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The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #6, September 1, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., pulp) Issue not indexed - probably a reprint of the September 1, 1923 (US) issue, plus a single story from an earlier issue.

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #7, September 15, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Henry C. Murphy) Reprint of the September 15, 1923 (US) issue, plus a single story from the May 1, 1923 (US) issue. 3 · Civilized · Randal J. Carnes · ss The Black Mask May 1 1923 7 · The Three Spiders · Charles G. Booth · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 25 · Buffalo Burke’s Prayer · Foreman Macklin · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 33 · The Rattle of Fear · Herbert Elisha Stover · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 38 · By His Own Hand · J. Paul Suter · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 44 · T. McGuirk Enforces the Liquor Law [T. McGuirk] · Ray Cummings · vi The Black Mask September 15 1923 47 · The City Slicker and the Dick · Eustace Hale Ball · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 56 · Osaki’s Revenge · John Ayotte · vi The Black Mask September 15 1923 59 · The Manhunters: The Hackettstown Mystery [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask September 15 1923 67 · A Shot in the Fog · Willett Stockard · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 75 · The Puzzle of Hook Nam [Part 2 of 2; Hawaii] · John Ayotte · sl The Black Mask September 15 1923 87 · Behind the Agreement · Drayton Dunster · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 93 · Who Was Jake Kole? · Madeline Bartlett · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 104 · Outwitted [Captain Valentine] · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 110 · The House in Boney Hollow · W. H. Holmes · ss The Black Mask September 15 1923 121 · The Armchair Detective: For Two Mules and a Plow · Robert Lee Heiser · ts The Black Mask September 15 1923 128 · The Meanest Thief · Harold N. Bruun · vi (r)

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #8, October 1, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by John Decker) Reprint of the October 1, 1923 (US) issue, plus a single story from the September 1922 (US) issue. Details supplied by Rob Preston. 2 · The Murderer’s Name and Address · John Baer · ss The Black Mask September 1922 7 · The Purple Mask · Newton A. Fuessle · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 25 · Arson Plus [The Continental Op] · Peter Collinson · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 37 · The Black Cracksman [Hawaii] · John Ayotte · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 47 · T. McGuirk Tries the Luck Charms [T. McGuirk] · Ray Cummings · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 53 · Hutch Blood · Willett Stockard · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 62 · Coming Black Mask Events · [uncredited] · ms The Black Mask October 1 1923 63 · Black Commandments · Donald Feak · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 74 · Greggs Over-Reaches · Robert Russell · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 81 · The Man Who Passed Judgment · Harry Simon · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 91 · The Manhunters: The Sleepless Eye [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask October 1 1923 101 · Grandfather’s Will · Eustace Hale Ball · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923 110 · Black Mask Crime Review: Comedy in Crime · Various · cl The Black Mask October 1 1923 116 · The Armchair Detective: Abraham’s Three-Sixteen · Robert Lee Heiser · ts The Black Mask October 1 1923 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask October 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · Harry Simon · lt The Black Mask October 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · John U. Ayotte · lt The Black Mask October 1 1923 _127 · [letter] · Robert Lee Heiser · lt The Black Mask October 1 1923 _127 · [letter] · Dashiell Hammett · lt The Black Mask October 1 1923 128 · Odd Bits: Dealers in Death · Henry W. Fisher · ts (r)

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #9, October 15, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Lewis Kennerly) Reprint of the October 15, 1923 (US) issue, plus an additional story. 2 · Imitation · Ray St. Vrain · ss 9 · The Talented Burglar · Jones Jones · nv The Black Mask October 15 1923 35 · Crooked Souls [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 45 · Beyond Justice · J. Paul Suter · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 52 · At the Bottom of It · J. Fortune Reade · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 62 · My Underworld: The Doublecross · Joe Taylor · ts The Black Mask October 15 1923 65 · The Snitch · Edward Parrish Ware · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 68 · The Young Squirt · Merlin Moore Taylor · nv The Black Mask October 15 1923 73 · Little Miss Muffet—1923 · Eustace Hale Ball · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 79 · The Manhunters: The Riddle of Room 14 [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask October 15 1923 88 · The Thirteenth Tack · Royce Brier · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 96 · Slippery Fingers [The Continental Op] · Peter Collinson · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 109 · Fifty Dollars a Peep · Robert Lee Heiser · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 117 · Keep It Dark · Edwin Baird · vi The Black Mask October 15 1923 119 · Aided and Abetted by Law · Drayton Dunster · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923 124 · Odd Bits: Rising from the Dead · Henry W. Fisher · ts (r) 127 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask October 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · J. Paul Suter · lt The Black Mask October 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · S. D. Hammett · lt The Black Mask October 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · Royce Brier · lt The Black Mask October 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · Chas G. Booth · lt The Black Mask October 15 1923

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #10, November 1, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by L. L. Balcom) Reprint of the November 1, 1923 (US) issue, plus a single story from the March 15, 1923 (US) issue. 2 · My Underworld: Playing Both Ends · Joe Taylor · ts The Black Mask March 15 1923 9 · Who Shot? · George C. Henderson · nv The Black Mask November 1 1923 37 · The Third Rider · Stanley R. Hofflund · ss The Black Mask November 1 1923 45 · It [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask November 1 1923 55 · One Dried Head [Part 1 of 3] · Herman Petersen · sl The Black Mask November 1 1923 70 · White Tents · John Ayotte · ss The Black Mask November 1 1923 83 · Mrs. Vandam’s Diamonds · Margaret Alison Johansen · ss The Black Mask November 1 1923 92 · The Gentle Art of Drying Heads · Herman Petersen · ar The Black Mask November 1 1923 93 · The Man Who Was Not · Frank Conly · ss The Black Mask November 1 1923 110 · The Manhunters: The Hand of God [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask November 1 1923 120 · Executioners I Have Met: The Last of the Sansons · Henry W. Fisher · cl The Black Mask November 1 1923 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask November 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · George C. Henderson · lt The Black Mask November 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · Margaret Alison Johansen · lt The Black Mask November 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · John U. Ayotte · lt The Black Mask November 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · Fred McLaughlin · lt The Black Mask November 1 1923 _126 · [letter] · Herman Petersen · lt The Black Mask November 1 1923 _128 · [letter] · Herman Petersen · lt The Black Mask November 1 1923

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #11, November 15, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp) Reprint of the November 15, 1923 (US) issue, plus a single story from the March 15, 1923 (US) issue. 2 · The Tombstone of Babette [Cemetery Tale] · Drayton Dunster · ss The Black Mask March 15 1923 9 · Where the Road Ends · Robert Lee Heiser · nv The Black Mask November 15 1923 37 · Lupsika of the Forest · Elvin J. Owens · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 43 · Hundred Thousand Cache · Royce Brier · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 49 · Water · Clif Hill · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 59 · Triggers of Justice · H. B. Davenport · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 64 · The White Streak · Fred McLaughlin · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 70 · One Dried Head [Part 2 of 3] · Herman Petersen · sl The Black Mask November 15 1923 87 · Felton Celebrates Egg-Day · Charles T. Jordan · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 96 · The Silent Law · Vance Hoyt · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 103 · The Manhunters: The “Cigar Box” Mystery [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask November 15 1923 110 · The Second-Story Angel · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923 119 · Executioners I Have Met: Hangman Calcraft, Who Killed 15,000 People, Talks Business at the Peacock · Henry W. Fisher · cl The Black Mask November 15 1923 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask November 15 1923 _126 · [letter] · Robert Lee Heiser · lt The Black Mask November 15 1923 _126 · [letter] · Vance J. Hoyt · lt The Black Mask November 15 1923 _126 · [letter] · Clif Hill · lt The Black Mask November 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · Elvin J. Owens · lt The Black Mask November 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · J. Paul Suter · lt The Black Mask November 15 1923

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #12, December 1, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp) Reprint of the December 1, 1923 (US) issue, plus an additional feature. 2 · The Wickedest Woman in New York · [uncredited] · ar 7 · The Slippery Eel · Emmet Welsh · nv The Black Mask December 1 1923 33 · Bodies Piled Up [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask December 1 1923 43 · The Laughing Death [Part 1 of 4; Prentice; Shannon] · Francis James · sl The Black Mask December 1 1923 61 · Oscar the Terrible [Topango John] · Harold Freeman Miners · ss The Black Mask December 1 1923 74 · Punctual · Willett Stockard · ss The Black Mask December 1 1923 81 · The Manhunters: The Vultures’ Trail [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask December 1 1923 89 · When 7539 Went Back · Eustace Hale Ball · ss The Black Mask December 1 1923 103 · One Dried Head [Part 3 of 3] · Herman Petersen · sl The Black Mask December 1 1923 121 · Executioners I Have Met: Witnessing the Short Drop Man · Henry W. Fisher · cl The Black Mask December 1 1923 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask December 1 1923

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #13, December 15, 1923] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp) Reprint of the December 15, 1923 (US) issue, plus an additional story. 2 · A Fellow Can’t Know Everything · John Baer · ss 7 · The Shrieking Skeleton · Charles M. Green · nv The Black Mask December 15 1923 30 · Weapons · H. B. Davenport · nv The Black Mask December 15 1923 53 · The Wolf of the du Mont Thiers · William Rollins, Jr. · ss The Black Mask December 15 1923 65 · The Wanderer · Charles Hilan Craig · ss The Black Mask December 15 1923 71 · The Laughing Death [Part 2 of 4; Prentice; Shannon] · Francis James · sl The Black Mask December 15 1923 92 · Emeralds! · Donald Feak · ss The Black Mask December 15 1923 104 · The Manhunters: The Loot Ship [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask December 15 1923 111 · A Melanesian Holiday · Thomas de V. Harper · vi The Black Mask December 15 1923 120 · Executioners I Have Met: Gocher, the Bloody Man of Germany · Henry W. Fisher · cl The Black Mask December 15 1923 127 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask December 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · Dashiell Hammett · lt The Black Mask December 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · H. B. Davenport · lt The Black Mask December 15 1923 _127 · [letter] · Charles Hilan Craig · lt The Black Mask December 15 1923

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #14, January 1, 1924] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp) Issue not indexed - probably a reprint of the January 1, 1924 (US) issue, plus a single story from an earlier issue.

The Black Mask (UK) [v1 #15, January 15, 1924] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp) Reprint of the January 15, 1924 (US) issue, plus an additional story. 2 · The Proposal · Ellen Montclair · vi Saucy Stories December 1 1922 5 · The Streaks in the Iris · Ben Lucien Burman · nv The Black Mask January 15 1924 27 · Clara · Wolcott LeClear Beard · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924; given as by Walcott LeClear Beard. 35 · The Man Who Killed Dan Odams · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 42 · The Pursuing Shadow [Captain Valentine] · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 49 · The Brute · Carroll John Daly · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 61 · The Funeral Offering [Cemetery Tale] · Drayton Dunster · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 67 · Why Shall Say? · Joe Burke · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 73 · The Manhunters: The Grim Detective [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask January 15 1924 81 · Motive Missing · William H. Heath · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 87 · Crime by Poison · J. R. Russel · ar The Black Mask January 15 1924 94 · The Mutt · Royal Roussel · vi The Black Mask January 15 1924 97 · Inheritance by Proxy · Victor Rowan · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924 102 · The Laughing Death [Part 4 of 4; Prentice; Shannon] · Francis James · sl The Black Mask January 15 1924 118 · The Burglar · Elizabeth Parker Smith · vi The Black Mask January 15 1924 120 · Executioners I Have Met: Strange Death Penalty Beliefs · Henry W. Fisher · cl The Black Mask January 15 1924 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask January 15 1924

The Black Mask (UK) [v2 #3, February 1, 1924] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp, cover by Orestus Uzzell) Reprint of the February 1, 1924 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 15, 1923 (US) issue. Details supplied by Rob Preston. 2 · The Jewel of Blood · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask February 15 1923 9 · The Sandalwood Box [Captain Valentine] · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 28 · The Ghost of the Hesperides · Henry Serrano · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 33 · Night Shots [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 45 · The Verdict · Charles M. Green · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 49 · Rifles · John Ayotte · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 67 · T. McGuirk, Movie Actor [T. McGuirk] · Ray Cummings · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 75 · The Master of the Maizie · Jennings Perry · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 88 · The Hunters · Don Cameron Shafer · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 95 · The Kid’s Hole Card · Edward Parrish Ware · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924 101 · That Yellow Devil [Part 1 of 2] · Herman Petersen · sl The Black Mask February 1 1924 118 · The Manhunters: The “Cat” Detective [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask February 1 1924 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask February 1 1924 _126 · [letter] · Edward Parrish Ware · lt The Black Mask February 1 1924 _126 · [letter] · Henry Serrano · lt The Black Mask February 1 1924

The Black Mask (UK) [v2 #4, February 15, 1924] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 128pp, pulp) Given as v2 #2 in the Table of Contents. Reprint of the February 15, 1924 (US) issue, plus a single story from the February 15, 1923 (US) issue. 2 · The Conscientious Grave Digger [Cemetery Tale] · Drayton Dunster · ss The Black Mask February 15 1923 9 · Devil’s Bowl · Edwin Goodenow Wood · nv The Black Mask February 15 1924 34 · The New Racket · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 38 · The Lady in Handcuffs [Captain Valentine] · C. S. Montanye · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 47 · Chains That Bind · Merlin Moore Taylor · nv The Black Mask February 15 1924 64 · Fangs · Herbert Elisha Stover · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 69 · A Vengeance of Death · Eustace Hale Ball · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 74 · Salted · Harold de Polo · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 83 · That Yellow Devil [Part 2 of 2] · Herman Petersen · sl The Black Mask February 15 1924 105 · The Curse of Indra · Edith Lyle Ragsdale · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 111 · The Manhunters: The Aeroplane Burglar [The Manhunters] · Charles Somerville · ts The Black Mask February 15 1924 117 · Esses Pip Seven · Reginald Scott · ss The Black Mask February 15 1924 124 · And This Is How It Is · Carl Asher · ts The Black Mask February 15 1924 126 · Our Readers’ Private Corner · The Readers · lc The Black Mask February 15 1924 _126 · [letter] · Edith Lyle Ragsdale · lt The Black Mask February 15 1924 _126 · [letter] · R. T. M. Scott · lt The Black Mask February 15 1924