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Black Mask (UK) [v15 #10, July 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Wilbur Thomas)
Reprint of the July 1937 (US) issue, plus an additional serial segment. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · White Goddess of Guinea [Part 1 of 3] · Warwick Miller Tompkins · sl
6 · Flight at Sunrise [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jul 1937
45 · Body of a Well Dressed Man · Edward S. Williams · nv Black Mask Jul 1937
66 · Fortune Deals Death [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Jul 1937
88 · Racket Buster · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Jul 1937
98 · Fallen Angel · Anthony Field · nv Black Mask Jul 1937
126 · Candid Witness · Frank Gruber · vi Black Mask Jul 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #11, August 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Wilbur Thomas)
Reprint of the August 1937 (US) issue, plus an additional serial segment. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · White Goddess of Guinea [Part 2 of 3] · Warwick Miller Tompkins · sl
6 · Murder Is News [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore Tinsley · nv Black Mask Aug 1937
38 · Plumes of Slaughter [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Aug 1937
67 · Stormy Nocturne · Emile C. Tepperman · ss Black Mask Aug 1937
74 · Just a Nice Girl [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Aug 1937
93 · Murder at Eight [Tony Key] · Steve Fisher · nv Black Mask Aug 1937
115 · Shark Boat · Walter E. Burton · ss Black Mask Aug 1937
125 · The Razzberry · H. W. Guernsey · vi Black Mask Aug 1937
128 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Aug 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #12, September 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the September 1937 (US) issue, plus an additional serial segment.

2 · White Goddess of Guinea [Part 3 of 3] · Warwick Miller Tompkins · sl
8 · Among Thieves [Pete Wennick] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Sep 1937
35 · Hay Ride [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Sep 1937
57 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Sep 1937
58 · Nelli from Zelli’s · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Sep 1937
76 · Marked for Murder · Don Ayres · nv Black Mask Sep 1937
100 · Rain, the Killer [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask Sep 1937
117 · Three Magic Bullets · Lawrence Treat · ss Black Mask Sep 1937
125 · Alibi Bride · Virginia Dale · vi Black Mask Sep 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #1, October 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Issue not found - probably a reprint of the October 1937 (US) issues, plus a single story from an earlier issue.

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Black Mask (UK) [v16 #2, November 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford)
Reprint of the November 1937 (US) issues, plus two items from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · Call for Help · Marion Avery Kellogg · ss (r)
12 · Leave the Door Open · Edward S. Williams · nv Black Mask Nov 1937
38 · Cab, Mister? · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Nov 1937
52 · Burial Mound [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Nov 1937
75 · Friends Sometimes Kill [Don Tomaso Sherman] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Nov 1937
94 · One Good Turn [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Nov 1937
112 · Late Harvest · H. W. Guernsey · ss Black Mask Nov 1937
123 · Sisters of Satan · “Undercover” Dix · ar (r)
127 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Nov 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #3, December 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Reprint of the December 1937 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · Wreck at Sea · Cutcliffe Hyne · ss (r)
10 · Club Fighter [Barron Hargraft] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask Dec 1937
42 · Dusk to Dawn · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Dec 1937
61 · Copper, Have a Heart · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Dec 1937
70 · Murder in Two Parts · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask Dec 1937
92 · Only Proof Counts [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Dec 1937
111 · Death on Eagle’s Crag [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask Dec 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #4, January 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Raymond S. Pease)
Reprint of the January 1938 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · Twice Captured · Myrtle Juliette Corey · ss
9 · Good Stuff for February · Anon. · ms Black Mask Jan 1938
10 · The Widow Regrets [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jan 1938
35 · After-Dinner Story [Hardecker] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Jan 1938
51 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Jan 1938
52 · The Cat and the Corpses · Thomas W. Duncan · nv Black Mask Jan 1938
75 · No Gentleman Strangles His Wife · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask Jan 1938
90 · Relative Trouble [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Jan 1938
113 · Blood in the Fog [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Jan 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #5, February 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Raymond S. Pease)
Reprint of the February 1938 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · The Jeweled God · Robert Lee Heiser · ss
10 · Leg Man [Pete Wennick] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Feb 1938
34 · Hot Trail [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Feb 1938
59 · Dime a Dance [Nick Ballestier] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Feb 1938
74 · Sanitarium for Sale [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Feb 1938
94 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Walter C. Brown · nv Black Mask Feb 1938
121 · Death of a Dummy · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask Feb 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #6, March 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Raymond S. Pease)
Reprint of the March 1938 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · Murder Money · Stephen Payne · ss
10 · I Am the Law [Satan Hall] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask Mar 1938; not the same as the story of the same name in the November 1948 issue of Black Book Detective.
39 · You’ll Always Remember Me · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask Mar 1938
52 · Three Apes from the East · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Mar 1938
78 · Dog Show Murder [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · nv Black Mask Mar 1938
111 · The Silent Witness · Max Brand · vi Black Mask Mar 1938
114 · April Awaits You · Anon. · ms Black Mask Mar 1938
115 · Bank Night Kill · Joseph Csida · ss Black Mask Mar 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #7, April 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by James Lunnon)
Reprint of the April 1938 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · Speak Your Piece, Killer · Eric Howard · ss
7 · May High Lights · Anon. · ms Black Mask Apr 1938
8 · Muscle Out [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Apr 1938
31 · No Motive · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask Apr 1938
43 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Apr 1938
44 · No More Limericks [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Apr 1938
69 · Dynamite Deal · Hal Murray Bonnett · ss Black Mask Apr 1938
82 · Murder in the Family [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Apr 1938
103 · Murder Suspected · Gregor Endell · nv Black Mask Apr 1938
124 · Science Challenges Crime Part I—The Quaker and the Quack · John Kobler · ar Black Mask Apr 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #8, May 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Raymond S. Pease)
Reprint of the May 1938 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere.

2 · The Maddened Stallion · Frank Collinson · ss (r)
6 · Wrong Street [Satan Hall] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask May 1938
36 · Game of Legs · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask May 1938
46 · A Deal in Coconuts [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask May 1938
69 · Wait for Me · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask May 1938
78 · Murder Link [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask May 1938
98 · Death Sits Down [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask May 1938
115 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask May 1938
117 · Half a Crook · William R. Cox · ss Black Mask May 1938
127 · June Forecast · Anon. · ms Black Mask May 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #9, June 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by James Lunnon)
Reprint of the June 1938 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere.

2 · Smoky Thompson · Frank Collinson · ss Ranch Romances Nov #3 1934
5 · Spotlight on July · Anon. · ms Black Mask Jun 1938
6 · The Invisible Millionaire [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv The Daily Mail May 10-24 1938
42 · Hollywood Party [Tony Key] · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask Jun 1938
58 · Venom [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Jun 1938
87 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Jun 1938
88 · Strike Three · Joseph Csida · ss Black Mask Jun 1938
100 · A Night’s Work · Lawrence Treat · nv Black Mask Jun 1938
124 · Science Challenges Crime Part II—The Split-Hair Artists · John Kobler · ar Black Mask Jun 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #10, July-August 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Don Creigh)
Reprint of the August 1938 (US) issues, plus a single article from elsewhere.

2 · Indian Cruelties · Frank Collinson · ar (r)
5 · Black Mask News! · Anon. · ms Black Mask Aug 1938
6 · Deed of Gift [Barron Hargraft] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask Aug 1938
34 · The Ring and the Finger · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask Aug 1938
44 · Seven Knocks at My Door · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask Aug 1938
72 · Death Plays Tag [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Aug 1938
90 · Make Me a Death Mask · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Aug 1938
105 · Handout · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask Aug 1938
116 · At Stillson’s · William Tanquery · ss Black Mask Aug 1938
124 · Science Challenges Crime Part Three—Bulls and Bullets · John Kobler · ar Black Mask Aug 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #11, September 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by James Lunnon)
Reprint of the September 1938 (US) issues, plus a single (true) story from elsewhere.

2 · Buffalo Hunters’ Battle · Frank Collinson · ts (r)
7 · October Augures · Anon. · ms Black Mask Sep 1938
8 · Ol’ Devil O’Hara [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Sep 1938
31 · Corpse on the Campus · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Sep 1938
40 · Make It Murder [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Sep 1938
66 · Dead Man’s Prints [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask Sep 1938
92 · Murder Masquerade [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Sep 1938
110 · Science Challenges Crime Part Four—Killers Take a Film Test · John Kobler · ar Black Mask Sep 1938
116 · The Stamp of Guilt · Walter E. Burton · ss Black Mask Sep 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v16 #12, October 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Reprint of the October 1938 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere.

2 · Kidnapers · Herbert A. Woodbury · ss Ranch Romances May #1 1936
8 · Forced Landing [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · nv Black Mask Oct 1938
32 · This Way to the Morgue [Murray Gifford] · Frederick C. Davis · ss Black Mask Oct 1938
49 · Body-Guard to Death · Russell Bender · nv Black Mask Oct 1938
70 · The Death Pool [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Oct 1938
100 · Gardenia Kill [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Oct 1938
121 · Science Challenges Crime Part Five—Rough on Rats · John Kobler · ar Black Mask Oct 1938
126 · November Arrivals · Anon. · ms Black Mask Oct 1938
128 · Behind the Black Mask · Frank Gruber · cl Black Mask Oct 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #1, November 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, pulp, cover by James Lunnon)
Reprint of the November 1938 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · The Clean Slate · Elsa Barker · ss (r)
9 · Tick, Tock · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Nov 1938
17 · Behind the Black Mask · Anon. · cl Black Mask Nov 1938 [Theodore A. Tinsley]
18 · Station K-I-L-L [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Nov 1938
43 · Bullet Song · Edgar Pangborn · nv Black Mask Nov 1938
64 · Mobster Guns [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Nov 1938
88 · Curtain Call · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask Nov 1938
103 · Fifty Grand Frail · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Nov 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #2, December 1938] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, pulp, cover by James Lunnon)
Reprint of the December 1938 (US) issues, plus a single item from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · Texas Terrors · Frank Collinson · ar (r)
7 · Stop the Presses [Murray Gifford] · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask Dec 1938
28 · Smoke in Your Eyes · Hugh B. Cave · nv Black Mask Dec 1938
51 · Behind the Black Mask · Anon. · cl Black Mask Dec 1938 [Frederick C. Davis]
52 · Come Clean · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Dec 1938
58 · Careless Killer [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Dec 1938
80 · Concealed Weapon [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Dec 1938
96 · Long Live the Dead · Allen Beck · ss Black Mask Dec 1938
107 · Ad Lib · M. P. Hall · vi Black Mask Dec 1938

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #3, January 1939] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 112pp, pulp, cover by James Lunnon)
Reprint of the January 1939 (US) issue, plus an additional story. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Any Price · Ward Richie · ss
9 · Arson [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Jan 1939
31 · A Thousand Iron Men · H. W. Guernsey · ss Black Mask Jan 1939
40 · Murder for Pennies [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Jan 1939
63 · Behind the Black Mask · Anon. · cl (r) [Baynard H. Kendrick]
64 · All-American Menace [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Jan 1939
89 · Jake and Jill · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask Jan 1939
98 · The Doc and His Dame · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Jan 1939
107 · Dusty Death · Jackson Gregory, Jr. · ss Black Mask Jan 1939

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