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The Passing Show [v6, #305, January 22, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 9¼" x 12", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Bob Adey & Mike Ashley. 7 · Service Enforced · L. Patrick Greene · ss 11 · Feteful Days for Australia · Miles Henslow · ar; spelling is correct. 13 · Men in Uniform · Lars Moën · ss 14 · Well—Let’s Laugh! · Louis Kaye · ss 21 · Eyes Have It · Sophia Lauterbach · ar; hypnosis. 22 · The Ten Teacups [Part 9 of 10; Sir Henry Merrivale] · Carter Dickson · sl; episode sub-titled “Body in Hiding”. 28 · Beauty in the Lion’s Den · Virginia Hall · ar 30 · Requesting No Miracles · Walter Brooks · ss 34 · You’re Telling Us! · [The Readers] · lc

The Passing Show [v6, #306, January 29, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Bagging the Big “Pool” Prize [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss 8 · Portrait of a Russian · Lars Moën · ar 10 · Moon Over the Hills · B. L. Jacot · ss 12 · Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 15 · Name of Muggins · Gilbert Horsler · ss 19 · Glotty Finds Himself · David G. Johnston · ss 20 · The Ten Teacups [Part 10 of 10; Sir Henry Merrivale] · Carter Dickson · sl 25 · Other Man’s Drama · Grant Milton Sassaman · ss 28 · Suiting Every Occasion · Virginia Hall · cl 30 · M. G. Eberhart · Anon. · bg; photo and brief profile.

The Passing Show [v6, #307, February 5, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Wedding Gown Murder [Part 1 of 2; Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · na 9 · My Malaga Adventures, 1: Bombed by Franco · Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell · ar 13 · Bend in the Lane · Holloway Horn · ss 14 · Green Monkey Tricks [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 28 · Almighty Vanishing Caboodle [Babu] · Leslie Beresford · ss 34 · On the Right Track · Virginia Hall · cl 37 · Never So Cordial · S. L. Bensusan · ss

The Passing Show [v6, #308, February 12, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Wings of the Dragon · N. L. Babson · ss The Saturday Evening Post Dec 4 1937, as “Wings for the Dragon” 9 · Painting Moscow Red · Lars Moën · ar 11 · Experiment with Success · W. A. Sweeney · ss 14 · Wedding Gown Murder [Part 2 of 2; Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · na 20 · Born to Be Tough · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss 24 · Hand in Glove with Beauty · Virginia Hall · cl 26 · My Malaga Adventures, 2: How I Saved the Bolins · Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell · ar 32 · Gilbert Horsler · Anon. · bg; photo and brief profile.

The Passing Show [v6, #309, February 19, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Sleight of Heart [Auld Neil] · Augustus Muir · ss 11 · Marigolds · S. L. Bensusan · ss 13 · In Reverse · Tanjong · ss 14 · Mrs. Sergeant Major [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 16 · Those Pubs You Own · Daphne Clare · ar 22 · Strange Ones · Louis Kaye · ss 26 · Spring-Time for Fabrics · Virginia Hall · cl 28 · My Malaga Adventures, 3: I Return to Await the Italian Invaders · Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell · ar 34 · L. Patrick Greene · Anon. · bg; photo and brief profile.

The Passing Show [v6, #310, February 26, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Pacifister · L. Patrick Greene · ss 8 · Russian Cop · Lars Moën · ar 10 · The Stamp of the Beast · C. T. Stoneham · ss 12 · A Day at Large · A. M. Burrage · ss 14 · Such Stuff as Dreams · Michael Kent · ss 17 · Diamonds for the Duchess · Leslie Beresford · ss 22 · Young Love in a Ring · George Manning-Sanders · ss 26 · Back Chat · Virginia Hall · cl 28 · My Malaga Adventures, 4: Taken Out to Be Shot · Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell · ar

The Passing Show [v6, #311, March 5, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Cattle Country Trouble · Ernest Haycox · ss 8 · Whistle for Your Winnings · Kingsley Long · ss 10 · One Somersault Too Many · Nard Jones · ss 11 · From Here to Here to Shear Their Sheep · Alasdair Alpin MacGregor · ar; about the lonely island of Rona. 14 · Echo of Maggie Tom · Kenneth Perkins · ss 20 · When Boys Will Be Girls [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 24 · Spotting the Fashion · Virginia Hall · cl 26 · Modern Madness · Stephen Phillips · ss 29 · Man with an Idea · H. Harvey Day · ar 32 · Not Without Weight · Gilbert Horsler · ss

The Passing Show [v6, #312, March 12, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Such Is Fear · William C. White · ss 9 · Proof Negative · A. P. Garland · ss 10 · ...And It’ll Never Happen Again · George Edinger · ar 13 · Live and Let Laugh! · Dr. Hay-Scott · ar 14 · Gone Away Gale · L. Patrick Greene · ss 24 · The Prussic Acid Kid · Sinbad · ss 28 · The Saucery of Hats · Virginia Hall · cl 30 · Odd Man Out · John Danby · ss 38 · Robert Ormond Case · Anon. · bg; brief profile and photo.

The Passing Show [v7, #313, March 19, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 52pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Enlarged Spring Number. Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Wings North [Part 1 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 10 · Men of Mystery #1: Deathless One · W. J. Passingham · ar [Comte de Saint-Germain]; new series about men of mystery who were never found out.; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 12 · Little Mr. Smith · David Conway · ss 13 · Donkeyman’s Widow [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 29 1938 19 · Eyes Right! · Isabel Aldridge · ar 21 · Expenses Paid · Vicki Baum · nv 28 · Fall on Your Head · David Hoadley Munroe · ss 34 · Spring in Seven Letters · Virginia Hall · cl 42 · Ships’ Cargo of Ships · Dennis Morley · ar

The Passing Show [v7, #314, March 26, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · “Ice-Berg” · Sinbad · ss 8 · Men of Mystery #2: Devil’s Fiddler · W. J. Passingham · ar [Nicolo Paganini]; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 10 · Something to Spare · Nat Savage · ss 11 · Gas-Bags Make Good · Miles Henslow · ar 14 · Spring Is in the Air [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 20 · Wings North [Part 2 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 26 · Going Sleek · Virginia Hall · cl 28 · Told in the Stars · S. L. Bensusan · ss

The Passing Show [v7, #315, April 2, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The War of the Flag · Garnett Radcliffe · ss 8 · Men of Mystery #3: Kaspar Hauser · W. J. Passingham · ar [Kaspar Hauser]; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 10 · ...And Show On · Robert Jamieson · ar 12 · Flood Waters · L. Patrick Greene · ss Complete Story Magazine Jul 25 1925 18 · Wings North [Part 3 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 22 · Two Shots with but a Single Murder [Inspector Welby] · C. Hedley Barker · ss; unusual crime. 24 · Dressence of Summer · Virginia Hall · cl 26 · The Dreamer · Michael Kent · ss 29 · All-Seeing Eye! · Henrietta Leslie · ar 30 · A.R.V. Nelson-Smith · Anon. · bg; photo and brief profile.

The Passing Show [v7, #316, April 9, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Thomasheen James and the Opprobious Name [Thomasheen James] · Maurice Walsh · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 4 1937 9 · Manhandling Robert Taylor · Cormac Swan · ar 10 · Men of Mystery #4: Roman Gangster · W. J. Passingham · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 12 · Tree for Three [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 15 · Fooling Nelly · Nat Savage · ss 18 · Wings North [Part 4 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 23 · Mutiny in the Air · Ralph Michaelis · ss 26 · Ready to Go? · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #317, April 16, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Easter Fiction Number. [Note: my copy is missing pages 15-18] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Never Come Monday [Sam Small] · Eric Knight · ss Esquire Mar 1938 9 · Contraband Country · Peter Langdale · ar 11 · Lucky Escape · Florence Kilpatrick · ss 12 · The Right Spirit · B. L. Jacot · ss The Story-teller Sep 1935 18 · Men of Mystery #5: Royal Palace Murder · W. J. Passingham · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 20 · Wings North [Part 5 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 24 · Dead Man’s Captive · Peter Dale · ss 25 · In the Name of Publicity [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss 28 · Extreme Lining · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #318, April 23, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 32pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Savaran Meets a Lady of Disdain [Savaran] · Douglas Newton · ss 9 · Those Glamour Girls · Ralph Michaelis · ar 11 · Scram’s the Word! · Will Scott · ss 12 · Paying Guest · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss; western. 18 · Men of Mystery #6: The Dragon Killed St. George · W. J. Passingham · ar; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 20 · Weather It! · Virginia Hall · cl 22 · Wings North [Part 6 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 26 · Mr. Harford’s Hypnotic Eye · Kingsley Gordon · ss 27 · Bombs by Request · Ben Traven · ss

The Passing Show [v7, #319, April 30, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 36pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · The Whispering Woman [Molly O’Rourke] · Frank King · ss 9 · My Sword for Sale · E. C. Trelawney-Ansell · ar 10 · Glory Leaves at Dawn · B. L. Jacot · ss 12 · The Narrow Shave [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 22 · Men of Mystery #7: Master of Hide and Seek · W. J. Passingham · ar [Nicholas Owen]; illustrated by Fortunino Matania 24 · Wings North [Part 7 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 29 · Waterfall Cottage · S. L. Bensusan · ss 32 · Artful Baggage · Virginia Hall · cl

The Passing Show [v7, #320, May 7, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Poachers on Toast [Auld Neil] · Augustus Muir · ss 9 · An Eye for an owl · Eric Hosking · ar 10 · Wild Men of the Marshes · A. R. Lindt · ar; first of series looking at the Arabs of the Persian Gulf. 12 · Ladylike Hands [Sergeant Jull] · Douglas Newton · ss 15 · Notes on the Way · William C. Stone · ss 16 · Music Hath Qualms [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 26 · Clothing the Question · Virginia Hall · cl 28 · Wings North [Part 8 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 32 · Kidnap with Camouflage [Babu] · Leslie Beresford · ss 38 · Next Week · Anon. · ms; photo of Will Scott and profile of George Sessions Perry.

The Passing Show [v7, #321, May 14, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 40pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Man on His Head [The Nine-Fifteen] · Will Scott · ss 9 · Serenade [Schubert] · C. Whitaker-Wilson · bg 10 · Living Out of their Depth · A. R. Lindt · ar; second of series looking at the Arabs of the Persian Gulf. 13 · A Long Wait · David J. Murphy · ss 16 · Edgar in the Dank Morass · George Sessions Perry · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 23 1937 22 · Confessions · Peter Fabrizius; translated by Charles H. Lumley · vi 23 · Poor Cousin · J. Bernard MacCarthy · ss 24 · The Hanging Scarf Mystery [Frankie Leyburn] · Frank King · ss 27 · Monkey-Donkey Business · Ben Traven · ss 30 · A Sign to Ride By · Virginia Hall · cl 32 · Wings North [Part 9 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 38 · Wilson MacArthur · Anon. · bg; photo and brief profile.

The Passing Show [v7, #322, May 21, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · They Sailed for Senegal [Part 1 of 8] · Wilson MacArthur · sl 9 · Champion Luck · I. A. R. Wylie · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 6 1937 13 · I Saw the First Test · Frank Gerald · ar 17 · Love Hits an Irishman! · Jack Smalley · ar Liberty Jan 29 1938 20 · Terror in the Empty House [Longshanks] · Francis Foster · ss 27 · Gods of the Games Craze · Vincent Brome · ar 28 · Love Wears a Mortar-Board · W. A. Sweeney · ss 30 · Where Wetherby Went [The Nine-Fifteen] · Will Scott · ss; an impossible mystery. 34 · Flowers at Work · Virginia Hall · cl 36 · Wings North [Part 10 of 10] · Robert Ormond Case · sl The Saturday Evening Post Jan 8 1938 (+5) 40 · Gold Coast Network · George Godwin · ar

The Passing Show [v7, #323, May 28, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 7 · Monkeying with Murder · Sinbad · ss 11 · Flying Postman · Daphne Clare · ar 13 · Aunt Trouble · Leslie Beresford · ss 14 · Out of the Frying Pan [The Nine-Fifteen] · Will Scott · ss 18 · Very Partial to Blondes · Christine Jope-Slade · ss 20 · Epitaph in Red [Belvedere Tipp] · A. R. V. Nelson-Smith · ss 23 · Shades of Warmth · H. Harvey Day · ss 26 · Button-holed · Peter Fabrizius; translated by Charles H. Lumley · vi 27 · Brewing an Alibi · George R. Archdeacon · ss 28 · They Sailed for Senegal [Part 2 of 8] · Wilson MacArthur · sl 33 · Design for a Naval Affair · F. E. McMurtie · ar 34 · Do You Strigil? · Virginia Hall · cl 36 · Gallivantin’ · S. L. Bensusan · ss 40 · No Escaping Efficiency [Benn & Son] · Gilbert Horsler · ss 46 · Dale Collins · Anon. · bg; photo and brief profile.

The Passing Show [v7, #324, June 4, 1938] (Odhams Press, 2d, 48pp, 10½" x 14¼", cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) [My issue is missing pages 23-26 most of which is the Laughter cartoon section] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 5 · Postman’s Knock [Old Joe] · Dale Collins · ss 8 · Who Thought of It First? · Oscar Millard · ar 10 · Financier Plays the Love Market [The Nine-Fifteen] · Will Scott · ss 13 · The Last Rose · Sandford Wilton · ss 14 · Village Murderers Can Be So Simple [Sergeant Jull] · Douglas Newton · ss 17 · They Never See Red · Keith Rogers · ar 19 · What Price Borrowed Plumes [Auld Neil] · Augustus Muir · ss 27 · Swarm Weather Trouble · S. L. Bensusan · ar 28 · They Sailed for Senegal [Part 3 of 8] · Wilson MacArthur · sl 31 · Playing with Safety · D. M. B. Collier · ar 32 · Little Tricks Like These! · Virginia Hall · cl 34 · Grandma’s Ghost · Stephen Phillips · ss 38 · The Shadow Man Mystery · Ashton Wolfe · ar