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Fifteen Western Tales [May 1952] (Popular Publications, 25¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. [KJ] · Stampede on Roaring River · Giff Cheshire · nv · Canyon of No Return · John Prescott · nv · Powder River Deadline · William Bender, Jr. · nv · Fighting Pay! · Ray Nafziger · nv · Nobody Loves a Lawman · Clifton Adams · ss · Time to Fight · William L. Jackson · ss · Where the Trail Divides · Francis H. Ames · ss · Eye for an Eye · John McGreevey · ss · A Dead Man Sits In · Foster-Harris · ss Star Western Oct ’37 · Trial by Fire · Hal Hammond · ss
Fifteen Western Tales [July 1952] (Popular Publications, 25¢, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. · Killers Keep Off! · Joseph Chadwick · nv · Blind Man’s Gold · Giff Cheshire · nv · No Gun-Help Wanted! · Stone Cody · nv Dime Western Magazine Nov ’38 · Walk Soft in Tascosa! · Noel M. Loomis · ss · Here Come the Boomers! · Allan K. Echols · ss · One Man’s Meat · Phil Ray · ss · Iron-Knuckle Nester · W. J. Reynolds · ss · Traitor’s Token · Miles Overholt · ss · Bushwhacking Comes Easy! · C. William Harrison · ss · Gun the Man Down! · William L. Jackson · ss · Over His Horns! · James Propp · ss
Fifteen Western Tales [v26 #1, September 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) from TOC. [JL/TD] 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 12 · Bullets Wild at Bloodrun · Robert W. Krepps · ss 23 · Crimson Crossing · Verne Athanas · ss 30 · A New Kind of Pioneer · David Crewe · ar; (not listed in TOC) 31 · Next Issue (Illustrated) · The Editor & Robert L. Trimnell · ia 32 · Three Must Die · W. P. Brothers · ss 41 · Bloody an’ Peaceable · George C. Appell · ss 49 · Wives West · Freeman H. Hubbard · nf 50 · Gun Smart · C. Hall Thompson · ss 52 · Bad Injun · Lance Kermit · ar; (not listed in TOC) 53 · Bet a Killing · Ray Gaulden · ss 60 · Save Me a Grave · Giff Cheshire · ss 70 · Injun Proof · William Arthur Breyfogle · ss 76 · Tales of the Old West: John Slaughter · Lee · ia 78 · Shoot—Or Hang! · A. C. Abbott · ss 83 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 84 · Devil Makes a Cowman · Charles W. Tyler · ss, 1939 105 · On the Trail · The Editors · cl 107 · Mystery of the Big Muddy · Frederick James · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v26 #3, January 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) [TD] 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 8 · Hell on Wheels! · Bart Cassidy · ts 12 · Ride with the Gunsmoke Judas · Thomas Thompson · nv 28 · The Deadly Second · Henry Carlton Jones · ss 34 · Expensive Victory · Anon. · ar; (not listed in TOC) 35 · The Bushwhack Bargain · Richard Ferber · ss 43 · Never Sell Your Saddle! · H. A. De Rosso · ss 51 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 52 · Draw Fast-Or Die! · Bryce Walton · nv 63 · The Medicine Wire · Bennett Foster · ss 65 · Practical Pioneer · Allan K. Echols · ar; (not listed in TOC) 66 · Tales of the Old West: Mossman of the Rangers (Burton C. Mossman) · Lee · ia 68 · Over the Hill to Hell · Robert Trimnell · ss 73 · Next Issue (Illustrated) · The Editor & Philip Ketchum · ia 74 · While the Gallows Wait · Dave Sands · ss 77 · When Dodge Was Wild! · John T. Lynch · ts 81 · Sad Nose Joe - Rain-Maker! · Harold Helfer · ss 85 · Bring Him Back Dead! · John C. Colohan · ss 92 · Gun-Meeting at Midnight · Jonathan Craig · ss 98 · Injun List · Walt Coburn · ss, 1934
Fifteen Western Tales [v26 #4, March 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 114, 25¢, pulp) [TD] 6 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 10 · Oregon Trail Outcast · Philip Ketchum · nv 28 · What’s in a Name? · M. Kane · ar; (not listed in TOC) 29 · The Gunman and the Girl · H. A. DeRosso · ss 38 · Raw Land, Hard Land! · David Stewart · ss 46 · Gringo Caballero · Noel M. Loomis · ts 51 · Blood-Money Man · Carl Prime · ss 55 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 56 · Death of the Wild Bull · Bruce Cassiday · ss 65 · Wilderness Trap · Dane Gregory · ss, 1943 72 · The Man Who Warned Custer · Frederic James · ts 74 · Tales of the Old West: Dick Fellows (The Old West’s Unluckiest Badman) · Lee · ia 76 · Home Is the Killer! · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss 86 · While the Hangnoose Waits · William L. Jackson · ss 88 · When the Reins Came · Allan K. Echols · ar; (not listed in TOC) 73 · Next Issue (Illustrated) · The Editor & Kenneth L. Sinclair · ia 90 · End of the Manhunt Trail · Hascal Giles · nv 102 · Pretty? Perhaps! · Bess Ritter · ar; (not listed in TOC) 111 · Doctor’s Wife · Pauline Booker · ts
Fifteen Western Tales [v27 #1, May 1953] (Popular Publications, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. [KJ] · Hell Wagon War · Kenneth L. Sinclair · nv · Way of the Gunborn · Joe Archibald · nv · Philosopher · Harold Willard Gleason · ss · The Last Manhunt · Robert Ferguson · ss · Dead Right · Lance Kermit · nf · The Killing · T. C. McClary · ss · Jess Had Three Eyes · John T. Lynch · nf · One Bullet-One Grave · Debs Smith · ss · Saddle Job · Doc Winchester · ss · A Dime’s Worth of Rope · William Everett Cook · ss · One More Fight · Theodore J. Roemer · ss · When Hemp Law Hit Idaho · Bill Burchardt · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v27 #3, September 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 8 · A Killer for Tombstone · Murray Leinster · ss 31 · The Kid from Hell · William Hueman · ss 38 · The Last Shot · Elmore Leonard · ss 46 · Dead Man’s Luck · H. A. DeRosso · ss 53 · Johnny Red Knife · Doc Winchester · ss 60 · The Whip · Noel Loomis · ss 68 · Boy Into Man · S. Omar Barker · ms 70 · Lawman’s Bluff · Debs Smith · ss 75 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 76 · Tales of the Old West · Lee · cl 78 · This Gun for Sale · Paul L. Peil · vi 82 · One More Hill to Hell · Ray Hogan · ss 95 · High Caliber Gents—2 · Bill Watson · ms 98 · When Breezy Does the Callin’ · David Stewart · ms 100 · Small Scale Placering · Vic Shaw · ms
Fifteen Western Tales [v27 #4, November 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 14 · Four Bullets to Hell · Gardner F. Fox · nv 31 · Gun Hungry · George C. Appell · ss 39 · Death Stalks this Town · William Heuman · ss 48 · Big Windy · Bennett Foster · ss 58 · Brother to the Wind · S. Omar Barker · ms 60 · Fast Bullet Man · Jim O’Mara · ss 66 · Tales of the Old West · Lee · cl 68 · Desert Gundown · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss 76 · The Long Kill · Richard Ferber · ss 83 · Killer’s Land · W. J. Reynolds · ss 86 · Last Deadlline · Dane Gregory · ss, 1941 100 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 112 · Gunman’s Gold · George W. Bolds · ms 114 · Middle-Minded · Allan K. Echols · ms
Fifteen Western Tales [v29 #3, December 1954] ed. Peggy Graves (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Clarence Doore) Managing ed. Mary Jollon, fiction ed. George Murphy, asst. ed. Leo Lucke, features ed. Lee Kohn. [MH] 4 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (bios of Will Cook & Richard Ferber). 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 10 · Lesson in Lead · Will Cook · nv 13 · Movie Review: Yellow Mountain · Anon. · mr 14 · Retribution · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss 16 · Hell in Hercules · Frank C. Robertson · nv 22 · Desert Showdown · W. J. Reynolds · ss 26 · Mad Major’s Armistice · Frank Scott York · ss 28 · Trail of the White Death · Tom Roan · nv 31 · Half-Buck Booze · M. Kane · nf 32 · Jailbird Town-Tamer · Lee Floren · ss New Western Magazine Oct ’40 35 · Easy Gold · Bess Ritter · nf 37 · Pistol-Whipped · Richard Ferber · ss 72 · Western Justice · M. Kane · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v30 #1, April 1955] ed. M. B. Graves (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Walter Popp) ed. George Murphy, asst. ed. Leo Lucke & A. D. Christie, features ed. Lee Kohn. [MH] 4 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (biography of A.A. Baker). 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 13 · Movie Review: Vera Cruz · Anon. · mr 10 · His Brand is Yellow! · Charles Beckman, Jr. · nv 14 · Ride Wide of Turncoat Range! · Richard Ferber · nv 16 · “Irish” Goes Western · Misc. Material · pi; (photos by Larry Barbier, Jr. of Irish McCalla). 20 · Born to Kill · A. A. Baker · ss 23 · Snaky Story · Anon. · nf 24 · Massacre Whelp’s Last Stand · Thomas Calvert · nv 27 · Bunkhouse Beauties · Misc. Material · pi; (photo of Peggy Castle). 28 · To the Last Blue Chip · Howard Karp · ss 30 · Midnight is Boothill’s Hour · Phil Ray · ss 33 · The Outlaw of Moccasin Canyon · W. J. Reynolds · ss 35 · Western Badmen · Misc. Material · qz; (answers on p.44).
Fifteen Western Tales [v30 #2, June 1955] ed. M. B. Graves (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Clarence Doore) Bruce Cassiday, asst. ed. Leo Lucke, asst. ed. A. D. Christie, features ed. Lee Kohn. [MH] 4 · Roundup Time · The Readers · lt; (includes letter from Walker A. Tompkins). 6 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (bios of Clark Gray & Ben Smith). 11 · The Wild Land · Will Cook · nv; illus. Herb Mott 14 · Guns at Cedar Springs · Debs Smith · ss; illus. Harold S. Rosenbaum 16 · Stagecoach to Hell · Richard Ferber · ss; illus. Nick Eggenhofer 20 · Chief Crazy Horse · Anon. · mr; (with photos). 22 · The Last Notch · Duncan MacDonald · ss; illus. H. R. Van Dongen 24 · The Town Too Tough to Die · Anon. · ia; (about Tombstone, Arizona). 28 · No Way Back · W. J. Reynolds · ss; illus. Nick Eggenhofer 32 · The Trail of Forgotten Men · Clark Gray · ss; illus. Harold S. Rosenbaum 35 · Hangman’s Gold · Ben Smith · ss; illus. H. R. Van Dongen 37 · Rattlesnake Dick · Ben Nelson · ts 38 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 43 · A Matter of Timing · Bess Ritter · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v30 #3, August 1955] ed. Alden H. Norton (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Walter Popp) ed. D. Greenburg, executive ed. Hal Steeger, asst. ed. Leo Lucke, asst. ed. E. Gingold. [MH] 4 · Roundup Time · The Readers · lt 6 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (bios of M.P. Lehman, Charles Beckman, Jr., & Thorp McClusky). 11 · The Death Dealer · Frank P. Castle · nv; illus. Walter Popp 14 · Killer’s Range · Thomas Calvert · nv; illus. Elliott Means 16 · War Party · Giff Cheshire · ss; illus. Herb Mott 19 · Cave of the Killers · Roy C. Rainey · ar 20 · Guns That Won the West · Anon. · ia 22 · Wagon-Train Man · Ben Preston · ss; illus. Nick Eggenhofer 24 · Hang the Man High · Thorp McClusky · ia 28 · Saddle Shy · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss; illus. Harold S. Rosenbaum 31 · Back-Track to Boothill · M. P. Lehman · ss 32 · Tall Man Riding · Anon. · mr; (with photos). 37 · No Man’s War · David Crewe · ar 45 · Western Bits · Joseph C. Stacey · ms
Fifteen Western Tales (Canada)
Fifteen Western Tales (Canada) [v16 #4, September 1948] (Fictioneers, Inc., a subsidiary of Popular Publications, Toronto, Ontario, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) This seems to be the first issue of the Canadian edition. Here is the statement on page 5: WE ARE HAPPY! . . . yes, indeed, we are happy to announce with this issue that a complete Canadian edition of THE POPULAR FICTION GROUP of magazines will now be PRODUCED IN CANADA . . . every month, year in, year out, ...in a new plant... on our own high speed printing and bindery equipment, operated by Canadian workmen using Canadian materials. [MH] 6 · Night Guns Calling · Steve Frazee · nv (r) 21 · Court of No Law · Joe Archibald · ss (r) 32 · Dead Man’s Sixes · Peter Dawson · nv (r) 48 · Tough Town · Dan Kirby · ss (r) 57 · Hell Was My Home · Talmage Powell · ss (r) 65 · The Folly of Pronto Barnes · Rod Patterson · nv (r) 80 · Boothill Proud · Calvin L. Boswell · ss (r) 86 · Fast - And Lose · Tom W. Blackburn · ss (r) 94 · Tales of the Old West: The Strange Hanging of “Bad John” Childers · Lee · pi (r) 96 · On the Trail · Misc. Material · ar (r); (Bill Carlisle, “The Robin Hood of Wyoming”) 99 · Gambler’s Choice · Wallace Umphrey · ss (r) 109 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz (r); (answers on p. 115) 110 · Dig a Deep Grave · Lance Kermit · ar (r) 116 · Lair of the Lost · Roy Vandergoot · ar (r) 118 · Redemption of Bunchgrass Flats · Rolland Lynch · ss (r)
Fifteen Western Tales (Canada) [v23 #3, December 1950] (Fictioneers, Inc., a subsidiary of Popular Publications, Toronto, Ontario, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · On the Trail · Editor · cl 14 · Tinstar - Reach for Hell! · George C. Appell · na (r) 33 · Diamondback · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss (r) 40 · Killer’s Rest · George Kilrain · ss (r) 51 · Bullet Brag · W. P. Brothers · ss (r) 58 · Way of the Gunborn · T. C. McClary · ss (r) 70 · Beyond Boothill · Philip Ketchum · ss (r) 79 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz (r); (answers on p. 97) 80 · Tales of the Old West: Hicks Graham, Gunfighting Lawyer · Lee · pi (r) 82 · Record Rodeo · Joey Sasso · ar (r) 84 · Devil’s Drive · C. William Harrison · ss (r) 87 · What Makes a Cowpoke? · S. Omar Barker · pm (r) 88 · Trigger Time · Kenneth Fowler · ss (r) 98 · No-Gun Badmen · Bob Young · ar (r) 100 · Guns of Dishonor · William Heuman · na Fifteen Western Tales Jul ’44
Fifth Column Stories
Fifth Column Stories [v1 #2, November 1940] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) “Snake on cover from Life Magazine” [JL] 6 · Floodtide of Treason · C. Dawes Appleton & Edward C. Goodwin · na 62 · Is America Threatened—From Within? · Misc. Material · ed 63 · Enough Glory · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 73 · In There Fighting—The F.B.I. · Misc. Material · ar 75 · Dynamite! · Charles Ingerman · ss 86 · America’s Hall of Shame · Kirby Wright · ar 87 · Thirty Pieces of Silver · E. M. Ashe, Jr. · ia 90 · Blitzkrieg Bankroll · Peter Paige · ss 107 · Warning from Yesterday · Jay Hamilton · ar
Fifth Column Stories [v1 #3, January 1941] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) [JL] 6 · Fascism North of the Border · Bruce Nesbit · ar 18 · The Fifth Column Worker · H. I. Phillips · pp New York Sun 19 · Private Warfare · Richard Worthington · ss 30 · Lenses Over America · William Trent · ar 42 · Treacery Goes to School · Peter Paige · nv 65 · Martyr for Adolph · Paul Allenby · vi 68 · Report from Alberta · Edgar D. Smith · ar 77 · This Is War · William R. Cox · ss 88 · Why the “5th Column"? · L. U. Reavis · ia 89 · We Stand Together! · Jay Hamilton · ar 93 · One Time a Cop— · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss
The Fig-leaf
The Fig-leaf [v 1 #1, December 1922] (Sam A. Cousley; Lancaster, WI, 20¢, 32pp, 5" x 6.75", cover by Sam A. Cousley) [STM] 2 · Greetings · Sam A. Cousley · ed 3 · Sauce for the Goose · Sam A. Cousley · ss 7 · Alas, a Lass · Henry Scott Rubel · pm 8 · Jazz · Clifford Donald Simak · pm 9 · Sense and Censorship · Sam A. Cousley · ar 15 · Miss-tery · Sam A. Cousley · pm 16 · Jokes and Sayings · Sam A. Cousley · ar 18 · Cut Rates · Sam A. Cousley · vi 19 · Humor Roundup · Sam A. Cousley · ar 24 · Alas the Poor Monk · Sam A. Couslay · pm 27 · Pardon, Kipling, Old Dear. · Anon. · pm 30 · The Genius · Sam A. Cousley · pm

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