Walter B. Gibson bibliography
Appearance
This is a complete[citation needed] list of books by Walter B. Gibson published during his lifetime and after his death.
Magic
[edit]- Houdini's Escapes Harcourt, Brace 1930
- Houdini's Magic Harcourt, Brace 1932
- Houdini's Fabulous Magic Chilton Books 1961
- The Book of Secrets (1927)
- The World's Best Book of Magic
- Professional Magic for Amateurs
- Blackstone's Secrets of Magic
- Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks
- Thurston's 200 Tricks You Can Do (1926)
- Thurston's 200 More Tricks You Can Do (1927)
- Fooling the World (1928)
- The Thurston Magic Lessons (1928)
- The Official Know-It-All Guide Magic for Beginners: Your Absolute, Quintessential, All You Wanted to Know, Complete Guide, with Walter Gibson and Mike Shelley (2000)
- The Bunco Book (1928)
- The Magician's Manual (1933)
- The New Magician's Manual (1936)
- Magic Explained (1949)
- What's New in Magic (1956)
- The Original Houdini Scrapbook (1976)
- Magic for Beginners (Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides)
- Advanced Magic (Fell's Official Know-It-All Guides)
- Walter Gibson's Big Book of Magic for All Ages
- Magic With Science (1975)
- Mastering Magic: 100 Secrets of the Great Magicians
- Junior magic: Easy-to-learn tricks or magic made simple
- The Complete Illustrated Book of Close-Up Magic: Professional Techniques Fully Revealed by a Master Magician (1980)
- Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic (1969)
- Professional Magic for Amateurs
- The Great Houdini's Book of Magic Tricks, Puzzles and Stunts
- Walter B. Gibson’s Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring’’ (1976)
Occult
[edit]- The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences, a History, A Modern Survey, and How-to Instructions, Over 100 Illustrations, with Litzka R. Gibson
- Complete Illustrated Book of The Psychic Sciences, with Litzka R. Gibson
- Complete Illustrated Book of Divination & Prophecy, with Litzka R. Gibson
- The Mystic and Occult Arts - A Guide to Their Use in Daily Living (by the author of The Shadow), with Litzka R. Gibson
- The Mystic Fortune Teller with The Magic Square (1927)
- Encyclopaedia of Prophecy, with Litzka R. Gibson
- The Science of Numerology or What Numbers Mean to You (1927)
- Witchcraft: A History of the Black Art
- Hypnotism Through the Ages
- Hypnotism
- The Key to Hypnotism
- Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams
Games
[edit]- Backgammon (A 'Golden Hands' book)
- Hoyle's modern encyclopedia of card games: rules of all the basic games and popular variations (1974)
- Pinochle Is the Name of the Game (1975)
- Poker is the Name of the Game
- Poker: How to Play - How to Win
- Hoyle's Simplified Guide to the Popular Card Games
- Family Games America Plays
- 150 solitaire games
Other
[edit]- Knots and How to Tie Them (1993)
- Fell's Super Power Memory: A Fell's Official Know-It-All Guide, with Harry Lorayne
- Rod Serling's Twilight Zone (1990 adaptation)
- Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Revisited
- Fell's guide to papercraft tricks, games, and puzzles
- The Key to Space Travel
- The Key to Astronomy
The Shadow
[edit]Novels
[edit]- The Living Shadow (1931)
- Eyes of The Shadow (1931)
- The Shadow Laughs (1931)
- The Red Menace (1931)
- Gangdom's Doom (1931)
- The Death Tower (1932)
- The Silent Seven (1932)
- The Black Master (1932)
- Mobsmen on the Spot (1932)
- Hands in the Dark (1932)
- Double Z (1932)
- The Crime Cult (1932)
- The Blackmail Ring (1932)
- Hidden Death (1932)
- Green Eyes (1932)
- The Ghost Makers (1932)
- The Five Chameleons (1932)
- Dead Men Live (1932)
- The Romanoff Jewels (1932)
- Kings of Crime (1932)
- Shadowed Millions (1933)
- The Creeping Death (1933)
- The Shadow's Shadow (1933)
- Six Men of Evil (1933)
- Fingers of Death (1933)
- Murder Trail (1933)
- The Silent Death (1933)
- The Shadow's Justice (1933)
- The Golden Grotto (1933)
- The Death Giver (1933)
- The Red Blot (1933)
- The Ghost of the Manor (1933)
- The Living Joss (1933)
- The Silver Scourge (1933)
- The Black Hush (1933)
- The Isle of Doubt (1933)
- The Grove of Doom (1933)
- Master of Death (1933)
- Road of Crime (1933)
- The Death Triangle (1933)
- The Killer (1933)
- Mox (1933)
- The Crime Clinic (1933)
- Treasures of Death (1933)
- The Embassy Murders (1934)
- The Wealth Seeker (1934)
- The Black Falcon (1934)
- Gray Fist (1934)
- The Circle of Death (1934)
- The Green Box (1934)
- The Cobra (1934)
- Crime Circus (1934)
- Tower of Death (1934)
- Death Clew (1934)
- The Key (1934)
- The Crime Crypt (1934)
- Charg, Monster (1934)
- Chain of Death (1934)
- The Crime Master (1934)
- Gypsy Vengeance (1934)
- Spoils of The Shadow (1934)
- The Garaucan Swindle (1934)
- Murder Marsh (1934)
- The Death Sleep (1934)
- The Chinese Disks (1934)
- Doom on the Hill (1934)
- The Unseen Killer (1934)
- Cyro (1934)
- The Four Signets (1935)
- The Blue Sphinx (1935)
- The Plot Master (1935)
- The Dark Death (1935)
- Crooks Go Straight (1935)
- Bells of Doom (1935)
- Lingo (1935)
- The Triple Trail (1935)
- The Golden Quest (1935)
- The Third Skull (1935)
- Murder Every House (1935)
- The Condor (1935)
- The Fate Joss (1935)
- Atoms of Death (1935)
- The Man from Scotland Yard (1935)
- The Creeper (1935)
- Mardi Gras Mystery (1935)
- The London Crimes (1935)
- The Ribbon Clues (1935)
- The House That Vanished (1935)
- The Chinese Tapestry (1935)
- The Python (1935)
- Zemba (1935)
- The Case of Congressman Coyd (1935)
- The Ghost Murders (1936)
- Castle of Doom (1936)
- Death Rides the Skyway (1936)
- The North Woods Mystery (1936)
- The Voodoo Master (1936)
- The Third Shadow (1936)
- The Salamanders (1936)
- The Man from Shanghai (1936)
- The Gray Ghost (1936)
- City of Doom (1936)
- The Crime Oracle (1936)
- Murder Town (1936)
- The Yellow Door (1936)
- The Broken Napoleons (1936)
- The Sledge-Hammer Crimes (1936)
- Terror Island (1936)
- The Golden Masks (1936)
- Jibaro Death (1936)
- City of Crime (1936)
- Death by Proxy (1936)
- The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona (1936)
- The Seven Drops of Blood (1936)
- Intimidation, Inc. (1936)
- Vengeance Is Mine! (1937)
- Loot of Death (1937)
- Quetzel (1937)
- Death Token (1937)
- Murder House (1937)
- Washington Crime (1937)
- The Masked Headsman (1937)
- Treasure Trail (1937)
- Brothers of Doom (1937)
- The Shadow's Rival (1937)
- Crime, Insured (1937)
- House of Silence (1937)
- The Shadow Unmasks (1937)
- The Yellow Band (1937)
- Buried Evidence (1937)
- The Radium Murders (1937)
- The Keepers Gold (1937)
- Death Turrets (1937)
- Teeth of the Dragon (1937)
- The Sealed Box (1937)
- Racket Town (1937)
- The Crystal Buddha (1938)
- Hills of Death (1938)
- The Murder Master (1938)
- The Golden Pagoda (1938)
- Face of Doom (1938)
- Serpents of Siva (1938)
- Cards of Death (1938)
- The Hand (1938)
- Voodoo Trail (1938)
- The Rackets King (1938)
- Murder for Sale (1938)
- Death Jewels (1938)
- The Green Hoods (1938)
- Crime Over Boston (1938)
- The Dead Who Lived (1938)
- Vanished Treasure (1938)
- The Voice (1938)
- Chicago Crime (1938)
- Shadow Over Alcatraz (1938)
- Silver Skull (1939)
- Crime Rides the Sea (1939)
- Realm of Doom (1939)
- The Lone Tiger (1939)
- The Vindicator (1939)
- Death Ship (1939)
- Valley of Greed (1939)
- The Three Brothers (1939)
- Smugglers of Death (1939)
- City of Shadows (1939)
- Death from Nowhere (1939)
- The Isle of Gold (1939)
- Wizard of Crime (1939)
- The Crime Ray (1939)
- The Golden Master (1939)
- Castle of Crime (1939)
- The Masked Lady (1939)
- Ships of Doom (1939)
- City of Ghosts (1939)
- Shiwan Khan Returns (1939)
- House of Shadows (1939)
- Death Premium (1940)
- The Hooded Circle (1940)
- The Getaway Ring (1940)
- Voice of Death (1940)
- The Invincible Shiwan Khan (1940)
- The Veiled Prophet (1940)
- The Spy Ring (1940)
- Death in the Stars (1940)
- Masters of Death (1940)
- Scent of Death (1940)
- Q (1940)
- Gems of Doom (1940)
- Crime at Seven Oaks (1940)
- The Fifth Face (1940)
- Crime County (1940)
- The Wasp (1940)
- Crime Over Miami (1940)
- Xitli, God of Fire (1940)
- The Shadow, The Hawk, and The Skull (1940)
- Forgotten Gold (1941)
- The Wasp Returns (1941)
- The Chinese Primrose (1941)
- Mansion of Crime (1941)
- The Time Master (1941)
- The House on the Ledge (1941)
- The League of Death (1941)
- Crime Under Cover (1941)
- The Thunder King (1941)
- The Star of Delhi (1941)
- The Blur (1941)
- The Shadow Meets the Mask (1941)
- The Devil Master (1941)
- Garden of Death (1941)
- Dictator of Crime (1941)
- The Blackmail King (1941)
- Temple of Crime (1941)
- Murder Mansion (1941)
- Crime's Stronghold (1941)
- Alibi Trail (1942)
- The Book of Death (1942)
- Death Diamonds (1942)
- Vengeance Bay (1942)
- Formula for Crime (1942)
- Room of Doom (1942)
- The Jade Dragon (1942)
- The Northdale Mystery (1942)
- Twins of Crime (1942)
- The Devil's Feud (1942)
- Five Ivory Boxes (1942)
- Death About Town (1942)
- Legacy of Death (1942)
- Judge Lawless (1942)
- The Vampire Murders (1942)
- Clue for Clue (1942)
- Trail of Vengeance (1942)
- The Murdering Ghost (1942)
- The Hydra (1942)
- The Money Master (1942)
- The Museum Murders (1943)
- Death's Masquerade (1943)
- The Devil Monsters (1943)
- Wizard of Crime (1943)
- The Black Dragon (1943)
- The Robot Master (1943)
- Murder Lake (1943)
- Messenger of Death (1943)
- House of Ghosts (1943)
- King of the Black Market (1943)
- The Muggers (1943)
- Murder by Moonlight (1943)
- The Crystal Skull (1944)
- Syndicate of Death (1944)
- Toll of Death (1944)
- Crime Caravan (1944)
- Freak Show Murders (1944)
- Voodoo Death (1944)
- Town of Hate (1944)
- Death in the Crystal (1944)
- The Chest of Chu-Chan (1944)
- The Shadow Meets The Mask (1944)
- Fountain of Death (1944)
- No Time for Murder (1944)
- Guardian of Death (1945)
- Merry Mrs. MacBeth (1945)
- Five Keys to Crime (1945)
- Death has Gray Eyes (1945)
- Tear-drops of Buddha (1945)
- Three Stamps of Death (1945)
- The Mask of Mephisto (1945)
- Murder by Magic (1945)
- The Taiwan Joss (1945)
- A Quarter of Eight (1945)
- The White Skulls (1945)
- The Stars Promise Death (1945)
- The Banshee Murders (1946)
- Crime Out of Mind (1946)
- Mother Goose Murders (1946)
- Crime Over Casco (1946)
- The Curse of Thoth (1946)
- Alibi Trail (1946)
- Malmordo (1946)
- Jade Dragon (1948)
- Dead Man's Chest (1948)
- The Magigal's Mystery (1949)
- The Black Circle (1949)
- The Whispering Eyes (1949)
- Return of The Shadow (1963)
Short stories
[edit]- "Riddle of the Rangoon Ruby" (1979)
- "Blackmail Bay" (1980)
Biff Brewster series
[edit]- Brazilian Gold Mine Mystery (1960)
- Mystery of the Mexican Treasure (1961)
- Mystery of the Ambush in India (1962)
- Egyptian Scarab Mystery (1963)
- Mystery of the Alpine Pass (1965)
Comic books
[edit]Avon Publications
[edit]- Robotmen of the Lost Planet #1 (1952)
- Rocket to the Moon #1 (1951)
- Space Detective #1 (1951)
- Space Thrillers #1 (1954)
Charlton Comics
[edit]- Racket Squad in Action #1–4, 16 (1952–1955)
- Space Adventures #4 (1953)
- Space Western #40–45 (1952–1953)
DC Comics
[edit]- Detective Comics #500 (1981)
- Strange Adventures #22 (1952)
EC Comics
[edit]- Blackstone #1 (1947)
Lev Gleason Publications
[edit]- Crime Does Not Pay #87–103 (1950–1951)
Marvel Comics
[edit]- Blackstone the Magician #2–4 (1948)
Parents' Magazine Press
[edit]- Calling All Boys #3–4 (1946)
Street & Smith
[edit]- Bill Barnes, America's Air Ace Comics #v1#7 (1942)
- Devil Dogs Comics #1 (1942)
- Doc Savage Comics #v1#1 (1940)
- Ghost Breakers #1–2 (1948)
- Shadow Comics #v1#2–#v1#11, #v2#1–#v2#10, #v2#12, #v3#1–#v3#12, #v4#1–#v4#11, #v5#1–#v5#12, #v6#1–#v6#6, #v6#8, #v9#3 (1940–1949)
- Super-Magician Comics #v2#2, #v2#8, #v3#2 (1943–1944)
Vital Publications
[edit]- Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr in Spacettes of the Sky #1 (1954)
- Jim Solar Space Sheriff Defeats the Moon Missile Men #1 (1957)
- Jim Solar Space Sheriff in the "Battle for Mars" #1 (1953)