
“My Queer Dean!” (1953)
Spoonerisms are fun. Named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), spoonerisms are funny word plays based on switching the Continue reading
Spoonerisms are fun. Named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), spoonerisms are funny word plays based on switching the Continue reading
This one was the only Ellery Queen story to appear in the short-lived Today’s Family magazine (February 15, 1953), titled Continue reading
Originally published in This Week, December 28, 1952, and reprinted in QBI as “Embezzlement Dept: The Myna Birds,” this one Continue reading
In 1952, Ziff Davis published two comic books featuring Ellery Queen. The covers sported paintings reminiscent of the pulp magazines, Continue reading
Originally published as “The Phantom Train” in This Week, August 31, 1952, and appearing in QBI as “Magic Dept.: Snowball Continue reading
This is an interesting read, along with the other politicized Queen novels which proceeded it. It takes place in New Continue reading