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Black Cat Weekly #56 - cover

Black Cat Weekly #56

Edgar Wallace, Murray Leinster, Hal Charles, Karr Phyllis Ann, Theodore Sturgeon, Laird Long, James Holding, Charlie Jane Anders, George O. Smith, Carol Cail

Publisher: Wildside Press

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Summary

Black Cat Weekly's 56th issue is another done with most of the staff on vacation. But we’ve managed to pull together another great issue, including an original weird western by Phyllis Ann Karr, plus lots of other goodies.
 
Included this time are:
 
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
 
“All Men are Constructed Equal,” by Laird Long [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“Murder in the Ranks,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“Ghost Busters,” by Carol Cail [Barb Goffman Presents short story]“T’ang of the Suffering Dragon,” by James Holding [short story]The Door with Seven Locks, by Edgar Wallace [novel]
 
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
 
“I’ll Have You Know,” is copyright © 2019 by Charlie Jane Anders [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]“One-Eyed Queens,” is copyright © 2022 by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story]“From Beyond the Stars,” by Murray Leinster [short story]“The Sky Was Full of Ships,” by Theodore Sturgeon [short story]One of Three, by George O. Smith [novel]
Available since: 09/25/2022.
Print length: 585 pages.

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