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Western Tales [v2 #1, December 1941] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents The Kid from Dead Man’s Gulch · William R. Cox · ss Nester, Stand and Fight! · Rolland Lynch · ss Bootprints in the Dust · Lance Kermit (by William R. Cox) · ss

Western Tales [v2 #2, February 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp, pulp) 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 11 · The Mark of the Monterey Kid · John K. Butler · nv 34 · The Outcast of Black Mesa · Byron W. Dalrymple · ss 44 · One Bad Hombre · Ray P. Shotwell · ts 47 · Hate Fans a Lawman’s Guns · Rolland Lynch · ss 54 · The Quick Young Man · William R. Cox · ss 63 · Sam Bass—Gentleman Outlaw · Ira J. Banta · ts 66 · Retirement Day · Peter Dawson · ss 76 · Night Ride · David Crewe · ss 79 · Trail Town Religion · Warren Bean · ss 89 · Death Walks in Abilene (Wild Bill Hickok) · Cliff Macon · ts 92 · Burro Bargain · Wilfred McCormick · ss 98 · They Don’t Come No Tougher · Ray Nafziger · ss 105 · Six-Gun Stop-Over · Philip Ketchum · ss 109 · The Testing of Davey Prebble · Tom W. Blackburn · ss

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Fifteen Western Tales [v2 #3, April 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc.; Chicago, IL, 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 11 · The Killing of Timberline Tabor · Clyde Warden · nv 28 · Hell on the Hoof · M. Howard Lane · na 47 · Wanted—Alive! · Peter Dawson · ss 53 · Bandit Chasers of the Old U.P. · Colin Crawford · ar 56 · Kill No More · John B. Starr · ss 64 · Detour to Death · J. Lane Linklater · ss 71 · The Terrible Apache · Ivor Lane · ar 73 · The Last Ride of Tim Shane · James Shaffer · ss 78 · Once a Killer— · Jock Cunningham · ss 88 · Boothill Reckoning · John A. Saxon · ss 95 · Tonight We Die! · Frank Bonham · ss 103 · Two Roads to Twinbows · Lionel E. Day · ss 107 · The Straight Trail · T. Thompson · ss 112 · Varmints’ Pay · Ross Rocklynne · ss

Fifteen Western Tales [v2 #4, June 1942] (15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. The Law of the Badlands · James B. Hendryx, Jr. · na Man from Missouri · John B. Starr · nv Hangman’s Law · David Crewe · ss Deadline · Philip L. Ketchum · ss Trigger Truce for a Gunman · George Michener · ss Copperhead Justice · Wayne D. Overholser · ss Rustler’s Poison · Ray P. Shotwell · ss Pill-Roller’s Poison · Nelson William Baker · ss Fight, Run—Or Die! · James Shaffer · ss The Mark of the Cougar · Johnston McCulley · ss Barber of Brimstone · C. William Harrison · ss Owlhoot Breed · Wilfred McCormick · ss The Code of the Lost · Dean Owen · ss The Fight at Fort Kearny · Ivor Lane · ar On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v3 #1, August 1942] (15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. Guns on the Hondo Trail · Thomas Calvert McClary · na Holster Justice · P. J. Delanoye · nv The Riddle of Dead Man’s Creek · M. Howard Lane · ss The Last Chip · Hal Jerome · ss Return of the Mosshorns · Daniel A. Alexander · ss Blind Spot · William Benton Johnston · ss The Valley of Fire · C. William Harrison · ss Deacon Bull’s Hangknot Sermon · James Shaffer · ss Riders of the Long Trail · Dean Owen · ss Hinges of Hell · James Stone · ss Gun-Shy · W. R. Marsden · ss The Boothill Brand · James B. Hendryx, Jr. · ss Bullet Bait · L. R. Batman · ss Death at Dagger Draw · Harry Van Demark · ar On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v3 #2, October 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp, pulp) Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 10 · The Feud at Devil’s Ravine · P. J. Delanoye · na 31 · The Devil’s Teacup · Edwin K. Sloat · ss 38 · Six-Guns Speak Loudest! · Philip Ketchum · ss 47 · Son of Old Tiger · Roy B. Angell · ss 55 · Die by the Gun! · William Heuman · ss 62 · Old Montana’s Reign of Terror · Harry Van Demark · ts 67 · Peaceful Ranch—and Be Damned! · R. S. Lerch · ss 76 · Pay-Off in Bullets · Ray P. Shotwell · ss 84 · Haymaker Shuffle · Carl G. Hodges · ss 87 · If You’re Gonna Cuss, Man—Cuss Loud! · Joe Austell Small · ss 94 · Blind Lead · T. Thompson · ss 102 · Guns for a Man · Lance Kermit · ss 110 · Gunman’s Road · W. W. Montgomery · ss 116 · Wild Bill’s Romance · John Wilstach · ts 119 · The Crimson Trail · Frank Bonham · ss

Fifteen Western Tales [v3 #3, December 1942] (standard pulp) Details taken from eBay listing. The Six Gun Brand · Dee Linford · ss Trick of a Trade · Al Storm · ss Two Shots for Vengeance · David Crewe · ss The Man from Satan’s Range · William Heuman · ss Gunman’s Pay · Dean Owen · ss Death Rides Double · Lance Kermit · ss Sodbuster’s Choice · Wayne D. Overholser · ss Four Rode In · Chuck Martin · ss Silent Are the Guns · H. A. DeRosso · ss A Man’s Pride · Jack Cutler · ss Doublecross Payoff · Orlando Rigoni · ss The Law of the Gun · Philip Ketchum · ss West of the Pecos · Ray P. Shotwell · ss The Colonel Whose Name Was Death · Lloyd E. Barber · ss

Fifteen Western Tales [v3 #4, February 1943] (15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. Guns of the Lazy Y · L. P. Holmes · na Butcher McCarthy’s Boy · Frank Bonham · nv Hideout · R. S. Lerch · ss Ride Out the Storm · Ray P. Shotwell · ss The No-Shoot Kid · Kenneth Fowler · ss Kingmaker of Sagebrush City · M. Howard Lane · ss The Outlaw Brand · Philip L. Ketchum · ss Ground-Hitched · Roy Bean · ss Bullets Are My Heritage · David Crewe · ss Pin a Star on Me! · William Heuman · ss Home Call · Lance Kermit · ss On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz Guns of Old San Antone · Harry Van Demark · ar Grub-Line Lew · Cliff Walters · ar

Fifteen Western Tales [v4 #1, March 1943] (pulp) Details taken from eBay listing. The Kid from Hell’s Round-Up · Clyde Warden · na Battle Song · Philip Ketchum · nv For Hire—One Gun · Victor Kaufman · ss A Fightin’ Man Needs Guns! · Dean Owen · ss Outcast of Holy Hollow · William Heuman · ss Guns of the Twister · Thomas Colton · ss The Law That Sam Colt Made · Tom W. Blackburn · ss Cutthroat Bonanza · Don Huntley · ss The Two-Gun Parson · Warren Bean · ss Wandering Water · Clay Starr (by Charles M. Martin) · ss Once a Killer · Garth R. Spencer · ss The Courage of Dan O’Dowd · P. J. Delanoye · ss Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz The “Kill First” Marshal · Glenn Shirley · ar Frontier Buster · Lance Kermit · ar On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v4 #2, May 1943] (15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. Hangtown Road · P. J. Delanoye · nv The Last Stage to Windy Gap · M. Howard Lane · nv My Saddle Is My Home · Rod Patterson · ss Say It with Gunsmoke! · C. William Harrison · ss An Officer Is Like a Horse · T. C. McClary · ss Rangers Ride Alone · Lance Kermit · ss Gun Talk · H. A. DeRosso · ss The Town the Law Forgot · F. W. Bales · ss Dynamite Ain’t Friendly · Al Storm · ss Redeemed in Gunsmoke · Ray P. Shotwell · ss Gun Call · David Crewe · ss No Guns for an Indian · Ralph Berard · ss Trouble Rides the Gulch Line · Charles Handley · ss Tales of the Old West · Stookie Allen & Ben Nelson · ia Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v4 #3, July 1943] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 132pp, pulp) Details supplied by Rick Hall. 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 8 · Rebel Horses South · Dee Linford · na; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle 25 · Dead Man’s Gun · Frederick Bales · ss 34 · Deep River Men Die Hard · Rod Patterson · ss; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle 43 · Destiny’s Bullet · Chuck Martin · ss; illustrated by E. W. Potter 51 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 52 · Hangman’s Trail · Tom W. Blackburn · ss 59 · Nester Sheriff · William Heuman · ss; illustrated by E. W. Potter 68 · Blood on the Little Big Horn · Bruce Nelson · ar; illustrated by E. W. Potter 73 · Suicide Deck · Ray P. Shotwell · ss; illustrated by E. W. Potter 82 · The Rio Kid’s Last Ride · Philip Ketchum · nv; illustrated by Joe Farren 100 · Tales of the Old West · Lee & Ben Nelson · ia 102 · Through Hell We Drive! · Glenn Shirley · ar 106 · Brother, Watch Your Back-Trail · David Crewe · ss 115 · Comanches Ahead! · Harry Van Demark · ar; illustrated by E. W. Potter 118 · The No-Gun Marshal · Les Savage · ss; illustrated by E. W. Potter

Fifteen Western Tales [v4 #4, September 1943] (15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. Hangman’s Trail · Rod Patterson · na Rebel Guns Never Die · Clifford Flean · nv A Bullet for the Mohave Kid · Thomas C. McClary · nv Trail to the Badlands · M. Howard Lane · ss The Gunslick Way · Tom W. Blackburn · ss The Man Who Ruled Cottonwood · James Shaffer · ss The Road to Boothill · Lance Kermit · ss Bullets Bet a Blue Chip · Lee E. Wells · ss The Testing of Half Pint Logan · David Crewe · ss One Gun—and a Prayer! · Orlando Rigoni · ss The Ranger Way · Galen C. Colin · ss My Saddle—and My Gun! · H. A. DeRosso · ss The Sheriff of Red Horse · Chuck Martin · ss Tales of the Old West · Lee & Ben Nelson · ia Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v5 #1, November 1943] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 8 · The Gunsmoke Way · Rod Patterson · na 24 · Hell-Town Justice · Glenn Shirley · ss 32 · Satan’s Outpost · M. Howard Lane · nv 44 · Death Rides This Trail! · Ray P. Shotwell · ss 51 · Trouble Valley · David Crewe · ss 60 · Summons to Boothill · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 70 · Blood Call · Byron W. Dalrymple · ss 78 · Tales of the Old West · Lee & Ben Nelson · ia 80 · Badman Law · James Shaffer · ss 87 · Traitor’s Jackpot · Lee E. Wells · ss 94 · The Hangman Kid’s Last Trail · Logan C. Claybourne · ss 103 · Tequila Killer · Tom W. Blackburn · ss 110 · Sixgun Town · William Heuman · ss 115 · Pass the Ammunition · Edwin K. Sloat · na

Fifteen Western Tales [v5 #2, January 1944] (15¢, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Larry Estep. Old Ninety-Three · Tom W. Blackburn · na Pilgrim on the Prod · Rod Patterson · na The Man from California · M. Howard Lane · nv Hard to Hang · Ray P. Shotwell · ss The Devil’s Death Trap · William Heuman · ss Say It with Gun-Talk · James C. Lynch · ss The Indian Ring · Les Savage · ss Fast Pistol Man · Frederick Bales · ss Bullets for Hell’s Barricade · Joe Payne · ss The Owlhoot Brand · Philip L. Ketchum · ss Death Sentence · James Shaffer · ss Deputy of Star City · Lance Kermit · ss Life Sentence · Chuck Martin · ss Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz Tales of the Old West · Lee & Ben Nelson · ia On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v5 #3, March 1944] (Popular Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 8 · Blood, Sweat and Six-Guns · Joel Reeve · na 22 · The Gutless Kid · Theodore J. Roemer · nv 33 · Bullets and Blood Make a Trooper · C. William Harrison · ss 42 · Owlhoot Deputy · James Shaffer · ss 47 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 48 · Westward the Freedom · William R. Cox · na 60 · Comanche Trail · M. Howard Lane · ss 65 · Renegade Roundup · Lance Kermit · ss 70 · Blood on the Cimarron · David Crewe · ss 80 · Tales of the Old West · Lee & Ben Nelson · ia 82 · Gila River Showdown · Ray P. Shotwell · ss 89 · Half-Pint of Hell · Al Storm · ss 97 · Isaac C. Parker—The Hanging Judge · Glenn Shirley · ar 101 · Hot Lead Showdown · Logan C. Claybourne · ss

Fifteen Western Tales [v5 #4, May 1944] (15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. Guns of the Owlhoot Stage · Tom W. Blackburn · na Murder Mine · Lance Kermit · nv Boothill Bound · Rod Patterson · nv The Devil’s Graveyard · Chuck Martin · nv Gunsmoke School · C. William Harrison · ss The Man from Hell · R. S. Lerch · ss Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz Gun Proud · Al Storm · ss The Way of the Long Riders · Ray P. Shotwell · ss Hangtown Brand · Joe Payne · ss Trail of the Hunted Ones · M. Howard Lane · ss Gun Might Makes Right! · James Shaffer · ss Hangnoose Bait · David Crewe · ss Tales of the Old West · Lee & Ben Nelson · ia On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl

Fifteen Western Tales [v6 #1, July 1944] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · On the Trail · [The Editors] · cl 7 · Wolf Trouble · Lance Kermit · ar 8 · Guns of Dishonor · William Heuman · na 25 · The Last of the Wild Ones · Fred Gipson · ss 32 · Dead Man’s Ride · Thomas Calvert McClary · ss 38 · The Kid Gets Through · Thomas Calvert · ss 47 · Shoot Out · James C. Lynch · ss 54 · Three Votes from Hell · Frederick W. Bales · ss 62 · Tales of the Old West · Lee · ia 64 · Señor Fury · John A. Saxon · vi 68 · Gunmen Don’t Get Glory · David Crewe · ss 75 · Blizzard Rider · E. E. Halleran · vi 78 · Born for the Wild Bunch · Rod Patterson · ss 92 · Incident at the Alamo · Logan C. Claybourne · ss 97 · Cattle Country Quiz · Hallack McCord · qz 98 · Hoofbeats in Hell · Ray P. Shotwell · ss