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Top-Notch [v99 #2, August 1936] (Street & Smith, 10¢, 128pp, pulp) [MH] 7 · The Bloody Rope · Harry F. Olmsted · ss 18 · Alias Killer Keene · Leslie McFarlane · na 51 · Homemade Hero · William Merriam Rouse · ss 59 · Trouble Raced South · Whittier W. Wellman · ss 69 · Tightwad · Samuel Taylor · ss 77 · Booze-head Heritage · Luke Short · nv 94 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 104 · Cannibal Medicine · Carl N. Taylor · nv 119 · Dames Is Poison · Warren F. Robinson · ss; Prize story for August. 122 · Higher Than Haman · Hapsburg Liebe · ss 125 · The Stubborn Door · William E. Brandon · ss
Top-Notch [v99 #3, September 1936] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 10 · Wild Girl from Borneo · L. G. Blochman · nv 39 · Clerical Force · Paul Randell Morrison · ss 48 · A Snatch for Twenty-two · Oliver Ransford Ford · ss 58 · Son of the Manchus · Capt. J. Winchcombe-Taylor · nv 82 · A Little Rope · Samuel Taylor · ss 93 · Mystery Ship · George Allan Moffatt · ss 102 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 112 · The Judgment · William Merriam Rouse · ss Munsey’s Oct ’28 120 · Guns of Time · William E. Barrett · vi; “The $50.00 Prize Story” 122 · Human Bait · John P. Beal · vi 125 · The Hip and the Turtleback Reef · Ed Mead, IV · vi
Top-Notch [v99 #5, November 1936] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 14 · The Men That Time Forgot · Nat Schachner · nv 47 · Without Hazard · Robert A. Gustin · ss 57 · A Man’s Job · Philip L. Ketchum · ss 66 · Harbor Scum · Warren F. Robinson · ss 81 · Mungo · Richard Sale · ss 87 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 97 · Comeback from Hell · George A. Shaftel · nv 121 · Death Trap · Mary Shannon · vi; “The $50.00 Prize Story” 123 · A Game for Two · Donald S. Aitken · vi 126 · Pursuit · Richard J. Lortz · vi
Top-Notch [v99 #6, December 1936] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 12 · The Thing on the Afterdeck [Part 1 of 2] · Alexander M. Phillips · sl 42 · Fifty-fifty O’Brien · L. Ron Hubbard · ss 55 · Bumbo Wrastled Human Nature [Bildad Road] · William Merriam Rouse · ss 62 · Tears of the Dragon · Elmer Meadows & Mildred Masterson · nv 93 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 103 · Sumatra · Bassett Morgan · ss 118 · Happy Landings · J. Searle Dawley · vi; “The $50.00 Prize Story” 122 · Escape · L. R. Sherman · vi 124 · Death’s Black Spectacles · Brahm Pieter · vi
Top-Notch [v100 #2, February 1937] (Street & Smith, 10¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Howitt) [MH] 10 · The Forbidden Forest · Anthony Rud · nv 28 · River Trap · William Donald Bray · ss 38 · Savage Quest · Bassett Morgan · ss; illus. Richard William Sprang 48 · Flight to Perno · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 55 · A Cooperative Venture · Crawford Sullivan · nv 71 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 81 · Fist and Shovel · J. Fred Olive · ss 90 · The Maze Master · Captain Havelock-Bailie · nv; illus. Orban 105 · Sweetness and Fight · Samuel Taylor · ss; illus. Harry Fisk 118 · Devil Bog · Tom B. Stone · ss; “The $50.00 Prize Story”. 122 · The Time-Expired Man · Robert Allen Watt · ss 125 · No Adequate Remedy · Lambert Fairchild · vi
Top-Notch [v100 #4, April 1937] ed. Anon. (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details taken from listing on eBay. [PSP] · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · ms · Pay Night in Ghost Town [Part 1 of 2] · Leslie McFarlane · sl · Left-handed Six-guns · H. Bedford Jones · nv · Cape Vengeance · Tom B. Stone · ss · Loot of the Island Queen · Anon. · ss · East of Singapore · T. L. J. Greenslade · ss · The Cruise of the Raven · Julius Long · ss · Knock! Knock! · William Merriam Rouse · ss · Cold Business · C. W. McCullough · vi · Roses—For Lil? · Dale Clark · vi · Chris Takes a Gamble · Patrick O’Keefe · vi
Top-Notch [v100 #5, May 1937] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 8 · Black River Justice · Mike Valera · nv 32 · Envoy to the Damned · E. Hoffman Price · ss 45 · Kodiak Kill · Kenneth Sinclair · ss 50 · Where Killers Meet · Carroll John Daly · nv 76 · No Reward · Tevis Miller · ss 84 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 94 · Pay Night in Ghost Town [Part 2 of 2] · Leslie McFarlane · sl 121 · Loon Lake Law · Jack Paterson · vi; “The $50.00 Prize Story” 123 · The Major and the Mask · F. H. Ellis · vi 125 · Get-away · Thomas W. Duncan · vi
Top-Notch [v101 #2, September/October 1937] ed. Anon. (Street & Smith, 10¢, pulp) This is thought to be the last issue published. Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 8 · Gamble with the Gods · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 33 · Fist Luck · Samuel Taylor · ss 43 · A Cook’s a Cook · Jack Paterson · ss 50 · The Rails Move West · Philip Ketchum · nv 70 · No Tiger Needed · William Merriam Rouse · ss 77 · Rod and Gun News · Donald Stillman · cl 82 · Vengeance Alone · Bassett Morgan · ss 94 · You’re a Sailor’s Man · James Laurence Tuck · ss 104 · Toto Good Boy · Thomas Howland · nv 120 · Chiseling on the Public · Noel Loomis · vi 122 · A Case and a Job · Ethan Parr · vi 125 · The Singing Well · James R. Webb · vi
Top-Notch Detective
Top-Notch Detective [v 2 #6, December 1938] ed. Anon. (Western Fiction Publishing, 10¢, standard pulp) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 12 · Guard My Flaming Body · Robert W. Thompson · ss 22 · Satan LL.D. · T. K. Hawley · ss 33 · Too Mean for the Morgue · Eric Howard · ss 43 · Never Look for Murder · John A. Saxon · ss 52 · Servant of the Devil · Edward S. Ronns · ss 62 · The Walking Clue · Omar Gwinn · ss 73 · Sinister Sonata · Robert J. Pearsall · ss 76 · Masquerade of the Corpse · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss 88 · No Parole for Punks · Norman A. Daniels · ss 97 · Press Agent for Hell · Gene Strong · ss 109 · The Light That Jailed · R. O. Kenyon · ss 110 · Homicide Parlay · James Hall · ss
Top-Notch Western
Top-Notch Western [v 2 #1, August 1938] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) [JL] 4 · Colt Law Backs a Cattle Empire · Norton L. James · na 57 · While the Gun Crowd Waits · John Cannon · ss 68 · Death Slings a .45 · James W. Egan · ss 78 · One Man Vigilante · Rolland Lynch · ss 84 · Graves for Land-Grabbers · Brad Buckner · ss 98 · Eighteen Caret Badman · Frank H. Richey · ss
Top-Notch Western [v 2 #2, November 1938] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp) [JL] 8 · The Cowman Who Rode Through Hell · Ken Jason · na 73 · Mark of the Owlhoot · Rex Evans · ss 84 · Bushwhack Bounty · John Cannon · vi 87 · Nester’s Gunslick Saddlemate · James Lassiter · ss 97 · Satan Loses a Badman · David X. Manners · ss 106 · Hard-Rope Heritage · Jack Sterrett · ss
Top-Notch Western [v 2 #3, February 1939] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by H. W. Scott) [JL] 12 · The Kid From Arizona · James Dorn · na 68 · The Gold Steal of Coyote Bend · Jack McCoy · ss 78 · The Yucca Kid Pays Up · W. Clyde Young · ss 86 · A Fool for Trouble · Barry Norton · ss 99 · Bullhide Peters—Manbreaker · Gunnison Steele · ss 105 · Pardner’s Gun Salvation · Omar Gwinn · ss
Top-Notch Western [v 2 #4, August 1939] ed. Anon. (Manvis Publications, standard pulp) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 6 · The Gunman Who Rode with God · Lon Taylor · na 56 · Gun to Gun · Roy Morton · ss 64 · Hell-Bent for the Border · Walter Parks · ss 74 · The Taming of Ironheart · Clem Miley · nv 90 · Lead Marks the Glory Trail · W. C. Gilbert · ss 98 · A Blood-Brother Goes Renegade · John Curtis · nv 106 · Five Against One in Tombstone · M. Howard Lane · ss
Top-Notch Western [v 2 #5, December 1939] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 10 · The Boomerang Brand Pays Off · Kenneth A. Fowler · nv 34 · Gunman from the Grave · Norman A. Fox · ss 42 · West of Dodge City · Ralph Berard · ss 52 · Return of the Hard-Luck Kid · Luke Tyler · nv 101 · Owlhooter’s Last Tally · Orlando Rigoni · ss
Top Western Fiction Annual
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 1 #1, 1950] ed. Anon. (Best Books Inc., 25¢, standard pulp) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 4 · Hola, Western Fans! · The Editor · ed 5 · The Texas Rangers · Jackson Cole · na 68 · Tied Triggers · T. W. Ford · nv 83 · Badland Crosstrails · Russell A. Bankson · ss 91 · Those Card-Sharp Blues · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 92 · Canyon of No Return · C. William Harrison · nv 108 · Murder Mesa · Ray Humphreys · ss Thrilling Western May ’35 116 · Killer Sign · Don Alviso · nv 130 · Wild Bill Hickok’s Early Start · Tex Gainsville · ar 131 · Framed at Wolfhead · Gunnison Steele · ss Thrilling Western Apr ’35 140 · Blue Lightnin’ · Bradford Scott · ss 144 · The Sudden Deputy · Lawrence A. Keating · ss 154 · Too Many Heroes · Ray Nafziger · ss Thrilling Western Mar ’35 163 · Liar West of the Pecos · Allan R. Bosworth · ss 170 · Bullet Justice · A. Leslie · nv
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 1 #2, 1951] (25¢, pulp) [KB, from ToC] 10 · The Riders of Carne Cone [Mack Jarvis] · Wayne D. Overholser · na West Jan ’47 92 · West of Windigo · Norrell Gregory · nv Exciting Western May ’47 118 · Thirty Days Has Sam Reber · Joseph Chadwick · nv The Rio Kid Western Oct ’47 6 · Snake in the Grass · Tom Parsons · ss Triple Western Feb ’48 83 · A Medal for the Sheriff · Hal G. Evarts · ss Thrilling Western Feb ’47 107 · And When I Find It · Allan R. Bosworth · ss Thrilling Ranch Stories Jul ’47 138 · High Moon Kill · William Hopson · ss West Aug ’47 149 · Curtains for a Killer [Shorty Wilcox] · John Jo Carpenter · ss West Oct ’47 9 · Roundup · Anon. · ed 117 · It Really Isn’t So! · Bess Ritter · ms 137 · Steaks or Calves? · Sam Brant · ms
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 2 #1, 1953] ed. Morris Ogden Jones (Best Books, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Best of the West · The Editor · ed Top Western Fiction Annual v2 ’53 8 · The Bargain · A. Leslie · ss Popular Western Jan ’36 10 · Old Texas Days [Tex Delany; Chili] · Larry A. Harris · na West May ’45 39 · Western Nuggets · Harold Helfer · nf 83 · Lone Hand Law · William L. Hopson · ss Thrilling Western Nov ’40 90 · The Ghosts of Buckskin Run · Jim Mayo · nv Thrilling Ranch Stories May ’48 114 · The Rain God’s Gold · Gladwell Richardson · ss Popular Western Jun ’47 125 · Colts for a Kid · Ben Frank · ss Thrilling Western Mar ’45 132 · The Blizzard and the Banker · Joseph Chadwick · nv Texas Rangers Mar ’48 139 · Lady Rustler · Pecos Pete · pm 150 · The General’s Gun · David Lavender · ss Range Riders Western Nov ’46
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 2 #2, 1954] ed. Morris Ogden Jones (25¢, 146pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · Rustler Meat · Sam Brant · vi Popular Western Jan ’36 8 · Bury Me Not [Tony Caldwell; Sheriff Sam Karnes] · Allan R. Bosworth · na Popular Western Jan ’36 11 · The Best of the West · The Editor · ed 45 · Range Ramblings · Harold Helfer · cl (r) 65 · A Western Tragedy · Edna Stewart · nf (r) 69 · South to the Sun · William Hopson · ss Thrilling Ranch Stories May ’47 80 · Medico of Gun-Flame Basin · Larry A. Harris · nv Popular Western Sep ’41 97 · Cavalry Cal’s Crusade · Leslie Ernenwein · ss Thrilling Western Oct ’48 106 · Calamity Road · J. Edward Leithead · nv Exciting Western Sum ’41 131 · Goldy the Gunhawk · W. F. Bragg · ss Thrilling Western Nov ’46 139 · You Can’t Tell from Size · J. R. Jackson · ss Range Riders Western Dec ’45
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 2 #3, 1955] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Best Books, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · One Night at Sadie Hogan’s · Ray Gaulden · ss Thrilling Western Jul ’48 10 · No Guns for Hire · George Michener · na Giant Western Jun ’49 13 · The Best of the West · The Editor · ed 25 · Dog-Gone Music · Howie Lasseter · nf 35 · Ride ’Em, Cowboy! · Kid Wells · pm 53 · Range Ramblings · Harold Helfer · cl 79 · Bullet Bargain · Joseph Chadwick · ss Thrilling Western Aug ’47 88 · The Little Man · William Hopson · ss The Masked Rider Western Magazine Jun ’49 98 · Dutchman’s Flat · Louis L’Amour · ss Giant Western Fll ’48 109 · Not Fair! · Tex Mumford · nf 110 · The Guns of Kildore · Harrison Hendryx · ss Thrilling Western Oct ’47 118 · Big Enough to Die · Dupree Poe · ss Giant Western Feb ’49
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 3 #1, 1956] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD/Rick Hall] 6 · Overly’s Mistake · Edd Howard · ss Thrilling Western Jul ’51; illus. Everett Raymond Kinstler 8 · West of the Tularosa [Ward McQueen; Kim Sartain] · Jim Mayo · na West Mar ’51 11 · The Best of the West · The Editor · ed 27 · The West · Clarence Edwin Flynn · pm 45 · The Scawny Nag · Philip Ketchum · ss Popular Western Oct ’51 54 · In Victorio’s Country · Louis L’Amour · ss Giant Western Jun ’49 66 · Too Tough to Kill [“Ramrod of the Range”] · Joseph Chadwick · nv Thrilling Western May ’51 73 · Pity the Poor Texans · E. J. Ritter, Jr. · nf 86 · Lawman’s Last Chore · Leslie Ernenwein · ss Exciting Western Mar ’50 96 · Range Ramblings · Harold Helfer · cl 97 · Gun Fight · Frank P. Castle · ss Thrilling Western Jul ’51 105 · Draw Poker · William P. McGivern · ss The Masked Rider Western Magazine Dec ’51; illus. Everett Raymond Kinstler
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 3 #2, 1957] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · Revenge of the Santee Sioux · Homer Hathaway · nf Top Western Fiction Annual v3 ’57 8 · Brothers in Blood · Frank P. Castle · na Triple Western Dec ’52 13 · The Best of the West · The Editor · ed 57 · Drifter · Dean Owen · ss Range Riders Western Sep ’51 65 · Touch Not One Hair · Tom Roan · ss Popular Western Sep ’52 72 · Duel at Sundown · Charles A. Stearns · ss Texas Rangers Oct ’52 75 · The Southwest · Francis Fleming · pm 76 · Pilgrim from Paducah · Harrison Hendryx · nv Thrilling Ranch Stories Jan ’50 94 · The Blood of Ryan · Louis L’Amour · ss Thrilling Western May ’51 99 · The Brush · Dabney Otis Collins · ss Popular Western Oct ’48 107 · Redman’s Neutral Zone · Ferris Weddle · nf 108 · Lure for the Bounty Hunters · Joseph Chadwick · ss Popular Western Dec ’51
Top Western Fiction Annual [v 3 #3, 1958] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, 96pp, pulp) from TOC. [TD] 6 · The Fabulous Donkey · Adrian Anderson · nf 8 · The Cheat · William L. Jackson · ss The Rio Kid Western Nov ’51 14 · Lost Mountain · Louis L’Amour · na Texas Rangers Dec ’53 19 · The Best of the West · The Editor · ed 25 · Stickler · S. Omar Barker · pm 37 · Sharp Reply · Al Spong · nf 46 · Measure Your Man · Joseph Chadwick · ss Thrilling Western Jan ’51 56 · Outlaw with a Star · Wayne D. Overholser · ss Exciting Western May ’52 65 · The Drifter · Mary Taylor · pm, 1957 66 · Tinhorn Hero · Leslie Ernenwein · ss Texas Rangers Dec ’53 74 · Boom Town Trouble-Shooter · Ray Gaulden · ss Thrilling Western Sep ’51 82 · The Shifting Odds · Ben Frank · ss Popular Western Nov ’52 87 · The Shadow Westward · Frederick Ebright · pm 88 · Mistakes Can Kill You · Jim Mayo · ss Exciting Western Nov ’50

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