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Black Mask (Canada) [v19 #10, December 1936] (20¢, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

12 · Angelfish [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask December 1936

31 · Panic · E. G. Morris · ss Black Mask December 1936

40 · Murder on the Side · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask December 1936

64 · Whipsawed [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask December 1936

86 · The Irish Have it [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask December 1936

107 · Thoroughbred · James Duncan · ss Black Mask December 1936

117 · Dutch Treat · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask December 1936

126 · Address Unknown · James Francis Bonnell · vi Black Mask December 1936

Black Mask (Canada) [v20 #2, April 1937] (20¢, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford from Black Mask April 1937)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Manhattan Whirligig [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask April 1937

· I Killed a Guy · John K. Butler · ss Black Mask April 1937

· White Birds [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask April 1937

· Stones of Death [Don Tomaso Sherman] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask April 1937

· Death Drinks Champagne [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask April 1937

Black Mask (Canada) [v20 #4, June 1937] (20¢, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

8 · The Parson Tells a Lie [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask June 1937

30 · Mary, Mary, the Secretary · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask June 1937

39 · The Amateur Detective · The Readers · lc Black Mask June 1937

40 · Double Check [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask June 1937

61 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask June 1937

72 · Hillbilly Stuff [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask June 1937

94 · Murder Cruise [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask June 1937

112 · Mimic Murder · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask June 1937

127 · Set for Life · Gene Gilbert · vi Black Mask June 1937

Black Mask (Canada) [August 1937] (20¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Is News [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore Tinsley · nv Black Mask August 1937

· Plumes of Slaughter [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask August 1937

· Stormy Nocturne · Emile C. Tepperman · ss Black Mask August 1937

· Just a Nice Girl [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask August 1937

· Murder at Eight [Tony Key] · Steve Fisher · nv Black Mask August 1937

· The Razzberry · H. W. Guernsey · vi Black Mask August 1937

Black Mask (Canada) [Vol. XX No. 12, February 1938] ed. F. Ellsworth (Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Raymond S. Pease from Black Mask February 1938)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Leg Man [Pete Wennick] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask February 1938

34 · Hot Trail [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask February 1938

59 · Dime a Dance [Nick Ballestier] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask February 1938

74 · Sanitarium for Sale [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask February 1938

94 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Walter C. Brown · nv Black Mask February 1938

121 · Death of a Dummy · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask February 1938

Black Mask (Canada) [v23 #12, August 1941] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the April 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

2 · Dance Macabre · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask April 1941

22 · Murder Done in Gold [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask April 1941

50 · Stranger in Town · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask April 1941

65 · Law and Disorder · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask April 1941
not the same as the story of the same name in the November 1934 issue.

83 · Vacation with Pay [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask April 1941

99 · Cool, Calm and Detected · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask April 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [October 1941] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the May 1941 (US) issue, plus an additional story by Hallack McCord.

· The Chinese Never Forget [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask May 1941, as “The Chinese People”

· Once Around the Clock [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask May 1941

· Blood Is Quicker Than Water · S. Omar Barker · ss Black Mask May 1941

· Finders Takers · M. C. Clay · ss Black Mask May 1941

· Satan in Short Pants [Nickie] · C. G. Tahney · nv Black Mask May 1941

· Murder Parade [Lieutenant Canavan] · Cleve F. Adams · ss Black Mask May 1941

· [unknown story] · Hallack McCord · ss (r)

Black Mask (Canada) [November 1941] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Over My Dead Body [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask June 1941

· The Cat with a Headache [Cellini Smith] · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask June 1941

· Split Fee [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask June 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [March 1942] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Pick Up the Marbles [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask October 1941

· San Quentin Quail [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask October 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [v25 #2, April 1942] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Lifting the May Black Mask · [uncredited] · ms (r)

4 · Don’t Bury Me at All [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask November 1941

32 · Murder Is a Swell Idea [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask November 1941

53 · Picture Me Dead! · Peter Paige · na Black Mask November 1941

70 · Killers Are Camera Shy [Part 3 of 3; Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · sl Black Mask November 1941

105 · Invitation to Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Black Mask November 1941

122 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lc Black Mask November 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [August 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the February 1942 (US) issue.

· Murder, Maestro, Please · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask February 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [September 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the March 1942 (US) issue.

· Murder Pays 7 to 1 [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · ss Black Mask March 1942

· Kindly Omit Flowers [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask March 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [October 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the April 1942 (US) issue.

· Two Dead Hands [Ed Jenkins] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask April 1942

· Corpse-Eye View [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask April 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [November 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the May 1942 (US) issue.

· Dormant Account · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask May 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [December 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the June 1942 (US) issue.

· Murder in the Red [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask June 1942

· The Dancing Rats · Richard Sale · nv Black Mask June 1942
not the same as the story of the same name in the February 27, 1937 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly.

Black Mask (Canada) [January 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the July 1942 (US) issue.

· Blow the Man Down [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask July 1942

· 3 Kills for 1 · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask July 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [Vol. XXVI No. 9, February 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the August 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lc (r)

4 · Treasonable Facsimile [Larceny Kane] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask August 1942

28 · Dead Ahead Lies Yesterday [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask August 1942

49 · Bullets Don’t Bother Me · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask August 1942

68 · Death Is a Souvenir · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask August 1942

94 · Killer, Can You Spare a Dime? [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask August 1942

112 · Lifting the March Black Mask · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Black Mask (Canada) [March 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the September 1942 (US) issue.

· Donovan’s Brain [Part 1 of 3; Dr. Patrick Cory] · Curt Siodmak · n. Black Mask September 1942

· Dead Letter [Rod Case] · John K. Butler · ss Black Mask September 1942

· Say It with Murder [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask September 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #10, April 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the October 1942 (US) issue.

· Murder by the Ears [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask October 1942

· Blood on the Book [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask October 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [May 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the November 1942 (US) issue.

· A Taste for Murder [Cellini Smith] · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask November 1942

· Now I Slay Me— [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask November 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #11, June 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Reprint of the December 1942 (US) issue.
Details supplied by William Denton.

2 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lc Black Mask December 1942

4 · Bullets, Back to Back [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask December 1942

29 · Death in a Homburg Hat · Harold Joyce · ss Black Mask December 1942

38 · Murder Lays the Keel · Hugh Pentecost · nv Black Mask December 1942

91 · The Con Man and the Cop [Costello] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask December 1942

98 · Two Pin Man · Henry Norton · vi Black Mask December 1942

102 · Killer’s Luck · Eric Provost · ss Black Mask December 1942

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #12, July 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue not indexed - probably a reprint of the January 1943 (US) issue.

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #13, August 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the February 1943 (US) issue.

· Come Out of the Grave [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask February 1943

· Slay as You Go [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask February 1943

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #14, September 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the March 1943 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Incredible Mister Smith [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask March 1943

· Slay, Fiddle, Slay · Henry Norton · ss Black Mask March 1943

· Coffin Number Three · Philip Ketchum · nv Black Mask March 1943

· Conspiracy in Sunlight · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask March 1943

· Blood on the Lens [Part 3 of 3; Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · sl Black Mask March 1943

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #15, October 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the May 1943 (US) issue.

· Save a Grave for Me [Peter Trapp, II] · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask May 1943

· Mark Hoy’s Death-Stick [“Sah-jin” O’Hara] · Walter C. Brown · nv Black Mask May 1943

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #16, November 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover from Black Mask July 1943)
Issue not indexed - probably a reprint of the July 1943 (US) issue.

· Dead as a Duck [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask July 1943

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #17, December 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston. Reprint of the September 1943 (US) issue.

4 · The Gong of Vengeance [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask September 1943

40 · Heads—The Corpse Loses [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask September 1943

59 · No Match for Murder · Julius Long · ss Black Mask September 1943

64 · The Brenneke Slug [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask September 1943

83 · I Thought I’d Die [Peter Trapp, II] · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask September 1943

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #18, January 1944] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the November 1943 (US) issue.

· Kill One, Skip One [Luther McGavock] · Merle Constiner · nv Black Mask November 1943

· So Red the Ruby · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask November 1943

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #19, February 1944] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Bring Home the Bacon [Roony “Calamity” Quade] · Richard Sale · nv Detective Fiction Weekly February 8 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #20, March 1944] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the January 1944 (US) issue.

· A Brain for Sale [Nickie] · C. G. Tahney · nv Black Mask January 1944

· Murder o’ Mine [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask January 1944

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