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Black Mask (UK) [v12 #4, January 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer)
Reprint of the January 1934 (US) issue, plus a single story from the November 1928 (US) issue.

2 · Lottery Tickets · Kennie MacDowd · ss Black Mask Nov 1928
8 · A Guest of the House [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
28 · Private War [George Killeen] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
42 · Let Me Tell It · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
52 · High Murder · Raoul Whitfield · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
70 · Trouble-Hunted [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
84 · At the Bottom of Every Mess [Maguire] · Dwight V. Babcock · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
97 · Stars and Bullets · William Rollins, Jr. · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
116 · Smoke Out · Sam Powell · ss Black Mask Jan 1934
126 · Detective Story Puzzle No. 3 · Anon. · pz Black Mask Jan 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #5, February 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the February 1934 (US) issue, plus an additional story.

2 · A Nickel’s Worth of Greatness · Stanley Dell · ss The Smart Set May 1921
8 · Ice and Snow [Ivor Small] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Feb 1934
37 · Too Young to Die [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Feb 1934
56 · Death on Fifth Avenue · Raoul F. Whitfield · ss Black Mask Feb 1934
71 · Clean Sweep [Dal Prentice] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Feb 1934
87 · Red Goose [Ben Shaley] · Norbert Davis · ss Black Mask Feb 1934
100 · Silent Heat [Francis St. Xavier Harrigan] · Ed Lybeck · ss Black Mask Feb 1934
112 · Murder in Hell [Maguire] · Dwight V. Babcock · ss Black Mask Feb 1934
Detective Story Puzzle No. 4 · Anon. · pz Black Mask Feb 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #7, April 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer)
Reprint of the April 1934 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · Face to Face · George Cole · ss
7 · That Firearms Question · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Apr 1934
8 · Death by Appointment · Francis M. Cockrell · nv Black Mask Apr 1934
36 · New Twenties [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Apr 1934
60 · Trouble-Chaser [Black] · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask Apr 1934
72 · Special Assignment [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Apr 1934
84 · Party Murder [Dal Prentice] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Apr 1934
89 · Murder after Midnight [Bodyguard] · Dwight V. Babcock · ss Black Mask Apr 1934
100 · The Price of a Dime [Ben Shaley] · Norbert Davis · ss Black Mask Apr 1934
110 · Tears Don’t Help [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Apr 1934
125 · Dynamite in May · Anon. · ms Black Mask Apr 1934
126 · Detective Story Puzzle No. 6 How Did Egan Know the Second Kidnaper? · Anon. · pz Black Mask Apr 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #8, May 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer)
Reprint of the May 1934 (US) issues, plus a single (true) story from the April 1933 (UK) issue and an additional (true) story.

2 · Bears Always Run · Dewey Pendry (as told to Charles K. Parks) · ts Black Mask (UK) Apr 1933
5 · A Wild Cat and a Wild River · George W. Hall · ts
7 · A White Letter Event · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask May 1934
8 · Six Have Died [Race Williams; The Flame] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask May 1934
43 · Two-Man Job [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask May 1934
62 · I Am Kidnapped · William Rollins, Jr. · nv Black Mask May 1934
84 · Flight at Sunrise [Jerry Frost] · Horace McCoy · ss Black Mask May 1934
97 · That’s Hollywood [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask May 1934
112 · Too Many Women · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask May 1934
126 · Detective Story Puzzle No. 7 Can You Tell How Egan Punctured Todd’s Alibi? · Anon. · pz Black Mask May 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #9, June 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the June 1934 (US) issue, plus a single story from the January 1922 (US) issue. Details supplied by John Benson.

2 · The Hole in the Alibi · John Baer · ss The Black Mask Jan 1922
8 · Take It and Like It [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · ss Black Mask Jun 1934
24 · Flaming Death [Race Williams; The Flame] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask Jun 1934
60 · Smoke [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Jun 1934
83 · Push-Over [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Jun 1934
102 · Burnt Fingers [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Jun 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #10, July 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer)
Reprint of the July 1934 (US) issue, plus an additional item. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Bears Preferred—Far Away · Charles Layng · ts (r)
5 · Dillinger et al · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Jul 1934
6 · If Murder Can Be Funny [Cleve Corby] · Eugene Cunningham · nv Black Mask Jul 1934
30 · Whatta Guy [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Jul 1934
54 · Smart-Aleck Kill [Mallory] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Jul 1934
79 · Hot Delivery [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Jul 1934
94 · Death in the Dark · Raymond Jae Moffatt · ss Black Mask Jul 1934
112 · Murder Crate · John Graham · ss Black Mask Jul 1934
124 · Cover Painting Contest · Anon. · cn (r)
126 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Jul 1934
127 · The Tip-Off · Anon. · ms (r)

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #11, August 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the August 1934 (US) issues, plus a single story from the November 1921 (US) issue.

fc. · [front cover] · Fred Craft · cv Black Mask Aug 1934
2 · The Silver Lining · John Baer · ss The Black Mask Nov 1921
7 · Crime and the Law · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Aug 1934
8 · Murder Book [Race Williams; The Flame] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask Aug 1934
43 · County Loop [Cleve Corby] · Eugene Cunningham · nv Black Mask Aug 1934
66 · Be Your Age [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Aug 1934
88 · Mixed Drinks [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Aug 1934
107 · Gambling Men [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Aug 1934
127 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Aug 1934
128 · In September · Anon. · ms Black Mask Aug 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v12 #12, September 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the September 1934 (US) issues, plus an additional (true) story.

fc. · [front cover] · Fred Craft · cv Black Mask Sep 1934
2 · Fighting a Ton of Ugliness · Charles Madsen · ts
7 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Sep 1934
8 · The Heavenly Rat [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Sep 1934
42 · Crime’s Web [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Sep 1934
61 · Pinch-Hitters [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Sep 1934
78 · Strange Events in the Field of Crime: Take It or Leave It · Homer Baker · ar Black Mask Sep 1934
80 · Desert Sentence [Chip Huard] · Jack Bertin · nv Black Mask Sep 1934
108 · The Breaks [Dal Prentice] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Sep 1934
125 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Sep 1934
126 · Behind the Mask Brevities · Anon. · cl Black Mask Sep 1934
127 · In October · Anon. · ms Black Mask Sep 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v13 #1, October 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the October 1934 (US) issues, plus two additional (true) stories.

fc. · [front cover] · Fred Craft · cv Black Mask Oct 1934
2 · Three Close Calls · Dan C. Rankin · ts
5 · Death in the Moonlight · Archibald Rutledge · ts
7 · Do You Ever Find Fault with the Police? · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Oct 1934
8 · Finger Man [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · na Black Mask Oct 1934
39 · Somebody Must Die [Jerry Frost] · Horace McCoy · nv Black Mask Oct 1934
62 · Snatching Is Dynamite [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Oct 1934
93 · Immunity Murders [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Oct 1934
109 · Best Man · Thomas Walsh · nv Black Mask Oct 1934
124 · Black Mask Brevities · Anon. · cl Black Mask Oct 1934
126 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Oct 1934
127 · In November · Anon. · ms Black Mask Oct 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v13 #2, November 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the November 1934 (US) issues, plus a single story from the April 1922 (US) issue.

fc. · [front cover] · Fred Craft · cv Black Mask Nov 1934
2 · The Too-Easy Alibi · George Briggs · ss The Black Mask Apr 1922
6 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Nov 1934
10 · The Eyes Have it [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask Nov 1934
47 · Hot Cash [Ed Jenkins] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Black Mask Nov 1934; not the same as the story of the same name in the May 23, 1931 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly.
62 · Law and Disorder [Dal Prentice] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Nov 1934; not the same as the story of the same name in the April 1941 issue.
86 · In Dead Man’s Alley [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Nov 1934
104 · Room Service [Cleve Corby] · Eugene Cunningham · ss Black Mask Nov 1934
114 · See See Drops in · Herbert Koehl · ss Black Mask Nov 1934
125 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Nov 1934
126 · In December · Anon. · ms Black Mask Nov 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v13 #3, December 1934] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the December 1934 (US) issues, plus a single story from the January 1921 (US) issue.

fc. · [front cover] · Fred Craft · cv Black Mask Dec 1934
2 · The Gun · Willard Wipple · ss The Black Mask Jan 1921
7 · The Popular Hero of Then and Now · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Dec 1934
10 · Murder Isn’t Legal [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Dec 1934
52 · An Old Spanish Custom · Eugene Cunningham · nv Black Mask Dec 1934
73 · Too Many Slips [Bodyguard] · Dwight V. Babcock · ss Black Mask Dec 1934
87 · Trivial, like Murder [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Dec 1934
112 · A Farewell to Strife · Hugh Lundie · ss Black Mask Dec 1934
126 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Dec 1934
127 · In January · Anon. · ms Black Mask Dec 1934

Black Mask (UK) [v13 #4, January 1935] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the January 1935 (US) issue, plus three additional (true) stories.

fc. · [front cover] · Fred Craft · cv Black Mask Jan 1935
2 · And Death Passed By · Capt. George F. Shearwood · ts
5 · A Boa Glides In · Ellsworth Braun · ts
7 · The Jury System and Justice · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Jan 1935
8 · Killer in the Rain [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Jan 1935
34 · He Was a Swell Guy [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · ss Black Mask Jan 1935
48 · Winged Lead [Bald Pete] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Jan 1935
73 · Murder Picture [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Jan 1935
98 · Beginner’s Luck [Mike O’Dell] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Jan 1935
111 · Hot Lead · George Alden Edson · ss Black Mask Jan 1935
123 · A Fool for Luck · Sergeant George W. Schattle · ts
126 · What Do You Know? · Anon. · qz Black Mask Jan 1935
127 · In February · Anon. · ms Black Mask Jan 1935

Black Mask (UK) [v13 #5, February 1935] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the February 1935 (US) issue, plus a single story from the December 1920 (US) issue. Details supplied by John Benson.

2 · The Mysterious Shot · J. B. Hawley · ss The Black Mask Dec 1920
12 · It’s a Gag [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Feb 1935
45 · Confession Means Death [Jimmy DeHaven] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Feb 1935
68 · Casey—Detective [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Feb 1935
109 · Dunningan of the Morning Call · Raymond Jae Moffatt · ss Black Mask Feb 1935
122 · Warner Bros.—Black Mask Clue Club Mystery Contest Story No. 1 The White Cockatoo · Anon. · cn Black Mask Feb 1935

Black Mask (UK) [v13 #6, March 1935] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp)
Reprint of the March 1935 (US) issue, plus a single story from the August 1922 (US) issue. Details supplied by John Benson.

2 · The Mistaken Sacrifice · Howard P. Rockey · ss The Black Mask Aug 1922
12 · Ghost of a Chance [Donny Donahue] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Mar 1935
46 · Death by Arrangement · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Mar 1935
72 · Rider in the Night [Chip Huard] · Jack Bertin · nv Black Mask Mar 1935
101 · Earned Reward [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Mar 1935
122 · Warner Bros.—Black Mask Clue Club Mystery Contest Story No. 2 While the Patient Slept · Anon. · cn Black Mask Mar 1935

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