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Black Mask (UK) [v14 #5, February 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the February 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the January 1923 (US) issue.

2 · The 12:32 · Kingsley Moses · ss The Black Mask Jan 1923
9 · More Trials by Combat · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Feb 1936
10 · No Hard Feelings [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Feb 1936
37 · Body Snatcher [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Feb 1936
58 · Portrait of Murder [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Feb 1936
83 · Rat Bait [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Feb 1936
109 · Shylock Is Murdered [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Feb 1936
127 · Tops for March · Anon. · ms Black Mask Feb 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #6, March 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the March 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the September 1924 (US) issue and an additional (true) story.

2 · Accommodatin’ a Lady [Bob Larkin] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss The Black Mask Sep 1924
9 · Firearms and Self-Defense · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Mar 1936
10 · The Man Who Liked Dogs [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Mar 1936
34 · You Gotta Be Tough [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Mar 1936
48 · Guns for a Lady · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Mar 1936
71 · Pineapple · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask Mar 1936
88 · Death Has Green Eyes · Edward S. Williams · ss Black Mask Mar 1936
107 · Diamonds Mean Death · Thomas Walsh · ss Black Mask Mar 1936
119 · Bullets on the Yangtse · Captain George S. Dexter · ts
123 · Duels—Early American Style · Eugene Cunningham · ms (r)
125 · April Issue Another Knockout! · Anon. · ms Black Mask Mar 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #7, April 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the April 1936 (US) issues, plus two additional (true) stories, one reprinted from an earlier issue.

2 · Whim of Fate · John A. Lee · ts
5 · A Boa Glides In · Ellsworth Braun · ts Black Mask (UK) Jan 1935
7 · Can You Tell the Difference? · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Apr 1936
8 · Crack Down [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Apr 1936
36 · Blood on the Moon [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Apr 1936
63 · Letters Are Poison [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Apr 1936
82 · Murder Can Multiply [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv Black Mask Apr 1936
104 · The Black Bottle · Whitman Chambers · nv Black Mask Apr 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #8, May 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the May 1936 (US) issues, plus three additional stories.

2 · The Spotted Menace · Robert Kirkpatrick · ts
5 · Bullets Can Be Silent · Elmer F. Miller · ts
7 · Firearms Legislation and the Constitution · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask May 1936
8 · Murder Mixup [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask May 1936
31 · Dark Return · John K. Butler · ss Black Mask May 1936
48 · Beating the Bulls [Ed Jenkins] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask May 1936
73 · Murder to Music · Eric Taylor · nv Black Mask May 1936
98 · Blackmailers Die Hard [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask May 1936
122 · Lure to Murder · Cecil F. Hubbert · ss
127 · Heavyweights for June · Anon. · ms Black Mask May 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #9, June 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the June 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the June 1925 (US) issue.

2 · Not So Darned Bad [Ed Jenkins; The Phantom Crook] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss The Black Mask Jun 1925
9 · Hollywood Keeps After Us · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Jun 1936
10 · Goldfish [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · na Black Mask Jun 1936
36 · Hard to Take [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Jun 1936
61 · Fall Guy [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Jun 1936
83 · Storm Signal [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Jun 1936
104 · Two Tickets to Trinidad [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv Black Mask Jun 1936
123 · The Wild Rose Hermit · M. A. Gutschow · ts Black Mask Jun 1936
127 · On the Front in July · Anon. · ms Black Mask Jun 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #10, July 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the July 1936 (US) issues, plus two additional stories.

2 · Mr. Jaguar, My Bedfellow · Theodore L. Roosevelt · ts; given as by Theodore E. Roosevelt in the Table of Contents.
6 · Desert Whispers · William McBryde · ss
9 · Crime and Crime Fiction · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Jul 1936
10 · The Calloused Hand · Eric Taylor · ss Black Mask Jul 1936
30 · Nothing Personal [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Jul 1936
57 · Trouble for Two [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Jul 1936
82 · Too Much Action [Mike O’Dell] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Jul 1936
101 · Free Ride to Rio [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jul 1936
128 · August Is Hefty · Anon. · ms Black Mask Jul 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #11, August 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the August 1936 (US) issues, plus two additional (true) stories.

2 · Buried Alive by a Silvertip · Charles A. Swanson · ts
5 · Outwitting the North · E. Forrest · ts
7 · There Is Nothing New in Crime · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Aug 1936
8 · Deep Red [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
32 · You Can’t Bribe Bullets · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
56 · Border Blockade [George Killeen] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
72 · Fugitive for Justice [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
92 · Homicide Cue [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
115 · Heir to Murder · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
128 · September’s Big Line-Up · Anon. · ms Black Mask Aug 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #12, September 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the September 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the June 1921 (US) issue.

2 · The Perfect Flaw · Gaius Drew · ss The Black Mask Jun 1921
9 · Before Capone · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Sep 1936
10 · The Curtain [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
34 · Too Many Women [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
59 · Men of the F.B.I. [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
81 · There’s No Excuse for Murder [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
103 · Murder Maze [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
128 · October Has Plenty · Anon. · ms Black Mask Sep 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #1, October 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the October 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the August 1922 (US) issue.

2 · The Vault · Murray Leinster · ss The Black Mask Aug 1922
14 · No Rest for Soldiers · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
38 · Jail Bait [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
60 · Heat Target · Russell Bender · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
87 · Sail [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
107 · A Ride in the Rain [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Oct 1936
127 · Punch and Variety in November · Anon. · ms Black Mask Oct 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #2, November 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the November 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story each from the November 1921 and November 1922 (US) issues.

2 · Dead Men Do Tell! · E. H. Ball & Earl Derby · ss The Black Mask Nov 1922
10 · When Two Plus Two Equals Five · Grover Fayerweather · ss The Black Mask Nov 1921
15 · A Gauge of Popularity · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Nov 1936
16 · A Guy Has a Thousand Dollars · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
42 · Double or Nothing [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
64 · Deadline Murder · J. M. Bell · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
88 · Information Received [Bob Land] · Eugene Cunningham · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
113 · Mail Racket [George Killeen] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
127 · More of IT in December · Anon. · ms Black Mask Nov 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #3, December 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the December 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the January 1, 1924 (US) issue.

2 · “Gangway!” · Edward Parrish Ware · ss The Black Mask Jan 1 1924
12 · Angelfish [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
31 · Panic · E. G. Morris · ss Black Mask Dec 1936
40 · Murder on the Side · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
64 · Whipsawed [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
86 · The Irish Have it [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
107 · Thoroughbred · James Duncan · ss Black Mask Dec 1936
117 · Dutch Treat · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask Dec 1936
126 · Address Unknown · James Francis Bonnell · vi Black Mask Dec 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #4, January 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Wilbur Thomas)
Reprint of the January 1937 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere.

2 · Mr. Gedge’s Catspaw [Captain Owen Kettle] · Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine Apr 1898
10 · Try the Girl [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Jan 1937
35 · Bulldog · Max Brand · ss Collier’s Feb 23 1924
46 · Little Guy [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Jan 1937
72 · State Narcotic Dick · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jan 1937
107 · Shooting Going On · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Jan 1937
116 · Murder Frame · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Jan 1937
126 · The Blinking Eye · J. M. Bell · vi Black Mask Jan 1937
The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Jan 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #5, February 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the February 1937 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · A Cry in the Night · Helen Hysell · ss
14 · Fish to Fry [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Feb 1937
44 · Lay Off, O’Hara [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Feb 1937
70 · Murder’s Never Funny [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Feb 1937
92 · Murder on the Night Boat · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
103 · The Damned Rookie · John Onslow · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
116 · $1000 a Day · MacAllister Street · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
124 · The Rod and the Staff · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Feb 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #6, March 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Harry Stoner)
Reprint of the March 1937 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · The Double-Cross · Joel Martin Nichols, Jr. · ss
12 · This Way Out [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Mar 1937; not the same as the story of the same name in the March 1927 issue.
34 · Double Trouble [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Mar 1937
57 · Always a Lady · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Mar 1937
66 · This Is Murder [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Mar 1937
86 · Dead Alibi [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask Mar 1937
103 · The Mugg from Frisco · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Mar 1937
113 · Dead Dog · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask Mar 1937
124 · No Reprieve · Cole Richards · vi Black Mask Mar 1937
127 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Mar 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #7, April 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford)
Reprint of the April 1937 (US) issue, plus an additional item. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Strange Welcome · Charles Somerville · ts (r)
10 · Manhattan Whirligig [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Apr 1937
38 · I Killed a Guy · John K. Butler · ss Black Mask Apr 1937
52 · White Birds [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Apr 1937
79 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Apr 1937
80 · Stones of Death [Don Tomaso Sherman] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Apr 1937
102 · Traffic Light · Livingston Gibson · vi Black Mask Apr 1937
104 · Death Drinks Champagne [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Apr 1937
122 · Shadow · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask Apr 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #8, May 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Wilbur Thomas)
Reprint of the May 1937 (US) issue, plus a single item from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · The Convict Connives · Anon. · ts (r)
10 · I’ll Never Play Detective Again · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask May 1937
26 · Murder Grows Fast · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask May 1937
42 · Call a Dead Man [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask May 1937
67 · Flatfoot’s Bullet · Maurice Beam · ss Black Mask May 1937
77 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask May 1937
78 · Honeymoon in the Morgue · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask May 1937
96 · Rat Runaround [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask May 1937
114 · Aw, Lieutenant! · H. H. Stinson · ss Black Mask May 1937
124 · No Imagination · C. S. Montanye · vi Black Mask May 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #9, June 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Reprint of the June 1937 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · Post-Mortem and Crime · J. R. Russell · vi (r)
8 · The Parson Tells a Lie [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Jun 1937
30 · Mary, Mary, the Secretary · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
39 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Jun 1937
40 · Double Check [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask Jun 1937
61 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
72 · Hillbilly Stuff [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Jun 1937
94 · Murder Cruise [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
112 · Mimic Murder · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
127 · Set for Life · Gene Gilbert · vi Black Mask Jun 1937

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