Since January this year I have visited the National Libraries of Denmark, Norway and Finland. It is exciting and exhausting as I have uncovered hundreds of Carter Brown titles and a whole slew of new covers.
Here is a summary of CB's publishing history in these countries. In order of appearance
Finland
1957-85
first title
The Wench is Wicked
139 books incl reprints
One publisher: Valpas-Mainos (Finland only)
Norway
1959-1968
289 books incl reprints
2 series/publishers (Denmark and then Norway)
- Ponni-bok (1959 - 61). Publisher: Nasjonalforlaget printed in Oslo – 26 titles
- CB series (1960-8). Publishers: Alle, Ingar Weyer Tveitan – Copenhagen (til 1975) and then Oslo (+1975)
Denmark
200 titles
1960 – 84
Publisher: Winther.
Sweden
178 books
1961 – 89
Publisher: Wennerberg (Copenhagen and then Stockholm)
Finland was out of step with the other three countries in that they reprinted Australian covers and used Australian material--not Signet material. Thus the Finnish covers are different to those used in the other countries (see this
website). This suggests that there was an ongoing relationship with Horwitz, Carter Brown's Sydney publishers. On the other hand, Denmark, Norway and Sweden seem to have developed their relationship with Signet in America. As a result, they favoured Robert McGinnis covers.
Over the next few days I will be adding tables comparing the titles and series numbers of Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In the meantime, below is the Danish Series
Denmark CB Series
1960 Body CB 1
1960 Blonde CB 2
1960 Corpse CB 3
1961 Lover CB 4
1961 Mistress CB 5
1961 Victim CB 6
1961 Passionate CB 7
1961 Wanton CB8
1961 Dame CB 9
1961 Desired CB 10
1961 Bombshell CB11
1961 Temptress CB 12
1961 Savage Salome CB 13
1961 Ever-Loving Blues CB 14
1961 Myopic Mermaid CB 15
1962 Million Dollar Babe CB 16
1962 Stripper CB 17
1962 Unorthodox Corpse CB 18
1962 Tigress CB 19
1962 Exotic CB 20
1962 Zelda CB 21
1962 Sad-Eyed Seductress CB 22
1962 Murder Wears a Mantilla CB 23
1962 Angel! CB 24
1962 Hellcat CB 25
1962 Murder In Key Club CB 26
1962 Ice Cold Nude CB 27
1963 Lady Is Transparent CB 28
1963 Good-Morning, Mavis! CB 29
1963 Lover Don't Come Back CB 30
1963 Bullet for My Baby CB 31
1963 Loving and the Dead CB 32
1963 Hong Kong Caper CB 33
1963 Murderer Among Us CB 34
1963 Dum Dum Murders CB 35
1963 Guilt Edged Cage CB 36
1963 Lady Is Available CB 37
1963 None But the Lethal Heart CB 38
1963 White Bikini CB 39
1964 Girl Who was Possessed CB 40
1964 Passionate Pagan CB 41
1964 Blonde On Rocks CB 42
1964 Girl In A Shroud CB 43
1964 Nymph to the Slaughter CB 44
1964 Jade-Eyed Jungle CB 45
1964 Charlie Sent Me! CB 46
1965 Dance Of Death CB 47
1965 Scarlet Flush CB 48
1965 Walk Softly Witch CB 49
1965 Silken Nightmare CB 50
1965 Wind-Up Doll CB 51
1963 Hoodlum was a Honey CB 52
1965 Never-Was Girl CB 53
1965 Baby You're Guilt-Edged CB 54
1965 Vixen CB 55
1965 Murder is a Package Deal CB 56
1965 Bump and Grind Murders CB 57
1965 Who Killed Doctor Sex? CB 58
1965 Catch Me A Phoenix! CB 59
1965 Wreath for Rebecca CB 60
1965 No Blonde Is An Island CB 61
1965 Nude with a View CB 62
1965 Corpse For Christmas CB 63
1965 Strip Without Tease CB 64
1965 Venus Unarmed CB 65
1965 Sometime Wife CB 66
1966 Hammer Of Thor CB 67
1966 Girl From Outer Space CB 68
1966 Frame is Beautiful CB 69
1966 Blonde On A Broomstick CB 70
1966 So What Killed the Vampire CB 71
1966 Play Now- Kill Later CB 72
1967 Black Lace Hangover CB 73
1967 Target for their Dark Desire CB 74
1967 Wayward Wahine CB 75
1967 No Tears from the Widow CB 76
1967 Until Temptation Do Us Part CB 77
1967 Seidlitz and the Super-Spy CB 78
1968 Long Time No Leola CB 79
1968 House of Sorcery CB 80
1968 Plush-Lined Coffin CB 81
1968 Lament for a Lousy Lover CB 82
1968 Deadly Kitten CB 83
1968 Had I But Groaned CB 84
1968 Deep Cold Green CB 85
1969 Mini-Murders CB 86
1969 Flagellator CB 87
1969 Only Very Rich CB 88
1970 Die Anytime After Tuesday! CB 89
1970 Wanton CB 90
1970 Stripper CB 91
1970 Unorthodox Corpse CB 92
1970 Uptight Blonde CB 93
1970 Exotic CB 94
1970 Streaked-Blond Slave CB 95
1970 Sad-Eyed Seductress CB 96
1970 Murder Is Message CB 97
1970 Angel! CB 98
1970 Hang Up Kid CB 99
1970 Hellcat CB 100
1971 Good Year For Dwarfs? CB 101
1971 Tigress CB 102
1971 Tomorrow Is Murder CB 103
1971 Murder Wears a Mantilla CB 104
1971 True Son Of Beast! CB 105
1971 Ice Cold Nude CB 106
1971 Burden Of Guilt CB 107
1971 Murder In Harem Club CB 108
1971 Creative Murders CB 109
1971 Girl Who was Possessed CB 110
1971 Sex Clinic CB 111
1971 Murderer Among Us! CB 112
1972 Murder In Family Way CB 113
1972 Good Mourning Mavis CB 114
1972 Coffin Bird CB 115
1972 Bullet for My Baby CB 116
1972 Where Did Charity Go? CB 117
1972 Passionate Pagan CB 118
1972 Coven CB 119
1972 White Bikini CB 120
1972 WHORE! CB 121
1972 Nymph To Slaughter CB 122
1973 Invisible Flamini CB 123
1973 Girl In A Shroud CB 124
1973 Seven Sirens CB 125
1973 Blonde On Rocks CB 126
1973 Clown CB 127
1973 Jade-Eyed Jungle CB 128
1973 Angry Amazons CB 129
1973 Dum Dum Murders CB 130
1973 Pornbroker CB 131
1973 None But the Lethal Heart CB 132
1974 Master CB 133
1974 Dance Of Death CB 134
1974 Manhattan Cowboy CB 135
1974 Walk Softly Witch CB 136
1974 Murder Is So Nostalgic CB 137
1974 Silken Nightmare CB 138
1974 Murder On High CB 139
1974 Catch Me A Phoenix! CB 140
1974 Wheeler Fortune CB 141
1974 Hoodlum was a Honey CB 142
1975 Phreak-Out! CB 143
1975 Never-Was Girl CB 144
1975 And Undead Sing CB 145
1975 Bombshell CB 146
1975 So Move Body CB 147
1975 Vixen CB 148
1976 Star-Crossed Lover CB 149
1976 Night Wheeler CB 150
1976 Donavan CB 151
1976 Early Boyd CB 152
1976 Negative In Blue CB 153
1976 Wheeler Dealer! CB 154
1976 Sex Trap CB 155
1976 Donavan's Day CB 156
1976 Savage Sisters CB 157
1976 Aseptic Murders CB 158
1976 Ride Roller Coaster CB 159
1976 Iron Maiden CB 160
1977 Dream Merchant CB 161
1977 Remember Maybelle? CB 162
1977 Chinese Donavan CB 163
1977 Murder Is A Package Deal CB 164
1977 Pipes Are Calling CB 165
1977 Bump And Grind Murders CB 166
1978 Donavan's Delight CB 167
1978 Born Loser CB 168
1979 Strawberry Blonde Jungle CB 169
1979 Busted Wheeler CB 170
1979 See It Again Sam CB 171
1979 Who Killed Doctor Sex? CB 172
1979 Spanking Girls CB 173
1979 Wreath for Rebecca CB 174
1980 Rip-Off CB 175
1980 Nude--With A View CB 176
1980 Phantom Lady CB 177
1980 Target For Their Dark Desire CB 178
1980 Murder is So Gay CB 179
1980 Black Lace Hangover CB 180
1981 Swingers CB 181
1981 Until Temptation Do Us Part CB 182
1981 Antique Blonde (Wicked Widow) CB 183
1980 Wayward Wahine CB 184
1981 Kiss Michelle Goodbye CB 185
1981 Play Now Kill Later CB 186
1982 Death To A Downbeat CB 187
1982 Temptress CB 188
1982 No Tears From Widow CB 189
1982 Seidlitz And Super-Spy CB 190
1982 Blonde Avalanche CB 191
1983 Plush-Lined Coffin CB 192
1983 House of Sorcery CB193
1983 Lament For A Lousy Lover CB 194
1983 Deadly Kitten CB 195
1983 Had I But Groaned CB 196
1983 Long Time No Leola CB 197
1983 So What Killed Vampire? CB 198
1974 Wheeler Fortune CB 199
1984 Real Boyd CB 200