Contents Lists

The Rio Kid Western [v13 #1, July 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) [Al Tonik]

9 · Crown for Azora [Bob Pryor] · Dean Owen · n.; At the behest of General Grant, the Rio Kid rides forth with guns; a-roaring to establish order in place of chaos when a grim scheme; of rebellion gains sinister recruits! Follow Bob Pryor as he pits; himself against bandits and outlaws organized for evil.
69 · Fool’s Errand · Barry Scobee · ss; John Kern takes on the difficult chore of bucking a landhog.
76 · Nighthawking the Cavvy · Stephen Payne · ss; A tough band of rustlers find they must contend with a greenhorn kid.
81 · The Calling of Studebaker Jensen · Allan K. Echols · ss; They said Stude Jensen was shiftless-but he surprised them!
6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl; A department conducted by America’s foremost rodeo expert.
29 · Portrait and Biography of Ulysses S. Grant · Misc. · ia
33 · Portrait and Biography of John William Mackay · Misc. · ia
37 · Portrait and Biography of James G. Fair · Misc. · ia
The Rio Kid Western [v13 #3, December 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 11 · Copper Commandments [Bob Pryor] · Lee E. Wells · na 72 · Comical as a Clown · L. Erenwein · ss 79 · High Wheels Rolling · Bascom Sturgill · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v14 #1, February 1947] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks.

· Idaho Raiders [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · n.
· Six-Guns and Moonshine · Joe Archibald · nv
· The Wanderer · Allan K. Echols · ss
· The Courting of Kate · L. Ernenwein · ss
· Hogan Fury · Clee Woods · ss
· The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl
The Rio Kid Western [v14 #2, April 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 11 · Guns of Happy Valley [Bob Pryor] · Lee E. Wells · na 63 · Blind Man’s Bluff · L. Erenwein · ss 71 · Boot Hill Hombres · J. R. Jackson · ss 76 · Ridin’ into Trouble · Johnston McCulley · ss 92 · Pesos for San Antonio · Barry Scobee · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v14 #3, June 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 11 · Silver of Satan [Bob Pryor] · Walker A. Tompkins · na 62 · High Hope Handicap · Leslie Ernenwein · ss 73 · Shiftless Man · Richard Brister · ss 80 · Ride Into the Desert · Jackson Cole · ss 94 · Death Rides the Mesa · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v15 #1, August 1947] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) from my copy. [RH]

6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl
11 · King of the Highways [Bob Pryor] · Lee E. Wells · n.
64 · A Gun for Bronco · John C. Ropke · ss; illus. Al Savitt
70 · Who’ll Ride with Me · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv
85 · A Mansion for Maybelle · L. Ernenwein · ss
92 · Rawhide Vengeance · Gunnison Steele · ss
97 · Two-Gun Bluff · Barry Scobee · ss; illus. M. Elkan
The Rio Kid Western [v15 #2, October 1947] ed. Anon. (standard pulp) Details taken from listing on eBay. [PSP] · Golden Empire · Dean Owen · na · Thirty Days Has Sam Reber · Joseph Chadwick · nv · Wagons West of the Pecos · Gladwell Richardson · ss · Trail Vengence · Clark Gray · ss · Turn Out the Guard · W. F. Bragg · ss · The Devil Dims a Gunsight · Charles D. Richardson · ss · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl
The Rio Kid Western [v15 #3, December 1947] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks.

· Gun Boss of San Antone [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · n.
· Bugles in the Morning · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv
· Payment Deferred · John C. Ropke · ss
· Trail Boss · Samuel Mines · ss
· Conscience Is a Killer · William O’Sullivan · ss
· Brand of the Doublecross · Tom Parsons · ss
· The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl
The Rio Kid Western [v16 #1, February 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction

· Lion of the Lavabeds · Walker A. Tompkins · n.
· The Last Half Mile · Allan K. Echols · ss
· North to the Arkansas · Robert Moore Williams · ss
· Dark Comes the Night · Gladwell Richardson · ss
· Stagecoach Yuletide · Johnston McCulley · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v16 #2, April 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction · Santa Fe Trail · Tom Curry · na · The Wagon Soldier · Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson · nv · Range War Renegades · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss · Lawyer with a Gun · Bud Wilks · ss · Kill That Last McCann · Lee Bond · ss
The Rio Kid Western [June 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks. · ? [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · n. · Chaparral Pilot · Johnston McCulley · ss · The Magic Quirt · L. Ron Hubbard · ss · The War Horse · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · ss · Shooting Teacher · Robert Moore Williams · ss · Nighthawk’s Code · D. B. Newton · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v17 #1, August 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction · Passport to Perdition · Gunnison Steele · na · Squaw Dance Folly · Clee Woods · ss · Death Rides the Desert Storm · Larry Harris · ss · Prairie Doctor · Cliff V. Abrams · ss · Local Color · William O’Sullivan · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v17 #2, October 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks.

· The Trail of the Iron Horse [Bob Pryor] · Walker A. Tompkins · n.
· Scorpion Country · Johnston McCulley · nv
· The Jaws of the Turtle · Allan K. Echols · ss
· West Is in the Heart · Bruce Douglas · ss
· Death Pact on Coyote Creek · Gunnison Steele · ss
· Three Queens and a Joker · Francis H. Ames · ss
· Old Cattle Trails · Harry Van Demark · ar
The Rio Kid Western [February 1949] ed. Anon. (standard pulp) Details taken from eBay listing. [PSP] · Ghost of El Dorado [Bob Pryor] · Walker A. Tompkins · nv · Hangnoose for a Saddlemate · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss · Old Debbil River · A. Leslie · ss · Come On, Killer - Let’s Ride · Sam Brant · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v18 #2, April 1949] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 13 · Sign of the Vigilantes [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · na 25 · Butte, Montana · Anon. · nf 33 · Marcus Daly (1841-1900) · Anon. · nf 37 · Luther S. “Yellowstone” Kelly (1849-1928) · Anon. · nf 43 · “Liver-Eating” Johnson · Anon. · nf 58 · Satan’s Gateway · Roy Vandergoot · ss 68 · How the Town Was Named · Simpson M. Ritter · nf 69 · Hell on a .44 Frame · John H. Latham · ss 78 · The Balance · Rex Sherrick · nf 79 · The Yankee Go-Getters · Harry Van Demark · ar 83 · Blood Talks for Tolman · Francis H. Ames · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v19 #1, August 1949] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 9 · Tyrant of the Tehachapis [Bob Pryor] · Dean Owen · na 27 · General John Charles Fremont · Misc. Material · bg 35 · Tiburcio Vasquez · Misc. Material · bg 43 · Pio Pico · Misc. Material · bg 55 · The Two Old Reprobates · A. Leslie · ss 60 · The Hollow Horn · Tex Gainsville · nf 61 · Home in the Valley · Jim Mayo · ss 70 · The Old Roundup Wagon · John Edward Dalton · ar 73 · Death Is Where You Find It · Paul S. Powers · ss 81 · Last of the Clan · Robert J. Hogan · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v19 #3, December 1949] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 11 · The Renegade Senator [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · na 15 · Dodge City, Bibilous Babylon of the Plains · Anon. · nf 31 · Eddie Foy, 1856-1928 · Anon. · nf 39 · Wyatt Earp · Anon. · nf 47 · Dutch Henry · Anon. · nf 60 · The Two Flumes · J. D. Lucey · ss 73 · Saddle Up and Die · Dupree Poe · ss 78 · Lawmen of the Frontier · Simpson M. Ritter · nf 79 · Hoofs Versus Plow · Barry Scobee · ss; illus. Al Savitt 69 · The First Train Robbery · Carl Uhlarik · nf; (about Sam Bass holdup in 1877).
The Rio Kid Western [v20 #2, April 1950] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD]

6 · The Bunk House · Foghorn Clancy · cl
11 · Devils of Deadwood [Bob Pryor] · Walker A. Tompkins · n.
12 · The Locale of this Novel · Misc. Material · nf
27 · John S. McClintock · Misc. Material · bg
35 · James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill) · Misc. Material · bg
43 · Martha Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) · Misc. Material · bg
59 · Unlucky for Drygulchers · Dane Zale · ss
63 · Horse Heaven · Jim Mayo · ss; illus. Ed DeLavy
74 · With Bow and Arrow · Simpson M. Ritter · nf
75 · Son of a Six-Gun · Robert J. Hogan · ss
86 · Bandido Terrifico · Leslie Ernenwein · ts; illus. Dreany
The Rio Kid Western [v20 #3, July 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 3-98pp+, pulp) [JE] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 11 · Guns of Fort Benton [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · na 25 · General Eugene Asa Carr, “The War Eagle,” (1830-1910) · Anon. · nf 29 · William Frederick Cody, “Buffalo Bill,” (1846-1917) · Anon. · nf 59 · Surrender, Hell! · Robert J. Hogan · ss 67 · Gun Titan of the West · John A. Thompson · nf; about John Browning. 73 · Guadeloupe Gunfire · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss 82 · Army Commission · Barry Scobee · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v21 #1, September 1950] (Better Publications, 20¢, 130pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD]

6 · The Bunk House · Foghorn Clancy · cl
11 · Red Trail of No Return [Bob Pryor] · Joseph Chadwick · n.
25 · General George Crook · Misc. Material · bg
33 · Wyatt Earp · Misc. Material · bg
41 · Bat Masterson · Misc. Material · bg
70 · The Ranger Rides to Town [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss
80 · Texas Gold · Mojave Lloyd · nv Popular Western May ’40
97 · Them Killin’ Coes · Richard Brister · ss; illus. H. W. Kiemle
104 · The Pauper from Pecos · C. William Harrison · nv Thrilling Western Jan ’38
119 · Dead Man’s Reprieve · Dupree Poe · ss
126 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lt
The Rio Kid Western [v21 #2, November 1950] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 20¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by George Rozen) [MH] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl 11 · Outlaws of Arizona [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · na 67 · Drift, Texan, or Die! · J. D. Lucey · ss 74 · Never Hate a Neighbor · J. Edward Leithead · ss 85 · Business for Boothill · Jackson Cole · ss 90 · While the Gallows Waits · Larry A. Harris · nv Popular Western Jul ’40 102 · Manna from Texas · Oscar J. Friend · nv Popular Western Mar ’38
The Rio Kid Western [v22 #1, March 1951] (Better Publications, 20¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by George Rozen) from TOC. [MW/TD]

6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · cl
9 · Raiders of Deadwood [Bob Pryor] · Tom Curry · n.
25 · General Alfred Howe Terry · Misc. Material · bg
33 · Wyatt Earp · Misc. Material · bg
41 · Bat Masterson · Misc. Material · bg
51 · Madame Mustache · Misc. Material · bg
56 · Calamity Jane · Misc. Material · bg
64 · Rain on the Mountain Fork [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss
74 · Wagons Bring Wimmin [Sockless Joe] · Syl MacDowell · nv Thrilling Ranch Stories Feb ’37
89 · One Live Lawman · Tex Wallace · ss
93 · Horses on the Overland Trails · Norman Renard · nf
94 · Gun Waif · A. Leslie · nv Popular Western Apr ’37
The Rio Kid Western [v22 #2, May 1951] (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · cl 9 · The Apaches Ride Again [Bob Pryor] · Joseph Chadwick · na 66 · Renegades Ride South · Larry A. Harris · ss Popular Western Apr ’37 86 · The Kid Draws a Joker · Barry Cord · ss 90 · Colt Payment · Joe Archibald · nv Thrilling Adventures Dec ’37 108 · The Wide, Wide West · Mark Knight · ar 109 · Gun Partners · Luke Lawrence · ss
The Rio Kid Western [v23 #1, September 1951] ed. Anon. (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from photocopy of Table of Contents. [PSP] 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · cl 9 · The Background of this Novel · Anon. · is 10 · Scorpions of Silverado [Bob Pryor] · D. B. Newton · na 29 · Portrait and Biography of H. A. W. Tabor · Anon. · bg [H. A. W. Tabor] 35 · Portrait and Biography of David J. Cook · Anon. · bg [David J. Cook] 66 · The Grand Canyon · Clarence Edwin Flynn · pm 67 · Snake Charmer · Robert J. Hogan · ss 74 · Make a Bigger Boot Hill · Clay Randall · nv 88 · Kill-Crazy Trail · Reeve Walker · nv 104 · Old Pete · A. Leslie · ss 114 · Under Western Skies · Mark Knight · cl
The Rio Kid Western [v23 #3, January 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, 20¢, 114pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD]

6 · The Bunk House · Leslie Ernenwein · cl
9 · Billy the Kid · Misc. Material · bg
10 · Rogues’ Rendezvous [Bob Pryor] · D. B. Newton · n.
31 · Pat Garrett · Misc. Material · bg
43 · Jesse James · Misc. Material · bg
51 · The Ford Brothers · Misc. Material · bg
58 · Kill or Be Killed · Ben Frank · ss; illus. Dreany
66 · The Man from Battle Flat · Jim Mayo · ss
75 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl
76 · They Die Young in Freeport · Peter Gage · nv
83 · Horse Talk · Mark Knight · nf
89 · A Western Pioneer Woman · Bess Ritter · ts
94 · Stacked Deck · H. A. DeRosso · ss
104 · The Mobridge Road · Francis H. Ames · ss; illus. Al Savitt

Next -- Table-of-Contents