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Thrilling Sports [v11 #1, May 1941] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp) [MH, from ToC] 10 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl 14 · The Fielding Tool · T. W. Ford · nv; (baseball) 31 · Pole Panic · Jackson V. Scholz · ss; (track & field) 41 · Twice Through the Gorge · Sam Carson · ss; (canoe racing) 51 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 55 · Granny Wins a Pennant · Harold de Polo · ss; (baseball) 64 · The Punch in the Pinch · Bill Brandt · cl; (baseball feature) 66 · The Tackle-Smasher · Stewart Sterling · nv; (fishing) 82 · The Hot Corner · Merrill May · ss; (baseball) 90 · Sagittarius O’Keefe · Jack Kofoed · ss; (boxing) 97 · Stadium Stooge · Jack Terry · ss
Thrilling Sports [v11 #2, July 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) [RF] 14 · Diamond Dynamite · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv 30 · The Chopping Block · William Ashby · ss 40 · Mutiny on the River · T. W. Ford · nv 56 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 60 · Camp Color · Jackson V. Scholz · ss 71 · Spike Duel · Robert N. Bryan · ss 80 · Gasoline Alley · Billy DeVere · ss 87 · Baldy and the Lady Wrestler [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 95 · The Ski Pilot · Charles S. Strong · ss 101 · Dirt Track Decoy · William Campbell Gault · ss 106 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl
Thrilling Sports [v11 #3, September 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) [PSP/RF] 14 · The Fire Fighter · William O’Sullivan · nv 34 · It’s Great to Run · Leslie MacMitchell · ar 41 · Smoke Cured · Jackson V. Scholz · ss 50 · Ruin That Rookie · T. W. Ford · nv 71 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 75 · Canal Street Clowns · Duane Yarnell · ss 82 · Bantam Backstop · Harold Rogers · ss 90 · Glass Jaw · Harrison Hendryx · ss 95 · The Mudder · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss 99 · Wax Race · Wentworth Atwater · ss 106 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl
Thrilling Sports [v12 #1, November 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) [RF] 12 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 16 · Rah Rah Stuff · Walter Livingston · nv 31 · Last Race for Geary · Robert C. Donohue · ss 39 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 44 · Devils on Ice · Herbert L. McNary · nv 61 · Puddle from Biddleville · Myles D. Blanchard · ss 66 · Big Men Can Fight · Abe Simon · ar 74 · Sea Horse Saga · Lionel E. I. Day · ss 83 · The Four Thousand Pound Bet [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 91 · In the Tank · Don Tracy · ss 99 · Short Order Hero · Sam Carson · ss
Thrilling Sports [v12 #2, January 1942] (Better Publications Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) [TD] 10 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl 11 · Our Mailbag · The Readers · lt 15 · Kid Ego · Don Tracy · nv 32 · Let’s Play Golf · Gene Sarazen, as told to Jack Kofoed · ar 40 · Phantom Fighter [Kip Morgan] · Louis L’Amour · nv; illus. C. A. Murphy 56 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 60 · Laugh, Clown, Laugh · William Heuman · ss 68 · Give ’Em the Boot · Verne Lewellen, as told to Chet Noble · ar 72 · The General Rides the Stars · Sam Carson · ss 80 · Money in Midgets · Leonard Lupton · ss 91 · Baldy and the Unlucky Pitcher [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 98 · Five Star Touchdowns · Richard Brister · ss
Thrilling Sports [v12 #3, April 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) [RF] 10 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 14 · The Champ Maker · Don Tracy · nv 32 · Baldy and the Idealist [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 41 · Monument to a Hero · David J. Brandt · ss 48 · 25 Years in Baseball · Jimmy Dykes · ar 57 · Pitcher’s Battle · Marvin Ryerson · ss 66 · Old Iron Pants · Clarence “Hoppy” Hopkins · ar 70 · The Mat Feud · Leonard Lupton · nv 85 · Mallet Revenge · Harold Rogers · ss 92 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 96 · Basket Bells · Jackson V. Scholz · ss
Thrilling Sports [v13 #1, Summer (June) 1942] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp) [MH, from ToC] 8 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl 11 · Season Opener · Don Tracy · nv; (baseball) 28 · Campus Softie · Tim Cohane · nv; (boxing) 46 · It’s Easy to Swim · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar 50 · On Light Tackle · John Everett Dodge · ss; (fishing) 59 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 63 · Okay, Mr. Foo · William Heuman · ss; (basketball) 72 · Champion at Last · Craig Wood · ar 80 · Run with Your Heart · Wyatt Blassingame · nv; (track) 93 · The Bugback · Charles Stoddard · ss; (football) 103 · Jinx Juggler · Joseph Bruce Fox · ss; (baseball)
Thrilling Sports [v13 #2, September 1942] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp) [MH, from ToC] 6 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl 13 · That Man MacArthur · Ray Barbuti · ar 19 · The Private Shoots a Basket · Cosmo Bennett · ss; (basketball) 30 · The Clutch Guy · T. W. Ford · nv; (baseball) 45 · Down the River · Maxwell Hawkins · ss; (crew racing) 56 · Rough on Refs · Alexis Rossoff · nv; (baseball) 75 · The Clincher · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; (baseball) 84 · Dirt Track Champ · Ross Russell · nv; (auto racing) 97 · Cross-Country Feud · Theodore Roemer · ss; (track)
Thrilling Sports [v13 #3, Fall (October) 1942] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp) [MH] 14 · Keep ’Em Rolling · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; (football). 35 · Strike · Don Keene · ss; (bowling). 46 · Then - And Now · "Chief" Charles Albert Bender · ts 54 · King of the Rink · Alexis Rossoff · nv; (hockey). 72 · The Taming of Trucker Thompson · Tracy Mason · nv; (football). 86 · Let’s Play Tennis · Carter Sprague · ss; (tennis). 90 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 96 · Good Neighbor · Jackson V. Scholz · ss; (pole-vaulting). 104 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl
Thrilling Sports [v14 #1, Winter (January) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Publication schedule on volume 14 number 1 is listed as 5 times a year: January, April, June, September and October. In the event issues in 1943 were published in January, March, July, and October, so really it was a quarterly schedule. [RF] 8 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 15 · The Good Neighbor Policy [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 24 · Lost and Found · Day Keene · nv 42 · Gridiron Shortstop · Alexis Rossoff · nv 66 · The Tee Strainer · Ron Broom · ss 74 · Eight Men and a Maniac · T. W. Ford · nv 88 · Clown Grappler · Leonard Lupton · ss 97 · One Play Logan · Herbert L. McNary · ss
Thrilling Sports [v14 #2, March 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) On 14/2 the publication schedule is listed as 6 times a year, but as stated above, this was not the case in reality. [RF] 8 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 15 · Baldy and Chowderhead Wolinsky [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 22 · Utility Goat · Laurence Donovan · nv 38 · Pace-Maker · Tom Curry · ss 48 · Ice Aces · T. W. Ford · nv 64 · Bumps, Bruises and Bandages · George Zanfrini · ar 69 · Wonder Team · William Heuman · ss 80 · The Hungry Hurler · Tracy Mason · nv 100 · I’ll Do Seventy-Two · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss
Thrilling Sports [v14 #3, Summer (July) 1943] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) Finally admitting to a quarterly schedule, and from 14/3 a reduction in pages to 96. [MH] 6 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl 13 · World Series Wrecker · Herbert L. McNary · nv; (baseball). 32 · Heavyweight Heart · Paul H. Aurandt · nv; (boxing). 45 · Cash-and-Carry Hero · Dixon Wells · ss; (bob-sledding). 52 · From Rags to Riches · Don Keene · nv; (baseball). 66 · Reunion or Revenge · Roe Richmond · ss; (basketball). 75 · Fish for Food · Charles E. Jackson · ms; (“A Message for Sports Fishers of America”). 76 · Baldy Simmons and the Gourmet [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss; (boxing). 83 · Give ’Em the Wood · Tracy Mason · ss; (lacrosse).
Thrilling Sports [v15 #1, Fall (October) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp) [RF] 8 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 15 · Quick Kick · Don Tracy · nv 34 · Payoff Punch · Jerry Tyler · ss 44 · Hockey Rink Galahad · C. Paul Jackson · nv 59 · Camouflaged Rookie · Harold De Polo · ss 68 · Bad Boy · Mason Boyd · nv 81 · Sport Must Prove Itself · John R. Tunis · ms 82 · Baldy Muzzles the Tiger [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 86 · The Greatest Eleven of All Time · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar
Thrilling Sports [v15 #2, Winter (January 1944) 1943] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) [MH] 6 · The Sideline · The Editor · cl 13 · Toward a Distant Goal · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; (football). 30 · The Million Dollar Arm · William Heumann · ss; (baseball). 42 · Interference · David J. Brandt · nv; (football). 55 · Baldy Simmons and Lady Luck [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss; (horse racing). 62 · Tiger on the Loose · Len Zinberg · ss; (boxing). 67 · Match Point · Tracy Mason · ss; (tennis). 79 · Halfback War Horse · Harold Rogers · ss; (football). 86 · How Much American Are You? · Louis Paul · ms
Thrilling Sports [v15 #3, Spring (April) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) Another reduction in pages, to 80. [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 13 · Hold ’Em, Busher · Nelson A. Hutto · nv 29 · The Show-Off · Carter Sprague · ss 31 · Baldy Simmons and the Ambassador [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 37 · Red Light · Matt Lee · ss 42 · The Glass Jaw · Herbert L. McNary · nv 58 · Hardwood Hawk · Zene Tuttler · ss 65 · Back Up the Fighting Front · Grantland Rice · ar 66 · A Matter of Nerve · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss
Thrilling Sports [v16 #1, Summer (July) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 11 · The Grand Old Game · Joe Archibald · nv 25 · Baldy Pays the Check [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 31 · Civilian in the Lineup · Jack O’Brien · ss 41 · Ring Around the Navy · Richard Brister · ss 48 · The Outside Left · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv 58 · Carson Island Umpire · Carter Sprague · ss 67 · Who Wants to Murder the Dollar? · Wendell L. Willkie · ar 68 · The Tennis Remedy · John Easterly · ss
Thrilling Sports [v16 #2, Fall (October) 1944] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) [MH] 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · Wrecks from Tech · Sam Carson · nv; (football) 28 · Here’s to the Joneses · Ted Stratton · ss; (football) 31 · Service Weight · A. R. Thurman · ss; (baseball) 39 · Fistic Force Play · Richard Brister · ss; (boxing) 48 · The Clutch Hitter · Nelson A. Hutto · nv; (baseball) 62 · Netcord · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; (tennis) 69 · Baldy and the Forgetful Guy [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss; (baseball)
Thrilling Sports [v16 #3, Winter (January) 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) Thrilling Sports only managed 2 issues in 1945, a Winter and a Summer issue; the next issue was Winter 1946. [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Anon. · cl 11 · Triple-Threat Flash · C. Paul Jackson · nv 26 · Baldy and the Voodoo Doctor [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 33 · Hardwood Hero · W. H. Temple · ss 39 · The Psychiatric Home Run · Matt Lee · ss 41 · Kill Shot · Roy Lopez · ss 48 · Traitors for a Day · T. W. Ford · nv 60 · Silver Steel · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 65 · All-American Splinter · Cliff Walters · ss 70 · Benny Puts One Over · Marvin Ryerson · ss
Thrilling Sports [v17 #1, Summer (June) 1945] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) [MH] 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · Feud Mates · T. W. Ford · nv; (baseball); illus. Orban 30 · Leather Music · Richard Brister · nv; (boxing) 42 · Paths of Glory [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss; (boxing); illus. Parkhurst 49 · Diamond Dust · Cliff Walters · ss; (baseball) 57 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 61 · Losers Keepers · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; (boxing) 64 · Basket Business · John Gartner · ss; (basketball)
Thrilling Sports [v17 #2, Winter (January) 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) [RF] 6 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 13 · The Psychoanalyst [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 20 · MacGowan to Cross to Fanch · William J. O’Sullivan · nv 39 · Broken Blades · T. W. Ford · ss 48 · Little Number One · Herb Kamm · nv 61 · Kid Clockwork · Richard Brister · ss 69 · All-American Bonehead · David X. Manners · ss 72 · Gridiron Screwball · Jackson V. Scholz · ss
Thrilling Sports [v17 #3, Spring (May) 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp) Publisher name changed again, from Better Publications to Standard Magazines. Increase in pages. [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · Thrown Out by McKirney · Joe Archibald · nv 29 · Gold to Go · Richard Brister · ss 38 · Stand Up and Fight · Oscar J. Friend · nv 51 · Redheaded Play-Makers · Theodore J. Roemer · ss 57 · Timber Trouble · Jackson V. Scholz · ss 65 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 70 · Home Town Boy · Roy C. Rainey · ss 78 · Mind Over Muscle [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss
Thrilling Sports [v18 #1, Summer (August) 1946] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp) [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 9 · Pull for the Fence · Herbert L. McNary · nv 26 · Leather Courage · Walt Bruce · ss 36 · The Quick and the Dead · William J. O’Sullivan · ss 46 · Atom-Bomb Burns · Tracy Mason · nv 59 · A Promise to a Dame · Joe Archibald · ss 67 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 71 · Miler’s Heart · Joe Gregg · ss 81 · Broad Jump Bonanza · Richard Brister · ss
Thrilling Sports [v18 #2, Winter 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) An issue skipped and a price increase to 15¢, but with an increase in the number of pages again. [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · Unbeaten Season · Tracy Mason · nv 46 · The Wrong Right End · Will Bruce · ss 56 · Crazy for Trouble · William J. O’Sullivan · nv 71 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 75 · Jiggy Was a Soldier · Jackson Cole · ss 82 · Mound Master · Cliff Walters · ss 90 · Middleweights are Headaches · David Goodis · ss 97 · Shot Put Shakedown · Richard Brister · ss
Thrilling Sports [v18 #3, Spring 1947] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) [RF] 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · A Model for the Champ · Tom Tucker · nv 32 · Touchdowns Don’t Count · John Wilson · nv 49 · Carbon Copy Golfer · Willis Graham · ss 56 · Headlines [Baldy Simmons] · Jack Kofoed · ss 64 · Heave That Hotcake · Richard Brister · nv 76 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 81 · Basketball Bandit · Harrison Hendryx · ss 87 · Hot Ice Has-Been · C. Paul Jackson · ss 96 · Homestretch Heartbreak · David X. Manners · ss

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