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Black Mask (UK) [v17 #8, June 1939] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 112pp, pulp, cover by Edgar A. Whitney)
Reprint of the June 1939 (US) issue, plus a single item from elsewhere. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Frontiersman · Frank Collinson · ar (r)
5 · Behind the Black Mask · Anon. · cl (r)
6 · Guide to Murder [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore Tinsley · nv Black Mask Jun 1939
29 · Poison Gloves · Ralph Winnett · ss Black Mask Jun 1939
36 · Reward Chaser [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jun 1939
64 · For a Million Dollars · Tiah Devitt · ss Black Mask Jun 1939
78 · Death Plays Seventeen [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Jun 1939
102 · Sing a Song of Murder · Lawrence Treat · ss Black Mask Jun 1939

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #9, July 1939] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 112pp, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably a reprint of the July 1939 (US) issues, plus a single story from an earlier issue.

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Murder Sweepstakes [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Jul 1939

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #10, August 1939] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 112pp, pulp, cover by Edgar A. Whitney)
Reprint of the August 1939 (US) issue, plus a single item from elsewhere.

2 · Death on the Prairie [Part 1 of 2] · Frank Collinson · ar (r)
6 · All Roads Closed · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask Aug 1939
27 · The Tattooed Tramp · Mindret Lord · ss Black Mask Aug 1939
40 · Bloody Answer · Edward S. Williams · nv Black Mask Aug 1939
66 · Men Must Die · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Aug 1939
84 · Hay Time [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Aug 1939
103 · Swampers’ Gold · Lawrence Treat · ss Black Mask Aug 1939

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #11, September 1939] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 112pp+, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Details supplied by Rob Preston. Reprint of the September 1939 (US) issue, plus a single item from elsewhere.

2 · Death on the Prairie [Part 2 of 2] · Frank Collinson · ar (r)
6 · Dark Alleys [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Sep 1939
33 · Behind the Black Mask [Erle Stanley Gardner] · [The Editors] · bg (r)
34 · Headless Angel [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Sep 1939
60 · Death to Spare · John Lawrence · ss Black Mask Sep 1939
73 · Crime by the Forelock · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Sep 1939
86 · Autopsies Tell · Bill Gerry · nv Black Mask Sep 1939
108 · I Guard Nudes · Peter Paige · ar Black Mask Sep 1939
112 · Black Mask Quiz · Anon. · qz (r)

Black Mask (UK) [v17 #12, October 1939] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 112pp, pulp)
Reprint of the October 1939 (US) issue, plus a single item from elsewhere.

2 · Whiskey Jim · Frank Collinson · ar Ranch Romances Jun #3 1937
6 · Murder on the Gayway [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Oct 1939
32 · Collared · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Oct 1939
46 · Kill That Witness [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Oct 1939
65 · Moron’s Holiday · C. S. Montanye · ss Black Mask Oct 1939
69 · Death Rides Double · Mark Harper · ss Black Mask Oct 1939
78 · The Haunted Inn · Tiah Devitt · nv Black Mask Oct 1939
101 · Strange-Hold · Fred Hodgkins · ss Black Mask Oct 1939
109 · Waiting for Rusty · William Cole · ss Black Mask Oct 1939

Black Mask (UK) [v22 #8, November 1939] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 96pp, pulp)
Only price listed is 15c. Partial reprint of the November 1939 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Scars of Murder [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Nov 1939
26 · Oliver Quade at the Races [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · nv Black Mask Nov 1939
44 · Reprieve · Maurice Beam · nv Black Mask Nov 1939
67 · Murder for Her Birthday · Edward S. Williams · nv Black Mask Nov 1939
89 · Thirty Grand Reward · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Nov 1939

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 Dec 1939
24 · Through a Dead Man’s Eye · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Dec 1939
42 · Blood in the Snow [Beeker] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Dec 1939
66 · Clear as Crystal [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard Kendrick · ss Black Mask Dec 1939
83 · Straight Across the Board [Vince Mallie] · Stewart Sterling · ss Black Mask Dec 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 Jan 1940
20 · Too Much Static · Robert Arthur · ss Black Mask Jan 1940
32 · This Murder’s on Me · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Jan 1940
54 · Death Calls the Hand [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Jan 1940
72 · Ham Strung · Maurice Beam · ss Black Mask Jan 1940
84 · The Garden of Violent Death · William B. Rainey · nv Black Mask Jan 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 Feb 1940
25 · The White Lie · Maurice Beam · nv Black Mask Feb 1940
51 · Murder for Your Money [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Feb 1940; given as by Roger Torry.
70 · Fisherman’s Luck [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard Kendrick · nv Black Mask Feb 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 Mar 1940
25 · Black and White · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Mar 1940
42 · Counterfeit Citizen · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask Mar 1940
64 · Blind Witness · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask Mar 1940
83 · A Short Cut to Murder [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard Kendrick · ss Black Mask Mar 1940
94 · The Fixer · Maurice Beam · vi Black Mask Mar 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 Apr 1940
25 · Blind Man’s Bluff · Samuel Drake · ss Black Mask Apr 1940
30 · The Friends of Pepito Valdes [Gabby Grant; Pepito Valdes] · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask Apr 1940
47 · Post-Mortem · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Apr 1940
62 · Lost—and Found · Hugh B. Cave · nv Black Mask Apr 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 Jun 1940
32 · Too Many Angles [Donovan] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Jun 1940
59 · Body of Evidence [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · ss Black Mask Jun 1940
74 · Overseer of the Poor · Paul Allenby · vi Black Mask Jun 1940
77 · The Last Pin · H. W. Guernsey · vi Black Mask Feb 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 Aug 1940
19 · Ten Carats of Lead [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Aug 1940
38 · Casey and the Blonde Wren [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Aug 1940
51 · Too Tough · John Graham · ss Black Mask Aug 1940
64 · The Frame That Didn’t Fit [Duke Brian; Franny Steinmetz] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask Aug 1940
74 · Rats Breed Rats · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Black Mask Aug 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 Sep 1940
18 · Death in the Pluperfect [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · ss Black Mask Sep 1940
28 · Danny, Once the Rat · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask Sep 1940
33 · That Certain Feeling [Englehardt; Dewey] · Cleve F. Adams · ss Black Mask Sep 1940
42 · Killer in the Wind [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Sep 1940
56 · 10,001 Motives for Murder [The Bishop] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask Aug 1940
72 · The Same Old Oil · Donald S. Aitken · ss Black Mask Jun 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 Oct 1940
25 · Murder Set to Music [Duke Brian; Franny Steinmetz] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask Oct 1940
34 · Money to Burn [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Oct 1940
51 · Hangman’s Mark · Jim Kjelgaard · vi Black Mask Oct 1940
53 · The Man Who Turned Up Missing · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Black Mask Oct 1940
57 · Killer in Camp · J. Lane Linklater · ss Black Mask Oct 1940
64 · Rhymes with Crimes [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Jul 1940
79 · So Skulks the Weasel · Jim Kjelgaard · vi Black Mask Jul 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 Nov 1940
26 · The Brand of Abel · D. L. Champion · ss Black Mask Nov 1940
32 · You’ll Die Laughing · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask Nov 1940
49 · Rob and Kill [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Nov 1940
62 · The Missing Mr. Lee · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask Nov 1940
71 · The Hunters’ Prey · Fred Hodgkins · ss Black Mask Apr 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 Dec 1940
29 · Coat of Many Killers [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Dec 1940
50 · North of the Border [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Dec 1940
70 · The Veiled Vampire [Duke Brian] · Eaton K. Goldthwaite · ss Black Mask Dec 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 Jan 1941
24 · Bomb Heat [Gabby Grant; Pepito Valdes] · Peter Paige · nv Black Mask Jan 1941
44 · Killers in Glass Houses [The Bishop] · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask Jan 1941
60 · The Aunt of Sigma Chi [Lieutenant Canavan; Lieutenant Kleinschmidt] · Cleve F. Adams · nv Black Mask Jan 1941
75 · The Man Who Knew Fear [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask Jan 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 Feb 1941
19 · Don’t Make It Murder · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Feb 1941
32 · The Fourth Degree [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask Feb 1941
39 · No Gashes Were Deep [Bryant] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Feb 1941
53 · Skin Game [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Feb 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 Mar 1941
23 · Thirty Miles to Albuquerque · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Mar 1941
29 · The Green and Ghastly Twig · J.-J. des Ormeaux · ss Black Mask Mar 1941
43 · The Platinum Pig [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Mar 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 Apr 1941
18 · Murder Done in Gold [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask Apr 1941
39 · Law and Disorder · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Apr 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 Apr 1941

Black Mask (UK) [v24 #1, May 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably a partial reprint of the May 1941 (US) issue.

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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)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably a partial reprint of the October 1941 (US) issue.

Need Contents
Pick Up the Marbles [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Oct 1941
Funeral of a Small American [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask Oct 1941
San Quentin Quail [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Oct 1941

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