BASIL DEAKIN

1906 - 1989

Writing as: Basil Deakin, Trevor Hugh

According to Bear Alley Books blog: "A regular contributor to comics and annuals in the 1950s, Basil Deakin wrote spy and jungle stories for Lion featuring Julo of the Islands (1954) and Max Malone of the Secret Service (1957-60), which for a time co-starred Battler Britton (the character was subsequently taken over by Frank S. Pepper). As well as writing anonymously and as Guy Deakin and Trevor Hugh in the pages of Lion, he also wrote for the Lion Annual as Michael Alan. Full details can be found in Lion King of Picture Story Papers."

Series		Books
Basil Deakin

Rod Renton		The Terror of Tiba (1967)
		The Menace of Mask (1967)


Trevor Hugh

Max Malone		The Lone Raider (ss) (1957)
		Traitor In The Camp! (ss) (1957)
		The Mystery Message (ss) (1957)
		Duel With A Sting-Ray (ss) (1957)
		Dawn Attack (ss) (1957)
		The Vanishing Prisoners! (ss) (1957)
		The Coast of 1000 Creeks (ss) (1957)
		Unarmed – In Enemy Territory! (ss) (1957)
		Front Line Assignment (ss) (1957)
		Wanted – Dead Or Alive (ss) (1957)
		The War of the Radio Waves (ss) (1957)
		Hutch Disappears (ss) (1957)
		The Ambush In The Cave (ss) (1957)
		Prisoner of the Japs (ss) (1957)
		A Night Attack! (ss) (1957)
		The Menace of the Gorge (ss) (1957)
		Parachuting Into Danger (ss) (1957)
		A Mission For Max (ss) (1957)
		Underwater Ambush! (ss) (1957)
		Tripwire Trap! (ss) (1958)
		In Danger From a Friend! (ss) (1958)
		Max Malone – Gatecrasher! (ss) (1958)
		Assignment In Sarawak (ss) (1958)
		Betrayed! (ss) (1958)
		An Air-Sea Duel (ss) (1958)
		Underwater Trap (ss) (1958)
		Traitor! (ss) (1958)
		Collision With Danger! (ss) (1958)
		Operation Dawnlight (ss) (1958)
		Max's Snake Stunt (ss) (1958)
		Dark Secret! (ss) (1958)
		Cap Snatcher! (ss) (1958)
		Invisible Orders (ss) (1958)
		Island Peril! (ss) (1958)
		The Walking Tree! (ss) (1958)
		Mission To Japan! (ss) (1958)
		The Treacherous Messenger (ss) (1958)
		The Sniper's Mistake! (ss) (1958)
		Aerial Ambush! (ss) (1958)
		The Island Of Mystery (ss) (1958)
		Suspicious Business! (ss) (1958)
		Underwater Menace (ss) (1958)
		The Bird Calls That Spelt Deadly Danger (ss) (1958)
		Max To The Rescue (ss) (1958)
		Operation 'Mailed Fist' (ss) (1958)
		Perilous Patrol! (ss) (1958)
		Night Encounter (ss) (1958)
		Sailing 'Blind'! (ss) (1958)
		Appointment At Midnight! (ss) (1958)
		Max Malone – Decoy! (ss) (1958)
		Dive For Your Life! (ss) (1958)
		Jungle Trek! (ss) (1958)
		Deadlock! (ss) (1958)
		Calm Before The Storm! (ss) (1958)
		Max Malone – P.O.W. (ss) (1958)
		Message In Music (ss) (1958)
		Marooned In A Minefield (ss) (1958)
		Vanishing Villagers! (ss) (1958)
		Destination Formosa! (ss) (1958)
		Drifting Into Peril (ss) (1958)
		Sky Chase! (ss) (1958)
		Dangerous Disguise! (ss) (1958)
		Jungle Encounter (ss) (1958)
		Jungle Mystery! (ss) (1958)
		Operation Jail-Buster (ss) (1958)
		Fishing For Victory! (ss) (1958)
		Aerial Hide-And-Seek! (ss) (1958)
		Race For Time! (ss) (1958)
		Traitor's Vengeance (ss) (1958)
		Pole Vault Into Peril (ss) (1958)
		Under-Sea Trap (ss) (1958)
		War Of Nerves! (ss) (1958)
		Adventure 106 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		Messenger Of Disaster (ss) (1959)
		Jungle Dog-Fight (ss) (1959)
		Midnight Mystery (ss) (1959)
		A Daring Disguise (ss) (1959)
		Intruders From The Sky! (ss) (1959)
		Night Intruders! (ss) (1959)
		Adventure 104 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		Blue River Mystery (ss) (1959)
		"Welcome, Battler Britton" (ss) (1959)
		Gliding Into Peril! (ss) (1959)
		Mystery Of The Map (ss) (1959)
		Call From The Blue! (ss) (1959)
		Silent Witness! (ss) (1959)
		Railroad To Danger (ss) (1959)
		Mystery Jap Fighters (ss) (1959)
		Secret Entry – Under Canvas (ss) (1959)
		So Near And Yet... (ss) (1959)
		Mystery In Sumatra (ss) (1959)
		Operation Mystery Island (ss) (1959)
		The Vanishing River (ss) (1959)
		Pontoon Mystery (ss) (1959)
		Adventure 77 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		Jungle Terror! (ss) (1959)
		Adventure 95 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		Bike-Ride Into Danger! (ss) (1959)
		Unlucky Landing! (ss) (1959)
		Vanishing Voyagers (ss) (1959)
		A Rocket-Firing Stunt (ss) (1959)
		High Dive! (ss) (1959)
		Adventure 79 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		Peril of the Monsoon (ss) (1959)
		Warm Reception! (ss) (1959)
		Photo Mystery (ss) (1959)
		Dawn Intruder! (ss) (1959)
		Peril In The Night! (ss) (1959)
		Two Against The Sea! (ss) (1959)
		Behind Enemy Lines (ss) (1959)
		Operation Landslide! (ss) (1959)
		Mystery In Burma (ss) (1959)
		Kidnap Double-Cross (ss) (1959)
		Volcano Mystery (ss) (1959)
		Escort For An Enemy! (ss) (1959)
		Silent Peril! (ss) (1959)
		Mission To Maymo (ss) (1959)
		The Mystery Submarines (ss) (1959)
		Nazi Avenger! (ss) (1960)
		Bombers' Booby-Trap (ss) (1960)
		Wreck That Bridge! (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 139 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 140 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Gestapo Defeat! (ss) (1960)
		Spitfire's Secret (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 144 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Bazooka Ambush! (ss) (1960)
		Commando Attack! (ss) (1960)
		Freed From Nazi Terror (ss) (1960)
		Phoneys Wreck The War Phones! (ss) (1960)
		The Bare-Foot Raiders (ss) (1960)
		Snatched From The Gestapo (ss) (1960)
		Parachute Drop! (ss) (1960)
		Waiting For A Ghost! (ss) (1960)
		The Phantom Army (ss) (1960)
		Peril From The Skies! (ss) (1960)
		Cornered! (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 118 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Peril In the Night! (2) (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 120 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Target Practice For Japs! (ss) (1960)
		Too Close For Comfort (ss) (1960)
		The Train-Busters (ss) (1960)
		Secret Of The Rocks (ss) (1960)
		On The Track Of The Green Dragon (ss) (1960)
		Surprise Packet! (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 128 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Manhunt! (ss) (1960)
		Operation Green Arrow! (ss) (1960)
		Operation Blockbuster (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 132 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Riding The Rods! (ss) (1960)
		Ambush In The Sky (ss) (1961)