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Exciting Detective (Canada) (about)
Despite the title this magazine reprinted stories from several different US magazines. Number of issues published not known.

Publishers:

Better Publications of Canada, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario: Exciting Detective (Canada).

Exciting Detective (Canada) [v3 #2, December 1941] (Better Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Desk Sergeant · [uncredited] · cl (r)

4 · The Threat of the Violent Men [Rex Parker (The Masked Detective)] · Sam Merwin, Jr. · na The Masked Detective Fall 1941, as by C. K. M. Scanlon

78 · You Can’t Do That · Owen Fox Jerome · ss Exciting Detective Summer 1941

90 · The Silken Snakes · Hugh B. Cave · nv Exciting Detective Summer 1941

100 · Gadabout Corpse · Whit Ellsworth · ss Exciting Detective Summer 1941

111 · Murder Pattern · Milton Lowe · ss Exciting Detective Summer 1941

122 · Whisper Shadow · Arthur J. Burks · ss Thrilling Mystery March 1941

Exciting Detective (Canada) [v3 #3, February 1942] (Better Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

3 · The Desk Sergeant · [uncredited] · cl (r)

5 · The Torch Killer · John H. Knox · nv (r)
this is probably the same story as appeared in Thrilling Mystery May 1941 as by Michael O’Brien.

24 · We Sell Murder · John K. Butler · nv Exciting Detective Summer 1941

44 · Treason in Oil [Mr. Richard Wong] · Lee Fredericks · ss G-Men Detective March 1941

53 · The Racket Buster · Norman A. Daniels · nv Popular Detective August 1941

70 · Blackmail R.F.D. · Preston Grady · ss The Phantom Detective October 1941

79 · Self-Defense · Herman Friedlander · ss Exciting Detective Summer 1941

89 · Madness for Milady · Arthur K. Barnes · ss Thrilling Mystery September 1941

100 · Murder at Paardeberg [Jan Pieter Van Bronck] · Charles S. Strong · ss Thrilling Detective August 1941

Exciting Detective (Canada) [v4 #1, April 1942] (Better Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Fangs of Doom [Dr. Zeng Tse-Lin] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv Thrilling Mystery November 1941

34 · Medals of Murder [Miles Murdock (The Purple Scar)] · John S. Endicott (by George A. McDonald ,[?]) · na Exciting Detective Fall 1941

82 · Accent on Death · Cyril Plunkett · ss The Phantom Detective July 1941

87 · No Defense · Norman A. Daniels · ss Exciting Detective Fall 1941

96 · A Social Call · Frank Johnson · ss The Phantom Detective March 1941

102 · Compulsory Cop · William Degenhard · ss Exciting Detective Fall 1941

111 · The Desk Sergeant · [uncredited] · cl (r)

Exciting Detective (Canada) [v4 #2, July 1942] (Better Publications, Toronto, 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Don’t Fiddle with Murder · E. O. Umsted · ss Exciting Detective Winter 1941

12 · The Night of Murder [Miles Murdock (The Purple Scar)] · John S. Endicott (by George A. McDonald ,[?]) · na Exciting Detective Winter 1941

52 · Remote Control · Milton Lowe · ss Exciting Detective Winter 1941

62 · Death Buys a Ticket · William Beggarate · nv Exciting Detective Winter 1941

74 · The Thing in the Marsh · Ray Cummings · ss Exciting Detective Winter 1941

83 · The Double for Hate · Norman A. Daniels · ss Thrilling Mystery January 1942

101 · I Married a Ghost · Seabury Quinn · ss Thrilling Mystery July 1941

111 · The Desk Sergeant · [uncredited] · cl (r)

Exciting Detective Stories (about)
One-shot which, despite the title, reprinted stories from New Detective Magazine.

Publishers:

Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.; 18 Bride Lane, London EC4: Exciting Detective Stories.

Exciting Detective Stories [n.d. (1949)] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co., Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the January 1948 issue of New Detective Magazine.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Come Die with Me! · John D. MacDonald · na New Detective Magazine January 1948

23 · Buried in Bond [Joe Saphir] · John Lawrence · na New Detective Magazine January 1948

51 · The Third Degree · Hallack McCord · qz (r)

52 · Eyes in the Night · Day Keene · na New Detective Magazine January 1948

Exciting Football (about)
Published by Better Publications, Inc.

Exciting Football [v1 #1, Winter 1941] (15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

· Goal-Line Express · Nelson A. Hutto · na

· Like Father—Like Fun! · Joe Archibald · ss

· Fullbacks Can’t Have Fingers · Henry Bela Bachrach · ss

· Left Handed Runner · John A. Thompson · ss

· Army Man · Duane Yarnell · na

Exciting Football [Vol. 2 No. 1, Winter 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []

8 · The Kick-Off · [uncredited] · cl

15 · West Point Bombardier · Herbert L. McNary · na

64 · With the Greatest of Ease · Carter Sprague · ss

74 · Line Buster · Nelson A. Hutto · ss

80 · Awkward Squad · Will Bruce · na

106 · Boots Across the Sea · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

115 · Cleated Tribute · Harold Rogers · ss

Exciting Football [Vol. 2 No. 2, Winter 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · The Kick-Off · [uncredited] · cl

18 · A Pass and a Prayer · Duane Yarnell · na

57 · Don Hutson Best Pass Catcher of All Time · [uncredited] · ms

59 · Blocking Bum · Theodore J. Roemer · ss

70 · Not to the Fleet · Vance Porter · ss

74 · The Idol Worshiper · Joe Archibald · nv

90 · Rookie Wins Ball Carrying Honors in National League · [uncredited] · ms

91 · The Football Legacy · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

98 · Dooley’s Leopards · Robert S. Fenton · ss

107 · Sport Must Prove Itself · John R. Tunis · ms

108 · The Protein Test · Matt Lee · ss

110 · Biggie Goldberg Runs Away with Kickoff Returns for 1942 · [uncredited] · ms

111 · A 4-F Can Fight, Too · Arthur K. Barnes · ss

Exciting Football [Vol. 2 No. 3, Winter 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

8 · The Kick-Off · [uncredited] · cl

11 · Under False Colors · T. W. Ford · nv

31 · Goal Line Gunner · Nelson A. Hutto · ss

40 · Tackled by Gunnison · Joe Archibald · nv

53 · Last Game · John Gartner · ss

58 · Pigskin Comeback · C. Paul Jackson · nv

71 · The Smith, a Mighty Shrimp Was He · Ted Stratton · ss

81 · Touchdown in the Fog · Johnston McCulley · ss

96 · Must You Travel in Wartime? · Clifton Fadiman · ms (r)

Exciting Football [v3 #1, Winter 1946] (pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []

· The “T” Server · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

· Thrills in Football · Jack Kofoed · cl

· The Champion · Carter Sprague · ss

· Double Cross Block · Jack Kofoed · ss

· Caution Corner · Richard Brister · nv

· The Crucial Game · C. Paul Jackson · nv

· Purple Heart Passer · Will Bruce · nv

· Proxy Quarterback · Robert S. Gordon · ss

Exciting Football [v3 #2, Fall 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Kick-Off · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Million Dollar Baby · William J. O’Sullivan · na

42 · Baldy and the Mamma’s Boy [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss

50 · My Friend—The Rat · Roger Fuller · nv

66 · Sometimes They Come Back · Joe Gregg · ss

75 · Fight Talk · Carter Sprague · ss

77 · Thrills in Football · Jack Kofoed · cl

81 · Beanpole · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Exciting Football [v3 #3, Winter 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Kick-Off · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Scourge of the Gridiron · Theodore J. Roemer · na

38 · Grand Old Man · William O’Sullivan · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

54 · On Top of the Game · Richard Brister · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

64 · Football Bum · Tracy Mason · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

82 · Thrills in Football · Jack Kofoed · cl

87 · Chance for Glory · Matt Lee · ss

89 · Touchdown Testimonial · Joe Archibald · ss

95 · One Hard-Boiled Egg · Ted Stratton · ss; illustrated by R. S. Pious

Exciting Football [Vol. 4 No. 1, Fall 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Kick-Off · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Power of West Point · Herbert L. McNary · nv

31 · Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Tackle · Richard Brister · ss

40 · Three-Play Charlie · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

50 · Twenty-Two Orphans · William O’Sullivan · nv

68 · Off My Chest · Ray Barbuti · ar

76 · Tailback Trouble · C. Paul Jackson · ss

85 · No Substitute for Valor · Johnston Carroll · ss

92 · Scatback’s Comeback · T. W. Ford · nv

104 · Thrills in Football · Jack Kofoed · cl

109 · Trigger Man · V. A. Saluda · ss

118 · No Box-Office · Joe Gregg · ss

127 · Lug That Leather · Kenny Kenmare · ss

133 · Blocking Back Bum · Duane Yarnell · ss

Exciting Football [Vol. 4 No. 2, Fall 1949] (25¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Kick-Off · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · Navy on Parade · William O’Sullivan · nv

40 · The Last White Stripe · M. M. Tinney · nv

60 · Sauce for the Goose · Will Urbanna · ss

67 · Football Man · John Gartner · ss

71 · Hard-Way Harrigan · Stewart Sterling · ss

81 · Block That Gremlin · Joe Gregg · ss

89 · Thrills in Football · Jack Kofoed · cl

94 · The Varsity Road · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv

109 · Carry Your Own Mail · Kenny Kenmare · ss

117 · The Twister Gets It Straight · V. A. Saluda · ss

Exciting Football [Vol. 4 No. 3, Fall 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [] (Full Text)

6 · The Kick-Off · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · The Hard-Boiled Coach · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

37 · My Future Just Passed · Richard Brister · ss

46 · Touchdown Chorus · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv

64 · The Glory Road · William O’Sullivan · nv

84 · A Goal to Gain · Herbert L. McNary · ss
not the same as the story with a very similar title in the October 22, 1932 issue of Argosy.

95 · Thrills in Football · Jack Kofoed · cl

99 · Buckshot in the Backfield · W. C. Tuttle · ss

109 · Six-Point Engineer · Edward Howey · ss

118 · Lucky Stiff · Kenny Kenmare · ss

Exciting Football [Vol. 5 No. 1, Fall 1951] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Kick-Off · Cap Fanning · cl

10 · All-America Selections · The Editor · ms

11 · Thunder Back · John Wilson · na

29 · The Iron Men of Sewanee · [uncredited] · ms

44 · Will Television Ruin Football? · Richard Gordon · ar

47 · Glory Guy · William Campbell Gault · ss

55 · Hit ’Em Where They Live! · Rod Grane · ss

64 · Saturday’s Has-Been · T. W. Ford · nv Exciting Sports Winter 1945

69 · Fifth Down and Five to Go · [uncredited] · ms

89 · Football Quiz · [uncredited] · qz

90 · Relax Junior · William O’Sullivan · nv

100 · Gridiron Glory · Roe Richmond · nv Popular Sports Magazine December 1938

107 · Tough Game · [uncredited] · ms

113 · Poor Punter · [uncredited] · ms

Exciting Love (about)

Exciting Love [Vol. I No. 1, Winter 1941] (Better Publications Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· To Our Readers! · The Editor · ed

8 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

16 · The Love Pirate · Joyce Hilton · na

69 · Song of Hearts · Helen Ardsley · pm

71 · Engaged to Two · Shane Lester · ss

81 · Confidential · Joan Horton · qa

82 · She Gave Her Heart Away · Ethel Murphy · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. I No. 2, Spring 1941] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. I No. 3, Summer 1941] (Better Publications Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

14 · Brave Young Heart · Shirley Manners · na

65 · A Fair Exchange · Helen Ardsley · pm

67 · Be Married by Midnight · Jean Francis Webb · ss

80 · Manhattan Romance · Lauretta McCabe · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. I No. 4, August 1941] []
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Exciting Love [v2 #1, Fall 1941] []
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Exciting Love [v2 #2, Winter 1941] []
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Exciting Love [v2 #3, Spring 1942] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 2 No. 4, Fall 1942] ed. Penelope Worth (Better Publications Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

13 · Heaven for Two · Mona Farnsworth · na

67 · Love and Magic · Kay Goudy · ss

75 · Price Tag on Glamour · Jean Francis Webb · ss

81 · Puzzled Girl · Helen Ardsley · pm

83 · Love’s Army Wings · Ruth Anderson · ss

Exciting Love [v3 #1, November 1942] []
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Exciting Love [v3 #2, February 1943] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 3 No. 3, Spring 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Dan Stevenson from Table of Contents.

8 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

15 · Love Lights the Way · Mona Farnsworth · na

53 · Happy Landings · Lt. Frank Johnson · pm

55 · A Castaway in Eden · Douglas Stapleton · ss

67 · For Victory · Various · ts

69 · Victoria Blair, Inc. · Lily K. Scott · ss

80 · A Kiss for Cassandra · Ruth McCaslin · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 4 No. 1, Summer 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

13 · Kiss and Remember · C. S. Montanye · na

50 · The Heart Knows Well · Mona Farnsworth · ss

61 · Lady in Love · Tugar De Pass · ss

70 · At Last You’re Mine · Ruth Brown · ss

79 · Until My Heart Comes Home · Helen Ardsley · pm

81 · For Victory · Various · ts

83 · Silent Love · Betty Webb Lucas · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 4 No. 2, Fall 1943] []
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· Substitute Angel · Peggy Gaddis · na

Exciting Love [Vol. 4 No. 3, Winter 1943] []
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Exciting Love [v5 #1, Spring 1944] []
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Exciting Love [v5 #2, Summer (July) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

11 · Heartbreak for Two · Mona Farnsworth · nv

45 · How Very Sweet You Are · Nita Nolan · ss

49 · Sailor Lad · Helen Ardsley · pm

51 · The Old Sugar Bowl · Harriet H. Hester · ms

52 · Tommy Wasn’t Bright · Cylvia S. Elvay · ss

57 · For Victory · Various · ts; “True stories of women in war”.

59 · Rationed Love · Jerrold Beim · ss; “You can’t buy romance with a red or blue stamp”.

68 · The Winged Boot · Maurine Gee · ss

Exciting Love [v5 #3, Fall 1944] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 6 No. 1, Winter 1944] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 6 No. 2, Spring 1945] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 6 No. 3, Summer 1945] []
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Exciting Love [v7 #1, October 1945] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 7 No. 2, December 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Dan Stevenson from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

11 · Angel in Blue · Ethel Hamill · na

49 · Together Again · Helen Ardsley · pm

51 · Demitasse · Cylvia S. Elvay · ss

57 · You Can’t Run Away from Love · Marian Bruce · ss

64 · The Counterfeit Kiss · Maurine Gee · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 7 No. 3, February 1946] (Better Publications Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

13 · The Lady from Yesterday · Jean Francis Webb · na

57 · The Bachelor’s Art · Virginia Gale · ss

65 · The Right Words · Lee Shirley · ss

72 · My Valentine—Plus! · Helen Ardsley · pm

73 · Dream in Her Heart · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

79 · Curfew Cinderella · Ruth Anderson · ss

Exciting Love [v8 #1, April 1946] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [v8 #2, June 1946] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 8 No. 3, August 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Dan Stevenson from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

9 · I Offer You My Heart · Mona Farnsworth · na

50 · Pardon My Love · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

57 · Love’s Contract · Dorothy Daniels · ss

65 · Suzy Comes Home · Marian Phillips Johnson · ss

71 · To an Intellectual Suitor · Helen Ardsley · pm

72 · It Had to Be · R. W. Newsom · ss

79 · The Siren and the Sheik · Lily K. Scott · ss

Exciting Love [v9 #1, November 1946] (Thrilling, 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Girl of the Snowlands · Jerrold Beim · n.

· When Love Is a Habit · Nita Nolan · nv

· Prescription for Love · Rose George · ss

· Kisses for Two · John Clinton Port · ss

· Moonlight for Memories · Polly Sweet · ss

· To a Flatterer · Helen Ardsley · pm

Exciting Love [v9 #2, January 1947] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [v9 #3, March 1947] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 10 No. 1, May 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

11 · Return to Tomorrow · Helen Ahern · na

55 · Home-Made Magic · Shelby Steger · ss

61 · Love on a Platter · C. S. Montanye · ss

70 · For One Only · Mona Farnsworth · nv

83 · Hold-Up for Love · Virginia Gale · ss

93 · No Strings Attached · Helen Ardsley · pm

94 · Man of Her Dreams · Viola Cornett · ss

100 · When a Man’s Hooked · Beatrice Thorne · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 10 No. 2, July 1947] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 10 No. 3, September 1947] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [v11 #1, November 1947] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [v11 #2, January 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

13 · These Tangled Skeins · Carol Boyd · n.

59 · First Love · Roberta Livington · ss; illustrated by Hunter Barker

69 · Jinx Dress · Doris Knight · ss

78 · Love Goes to Press · Joyce Hilton · nv

92 · Scaredy-Cat · Helen Ardsley · pm

93 · Who Wants Orchids? · Shelby Steger · ss

98 · Love Does Strange Things · Pauline Crawford · ss

Exciting Love [v11 #3, March 1948] []
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Exciting Love [v12 #1, May 1948] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 12 No. 2, July 1948] (Better Publications Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

9 · The Vanishing Bride · Jean Francis Webb · na

67 · Not for a Lady · Cylvia S. Elvay · ss

73 · My Rain Beau · Helen Ardsley · pm

74 · Love Goes Rural · Nita Nolan · nv

92 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

94 · The Path of True Love · Shirley Manners · ss

97 · Cupid in Conference · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Exciting Love [v12 #3, September 1948] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 13 No. 1, November 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Steve Scott.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

11 · Isle of Broken Hearts · Jerrold Beim · na

57 · Only to Borrow · Frances Stierhem · ss

65 · Love Alone · Polly Sweet · ss

73 · The Lost Heart · Helen Ardsley · pm

74 · Stranger to Love · Mona Farnsworth · nv

92 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

94 · Not for Love nor Money · Cylvia S. Elvay · ss

98 · Lover, Come Back · Georgia Stuart · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 13 No. 2, January 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Dan Stevenson.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

13 · Love Casts a Ballot · Mona Farnsworth · na

64 · Hospital Nurse · Lily K. Scott · nv

81 · No Room for Doubt · Dorothy Daniels · ss

85 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

87 · Girls Are Like That · Ken Holloway · ss

94 · I’d Climb the Highest Mountain · Dorothy Brodine · ss

97 · Christmas List · Helen Ardsley · pm

Exciting Love [v13 #3, March 1949] []
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Exciting Love [v14 #1, May 1949] []
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Exciting Love [v14 #2, July 1949] (Better Publications, 15¢, standard) []
This is possibly a Canadian edition.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

9 · They Met in New Orleans · Jerrold Beim · na

52 · Go West, Young Lady · H. Thompson Rich · ss

60 · The Love Pirate · Helen Ardsley · pm

61 · Lollipop Grows Up · Shelby Steger · ss

70 · Unguarded Heart · Elizabeth Ring · ss

78 · From the Annals of Cupid · Mark Knight · ms

79 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

81 · Second-Hand Honeymoon · Jean Francis Webb · ss

Exciting Love [v14 #3, September 1949] []
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Exciting Love [v15 #1, November 1949] []
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Exciting Love [v15 #2, January 1950] (cover by Earle Bergey) []
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Exciting Love [v15 #3, Spring 1950] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 16 No. 1, Summer 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Something Old, Something New · Nita Nolan · na

· Enemies in Love · Polly Sweet · ss

· Escape to Love · Elizabeth Ring · ss

· Come Out of the Kitchen · Lorraine Evans · ss

· The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

· Runaway Heart · Helen Ardsley · pm

· Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

Exciting Love [Vol. 16 No. 2, Fall 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

11 · Love Goes to a Convention · Ann Arden · na

58 · None but the Loving Heart · Mona Farnsworth · ss

66 · Romance Hangs Around · Sally de Vries · ss

70 · Consultation with Love · Lily K. Scott · ss

75 · Here’s Love, Roger! · Shirley Manners · ss

· Long Time No See · Roslyn Hoffman · ss

· The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

· The Rose · Helen Ardsley · pm

· Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

Exciting Love [Vol. 16 No. 3, Winter 1951] (Better Publications, 25¢, standard, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

9 · Dangerous Cruise · Maysie Greig · na The Ladies’ Companion April 15 1939 (+5), as by Marilyn Thompson

86 · Mother’s Boy · Helen Ahern · ss

98 · Warning · Helen Ardsley · pm

99 · Pathway to Love · Polly Sweet · ss

109 · Maker of Romance · Cylvia S. Elvay · ss

112 · Love Is No Bargain · Mona Farnsworth · ss

125 · Even Without You · Frances Stierhem · ss

137 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

Exciting Love [v17 #1, Spring 1951] []
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Exciting Love [v17 #2, Summer 1951] []
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Exciting Love [v17 #3, Fall 1951] []
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Exciting Love [Vol. 18 No. 1, Winter 1952] (Better Publications, 25¢, standard) []

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

10 · We Belong Together · Cecile Gilmore · n. Kinsey, 1942; abridged.

23 · Anticipation · Helen Ardsley · pm

27 · Be My Love · [uncredited] · ms

39 · Lucky Days · [uncredited] · ms

49 · The Housing Problem · [uncredited] · ms

71 · Newspaper Foibles · [uncredited] · ms

98 · Snow Blind · Arch Whitehouse · ss

107 · Princess in Chains · Rowena Raley · ss

116 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

119 · Present Kisses Excepted · Shelby Steger · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 18 No. 2, Spring 1952] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Dan Stevenson from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

10 · The Men She Loved · Ruby M. Ayres · na
abridged from So Many Miles, Doubleday Doran, 1932.

83 · A Nightcap for Two · Margery Woods · ss

91 · It Will Always Be Spring · Frances Stierhem · ss

101 · The Way She Got Him · Vera Mann · ss

110 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

114 · My Dreams Have Wings · Ann Arden · vi

117 · Visitors · Helen Ardsley · pm

Exciting Love [v18 #3, Summer 1952] (Better Publications, 25¢, standard) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

10 · After Tomorrow · Jennifer Ames · na Bouregy & Curl, 1951; “slightly abridged”; later in Ace pb as Overseas Nurse.

87 · Please Break My Heart · Vera Mann · ss

98 · Discways · Pat Jones · cl

100 · Never Pay a Piper · Laura P. Childres · ss

107 · I Hate You, Darling · Helen Ardsley · pm

108 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl

111 · He Called Her Wild · Viola Cornett · ss

121 · Safe from Love · Shelby Steger · ss

Exciting Love [v19 #1, Fall 1952] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Dawson ,[?]) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · Lucky in Love · Fred Harvey · ms

10 · One Summer Night · Ruby M. Ayres · na
abridged from One Summer, Doubleday Doran, 1930.

77 · No Ceiling on Love · Fletcher D. Slater · ss

83 · Heartbeat · Helen Ardsley · pm

84 · Neckties from Fredrika · Meg Clayton · ss

94 · Discways · Pat Jones · cl

96 · The Bond That Breaks · Hope Campbell · ss

106 · Their Own Place · Catherine Collins · ss

115 · The Beauty Bar · Penelope Worth · cl

119 · Ghost Song · Mona Farnsworth · ss

Exciting Love [v19 #2, Winter 1953] (Better Publications, 25¢, standard) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

10 · The Gentle Savage · Hope Campbell · nv

32 · The Plum Satin Girl · Lawrence Treat · ss

40 · Wanting the Stars · Dorothy Potter Benedict · ss

50 · Notable Marriages · [uncredited] · qz

51 · Little Girls Don’t Smoke · Rudolph D’Elia · ss

56 · Discways · Pat Jones · cl

58 · Especially for You · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

74 · Complaint · Helen Ardsley · pm Thrilling Love August 1946

75 · Hold That Heart · Kyle Newsom · ss

81 · New Lease on Love · Frances Scotland · ss

91 · The Beauty Bar · Penelope Worth · cl

97 · Stubborn Love · Philip Ketchum · ss

105 · Nancy Had Neurosis · Phyllis Speshock · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 19 No. 3, Spring 1953] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

10 · Enchanted Island · Charles B. Postl · nv

25 · The Other Love · Helen Ardsley · pm

30 · The Day the Letter Came · Rosalind Burke · ss

39 · The Love o’ the Irish · Phyllis Speshock · ss

43 · No Sad Farewells · Margaret Tool Meyer · ss

50 · Discways · Pat Jones · cl

52 · The Chartreuse Gloves · Nelson H. Nichols · ss

61 · Do You Know Your Dances? · [uncredited] · qz

62 · Lost Honeymoon · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

76 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

79 · Love Notes · Harold Helfer · cl

80 · Gingerbread Blues · Tugar DePass · ss

89 · In Black and White · Judith Clarke · cl

92 · Carnival Queen · Arch Whitehouse · ss

103 · The Perfect Picture · Ann Kennedy · ss

Exciting Love [v20 #1, Summer 1953] []
Issue not indexed.

Exciting Love [Vol. 20 No. 2, Fall 1953] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

9 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

10 · Gardenias for a Lady · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

28 · Nothing Personal · Pat Regan · ss

39 · A Way with the Waltz · J. P. Mummery · ss

48 · Discways: Meet Danny Wichell · Pat Jones · cl

50 · Love Is a Gypsy · Dorothy Cole · ss

61 · Adventure in His Eyes · Viola Cornett · ss

68 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

71 · Do You Know Your Birth Stone? A Quiz · [uncredited] · qz

72 · No Time for Love · Phyllis Speshock · nv

85 · Problem · Helen Ardsley · pm

87 · Stand-In for Adam · Clare W. Berkus · ss

96 · Feud · Lucinda Baker · ss

104 · Terence the Terrible · Nard Jones · ss

114 · Latest Platter Patter · [uncredited] · cl

Exciting Love [v20 #3, Winter 1954] []
Issue not indexed.

Exciting Love [v21 #1, Spring 1954] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

8 · Heart in Bondage · Helen Ahern · nv

28 · Sunday in the Country · Dorothy Brodine · ss

39 · Waiting · Grace Meredith · pm

40 · Too Great a Love · Frances Youlin McHugh · ss

51 · Dowries and Trousseaux · Bess Ritter · ms

52 · Discways: Meet Carmen McRae · Pat Jones · cl

54 · Operation George · Lucinda Baker · ss

63 · Cowboy, Rope My Heart · Viola Cornett · ss

72 · Play for Love · Carlette Matson · nv

93 · Sheer Nonsense · Florence K. Palmer · ss

99 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

103 · Hildy’s Hero · Phyllis Speshock · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 21 No. 2, Summer 1954] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by John Parker) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

8 · Odds on Love · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

28 · The Right Man for Milly · Ollive Morey Chase · ss

33 · It’s Only Magic · Dorothy Crayder · ss

43 · Love Notes · Harold Helfer · cl

44 · Discways: Meet Les Elgart · Helen Tono · cl

46 · Reach for the Moon · Margery Woods · nv

60 · Name Game · [uncredited] · qz

61 · Easter Gift · Kathleen Pemberton · ss

71 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

74 · Dreams Can Be Real · Nicki Stevens · nv

87 · Mum’s the Word · Helen Ardsley · pm

88 · The Pile Driver · Harriet Von Tobel · ss

101 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

102 · Please Don’t Leave Me · Dorothy Cole · ss

Exciting Love [Vol. 21 No. 3, Fall 1954] (Better Publications, 25¢, standard) []

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

8 · A Husband for Jill · Carlette Matson · nv

35 · Love Tide · A. Kulik · pm

37 · Toss for Love · Hope Campbell · ss

46 · Discways: The Four Lads · Helen Tono · cl

48 · Look Out—Romance Ahead · Dorothy Loomis · ss

58 · Betrayed Love · Kathleen Esmond · ss

67 · Please Believe Me · Amy Passmore Hurt · ss

76 · Dream Girl · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

90 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

93 · Love Notes · Harold Helfer · cl

94 · Love and Larceny · Helen Carr · ss

101 · Do You Know Your Colors? · [uncredited] · qz

102 · Buried Treasure · Marie H. Kennedy · ss

114 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

Exciting Love [Vol. 22 No. 1, Winter 1955] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

8 · The Bride Wore Moccasins · Charles B. Postl · nv

27 · A Cape for Katy · Lenore Latin · ss

35 · Merry’s Medal · Roy Hilligoss · ss

42 · Discways: Betty Madigan · Helen Tono · cl

44 · The Mysterious Stranger · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

57 · The Disappointing Proposal · Miriam Cavanaugh · ss

65 · Beauty for Belles · Bess Ritter · ar

66 · Redhead in the Corner · David Arnaud · ss

73 · Male and Female · [uncredited] · qz

74 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

78 · The Man She Didn’t Need · Jim Ficken · ss

84 · No Cluttered Heart · A. Kulik · pm

85 · The Reluctant Bachelor · Phyllis Speshock · ss

90 · Escape from Yesterday · Grace Mack · nv

Exciting Love [v22 #2, Spring 1955] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by John Parker) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

10 · No Love Allowed · Emily Grant · nv

27 · The Second Kiss · Laura Loudon · ss

34 · Discways: Val Valente · Helen Tono · cl

36 · Stop Chasing That Man · Margery Woods · nv

48 · Hesitation · Helen Ardsley · pm

49 · The Nurse’s Lips · Mary Catellier · ss

52 · Dancing Quiz · Joseph C. Stacey · qz

53 · Frannie’s Army Man · Robert C. Ackworth · ss

62 · Girl Proof · Frances Youlin McHugh · ss

72 · The Dark Tide · Lucinda Baker · nv

86 · The Psychotic Bear · Elaine Fiske Francis · ss

96 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

100 · Above the Stars · Hazel Palmer · ss

114 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

Exciting Love [Vol. 22 No. 3, Summer 1955] (Standard Magazines, 25¢, 114pp, standard) []
Subtitled “combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love” - possibly the first issue of the combined magazines.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

8 · The Lady Meets a Champ · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

36 · Strictly Personal · Helen Hibbard Dau · ss

46 · Discways: Kitty Kallen · Helen Tono · cl [Ref. Kitty Kallen]

47 · Latest Platter Patter · Z. Forman · rv

48 · Bargain for My Heart · Nicki Stevens · ss

57 · Our Second Romance · Ted Otsu · ss

64 · Engagement for Three · Lucinda Baker · nv

78 · Handy Woman · Mary Maeder · ss

88 · Unforgettable · Hayworth Chaney · pm

89 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

93 · Someday We’ll Love · Virginia M. Lee · ss

102 · International Ladies · Joseph C. Stacey · qz

103 · The Weaker Sex · Robert C. Ackworth · ss

113 · The Fickle Beauty · Bess Ritter · cl

Exciting Love [v23 #1, Fall 1955] []
Issue not indexed.

Exciting Love [v23 #2, Winter 1956] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by John Parker) []
“combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”.
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Faith Simpson · lc

8 · A Kiss for the Doctor · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv

30 · Fair Exchange · Helen Ardsley · pm Exciting Love Summer 1941

31 · One Trip to Paradise · Arlene Karson · ss

39 · Are You Dance Wise? · [uncredited] · qz

40 · Discways: Jaye P. Morgan · Helen Tono · cl [Ref. Jaye P. Morgan]

42 · No Other Love · Mary Francis · ss

58 · The Best Men Are Married · Mary Meadors · ss

67 · A Girl to Write Home About · Lily K. Scott · ss

70 · We’ll Dance Again · Grace Morgan · ss

85 · The Trouble with Joe · Lucinda Baker · ss

92 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

96 · Congenial Cuss · Shirley Manners · ss

102 · Someone to Watch Over Me · Phyllis Speshock · ss

Exciting Love [v23 #3, Spring 1956] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”.
Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

8 · Reunion in Monte Carlo · Charles B. Postl · nv

30 · Spring Rain · Doris Ann Reese · ss

37 · Opportunity · Helen Ardsley · pm

38 · Discways: Robert Clary · Helen Tono · cl

40 · Much Too Charming · Vere Hobart · ss

50 · They’ve Got to Prove It · Bess Ritter · ms

51 · The Semi-Dumb Blonde · Frances Youlin McHugh · ss

62 · You’re the One for Me · Isabel Stewart Way · nv

76 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · cl

79 · Bachelor Daddy · Dorothy Spicer · ss

88 · Kiss Me Hello Again, Darling · Lily K. Scott · ss

91 · The Three Graces · Viola Cornett · ss

98 · Julie’s Wicked Man · Nicki Stevens · nv

113 · Love Notes · Harold Helfer · cl

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