Black Mask was a pulp magazine first published in April 1920 by the journalist H. L. Mencken and the drama critic George Jean Nathan. The magazine was one of several money-making publishing ventures to support the prestigious literary magazine
The Smart Set, which Mencken edited, and which had operated at a loss since at least 1917.
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| Covers of Black Mask magazine in the 1930s and 1940s |
Under their editorial hand, the magazine was not exclusively a publisher of crime fiction, offering, according to the magazine, “the best stories available of adventure, the best mystery and detective stories, the best romances, the best love stories, and the best stories of the occult.”
The magazine’s first editor was Florence Osborne (credited as F. M. Osborne). Here below is a set of vintage photos that shows covers of Black Mask magazine in the 1930s and 1940s.
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| Black Mask cover, March 1930 |
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| Black Mask cover, May 1930 |
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| Black Mask cover, December 1931 |
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| Black Mask cover, April 1932 |
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| Black Mask cover, February 1932 |
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| Black Mask cover, November 1932 |
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| Black Mask cover, August 1933 |
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| Black Mask cover, December 1933 |
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| Black Mask cover, October 1933 |
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| Black Mask cover, September 1934 |
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| Black Mask cover, January 1936 |
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| Black Mask cover, April 1937 |
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| Black Mask cover, November 1937 |
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| Black Mask cover, October 1937 |
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| Black Mask cover, December 1938 |
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| Black Mask cover, March 1938 |
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| Black Mask cover, October 1938 |
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| Black Mask cover, February 1939 |
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| Black Mask cover, January 1939 |
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| Black Mask cover, June 1939 |
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| Black Mask cover, August 1940 |
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| Black Mask cover, February 1940 |
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| Black Mask cover, December 1941 |
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| Black Mask cover, October 1941 |
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| Black Mask cover, September 1941 |
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| Black Mask cover, February 1942 |
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| Black Mask cover, January 1942 |
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| Black Mask cover, May 1942 |
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| Black Mask cover, November 1942 |
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| Black Mask cover, November 1944 |
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| Black Mask cover, March 1945 |
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| Black Mask cover, September 1945 |
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| Black Mask cover, July 1946 |
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| Black Mask cover, May 1946 |
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| Black Mask cover, September 1946 |
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| Black Mask cover, January 1948 |
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| Black Mask cover, May 1948 |
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| Black Mask cover, November 1948 |
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| Black Mask cover, September 1948 |
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| Black Mask cover, January 1949 |
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