Black Cat Weekly #258

This issue we have originals stories from N.M. Cedeño (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Ron Miller (a new Velda, P.I. story), Jennifer Slee, Hal Charles, Theodore King, and Albert N. Katz. Our classic reprints are from Carol Emshwiller and Dwight V. Swain. Plus, we have a brand-new solve-it-yourself puzzler also from Hal Charles.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Stephen Hickman

NOVEL

The Three Glass Eyes, by William Le Queux

A murder and a marriage scandal plunge an innocent man into danger.

NOVELLA

“Terror Station”, by Dwight V. Swain

Was the monster real—or is Carl Stone losing his grip on reality?

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“Not So Amusing”, by Hal Charles

Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“The Case of the Cabochon Ring”, by N.M. Cedeño [Michael Bracken Presents]

Two jewel thefts leave a weary detective chasing one impossible clue.

“Phantom of the Follies”, by Ron Miller [Velda, P.I. series]

Who is the mysterious Phantom terrorizing Slotnik’s Follies?

“A Complication”, by Jennifer Slee

To save his brother, a retired safecracker must crack one last case.

“If a Tree Falls in the Suburbs”, by Hal Charles

What happens when a tree trimmer sees a murder from sixty feet up?

“Insurance Plans”, by Theodore King

A man made for someone else’s future starts dreaming of his own life.

“Philip Hammer PI”, by Albert N. Katz

An alien private eye hunts a missing man through 1950s San Francisco.

“Idol’s Eye”, by Carol Emshwiller

One clear vision opens a door to something Philippa never imagined.