The Western & Frontier Fiction Magazine Index

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Western Trails [v39 #1, December 1944] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents [unknown story] · J. Edward Leithead · nv Gun Aces in a Drygulch Deck · L. P. Holmes · ss

Western Trails [v39 #2, February 1945] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, 64pp, pulp, cover by Ernest Chiriacka) Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · Two Cheat the Hangman · J. Edward Leithead · ss 18 · Boot Hill Send-Off · Dan Kirby · ss 21 · Loco Boys Make Good · Joe Archibald · ss 29 · Jailbreak Justice · Jack Sterrett · ss 35 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 37 · Gun-Groomed for the Owlhoot · Lee E. Wells · ss 52 · Lobo Lingo on the Choctaw · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v39 #3, April 1945] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Ernest Chiriacka) Details taken from eBay listing. V—for Vigilante! · J. Edward Leithead · ss 18 · Wild West Gun Savvy · C. W. Chamberlain · ar 21 · Double Jinx for Jeff · Gordon York · ss; illustrated by Ed Moline 25 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 27 · Fast Freight to Hades · Lee E. Wells · nv 41 · The Devil’s Strongbox · Art Kercheval · ss 50 · Pistol Posies for Ma McQuade · Nat W. McKelvey · ss; illustrated by J. W. James 57 · Gun Guests of Cactus Todd · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v39 #4, June 1945] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, 64pp, pulp) Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 2 · The Rustlers’ Favorite Sheriff · J. Edward Leithead · nv; illustrated by Pete Martinez 17 · Ghost of Maverick Mountain · Edwin K. Sloat · ss 23 · Badlands Boomerang · Gunnison Steele · ss 25 · Settle It with Sixes! · William Hopson · nv 39 · Guntown of the Dead · D. B. Newton · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund 44 · Pay Dirt Paradise · Nat McKelvey · ss 47 · One Drygulch Too Many · Giff Cheshire · ss 52 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 54 · Sniper from the Stillwater · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v40 #1, August 1945] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 2 · Helldorado Range · Lee E. Wells · ss 15 · Poker with Pistols · Felix Flammonde · ss 21 · Tenderfoot Hardcase · John Jo Carpenter · ss 28 · .45 Fuel for Snowbound Buckaroos · J. Edward Leithead · ss 42 · Conquest of the Big Muddy · C. W. Chamberlain · ar 45 · Leaded for a Weddin’ · Joe Archibald · ss 53 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 55 · Satan Posts a Reward · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v40 #2, October 1945] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 2 · Gun Rush to a Bonanza · J. Edward Leithead · nv 17 · John Law’s Partner · Joe Archibald · ss 25 · Shoot the Man Down! · William Hopson · ss 33 · One Night at Rawhide Regan’s · Wilson L. Covert · ss 40 · Colt Craftsman · D. B. Newton · ss 45 · Scavenger of Bones · Bascom Sturgill · ar 47 · Trick of the Draw · Robert LeVitre · ss 53 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 55 · Duplicate Desperado · Conrad G. Feige · ss

Western Trails [v40 #3, December 1945] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, 64pp, pulp, cover by Albert Drake) Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 4 · Renegades’ Rodeo · J. Edward Leithead · nv 18 · .45 Venom · Gunnison Steele · ss 21 · Trouble’s Ramrod · Gene McGraw · ss 27 · Death Dons a Stetson · Bascom Sturgill · ss 34 · Fighting Chance on a Hell-Bound Trail · Giff Cheshire · nv 45 · Dead Man’s Saddlemate · Galen C. Colin · ss 50 · Tonto Basin Blood Bath · Nat W. McKelvey · ar 54 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 56 · The Rustler Wore Skirts · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v40 #4, February 1946] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 4 · Blue Dirt Pays Off—In Red · J. Edward Leithead · ss 20 · Boot Hill Trader · Gunnison Steele · vi 23 · Reunion with a Vengeance · Art Kercheval · ss 29 · Hot-Lead Haul · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss 35 · Little Brown Juggernaut · Emil Petaja · ss 41 · Barbed Wire Boomerang · Wilson L. Covert · ss 49 · Holster Headlines · Wayne D. Overholser · ss 57 · Puzzle of the Pegleg · Nat W. McKelvey · ar 61 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 63 · Yoke for a Maverick · Theodore Pine · ss 70 · Sixes for Sale · Giles A. Lutz · ss

Western Trails [v41 #1, April 1946] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, 80pp, pulp, cover by Albert Drake) Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 4 · The Man at Hangrope’s End · J. Edward Leithead · nv 19 · 45 Bait for Saddle Wolves · Ralph Yergen · ss 27 · Bushwhack Bonanza · Emil Petaja · ss 32 · Black Terrors of the Brazos · C. W. Chamberlain · ts 34 · Too High a Pistol Price · Wayne D. Overholser · nv 48 · Magic Maker’s Vengeance · Richard E. Albert · ss 53 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 55 · A Saddle for Sale · Wilson L. Covert · ss 63 · Boot Hill Bulletin · Gunnison Steele · ss 65 · Lobo in the Leather · Cliff Walters · ss 70 · The Long Chance Kid · Art Kercheval · ss

Western Trails [v41 #2, July 1946] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 4 · Skulduggery Rides the Stern-Wheeler · J. Edward Leithead · nv 21 · Badlands Varmint · Emil Petaja · vi 25 · Sleeve-Guns Speak Softly · Melvin W. Holt · ss 33 · Two Trails to Perdition · Gunnison Steele · ss 38 · .45 Jamboree in Jubilee Basin · Wayne D. Overholser · nv 53 · Pawn in a Tinhorn’s Game · Joseph Chadwick · ss 62 · Snare for a Skinflint · Edwin K. Sloat · ss 69 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 71 · Trouble’s Target · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v41 #3, September 1946] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Grant Hargis) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · All Buzzards Don’t Fly · J. Edward Leithead · nv 18 · Hardcase Brag · Nat W. McKelvey · ss 21 · Bullets Before Breakfast · D. B. Newton · ss 27 · Hot Lead Freeze-Out · Barnie Stacy · ss 35 · .22 Trickery in Tombstone · Walker A. Tompkins · ss 42 · Cold-Deck Showdown · Emil Petaja · ss 47 · Six-Gun Sideshow · Wilson L. Covert · ss 55 · No Bounty on Polecats · Wayne D. Overholser · ss 62 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 64 · A Tenderfoot Gets Tough · Lee E. Wells · nv

Western Trails [v41 #4, November 1946] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Albert Drake) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Lobo Homesteaders · J. Edward Leithead · nv 22 · If the Noose Fits · Gunnison Steele · ss 25 · Hoss-Hide Horrors · A. Kenneth Brent · ss 29 · The Devil’s Trailer · Barry Cord · ss 40 · Shoot-Out on the Catamount Trail · D. B. Newton · nv 54 · Boot Hill Fugitive · Joe Archibald · ss 63 · Master of the Matagorda · Nat W. McKelvey · ss 67 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 69 · The Broken Hangrope · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v42 #1, January 1947] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by A. Leslie Ross) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · No Gun Drought for Drygulchers · J. Edward Leithead · nv 21 · Hoosegow Grubstake · Emmett J. Powell · ss 29 · Skullduggery on the Tanbark · Barnie Stacy · ss 33 · A Brand for Colt Burning · Joe Archibald · ss 42 · Bounty Hunter’s Harvest · Wayne D. Overholser · nv 55 · A Renegade Sides the Law · Wilson L. Covert · ss 64 · Bullet Blunder · Gunnison Steele · ss 67 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 69 · Lair of the Laughing Lobo · Barry Gardner · ss

Western Trails [v42 #2, March 1947] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by A. Leslie Ross) Details taken from eBay listing. Gun-Shy Hero · L. P. Holmes · ss Owlhooters Night to Howl · Wilson L. Covert · ss Death Ride to Denver · Richard Brister · ss Powdersmoke Prophecy · Walker A. Tompkins · ss One Man Posse on the Warpath · J. Edward Leithead · ss Longhorns for a Skypilot · C. W. Chamberlain · ss Quick Trigger Dude · Al Storm · ss Grandstand Pistol Play · Wayne D. Overholser · ss

Western Trails [v42 #3, May 1947] (Magazine Publishers, Inc., 10¢, 80pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 2 · Roundup of the Plundering Shotwells · J. Edward Leithead · nv 21 · Blizzard Boomerang · Joseph Chadwick · ss; illustrated by Bob Jenney 29 · Trail of the Invisible Herd · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss; illustrated by Page Trotter 35 · Say It with Sixes · Frank Triem · ss; illustrated by Harper 41 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc; illustrated by Harper 43 · Calaboose Cache · Wilson L. Covert · ss 52 · Cowpoke on a Pistol Payroll · D. B. Newton · nv; illustrated by Harper 64 · .45 Merrymaker · Giff Cheshire · ss; illustrated by Harper 71 · Four Horsemen from Hades · Willard Luce · ss

Western Trails [v42 #4, July 1947] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 10¢, 80pp, pulp, cover by A. Leslie Ross) Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 2 · Death Cracks the Overland Whip · L. P. Holmes · nv; illustrated by Robert Jenney 19 · Powdersmoke Extra · Wilson L. Covert · ss 28 · Hot-Lead Windup · Art Kercheval · ss 33 · Port Town on the Prod · Charles Irwin · ss 41 · Hell’s Rangers · Nat W. McKelvey · ss 44 · Brand-Blotters’ Rodeo · J. Edward Leithead · nv 62 · Jingle of a Badman’s Spurs · Mel Holt · ss 66 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 68 · Alecs in Lobo Land · Joe Archibald · ss

Western Trails [v43 #1, October 1947] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by A. Leslie Ross) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 2 · The Ghost of Gallows Bend · Glenn Low · nv 21 · Polecat Nipped · Joe Archibald · ss 31 · Half-Pint Hellion · Spencer Frost · ss 38 · Hot Lead Fires a Killer’s Hate · J. Edward Leithead · nv 58 · Pard from the Owlhoot · Gunnison Steele · ss 63 · High, Wide, and Lonesome · Theodore J. Roemer · ss 66 · Star-Toter’s Last Stand · Wayne D. Overholser · ss 83 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 85 · Drifter Through Gunsmoke · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v43 #2, December 1947] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · The Blue Streak from Abilene · Nat McKelvey · nv 25 · Trail of the Silver Bullet · Robert S. Fenton · ss 35 · Powdersmoke Preview · Gunnison Steele · ss 39 · Calaboose Avenger · Glenn Low · ss 44 · River Raiders on the Rampage · J. Edward Leithead · nv 64 · A Roamin’ Holiday · Joe Archibald · ss 75 · Badman Branded · A. Kenneth Brent · ss 81 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 83 · Vultures in the Saddle · Wilson L. Covert · ss

Western Trails [v43 #3, Feb. 1948] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Leave Him for the Hangman! · Joseph Chadwick · nv 23 · Bombshell at the Barbecue · Wilson L. Covert · ss 33 · Blunder Bolt · Cliff Walters · ss 39 · One Bandit Too Many · Walker A. Tompkins · ss 48 · Desperadoes Hit the Hurricane Deck · J. Edward Leithead · nv Western Trails Jun 1936 69 · Cain’s Brand · Kirk Mashburn · ss 78 · Death Totes a .45 · Dan Kirby · ss 83 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 85 · Gunsmoke Crossing · D. B. Newton · ss

Western Trails [v43 #4, April 1948] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. Death Stalks Diablo Canyon · Talmage Powell · ss Beyond Hell’s Frontier · Joseph Chadwick · ss Gallows Trail · Joe Archibald · ss Hangman Hold That Noose · Walker A. Tompkins · ss Gold Spur’s Last Strike · Wayne D. Overholser · ss Spell of the Spenazuma · Nat W. McKelvey · ss Six Gun Signature · Ray Townsend · ss Gunsmoke Remedy · Barnie Stacy · ss

Western Trails [v44 #1, June 1948] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) Details supplied by Bruce Kiefer. 6 · Renegades Corral the Iron Horse · Joseph Chadwick · nv 23 · Rancho on Red Hell Range · Lee Floren · ss 33 · The Devil’s Homestead · A. Kenneth Brent · ss 41 · Boot Hill Round the Bend · John Jo Carpenter · ss 52 · The Barge That Bullets Built · L. P. Holmes · nv 68 · Bowies Talk Sharp · Robert C. Blackmon · ss 71 · Death Valley Vengeance · Michael Trent · ss 79 · E-Q-U-I-N-E Spells Horse · Nat McKelvey · pm 80 · Homicide Trail · Gladwell Richardson · ss 89 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 91 · Killer, Ride On! · Ray Gaulden · ss

Western Trails [v44 #2, August 1948] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Part-Time Triggerman · James Charles Lynch · nv 24 · Dead Man’s Homecoming · Clark Gray · ss 38 · Cure for a Killer · Ray Gaulden · ss 42 · Cherokee Strip Deadline · Joseph Chadwick · nv 59 · Give Us a Man to Hang! · Peter Gage · ss 68 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 70 · Feud Firebrands · D. B. Newton · nv 82 · Trigger-Wise Trader · Nat McKelvey · ss 87 · Framed in Gunsmoke · Orlando Rigoni · ss

Western Trails [v44 #3, October 1948] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from eBay listing. One Against a Gunhawk Horde · Clifton Adams · nv All Aboard for Boot Hill · G. H. Williams · nv Swing the Hangrope High! · Walker A. Tompkins · nv The Law in Lynch Town · Joseph Commings · ss Bum Steer from Arizona · Joe Archibald · ss Mustang Musketeer · Steve Hail · ss Black Sheep Bravado · Ray Gaulden · ss The Terrible Texan · Nat McKelvey · ss

Western Trails [v44 #4, December 1948] (A.A. Wyn, Inc., 15¢, 96pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 2 · .45’s Rule Rustlers’ Paradise · Joseph Chadwick · nv 24 · Boss of Hell’s Highway · Nat McKelvey · ts; illustrated by Pete Martinez 29 · Welcome to Trouble Range · Ennen Reaves Hall · ss 38 · Grubstaked to a Death Claim · Ray Townsend · nv; illustrated by Pete Martinez 57 · Six-Gun Sentence · Wayne D. Overholser · ss 65 · Tainted Dinero · Art Kercheval · ss 70 · Satan Forks a White Horse · Joseph Commings · nv 84 · Stampede · Powder River Bill · lc 86 · Ride Back to Hades · Dean Owen · ss