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The Passing Show [v7, #344, October 22, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Near Baghdad · Harold Lamb · ss Collier’s Aug 13 1938; illustrated by Sinclair Calow Brown & W. Elmore 9 · Sailor on Horseback [Part 2 of 4] [Jack London] · Irving Stone · bg The Saturday Evening Post Jun 25 1938 (+8) 10 · The Twentieth Birthday · George Manning-Sanders · ss; illustrated by M. MacKinlay 15 · Your Breakfast Is Thawing, Madam · Miles Henslow · ar 16 · Saints Preserve Us! · Hereward Fyson · ss 17 · Son of Mama ’Posito · Maxwell Aley · ss; illustrated by Jack Grandfield 22 · The Devil Comes Aboard [Part 7 of 8; Savaran] · Douglas Newton · sl; illustrated by A. C. Michael 30 · Romance of Red-Haired Women, 3: Scorned, Spanked and Conquered · W. J. Passingham · ar; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 32 · Lime Is the Theme [Inspector Welby] · Hedley Barker · ss; illustrated by Sinclair Calow 36 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl 39 · Tight-Rope · Dorothy L. Sayers · cs; this is an advert for Horlicks but with a comic-strip story by Sayers.

The Passing Show [v7, #345, October 29, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 1 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 9 · Sailor on Horseback [Part 3 of 4] [Jack London] · Irving Stone · bg The Saturday Evening Post Jun 25 1938 (+8) 10 · The Yogi of West Ninth Street [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 24 1938; illustrated by Edward Osmond 13 · Life Story of a Lipstick · Isabel Aldridge · ar 14 · The Devil Comes Aboard [Part 8 of 8; Savaran] · Douglas Newton · sl; illustrated by A. C. Michael 16 · Honourable Last Laugh · Leslie Beresford · ss; illustrated by Sinclair Calow 17 · The Dog Was White · Edith B. Delano · ss; illustrated by S. Tresilian 27 · A Man the Loser · A. C. Barrett · cs 30 · Poor, Pretty Rachel · Stephen Phillips · ss; illustrated by Claude Bendall 36 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #346, November 5, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Thursday Afternoon Off · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Clixby Watson 9 · The Conspiracy to Murder Me by King James I · C. Whitaker Wilson · ar; an account of the Gunpowder Plot as if told by James I. 10 · Amateur Night’s Entertainment [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 12 · The Young Wives’ Tale · Compton Mackenzie · cs; an advert for Horlicks with an illustrated story. 15 · Sailor on Horseback [Part 4 of 4] [Jack London] · Irving Stone · bg The Saturday Evening Post Jun 25 1938 (+8) 17 · A Return Date [Elizabeth] · Florence Kilpatrick · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 22 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 2 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 27 · A Man Burnt Out · A. C. Barrett · cs 30 · Romance of Red-Haired Women, 4: The Two Graces · W. J. Passingham · ar; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 32 · Gangster’s Trade Mark · Mossford Oliver · ss 36 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #347, November 12, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Young Ames Goes Down the River [John Ames] · Walter D. Edmonds · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 30 1938; illustrated by Clive Uptton 9 · No Milk Today · J. Allan Dunn · ss; illustrated by Beauchamp 10 · Settlement Enforced [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 14 · A Man Sees Things · A. C. Barrett · cs 15 · Afternoon in Sing Sing · Derek Tangye · ar 17 · Fire-Bug [Jerry McGlory] · Grierson Dickson · ss; illustrated by J. Greenup 22 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 3 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 30 · Stick in the Mud · Frank Boyce · ss; illustrated by Frank Oldham 36 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #348, November 19, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Mr. Higginbotham’s Moonflower [In Front of the News] · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Lance Cattermole 8 · Drive Fast and Like It · Oscar E. Millard · ar 10 · Reporters Don’t Quit · Louis Arthur Cunningham · ss; illustrated by Clixby Watson 14 · A Man and a Maid · A. C. Barrett · cs 15 · Powers of Darkness · Holloway Horn · ss; illustrated by Beauchamp 17 · Uncle Mungo Squares a Triangle [Mungo the Magnificent] · B. L. Jacot · ss; illustrated by M. MacKinlay 22 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 4 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 26 · Tree Trouble · S. L. Bensusan · ss; illustrated by Bertram Prance 27 · Major Road Ahead · Dorothy L. Sayers · cs; an advert for Horlicks but with a comic-strip story by Sayers. 30 · Price of a Coat · Clara W. Overton · ss; illustrated by Moorsom 35 · Out of the Blue · Leslie Beresford · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 36 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #349, November 26, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 64pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Enlarged Christmas Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Captain’s Mad! [In Front of the News] · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Edward Osmond 8 · Maps Are a Muddle · James Britten · ar; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 10 · Diamond Dave’s Secrets · Donald Buchanan · ar 13 · Lucky Bag · S. L. Bensusan · ss; illustrated by W. J. Turner 16 · Longshanks to the Rescue [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 21 · Have It Both Ways · Dr. D. Hay Scott · ar 23 · Wild Night · Hedley Barker · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 27 · Once a Mountie · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss; illustrated by W. R. S. Stott 31 · His Cross to Bear · Stuart Macrae · ss; illustrated by B. Prance 34 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 5 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 41 · A Man Reacts · A. C. Barrett · cs 42 · The Pride of Kharam Khan · Joh Sant · ss; illustrated by Beauchamp 48 · Stooge Guest · Christine Jope-Slade · ss; illustrated by Moorsom 52 · Peso for a Pup · Ben Traven · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 58 · He Smiles a Welcome to Your Guests · Vincent Brome · ar 60 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #350, December 3, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 5 · Water Is Where You Find It · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 8 1938 8 · Study, Study Little Star! · Daphne Clare · ar 10 · Whose Croc. · Dale Collins · ss 15 · Smoke a Mary Jane [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss 20 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 6 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938 26 · My Goodness How Purple! · Barry Perowne · ss 32 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #351, December 10, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Danger in the Dark Cave · J. J. Connington · ss; science fiction: a tidal-powered thinking machine.; illustrated by Jack M. Faulks 8 · “No. 1 Acacia Avenue” · Miles Henslow · ar; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 10 · Lady Christine [In Front of the News] · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by M. MacKinlay 13 · Send for the Manager · Basil Haye · vi; illustrated by Grant Reid 14 · A Man and the Wrong Turning · A. C. Barrett · cs 15 · Keep an Eye of Maisie [Jerry McGlory] · Grierson Dickson · ss; illustrated by James Greenup 21 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 7 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 26 · Babu on the Air [Babu] · Leslie Beresford · ss 32 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #352, December 17, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Frightened Bride · Samuel W. Taylor · ss; illustrated by Clive Uptton 8 · Sugar-Pink Palace · Rosita Forbes · ar 10 · The Gold Snuff-Box [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss; illustrated by L. G. Illingworth 13 · Scene in Restaurant · Marvin Sutton · ss; illustrated by Nina Davidson 14 · A Man Overworked · A. C. Barrett · cs 15 · Bird Leaves Cage · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Clixby Watson 20 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 8 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 26 · Putting Up the Price [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 29 · My Winter Visitors · S. L. Bensusan · ar 30 · Rugger for Mugs · Showell Styles · hu 31 · The Kid Never Said Much · H. J. Deverson · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 32 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #353, December 24, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 3 · The Cat Named Dempsey · Stephen V. Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 30 1938; illustrated by S. Tresilian 7 · “Ring the Merry Christmas Bells, Chime Out the Wond’rous Story” · C. Whitaker-Wilson · ar 8 · Willie and the Wicked Woman [In Front of the News] · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Bertram Prance 11 · Gee! What a Story! · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; illustrated by Edgar Spenceley 12 · A Man Hands It Back · A. C. Barrett · cs 13 · Trouble or Quits [Elizabeth] · Florence Kilpatrick · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson 16 · The Braggart · Robert Hadfield · ss; illustrated by Edward Osmond 18 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 9 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 24 · Blood Out of a Stone · Ronald R. Smith · ss; illustrated by Jack Grandfield 28 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #354, December 31, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by John Eggeling, Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 3 · Thirty Thousand Kisses · Frank King · ss; illustrated by James Greenup, R.I. 8 · No Julia, No! · Michael Kent · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey 9 · Hot and Bothered · Richard Haestier · vi; illustrated by Grant Reid 13 · Spinster’s Cat · George Manning Sanders · ss; illustrated by Ronald Lampitt 18 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 10 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938; illustrated by Albert Bailey 24 · Neglected Genius [In Front of the News] · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Sinclair Calow 28 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #355, January 7, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 3 · Hikers Sometimes Drink · W. John Elton · ss 7 · How’s Your Conscience, Mr. Taxpayer? · Ralph Michaelis · ar 9 · Good-bye It Is · Edward Woodward · ss 10 · Margaret’s Birthday [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 14 · A Man in a Hole · A. C. Barrett · cs 15 · Blonde Rebel [Jerry McGlory] · Grierson Dickson · ss 20 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 11 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938 26 · Unbroken Heart [In Front of the News] · Dale Collins · ss 30 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #356, January 14, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Convict Captain [Part 1 of 7] · D. Wilson MacArthur · sl 9 · Enough to Make a Taxpayer Laugh! · Ralph Michaelis · ar 10 · He Met Her in Town · Naomi Lane Babson · ss 13 · What Happened to the Three Lost Men? · Alasdair Alpin MacGregor · ar 15 · Duet in Ballet Shoes · Alan Raymond · ss 18 · Not a Woman’s Man · Richard Haestier · ss 20 · The Crooked Hinge [Part 12 of 12; Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · n. Harper’s Magazine 1938 29 · Midnight in a Mortuary · Dr. P. Eugène Giuseppi · ar 30 · Tread on an Adder · S. L. Bensusan · ss 34 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #357, January 21, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Pay to the Order of John Ames [John Ames] · Walter D. Edmonds · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 26 1938 9 · Now I Can Tell You · Maurice Renard · ss 10 · Convict Captain [Part 2 of 7] · D. Wilson MacArthur · sl 15 · Cheap, Dowdy and Dull—That’s Hollywood! · Oscar Millard · ar 21 · Thomasheen James and the Dangerous Age [Thomasheen James] · Maurice Walsh · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 19 1938 26 · The Reward of Patients [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 32 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #358, January 28, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Bearded Loons · Sinbad · ss Argosy Jan 14 1939, as by Captain Dingle 9 · Her Worship the Housewife! · Daphne Clare · ar 11 · It Wasn’t Honest! · L. P. Loughnan · ss 12 · The Blizzard [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 15 · The Riddle of your Sixth Sense · F. Sherwood Taylor · ar 21 · The Uncanny Scots · P. C. Wren · ss; supernatural. 24 · Convict Captain [Part 3 of 7] · D. Wilson MacArthur · sl 30 · The Dignified Way of Saying It Still Survives · Lord Elton · ar 31 · And None to Share It · S. L. Bensusan · ss 32 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #359, February 4, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 3 · Hit and Run [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss 7 · When the Soles of My Feet Stop Itching · Rosita Forbes · ar 9 · There Wasn’t a Flaw · P. S. Le Poer Trench · ss 12 · Further Outlook—Settled! · Donald Buchanan · ar 14 · The Lamps of Father Lynd · Stephen Phillips · ss 16 · No Need to Put up with It! · Vincent Brome · ar 21 · So Unlike the Major · Leslie Beresford · ss 22 · Convict Captain [Part 4 of 7] · D. Wilson MacArthur · sl 28 · The Right Latitude · Rolf Bennett · ss 30 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #360, February 11, 1939] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley and Steve Holland 5 · Loot for a Lady · B. L. Jacot · ss; illustrated by Coller 9 · Grandpa’s in the Can · Ralph Michaelis · ar; illustrated by photos 11 · Green Goddess’ Black Beetle [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss; illustrated by J. Dewar Mills 14 · To Your Loving Arms · Dale Collins · ss; illustrated by Sinclair Calow 19 · A Man and Bath Night · A. C. Barrett · cs 21 · A Tale of Two Women · W. A. Sweeney · ss; illustrated by Nina Miller-Davidson 22 · Virginia Hall’s Page · Virginia Hall · cl 24 · Convict Captain [Part 5 of 7] · D. Wilson MacArthur · sl; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 31 · Just the Very Man [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss; illustrated by Sinclair Calow