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Popular Western [v34 #1, February 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 13 · Owlhoot Gleam for a Rusted Star · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv 36 · More Brains than Bullets [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 46 · A Texas Grave to Fill · Walker A. Tompkins · ss 61 · Murder Rides the Plains · Scott Carleton · ss 72 · The Distant Guns · Wayne D. Overholser · nv 87 · The Talking Horse · Jay Murphy · ss 89 · Gold Gamble · Sam Brant · ss 93 · Ham’s Foxy Fumble [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss
Popular Western [v34 #2, April 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) [MH/TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · Green Rawhide · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 43 · Ham Gets in the Dough [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illus. Joe Archibald 53 · Lonesome’s Dilemma · Burl Tuttle · ss; illus. A. McWilliams 56 · Purgatory Pilgrim · Lee Bond · nv 74 · Buckbrush Jerkliner · Allan K. Echols · nv 88 · The Road to Casa Piedras [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 97 · Outlaw Herder · Scott Carleton · ss
Popular Western [v34 #3, June 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · Sixgun Sweepstakes · Walker A. Tompkins · nv; illus. Parkhurst 34 · Who Helps Himself · Samuel Mines · ss 38 · Blood Money · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 54 · Rope Legacy · Bud Wilks · ss 58 · Bigwoods Buckaroos · Harold F. Cruickshank · nv 73 · Where Buzzards Fly [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 83 · Buckskin Buscadero · Scott Carleton · ss 95 · Ham and Fluffy Ruffles [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss
Popular Western [v35 #1, August 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · The Border Patrol · William Hopson · nv 24 · Bum Steers · Cole Weymouth · ar 25 · Dead Man’s Burro · Jackson Cole · ss 30 · Death Dagers of Yak · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss 39 · A Farmer in Cowland · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 40 · The Fightin’ Man · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 54 · Jinx of Jackpine · Ben Frank · ss 63 · An Arizona Pastime · Paul Dumas · ar 64 · Buckskin Man’s Boomerang · Alfred L. Garry · ss 72 · The Singing Robin Hood · Mark Knight · ar 73 · Ham’s Frenzied Finance [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 83 · Chick Bowdrie Passes Through [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 92 · The Shadow of Ladder H · Tom Gunn · nv
Popular Western [v35 #3, October 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks. · Glory for a Desert Fighter · Larry Harris · nv · Buffalo Soldiers · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv · Horned Toads Can’t Hop · Tom Gunn · nv · Ham’s Diaper Derby [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss · Troble in Bunches · Jackson Cole · ss · South of Deadwood [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss · The Brush · Dabney Otis Collins · ss · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl
Popular Western [v35 #3, December 1948] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) Details taken from dealer’s catalogue on ABEBooks. · The Aristocrat of The Badlands · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv · The Caliente Killer · Tom Gunn · nv · The Judge Was Honest · Bruce Douglas · nv · Buckskin Man’s Medicine · Scott Carleton · ss · Outlaw’s Christmas · Johnston McCulley · ss · Hot Holster · Bud Wilks · ss · Drag Driver · Frederic Phelps · ss · The Boy Pioneer · Cecil de Vada · ar
Popular Western [v36 #1, February 1949] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 11 · Rusty of Rolling River · W. C. Tuttle · nv 35 · Guilty Man · Buck Billings · ss 37 · Too Tough to Brand [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 46 · Horses the Cowboys Ride · Gladwell Richardson · ar 54 · The Iron Horse Buckaroo · Walker A. Tompkins · nv; illus. Dreany 70 · The Prophet of Picture Rock · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 85 · Lawman’s Prisoner · Tex Gainsville · ss
Popular Western [v36 #2, April 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) [Tom Daniels] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 13 · The Gun Runners · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 35 · The Southwest’s First Cattle Drive · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 36 · The Ysabella Horses · Gladwell Richardson · ar 41 · The Picture Gal Pickup · William F. Martin · ss 46 · Tinhorn Trail [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts; Painted Post] · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 63 · Boss of Eagle Rock · Jackson Cole · ss; illus. A. Leslie Ross 66 · From the Annals of the West · Mark Knight · ar 67 · Buckskin and Iron · Scott Carleton · ss 75 · Gun-Wolf Breed · Dupree Poe · ss; illus. H. W. Kiemle 80 · Ham Casts a Doubt [Deputy Ham; Sheriff Egg] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illus. J. C.
Popular Western [v36 #3, June 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) [Tom Daniels] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · The Tenderfoot Doctor · Frank Richardson Pierce · nv 29 · Rainy Night in Latigo · Jackson Cole · ss 33 · The Appaloosa Horses of the Indians · Gladwell Richardson · ar 37 · Buckskin Man’s Pasear [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 46 · The Whang Leather Kid [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts; Painted Post] · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 62 · The Pride and the Gun · Allan K. Echols · nv 74 · The Mail Goes Through · Rex Sherrick · ar; not listed in TOC. 75 · Ten Silver Dollars · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss 77 · Ham’s Goose Is Cooked [Deputy Ham; Sheriff Egg] · Alfred L. Garry · ss bc. · Calvert Blended Whiskies ad · Misc. · ms; illus. Tom Lovell
Popular Western [v37 #1, August 1949] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp) [MH] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · Blaze Face · L. P. Holmes · nv 27 · Orders for a Buckskin Man [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 35 · Treasure of the West · Tex Mumford · pm 36 · Pintos and Paint Horses · Gladwell Richardson · ia 40 · Wanted Men Move Fast [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · nv; illus. J. Dreany 55 · Ham’s Photo Finish [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 64 · Rest for the Wicked [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 79 · Pie for the Prisoner · Charles Alan Gregory · ss 83 · Fool’s Gold · William O’Sullivan · ss; illus. Al Savitt
Popular Western [v37 #2, October 1949] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · The Brand Artist · Walt Coburn · nv 28 · Army Blue in Their Blood · Steuart Emery · nv 42 · Texas Trigger Champ · John A. Thompson · ts 48 · Case Closed - No Prisoners [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · nv 61 · Ham’s Bitter Pill [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 71 · Trail of the Black Buzzard · Jackson Cole · ss 75 · Mission for a Buckskin Warrior · Scott Carleton · ss 84 · Dead Man’s Boots · Dupree Poe · ss
Popular Western [v37 #3, December 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) [Tom Daniels] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 11 · South of Command · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 34 · Boss on the Border [Painted Post; Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 50 · Careless with Guns · Sam Brant · ss 55 · Chevalier of the Southwest · Harry Van Demark · ts 59 · The Gun Runner · Scott Carleton · ss 68 · The Bow-and-Arrow Pioneer · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 69 · Range Rich, Lead Loco · Ralph Yergen · ss; illus. Ed DeLavy 76 · Ham’s Hair-Raising Tonic [Sheriff Egg; Ham, Deputy] · Alfred L. Garry · nv
Popular Western [v38 #1, February 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 11 · Timber Guns · Walker A. Tompkins · nv 34 · The Deacon Disapproves [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · ss 50 · The Trap · Tex Gainsville · vi 54 · The Killer from Pecos [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 66 · Buckskin Man’s Promise · Scott Carleton · ss 75 · Fugitive’s Trail · Sam Brant · vi 79 · Ham Gets Sawed Off [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss
Popular Western [v38 #2, April 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Ernest Chiracka) from TOC. 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 11 · A Man Called Lucky · W. C. Tuttle · nv 38 · Blood on the Saddle · Tom Gunn · ss 53 · No Mortgage on Gunsmoke · Dane Zale · ss 57 · Ham’s Ghastly Error [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 67 · The Mexican Cossack · Leslie Ernenwein · ar 70 · .45 Calibre Law · Chuck Martin · ss All Western Magazine May ’36 83 · Make Way for a Hero · David X. Manners · ss
Popular Western [v38 #3, June 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) from TOC. 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 11 · The Fletcher Kid · Walt Coburn · nv 26 · The Deacon Takes Action [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · ss 42 · The Box L Grab · Tom Gunn · ss 59 · Nothing Serious · Kurt Kent · ss 63 · Ham’s Spitting Image [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 72 · Buckskin Man’s War · Scott Carleton · ss 81 · Gal on the Longhorn Trail · John Edward Dalton · ts 87 · Dinner for the Marshal · Dane Zale · ss 91 · That Maverick Deal · Simpson M. Ritter · ms
Popular Western [v39 #2, October 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp) [RF] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 11 · Varmint Valley [Painted Post] · Tom Gunn · nv 30 · The Deacon Aids the Law [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · nv 47 · Ham Takes a Dive [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 60 · Buckskin Bloodhound [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv 73 · Legend of the West · Mark Knight · nf 74 · Dangerous Man to Have Around · Dane Zale · ss 79 · Injun Laws are Good · De Witt Newbury · ss 89 · Owlhoot Artistry · Joe Archibald · ss 99 · Leesburg and Grantsville · Simpson M. Ritter · nf 100 · Murder Trail · Russell A. Bankson · nv Thrilling Western Mar ’39 117 · Thunder in the Dust · Burl Tuttle · ss 124 · The Nester War · Tom Curry · nv Exciting Western Mar ’42
Popular Western [v39 #3, December 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 146pp, pulp) [Tom Daniels] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · When Crooked Trails Cross · Walt Coburn · nv 31 · The Outsider · Barry Cord · ss 40 · Personal Foreman · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss; illus. J. Dreany 50 · Brands in the Sky [Painted Post; Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 67 · Border Rider · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illus. C. A. Murphy 76 · Killer Guns on the Backtrail · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss 88 · Missing Guns · Joe Archibald · nv Thrilling Western Jan ’38 108 · Those Wide-Brimmed Hats · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 109 · Lassoing Lamb Chops · Harry E. Baker · ss; illus. H. W. Kiemle 118 · Mountain Waddy · Claude Rister · nv Thrilling Western Aug ’35; illus. C. A. Murphy 131 · Gene Rambo’s Remarkable Rodeo Record · Mark Knight · ar 132 · A Partner Comes Home · Fred Farnhum · ss
Popular Western [v40 #1, February 1951] ed. Anon. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from photocopy of Table of Contents. [PSP] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · Heritage of Hate · A. Leslie · nv 31 · Who Killed Whom? · Norman Renard · qz 32 · Ham’s Big Misfire [Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 44 · Outlaw Hostage · Johanas L. Bouma · ss 52 · Bullet Bait at Sundown · Clifton Adams · nv 69 · Foreman’s Job · Barry Scobee · ss 76 · Teeth of the Law · Tom Gunn · nv 91 · Deuces Wild · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss 101 · No Vacation from Gunsmoke · Tex Gainsville · ss 106 · Silent Rider · J. Allan Dunn · nv Thrilling Western Jul ’38 120 · Gunsmoke Hombre · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv Thrilling Western Feb ’38
Popular Western [v40 #2, April (Spring) 1951] (Better Publications, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl 9 · Trouble at Picket Pin Flat · L. P. Holmes · nv; illus. J. Dreany 30 · Guns of the Golden Horn · Cibolo Ford · ss 41 · West Is Where the Heart is · Louis L’Amour · ss 50 · Deadline for Gunhawks · Chuck Martin · nv 69 · The Liars’ Club (Tall Tales) · Misc. Material · cl 70 · Black Wind of Borderland · Tom Gunn · nv; illus. Parkhurst 83 · Redskin Rodeo · Norman E. Bacon · ss; illus. Ed DeLavy 92 · Hell’s Gun Guardians · Ed Earl Repp · nv Thrilling Adventures Apr ’37; illus. J. Dreany 110 · Killer Cure · Larry A. Harris · nv Thrilling Adventures Nov ’37
Popular Western [v40 #3, June 1951] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [Tom Daniels]

6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl
9 · Bucky O’Connor [Bucky O’Connor] · William MacLeod Raine · n., 1910
94 · Roamin’ Power · Barry Cord · ss; illus. Ed DeLavy
100 · Apache Alibi [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts; Painted Post] · Tom Gunn · ss; illus. Parkhurst
117 · The Liars’ Club · Misc. · cl
118 · Salt and the Midas Touch · Bob Young · ts
121 · Blood on the Owyhee · Al Storm · ss; illus. Ed DeLavy
128 · Arrest · Oscar J. Friend · vi Popular Western Nov ’38

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