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Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 24 No. 3, September 1948] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by K. Becker from Table of Contents.

6 · When the Gun-Wolves Howl! · Walt Coburn · na

24 · Bloody Harvest · Tom W. Blackburn · ss

32 · Track Dry, Triggers Fast · William Schuyler · nv

46 · Dead Shot · Bart Cassidy · ss

53 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

54 · Trouble-Shooter · Max Kesler · na

76 · Boothill Ante · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

82 · Trail of Broken Necks! · James Shaffer · na

95 · Graveyard Watch · John Jo Carpenter · ss

104 · A Better Gun-Trap · C. William Harrison · ss

108 · Sixty Wagons Loaded with Death! · Tom Roan · na

123 · Round-Up · G. Arthur Alan · ms

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 24 No. 4, October 1948] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp) []

6 · Pair of Aces · John T. Lynch · ar

10 · Gun-Wolf in Sheeper’s Duds · Walt Coburn · na

29 · Rangers Keep Out! · Joseph Chadwick · ss

38 · That Dark and Bloody Range · Roe Richmond · na

59 · “Peace”, It Says Here · Clint Young · ss

66 · The Wildcatter War · Max Kesler · na

85 · Rope’s End · John D. Fitzgerald · ar

86 · Blood in His Saddle · Larry Harris · ss

96 · Black Guns for Mourning · Rod Patterson · nv

109 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

110 · Manhunt in Boothill · Van Cort · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 25 No. 1, November 1948] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Dutch Luck · Harry Van Demark · ar

8 · Son of a Gun-Wolf! · Walt Coburn · na

27 · You’ve Got to Hold Aces! · Van Cort · ss

38 · Builders of Gunsmoke Empire · E. Hoffmann Price · na

59 · Only the Fighting Strong! · Tom Roan · ss

66 · Mister Muldoon’s Pardner · Lee E. Wells · nv

82 · Devil-Horse! · Marvin J. Jones · ss

88 · You Can’t Kill a Texan Twice! · Joseph Chadwick · na

102 · Epitaph! · Ray Gaulden · ss

107 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

108 · Four Horsemen of the Damned · Marvin De Vries · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 25 No. 2, December 1948] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Last Laugh · John T. Lynch · ar

12 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

14 · Play the Gunsmoke Joker! · Walt Coburn · na

36 · The Fists of Booger Sam · William Heuman · ss

44 · While the Hang-Noose Waits · Marvin De Vries · na

59 · Monty Stevens’ Skunk Trap · D. B. Newton · ss

68 · Death Rides the Big Wheelers · Kenneth Fowler · nv

83 · Dead Men Pay Double! · Dave Sands · ar

84 · Big Dixie Gun-Buster · William R. Cox · na

102 · The Saga of Diamond Jack · Rex Whitechurch · ar

104 · They Don’t Ride Out Alive! · Tom Roan · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [v25 #3, January 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

· Head North, Killer! · Walt Coburn · na

· Sheeped-Out! · Thomas Thompson · na

· The Pistol Parson Rides to War · Harrison Colt · na

· Head ’Em for Dodge or the Devil! · Harry F. Olmsted · na

· Hell on the Half-Moon · Robert L. Trimnell · nv

· Cold Gun-Trail · Clint Young · ss

· Bloody Ground Heritage · Tom Roan · ss

· Fangs of the Timberline Queen · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

· Payment Past Due · Norman B. Wolfe · ss

· Dead Man’s Law · Jimmy Nichols · ar

· Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

Big-Book Western Magazine [v25 #4, February 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by K. Becker from Table of Contents.

6 · Saga of Bloody Baca · G. Arthur Alan · ar

10 · Colt-Cure for Woolly Fever · Peter Dawson · na

29 · “Those Who Have Eyes—” · Everett M. Webber · ss

34 · Blood Buys a Black-Gold Empire · Clifton Adams · na

54 · Hell-on-the-Law! · Tom Roan · ss

62 · Stranger on the Dodge · Walker A. Tompkins · nv

75 · Last of the Wild Fayettes · John Jo Carpenter · ss

83 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

84 · Hot Time at End-of-Track! · William R. Cox · na

102 · Smoky Lesson · Talmage Powell · ss

110 · King of the Washoe Outcasts · Harry F. Olmsted · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 26 No. 1, March 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Lindsay G. Crawford.

6 · Lynch Luck · Kenneth J. Barsamian · ar

10 · Gun-Brothers of the Rio · Walt Coburn · na

28 · Blood of the Wild · Tom Roan · ss

36 · Road-Agent! · Thomas Thompson · na

56 · The Long Ride Home · James Shaffer · ss

66 · Texas Sends ’Em Tough! · Charles W. Tyler · na

87 · Blind Bullets · Bryce Walton · ss

96 · The Tinhorn Fills His Hand · Tom W. Blackburn · nv

108 · Last of the Gold-Trail Mutineers · Harry F. Olmsted · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [v26 #2, April 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · Mercy Boat · L. C. Davis · ar

8 · The Greenhorn—Badlands Buster! · T. C. McClary · nv

43 · Hell-on-the-Indians! · Will Barker · ar

45 · This Gun for Hire! · Clint Young · ss

55 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

56 · Boss of Terror-Town · Tom W. Blackburn · nv

68 · Gun-Wolves of Frozen Hell · Joseph L. Chadwick · nv

84 · The Boom-Camp Buccaneers · William Schuyler · nv

101 · Cold-Deck Gun-Deal · Richard Brister · ss

108 · When Roaring Wells Went Mad · Giff Cheshire · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 26 No. 3, June 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

6 · [letter] · H. E. Johnson · lt

_6 · [response to Johnson’s letter] · Charles W. Tyler · ms

8 · Popular Films · Ted Palmer · mr

10 · Gun-Call of the Brimstone Legion · Harry F. Olmsted · ss

30 · Rogue of the Red Desert · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

39 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

40 · Over the Hot Sands! · T. C. McClary · ss

58 · Lead in His Teeth! · James Propp · ss

65 · Creed of the Unknown · L. C. Davis · ms

66 · The Plug-Hat Pistoleers · M. Howard Lane · ss

85 · Buckskin Balladeer · J. A. Rickard · ms

86 · Hell-Bound for Boulder! · James Shaffer · ss

104 · The Broken Jaw Rebellion · Tom Roan · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 26 No. 4, August 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []

6 · Popular Films · Ted Palmer · mr

8 · Brand Him Marshal Murder! · Wallace Umphrey · nv

35 · Devil Stallion · John C. Ropke · ss

41 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

42 · Brasada Buster! · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

60 · Heroes Shoot First! · Mel Holt · ss

70 · Dig Your Own Damn’ Grave! · Eli Colter · ss

83 · Plenty Tough Medicine · John T. Lynch · ms

84 · Bullet Fever! · Ray Townsend · ss

101 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

103 · Six Sixes to Beat · Dave Sands · ss

112 · Mulvaney’s a Fighting Word! · Harry F. Olmsted · ss

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 27 No. 1, October 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

8 · Popular Films · Ted Palmer · mr

10 · Dead Men Ride the Dust! · Tom Roan · nv

32 · Fight Hell with High-Water! · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

42 · Last of the Fighting Jeffries · Max Kesler · ss

60 · Breed of the Bullet-Born! · Robert Moore Williams · ss

74 · The Man from Cold Stony · Philip Ketchum · ss

92 · Hero’s a Graveyard Word! · Larry Holden · ss

100 · King of Famine Trail · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

106 · Those Texas Tornados · Bill Gulick · ss

Big-Book Western Magazine [v27 #2, December 1949] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Satan’s Stampede-Buster! · Tom Roan · nv

31 · Git Off My Land! · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

44 · Wild Boss of the Wildcatter Crew! · Joseph Chadwick · nv

68 · Command of the Damned · Frank P. Castle · ss

77 · One Damn Fast Town! · E. L. Kibbe · vi

78 · Come Home to Hell! · Al Storm · ss

94 · Nesters Die at Sundown! · Robert Moore Williams · ss

108 · A Little Knowledge— · Jim Kjelgaard · ss

110 · Poison Gold · John T. Lynch · ar

112 · Massacre at Grass Meadow · Harry F. Olmsted · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [v27 #3, February 1950] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Boothill Ballots · John T. Lynch · ar

8 · Fighting’ Iron! · Harry F. Olmsted · na

27 · A Ghost Don’t Need Bullets! · John Jo Carpenter · ss

36 · Recruit for the Cow-Thief Combine! · Roe Richmond · na

59 · Hell Comes in Half Pints · Wallace Umphrey · ss

69 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

70 · Gun-Wolves Haunt the Devil’s Trace · James Shaffer · ss

83 · Bushwacked in the Sky · Clark Gray · ss

92 · Throw Him to the Gun-Dog Pack! · Marvin De Vries · na

108 · Fight for Your Land! · Bill Gulick · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 27 No. 4, April 1950] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Killer-on-the-Prod! · Thomas Thompson · na

33 · X Marks the Deputy · Marvin De Vries · ss

44 · The Red-Hot Claws of Texas · Robert L. Trimnell · na

67 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

68 · Prong-Horn Challenge · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

76 · Gun-Master of the Damned [Yuma Bill] · Ed Earl Repp · nv Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly March 15 1941

92 · Call of the Curly Wolf · Rod Patterson · nv

108 · Man-Trap! · Lawrence Becker · ss

112 · Stranger in Bushwhack Valley · D. B. Newton · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 1, June 1950] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

12 · The Devil Deals Bullets! · Harry F. Olmsted · na

29 · Slow Kill · James Shaffer · ss

40 · Cherokee Strip Range-Pirates! · Clifton Adams · na

58 · Blue-Steel Ramrod · Francis H. Ames · ss

68 · Feudists’ Gun-Master · Rod Patterson · na

86 · Medico of Manhunt Hills · D. B. Newton · nv

100 · Cowboy Savvy · John Edward Dalton · ar

104 · Gunman-by-the-Day! · James Charles Lynch · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 2, August 1950] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Bloody Hills · Dave Sands · ar

10 · Hands Off the Boothill Herd! · Thomas Thompson · na

35 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

36 · None but the Strong · Tom Roan · ss

42 · Hell Hits the U.P. Trail · Roe Richmond · na

61 · His Last White Chip · Clifton Adams · ss

70 · Return of the Contraband Kid · Robert L. Trimnell · na

88 · Long Loop—Short Drop · Bill Colson · ss

97 · Bob Poole’s Top-Hand Tunes · Bob Poole · cl

100 · Once a Tinhorn— · Dan Kirby · ss

108 · Assassin for Sale! · L. C. Davis · ar

110 · Greater Than Gunsmoke · Harry F. Olmsted · na

124 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 3, October 1950] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

· Buscadero! · Paul L. Peil · na

· Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

· Seven-Foot—Bullwhip Samaritan [Seven-Foot Sanders] · Bill Colson · ss

· Buckskin Renegade-Buster · Rolland Lynch · nv

· The Badlands Drive · Giff Cheshire · ss

· The Gunsmoke Godfather · Clark Gray · na

· The Saga of Daisy Mae · Bob Young · ar

· The Last Cowman · Cliff Farrell · nv Dime Western Magazine May 15 1935

· Sixgun Saint—or Bucktooth Killer? · Harry F. Olmsted · na

· Round-Up · The Editor · cl

· Bob Poole’s Top-Hand Tunes · Bob Poole · cl

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 4, December 1950] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp) []
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

6 · Bob Poole’s Top-Hand Tunes · Bob Poole · cl

12 · The Down-Under Yankee · Bob Young · ar

14 · Bloody Bonanza! · Joseph Chadwick · na

33 · The Gunsmoke Statesman · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

43 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

44 · Gunslammers’ Valley · D. B. Newton · na

65 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

66 · Coward’s Code · Harrison Hendryx · nv

80 · King of Claw and Fang · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

88 · Long Odds for a Texan! · Cliff Farrell · nv Dime Western Magazine July 15 1935

108 · Hell on Ol’ Hoss! [Hoss Greer] · Harry F. Olmsted · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 29 No. 1, February 1951] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Jeffrey V. Pennington.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Black Hills Gold · L. C. Davis · ar

16 · Bring Your Own Bullets! · Max Kesler · nv

37 · Bridge to Death · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

44 · The Range Wreckers · W. Edmunds Claussen · nv

59 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

60 · Guns of the Dead · Foster-Harris · nv Dime Western Magazine September 15 1935

79 · Mucha Devil · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

88 · Dead End Rider · William L. Jackson · ss

90 · Neighbors, Keep Out! · Ray Townsend · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 29 No. 2, May 1951] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Mystified Mehaffey · John T. Lynch · ar

10 · When Aurora Roared · Nell Murbarger · ar

14 · The Golden Century · Dave Sands · ar

16 · Three Ring-Tailed Renegades · Roe Richmond · na

40 · The Die-Hard Breed · Ben Frank · ss

47 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

48 · When Hell Wouldn’t Have Him · Paul Kingston · nv

61 · The Big Thirst · Giff Cheshire · ss

68 · Brothers of the Gun Trails · Harry F. Olmsted · na

84 · Around Devil’s Bend · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

92 · Chains for a Cowman · Cliff Farrell · nv Dime Western Magazine June 15 1935

111 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 29 No. 3, July 1951] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Feudist’s Blood · Donald Murphy · ss

14 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia

16 · Secret of Back-Shoot Valley · John Prescott · na

28 · Outlaw by Demand · James Shaffer · ss

38 · Once a Fugitive— · Joseph Chadwick · na

53 · Enough Rope for Ryan · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

62 · To Hell with Neighbors! · Stone Cody · nv Star Western January 1938

82 · King of the Bitter Roots · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

91 · Yellow Stripe of Honor · William L. Jackson · ss

96 · The Girl on Cougar Creek · Wayne D. Overholser · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 29 No. 4, September 1951] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 113pp, pulp) []
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · The Gunsmoke Gusher! · Max Kesler · na New Western Magazine August 1950

30 · Cut ’Em Down to Size! · Marvin De Vries · ss

40 · Queen of Satan’s Crew · Frank P. Castle · ss

49 · Light-Hearted Law · Bob & Jan Young · ar

50 · Death Pays Fighting Wages · T. T. Flynn · nv Star Western May 1938

69 · Law of the Fang · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

78 · Vengeance Bets a Blue Chip · Robert J. Hogan · ss

87 · Manhunt Stampede · G. W. Bandy · ss

94 · Justice—Yukon Style! [Halfaday Creek] · James B. Hendryx · na

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 30 No. 1, November 1951] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

· Mad Dog from Missouri! · Richard Deming · nv

· Night Riders in the Hatchets · Joseph Chadwick · nv

· The Judas Brand · Kenneth Fowler · nv

· Outlaw by Demand · John Wilstach · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly August 18 1928, as “The Outlaw Trail”

· Outcast Odds · Johanas L. Bouma · ss

· Six-Shooter Dirge · Jonathan Craig · ss

· Stars and Slugs Forever · Robert J. Hogan · ss

· Salty’s Peg-Leg · Bob Young · ar

· Round-Up · The Editor · cl

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 30 No. 2, January 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Phantom Fort · W. Edmunds Claussen · ar

10 · Death Watch at Bitter Springs · Walt Coburn · nv

27 · Farewell to the Star · John Holland · ss

36 · Trial by Gunfire · Rod Patterson · ss

46 · Kate Cross-Eyes · H. H. (by Harold Helfer) · ms

47 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

48 · Coppertown, This Means War! · Roe Richmond · nv

68 · Satan’s Step-Son · Clifton Adams · ss

76 · River Man’s Boots · Giff Cheshire · ss

86 · Coffins Free · Art Lawson · na 10 Story Western Magazine June 1944

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 30 No. 3, March 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Deadly Warning · Z. A. Tilghman · ar

8 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

14 · High Valley Dies Hard! · Kenneth L. Sinclair · nv

48 · He’s Hell on Cow-Thieves! · Marvin De Vries · ss

57 · The Lost Conestoga · Giff Cheshire · ss

66 · The Deacon Packs a Noose [Deacon Bottle] · Robert E. Mahaffay · ss Star Western October 1935, as “Deacon Bottle—Night Rider”

76 · Boothill Boundary · Clark Gray · ss

84 · Quitter Trail · Johanas L. Bouma · ss

90 · Born to the Gunsmoke Code · Cliff Farrell · nv Dime Western Magazine September 1938, as “Gun-King Without an Empire”

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 30 No. 4, May 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Hoss Trader · John T. Lynch · ar

8 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

12 · There’s Hell Over the Hump! · Roe Richmond · nv

35 · Notched in His Sights! · Bruce Cassiday · ss

44 · Escort to Nowhere · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

54 · Cut Loose Your Wolf! · R. S. Lerch · nv

68 · Once a Bronc-Rider · Robert E. Mahaffay · ss

78 · Trouble-Man from Texas · Theodore J. Roemer · ss

84 · We Like Our Justice Hot! · Pete Franklin · ar

86 · Too Ornery to Die! · Cliff Farrell · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 31 No. 1, July 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

6 · Suckers’ Gold-Rush · John T. Lynch · ar

10 · A Fighting Man Rides Home · Wayne D. Overholser · nv

39 · Blow, Devil Wind! · Frank P. Castle · ss

48 · Dodge City Fiddle · Jim Bosworth · ss

56 · Give a Man a Gun! · Wallace Umphrey · nv

75 · The Hermit of Spanish Peaks · Dave Crockett · ss

80 · The Lost Lawman · Ray Nafziger · ss

91 · War Talk · B. W. · ms

92 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

94 · Seven Sons of Satan · De Witt Newbury · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 31 No. 2, September 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Phantom Colts · Dave Sands · cl

12 · Texas Heads ’Em North! · Kenneth L. Sinclair · nv

44 · Blizzard Fugitive · Frank P. Castle · ss

52 · Gun-Ghost of the Guadalupes · A. C. Abbott · ss

61 · Hell on a Tenderfoot! · William L. Jackson · ss

64 · Tinhorn’s Manhunt! · De Witt Newbury · nv

76 · Born to the Smoke · Hascal Giles · ss

83 · The Scalp of Milo Rue · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss

86 · Wild Queen of the Rockies · Tom Roan · ss

96 · Massacre Bend · Edwin K. Sloat · ss

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 31 No. 3, November 1952] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · When the Horse Was King · Allan K. Echols · ar

12 · Dead Men at Middle Fork! · William Bender, Jr. · nv

39 · The Padre Says His Prayers · Doc Winchester · ss

48 · Beans and Bullets Free! · Richard H. Nelson · nv

64 · The Range-Wrecker · Francis H. Ames · ss

72 · Desert Partners · Talmage Powell · ss

79 · Horse Thief! · William L. Jackson · ss

84 · Gunsmoke Warning! · Stone Cody · na Dime Western Magazine August 1940, as “Gunsmoke Messenger’s Midnight Ride”

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 31 No. 4, January 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

12 · No Man’s Guns · William Vance · nv

45 · Trigger Fever · W. D. Cotton · ss

54 · Charge of the Ghost Brigade · Vernon C. Hoyt · ss

64 · The Devil’s Dry-Gulcher · Bill Burchardt · ss

71 · Good-Deed Gambler · Miles Overholt · ss Star Western April 1935

82 · Wrong Way Ticket · Cy Kees · ss

90 · Mescalero Drums · John Jakes · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 32 No. 1, March 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · The High-Iron Killer! · John W. Jakes · nv

35 · Last Kill · C. William Harrison · ss

43 · The Pistol Kid Rides Home · Richard Ferber · ss

50 · No Trail for a Tenderfoot · Joseph Chadwick · nv

66 · Good-Time Charlie · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss

75 · The Parson Meets the Devil · Teddy Keller · ss

85 · Death Draws a Pair of Jacks · John T. Lynch · ts

88 · Bullets Build a Boomtown · William Cook · nv

111 · Western Barometers · Allan K. Echols · ar

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 32 No. 2, May 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by René Beaulieu.

· And All the Ladies Weren’t Lovely · Bess Ritter · ar

8 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Spikes in His Boots—Iron in His Fists! · Giff Cheshire · nv

41 · Ride the Man Down! · A. C. Abbott · ss

50 · Five Million Acres of Trouble · Carleton Carr · ar

54 · Sixty Miles to Laramie · Will Cook · nv

71 · Death Flies High · Allan K. Echols · ar

72 · Take the Big Jump! · W. D. Cotton · ss

84 · At Outlaw Ranch · Robert Moore Williams · ss

94 · Law of the Thundering Herds · Walt Coburn · nv Star Western December 1937

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 32 No. 3, July 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

10 · Hardrock Man! · Nelson W. Baker · nv

37 · The Long Way Home · Noel M. Loomis · ss

49 · Five Down, One to Go! · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss

59 · A Noose for the Cattle Kid · Bill Harral · ss

70 · Go for Your Gun! · Peter Fernandez · ss

79 · Night Ride · Robert L. Trimnell · ss

89 · The Nose Knows · Allan K. Echols · ar

90 · No-Name Gunman · Philip L. Ketchum · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 32 No. 4, September 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

8 · Death Deals a Jackpot! · Stone Cody · nv

26 · Outlaws Must Die! · John G. Pearsol · ss Dime Western Magazine March 1 1935

37 · Bean-Trader · Lance Kermit · ar

38 · Cactus Juice Spree · Will C. Brown · nv

52 · Watch Your Back, Cowboy! · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss

62 · Tough Kid! · Van Cort · nv

75 · Marshals Die on Sunday · John Jakes · ss

82 · White Hell [Halfaday Creek] · James B. Hendryx · nv

104 · Branded! · Ben Jonson · ar

107 · Blade of Life · Allan K. Echols · ar

108 · The Wind Isn’t Always Ill · Bess Ritter · ar

112 · The Indian Marathon Race · Walter K. Putney · ar

113 · Culture? Of Course! · Bess Ritter · ar

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 33 No. 1, November 1953] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by K. Becker.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl

12 · Hare-Brained, Hair-Branded · John T. Lynch · ar

14 · Lawmen Die Sudden! · Will Cook · nv

36 · Buckshot Bargain · John Jo Carpenter · ss

46 · Rangers Don’t Quit · Gordon D. Shirreffs · nv

60 · Gunman’s Return · Art MacLean · nv

75 · Run the Man Down! · J. L. Bouma · ss

84 · No Man’s Guns · T. T. Flynn · nv

114 · The Free Rider’s Magic Sign · John Campbell · ar

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 33 No. 2, January 1954] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Saddle Tramp · Bess Ritter · ar

8 · Phantom Colts · Dave Sands · cl

10 · Die by the Gun · Bart Cassidy · ar

12 · Hang the Man High! · Will Cook · nv

34 · Bullet Prey · W. J. Reynolds · ss

43 · Horse Thieves’ Code · Rex Campbell · ar

44 · Tinhorns Die Hard! · William Heuman · ss

55 · Hell Is My Destiny! · Bruce Cassiday · ss

65 · The Great Spirit Lake · Walter K. Putney · ar

66 · Ghost Raiders! · T. C. McClary · nv

80 · Trouble Rider · Gordon D. Shirreffs · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 33 No. 3, March 1954] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details supplied by James Reasoner.

6 · Once a Lawman— · Ben Arnold · ar New Western Magazine November 1951

10 · The Man Who Cursed His Town · Jon Young · ts New Western Magazine July 1951

14 · The Devil’s Claim · Gordon D. Shirreffs · nv

29 · Last Chance · J. L. Bouma · ss

38 · Guns of the Night Raiders · Marvin De Vries · ss

49 · Town Tamer · Art MacLean · ss

58 · Wagons to Hell · Noel M. Loomis · ss

68 · A Gun for the Resurrection Kid · T. T. Flynn · ss

74 · Hang the Man High! · Dean Owen · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [Vol. 33 No. 4, May 1954] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Subtitled “Combined with Walt Coburn’s Western Magazine.”
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Sodbuster, Dig Your Grave! · W. J. Reynolds · ss

16 · Ride Against the Guns! · Lee Floren · nv

34 · Death on the Pecos · Cliff Farrell · ss Star Western July 1934

44 · Law of the Pack · Robert E. Mahaffay · ss Star Western February 1937, as “Lawin’ Is Plain Hell”

63 · A Time to Die · Richard Ferber · ss

71 · Dead Man’s Town · Robert Bromley · ss

80 · Death Is My Business! · Will Cook · nv

Big-Book Western Magazine [v34 #1, August 1954] (Popular Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Phantom Fort · W. Edmunds Claussen · ar Big-Book Western Magazine January 1952

10 · Boom Town · L. C. Davis · ar New Western Magazine February 1951

12 · Last Stop—Hell! · A. Wooten · nv

32 · Heritage of Hate · William Vance · ss

40 · Law of the Guns · W. J. Reynolds · ss

49 · Terror Rides This Stage! [Deacon Bottle] · Robert E. Mahaffay · ss Star Western December 1935, as “A Hangnoose for the Deacon”

59 · Brand of the Damned · Norman A. Fox · ss Star Western November 1938, as “Live Decoy for Bushwhackers”

66 · Ride the Death Trail · William L. Jackson · ss

74 · Satan’s Rider · John G. Pearsol · nv

84 · The Kid from Cotilla · Dan Kirby · nv

108 · Behind the Badge · M. L. Powell · ar

112 · The Gunfighting Sage · David Crewe · ar

Big-Book Western Magazine (Australia) (about)

Big-Book Western Magazine (Australia) [#14, 195?] (2/-, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical to the British reprint edition of the same date

· Death Watch at Bitter Springs · Walt Coburn · nv Big-Book Western Magazine January 1952

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) (about)

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [March 1942] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Water Way West to Hell! · Rolland Lynch · na Big-Book Western Magazine October 1941

· Doom Guns for Box-S Neighbors · D. B. Newton · na Big-Book Western Magazine October 1941

· [unknown story] · John G. Pearsol · ss (r)

· [unknown story] · J. E. Grinstead · ss (r)

· [unknown story] · Gunnison Steele · ss (r)

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [August 1942] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Death Rides for Satan’s Rancho · Harry F. Olmsted · na Big-Book Western Magazine February 1942

· Gun Song at Funeral River · Tom Roan · na Big-Book Western Magazine February 1942

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [October 1942] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Trail Herd Lost in Hell · Philip L. Ketchum · nv Big-Book Western Magazine April 1942

· “Parson” Carew’s Gun-Gospel · C. William Harrison · na Big-Book Western Magazine April 1942

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [v10 #5, December 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by K. Becker.

2 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

4 · Gun Warriors of the Lost Legion · L. P. Holmes · na Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

33 · The Too-Tough Hombre · Tom Roan · ss Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

41 · Feudist, Lawman—Hireling Killer! · Ruel McDaniel · ar Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

43 · Battle Hymn of Powder River · Dick Tuthill · ar Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

46 · Jackass of Justice · Frank C. Robertson · ss Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

54 · The Devil Wears Buckskin · Tom W. Blackburn · na Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

80 · Six-Horse Express to Hell · John Jo Carpenter · ss Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

88 · The Desert Springs a Hangtrap · Verne Chute · ss Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

92 · The Gunman Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead · Harry Van Demark · ar Big-Book Western Magazine June 1942

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [February 1943] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· When Buckskin Fighters Faced Spanish Steel · M. Howard Lane · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1942

· Free Land—for Gunmen! · Frank C. Robertson · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1942

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [April 1943] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· One Man Against the Territory · Marian O’Hearn · na Big-Book Western Magazine October 1942

· Guns and Guts for the Poverty Pool! · L. Ernenwein · na Big-Book Western Magazine October 1942

· Renegade Sin-Buster · Frank C. Robertson · ss Big-Book Western Magazine October 1942

· Hell—or a Hangrope! · Gunnison Steele · ss Big-Book Western Magazine October 1942

· Boothill Elects a Lawman · Dick Tuthill · ar Big-Book Western Magazine October 1942

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [June 1943] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· When Starvation Camp Went Mad! · Stone Cody · na Big-Book Western Magazine December 1942

· Gun-Masters of the Colorado · Frank C. Robertson · na Big-Book Western Magazine December 1942

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [August 1943] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Shanghaied Trail Driver · Stone Cody · na Big-Book Western Magazine February 1943

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [v12 #2, October 1943] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Z Lightning Strikes · Walt Coburn · ss Big-Book Western Magazine April 1943

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [February 1944] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· End of the Owlhoot! · Verne Chute · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1943

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [April 1944] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Red Hell Hits Hangtown · Jack Byrne · na Big-Book Western Magazine October 1943

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [v15 #6, June 1944] (10¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Devil’s Gun Charm · C. K. Shaw · na Big-Book Western Magazine December 1943

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [v15 #13, August 1945] (Popular Publications, 15¢, 96pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

2 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

4 · The Horsethief Canyon Gun-Syndicate · Glenn Pierce · na Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

35 · War on the Portage Road · Giff Cheshire · ss Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

41 · Gun-Master! · Joseph Chadwick · ss Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

50 · Boothill’s Bounty-Hunter · John H. Latham · nv Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

74 · Cimarron Show-Down · Stuart Friedman · ss Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

81 · Last of the Fighting Venners · Wayne D. Overholser · ss Big-Book Western Magazine February 1945

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [September 1948] (25¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· When the Gun-Wolves Howl! · Walt Coburn · na Big-Book Western Magazine September 1948

· Trouble-Shooter · Max Kesler · na Big-Book Western Magazine September 1948

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [August 1950] (25¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Hands Off the Boothill Herd! · Thomas Thompson · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1950

Big-Book Western Magazine (Canada) [July 1951] (25¢, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Secret of Back-Shoot Valley · John Prescott · na Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) (about)

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [n.d. (April 1950)] (1/-, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Killer-on-the-Prod! · Thomas Thompson · na Big-Book Western Magazine April 1950

· The Red-Hot Claws of Texas · Robert L. Trimnell · na Big-Book Western Magazine April 1950

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [#3, (195?)] (1/-, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Cut Loose Your Law! · Tom Roan · na Big-Book Western Magazine January 1946

· Troopers of Hell’s Outpost · William Heuman · na Big-Book Western Magazine January 1946

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [n.d. (August 1950)] (1/-, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the June 1950 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Hands Off the Boothill Herd! · Thomas Thompson · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1950

· His Last White Chip · Clifton Adams · ss Big-Book Western Magazine August 1950

· Return of the Contraband Kid · Robert L. Trimnell · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1950

· Long Loop—Short Drop · Bill Colson · ss Big-Book Western Magazine August 1950

· Greater Than Gunsmoke · Harry F. Olmsted · na Big-Book Western Magazine August 1950

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [No. 10, (1951?)] (1/-, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the July 1951 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

10 · Feudist’s Blood · Donald Murphy · ss Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

14 · Frontier Oddities · Waggener & Robbins · ia Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

16 · Secret of Back-Shoot Valley · John Prescott · na Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

28 · Outlaw by Demand · James Shaffer · ss Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

38 · Once a Fugitive— · Joseph Chadwick · na Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

53 · Enough Rope for Ryan · Robert L. Trimnell · ss Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951; given as by Robert C. Trimnell in the Table of Contents.

62 · To Hell with Neighbors! · Stone Cody · nv Star Western January 1938

82 · King of the Bitter Roots · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

91 · Yellow Stripe of Honor · William L. Jackson · ss Big-Book Western Magazine July 1951

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [#12, (1952)] (1/-, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· There’s Hell Over the Hump! · Roe Richmond · nv Big-Book Western Magazine May 1952

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [#13, (1952)] (1/-, 100pp, pulp) []
Partial reprint of the November 1951 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Steve Myall.

6 · Salty’s Peg-Leg · Bob Young · ar Big-Book Western Magazine November 1951

8 · Round-Up · The Editor · cl Big-Book Western Magazine November 1951

10 · Mad Dog from Missouri! · Richard Deming · nv Big-Book Western Magazine November 1951

31 · Outcast Odds · Johanas L. Bouma · ss Big-Book Western Magazine November 1951

40 · Night Riders in the Hatchets · Joseph Chadwick · nv Big-Book Western Magazine November 1951

56 · The Judas Brand · Kenneth Fowler · nv Big-Book Western Magazine November 1951

72 · Outlaw by Demand · John Wilstach · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly August 18 1928, as “The Outlaw Trail”

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [#14, (1952)] (1/-, pulp) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Death Watch at Bitter Springs · Walt Coburn · nv Big-Book Western Magazine January 1952

Big-Book Western Magazine (UK) [No. 15, (1953)] (Hermitage Publications, 1/-, 98pp, pulp) []
Reprint of the March 1952 (US) issue.

4 · The Deacon Packs a Noose [Deacon Bottle] · Robert E. Mahaffay · ss Star Western October 1935, as “Deacon Bottle—Night Rider”

14 · High Valley Dies Hard! · Kenneth L. Sinclair · nv Big-Book Western Magazine March 1952

48 · He’s Hell on Cow-Thieves! · Marvin De Vries · ss Big-Book Western Magazine March 1952

57 · The Lost Conestoga · Giff Cheshire · ss Big-Book Western Magazine March 1952

66 · Boothill Boundary · Clark Gray · ss Big-Book Western Magazine March 1952

74 · Quitter Trail · Johanas L. Bouma · ss Big-Book Western Magazine March 1952

80 · Born to the Gunsmoke Code · Cliff Farrell · nv Dime Western Magazine September 1938, as “Gun-King Without an Empire”

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