Much thanks to Larry Estep, who both compiled this and sent me many stories.
"Norvell Page is best known today as the author behind the majority of The Spider novels.
"Although I have been told that he started his writing career in the pages of Western Trails, I have not found any stories by him in that magazine at this time. If you have access to issues of this obscure pulp, I would appreciate it if you would take the time to look for stories by Norvell Page, or N. Wooten Poge. These stories will most likely be in issues before 1933.
"Based on the working bibliography below, it would seem that Page sold his first story in November, 1930 to Detective-Dragnet Magazine. That would be his only sale in 1930, but 1931 was a reasonably good year for a part-time pulpster with nine more sales.
"Page seemed to take a break in 1932. Perhaps he was just unable to make the sales...or perhaps it was at this time he was writing for Western Trails and those stories just haven't surfaced yet...or perhaps he simply wasn't writing full time. Whatever the scenario, he only made one sale in 1932.
"Through 1932, Page's only sales were to Detective Dragnet and The Underworld Magazine. In 1933 Page became a prolific writer for the pulps. He sold 16 stories, including three to the prestegious Black Mask, two backup stories for The Shadow, and was tapped to take over the regular writing chores on The Spider.
"Below is a working bibliography of Norvell Page. If you can add anything to it, please send me an email and let me know."
Terror Tales, September, 1935
Alias the Corpse Maker
Detective Tales, October, 1936
Angel of Death, The
Crime Busters, January, 1938
Angel's Wings
Mystery Magazine, May, 1940
Army of the Damned (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1942
Barracks of the Brave
Ace G-Man Stories, November-December, 1936
Vintage New Media, 1998
The Spider, June, 1941
Between Two Loves (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective Tales, June, 1936
Black Harvest
Black Mask, April, 1933
Blackmail Hotel (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, February, 1937
Blood Arrow
Crime Busters, September, 1938
Blood Bond (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1942
Pulp Adventures, 1998
Blood on the Dragon's Horn
Strange Detective Mysteries, January, 1941
Terror Tales, January, 1936
Blue Eye of Death
Clues Detective Stories, March, 1941
Bodies in Bronze
Dime Mystery Magazine, December, 1935
Boodle Ring, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
The Underworld Magazine, July, 1932
Brand of the Cougar (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Western, December, 1936
Dime Mystery Magazine, November, 1938
Builders of the Black Empire (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1934
Bulldog of the Law (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective-Dragnet Magazine, May, 1931
But Without Horns
Rivals of Weird Tales,
Unknown, June, 1940
Butterfly Clue, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, January, 1936
Butterfly Murder, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective-Dragnet Magazine, October, 1931
Canned Goods
The Phantom Detective, March, 1934
Spicy Detective, October, 1937
Chinese Garden Murders, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, April, 1938
Cholera King, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, April, 1936
Citadel of Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1934
City Condemned to Hell, The
(Dr. Skull) (under the pen name Randolph Craig)
The Octopus, February-March, 1939
Vintage New Media, 1998
The Spider, January, 1935
City of Corpses
Ten Detective Aces, July, 1933
City of Flaming Shadows (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, January, 1934
City of Whispering Death (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, April, 1938
City Ruled by Murder
Ace G-Man Stories, September-October, 1936
City That Paid to Die, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1938
Claws of the Golden Dragon (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, January, 1939
Black Book Detective Magazine, August, 1934
Clue of Courage
Pulp Review,
Strange Detective Stories, January, 1934
Clue of the Blue Stain, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, September, 1937
Comeback of the Damned
Detective Tales, June, 1936
Coming of the Terror, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1936
Black Mask, March, 1933
Cop and the G-Men
Ace G-Man Stories, May-June, 1937
Copper's Cross
Detective Fiction Weekly, August 8, 1936
Corpse Cargo, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1934
Corpse Fever is Catching
Detective Tales, November, 1938
Corpse for Company, A
Strange Detective Mysteries, October, 1941
Council of Evil, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1940
The Spider, December, 1941
Crime's Capital City
Detective Tales, October, 1937
Crime's Christmas Carol
Detective Tales, May, 1939
Criminal Horde, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1943
Cuthtroat Clue
Crime Busters, May, 1938
Dime Mystery Magazine, October, 1933
Daughter of the Dark Desire
Horror Stories, April-May, 1937
Dead Hands Can't Kill
Strange Detective Mysteries, January, 1942
Death and The Spider (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, January, 1942
Death Blast, The
Dime Mystery Magazine, December, 1933
Death for His Fee!
Detective Tales, April, 1936
Death Game, The
Detective Tales, March, 1936
Death Howl
The Whisperer, February, 1941
Death Makes a Proposition (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, March, 1938
Death Moth, The
Crime Busters, August, 1939
Spicy Detective, April, 1937
Death Reign of the Vampire King (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, November, 1935
Death's Crimson Juggernaut (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, November, 1934
Death's Fair Charmers
Dime Mystery Magazine, May, 1936
Death's Red Feather
Clues Detective Stories, February, 1940
Death's Ruby
Crime Busters, November, 1937
Demon-Mask Murders, The
Mystery Magazine, March, 1941
Devil Muscles In, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective-Dragnet Magazine, November, 1930
Devil's Clinic, The
Behind the Mask,
Detective Tales, December, 1937
The Spider, October, 1936
Devil's Paymaster, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, May, 1941
Diamond Monster, The
Crime Busters, February, 1938
Dirty Dishes
Black Book Detective Magazine, October, 1934
Double Cross with Honor
Detective Tales, May, 1936
Dragon Lord of the Underworld (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1935
Emerald's Curse, The
Crime Busters, November, 1937
Emperor from Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1938
Emperor of the Yellow Death (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, December, 1935
Empire of Doom (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, February, 1934
The Spider, August, 1942
Feast with the Dead
Horror Stories, February-March, 1938
Finger Points, The
Great Detective, August, 1934
Fingers of Fear
Strange Detective Mysteries, May, 1941
Flame Master, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1935
Flame Winds
Unknown, June, 1939
Forsaking All Else (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective Tales, September, 1935
Funny Business (Mark Curtis)
The Shadow Magazine, March 1, 1933
G Stands for Glory
Ace G-Man Stories, July-August, 1937
G-Bride's Murder Tryst (under the pen name N. Wooten Page)
Ace G-Man Stories, July-August, 1938
G-Men Get No Death Furlough
Ace G-Man Stories, November-December, 1938
Gallows Ghost
Pulp Review,
Ten Detective Aces, September, 1933
Gentleman from Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1942
Glamour of Sin, The
Detective Tales, March, 1940
Gray Horde Creeps, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1938
Ten Detective Aces, April, 1933
Green Globes of Death (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1936
Gum Chew Work
Super-Detective Stories, April, 1935
Gun-Song at Twilight
Ace G-Man Stories, July-August, 1938
Harbor of the Nameless Dead (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, January, 1941
Hell Rolls on the Highway (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1942
Hell's Backtrail (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Western, March, 1937
Hell's Music
Ten Detective Aces, May-June, 1933
Hell's Sales Manager (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, February, 1940
Honeymoon Cruise
Horror Stories, March, 1935
The Spider, June, 1935
How Green Are My Corpses!
Dime Mystery Magazine, March, 1941
Howling Death, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, January, 1943
Husher, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
The Underworld Magazine, March, 1931
In a Pickle (Mark Curtis)
The Shadow Magazine, May 15, 1933
In At the Death
Crime Busters, January, 1939
Invisible Headsman, The
Mystery Magazine, January, 1940
Jewell Kill
Crime Busters, October, 1939
Judgement of the Damned (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1940
Just Pals
Thrilling Detective, September, 1934
The Spider, May, 1939
King of the Red Killers (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1935
Kiss-Proof Murder (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, August, 1939
Kissing Ghost (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, November, 1937
Laboratory of the Damned (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1936
Law -- Without a Badge!
Detective Tales, August, 1935
Legions of Madness (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1936
Legions of the Accursed Light (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, January, 1938
Leopard Kills, The
Crime Busters, June, 1939
Like Father
Detective Tales, September, 1935
Crime Busters, March, 1939
Love That Kills, The
Detective Tales, January, 1936
Machine Guns Over the White House (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1937
Mad Horde, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, May, 1934
Man Who Lost His Soul, The
Horror Stories, October, 1935
Man Who Ruled in Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1937
Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead, The
Detective Tales, May, 1937
Manhattan Nocturne (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective Tales, April, 1936
Master of the Death-Madness (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1935
Master of the Flaming Horde (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, November, 1937
The Spider, January, 1936
Medal for the Murder
Mystery Magazine, March, 1940
Murde Date (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, March, 1937
Murder Dice (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, July, 1937
Murder Dyed Their Wings
Dime Mystery Magazine, September, 1937
Murder Edits the News
Detective Tales, July, 1937
Murder Follows the Headlines
Detective Tales, December, 1938
Murder Goes Barefoot (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, February, 1939
Spicy Detective, June, 1939
Murder in the G-School
Ace G-Man Stories, March-April, 1939
Murder Magic
Crime Busters, April, 1938
Murder Rides the Flood
Detective Tales, February, 1937
Murder Runs the Marathon
Detective Yarns, June, 1938
Murder Undercover
The Spider, October, 1933
Detective Yarns, June, 1938
Murder's Black Prince (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1941 Murder's Legionaires (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, February, 1942
Murder, Strictly Private (Bill Carter) (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, April, 1939
Music for the Lusting Dead
Dime Mystery Magazine, July, 1936
Once a Cop
Detective Tales, October, 1936
Orchid Hell
Super-Detective Stories, July, 1934
Overlord of the Damned (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1935
The Spider, February, 1935
Pirates from Hell (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1940
Prince of Red Looters (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1934
Rat Trap, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
The Underworld Magazine, August, 1931
Recruit for The Spider Legion (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1943
Red Death Rain, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, December, 1934
Red Eye of the Rin-Po-Che, The
Dime Mystery Magazine, November, 1939
Red Hand of Kali, The
Dime Mystery Magazine, November, 1940
Red Pool, The
Mystery Magazine, June, 1940
Redhead Kills, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, July, 1938
Redheads Always Win (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, August, 1935 Reign of the Death Fiddler (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, May, 1935
Reign of the Silver Terror (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1934
Rented Murder (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
The Underworld Magazine, July, 1931
Return of the Rackets Kings (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, July, 1942
Revolt of the Underground (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1942
Rope Cure, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
The Underworld Magazine, October, 1931
Rule of the Monster Men (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1939
Satan's Death Blast (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1934
A Cent a Story!,
Ten Detective Aces, October, 1933
Satan's Incubator (Dr. Skull) (under the pen name Randolph Craig)
The Scorpion, April-May, 1939
Vintage New Media, 1998
Satan's Murder Machines (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, December, 1939
Satan's Penthouse Carnival
Strange Detective Mysteries, January-February, 1939
Satan's Seven Swordsmen (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1941
Satan's Sideshow (Ken Carter)
Dime Detective Magazine, September, 1935
Satan's Sightless Legions (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1936
Scourge of the Black Legions (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, November, 1938
The Spider, February, 1943
Senorita Bluebird (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, September, 1938
Serpent of Destruction (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, April, 1934
Silk Stocking Clue (Bill Carter) (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, May, 1937
Silver Death Rain, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1939
Simple Simon G-Man
Ace G-Man Stories, May-June, 1938
Sinister Alliance, The (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective-Dragnet Magazine, February, 1931
Sinister Embrace, The (Ken Carter)
Ten Detective Aces, November, 1933
Skull of Wu Pei Fu, The
Crime Busters, March, 1938
Detective Tales, June, 1939
Slaves of the Burning Blade (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, April, 1941
Slaves of the Crime Master (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, April, 1935
Slaves of the Dragon (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, May, 1936
Slaves of the Laughing Death (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, March, 1940
Slaves of the Murder Syndicate (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, February, 1936
Slaves of the Pain God
Dime Mystery Magazine, April, 1935
Slaves of the Ring (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, April, 1942
Crime Busters, June, 1938
Soft Shoulders
Super-Detective Stories, September, 1934
Some Like 'em Hot (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, January, 1939
Sons of the Bear God,
Unknown, November, 1939
Spider and Hell's Factory, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1943
Spider and His Hobo Army, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, November, 1940
Spider and The Death Piper, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, May, 1942
Spider and The Deathless One, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, September, 1941
Spider and The Eyeless Legions, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1939
The Spider, November, 1939
Spider and The Fire God, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1939
Spider and The Flame King, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, December, 1942
Spider and The Jewels of Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, December, 1940
Spider and the Man from Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, June, 1943
Spider and The Scarlet Surgeon, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, August, 1941
Spider and The Slave Doctor, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, February, 1941
Spider and The Slaves of Hell, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, july, 1939
The Spider, March, 1941
Spider and The War Emperor, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, May, 1940
Spider At Bay, The (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, October, 1938
Statues of Horror
Behind the Mask,
Ten Detective Aces, August, 1933
Strait Jacket Solution (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, August, 1937
Strangler's Coup (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
The Underworld Magazine, June, 1931
Studio Killer, The (Bill Carter) (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Spicy Detective, October, 1936
They Drink Blood
Dime Mystery Magazine, August, 1934
Black Mask, February, 1933
Three Roads to Glory
Ace G-Man Stories, March-April, 1938
Tough Little Girl
Detective Tales, February, 1941
Trail of the Snake, The
Masked Rider Western Magazine, February, 1935
Action Adventure Stories, June, 1999 (issue #51)
Two Spot (under the pen name N. Wooten Poge)
Detective-Dragnet Magazine, March, 1931
Volunteer Corpse Brigade (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, November, 1941
When Guns Turn Traitor
Detective Tales, January, 1936
When the Death-Bat Flies
Strange Detective Mysteries, October, 1937
When the Devil Laughed
Dime Mystery Magazine, May, 1935
Wings of Kali
Pulp Adventures,
The Spider, May, 1943 Wings of the Black Death (The Spider) (under the pen name Grant Stockbridge)
The Spider, December, 1933
Detective Tales, November, 1936
You Can't Bribe Death
Ace G-Man Stories, January-February, 1937
The Spider, November, 1942
