Black Cat Weekly #40

On the science fiction and fantasy end of things, there are two “brain” stories—John W. Campbell’s planet-hopping space opera, “The Brain Pirates” and Malcolm Jameson’s “Brains for Bricks.” Nelson Bond’s Lancelot Biggs space-opera hero returns to save the day in “Where Are You, Mr. Biggs?” And one of the kings of space opera, Edmond Hamilton, is back with a change-of-pace fantasy from Weird Tales. Dorothy C. Quick, another WT alum, also contributes a fantasy. Great classic reading.

Here’s the lineup:

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“Digging In,” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“A Surprising Treat,” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]

“The Avenging Angel,” by John Lantigua [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

“The Wisdom of the Ouija,” by W.C. Tuttle [short story]

Model for Murder, by Stephen Marlowe” [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“Brains for Bricks,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story]

“The Lost Gods,” by Dorothy C. Quick [short story]

“The Brain Pirates,” by John W. Campbell, Jr. [novella]

“Dreamer’s Worlds,” by Edmond Hamilton [short story]

“Where Are You, Mr. Biggs?” by Nelson S. Bond [short story]