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Black Mask (UK) [v14 #10, July 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the July 1936 (US) issues, plus two additional stories.

2 · Mr. Jaguar, My Bedfellow · Theodore L. Roosevelt · ts; given as by Theodore E. Roosevelt in the Table of Contents.
6 · Desert Whispers · William McBryde · ss
9 · Crime and Crime Fiction · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Jul 1936
10 · The Calloused Hand · Eric Taylor · ss Black Mask Jul 1936
30 · Nothing Personal [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Jul 1936
57 · Trouble for Two [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Jul 1936
82 · Too Much Action [Mike O’Dell] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Jul 1936
101 · Free Ride to Rio [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jul 1936
128 · August Is Hefty · Anon. · ms Black Mask Jul 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #11, August 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the August 1936 (US) issues, plus two additional (true) stories.

2 · Buried Alive by a Silvertip · Charles A. Swanson · ts
5 · Outwitting the North · E. Forrest · ts
7 · There Is Nothing New in Crime · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Aug 1936
8 · Deep Red [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
32 · You Can’t Bribe Bullets · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
56 · Border Blockade [George Killeen] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
72 · Fugitive for Justice [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
92 · Homicide Cue [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
115 · Heir to Murder · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Aug 1936
128 · September’s Big Line-Up · Anon. · ms Black Mask Aug 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v14 #12, September 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the September 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the June 1921 (US) issue.

2 · The Perfect Flaw · Gaius Drew · ss The Black Mask Jun 1921
9 · Before Capone · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Sep 1936
10 · The Curtain [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
34 · Too Many Women [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
59 · Men of the F.B.I. [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
81 · There’s No Excuse for Murder [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
103 · Murder Maze [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Sep 1936
128 · October Has Plenty · Anon. · ms Black Mask Sep 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #1, October 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the October 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the August 1922 (US) issue.

2 · The Vault · Murray Leinster · ss The Black Mask Aug 1922
14 · No Rest for Soldiers · John K. Butler · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
38 · Jail Bait [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
60 · Heat Target · Russell Bender · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
87 · Sail [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask Oct 1936
107 · A Ride in the Rain [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Oct 1936
127 · Punch and Variety in November · Anon. · ms Black Mask Oct 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #2, November 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the November 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story each from the November 1921 and November 1922 (US) issues.

2 · Dead Men Do Tell! · E. H. Ball & Earl Derby · ss The Black Mask Nov 1922
10 · When Two Plus Two Equals Five · Grover Fayerweather · ss The Black Mask Nov 1921
15 · A Gauge of Popularity · [The Editor] · ed Black Mask Nov 1936
16 · A Guy Has a Thousand Dollars · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
42 · Double or Nothing [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
64 · Deadline Murder · J. M. Bell · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
88 · Information Received [Bob Land] · Eugene Cunningham · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
113 · Mail Racket [George Killeen] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Nov 1936
127 · More of IT in December · Anon. · ms Black Mask Nov 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #3, December 1936] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the December 1936 (US) issues, plus a single story from the January 1, 1924 (US) issue.

2 · “Gangway!” · Edward Parrish Ware · ss The Black Mask Jan 1 1924
12 · Angelfish [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
31 · Panic · E. G. Morris · ss Black Mask Dec 1936
40 · Murder on the Side · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
64 · Whipsawed [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
86 · The Irish Have it [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Dec 1936
107 · Thoroughbred · James Duncan · ss Black Mask Dec 1936
117 · Dutch Treat · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask Dec 1936
126 · Address Unknown · James Francis Bonnell · vi Black Mask Dec 1936

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #4, January 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Wilbur Thomas)
Reprint of the January 1937 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere.

2 · Mr. Gedge’s Catspaw [Captain Owen Kettle] · Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine Apr 1898
10 · Try the Girl [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask Jan 1937
35 · Bulldog · Max Brand · ss Collier’s Feb 23 1924
46 · Little Guy [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Jan 1937
72 · State Narcotic Dick · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask Jan 1937
107 · Shooting Going On · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Jan 1937
116 · Murder Frame · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Jan 1937
126 · The Blinking Eye · J. M. Bell · vi Black Mask Jan 1937
The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Jan 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #5, February 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Reprint of the February 1937 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · A Cry in the Night · Helen Hysell · ss
14 · Fish to Fry [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Feb 1937
44 · Lay Off, O’Hara [Ken O’Hara] · H. H. Stinson · nv Black Mask Feb 1937
70 · Murder’s Never Funny [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Feb 1937
92 · Murder on the Night Boat · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
103 · The Damned Rookie · John Onslow · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
116 · $1000 a Day · MacAllister Street · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
124 · The Rod and the Staff · Donald Wandrei · ss Black Mask Feb 1937
The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Feb 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #6, March 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Harry Stoner)
Reprint of the March 1937 (US) issues, plus an additional story.

2 · The Double-Cross · Joel Martin Nichols, Jr. · ss
12 · This Way Out [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Mar 1937; not the same as the story of the same name in the March 1927 issue.
34 · Double Trouble [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Mar 1937
57 · Always a Lady · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask Mar 1937
66 · This Is Murder [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Mar 1937
86 · Dead Alibi [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask Mar 1937
103 · The Mugg from Frisco · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Mar 1937
113 · Dead Dog · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask Mar 1937
124 · No Reprieve · Cole Richards · vi Black Mask Mar 1937
127 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Mar 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #7, April 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford)
Reprint of the April 1937 (US) issue, plus an additional item. Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Strange Welcome · Charles Somerville · ts (r)
10 · Manhattan Whirligig [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask Apr 1937
38 · I Killed a Guy · John K. Butler · ss Black Mask Apr 1937
52 · White Birds [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask Apr 1937
79 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Apr 1937
80 · Stones of Death [Don Tomaso Sherman] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask Apr 1937
102 · Traffic Light · Livingston Gibson · vi Black Mask Apr 1937
104 · Death Drinks Champagne [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Apr 1937
122 · Shadow · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask Apr 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #8, May 1937] ed. F. Ellsworth (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Wilbur Thomas)
Reprint of the May 1937 (US) issue, plus a single item from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · The Convict Connives · Anon. · ts (r)
10 · I’ll Never Play Detective Again · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask May 1937
26 · Murder Grows Fast · Wyatt Blassingame · nv Black Mask May 1937
42 · Call a Dead Man [Red Drake] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask May 1937
67 · Flatfoot’s Bullet · Maurice Beam · ss Black Mask May 1937
77 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask May 1937
78 · Honeymoon in the Morgue · Dale Clark · ss Black Mask May 1937
96 · Rat Runaround [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask May 1937
114 · Aw, Lieutenant! · H. H. Stinson · ss Black Mask May 1937
124 · No Imagination · C. S. Montanye · vi Black Mask May 1937

Black Mask (UK) [v15 #9, June 1937] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Reprint of the June 1937 (US) issues, plus a single story from elsewhere. Details supplied by Joel Lyczak.

2 · Post-Mortem and Crime · J. R. Russell · vi (r)
8 · The Parson Tells a Lie [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask Jun 1937
30 · Mary, Mary, the Secretary · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
39 · The Amateur Detective · [The Readers] · lc Black Mask Jun 1937
40 · Double Check [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask Jun 1937
61 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
72 · Hillbilly Stuff [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask Jun 1937
94 · Murder Cruise [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
112 · Mimic Murder · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask Jun 1937
127 · Set for Life · Gene Gilbert · vi Black Mask Jun 1937

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

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