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Fifteen Western Tales [v26 #4, March 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 114, 25¢, pulp) [TD] 6 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 10 · Oregon Trail Outcast · Philip Ketchum · nv 28 · What’s in a Name? · M. Kane · ar; (not listed in TOC) 29 · The Gunman and the Girl · H. A. DeRosso · ss 38 · Raw Land, Hard Land! · David Stewart · ss 46 · Gringo Caballero · Noel M. Loomis · ts 51 · Blood-Money Man · Carl Prime · ss 55 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 56 · Death of the Wild Bull · Bruce Cassiday · ss 65 · Wilderness Trap · Dane Gregory · ss, 1943 72 · The Man Who Warned Custer · Frederic James · ts 74 · Tales of the Old West: Dick Fellows (The Old West’s Unluckiest Badman) · Lee · ia 76 · Home Is the Killer! · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss 86 · While the Hangnoose Waits · William L. Jackson · ss 88 · When the Reins Came · Allan K. Echols · ar; (not listed in TOC) 73 · Next Issue (Illustrated) · The Editor & Kenneth L. Sinclair · ia 90 · End of the Manhunt Trail · Hascal Giles · nv 102 · Pretty? Perhaps! · Bess Ritter · ar; (not listed in TOC) 111 · Doctor’s Wife · Pauline Booker · ts
Fifteen Western Tales [v27 #1, May 1953] (Popular Publications, pulp) Information from EBAY auction. [KJ] · Hell Wagon War · Kenneth L. Sinclair · nv · Way of the Gunborn · Joe Archibald · nv · Philosopher · Harold Willard Gleason · ss · The Last Manhunt · Robert Ferguson · ss · Dead Right · Lance Kermit · nf · The Killing · T. C. McClary · ss · Jess Had Three Eyes · John T. Lynch · nf · One Bullet-One Grave · Debs Smith · ss · Saddle Job · Doc Winchester · ss · A Dime’s Worth of Rope · William Everett Cook · ss · One More Fight · Theodore J. Roemer · ss · When Hemp Law Hit Idaho · Bill Burchardt · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v27 #3, September 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 8 · A Killer for Tombstone · Murray Leinster · ss 31 · The Kid from Hell · William Hueman · ss 38 · The Last Shot · Elmore Leonard · ss 46 · Dead Man’s Luck · H. A. DeRosso · ss 53 · Johnny Red Knife · Doc Winchester · ss 60 · The Whip · Noel Loomis · ss 68 · Boy Into Man · S. Omar Barker · ms 70 · Lawman’s Bluff · Debs Smith · ss 75 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 76 · Tales of the Old West · Lee · cl 78 · This Gun for Sale · Paul L. Peil · vi 82 · One More Hill to Hell · Ray Hogan · ss 95 · High Caliber Gents—2 · Bill Watson · ms 98 · When Breezy Does the Callin’ · David Stewart · ms 100 · Small Scale Placering · Vic Shaw · ms
Fifteen Western Tales [v27 #4, November 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) from TOC. [JL] 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 14 · Four Bullets to Hell · Gardner F. Fox · nv 31 · Gun Hungry · George C. Appell · ss 39 · Death Stalks this Town · William Heuman · ss 48 · Big Windy · Bennett Foster · ss 58 · Brother to the Wind · S. Omar Barker · ms 60 · Fast Bullet Man · Jim O’Mara · ss 66 · Tales of the Old West · Lee · cl 68 · Desert Gundown · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss 76 · The Long Kill · Richard Ferber · ss 83 · Killer’s Land · W. J. Reynolds · ss 86 · Last Deadlline · Dane Gregory · ss, 1941 100 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 112 · Gunman’s Gold · George W. Bolds · ms 114 · Middle-Minded · Allan K. Echols · ms
Fifteen Western Tales [v29 #3, December 1954] ed. Peggy Graves (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Clarence Doore) Managing ed. Mary Jollon, fiction ed. George Murphy, asst. ed. Leo Lucke, features ed. Lee Kohn. [MH] 4 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (bios of Will Cook & Richard Ferber). 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 10 · Lesson in Lead · Will Cook · nv 13 · Movie Review: Yellow Mountain · Anon. · mr 14 · Retribution · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss 16 · Hell in Hercules · Frank C. Robertson · nv 22 · Desert Showdown · W. J. Reynolds · ss 26 · Mad Major’s Armistice · Frank Scott York · ss 28 · Trail of the White Death · Tom Roan · nv 31 · Half-Buck Booze · M. Kane · nf 32 · Jailbird Town-Tamer · Lee Floren · ss New Western Magazine Oct ’40 35 · Easy Gold · Bess Ritter · nf 37 · Pistol-Whipped · Richard Ferber · ss 72 · Western Justice · M. Kane · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v30 #1, April 1955] ed. M. B. Graves (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Walter Popp) ed. George Murphy, asst. ed. Leo Lucke & A. D. Christie, features ed. Lee Kohn. [MH] 4 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (biography of A.A. Baker). 6 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 13 · Movie Review: Vera Cruz · Anon. · mr 10 · His Brand is Yellow! · Charles Beckman, Jr. · nv 14 · Ride Wide of Turncoat Range! · Richard Ferber · nv 16 · “Irish” Goes Western · Misc. Material · pi; (photos by Larry Barbier, Jr. of Irish McCalla). 20 · Born to Kill · A. A. Baker · ss 23 · Snaky Story · Anon. · nf 24 · Massacre Whelp’s Last Stand · Thomas Calvert · nv 27 · Bunkhouse Beauties · Misc. Material · pi; (photo of Peggy Castle). 28 · To the Last Blue Chip · Howard Karp · ss 30 · Midnight is Boothill’s Hour · Phil Ray · ss 33 · The Outlaw of Moccasin Canyon · W. J. Reynolds · ss 35 · Western Badmen · Misc. Material · qz; (answers on p.44).
Fifteen Western Tales [v30 #2, June 1955] ed. M. B. Graves (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Clarence Doore) Bruce Cassiday, asst. ed. Leo Lucke, asst. ed. A. D. Christie, features ed. Lee Kohn. [MH] 4 · Roundup Time · The Readers · lt; (includes letter from Walker A. Tompkins). 6 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (bios of Clark Gray & Ben Smith). 11 · The Wild Land · Will Cook · nv; illus. Herb Mott 14 · Guns at Cedar Springs · Debs Smith · ss; illus. Harold S. Rosenbaum 16 · Stagecoach to Hell · Richard Ferber · ss; illus. Nick Eggenhofer 20 · Chief Crazy Horse · Anon. · mr; (with photos). 22 · The Last Notch · Duncan MacDonald · ss; illus. H. R. Van Dongen 24 · The Town Too Tough to Die · Anon. · ia; (about Tombstone, Arizona). 28 · No Way Back · W. J. Reynolds · ss; illus. Nick Eggenhofer 32 · The Trail of Forgotten Men · Clark Gray · ss; illus. Harold S. Rosenbaum 35 · Hangman’s Gold · Ben Smith · ss; illus. H. R. Van Dongen 37 · Rattlesnake Dick · Ben Nelson · ts 38 · The Prospector · Vic Shaw · cl 43 · A Matter of Timing · Bess Ritter · nf
Fifteen Western Tales [v30 #3, August 1955] ed. Alden H. Norton (Popular Publications, 25¢, 72pp, large, cover by Walter Popp) ed. D. Greenburg, executive ed. Hal Steeger, asst. ed. Leo Lucke, asst. ed. E. Gingold. [MH] 4 · Roundup Time · The Readers · lt 6 · In the Corral · Anon. · bg; (bios of M.P. Lehman, Charles Beckman, Jr., & Thorp McClusky). 11 · The Death Dealer · Frank P. Castle · nv; illus. Walter Popp 14 · Killer’s Range · Thomas Calvert · nv; illus. Elliott Means 16 · War Party · Giff Cheshire · ss; illus. Herb Mott 19 · Cave of the Killers · Roy C. Rainey · ar 20 · Guns That Won the West · Anon. · ia 22 · Wagon-Train Man · Ben Preston · ss; illus. Nick Eggenhofer 24 · Hang the Man High · Thorp McClusky · ia 28 · Saddle Shy · Charles Beckman, Jr. · ss; illus. Harold S. Rosenbaum 31 · Back-Track to Boothill · M. P. Lehman · ss 32 · Tall Man Riding · Anon. · mr; (with photos). 37 · No Man’s War · David Crewe · ar 45 · Western Bits · Joseph C. Stacey · ms
Fifteen Western Tales (Canada)
Fifteen Western Tales (Canada) [v16 #4, September 1948] (Fictioneers, Inc., a subsidiary of Popular Publications, Toronto, Ontario, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) This seems to be the first issue of the Canadian edition. Here is the statement on page 5: WE ARE HAPPY! . . . yes, indeed, we are happy to announce with this issue that a complete Canadian edition of THE POPULAR FICTION GROUP of magazines will now be PRODUCED IN CANADA . . . every month, year in, year out, ...in a new plant... on our own high speed printing and bindery equipment, operated by Canadian workmen using Canadian materials. [MH] 6 · Night Guns Calling · Steve Frazee · nv (r) 21 · Court of No Law · Joe Archibald · ss (r) 32 · Dead Man’s Sixes · Peter Dawson · nv (r) 48 · Tough Town · Dan Kirby · ss (r) 57 · Hell Was My Home · Talmage Powell · ss (r) 65 · The Folly of Pronto Barnes · Rod Patterson · nv (r) 80 · Boothill Proud · Calvin L. Boswell · ss (r) 86 · Fast - And Lose · Tom W. Blackburn · ss (r) 94 · Tales of the Old West: The Strange Hanging of “Bad John” Childers · Lee · pi (r) 96 · On the Trail · Misc. Material · ar (r); (Bill Carlisle, “The Robin Hood of Wyoming”) 99 · Gambler’s Choice · Wallace Umphrey · ss (r) 109 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz (r); (answers on p. 115) 110 · Dig a Deep Grave · Lance Kermit · ar (r) 116 · Lair of the Lost · Roy Vandergoot · ar (r) 118 · Redemption of Bunchgrass Flats · Rolland Lynch · ss (r)
Fifteen Western Tales (Canada) [v23 #3, December 1950] (Fictioneers, Inc., a subsidiary of Popular Publications, Toronto, Ontario, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [MH] 6 · On the Trail · Editor · cl 14 · Tinstar - Reach for Hell! · George C. Appell · na (r) 33 · Diamondback · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss (r) 40 · Killer’s Rest · George Kilrain · ss (r) 51 · Bullet Brag · W. P. Brothers · ss (r) 58 · Way of the Gunborn · T. C. McClary · ss (r) 70 · Beyond Boothill · Philip Ketchum · ss (r) 79 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz (r); (answers on p. 97) 80 · Tales of the Old West: Hicks Graham, Gunfighting Lawyer · Lee · pi (r) 82 · Record Rodeo · Joey Sasso · ar (r) 84 · Devil’s Drive · C. William Harrison · ss (r) 87 · What Makes a Cowpoke? · S. Omar Barker · pm (r) 88 · Trigger Time · Kenneth Fowler · ss (r) 98 · No-Gun Badmen · Bob Young · ar (r) 100 · Guns of Dishonor · William Heuman · na Fifteen Western Tales Jul ’44
Fifth Column Stories
Fifth Column Stories [v1 #2, November 1940] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) “Snake on cover from Life Magazine” [JL] 6 · Floodtide of Treason · C. Dawes Appleton & Edward C. Goodwin · na 62 · Is America Threatened—From Within? · Misc. Material · ed 63 · Enough Glory · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 73 · In There Fighting—The F.B.I. · Misc. Material · ar 75 · Dynamite! · Charles Ingerman · ss 86 · America’s Hall of Shame · Kirby Wright · ar 87 · Thirty Pieces of Silver · E. M. Ashe, Jr. · ia 90 · Blitzkrieg Bankroll · Peter Paige · ss 107 · Warning from Yesterday · Jay Hamilton · ar
Fifth Column Stories [v1 #3, January 1941] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) [JL] 6 · Fascism North of the Border · Bruce Nesbit · ar 18 · The Fifth Column Worker · H. I. Phillips · pp New York Sun 19 · Private Warfare · Richard Worthington · ss 30 · Lenses Over America · William Trent · ar 42 · Treacery Goes to School · Peter Paige · nv 65 · Martyr for Adolph · Paul Allenby · vi 68 · Report from Alberta · Edgar D. Smith · ar 77 · This Is War · William R. Cox · ss 88 · Why the “5th Column"? · L. U. Reavis · ia 89 · We Stand Together! · Jay Hamilton · ar 93 · One Time a Cop— · Edward A. Dieckmann · ss
The Fig-leaf
The Fig-leaf [v 1 #1, December 1922] (Sam A. Cousley; Lancaster, WI, 20¢, 32pp, 5" x 6.75", cover by Sam A. Cousley) [STM] 2 · Greetings · Sam A. Cousley · ed 3 · Sauce for the Goose · Sam A. Cousley · ss 7 · Alas, a Lass · Henry Scott Rubel · pm 8 · Jazz · Clifford Donald Simak · pm 9 · Sense and Censorship · Sam A. Cousley · ar 15 · Miss-tery · Sam A. Cousley · pm 16 · Jokes and Sayings · Sam A. Cousley · ar 18 · Cut Rates · Sam A. Cousley · vi 19 · Humor Roundup · Sam A. Cousley · ar 24 · Alas the Poor Monk · Sam A. Couslay · pm 27 · Pardon, Kipling, Old Dear. · Anon. · pm 30 · The Genius · Sam A. Cousley · pm
Fight Stories
Fight Stories [v 1 # 1, June 1928] ed. William H. Kofoed (Fight Stories, Inc. (Fiction House), 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Abell Sturges) [JL] 3 · “Shoot That Left!” · George Bruce · nv 40 · Clang! · The Editor · ed 41 · The Durable Dane [Part 1 of ?] · Jack Kofoed · ts 54 · Battlin’ Beppo · T. W. Ford · ss 72 · Referee’s Decision · Arthur J. Burks · ss 80 · Breed of Champions · Jack Byrne · ss 88 · Famous Fights I Have Seen: Ketchel and Papke · Old Timer · cl 95 · The Unknown Kid · E. R. Vadeboncoeur · ss 103 · Keeping Fit · Jimmy De Forest · cl 106 · Framed! · Bill Britt · ss 114 · Champions of Past and Present · The Editor · ar 117 · The Neutral Corner · Misc. · cl
Fight Stories [v 1 # 2, July 1928] (Fight Stories, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy, Jr.) from TOC. [JL] · illustrations · Frank McAleer · il · illustrations · Allan Thomas · il 3 · Hammer and Tongs · Arthur J. Burks · nv 34 · Beppo Bucks the Game · T. W. Ford · ss 51 · Fist-Proof · Theodore Roscoe · ss 60 · The Durable Dane [Part 2 of ?] · Jack Kofoed · ts 74 · Two Fists and Two Guns · Eugene Cunningham · ss 84 · Red-Headed Quitter · Rogers Terrill · ss 95 · Famous Fights I Have Seen · Old-Timer · ts 103 · Walloping Whelan · Jack Conway · ss 112 · Keeping Fit · Jimmy De Forest · cl 116 · The Neutral Corner · Fight Stories Readers · cl
Fight Stories [v 1 # 4, September 1928] ed. Anon. (Fight Stories Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy, Jr.) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [Phil Stephensen-Payne] 3 · Gun Mitts · George Bruce · na 44 · The Sceptre of Slug · T. W. Ford · nv 59 · Fightin’ Fools · Walt Coburn · ss 68 · Ten Seconds to Go · Hubert Roussel · ss 77 · Famous Fights I Have Seen · Old-Timer · cl 84 · Playing with Dynamite! · John Mersereau · ss 92 · The Durable Dane [Part 4 of 4] · Jack Kofoed · ts 103 · Fighting Pitch · John D. Swain · ss 111 · Keeping Fit · Jimmy De Forest · cl 115 · Bare-Knuckle Days · Will Williams · ss 118 · The Neutral Corner · The Readers · lt
Fight Stories [v 1 # 5, October 1928] ed. William H. Kofoed (Fight Stories, Inc. (Fiction House), 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy, Jr.) [JL] 3 · The Ray Racket · George Bruce · nv 29 · The Fighting Bear · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss 48 · Life Story of Jack Dempsey—the Nonpareil [Part 1 of ?] · Jack Kofoed · ts 62 · The Yellow Twin · Paul Gallico · ss 75 · Fight! · Francis James · ss 87 · Famous Fights I Have Seen: Sullivan and Corbett · Old Timer · cl 95 · Sock of Ages · Thomas Thursday · ss 102 · Keeping Fit · Jimmy De Forest · cl 106 · Palooka or Fighter? · Jack Hazlitt · ar 113 · Jolts on the Funnybone · Misc. · hu 116 · The Neutral Corner · Misc. · cl
Fight Stories [v 1 # 6, November 1928] (Fight Stories, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by H. C. Murphy, Jr.) from TOC. [JL] · illustrations · Frank McAleer · il · illustrations · Allan Thomas · il 3 · Leather Lightning · Eugene Cunningham · na 43 · The Flame of Courage · Arthur J. Burks · ss 52 · The Battles of Jack Dempsey [Part 1 of 3] · Ed Van Every · ts 59 · The Song of Roland · Robert H. H. Nichols · ss 72 · Against the Ropes · Bill Britt · ss 78 · Dempsey, the Nonpareil [Part 2 of 3] · Jack Kofoed · ts 90 · Battler’s Luck · Thomas Grant Springer · ss 99 · Famous Fights I Have Seen · Old-Timer · ts 106 · Keeping Fit · Jimmy De Forest · cl 112 · Jolts on the Funnybone · Ring Humorists · cl 114 · The Neutral Corner · Fight Stories Readers · cl

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