The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Black Mask (UK) [v6 #9, December 1948] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp+, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Murder Is a Pleasure · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask September 1948 18 · A Corpse Can’t Run · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask September 1948 31 · Side Bet on Death [Duane] · R. M. F. Joses · nv Black Mask September 1948 46 · The Case of the Carved Model · John D. MacDonald · ss Black Mask September 1948 53 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · pz (r) 55 · Shoot if You Must · Barry Cord · ss Black Mask September 1948

Black Mask (UK) [v6 #10, February 1949] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · Red Christmas · George F. Kull · ss Black Mask January 1948 8 · Bury Me Not [Luther McGavock] · Merle Constiner · nv Black Mask January 1948 24 · Murder Tops the Cast [Willie Carmody; Margaret O’Leary] · Robert C. Dennis · nv Black Mask January 1948 44 · Death Is No Stranger [Rick Trent] · Norman A. Daniels · nv Black Mask January 1948 64 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · pz (r)

Black Mask (UK) [v6 #11, April 1949] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Overdose of Lead · Curtis Cluff · nv Black Mask November 1948 21 · The Bloody Bokhara · William Campbell Gault · nv Black Mask November 1948 41 · Harm’s Way · Tom Marvin · ss Black Mask November 1948 53 · Odds on Death · Don M. Mankiewicz · ss Black Mask November 1948 58 · Gun in His Back · Coleman Meyer · ss Black Mask November 1948 60 · Cry Silence · Fredric Brown · ss Black Mask November 1948 63 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · pz (r)

Black Mask (UK) [v6 #12, June 1949] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp+, pulp) (Full Text) Cover reprinted from the January 1949 (US) issue. Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 2 · No Pockets in a Shroud [Manville Moon] · Richard Deming · na Black Mask January 1949 33 · Trouble on Circuit 13 · Robert J. McCaig · ss Black Mask January 1949 41 · Legitimately Dead · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Black Mask January 1949 56 · Ear-Witness · Maurice Beam · ss Black Mask January 1949 59 · Somebody for the Wolves · Robinson MacLean · ss Black Mask January 1949 63 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · pz (r)

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 1, September 1949] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the May 1948 (US) issue, plus a single story from the January 1948 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 3 · Death Is No Bargain · George F. Kull · nv Black Mask May 1948 20 · You’ll Never Die Rich [Johnny Ford] · Curtis Cluff · nv Black Mask May 1948 43 · Pattern for Shrouds · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Black Mask May 1948 60 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · pz Black Mask May 1948 62 · Keep the Killing Quiet · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask January 1948

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 2, October 1949] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the May 1949 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 3 · Pardon My Poison Platters · Fergus Truslow · nv Black Mask May 1949 18 · Diary of a Deadly Dame · Marian O’Hearn · ss Black Mask May 1949 31 · Copper, Come Back to Me · John P. Foran · ss Black Mask May 1949 38 · Murder in One Syllable · John D. MacDonald · nv Black Mask May 1949 54 · Five O’Clock Menace · Bruno Fischer · ss Black Mask May 1949 57 · Suicidal Slay Ride · Ed Barcelo · ss Black Mask May 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 3, January 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp+, pulp) Details supplied by James Felton. 3 · These Dead Hands Reaching · Robert P. Toombs · nv Black Mask July 1949 16 · Richest Man in the Graveyard [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · nv Black Mask July 1949 31 · Big Shots Die Young [Manville Moon] · Richard Deming · na Black Mask July 1949 49 · Last Kill and Testament · Frank Gordon · ss Black Mask July 1949 51 · Death’s 43 Days · Edward A. Herron · vi Black Mask July 1949 53 · Her Dagger Before Me [Ed Rivers (aka Lloyd Carter)] · Talmage Powell · nv Black Mask July 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 4, February 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the March 1949 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 3 · Sing a Song of Murder · Marvin J. Jones · ss Black Mask March 1949 10 · Let’s All Swing Together [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · nv Black Mask March 1949 27 · Flaming Angel · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask March 1949 39 · Killing All Men! · John D. MacDonald · na Black Mask March 1949 55 · Frame for a Dame · Dean Evans · ss Black Mask March 1949 61 · The High Cost of Dying · Edward van der Rhoer · ss Black Mask March 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 5, April 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the September 1949 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 3 · Man’s Best Fiend · Robert Turner · na Black Mask September 1949 22 · The Slay’s the Thing · Phil Richards · ss Black Mask September 1949 31 · Murder Express · Hiawatha Jones · ss Black Mask September 1949 36 · Blackmail Backfire [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask September 1949 49 · How Safe’s a Safe? · Joseph W. Quinn · ar Black Mask September 1949 50 · Not Necessarily Dead · Robert P. Toombs · nv Black Mask September 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 6, May 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp+, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Dirge in Bolero Time [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · na Black Mask January 1950 20 · Death for a Dollar [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · ss Black Mask January 1950 not the same as the story of the same name in the March 1944 issue. 33 · Come Hell or Hot Water! · Tedd Thomey · ss Black Mask January 1950 40 · The Lady Grooms a Corpse · Bruno Fischer · nv Black Mask January 1950 51 · Swansong for an Ugly Duckling · Marian O’Hearn · nv Black Mask January 1950

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 7, June 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the November 1949 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 3 · The 7th Pallbearer [Willie Carmody] · Robert C. Dennis · na Black Mask November 1949 30 · Steal Your Own Grave · E. A. Morris · nv Black Mask November 1949 47 · Her Favorite Alibi · Julius Long · nv Black Mask November 1949 59 · Make with a Wake · John Krill · ss Black Mask November 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 8, July 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 2 · She, Me and Murder [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · na Dime Detective Magazine November 1948 21 · Death Comes Gift-Wrapped · William P. McGivern · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1948 27 · Three Men and a Corpse · Victor K. Ray · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1948 31 · The Hunter and the Hellcat · Frank Ward · nv Dime Detective Magazine November 1948 41 · Lethally Yours… · Val Gendron · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1948 46 · Sucker’s Fury · Henry Norton · nv Dime Detective Magazine November 1948 57 · Moonlight ’n Murder · Graham Goulden · ss Black Mask November 1949 64 · Bullets, Ballistics and Bloodshed · J. E. B. Cole · ar Black Mask January 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 9, August 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders from Dime Detective Magazine December 1948) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · No Grave Has My Love · John D. MacDonald · nv Dime Detective Magazine December 1948 15 · Mr. Maddox’ Phony-Finish [Joe Maddox] · T. T. Flynn · na Dime Detective Magazine December 1948 32 · I Take This Doom · Raymond Drennen, Jr. · ss Dime Detective Magazine December 1948 39 · Meet Miss Murder [Jerry Duhan] · Philip Ketchum · nv Dime Detective Magazine December 1948 49 · How Dead Can You Get? · Robert Turner · ss Dime Detective Magazine December 1948 53 · Countess of Hades · E. V. Stevens · ar Dime Detective Magazine December 1948 54 · Homicide in a Hurry · B. J. Benson · nv Dime Detective Magazine December 1948

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 10, September 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) (Full Text) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Slayer at Sea · Fred Lane · na Black Mask March 1950 27 · Drop Dead Twice · Hank Searls · ss Black Mask March 1950 34 · Skid-Row Slaughter · Bryce Walton · ss Black Mask March 1950 42 · Epitaph for an Eager Beaver · John P. Foran · ss Black Mask March 1950 50 · Hot-Rod Homicide · Dean Evans · nv Black Mask March 1950 64 · Crime, Murder, and Guns · J. E. B. Cole · ar Black Mask March 1949

Black Mask (UK) [Vol. VII No. 11, October 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Glitter Street Nightmare · Robert C. Dennis · nv Black Mask Detective May 1950 21 · Always Leave ’Em Dying · Jim T. Pearce · ss Black Mask Detective May 1950 27 · Murder Is the Best Policy · Albert Simmons · ss Black Mask Detective May 1950 39 · A Kill for the Bride · Robert P. Toombs · nv Black Mask Detective May 1950 60 · The Random Kee-Whango · Rufe Bakal · ss Black Mask Detective May 1950 64 · Court of Laughs · Harold Helfer · ar Black Mask Detective May 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) Title changed from Black Mask (UK). Publishers: Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.; 18 Bride Lane, London EC4: Black Mask Detective (UK).

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VII No. 12, November 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Yes, Sir, That’s My Slay Babe! · John D. MacDonald · nv Dime Detective Magazine May 1950 20 · Dizzy Doll Blues · Robert Turner · nv Dime Detective Magazine May 1950 33 · Hussies Prefer Homicide [Mike Trye] · Zale Herrington · na Dime Detective Magazine May 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 1, December 1950] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp+, pulp) Partial reprint of the July 1950 (US) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Lost in the Shrouds [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · nv Black Mask Detective July 1950 20 · Jukebox Jungle · John D. MacDonald · ss Black Mask Detective July 1950 33 · Shutterbug’s Long Shot · Harmon Bellamy · ss Black Mask Detective July 1950 35 · Nice Girls Don’t Murder · Hank Searls · ss Black Mask Detective July 1950 49 · Nine Kills to Paradise · Robert Turner · nv Black Mask Detective July 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 2, January 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Excuse My Dust · Harold Lawlor · ss Dime Detective Magazine June 1950 11 · The Bloody Tide · Day Keene · nv Dime Detective Magazine June 1950 28 · College-Cut Kill · John D. MacDonald · na Dime Detective Magazine June 1950 59 · Back Door to Hell · James Hall · ss Black Mask September 1949

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 3, February 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp) Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Don’t Kill, My Love · Paul Kolton · ss Black Mask Detective September 1950 13 · Murder’s Little Helper [Willie Carmody] · Robert C. Dennis · nv Black Mask Detective September 1950 42 · Patsy in Slaughter-Land [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask July 1932, as “New Boss” 56 · A Matter of Timing · Larry J. Marcus · vi Black Mask Detective September 1950 58 · Mum’s the Corpse · R. M. F. Joses · ss Black Mask Detective September 1950 64 · Crime Quirks · Harold Helfer · ms Black Mask March 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 4, March 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp+, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Kill and Make Up · Mel Colton · nv Dime Detective Magazine October 1950 16 · Exclusive Sucker · Walter Snow · ss Dime Detective Magazine October 1950 22 · There Was a Crooked Man · Talmage Powell · nv Dime Detective Magazine October 1950 32 · Murder on the Make · Robert Martin · na Dime Detective Magazine October 1950 62 · Mourner’s Bench · W. P. Brothers · vi Dime Detective Magazine October 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 5, April 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 64pp+, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Tri-Kill Cutie · John D. MacDonald · na Dime Detective Magazine November 1950 32 · Slayers Burn Slow [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · nv Dime Detective Magazine November 1950 51 · A Bullet for Baby · Donn Mullally · nv Dime Detective Magazine November 1950 62 · Killer’s Luck · Raymond Drennen · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 6, May 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the November 1950 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Disc-Jockey Dirge · Albert Simmons · ss Black Mask Detective November 1950 15 · Five O’Clock Shroud [Manville Moon] · Richard Deming · na Black Mask Detective November 1950 34 · Hell Is What You Make It · Robert Turner · ss Black Mask Detective November 1950 42 · Dead-End for Delia · William Campbell Gault · nv Black Mask Detective November 1950 50 · Die, Gypsy, Die! · Richard E. Glendinning · ss Black Mask Detective November 1950 56 · Jail Jokers · Harold Helfer · hu (r) 57 · Mayhem Patrol · John Bender · ss Black Mask Detective November 1950 64 · Prove It! · Julius Long · ms (r)

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 7, June 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the December 1950 issue of Dime Detective. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Slay, Maestro, Slay! · Robert Turner · na Dime Mystery Magazine January 1943, as “Music for the Murder Maestro” 27 · For Auld Lang Crime [Mike Blair] · Hank Searls · nv Dime Detective Magazine December 1950 44 · Her Perfect Frame [Buster Hardin] · Mel Colton · ss Dime Detective Magazine December 1950 52 · Sitting Duck Running Wild · Richard E. Glendinning · ss Dime Detective Magazine December 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 8, July 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the March 1951 (US) issue, plus three stories from elsewhere. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · For Better or for Death [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · na Black Mask Detective March 1951 18 · Let Me Tell It · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Black Mask January 1934 26 · Win, Lose—or Kill · Mel Colton · nv Black Mask Detective March 1951 38 · Homicidal Hobby · Rufus Bakalor · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1950 42 · Let’s All Die Together [Mike Blair] · Hank Searls · nv Dime Detective Magazine June 1950 61 · Murder—Paid in Advance · Talmage Powell · ss Dime Detective Magazine June 1950

Black Mask Detective (UK) [Vol. VIII No. 9, August 1951] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the August 1950 issue of Dime Detective, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. 2 · Keep Your Money Side Up [Mike Blair] · Hank Searls · nv Dime Detective Magazine August 1950 18 · His Fatal Fling · John D. MacDonald · nv Dime Detective Magazine August 1950 31 · One Sweet Frame · Jonathan Craig · ss Dime Detective Magazine August 1950 36 · Corpse-Gathering Cutie [Johnny Rock] · Mel Colton · ss Dime Detective Magazine August 1950 45 · The Busy Body · John Granger · ss Dime Detective Magazine August 1950 54 · Death Was the Bride · H. Hassell Gross · ss Dime Detective Magazine August 1950 58 · Aces and Eights · Ellis G. Curtis · ss Black Mask Detective September 1950