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Black Mask (UK) [v22 #9, December 1939] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 96pp, pulp)
Only price listed is 15c. Partial reprint of the December 1939 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Swastika Scourge · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask December 1939

24 · Through a Dead Man’s Eye · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask December 1939

42 · Blood in the Snow [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask December 1939

66 · Clear as Crystal [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard Kendrick · ss Black Mask December 1939

83 · Straight Across the Board [Vince Mallie] · Stewart Sterling · ss Black Mask December 1939

Black Mask (UK) [v22 #10, January 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 96pp, pulp)
Only price listed is 20c. Partial reprint of the January 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Some Call It Murder [The Bishop] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask January 1940

20 · Too Much Static · Robert Arthur · ss Black Mask January 1940

32 · This Murder’s on Me · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask January 1940

54 · Death Calls the Hand [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask January 1940

72 · Ham Strung · Maurice Beam · ss Black Mask January 1940

84 · The Garden of Violent Death · William B. Rainey · nv Black Mask January 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v22 #11, February 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Blackout! · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask February 1940

25 · The White Lie · Maurice Beam · nv Black Mask February 1940

51 · Murder for Your Money [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask February 1940; given as by Roger Torry.

70 · Fisherman’s Luck [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard Kendrick · nv Black Mask February 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v22 #12, March 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Words and Music [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · nv Black Mask March 1940

25 · Black and White · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask March 1940

42 · Counterfeit Citizen · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask March 1940

64 · Blind Witness · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask March 1940

83 · A Short Cut to Murder [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard Kendrick · ss Black Mask March 1940

94 · The Fixer · Maurice Beam · vi Black Mask March 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #1, April 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · My Candle Burns [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore Tinsley · nv Black Mask April 1940

25 · Blind Man’s Bluff · Samuel Drake · ss Black Mask April 1940

30 · The Friends of Pepito Valdes [Gabby Grant; Pepito Valdes] · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask April 1940

47 · Post-Mortem · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask April 1940

62 · Lost—and Found · Hugh B. Cave · nv Black Mask April 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #2, June 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the June 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Tong Trouble [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask June 1940

32 · Too Many Angles [Donovan] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask June 1940

59 · Body of Evidence [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · ss Black Mask June 1940

74 · Overseer of the Poor · Paul Allenby · vi Black Mask June 1940

77 · The Last Pin · H. W. Guernsey · ss Black Mask February 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #4, August 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Murder—for No Reason [Bryant] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask August 1940

19 · Ten Carats of Lead [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask August 1940

38 · Casey and the Blonde Wren [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask August 1940

51 · Too Tough · John Graham · ss Black Mask August 1940

64 · The Frame That Didn’t Fit [Duke Brian; Franny Steinmetz] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask August 1940

74 · Rats Breed Rats · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Black Mask August 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #5, September 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the September 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story each from the August 1940 and June 1940 (US) issues.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Pictures for Murder [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask September 1940

18 · Death in the Pluperfect [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · ss Black Mask September 1940

28 · Danny, Once the Rat · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask September 1940

33 · That Certain Feeling [Englehardt; Dewey] · Cleve F. Adams · ss Black Mask September 1940

42 · Killer in the Wind [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask September 1940

56 · 10,001 Motives for Murder [The Bishop] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask August 1940

72 · The Same Old Oil · Donald S. Aitken · ss Black Mask June 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #6, October 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the October 1940 (US) issue, plus two stories from the July 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · C-Jag · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask October 1940

25 · Murder Set to Music [Duke Brian; Franny Steinmetz] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask October 1940

34 · Money to Burn [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask October 1940

51 · Hangman’s Mark · Jim Kjelgaard · vi Black Mask October 1940

53 · The Man Who Turned Up Missing · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Black Mask October 1940

57 · Killer in Camp · J. Lane Linklater · ss Black Mask October 1940

64 · Rhymes with Crimes [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask July 1940

79 · So Skulks the Weasel · Jim Kjelgaard · vi Black Mask July 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #7, November 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1940 (US) issue, plus a single story from the April 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · No Sap for Murder [Pete Hines] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask November 1940

26 · The Brand of Abel · D. L. Champion · ss Black Mask November 1940

32 · You’ll Die Laughing · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask November 1940

49 · Rob and Kill [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask November 1940

62 · The Missing Mr. Lee · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask November 1940

71 · The Hunters’ Prey · Fred Hodgkins · ss Black Mask April 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #8, December 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the December 1940 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Jade Sanctuary [Ed Jenkins] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask December 1940

29 · Coat of Many Killers [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask December 1940

50 · North of the Border [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask December 1940

70 · The Veiled Vampire [Duke Brian] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask December 1940

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #9, January 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 80pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Five Minutes for Murder [Pete Hines] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask January 1941

24 · Bomb Heat [Gabby Grant; Pepito Valdes] · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask January 1941

44 · Killers in Glass Houses [The Bishop] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask January 1941

60 · The Aunt of Sigma Chi [Lieutenant Canavan; Lieutenant Kleinschmidt] · Cleve F. Adams · nv Black Mask January 1941

75 · The Man Who Knew Fear [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask January 1941

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #10, February 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Picture Killer [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask February 1941

19 · Don’t Make It Murder · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask February 1941

32 · The Fourth Degree [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask February 1941

39 · No Gashes Were Deep [Bryant] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask February 1941

53 · Skin Game [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask February 1941

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #11, March 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · The Flying Hearse [Cellini Smith] · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask March 1941

23 · Thirty Miles to Albuquerque · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask March 1941

29 · The Green and Ghastly Twig · J.-J. des Ormeaux · ss Black Mask March 1941

43 · The Platinum Pig [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask March 1941

Black Mask (UK) [v23 #12, April 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

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

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

39 · 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.

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

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #1, May 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a partial reprint of the May 1941 (US) issue.

· The Chinese People [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask May 1941

· 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

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

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #6, October 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a partial reprint of the October 1941 (US) issue.

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

· Funeral of a Small American [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask October 1941

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

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #7, November 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a partial reprint of the November 1941 (US) issue.

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

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

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #8, December 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 7d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the December 1941 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Rain Check [Ed Jenkins] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask December 1941

· This Will Slay You [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask December 1941

· Stage Fright · Donald Barr Chidsey · vi Black Mask December 1941

· Murder for Nickels [Rod Case] · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask December 1941

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #10, February 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 7d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

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

· And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them [Nickie] · C. G. Tahney · nv Black Mask February 1942

· Wake Up and Give! · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask February 1942

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #12, April 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

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

· Walk Across My Grave · Norbert Davis · ss Black Mask April 1942

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

· Once upon a Crime · Lawrence Treat · nv Black Mask April 1942

Black Mask (UK) [v25 #2, June 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

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

26 · 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.

49 · Black Is for Widows [Duke Brian] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask April 1942

57 · The Death of the Party [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask May 1942

Black Mask (UK) [August 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the July 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

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

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

· The Man They Couldn’t Break · Jim Kjelgaard · vi Black Mask July 1942

· You Can’t Ration Murder · Bill Gerry · nv Black Mask July 1942

Black Mask (UK) [October 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the October 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· That Second Answer · Francis K. Allan · nv Black Mask October 1942

· 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 (UK) [v25 #7, January 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1942 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

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

21 · Beat Me Daddy [John Collins] · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask November 1942

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

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

Black Mask (UK) [v25 #10, February 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the February 1943 (US) issue, plus a single story from the May 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

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

· If the Dead Could Talk · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask February 1943

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

· Suffer, Little Children · Henry Norton · ss Black Mask February 1943

· Murder Is No Joke [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask May 1942

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