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The Passing Show [Summer 1927] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 10 · The Three Bears · Ben Travers · ss; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; updated fairytale. 14 · “Thank you, Emmy” · Seamark · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell 18 · A Chimney in View · Will Scott · ss 22 · True to His Conviction · Ashley Sterne · ss 24 · The Try Out · M. O. Sale · ss 28 · The Pig and the Pageant · A. A. Thomson · ss 30 · Camping in Comfort · Will Dacey · ar 33 · Local Colour · J. W. Dick · ss 36 · Fireworks · C. Hedley Barker · ss 40 · Unmasked · Dudley Clark · ss 44 · All’s Fair · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 48 · A Birds-Eye View · Harold Ohlson · ss 52 · Fiction and Fact · Ralph Plummer · hu 58 · Not Quite the Ticket · Pearkes Withers · ss 62 · The Chunnel · A. F. Mason · hu

The Passing Show [October 1, 1927] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Strange Case of the Three Revolvers [Sherlock Holmes; Sexton Blake; Nelson Lee] · Anthony Grey · vi

The Passing Show [Christmas 1927] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 16 · At the Pantomime · Ben Travers · pl 20 · Come in, Mr Burglar · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 24 · Ashes of Roses · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw 28 · The Sentimental Burglar · Robert Magill · ss 30 · The Christmas Joker · Norman Venner · ss 33 · The Steeple Thatchby Spectre · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney; not a ghost story. 37 · Not What It Used to Be · Anthony Grey · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney 41 · Haroun-al-Radish · Will Dacey · ss 44 · The Affair at the Kiosk · M. O. Sale · ss; illustrated by Howard Elcock 48 · A Dog’s Life · Bruce Woodhouse · ss; humorous fantasy: magician turns king into dog. 52 · A Christmas Present · Pearkes Withers · ss 56 · Once a Year · C. Hedley Barker · ss 60 · Providence & Mr. Punt · K. R. G. Browne · ss 64 · The Men in the Green Trousers · W. A. Sweeney · ss; detective story. 68 · Conviviality and Literature · Stephen Leacock · ar; later collected as “Literature and the Eighteenth Amendment”. 72 · The Miser and the Mirror · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 76 · An Unfortunate Conversation · Arthur Groom · vi 78 · A Mutual Understanding · Leslie T. Barnard · vi 80 · Christmas Markets and Exchanges · J. W. Dick · ms

The Passing Show [Summer 1928] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 10 · Mrs. Buntwhistle · H. F. Maltby · ss 14 · The Garden of Tired Men · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey 18 · The Girl with the Long Skirt · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw 20 · Bed-Time Stories for Grown-up People · Stephen Leacock · ar The Forum June 1928; illustrated by Harry Rountree 26 · The Hat and the Hero · K. R. G. Browne · ss 28 · Gottenbauer’s Gesture · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; crime story. 33 · Pride · Vernon Woodhouse · ss 36 · The Gentle Mambler · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell 40 · Relativity · W. A. Sweeney · ss; illustrated by Grace Golden 44 · The Birthday Present · C. Hedley Barker · ss 48 · Daddy · Owen Oliver · ss 52 · Dope of Hope · Thomas Le Breton · ss 56 · Six Little Tennis Balls · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 60 · Trying to Comfort Smither · J. H. Elliot · vi 62 · Fair Play for Visitors · Will Dacey · hu 64 · Solving the Picnic Problem · Herbert Hamelin · vi

The Passing Show [Christmas 1928] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 14 · The New Christmas Carol · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey; spoof. 18 · The Day After Tomorrow · Stephen Leacock · ar; looks ahead to sport in 1950. 22 · Something Like Christmas · H. F. Maltby · ss 26 · The Tribulations of a Christmas Guest · Ashley Sterne · ss 30 · The Steeple Thatchby Turkeys · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry 32 · Passengers to London · K. R. G. Browne · ss; illustrated by Peter Fraser 36 · Money Can’t Buy It! · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 38 · Away with Children · Will Dacey · ss 41 · Santa Claus · N. J. Massey · ss 44 · The Avenging Hand · W. A. Sweeney · ss; a macabre story of a man frightened to death by the thought of a vengeful ghost. 48 · A Surprise for Santa · C. Hedley Barker · ss; illustrated by Will Owen 52 · Any Sport in a Storm · Bruce Woodhouse · ss; humorous fantasy on dragon racing. 56 · Chestnuts · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 60 · Jazzmas · Anthony Grey · ss; an old couple look back from some unspecified future on how Christmas has changed. 64 · The Future of the Present · Pearkes Withers · ss 68 · A Friend in Need · M. O. Sale · ss; a writer’s fictional character comes into his life. 72 · Teresa Earns Ten Pounds · Owen Oliver · ss 76 · The Tail of Little Georgie’s Kitten · Robert Magill · ss 80 · The Ex-Soldier’s Return · Dudley Clark · ss

The Passing Show [Summer 1929] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 9 · Sing Hey, Sing Ho! · D. B. Wyndham Lewis · ar 12 · The Inconstant Simp · F. W. Thomas · ss; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson 16 · Advertising the Wider Holiday · Ashley Sterne · hu 18 · The Sands of Time · Will Scott · ss 22 · Holidays Abroad · H. F. Maltby · ss; illustrated by Illingworth 26 · People Are So Kind · K. R. G. Browne · ss; illustrated by G. S. Sherwood 28 · Brought to Book · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry 33 · Hints on Diving · Will Dacey · hu 36 · A Little Deception · Pearkes Withers · ss 40 · The Great Zellina · C. Hedley Barker · ss 44 · The Mystery Woman of Barslem · W. A. Sweeney · ss; illustrated by Peter Fraser 48 · Face Value · Ralph Plummer · ss; illustrated by Treyer Evans 54 · The Complete W-Angler · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; illustrated by Edgar Spenceley 58 · Hall Marks · L. Patrick Greene · ss; illustrated by Field Smith; short crime story of how a burglar is caught because of his delight in card-flicking. 64 · The Widow’s Ruse · Mossford Oliver · ss

The Passing Show [Christmas 1929] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 14 · The Children’s Corner · Ben Travers · ss; illustrated by Arthur Watts 18 · Jack and the Sales Talk · Weare Holbrook · ss; spoof on big business written in the style of a fairy tale. 20 · The Poisoned Porridge · F. W. Thomas · hu; illustrated by J. A. Beale 24 · An Error in Tactics · K. R. G. Browne · ss; illustrated by Treyer Evans 28 · A Woman’s Job · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey 30 · The Little Match-Girl a la Mode · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw 34 · The Steeple Thatchby Drama · A. A. Thompson · ss 38 · Something for the Nipper · Anthony Grey · ss 44 · Full Circle · William Fryer Harvey · ss; illustrated by H. R. Millar; weird tale collected in Moods and Tenses, 1933. 48 · The Magic Handkerchief · C. Hedley Barker · ss; a crime story. 52 · Christmastide and Untied · Hector Hutt · ss; illustrated by Rick Elmes 56 · The Quack · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 60 · Enter Father Christmas · Pearkes Withers · vi The Corner Magazine January 1927; a criminal escapes disguised as Father Christmas. 66 · A Christmas A.B.C. · Will Dacey · hu; illustrated by G. S. Sherwood 68 · The Opportunity · Florence Kilpatrick · ss 72 · The Goodwill of Sandy McGraw · Mossford Oliver · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell 76 · The Proof of the Pudding · Lynn Dacre · ss; illustrated by Greenup; crime story. 80 · Haunting by Science · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss; reads like something Gernsback would’ve published in Radio News.

The Passing Show [Summer 1930] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 14 · The Early Worm · Will Scott · ss 18 · Love My Dog · Robert Benchley · ss 22 · What Daddy Did · H. F. Maltby · ss 26 · The Infallible Sleuth · Ashley Sterne · ss 30 · Then She Remembered · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 34 · Housing Problems · Douglas Newton · ss 38 · Our Pets Hotel · Bassett Digby · ss 41 · Fire! · C. Hedley Barker · ss The 20-Story Magazine #13, July 1923 48 · Ten Years After · Hector Hutt · ss 52 · The Light That Must Not Fail · Ralph Plummer · ss 56 · The Ladder · Anthony Grey · ss 60 · So Shy · A. A. Thomson · ss 64 · Mrs. Bundy’s Ambition · Florence Kilpatrick · ss 68 · Diary of a Sportsman · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 70 · Brighter Brightcliffe · Arthur Groom · ss 72 · It Is Like That · W. A. Sweeney · ss 76 · A Lucky Bag · Mossford Oliver · ss 80 · The Bed That Beckoned · Eric Brand · ss

The Passing Show [Christmas 1930] (Odhams Press, 6d, 102pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 14 · Pantomime · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey 18 · The Skeleton in the Cupboard · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by H. R. Millar 20 · Brighter Breakfasts · Stephen Leacock · ss 25 · Christmas Eve with Carrambos · M. O. Sale · ss; illustrated by G. S. Sherwood 28 · The Slave of the Boot · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw; a spoof mix-up of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Aladdin! 33 · The Truth about Santa Claus · Anthony Grey · ss 38 · Something Really Big · H. F. Maltby · ss 45 · Spirit of Christmas · Geoffrey Williamson · ss 52 · A Fellow Feeling · C. Hedley Barker · ss 56 · The Phantoms of the Grange · Hector Hutt · ss; a house still run by the ghosts of its servants. 60 · Parlour Tricks · Ralph Plummer · ss; illustrated by Woods; crime story. 66 · At the Box Office · Frank Burton · ss 68 · Make-Believe · Pearkes Withers · ss; how an actress fools a burglar. 72 · I’m Sorry · Owen Oliver · ss 76 · A Word for Santa · F. A. J. Godfrey · hu 78 · The Hidden Gift · Arthur Groom · ss 80 · The Bogus Broadcaster · Dudley Clark · ss 86 · The Christmas Present · Florence A. Kilpatrick · ss 90 · Generations · J. Bernard MacCarthy · ss 94 · All Quiet on the Paris Front · W. A. Sweeney · ss; illustrated by Field Smith 98 · The Link · Lynn Dacre · ss; illustrated by Clive Uptton

The Passing Show [Summer 1931] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 8 · Get Out · Will Scott · ss 11 · Dark Horses Run Deep · Ashley Sterne · ss 14 · A Storm in a Tea-Cup · H. F. Maltby · ss 18 · The Tourist Rush to America · Robert Benchley · es Liberty September 27 1930 22 · Beds · Groucho Marx · ar; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson 25 · The Duplissity of Emmie Rees · Mossford Oliver · ss 27 · A Question of Conscience · F. Morton Howard · ss 30 · The Fate of a Rat · M. O. Sale · ss; crime story. 36 · Romance · J. Bernard MacCarthy · ss; illustrated by Inder Burns 40 · Sundered Hearts · Colin Howard · ss 44 · The Isle of Efficiency · Hector Hutt · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell 48 · A Day in the Country · Anthony Grey · ss; humorous sf: set in 1999, a Corporation has bought Britain, dismissed all the natives and turned it into a theme park! 52 · The Truth About Phelps · H. L. McNally · ss 56 · Whose Ball? · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss 58 · Ambition · Leslie T. Barnard · vi 60 · Little Manuel’s Egg · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; illustrated by Roy Morgan 64 · A Summery Judgment · A. A. Thomson · ss