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


Trevor Hugh

Max Malone		The Lone Raider (ss) (1957)
		A Mission For Max (ss) (1957)
		Parachuting Into Danger (ss) (1957)
		The Menace of the Gorge (ss) (1957)
		A Night Attack! (ss) (1957)
		Prisoner of the Japs (ss) (1957)
		The Ambush In The Cave (ss) (1957)
		Hutch Disappears (ss) (1957)
		The War of the Radio Waves (ss) (1957)
		Underwater Ambush! (ss) (1957)
		Front Line Assignment (ss) (1957)
		Unarmed – In Enemy Territory! (ss) (1957)
		The Coast of 1000 Creeks (ss) (1957)
		The Vanishing Prisoners! (ss) (1957)
		Dawn Attack (ss) (1957)
		Wanted – Dead Or Alive (ss) (1957)
		Duel With A Sting-Ray (ss) (1957)
		The Mystery Message (ss) (1957)
		Traitor In The Camp! (ss) (1957)
		Sailing 'Blind'! (ss) (1958)
		Appointment At Midnight! (ss) (1958)
		Night Encounter (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)
		Drifting Into Peril (ss) (1958)
		Message In Music (ss) (1958)
		Marooned In A Minefield (ss) (1958)
		Vanishing Villagers! (ss) (1958)
		Destination Formosa! (ss) (1958)
		Jungle Encounter (ss) (1958)
		Sky Chase! (ss) (1958)
		Under-Sea Trap (ss) (1958)
		Pole Vault Into Peril (ss) (1958)
		Traitor's Vengeance (ss) (1958)
		Race For Time! (ss) (1958)
		War Of Nerves! (ss) (1958)
		Fishing For Victory! (ss) (1958)
		Operation Jail-Buster (ss) (1958)
		Jungle Mystery! (ss) (1958)
		Aerial Hide-And-Seek! (ss) (1958)
		Dangerous Disguise! (ss) (1958)
		Max Malone – Decoy! (ss) (1958)
		Operation 'Mailed Fist' (ss) (1958)
		Perilous Patrol! (ss) (1958)
		The Island Of Mystery (ss) (1958)
		Collision With Danger! (ss) (1958)
		An Air-Sea Duel (ss) (1958)
		Traitor! (ss) (1958)
		Underwater Trap (ss) (1958)
		Max's Snake Stunt (ss) (1958)
		Betrayed! (ss) (1958)
		Assignment In Sarawak (ss) (1958)
		Max Malone – Gatecrasher! (ss) (1958)
		In Danger From a Friend! (ss) (1958)
		Tripwire Trap! (ss) (1958)
		Operation Dawnlight (ss) (1958)
		Dark Secret! (ss) (1958)
		Max To The Rescue (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)
		Cap Snatcher! (ss) (1958)
		Suspicious Business! (ss) (1958)
		Underwater Menace (ss) (1958)
		A Rocket-Firing Stunt (ss) (1959)
		Bike-Ride Into Danger! (ss) (1959)
		Unlucky Landing! (ss) (1959)
		Vanishing Voyagers (ss) (1959)
		Dawn Intruder! (ss) (1959)
		Adventure 77 – Title Unknown (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)
		Two Against The Sea! (ss) (1959)
		Peril In The Night! (ss) (1959)
		Silent Peril! (ss) (1959)
		Escort For An Enemy! (ss) (1959)
		Volcano Mystery (ss) (1959)
		Mission To Maymo (ss) (1959)
		Mystery In Burma (ss) (1959)
		Operation Landslide! (ss) (1959)
		Kidnap Double-Cross (ss) (1959)
		Behind Enemy Lines (ss) (1959)
		The Mystery Submarines (ss) (1959)
		Jungle Terror! (ss) (1959)
		Adventure 95 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		Pontoon Mystery (ss) (1959)
		Gliding Into Peril! (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)
		Adventure 106 – Title Unknown (ss) (1959)
		"Welcome, Battler Britton" (ss) (1959)
		The Vanishing River (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)
		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)
		Secret Of The Rocks (ss) (1960)
		Waiting For A Ghost! (ss) (1960)
		Riding The Rods! (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)
		The Phantom Army (ss) (1960)
		The Train-Busters (ss) (1960)
		Parachute Drop! (ss) (1960)
		The Bare-Foot Raiders (ss) (1960)
		Nazi Avenger! (ss) (1960)
		Wreck That Bridge! (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 139 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 140 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Gestapo Defeat! (ss) (1960)
		Bombers' Booby-Trap (ss) (1960)
		Snatched From The Gestapo (ss) (1960)
		Adventure 144 – Title Unknown (ss) (1960)
		Bazooka Ambush! (ss) (1960)
		Commando Attack! (ss) (1960)
		Spitfire's Secret (ss) (1960)
		Freed From Nazi Terror (ss) (1960)
		Phoneys Wreck The War Phones! (ss) (1960)
		The Bird Calls That Spelt Deadly Danger (ss) (1958)
		Operation Mystery Island (ss) (1959)
		Peril From The Skies! (ss) (1960)
		Ambush In The Sky (ss) (1961)