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Black Mask [v21 # 7, October 1938] (15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Forced Landing [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss · This Way to the Morgue · Frederick C. Davis · ss · Body-Guard to Death · Russell Bender · ss · The Death Pool · Baynard H. Kendrick · ss · Gardenia Kill · Roger Torrey · ss
Black Mask [v26 # 7, July 1944] ed. K. S. White (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Rafael De Soto) [KH] 8 · Picture Frame · Cornell Woolrich · nv 29 · Murder Theme · Carroll John Daly · ss 46 · Slay on Sight · Dale Clark · ss 62 · Dead Men Don’t Ask Questions · Ennen Reaves Hall · ss 82 · Merely Murder · Julius Long · nv 97 · Sing for Your Slaughter · W. T. Ballard · ss
Black Mask [v27 # 4, January 1946] (15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Gloria Stoll) Information from EBAY auction. · There’s Dough in Murder · C. G. Tahney · nv · I Ain’t Got Nobody · Dale Clark · ss · Hand Me Down My Thirty-Eight · Merle Constiner · ss · Date with Dynamite · Julius Long · ss
Black Mask [v28 #4, July 1946] ed. K. S. White (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rafael De Soto) [KB, from ToC] · illustrations · Peter Kuhlhoff · il 8 · Shroud with a Silver Lining · Camford Sheavely · ss 25 · Two-Death Parlay · D. L. Champion · ss 40 · Booty and the Beast · Dale Clark · ss 54 · The Fix · Norman Katkov · ss 60 · Crime Is Bustin’ Out All Over · Julius Long · ss 76 · Middle Man for Murder · W. Lee Herrington · ss 85 · Conscience Money · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss 6 · Lifting the September Black Mask · Misc. Material · ms 6 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · qz
Black Mask [v29 #1, September 1946] ed. K. S. White (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Rafael De Soto) [Jim Felton] · illustrations · Peter Kuhlhoff · il 6 · Lifting the November Black Mask · Misc. Material · ms 6 · Can You Take the Witness? · Julius Long · qz 10 · Hot-House Homicide · William Campbell Gault · nv 35 · Beer-Bottle Polka · C. M. Kornbluth · ss 44 · Don’t Burn Your Corpses Behind You [Detective Slabbe] · William Rough · nv 68 · The Sound of the Shot [O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv 80 · This Is Murder [Ben Corbett] · Julius Long · nv
Black Mask [v29 #2, November 1946] (15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rafael de Soto) Information from EBAY auction. · Shot From In Close · Paul Komisaruk · ss · Infernal Revenue · D. L. Champion · nv · Murder in the Mails · Robert C. Dennis · ss · Shake Well and Kill · Jack Karney · ss · The Brooklyn Eye · C. M. Kornbluth · ss
Black Mask [v29 #3, January 1947] ed. K. S. White (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rafael De Soto) [KH] 8 · The Cold, Cold Ground · William Campbell Gault · nv 27 · I Remember Murder · Julius Long · nv 42 · Hot Ice · William Rough · nv 61 · Heavenly Homicide · Dale Clark · nv 73 · The Double-Cross · Donegan Wiggins · vi 74 · The Corpse I Left Behind Me · Donn Mullally · ss
Black Mask [v33 #2, July 1949] (Fictioneers, Inc., 25¢, pulp) from ToC. [Jim Felton] 6 · Popular Films · Ted Palmer · mr 8 · Big Shots Die Young · Richard Deming · na 34 · Heritage of Hate · John D. MacDonald · ss 45 · Die, Die Again · W. Lee Herrington · ss 57 · Lifting the September Black Mask · Misc. Material · ms 58 · Richest Man in the Graveyard [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · nv 76 · Boulevard Buzzards · Harold Preece · ss 79 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lt 80 · Her Dagger Before Me [Lloyd Carter; Ed Rivers] · Talmage Powell · nv 97 · Through the Murder Glass · Larry J. Marcus · ss 104 · Last Kill and Testament · Frank Gordon · ss 107 · Death’s 43 Days · Edward A. Herron · ss 110 · These Dead Hands Reaching · Robert P. Toombs · nv
Black Mask [v33 #3, September 1949] (Fictioneers, Inc./Popular Publications, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) from TOC. [TD]

6 · Popular Films · Ted Palmer · mr
7 · How Safe’s a Safe? · Joseph W. Quinn · nf
8 · Man’s Best Fiend · Robert Turner · n.
34 · The Slay’s the Thing · Phil Richards · ss
47 · Murder Express · Hiawatha Jones · ss
55 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lt
56 · Blackmail Backfire · D. L. Champion · nv
73 · Collect from a Corpse [Joe Ragan] · Louis L’Amour · ss
83 · Lifting the November Black Mask · Misc. · ms
84 · Not Necessarily Dead · Robert P. Toombs · nv
104 · Back Door to Hell · James Hall · ss
112 · Let Me Kill You, Sweetheart · Frederick C. Davis · nv
Black Mask [v34 #1, January 1950] (Fictioneers, Inc., 25¢, pulp) from ToC. [Jim Felton] 6 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lt 8 · Dirge in Bolero Time [Clinton L. Colby] · Robert Martin · na 31 · Lifting the March Black Mask · Misc. Material · ms 32 · Stop, You’re Killing Me! · Robert C. Dennis · ss 45 · Homicide—According to Hoyle · Herb Schneiderman · ss 52 · Death for a Dollar · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask Mar ’44 67 · Come Hell or Hot Water! · Tedd Thomey · ss 76 · The Lady Grooms a Corpse · Bruno Fischer · nv 91 · One Sunk Punk · Philip Ketchum · ss 100 · The Murder’s All Mine · Roy Lopez · ss 104 · Swansong for an Ugly Duckling · Marian O’Hearn · nv
The Black Mask Revival of the pulp magazine.
Black Mask [v 1 #1, August 1974] ed. Keith Deutsch (Lopez Publications, Inc.; New York, $1.00, 96pp, pulp) Information from EBAY ToC scan.

2 · Behind the Mask · Keith Deutsch · ed
4 · Black Mask Interview (Raphael DeSoto) · Misc. Material · iv [Rafael M. DeSoto]
9 · Women, Politics and Murder [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Black Mask Sep ’24
26 · Gone Girl [“The Imaginary Blonde”, as by John Ross Macdonald; Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv Manhunt Feb ’53
47 · Scotty Scouts Around [Bill Scott] · Raoul Whitfield · ss Black Mask Apr ’26
57 · The Magician Murder [Jo Gar] · Ramon Decolta · ss Black Mask Nov ’32
67 · Abominable · Fredric Brown · vi Dude Mar ’60
70 · Twisted Trails: Black Mask Westerns · Misc. Material · ar
72 · Coldspring News 1899 · William Burroughs · ms
73 · from Log of a Cowboy · Andy Adams · ex (r)
77 · The Manhunters · Ramsey Campbell · ar
78 · Columbo: TV’s Softboiled Detective · Misc. Material · ar
80 · Black Mask Crime Review · Misc. Material · br
82 · Donovan’s Brain [Dr. Patrick Cory] · Curt Siodmak · n. Black Mask Sep ’42 (+2)
95 · Our Readers Private Corner · The Readers · lt
Black Mask (Canada)
Black Mask (Canada) [v25 #2, April 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) Canadian Edition. [RP] 4 · Don’t Bury Me at All · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Nov ’41 32 · Murder Is a Swell Idea · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Nov ’41 53 · Picture Me Dead! · Peter Paige · ss Black Mask Nov ’41 70 · Killers Are Camera-Shy [Part ? of ?] · George Harmon Coxe · sl Black Mask Sep ’41 (+2) 105 · Invitation to Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Black Mask Nov ’41 112 · Behind The Black Mask · Anonymous · cl
Black Mask (Canada) [v26 #2, June 1943] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp) [WD] 2 · Behind the Black Mask · Misc. Material · ed Black Mask Dec ’42 4 · Bullets, Back to Back · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask Dec ’42 29 · Death in a Homburg Hat · Harold Joyce · ss Black Mask Dec ’42 38 · Murder Lays the Keel · Hugh Pentecost · nv Black Mask Dec ’42 91 · The Con Man and the Cop · W. T. Ballard · ss Black Mask Dec ’42 98 · Two Pin Man · Henry Norton · ss Black Mask Dec ’42 102 · Killer’s Luck · Eric Provost · ss Black Mask Dec ’42
Black Mask (UK)
Publishers: Atlas Publishing and Distribution; London: Black Mask (UK)
The Black Mask (UK) [v 1 # 2, July 1, 1923] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by L. L. Balcom) [RP] 2 · Odd Bits · Anon. · cl 5 · Mind Poison · David R. Solomon · nv The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 29 · Perfect Alibis · Peter Condet · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 39 · The Reaper of Regret · Donald Feak · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 49 · The Experiment · H. G. Addison · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 56 · Girl or Gold? · Fairfax Downey · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 61 · How Lightning Dropped Out · Robert Lee Heiser · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 71 · The Devil’s Hoof Prints · Ruth von Bach Scherer · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 79 · Silent Sentinels · William Rollins, Jr. · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 98 · My Underworld—At Eleven · Joe Taylor, Ex-Bandit · ts The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 106 · The Manhunters- The Man in the Little Cage · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 115 · Suffery, You’re Dead · Harford Powell, Jr. · ss The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 117 · Black Mask’s Crime Review - The Tiger Woman · Anon. · cl The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 123 · Your Own Mysteries - Our Hidden Mysteries · Gregory Stragnell, M.D. · cl The Black Mask Jul 1 ’23 126 · Our Readers Private Corner · Misc. · lc
The Black Mask (UK) [v 2 # 3, February 1, 1924] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by Onestus Uzzelle) [RP] 2 · The Jewel of Blood · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask Feb 15 ’23 9 · The Sandalwood Box · C. S. Montanye · nv The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 28 · The Ghost of the Hesperides · Henry Serrano · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 33 · Night Shots [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 45 · The Verdict · Charles M. Green · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 49 · Rifles · John Ayotte · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 67 · T. McGuirk, Movie Actor · Ray Cummings · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 75 · The Master of the Maizie · Jennings Perry · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 88 · The Hunters · Don Cameron Shafer · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 95 · The Kid’s Hole Card · Edward Parrish Ware · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 101 · That Yellow Devil [Part 1 of 2] · Herman Petersen · sl The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 (+1) 118 · The “Cat” Detective · Charles Somerville · ss The Black Mask Feb 1 ’24 126 · Our Readers Private Corner · Misc. · lc
The Black Mask (UK) [v 2 # 7, April 1, 1924] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy) [RP] 2 · A Matter of Gallantry · Arthur Floyd Henderson · ss Black Mask Apr 1 ’23 9 · The Ring on the Hand of Death · William Rollins, Jr. · nv The Black Mask Apr 1 ’24 33 · Jerauld of Beranda Island · Frederick Moore · ss The Black Mask Apr 1 ’24 44 · One Hour [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask Apr 1 ’24 53 · The Malevolent Bequest · Charles G. Booth · ss The Black Mask Apr 1 ’24 67 · Ivywild [Part 2 of 2] · Merlin Moore Taylor · sl The Black Mask Mar 15 ’24 (+1) 94 · Twisted Trails · Harold Freeman Miners · ss The Black Mask Feb ’25 103 · The Manhunters - Numbers and Thread · Charles Somerville · ts 110 · White Midnight [Part 3 of 4] · Marjory Stoneman Douglas · sl The Black Mask Mar 1 ’24 (+3) 127 · Our Readers Private Corner · Misc. · lc
The Black Mask (UK) [v 2 #11, July 1924] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy) [RP] 3 · Her Gold and Her Pearls · Drayton Dunster · ss Black Mask Feb ’23 7 · A Bottle of Vinegar · Frank Conly · nv The Black Mask Jul ’24 32 · Jungle Shadows · Ivan Ignatieff · ss The Black Mask Jul ’24 47 · Six Shots · Victor Lauriston · na The Black Mask Jul ’24 79 · T. McGuirk—Assistant Bank Robber · Ray Cummings · ss The Black Mask Jul ’24 87 · Guilt-Edged Bonds · Royce Brier · ss The Black Mask Jul ’24 95 · For the Honor of Baronne’s Corner · Harold de Polo · ss The Black Mask Jul ’24 104 · “Caught” · J. Paul Suter · ss The Black Mask Jul ’24 114 · The Manhunters - The Great Liverpool Bank Robbery · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask Jul ’24 123 · Jaw Bone · Alan Wright · ss The Black Mask Jul ’24 127 · Our Readers Private Corner · Misc. · lc
The Black Mask (UK) [v 3 # 6, February 1925] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by F. H. Harbough) [RP] 2 · In Mutiny · Herman Peterson · ss Black Mask May 15 ’23 9 · The Face Behind the Mask · Carroll John Daly · nv The Black Mask Feb ’25 35 · The Problems of the Reverend McGregor Daunt - The Loud Voice of Time · J. Paul Suter · nv The Black Mask Feb ’25 55 · Twice to Make Sure · James Parker Long · nv The Black Mask Feb ’25 81 · Treasures That Dead Men Guard [Part 1 of 3] · William Rollins, Jr. · sl The Black Mask Feb ’25 (+2) 96 · Tainted · Kenneth Duane Whipple · ss The Black Mask Feb ’25 106 · Topango Takes a Long Shot · Harold Freeman Miners · ss 118 · The Manhunters - The Death Ship · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask Feb ’25 126 · Black Mask Department of Investigations · Misc. · cl
The Black Mask (UK) [v4 #12, August 1926] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp) cover could be H. C. Murphy, but not signed or credited. [RP] 2 · Repetition Generale · Anon. · es; (strange religious/moralist diatribe, not sure how to categorize) 5 · The Super Devil · Carroll John Daly · na The Black Mask Aug ’26 44 · Raw Gold · Charles G. Booth · nv The Black Mask Aug ’26 67 · Roaring Death · Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield · nv The Black Mask Aug ’26 94 · The Foot-Washing Baptist · J. Paul Suter · nv The Black Mask Aug ’26 118 · Instinct · Lee Shippey · ss The Black Mask Aug ’26
Black Mask (UK) [v 9 # 5, February 1931] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer) [RP] 2 · Told by a Card · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask May ’21 10 · Six-Gun Glory · James P. Olsen · nv Black Mask Feb ’31 34 · Get a Load of This · Frederick L. Nebel · nv Black Mask Feb ’31 56 · Derelict [Part 1 of 4] · Joseph T. Shaw · sl New York: Knopf, 1930 80 · Diamonds of Dread [Jo Gar] · Ramon Decolta · ss Black Mask Feb ’31 92 · About Kid Deth · Raoul Whitfield · nv Black Mask Feb ’31 116 · Red Saunders Busts a Lynching · Henry Wallace Phillips · ss Black Mask Feb ’31 121 · The Yellow Stripe · Hubert Roussel · ss The Black Mask Apr ’21 125 · Mahogany Brogues · John D. Swain · ss The Black Mask Apr ’21
Black Mask (UK) [v11 # 1, October 1932] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer) [RP] 2 · The Fancy Man · Charles Somerville · ss (r) 5 · Foreword · editor · cl 6 · The Red Web · Frederick L. Nebel · nv Black Mask Oct ’32 28 · Wings Over Texas · Horace McCoy · nv Black Mask Oct ’32 54 · Party from Detroit · Theodore A. Tinsley · ss Black Mask Oct ’32 66 · Fugitive [Part 3 of 4] · Joseph T. Shaw · sl Black Mask Aug ’32 (+3) 86 · On Two Feet [Bob Larkin] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Black Mask Oct ’32 105 · Blow-Off · James H. S. Moynahan · ss Black Mask Oct ’32 125 · $200 Reward · Anon. · cn 127 · Peel’s Strange Crash · Harford Powel, Jr. · ss (r)
Black Mask (UK) [v11 # 5, February 1933] (Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128p+ pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer) [RP] 2 · Below The Surface · Paul Brown · ss (r) 8 · Doors in the Dark · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask Feb ’33 28 · Ball and Chain · Theodore A. Tinsley · ss Black Mask Feb ’33 40 · The Hour of the Rat [Ed Jenkins] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask Feb ’33 61 · K.O. Comes Clean · William Rollins, Jr. · ss Black Mask Feb ’33 79 · Those Catrini · Norvell Page · ss Black Mask Feb ’33 91 · Two-Way Trick · S. Omar Barker · ss Black Mask Feb ’33 103 · Sister Act · Charles G. Booth · ss Black Mask Feb ’33 115 · Behind the Star · William E. Barrett · ss Black Mask Feb ’33 125 · A Few Lines from the Customers · Misc. · lc 127 · The Fire on the Hill · Geoffrey Foster · ss (r)

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