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The Passing Show [Christmas 1922] (Odhams Press, 6d, 50pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

12 · Uncle Steve’s Stove Stunt [Hannibal K. Huckabee] · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney

18 · Topsy-Turveydom · W. Hodgson-Burnet · pm; illustrated by A. C. Barrett [Ref. W. S. Gilbert]; spoof of W. S. Gilbert.

20 · The Restoration of Whiskers · Stephen Leacock · ar; illustrated by George Whitelaw

22 · A Christmas Tragedy · Ben Travers · ar

28 · Change for Sixpence · K. R. G. Browne · ss; illustrated by Arthur Ferrier

35 · Santa Claus, Farmer · Maurice Lane-Norcott · ss; illustrated by Frank Hart

39 · Beavering the Lion · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by David Wilson; spoof on Macauley, sub-titled “A Lie of Ancient Rome”.

43 · Old ‘All · Inglis Allen · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

The Passing Show [Summer 1923] (Odhams Press, 6d, 50pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

10 · Filly de Bluff · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

15 · The Poisoned Paradise · A. A. Thomson · pm; illustrated by Leo Cheney

16 · Give Me Indoor Golf! · P. G. Wodehouse · ar Vanity Fair (US) May 1919, as “A Plea for Indoor Golf”

20 · Shifting Shakespeare’s Birthplace [Hannibal K. Huckabee] · A. A. Thomson · ss

25 · Mixed Doubles! · Neil Bell · vi

28 · The Bread-Winner · Inglis Allen · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry

32 · The Boomerang · A. F. Mason · ss

37 · Sam, Sentiment and Sue · Will Scott · ss

41 · The Unsinkable Man · K. R. G. Browne · ss

The Passing Show [Christmas 1923] (Odhams Press, 6d, 50pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

10 · An Ox Tale of Old Madrid · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

12 · Fat and Cupid · Anthony Grey · ss

14 · Dancing Mad! · P. G. Wodehouse · ar; illustrated by George Whitelaw & Graham Simmons

18 · Yes We Have No— · Hartley Carrick · pl; illustrated by Arthur Watts

20 · “Fair’s Fare!” · W. Hodgson Burnet · pm

22 · This Bright New World · Stephen Leacock · ar; illustrated by A. C. Barrett

28 · A Dinner of Herbs · K. R. G. Browne · ss

30 · The Emergency Exit · W. Heath Robinson · ct

32 · The Man Who Cornered Christmas [Hannibal K. Huckabee] · A. A. Thomson · ss

37 · The Armoured Host · Lester Haynes · ss

41 · An Old-Fashioned Christmas Tale · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by H. M. Brock; humorous sf story which starts in 1993, when Christmas is no longer celebrated, and looks back to how it was celebrated in 1943.

The Passing Show [Christmas 1924] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

16 · The Overdose · Seamark · ??

20 · The Sheik, the Shriek and the Shrike · Ashley Sterne · ss

24 · A Present for Evans [Educated Evans] · Edgar Wallace · ss

30 · The Christmas Mystery of Mrs. Moss · Will Scott · ??

32 · A Ghost Story · H. F. Maltby · ??

36 · Henry Huggins’ Wassail · C. Hedley Barker · ??

42 · The Preacher and the Puddings · A. A. Thomson · ??

58 · The Friendly Spirit · James G. Dickson · ??

61 · The Imperturbable Tucker · A. M. Burrage · ss

The Passing Show [August 8, 1925] (Odhams Press, 3d, 54pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Special Summer Number.
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

14 · Slippery Cricket · Herbert Farjeon · ar

15 · So Long, Old Fruit! · Ashley Sterne · ar

16 · Triplets · H. F. Maltby · ss

20 · Hero’s Luck · K. R. G. Browne · ss

24 · Perfect Politeness · Barry Pain · ar

28 · The Pink Cigarette · Will Scott · ss; spoof crime story.

30 · The Test · C. Hedley Barker · ss

34 · Picnics Made Easy · Bassett Digby · ar

36 · The Desire of the Moth · W. A. Sweeney · ss

40 · The Vengeance of Huckabee [Hannibal K. Huckabee] · A. A. Thomson · ss

45 · A Kind Action · Marcel Berger · ss

50 · A Matter of Fact · M. Thomas · vi

The Passing Show [Christmas 1925] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

20 · Better Early Than Never [Giglamps] · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey

22 · Thank You for Nothing · Herbert Farjeon · ar

24 · Snowdrop · Ben Travers · ss; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; updated fairytale.

28 · A Short Tale · K. R. G. Browne · ss; illustrated by A. C. Barrett

32 · I Hear You Calling Me! · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

34 · The Exposure of F. T. · M. O. Sale · ss; illustrated by Howard K. Elcock

38 · A Merry Christmas · H. F. Maltby · ss; illustrated by Will Owen

44 · The Prophet of Peace [Hannibal K. Huckabee] · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney

46 · The Man Who Robbed Santa Claus · C. Hedley Barker · ss; illustrated by Illingworth

48 · The Happy Ending · W. A. Sweeney · ss The 20-Story Magazine #17, November 1923

52 · At Teazer Hall · Bruce Woodhouse · vi

54 · A Christmas Calamity · Will Dacey · vi

56 · Young Moore’s Almanac · James Wedgwood Drawbell · ss; illustrated by Frank R. Grey

60 · A Cave-Woman’s Diary · Robert Magill · ss

64 · The Guardian of the Ghost · Anthony Grey · ss; ghost story.

68 · Wireless in the Home · A. F. Mason · pl

72 · Christmas at the Grange · Derwent Miall · ss

76 · A Lost Raleigh · Alan Hastings · vi

78 · All the Etceteras · F. Morton Howard · hu

The Passing Show [Christmas 1926] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

21 · The Last Laugh · Seamark · ss; illustrated by Warwick Reynolds

24 · The Sleeping Beauty · Ben Travers · ss; illustrated by H. R. Millar; updated fairytale.

28 · The Spirit of Christmas Grange · Will Scott · ss

32 · His Master’s Voice · K. R. G. Browne · ss

36 · The Charcoal-Burner’s Dilemma · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

40 · In the Good Old Days · M. O. Sale · ss

44 · The Ghost and the Sceptic · W. A. Sweeney · ss; illustrated by Illingworth; quite a good ghost story.

46 · Pantomime Land · Bruce Bairnsfather · ar

48 · Twixt Love and Honour · Dudley Clark · ss

52 · The Great Pudding Basin Ramp [Hannibal K. Huckabee] · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney

56 · The Match-Maker · A. B. Cox · ss; illustrated by Lindsay Cable

60 · A Surprise for Father · Anthony Grey · vi

62 · Family Ties · Vernon Woodhouse · ss

66 · Concerning Christmas Customs · Will Dacey · ar

68 · The Devil and the Jester · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; illustrated by Leslie Marchant

72 · Marion Shops Early · J. W. Dick · ss

74 · Father Christmas—or Father? · A. F. Mason · ss

76 · Out of Season · L. T. Barnard · vi

78 · The Seven Ages of Wireless · Robert Magill · pm

The Passing Show [Summer 1927] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

10 · The Three Bears · Ben Travers · ss; illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; updated fairytale.

14 · “Thank you, Emmy” · Seamark · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell

18 · A Chimney in View · Will Scott · ss

22 · True to His Conviction · Ashley Sterne · ss

24 · The Try Out · M. O. Sale · ss

28 · The Pig and the Pageant · A. A. Thomson · ss

30 · Camping in Comfort · Will Dacey · ar

33 · Local Colour · J. W. Dick · ss

36 · Fireworks · C. Hedley Barker · ss

40 · Unmasked · Dudley Clark · ss

44 · All’s Fair · Geoffrey Williamson · ss

48 · A Birds-Eye View · Harold Ohlson · ss

52 · Fiction and Fact · Ralph Plummer · hu

58 · Not Quite the Ticket · Pearkes Withers · ss

62 · The Chunnel · A. F. Mason · hu

The Passing Show [October 1, 1927] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Strange Case of the Three Revolvers [Sherlock Holmes; Sexton Blake; Nelson Lee] · Anthony Grey · vi

The Passing Show [Christmas 1927] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

16 · At the Pantomime · Ben Travers · pl

20 · Come in, Mr Burglar · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson

24 · Ashes of Roses · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

28 · The Sentimental Burglar · Robert Magill · ss

30 · The Christmas Joker · Norman Venner · ss

33 · The Steeple Thatchby Spectre · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney; not a ghost story.

37 · Not What It Used to Be · Anthony Grey · ss; illustrated by Leo Cheney

41 · Haroun-al-Radish · Will Dacey · ss

44 · The Affair at the Kiosk · M. O. Sale · ss; illustrated by Howard Elcock

48 · A Dog’s Life · Bruce Woodhouse · ss; humorous fantasy: magician turns king into dog.

52 · A Christmas Present · Pearkes Withers · ss

56 · Once a Year · C. Hedley Barker · ss

60 · Providence & Mr. Punt · K. R. G. Browne · ss

64 · The Men in the Green Trousers · W. A. Sweeney · ss; detective story.

68 · Conviviality and Literature · Stephen Leacock · ar; later collected as “Literature and the Eighteenth Amendment”.

72 · The Miser and the Mirror · Geoffrey Williamson · ss

76 · An Unfortunate Conversation · Arthur Groom · vi

78 · A Mutual Understanding · Leslie T. Barnard · vi

80 · Christmas Markets and Exchanges · J. W. Dick · ms

The Passing Show [Summer 1928] (Odhams Press, 6d, 66pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

10 · Mrs. Buntwhistle · H. F. Maltby · ss

14 · The Garden of Tired Men · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey

18 · The Girl with the Long Skirt · Ashley Sterne · ss; illustrated by George Whitelaw

20 · Bed-Time Stories for Grown-up People · Stephen Leacock · ar The Forum June 1928; illustrated by Harry Rountree

26 · The Hat and the Hero · K. R. G. Browne · ss

28 · Gottenbauer’s Gesture · Geoffrey Williamson · ss; crime story.

33 · Pride · Vernon Woodhouse · ss

36 · The Gentle Mambler · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Tom Cottrell

40 · Relativity · W. A. Sweeney · ss; illustrated by Grace Golden

44 · The Birthday Present · C. Hedley Barker · ss

48 · Daddy · Owen Oliver · ss

52 · Dope of Hope · Thomas Le Breton · ss

56 · Six Little Tennis Balls · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss

60 · Trying to Comfort Smither · J. H. Elliot · vi

62 · Fair Play for Visitors · Will Dacey · hu

64 · Solving the Picnic Problem · Herbert Hamelin · vi

The Passing Show [Christmas 1928] (Odhams Press, 6d, 82pp, cover by Gilbert Wilkinson) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

14 · The New Christmas Carol · Will Scott · ss; illustrated by Albert Bailey; spoof.

18 · The Day After Tomorrow · Stephen Leacock · ar; looks ahead to sport in 1950.

22 · Something Like Christmas · H. F. Maltby · ss

26 · The Tribulations of a Christmas Guest · Ashley Sterne · ss

30 · The Steeple Thatchby Turkeys · A. A. Thomson · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry

32 · Passengers to London · K. R. G. Browne · ss; illustrated by Peter Fraser

36 · Money Can’t Buy It! · Geoffrey Williamson · ss

38 · Away with Children · Will Dacey · ss

41 · Santa Claus · N. J. Massey · ss

44 · The Avenging Hand · W. A. Sweeney · ss; a macabre story of a man frightened to death by the thought of a vengeful ghost.

48 · A Surprise for Santa · C. Hedley Barker · ss; illustrated by Will Owen

52 · Any Sport in a Storm · Bruce Woodhouse · ss; humorous fantasy on dragon racing.

56 · Chestnuts · J. Jefferson Farjeon · ss

60 · Jazzmas · Anthony Grey · ss; an old couple look back from some unspecified future on how Christmas has changed.

64 · The Future of the Present · Pearkes Withers · ss

68 · A Friend in Need · M. O. Sale · ss; a writer’s fictional character comes into his life.

72 · Teresa Earns Ten Pounds · Owen Oliver · ss

76 · The Tail of Little Georgie’s Kitten · Robert Magill · ss

80 · The Ex-Soldier’s Return · Dudley Clark · ss

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