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Black Mask [Vol. 37 No. 2, Spring 2018] ed. Matthew Moring (Altus Press, $14.95, 94pp, quarto, cover by James Lunnon)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · Behind the Mask · The Editor · ed

4 · The Lookalike Killer · Robb T. White · ss

12 · Claire’s Wasn’t · Jonathan Sheppard · ss

16 · The Isle of the Dolls · Richard Billingsley · ss

20 · Just Another Job, That Doesn’t Pay Very Well · J. D. Graves · ss

26 · Wicked, Wicked Rain · Brian Townsley · ss

32 · The Griffin’s Living Death [Gordon Manning; The Griffin] · J. Allan Dunn · nv Detective Fiction Weekly March 16 1935

42 · The Unholy Crew · Paul Ernst · nv Detective Tales February 1938

53 · Swamp Fetish [Armless O’Neil] · Dan Cushman · na Jungle Stories Winter 1949/1950

74 · The White Peril · Frederick Nebel · nv North•West Stories 1st January 1926

82 · Spy Against Europe [John Barnes] · H. Bedford-Jones · nv Argosy February 23 1935

Black Mask [Vol. 37 No. 3, (April) 2019] ed. Matthew Moring (Altus Press, $19.95, 142pp, quarto)
Described as the “2019 Yearbook” on the cover and running heads.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Behind the Mask · The Editor · ed

4 · Prize Fight · Brian Townsley · ss

9 · In Custody · Jane Jakeman · ss

13 · Fight Music · Brian Stanley · ss

15 · Innocent Made Guilty · Hannah Honeybun · ss

24 · The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Raymond Chandler’s The Little Sister · Katrina Younes · ar [Ref. Raymond Chandler]

27 · Lady Death · William Burton McCormick · ss

31 · Sucker Punch · Frank Megna · ss

38 · The Guilty · Jonathan Sheppard · ss

51 · The Maltese Terrier · Michael Bracken · ss

57 · Twelve Good Men and True [Dan Sullivan] · Jim Doherty · ss

67 · Lyubka the Cossack · Isaac Babel; translated by Boris Dralyuk · ss Odessa Stories by Isaac Babel, Pushkin, 2016

69 · Lock the Death House Door! [Inspector Allhoff] · D. L. Champion · nv Dime Detective Magazine December 1938

78 · Slippery Fingers [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923, as by Peter Collinson

83 · Three Gun Terry [“Three-Gun” Terry Mack] · Carroll John Daly · nv The Black Mask May 15 1923

97 · Nobody’s Fall Guy · Frederick Nebel · nv Detective Fiction Weekly August 8 1931

106 · Kentucky Kickback [Joe Maddox] · T. T. Flynn · na Dime Detective Magazine May 1940

127 · The Green Ghoul [Clay “Oke” Oakley (Secrets, Inc.)] · Frederick C. Davis · nv Dime Detective Magazine June 15 1935

Black Mask (Canada): (about)
Initially a Canadian reprint edition of Black Mask; later reprinted stories from other US detective pulps. Precise number of issues not known.

Black Mask (Canada)

Publishers:

Popular Publications; 100 Adelaide St. W., Toronto 1, Ontario: Black Mask (Canada).

Black Mask (Canada) [v10 #9, June 1932] (Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

5 · Editorial · The Editor · ed Black Mask June 1932

6 · Fast One 3: Velvet [Gerry Kells; S. Granquist] · Paul Cain · nv Black Mask June 1932

30 · The Golden Rule [Jerry Frost] · Horace McCoy · ss Black Mask June 1932

45 · Cooking Crooks [Ed Jenkins; Norma Gay] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Black Mask June 1932

64 · They Don’t Shake Hands in Arkansas [Slats Kirke] · Thomson Burtis · ss Black Mask June 1932

76 · The Amateur Murderer [Part 3 of 4; Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · na Black Mask June 1932

95 · The Black Sampan [Jo Gar] · Ramon Decolta · ss Black Mask June 1932

106 · A Touch of Nature [Red Saunders] · Henry Wallace Phillips · ss McClure’s Magazine January 1905

113 · Reform Racket · Norbert Davis · ss Black Mask June 1932

123 · Short Skits on Black Mask Writers · [uncredited] · ms Black Mask June 1932

Black Mask (Canada) [August 1932] (20¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Shake-Up [“Tough Dick” Donahue] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask August 1932

· Fugitive [Part 1 of 4] · Joseph T. Shaw · sl Black Mask August 1932

Black Mask (Canada) [September 1932] (20¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Blue Murder [Don Free] · Raoul F. Whitfield · nv Black Mask September 1932
not the same as the story of the same name in the July 1928 issue.

· He Could Take It [“Tough Dick” Donahue] · Frederick Nebel · ss Black Mask September 1932

Black Mask (Canada) [October 1932] (20¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Wings Over Texas [Jerry Frost] · Horace McCoy · nv Black Mask October 1932

· Party from Detroit [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · ss Black Mask October 1932

· On Two Feet [Bob Larkin] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Black Mask October 1932

Black Mask (Canada) [v15 #11, January 1933] (20¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Schlaikjer)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · Credit Where Credit Is Due · The Editor · ed Black Mask January 1933

8 · Murder by Request [Ben Jardinn] · Raoul F. Whitfield · nv Black Mask January 1933

31 · Close Call [Ken Corning] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask January 1933

51 · Beyond All Light [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · ss Black Mask January 1933

62 · The Deal · John Onslow · ss Black Mask January 1933

75 · Police Business [Dal Prentice] · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask January 1933

91 · Dirty Linen [Percy Warren] · William Rollins, Jr. · ss Black Mask January 1933

106 · The Price of a Rod [“Mac” Macnamara] · Tom Curry · ss Black Mask January 1933

124 · February’s Great Line-Up · [uncredited] · ms Black Mask January 1933

Black Mask (Canada) [v16 #5, July 1933] (20¢, pulp)
Probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· If Death Is Respectable [Race Williams] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask July 1933

· Devil’s Fire [Ken Corning] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask July 1933

· Somebody Stole My Pal [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · ss Black Mask July 1933

· The Amber Fan [Jo Gar] · Ramon Decolta · ss Black Mask July 1933

· A Man Who’ll Talk · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss Black Mask July 1933

· Double Check · Thomas Walsh · ss Black Mask July 1933

· Song and Dance [“Tough Dick” Donahue] · Frederick L. Nebel · ss Black Mask July 1933

Black Mask (Canada) [August 1934] (20¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Book [Race Williams; The Flame] · Carroll John Daly · nv Black Mask August 1934

Black Mask (Canada) [v18 #11, January 1936] (20¢, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

7 · Firearms and Crime · The Editor · ed Black Mask January 1936

8 · Guns at Cyrano’s [Ted Malvern] · Raymond Chandler · nv Black Mask January 1936

38 · Fan Dance [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · nv Black Mask January 1936

63 · Death Song · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask January 1936

75 · ‘G-Man’ Chuck Thompson [Chuck Thompson] · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask January 1936

97 · Numbers with Lead [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask January 1936

123 · Warner Bros.—Black Mask Clue Club Mystery Contest Story No. 12 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan · [uncredited] · cn Black Mask January 1936

128 · In February · [uncredited] · ms Black Mask January 1936

Black Mask (Canada) [v19 #10, December 1936] (20¢, pulp, cover by John Drew)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from eBay listing.

12 · Angelfish [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask December 1936

31 · Panic · E. G. Morris · ss Black Mask December 1936

40 · Murder on the Side · Dwight V. Babcock · nv Black Mask December 1936

64 · Whipsawed [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask December 1936

86 · The Irish Have it [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask December 1936

107 · Thoroughbred · James Duncan · ss Black Mask December 1936

117 · Dutch Treat · Paul Cain · ss Black Mask December 1936

126 · Address Unknown · James Francis Bonnell · vi Black Mask December 1936

Black Mask (Canada) [v20 #2, April 1937] (20¢, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford from Black Mask April 1937)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Manhattan Whirligig [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore A. Tinsley · nv Black Mask April 1937

· I Killed a Guy · John K. Butler · ss Black Mask April 1937

· White Birds [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask April 1937

· Stones of Death [Don Tomaso Sherman] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask April 1937

· Death Drinks Champagne [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask April 1937

Black Mask (Canada) [v20 #4, June 1937] (20¢, pulp, cover by J. George Janes)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

8 · The Parson Tells a Lie [The Parson] · James Duncan · nv Black Mask June 1937

30 · Mary, Mary, the Secretary · Eric Howard · ss Black Mask June 1937

39 · The Amateur Detective · The Readers · lc Black Mask June 1937

40 · Double Check [Otto] · H. Randolph Peacock · nv Black Mask June 1937

61 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask June 1937

72 · Hillbilly Stuff [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask June 1937

94 · Murder Cruise [Black Burton] · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss Black Mask June 1937

112 · Mimic Murder · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask June 1937

127 · Set for Life · Gene Gilbert · vi Black Mask June 1937

Black Mask (Canada) [August 1937] (20¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Murder Is News [Jerry Tracy] · Theodore Tinsley · nv Black Mask August 1937

· Plumes of Slaughter [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask August 1937

· Stormy Nocturne · Emile C. Tepperman · ss Black Mask August 1937

· Just a Nice Girl [Shean Connell] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask August 1937

· Murder at Eight [Tony Key] · Steve Fisher · nv Black Mask August 1937

· The Razzberry · H. W. Guernsey · vi Black Mask August 1937

Black Mask (Canada) [Vol. XX No. 12, February 1938] ed. F. Ellsworth (Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Raymond S. Pease from Black Mask February 1938)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Leg Man [Pete Wennick] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask February 1938

34 · Hot Trail [Miles Standish Rice] · Baynard H. Kendrick · nv Black Mask February 1938

59 · Dime a Dance [Nick Ballestier] · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask February 1938

74 · Sanitarium for Sale [Pat McCarthy] · Roger Torrey · nv Black Mask February 1938

94 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Walter C. Brown · nv Black Mask February 1938

121 · Death of a Dummy · Steve Fisher · ss Black Mask February 1938

Black Mask (Canada) [v23 #12, August 1941] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the April 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

2 · Dance Macabre · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask April 1941

22 · Murder Done in Gold [Broadway Squad] · John Lawrence · nv Black Mask April 1941

50 · Stranger in Town · Hugh B. Cave · ss Black Mask April 1941

65 · Law and Disorder · Roger Torrey · ss Black Mask April 1941
not the same as the story of the same name in the November 1934 issue.

83 · Vacation with Pay [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask April 1941

99 · Cool, Calm and Detected · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask April 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [October 1941] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Reprint of the May 1941 (US) issue, plus an additional story by Hallack McCord.

· The Chinese Never Forget [Ed Jenkins; Ngat T’oy] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask May 1941, as “The Chinese People”

· Once Around the Clock [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask May 1941

· Blood Is Quicker Than Water · S. Omar Barker · ss Black Mask May 1941

· Finders Takers · M. C. Clay · ss Black Mask May 1941

· Satan in Short Pants [Nickie] · C. G. Tahney · nv Black Mask May 1941

· Murder Parade [Lieutenant Canavan] · Cleve F. Adams · ss Black Mask May 1941

· [unknown story] · Hallack McCord · ss (r)

Black Mask (Canada) [November 1941] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Over My Dead Body [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask June 1941

· The Cat with a Headache [Cellini Smith] · Robert Reeves · nv Black Mask June 1941

· Split Fee [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask June 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [March 1942] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Pick Up the Marbles [Rex Sackler] · D. L. Champion · nv Black Mask October 1941

· San Quentin Quail [Mike O’Hanna] · Dale Clark · nv Black Mask October 1941

Black Mask (Canada) [v25 #2, April 1942] (Popular Publications, Toronto, 15¢, 112pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1941 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · Lifting the May Black Mask · [uncredited] · ms (r)

4 · Don’t Bury Me at All [Special Squad] · Stewart Sterling · nv Black Mask November 1941

32 · Murder Is a Swell Idea [Bill Lennox] · W. T. Ballard · nv Black Mask November 1941

53 · Picture Me Dead! · Peter Paige · na Black Mask November 1941

70 · Killers Are Camera Shy [Part 3 of 3; Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · sl Black Mask November 1941

105 · Invitation to Murder · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Black Mask November 1941

122 · Behind the Black Mask · The Readers · lc Black Mask November 1941

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