap o’ Paper, (ss) The Buzzer #34, June 4 1938
• Bullets for the Buckaroo, (ss) The Buzzer #35, June 11 1938
• The Battling Buckaroo, (ss) The Buzzer #36, June 18 1938

[]Black Buck
• Charles Alexander:
• The Noseless One, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine December 1921
• The Blond She of Yachats, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine January 1922
• The Young and the Wolf, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine February 1922
• Across the Chasm, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine March 1922
• The Weasel’s Kit, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine May 1922
• Wolf-Cocktail, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine November 1922
• Children of the Storm, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine December 1922
• Every Mountain, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine January 1923
• Done in Oregon, (ss) The Blue Book Magazine March 1923

[]Blackburn & Scarletti
• Karen Koehler:
• Sins of the Father, (na) 2003
• The Hyde Effect, (na) 2004
• The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Volume 1, (co) Black Death Books (tp), June 2006
• The Sign of Six, (nv) The Blackburn & Scarletti Mysteries, Volume 1, Black Death Books, June 2006

[]Blackburns, The
• Malcolm R. Afford:
• The Vanishing Trick, (ss) Detective Fiction December 1948

[]Blackburn
• Bradley Denton:
• Jimmy Blackburn Flies a Kite, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October 1990
• Blackburn & the Blind Man, (ss) Pulphouse: A Weekly Fiction Magazine August 17 1991
• Blackburn Bakes Cookies, (na) One Day Closer to Death, St. Martin's, February 1998
• Blackburn’s Lady, (nv) Subterranean Press (hc), 2001
• Blackburn and the Blade, (na) Joe R. Lansdale’s Lords of the Razor ed. Bill Sheehan & William Schafer, Subterranean Press, June 2006

[]Black, Captain [Garnett]
• T. Jenkins Hains:
• The Boat Steerer, (ss) The Popular Magazine September 1 1911, as by Mayn Clew Garnett
• The Cyanide Lance, (ss) The Popular Magazine November 15 1911, as by Mayn Clew Garnett
• The Lone Sperm Bull, (ss) The Popular Magazine December 15 1911, as by Mayn Clew Garnett
• Stormy, (ss) The Popular Magazine June 1 1912, as by Mayn Clew Garnett
• The Treasure of Hermit Isle, (ss) Short Stories June 1912, as by Mayn Clew Garnett
• The Dead Man, (ss) The Weekly Tale-Teller #269, June 27 1914, as by Mayn Clew Garnett

[]Black, Captain [Pemberton]
• Max Pemberton:
• The Iron Pirate, (sl) Chums April 5 1893, etc.

[]Black Centipede, The
• Chuck Miller:
• Funeral for a Fiend, (ss) Pro Se Presents #8, March 2012
• The Abominable Myra Linsky Rises Again, (ss) Pro Se Presents #13, August 2012
• The Plague’s the Thing, (ss) Pro Se Presents #17, February 2013

[]Black Cheetah, Zulu Warrior
• Cecil Dent:
• Black Cheetah, (sl) The Triumph April 1 1933, etc., as by Cecil Fanshaw

[]Black Company
• Glen Cook:
• Raker, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1982
• Tides Elba, (ss) Swords & Dark Magic ed. Jonathan Strahan & Lou Anders, Subterranean Press, June 2010
• Smelling Danger, (nv) Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 ed. William Schafer, Subterranean Press, April 2011
• Shaggy Dog Bridge: A Black Company Story, (nv) Fearsome Journeys ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris, June 2013
• Bone Candy, (ss) Shattered Shields ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt & Jennifer Brozek, Baen, November 2014
• Bone Eaters, (nv) Operation Arcana ed. John Joseph Adams, Baen, March 2015

[]Black, Dr.
• Brendan Connell:
• A Season with Doctor Black, (nv) Leviathan, Volume Three ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Forrest Aguirre, Ministry of Whimsy, July 2002
• Dr. Black in Rome, (ss) Album Zutique #1 ed. Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, May 2003
• Dr. Black and the Village of Stones, (nv) Electric Velocipede #12, Spring 2007
• Red-Haired Man in a Sweater, (ss) Heliotrope Fall 2007
• Dr. Black, Thoughts & Patents, (nv) The New and Perfect Man ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2011

[]Blacker, Taylor
• Bud Sparhawk:
• Olympus Mons!, (nv) Analog Science Fiction and Fact February 1998 [Haley Surra]
• The Debt, (nv) Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2000 [Haley Surra]

[]Black Falcon see under Evan Post

[]Black Ghost, The see under Jimmy Malone

[]Black Guardian, The
• Steven G. Mitchell:
• The Black Guardian’s Monster Trail, (sl) Double Danger Tales #9, October 1997, etc., as by Maxentius Andor Scarlatti

[]Blackhearts see under Warhammer: Blackhearts

[]Black Hole Project
• C. Sanford Lowe & G. David Nordley:
• Kremer’s Limit, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2006
• Imperfect Gods, (nv) Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 2006
• The Small Pond, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 2007
• Loki’s Realm, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2007
• Vertex, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2007
• G. David Nordley & C. Sanford Lowe:
• Kremer’s Limit, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2006
• Imperfect Gods, (nv) Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 2006
• The Small Pond, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 2007
• Loki’s Realm, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2007
• Vertex, (na) Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2007

[]Black Hood see under Kip Burland

[]Blackie and Red
• Frederick Faust:
• Blackie and Red, (nv) Western Story Magazine September 13 1924, as by Max Brand
• When “Red” Was White, (na) Western Story Magazine October 4 1924, as by Max Brand
• Blackie’s Last Stand, (na) Western Story Magazine March 7 1925, as by Max Brand

[]Blackie
• Frederick D. Glidden:
• Some Dogs Steal, (ss) Argosy June 10 1939, as by Luke Short

[]Black Jewels, The (about)
• Anne Bishop:
• The Price, (nv) Powers of Detection ed. Dana Stabenow, Ace, October 2004

[]Black, Johnny
• Catherine Crook & L. Sprague de Camp:
• The Bear Who Saved the World, (ss) Creatures of the Cosmos ed. Catherine Crook de Camp, Westminster Press, October 1977
• L. Sprague de Camp:
• The Command, (ss) Astounding Science-Fiction October 1938
• The Incorrigible, (ss) Astounding Science-Fiction January 1939
• The Emancipated, (nv) Astounding Science-Fiction March 1940
• The Exalted, (nv) Astounding Science-Fiction November 1940
• L. Sprague & Catherine Crook de Camp:
• The Bear Who Saved the World, (ss) Creatures of the Cosmos ed. Catherine Crook de Camp, Westminster Press, October 1977

[]Black Lands
• Ian Rogers:
• Tether, (ss) Nightmare Abbey Spring 2024

[]Blacklantern
• Jack Williamson:
• The Power of Blackness, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1973
• The Eternity Engine, (nv) Galaxy Science Fiction June 1975
• Counterkill, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1975
• The Dark Destroyer, (nv) Amazing Science Fiction Stories January 1976
• The Machines That Ate Too Much, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1976

[]Black Lightning
• [uncredited]:
• The Vengeance of the Xmas Pudding, (ss) The Skipper #273, November 23 1935
• Black Lightning, (ss) The Skipper #275, December 7 1935, etc.

[]Black London
• Caitlin Kittredge:
• Under the Hill and Far Away, (ss) Those Who Fight Monsters ed. Justin Gustainis, Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy, March 2011

[]Black Magician World
• Trudi Canavan:
• The Mad Apprentice, (nv) Legends of Australian Fantasy ed. Jack Dann & Jonathan Strahan, Harper Voyager Australia, June 2010

[]Black Magic Outlaw
• Domino Finn:
• The Difference Between Deceit and Delusion, (nv) Urban Enemies ed. Joseph Nassise, Gallery Books, August 2017

[]Black, Matilda “Matt”
• Nina Kiriki Hoffman:
• Home for Christmas, (nv) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1995
• Here We Come A’Wandering, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1996

[]Black, Miriam
• Chuck Wendig:
• Interlude: Tanager, (na) Death & Honey ed. Kevin Hearne, Subterranean Press, February 2019

[]Blackmoor, “Blackie”
• Harry Widmer:
• The Wise Monkey Murders, (nv) Ten Detective Aces January 1934
• Assassins, Inc., (ss) Ten Detective Aces July 1934
• Heir to Horror, (ss) Ten Detective Aces August 1934
• Suicide Slogan, (nv) Ten Detective Aces March 1935
• The Death Disk, (nv) Ten Detective Aces April 1935
• Scandal, Inc., (nv) Ten Detective Aces July 1935
• Musical Doom, (nv) Ten Detective Aces November 1935
• Vision for Vengeance, (nv) Ten Detective Aces May 1936

[]Black Morgan
• [uncredited]:
• Black Morgan, (ss) The Skipper #231, February 2 1935, etc.

[]Black, Peter
• L. A. G. Strong:
• A Job in the City, (nv) The Windsor Magazine #504, December 1936

[]Black Pilgrim, The
• George Newsome ,[?]:
• The Adventures of the Black Pilgrim, (co) Modern Fiction Ltd. (ph), September 1945, as by George Stanley
• The Black Pilgrim, (ss) , as by George Stanley
• Gonzalar: Drug Trafficker, (ss) , as by George Stanley
• The Punishment of Jacob Feldheim, (ss) , as by George Stanley
• The Vanished Bullion, (ss) , as by George Stanley
• White Cargo, (ss) , as by George Stanley

[]Blackshirt see under Richard Verrell

[]Black Spectre, The
• Roger Alford:
• Conscience for Ransom, (ss) Astonishing Adventures! April 2008
• The Undressed Widow, (ss) Astonishing Adventures! #3, May 2008
• That Fateful Halloween, (ss) Astonishing Adventures! #5, January 2009
• Invitation to Death, (ss) Astonishing Adventures! #6, May 2009
• The Gentleman Thief, (ss) Astonishing Adventures! #7, August 2009
• Of Black and Scarlet, (ss) Astonishing Adventures! #8, December 2009

[]Black Star
• Johnston McCulley:
• Rogue for a Day, (nv) Detective Story Magazine March 5 1916, as by John Mack Stone
• Black Star’s Defiance, (nv) Detective Story Magazine June 20 1916, as by John Mack Stone
• Black Star’s Subterfuge, (nv) Detective Story Magazine October 5 1916, as by John Mack Stone
• Black Star’s Revenge, (nv) Detective Story Magazine November 5 1916, as by John Mack Stone
• Black Star’s Masquerade, (nv) Detective Story Magazine December 20 1916
• Black Star’s Mistake, (sl) Detective Story Magazine February 5 1917, etc.
• Black Star’s Return, (ss) Detective Story Magazine October 2 1917
• Black Star’s Rebuke, (ss) Detective Story Magazine October 23 1917
• Black Star’s Serenade, (ss) Detective Story Magazine November 27 1917
• Black Star’s Raid, (ss) Detective Story Magazine December 11 1917
• Black Star’s Hobby Book, (ss) Detective Story Magazine January 29 1918
• The Defeat of Black Star, (ss) Detective Story Magazine February 26 1918
• Black Star’s Campaign, (sl) Detective Story Magazine February 4 1919, etc.
• Black Star Comes Back, (sl) Detective Story Magazine January 8 1921, etc.
• The Black Star, (sl) The Sovereign Magazine August 1924, etc.
• Black Star’s Return, (n.) Chelsea House, 1926
• Black Star on the Air, (sl) Detective Story Magazine March 3 1928, etc.
• Sixty Miles of Peril, (nv) Western Story Magazine March 17 1928
• Black Star Back—and How, (sl) Detective Story Magazine November 1 1930, etc.

[]Blackstock, Tug & Jim
• Charles G. D. Roberts:
• How Woolly Billy Came to Brine’s Rip, (ss) The Royal Magazine July 1915
• The Book-Agent and the Buckskin Belt, (ss) The Royal Magazine August 1915
• The Hole in the Tree, (ss) The Royal Magazine September 1915
• The Trail of the Bear, (ss) The Royal Magazine October 1915
• The Fire at Brine’s Rip Mills, (ss) The Royal Magazine November 1915
• The Man with the Dancing Bear, (ss) The Royal Magazine December 1915

[]Black Swan
• Mitchell Edgeworth:
• Homecoming, (nv) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #40, Spring 2012
• Drydock, (ss) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #42, Autumn 2012
• Flight, (ss) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #43, Spring 2013
• Customs, (ss) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #46, Winter 2013
• Abandon, (ss) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #47, April 2014
• Heritage, (nv) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #50, January 2015
• Restitution, (nv) Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction #53, January 2016

[]Black Tarot
• Mike Chinn:
• The Black Tarot, (ss) Occult Detective Quarterly #2, Spring 2017
• Lost in the Shuffle, (ss) Occult Detective Magazine #9, Winter 2022/2023

[]Black, Terry “Bulldog”
• Theodore A. Tinsley:
• The Blizzard Buster, (nv) Nick Carter Detective Magazine February 1936
• The Green Doctor, (nv) Nick Carter Detective Magazine May 1936
• The Three Dead Men, (nv) The Whisperer October 1936
• Rogues’ Round-Up, (nv) The Whisperer December 1936
• The Coaster Kill, (ss) The Whisperer February 1937
• The Substitute Corpse, (ss) The Whisperer April 1937
• Tower of Silence, (nv) The Whisperer June 1937
• The Grim Joker, (nv) The Whisperer July 1937
• Nothing to Do, (nv) The Whisperer December 1937
• Bulldog Style, (ss) Crime Busters January 1938

[]Black Thunder
• Vingie E. Roe:
• Black Thunder, (ss) Collier’s October 30 1915
• King’s Blood, (ss) Collier’s February 26 1916

[]Black Tide Rising
• John Ringo:
• The Meaning of Freedom, (ss) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Never Been Kissed, (ss) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• John Ringo & Gary Poole:
• Black Tide Rising, (oa) Baen (hc), June 2016
• Eric S. Brown & Jason Cordova:
• Best Laid Plans, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Jason Cordova & Eric S. Brown:
• Best Laid Plans, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Kacey Ezell:
• Not in Vain, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Eric Flint:
• Up on the Roof, (na) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Sarah A. Hoyt:
• Do No Harm, (ss) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• David Klecha & John Scalzi:
• On the Wall, (ss) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Michael Massa:
• Battle of the BERTs, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Jody Lynn Nye:
• Staying Human, (ss) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Gary Poole & John Ringo:
• Black Tide Rising, (oa) Baen (hc), June 2016
• Tedd Roberts:
• The Road to Good Intentions, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• John Scalzi & David Klecha:
• On the Wall, (ss) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Christopher L. Smith:
• 200 Miles to Nashville, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016
• Michael Z. Williamson:
• How Do You Solve a Problem Like Grandpa?, (nv) Black Tide Rising ed. Gary Poole & John Ringo, Baen, June 2016

[]Blacktongue
• Christopher Buehlman:
• The Blacktongue Thief, (ex) Tor, May 25 2021

[]Blackwell, Natasha
• F. Norris Hiatt:
• Blonde Witchery, (ss) Modern Adventuress March 1937
• Proxy Adventures, (ss) Modern Adventuress July 1937

[]Black Whip
• John J. Garbutt:
• Black Whip, (ss) The Ranger #42, December 12 1931, uncredited
• The Hand of the Mystery Man, (ss) The Ranger #50, January 23 1932, uncredited
• The Cellar of Doom, (ss) The Ranger #52, February 6 1932, uncredited
• Wolves of the Underworld, (ss) The Ranger #63, April 23 1932, uncredited
• Wolves of the Border, (sl) The Ranger #69, June 4 1932, etc., uncredited
• Black Whip of Arabia, (sl) The Ranger #17, December 2 1933, etc., as by John Brearley

[]Black Widowers
• Isaac Asimov:
• The Acquisitive Chuckle, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1972
• The Phony Ph.D., (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1972
• The Man Who Never Told a Lie, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1972
• The Matchbook Collector, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1972
• The Biological Clock, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1973
• The Obvious Factor, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1973
• The Pointing Finger, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1973
• A Warning to Miss Earth, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1973
• The Six Suspects, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973
• When No Man Pursueth, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1974
• Quicker Than the Eye, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974
• Tales of the Black Widowers, (co) Doubleday (hc), June 1974
• The Curious Omission, (ss) Tales of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, June 1974
• The Lullaby of Broadway, (ss) Tales of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, June 1974
• Yankee Doodle Went to Town, (ss) Tales of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, June 1974
• A Chip of the Black Stone, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1974
• All in the Way You Read It, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1974
• Nothing Like Murder, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1974
• Confessions of an American Cigarette Smoker, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1974
• The One and Only East, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1975
• Earthset and Evening Star, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1975
• Friday the Thirteenth, (ss) The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1976
• The Cross of Lorraine, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1976
• More Tales of the Black Widowers, (co) Doubleday (hc), October 1976
• Season’s Greetings!, (ss) More Tales of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, October 1976
• The Ultimate Crime, (ss) More Tales of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, October 1976
• The Unabridged, (ss) More Tales of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, October 1976
• A Case of Income-Tax Fraud, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1976
• The Sports Page, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1977
• The Missing Item, (ss) Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977
• The Next Day, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1978
• A Matter of Irrelevance, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1979
• None So Blind, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1979
• To the Barest, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1979
• The Backward Look, (ss) Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1979
• Casebook of the Black Widowers, (co) Doubleday (hc), January 1980
• Middle Name, (ss) Casebook of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, January 1980
• Second Best, (ss) Casebook of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, January 1980
• What Time Is It?, (ss) Casebook of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, January 1980
• 64 Million Trillion Combinations, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 5 1980
• The Man Who Pretended to Like Baseball, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 30 1980
• The Good Samaritan, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 10 1980
• The Gilbert and Sullivan Mystery, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1 1981
• Can You Prove It?, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 17 1981
• The Phoenician Bauble, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1982
• A Monday in April, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1983
• Neither Brute nor Human, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1984
• Banquets of the Black Widowers, (co) Doubleday (hc), September 1984
• The Driver, (ss) Banquets of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, September 1984
• The Intrusion, (ss) Banquets of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, September 1984
• The Wrong House, (ss) Banquets of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, September 1984
• The Redhead, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1984
• The Fourth Homonym, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1985
• Unique Is Where You Find It, (ss) The Edge of Tomorrow, Tor, June 1985
• Triple Devil, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1985
• Sunset on the Water, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1986
• Where Is He?, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1986
• The Snatched Purse, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1987
• The Quiet Place, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1988
• The Envelope, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1989
• Northwestward, (ss) The Further Adventures of Batman ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam, July 1989 [Batman]
• The Alibi, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1989
• Puzzles of the Black Widowers, (co) Doubleday (hc), January 1990
• The Four-Leaf Clover, (ss) Puzzles of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, January 1990
• The Lucky Piece, (ss) Puzzles of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, January 1990
• The Recipe, (ss) Puzzles of the Black Widowers, Doubleday, January 1990
• Lost in a Space Warp, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1990
• Yes, but Why?, (ss) The Armchair Detective Spring 1990
• Police at the Door, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1990
• The Haunted Cabin, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1990
• The Guest’s Guest, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1991
• The Return of the Black Widowers, (co) Carroll & Graf (hc), December 2003
• Charles Ardai:
• The Last Story, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2002
• William Brittain:
• The Men Who Read Isaac Asimov, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1978
• Edward D. Hoch:
• The Overheard Conversation, (ss) Foundation’s Friends ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, September 1989

[]Black Wolf, The
• Seabury Quinn:
• The Black Wolf Prowls, (ss) Short Stories February 10 1944
• Revolt in Paradise, (ss) Short Stories April 25 1944

[]Black Yonnix, The
• Scott Colby:
• Ready About, (vi) Outland Worlds January 2025

[]Black (about)
• Peter Ruric:
• Black, (ss) Black Mask May 1932, as by Paul Cain
• Trouble-Chaser, (ss) Black Mask April 1934, as by Paul Cain

[]Blade, Allan
• Wyatt Blassingame:
• Grandstand G-Man, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories November/December 1937
• G-Man’s Carnival of Murder, (ss) Ace G-Man Stories May/June 1938

[]Blade, Jed
• Ben Stone:
• Trail of the Silver Dagger, (nv) Western Tales April 1960
• The Devil’s Hat Band, (nv) Western Tales June 1960

[]Blade, Jim
• Gerald James:
• Loyal Guns, (ss) Fighting Western March 1950
• Robert Moore Williams:
• Shotgun Trap, (ss) Leading Western February 1950

[]Blade, Nick
• Edward Churchill:
• Death Halts a Holiday, (nv) Popular Detective September 1948
• Talk About Murder, (na) Triple Detective Spring 1952

[]Blades of the Rose, The
• Zoe Archer:
• The Undying Heart, (na) Half Past Dead, Brava, January 2010

[]Blain, Billy
• William Lancaster Gribbon:
• The Goner?, (ss) Adventure February 1912, as by Walter Galt
• The Second Rung, (ss) Adventure June 1912, as by Walter Galt
• Dorg’s Luck, (ss) Adventure August 1912, as by Walter Galt
• Across the Color Line, (ss) Adventure October 1912, as by Walter Galt
• Love and War, (ss) Adventure November 1912, as by Walter Galt
• The Top of the Ladder, (ss) Adventure December 1912, as by Walter Galt
• One Year Later, (ss) Adventure February 1913, as by Walter Galt
• Nothing Doing, (vi) Adventure September 1914, as by Walter Galt
• The Return of Billy Blain, (ss) Adventure November 1915, as by Walter Galt
• Billy Blain Eats Biscuits, (ss) Adventure January 1916, as by Walter Galt
• Billy Blain’s Onions and Garlic, (ss) Adventure February 1916, as by Walter Galt

[]Blaine, Harper (about)
• Kat Richardson:
• The Third Death of the Little Clay Dog, (na) Mean Streets, Roc, January 2009

[]Blaine, Jimmy
• Dabney Horton:
• The Phony Maderos, (ss) The Shadow Detective Monthly September 1932
• The Last Joke, (ss) The Shadow Magazine October 15 1932

[]Blaine, Larry
• Lavinia R. Davis:
• Evidence Unseen, (n.) Doubleday, 1945 [Nora Hughes (Blaine)]

[]Blaine, Reckless
• Guy L. Maynard:
• Reckless Blaine, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly February 26 1938
• Reckless Blaine at Crowfoot Ranch, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly March 5 1938
• Reckless Blaine’s Bandit Brand, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly March 12 1938
• Reckless Blaine’s Hot Lead Ransom, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly March 19 1938
• Reckless Bucks the Land Rustlers, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly March 26 1938
• Reckless Blaine’s Fighting Finish, (nv) Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly April 2 1938

[]Blain, Monty
• Ernest L. McKeag:
• The Stony-Broke Speedsters, (ss) The Triumph April 7 1934, etc., as by Jack Maxwell [Jimmy Denver]
• Stony-Broke Once Again, (ss) The Triumph August 11 1934, as by Jack Maxwell [Jimmy Denver]
• The Stonybroke Outlaws, (ss) The Triumph March 28 1936, as by Jack Maxwell [Jimmy Denver]

[]Blair, Andy & Willie Perkins (about)
• Lee Sheridan Cox:
• A Simple Incident; or, Andy Blair and Willie Perkins, Private Eyes; or, Our First Case, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1955
• The Male Io Glasses, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1959
• The Great Halloween Mystery: or, Blair & Perkins’ Fifth Big Case, (ss) Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1963

[]Blair, Captain Jim of the “Dixie”
• Roy de S. Horn:
• Southbound to Singapore, (sl) Argosy September 10 1938, etc.
• Heathen Cargo, (nv) Argosy April 22 1939

[]Blair, Dorothy
• Maravene Thompson:
• Dorothy’s Day to Remember, (ss) The American Magazine October 1914
• Dorothy Keeps Her Promise, (ss) The American Magazine November 1914
• Dorothy and the Snake, (ss) The American Magazine December 1914
• Dorothy “Comes Back”, (ss) The American Magazine January 1915
• Dorothy Speaks in Meeting, (ss) The American Magazine February 1915

[]Blair, Lawton
• James Mardon:
• Death Is Invisible, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories September 1941
• Illegal Justice, (ss) Daredevil Detective Stories December 1941
• Death Jumpers, (nv) Daredevil Detective Stories March 1942

[]Blair, Mike
• Hank Searls:
• Shiv for Your Supper, (ss) F.B.I. Detective Stories June 1949
• Kickback for a Killer, (ss) All-Story Detective August 1949
• A Dish of Homicide, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine November 1949
• Lethal Legacy for the Lady, (ss) Dime Detective Magazine March 1950
• Let’s All Die Together, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine June 1950
• Keep Your Money Side Up, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine August 1950
• For Auld Lang Crime, (nv) Dime Detective Magazine December 1950
• The Complete Cases of Mike Blair, (co) Steeger Books (tp), November 2020

[]Blair, Ted (Red Eagle)
• Harold Cruickshank:
• The Red Eagle, (ss) Battle Birds December 1932
• The Iron Eagle, (ss) Battle Birds January 1933
• The Phantom Staffel, (ss) Battle Birds February 1933
• The Masked Buzzard, (ss) Battle Birds March 1933
• The Gray Phantom, (ss) Battle Birds April 1933
• The Black Skull Staffel, (ss) Battle Birds May 1933
• The Red Death, (ss) Battle Birds June 1933
• Hellion’s Brood, (ss) Battle Birds July 1933
• The Coffin Ace, (ss) Battle Birds August 1933
• The Buccaneer Flight, (ss) Battle Birds September 1933
• The Hell Busters, (ss) Battle Birds October 1933
• Dodoes from Hell, (ss) Battle Birds November 1933
• The One-Eyed Squadron, (ss) Battle Birds December 1933
• Storm Eagles, (nv) Battle Birds January 1934
• Mad Shark of Prussia, (ss) Battle Birds February 1934
• Staffel of Skulls, (ss) Battle Birds March 1934
• Squadron of Lost Men, (ss) Battle Birds April 1934
• The Bloodhound Patrol, (ss) Battle Birds May 1934
• Tiger Patrol, (ss) Battle Birds June 1934
• Dynamite Busters, (ss) Dare-Devil Aces October 1934
• The Bloodhound Flight, (ss) Dare-Devil Aces December 1934
• The Black Comet, (ss) Dare-Devil Aces April 1935
• Gunpowder Eagles, (ss) Dare-Devil Aces July 1935
• The Vampire Flight, (ss) Dare-Devil Aces December 1935

[]Blaise, Modesty
• Peter O’Donnell:
• Modesty Blaise, (n.) Doubleday, 1965
• Sabre-Tooth, (n.) Doubleday, 1966
• I, Lucifer, (ex) Souvenir Press, 1967
• Modesty Blaise and the Men of Salamander Four, (nv) Pix January 3 1970
• A Perfect Night to Break Your Neck, (nv) Pix January 10 1970
• A Better Day to Die, (nv) Pix January 17 1970
• The Giggle-Wrecker, (nv) Pix January 24 1970
• The Soo Girl Charity, (nv) Pix January 31 1970
• I Had a Date with Lady Janet, (nv) Pix February 7 1970
• Pieces of Modesty, (co) Pan (pb), 1972

Blaise, Modesty, [ref.]
• Caitlin Flanagan:
• A Heroine for Our Time, (ar) The Atlantic March 2018

[]Blaize, Dirk
• Emile C. Tepperman:
• Crucible of Courage, (nv) Detective Tales December 1935
• Death in the Dark, (na) Detective Novels Magazine December 1938

[]Blake, Andy
• Richard Powell:
• Don’t Catch Me, (n.) Simon & Schuster, 1942 [Arab Blake]
• Lay That Pistol Down, (sl) Collier’s October 7 1944, etc. [Arab Blake]

[]Blake, Anita (about)
• Laurell K. Hamilton:
• Magic Like Heat Across My Skin, (na) Out of This World, Jove, August 2001
• Blood Upon My Lips, (na) Cravings, Jove, July 2004
• The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death, (nv) Bite, Jove, 2005
• Those Who Seek Forgiveness, (ss) Strange Candy, Berkley, October 2006
• Crimson Death, (ex) Berkley, 2016

[]Blake, Arab
• Richard Powell:
• Don’t Catch Me, (n.) Simon & Schuster, 1942 [Andy Blake]
• Lay That Pistol Down, (sl) Collier’s October 7 1944, etc. [Andy Blake]

[]Blake, Basil
• John Henderson:
• Basil Blake’s Pearls, (ss) The Weekly Tale-Teller #267, June 13 1914
• Basil Blake—Scallywag, (ss) The Weekly Tale-Teller #273, July 25 1914

[]Blake, Betty
• H. L. V. Parkhurst:
• Betty Blake, (cs) Super-Detective Stories December 1934, etc.

[]Blake, Bob
• Max Neilson:
• Love Snarls a Loop, (ss) Fighting Western January 1947
• George L. Thayer:
• Owlhoot Spawn—By Proxy, (ss) Fighting Western May 1950

[]Blake, Catherine & William
• Keith Heller:
• Chased Delights; Or, The Missing Minutes, (nv) 3rd Culprit ed. Liza Cody, Michael Z. Lewin & Peter Lovesey, Chatto & Windus, 1994

[]Blake, Charley
• Ralph Prentice:
• No Time to Run, (ss) Range Riders Western May 1952, as by Morgan Lewis

[]Blake, Faro
• Ron Goulart:
• High Card, (n.) Pocket Books (pb), July 1982, as by Zeke Masters
• Loaded Dice, (n.) Pocket Books (pb), October 1982, as by Zeke Masters
• Texas Two-Step, (n.) Pocket Books (pb), March 1983, as by Zeke Masters
• Cashing In, (n.) Pocket Books (pb), May 1983, as by Zeke Masters

[]Blake, Honesty
• Jean C. Becket:
• We’re a Funny Family, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post November 29 1941
• Brand-New World, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post December 20 1941
• A Favor for Joe, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post April 11 1942

[]Blake, Jim (Q-7)
• John Masterman:
• Born to Hang, (nv) New Detective Magazine July 1935
• Roy Somers:
• Three Men Must Die!, (nv) New Detective Magazine September 1935

[]Blake, Justin
• Frederick C. Painton:
• The Veil of Vishnu, (nv) Strange Detective Stories December 1933
• The Zombi Curse, (nv) Strange Detective Stories January 1934
• Maniac Murder, (na) Strange Detective Stories February 1934
• Death Drums a Welcome, (nv) Strange Detective Stories March 1934 (unpublished)
• Vampires Have No Shadow, (nv) Thrilling Mystery October 1936

[]Blake, Killer
• W. H. B. Kent:
• The Killer, (ss) Black Mask October 1927
• The Killer Comes In, (ss) Black Mask April 1928
• The Killer Finds a Horseshoe, (ss) Black Mask May 1928
• Pirate Blood, (ss) Black Mask July 1928
• Framing the Killer, (ss) Black Mask February 1930
• The Lost Hand, (ss) Black Mask July 1930

[]Blake, Les
• Roland Phillips:
• The Trolley Man, (sl) Top-Notch February 1 1911, etc.
• The Leaking Current, (ss) Top-Notch March 15 1911
• The Trolley Melon, (sl) Top-Notch December 1 1911, etc.

[]Blakeley, Roy
• Percy Keese FitzHugh:
• Roy Blakely’s Camp on Wheels, (sl) Boys’ Life April 1920, etc.
• Roy Blakeley’s Bee-Line Hike, (sl) Boys’ Life December 1921, etc.
• Roy Blakeley’s Funny-Bone Hike, (sl) Boys’ Life December 1922, etc.

[]Blakemore, Richard (The Silencer)
• Cora Buhlert:
• Silencer, (ss) Double Danger Tales #48, November 2001

[]Blakeney, Sir Percy (Scarlet Pimpernel)
• Baroness Orczy:
• The Traitor, (ss) Pearson’s Magazine December 1898
• The Scarlet Pimpernel, (n.) Greening & Co., 1905
• I Will Repay, (n.) Greening & Co., 1906
• An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel, (ss) The Red Book Magazine December 1911
• Two Good Patriots, (ss) Printers’ Pie 1912
• Eldorado, (sl) The Grand Magazine August 1912, etc.
• A Fine Bit of Work, (ss) The New Magazine (UK) December 1914
• The Old Scarecrow, (ss) The Story-teller May 1916
• How Jean-Pierre Met the Scarlet Pimpernel, (ss) The New Magazine (UK) December 1916
• Lord Tony’s Wife, (sl) The Grand Magazine April 1917, etc.
• The Cabaret de la Liberté, (ss) Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #81, December 1918
• A Question of Passports, (ss) The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, Cassell, 1919
• “Needs Must—”, (ss) The Story-teller February 1919
• A Battle of Wits, (nv) The Story-teller March 1919
• The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel., (na) The Story-teller April 1919
• The Principal Witness, (ss) Hutchinson’s Story Magazine July 1919
• Fly-by-Night, (ss) Hutchinson’s Story Magazine February 1920
• The Stranger from Paris, (ss) Hutchinson’s Story Magazine December 1920
• The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel, (sl) The Grand Magazine August 1921, etc.
• In the Tiger’s Den, (ss) Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1921
• The Little Doctor, (ss) Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1922
• Jasper Tarkington’s Wife, (na) The New Magazine (UK) September 1924
• “Fie! Fie! Sir Percy!”, (ss) Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1925
• Sir Percy Hits Back, (sl) Hutchinson’s Magazine December 1926, etc.
• The Chief’s Way, (na) Hutchinson’s Magazine July 1928, etc.
• In the Rue Monge, (ss) Cassell’s Magazine November 1930
• David McDonald:
• Scarlet Petals, Crimson Flames, (ss) The Last Tales of the Shadowmen: Fin de Siecle ed. J.-M. & Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press, December 2023