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!
When a master hypnotist stages a demonstration with the Grim Reaper in the audience, Tony Quinn is hurled into the midst of a bizarre crime mystery that calls upon all his powers! The Black Bat battles to smash a vicious ring of evil dealers in death!
The Black Bat did not fight alone. As a matter of fact, his three allies stood out from the teammates of other heroes in really unique ways. Silk Kirby had been a career criminal himself, one of the ilk which Tony Quinn spent his career both before and after the mask combatting. Convinced to turn over a new leaf by Quinn, Silk would prove invaluable due to his knowledge of the underworld and his ability to often pretend to still be on the side of the lawless. Carol Baldwin also had her ties to crime, in a couple of ways. She not only had an undercover role in a gang, but she also was the daughter of the fallen policeman who donated his eyes to restore Tony Quinn’s vision. Butch O’ Leary rounded out the trio. Not the strongest in the brain department, this nearly down and out boxer brought the brawn to the team, coming to The Black Bat’s attention when risking his life to save a crowd from being gunned down.
What makes these three stand out is that they are not necessarily geniuses or experts in any particular field. Silk knows how a criminal’s mind works and Butch is good with his fists, but they are not masters in their fields. They also come to The Black Bat’s aid out of their own personal motivations. Silk is pursuing redemption of sorts, Carol is continuing the work of her father, and Butch is just generally an all around selfless sort of guy.
The White Witch, originally published in Black Book Detective #61 Spring 1944 and read with two fisted excitement by award winning voice actor Milton Bagby.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Power
Chapter 2: Accepted Challenge
Chapter 3: Set-Up for Crime
Chapter 4: The Dervish Dangler
Chapter 5: Mystic’s House
Chapter 6: Dangerous Barrier
Chapter 7: Murder Attends a Party
Chapter 8: Witch Doll in Black
Chapter 9: The Stronger Mind
Chapter 10: Visit from the D.A.
Chapter 11: Young Man Without Memory
Chapter 12: Menace of the Witch Doll
Chapter 13: Three Suspects
Chapter 14: The Screaming Lure
Chapter 15: The Waning Power
Chapter 16: Confession of Guilt
Chapter 17: The Plea Is “Guilty”