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Black Mask (UK) [v24 #7, November 1941] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, 64pp, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably a partial reprint of the November 1941 (US) issue.

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Don’t Bury Me at All [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Nov 1941
Murder Is a Swell Idea [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Nov 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 Dec 1941
This Will Slay You [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask Dec 1941
Stage Fright · Donald Barr Chidsey · vi Black Mask Dec 1941
Murder for Nickels [Rod Case] · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Dec 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 Feb 1942
And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them [Nickie] · C. G. Tahney · nv Black Mask Feb 1942
Wake Up and Give! · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask Feb 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 Apr 1942
Walk Across My Grave · Norbert Davis · ss Black Mask Apr 1942
Corpse-Eye View [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask Apr 1942
Once upon a Crime · Lawrence Treat · nv Black Mask Apr 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 Jun 1942
26 · The Dancing Rats [Dr. Nick Adams] · Richard Sale · nv Black Mask Jun 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 Apr 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 Jul 1942
3 Kills for 1 · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Jul 1942
The Man They Couldn’t Break · Jim Kjelgaard · vi Black Mask Jul 1942
You Can’t Ration Murder · Bill Gerry · nv Black Mask Jul 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 Oct 1942
Murder by the Ears [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Oct 1942
Blood on the Book [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask Oct 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 Nov 1942
21 · Beat Me Daddy [John Collins] · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask Nov 1942
37 · Now I Slay Me— [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Nov 1942
49 · Dead Ahead Lies Yesterday [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask Aug 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 Feb 1943
If the Dead Could Talk · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Feb 1943
Slay as You Go [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Feb 1943
Suffer, Little Children · Henry Norton · ss Black Mask Feb 1943
Murder Is No Joke [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask May 1942

Black Mask (UK) [June 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the December 1942 (US) issue, plus a single story from the November 1942 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Murder Lays the Keel · Hugh Pentecost · nv Black Mask Dec 1942
45 · Two Pin Man · Henry Norton · vi Black Mask Dec 1942
48 · Killer’s Luck · Eric Provost · ss Black Mask Dec 1942
56 · How Big Is the Bucket? · Alan Farley · ss Black Mask Nov 1942

Black Mask (UK) [July 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

Dead as a Duck [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Jul 1943
Danger—Mind at Work! [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask Jul 1943
The Cat with Ten Lives [“Sah-jin” O’Hara] · Walter C. Brown · ss Black Mask Jul 1943
Murderer’s Way · Henry Norton · ss Black Mask Jul 1943
Loser Takes All · Julius Long · ss Black Mask Jul 1943

Black Mask (UK) [December 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · The Incredible Mister Smith [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Mar 1943
30 · Coffin Number Three · Philip Ketchum · nv Black Mask Mar 1943
56 · The Whole Worm · Alan Farley · ss Dime Detective Magazine Aug 1943

Black Mask (UK) [February 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1943 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Kill One, Skip One [Luther McGavock] · Merle Constiner · nv Black Mask Nov 1943
32 · It’s So Peaceful in the Country · William Brandon · ss Black Mask Nov 1943
38 · So Red the Ruby · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · nv Black Mask Nov 1943

Black Mask (UK) [April 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · A Brain for Sale [Nickie] · C. G. Tahney · nv Black Mask Jan 1944
34 · Murder o’ Mine [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Jan 1944
46 · The House of Red Candles [“Sah-jin” O’Hara] · Walter C. Brown · nv Black Mask Jan 1944

Black Mask (UK) [June 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 1944 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · The Hound with the Golden Eye [Luther McGavock] · Merle Constiner · nv Black Mask May 1944
33 · The Corpse Pays Cash [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask May 1944
47 · Monkey See · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask May 1944
59 · Death Without Blackstone · Clyde Morehead · ss Black Mask May 1944

Black Mask (UK) [August 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, pulp)
Partial reprint of the August 1944 (US) issue. Details taken from eBay listing.

Mark Hoy’s Death-Stick [“Sah-jin” O’Hara] · Walter C. Brown · nv Black Mask May 1943
Save a Grave for Me [Peter Trapp, II] · Frederick C. Davis · nv Black Mask May 1943
Sauce for the Gander · Day Keene · ss Black Mask May 1943
Modeled in Murder · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask May 1943
Death Draws the Shutter · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask May 1943

Black Mask (UK) [October 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1944 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Murder Goes to Market [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv Black Mask Mar 1944
38 · Death for a Dollar [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Mar 1944; not the same as the story of the same name in the January 1950 issue.
54 · Clues in the Night [Doc Rennie] · C. P. Donnel, Jr. · ss Black Mask Mar 1944

Black Mask (UK) [December 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, pulp)
Incomplete Data - Issue not found.

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Cash as Cash Can [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Sep 1944
Without Benefit of Camera · K. M. Knight · nv Black Mask Sep 1944

Black Mask (UK) [v4 #11, February 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the July 1944 (US) issue. Details taken from eBay listing.

Murder Theme · Carroll John Daly · ss Black Mask Jul 1944
Picture Frame · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Jul 1944
Slay on Sight [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask Jul 1944
Dead Men Don’t Ask Questions · Ennen Reaves Hall · ss Black Mask Jul 1944

Black Mask (UK) [v4 #12, May 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1944 (US) issue, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Murder A.W.O.L. [Cellini Smith] · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask Nov 1944
23 · A Taste for Cognac [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · nv Black Mask Nov 1944
48 · Blind Bogey [Ben Corbett] · Julius Long · nv Black Mask Nov 1944
60 · An Earful for Willie · Richard Dermody · ss Black Mask May 1944

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #1, July 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Until the Undertaker Comes [Luther McGavock] · Merle Constiner · nv Black Mask Mar 1945
30 · Murder Had a Little Lamb [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask Mar 1945
42 · Can You Stick to Your Guns? · Julius Long · qz (r)
43 · Get Your Own Corpse [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · ss Black Mask Mar 1945
62 · Accidents Will Happen · Julius Long · ss Dime Detective Magazine Mar 1944

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #2, September 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · The Creeps · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Black Mask May 1945
23 · A Noose for Little Nemo · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask May 1945
42 · Can You Stick to Your Guns? · Julius Long · qz (r)
43 · The Witch of Birdfoot Ranch · Merle Constiner · ss Black Mask May 1945
57 · No Minimum for Murder [Clarence Darrow Mort (Corpus Delicti)] · Julius Long · ss Dime Detective Magazine Jan 1945

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #3, November 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Spend, Killer, Spend! [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Jul 1945
18 · The Witch of Endor County [Ben Corbett] · Julius Long · nv Black Mask Jul 1945
32 · Open and Shut [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Jul 1945
45 · Can You Stick to Your Guns? · Julius Long · qz (r)
46 · The Catalyst · Anthony Boucher · ss Black Mask Jul 1945
53 · Here’s Homicide · Henry Norton · ss Black Mask Jul 1945

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #4, January 1946] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the September 1945 (US) issue, plus a single story from the May 1945 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Dead Man’s Diary [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · nv Black Mask Sep 1945
43 · Alcoholics Calamitous [Cellini Smith] · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask Sep 1945
62 · Caliente · James R. McKenna · vi Black Mask May 1945

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #5, March 1946] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1945 (US) issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Your Corpses Are Showing [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Nov 1945
26 · I’ll Be Slaying You · E. Hoffmann Price · nv Black Mask Nov 1945
51 · Money Makes the Mare Go [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Nov 1945

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #6, May 1946] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 1945 (US) issue, plus a single story from the July 1945 issue. Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · That’s Murder for You! [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Jan 1945
30 · Leave Your Killing Card [Ben Corbett] · Julius Long · nv Black Mask Jan 1945
41 · A Corpse Means Cash [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Jan 1945
57 · Death on Ice · Fergus Truslow · ss Black Mask Jul 1945

Black Mask (UK) [v5 #7, July 1946] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons.

2 · Deadline for Death · Thomson Burtis · nv Black Mask Feb 1946
36 · Murder Lode [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask Feb 1946
49 · Flowers for Flanagan [Ben Corbett] · Julius Long · nv Black Mask Feb 1946
62 · Accounts Deceivable · Ted Stratton · ss Black Mask Feb 1946

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