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Hardboiled [# 9, Winter/Spring 1988] ed. Wayne D. Dundee (HB Enterprises; Rockford, IL, $2.95, octavo, cover by Kevin Farrell)

2 · Straight from the Shoulder Holster · Wayne D. Dundee · ed
4 · By Bizarre Hands · Joe R. Lansdale · ss
12 · The Dispeptic Diogenes · Daniel Rowe · vi
14 · The Peacemakers · Hal Charles · vi
17 · Partners [Nathaniel Rose] · Michael Bracken · ss
23 · Mourn the Living [Part 2 of 4; Nolan PI] · Max Allan Collins · n.
47 · A Christmas Story · Will Wyckoff · ss
56 · Ninja: Hardboiled Comics for the Eighties · Charles Hoffman · ar
60 · Day of Asphalt, Day of Guns · Paul Bishop · ss
66 · Dirty Business · Wayne D. Dundee · ss
Hardboiled [#10, Spring 1989] ed. Wayne D. Dundee (HB Enterprises; Rockford, IL, $2.95, 92pp, octavo, cover by Terry Beatty)

2 · Straight from the Shoulder Holster · Wayne D. Dundee · ed
4 · Mourn the Living [Part 3 of 4; Nolan PI] · Max Allan Collins · n.
24 · The Traditional Detective · Marv Lachman · ss
29 · A Good Mature Woman · G. Wayne Miller · ss
33 · Crossroads · Robert Petyo · ss
37 · Head Up · Herb Resnicow · vi
39 · I Am the City · Jesse Sublett · ss
43 · Worthy Enemy · Tais Teng · ss
49 · Value Received · Andrew Vachss · vi
50 · The Red Angel · Mel Waldman · ss
58 · Things Just Happen · Bob Warner · ss
68 · Mourn the Living [Part 4 of 4; Nolan PI] · Max Allan Collins · n.
High Adventure [#24, November 1995] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Howitt, reprinted from Spider Apr ’35.); Formerly Pulp Review.

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · Slaves of the Crime Master [as by Grant Stockbridge; Richard Wentworth (The Spider)] · Norvell Page · n. The Spider Apr ’35
High Adventure [#25, January 1996] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Howitt, reprinted from Operator #5 Feb ’37.)

3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · Siege of the Thousand Patriots [as by Curtis Steele; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Emile Tepperman · n. Operator #5 Feb ’37
82 · Dealer in Death · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’38
High Adventure [#26, March 1996] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Howitt, reprinted from Operator #5 Mar/Apr ’37.) 3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · Patriots’ Death March [as by Curtis Steele; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Emile Tepperman · na Operator #5 Mar/Apr ’37 73 · One Thousand Suspects · Norman A. Daniels · ss G-Men Detective Win ’45
High Adventure [#27, May 1996] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Howitt, reprinted from Operator #5 May/Jun ’37.) 3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · Revolt of the Lost Legions [as by Curtis Steele; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Emile Tepperman · na Operator #5 May/Jun ’37 74 · Murder’s Messenger [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spicy Detective Stories Dec ’35 88 · Rogues in Rags [Sally the Sleuth] · Barreaux · gs Spicy Detective Stories Sep ’38
High Adventure [#28, July 1996] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Frederick Blakeslee, reprinted from G-8 May ’36.)

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · The Wings of Satan [G8] · Robert J. Hogan · n. G-8 May ’36
High Adventure [#29, September 1996] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Walter Baumhofer, reprinted from Wild West Weekly Oct 14 ’33.) · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed · Aces Always Win · Michael Avallone · ss Western Action May ’56 · Fourth Floor Front · Hugh B. Cave · ss Outlaws of the West Mar/Apr ’32 · The Devil’s Ear · Lester Dent · ss Western Trails Nov ’32 · One-Man Posse · Max Brand · nv Mavericks Sep ’34 · Law of the Hunted Ones · Elmore Leonard · nv Western Story Magazine Dec ’52
High Adventure [#30, November 1996] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Newton Howlitt, reprinted from Operator #5 Jul/Aug ’37.) 3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · Drums of Destruction [as by Curtis Steele; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Emile Tepperman · na Operator #5 Jul/Aug ’37 66 · The Body in the Taxi [The Black Bat] · Murray Leinster · na Black Bat Detective Mysteries Oct ’33
High Adventure [#31, January 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Jerome Rozen, reprinted from The Mysterious Wu Fang Oct ’35.)

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · The Case of the Scarlet Feather [Wu Fang] · Robert J. Hogan · n. The Mysterious Wu Fang Oct ’35
High Adventure [#32, March 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Jerome Rozen, reprinted from Dr. Yen Sin Jul/Aug ’36.)

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · The Mystery of the Golden Skull [Dr. Yen Sin] · Donald E. Keyhoe · n. Dr. Yen Sin Jul ’36
High Adventure [#33, May 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Clinton Pettee, reprinted from All-Story Oct ’12.)

3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · Tarzan of the Apes [Tarzan] · Edgar Rice Burroughs · n. The All-Story Oct ’12
High Adventure [#34, June 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by ?) · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · The Ambassador from Hell [Captain Satan] · William O’Sullivan · na Captain Satan Jul ’38 72 · The Floating Coffins [Dan Fowler] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv G-Men Detective Fll ’44
High Adventure [#35, September 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Newton Howitt) 3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · The Army Without a Country [as by Curtis Steele; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Emile C. Tepperman · na Operator #5 Sep/Oct ’37; given as “Drums of Destruction” on copyright page. 76 · Death’s Bright Halo [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct ’35
High Adventure [#36, November 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Frederick Blakeslee)

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
4 · Curse of the Sky Wolves [G8] · Robert J. Hogan · n. G-8 Jul ’36
High Adventure [#37, November 1997] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 98pp, octavo, cover by John Newton Howitt) 3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · The Bloody Frontiers [by Emile C. Tepperman; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Curtis Steele · na Operator #5 Nov/Dec ’37 66 · The Man Who Came to Die · Laurence Donovan · ss Private Detective Stories Sep ’43
High Adventure [#38, January 1998] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Jerome Rozen)

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
2 · The Case of the Yellow Mask [Wu Fang] · Robert J. Hogan · n. The Mysterious Wu Fang Nov ’35
High Adventure [#39, March 1998] ed. John P. Gunnison ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo)

· Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed
6 · The Mystery of the Singing Mummies [Dr. Yen Sin] · Donald E. Keyhoe · n. Dr. Yen Sin Sep ’36
82 · The Seventh Sleeping Brother · Alden H. Norton · ss Dr. Yen Sin Sep ’36
High Adventure [#40, May 1998] ed. John P. Gunnison (Adventure House; Silver Spring, MD, $6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer) 3 · Foreword · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · Bride of the Rats [Prof. I.V. Frost] · Donald Wandrei · nv Clues Apr ’35 46 · Thug’s Threshold [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jun ’40 62 · Senorita Bluebeard · N. Wooten Poge · ss Spicy Detective Stories Sep ’38 82 · Tomb for the Living · Justin Case · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Jun ’37
High Adventure [#41, July 1998] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Frederick Blakeslee)

4 · White Wings for the Dead [G8] · Robert J. Hogan · n. G-8 Feb ’40
79 · Chinaman’s Chance [Greaseball Joe] · Greaseball Joe · ss G-8 Feb ’40
High Adventure [#42, September 1998] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by ?)

4 · The Case of the Suicide Tomb [Wu Fang] · Robert J. Hogan · n. The Mysterious Wu Fang Dec ’35
84 · Shanghai Murder · Steve Fisher · ss The Mysterious Wu Fang Dec ’35
High Adventure [#43, November 1998] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by ?) 4 · Plague of the Golden Death [by Arthur Leo Zagat] · Brant House · na Secret Agent X Dec ’37 66 · The Ghost Buster · William E. Barrett · nv All Detective Magazine Sep ’34
High Adventure [#44, January 1999] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by ?)

4 · Black Lightning! [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · n. Dusty Ayres Jul ’34
90 · Olga Mesmer · Watt Dell · cs Spicy Mystery Stories Feb ’38
High Adventure [#45, March 1999] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Malvin Singer) 4 · Parole of the Dead [Captain Satan] · William O’Sullivan · na Captain Satan Apr ’38 70 · Flight of the Vultures · Robert J. Hogan · ss Dare-Devil Aces Jan ’38 90 · Coded in Ernest · Anon. · cs Private Detective Stories Jun ’37 92 · Coffin Corner · Anon. · cs Private Detective Stories Nov ’37
High Adventure [#46, May 1999] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo) 3 · introduction · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · The Coming of the Mongol Hordes [by Emile C. Tepperman; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Curtis Steele · na Operator #5 Jan/Feb ’38 67 · Hell’s Special Agent · Benton Hill · ss Operator #5 Jan/Feb ’38 Things That Made America Great: ___ 79 · The Yankee Viper · Morton Taney · ar Operator #5 Jan/Feb ’38 85 · Bellyboard Bump-Off! [Dan Turner] · Robert Leslie Bellem · cs Hollywood Detective Apr ’50
High Adventure [#47, July 1999] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Terence Rozen)

4 · The Case of the Black Lotus [Wu Fang] · Robert J. Hogan · n. The Mysterious Wu Fang Feb ’36
85 · The House of Doom · Arden X. Pangborn · ss The Mysterious Wu Fang Feb ’36
High Adventure [#48, September 1999] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by John Howitt) 3 · introduction · John P. Gunnison · ed 4 · The Siege that Brought the Black Death [by Emile C. Tepperman; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Curtis Steele · na Operator #5 Mar/Apr ’38 68 · King of America · Wayne Rogers · ss Operator #5 Mar/Apr ’38 Things That Made America Great: ___ 78 · Liberty’s Bridge of Death · Morton Taney · ss Operator #5 Mar/Apr ’38 85 · Red Finger’s Murder Messenger [Red Finger] · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Operator #5 Mar/Apr ’38
High Adventure [#49, November 1999] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Allen Anderswon) · Death’s Five Faces [Black Hood] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Black Hood Detective Sep ’41
High Adventure [#50, January 2000] ($6.00, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by John Howitt) 4 · Revolt of the Devil Men [by Emile C. Tepperman; Operator 5 (Jimmy Christopher)] · Curtis Steele · na Operator #5 May/Jun ’38 70 · The Corpse Cargo · Benton Hill · ss Operator #5 May/Jun ’38 Things That Made America Great: ___ 81 · The Fighting Yankee Earl · Morton Taney · ss Operator #5 May/Jun ’38 87 · Pirates from Hell [Big John] · Dale DeV. Kier · ss Operator #5 May/Jun ’38
High Adventure [#51, March 2000] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Malvin Singer) 4 · The Dead Man Express [Captain Satan] · William O’Sullivan · na Captain Satan May ’38 71 · Never Trust a Cop · W. T. Ballard · ss Captain Satan May ’38 83 · Murder Comes Calling · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Captain Satan May ’38
High Adventure [#52, May 2000] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by Rafael DeSoto) 4 · Murder City [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace · na The Phantom Detective Apr ’34 74 · Calling Squad Cars · L. Ron Hubbard · ss The Phantom Detective Apr ’34 85 · Rumble Seat · Joe Archibald · ss The Phantom Detective Apr ’34
High Adventure [#53, July 2000] ($6.00, 96pp+, octavo, cover by ?) 4 · Billion Dollar Murders · F. H. Martin · nv Federal Agent Sep ’37 28 · Satan Wears a Mask · Hugh B. Cave · ss Detective Yarns Dec ’38 39 · G-Man’s Cue · John Earl Davis · ss Federal Agent Sep ’37 50 · The Spider and the Fly Cop · Thomas Thursday · ss Federal Agent Sep ’37 56 · The Ranch of Vanishing Men · Wyatt Blassingame · ss Federal Agent Sep ’37 73 · Manhunt · Misc. Material · cs Federal Agent Sep ’37 78 · Death Spins the Wheel · George Edson · ss Federal Agent Sep ’37
High Adventure [#54, September 2000] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by Frederick Blakeslee)

4 · Patrol of the Mad [G8] · Robert J. Hogan · n. G-8 Dec ’36
78 · Hunger Flight [Greaseball Joe] · Greaseball Joe · ss G-8 Dec ’36
83 · Pfalz Alarm [by Robert J. Hogan] · Anon. · ss G-8 Dec ’36
89 · Murder Flies the Night [by Robert J. Hogan] · Anon. · ss G-8 Dec ’36
98 · Crash Diver · Robert J. Hogan · ss Wings Feb ’31
High Adventure [#55, November 2000] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by Jerome Rozen)

4 · The Case of the Green Death [Wu Fang] · Robert J. Hogan · n. The Mysterious Wu Fang Jan ’36
87 · The Sacred Dragon [Mark Turner] · Steve Fisher · ss The Mysterious Wu Fang Jan ’36
95 · Jewels for the Dead · O. B. Myers · ss The Mysterious Wu Fang Jan ’36
105 · The Temple of Death · Misc. Material · ms The Mysterious Wu Fang Jan ’36
High Adventure [#56, January 2001] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by Rudolph Belarski) 4 · When Death Comes Crawling · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · nv Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 22 · Hell’s Brew · Wayne Rogers · nv Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 40 · The Terrible God · Rex Sherrick · ss Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 50 · Devil at the Wheel · Paul Ernst · nv Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 68 · The Man Marked for Slaughter · Charlton Lawrence Edholm · ss Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 78 · The Dead and the Damned · O. M. Cabral · ss Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 96 · Black Terror · William G. Bogart · ss Thrilling Mystery Jan ’36 98 · Ice Bound · Michael O’Brien · ss Thrilling Mystery Nov ’40 102 · The Execution of Chopper Chun · Arthur J. Burks · ss Thrilling Mystery Nov ’40
High Adventure [#57, March 2001] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by Rudolph Belarski) 4 · Empire of Terror [Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective)] · Robert Wallace · na The Phantom Detective Oct ’36 82 · Fly in the Ointment · Charles Green · ss The Phantom Detective Oct ’36 92 · True Phantom Facts · Misc. Material · ms The Phantom Detective Oct ’36 94 · G Fear · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss The Phantom Detective Oct ’36 104 · Married for Murder · Emile C. Tepperman · ss Ten Detective Aces Feb ’35
High Adventure [#58, May 2001] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by Henry Alan)

4 · The Monster Murders [Secret Six] · Robert J. Hogan · n. The Secret Six Dec ’34
High Adventure [#59, July 2001] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by J. George Janes) 4 · Dividends of Doom [by G. T. Fleming-Roberts; Secret Agent X] · Brant House · na Secret Agent X Feb ’36
High Adventure [#60, September 2001] ($7.95, 112pp+, 7" x 10", cover by Allen Anderson) 4 · Headlines in Hell · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43 16 · Eyes of the Dead · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43 28 · Snake Tangle · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43 42 · Murder in Yellow · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43 60 · Homicide Parallel · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43 76 · Glittering Clue · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43 90 · Sleeping Dogs · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Jan ’43

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