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Exciting Sports [v3 #3, Winter (December 1942) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-star football fiction number.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

10 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

15 · Pigskin Topkick · T. W. Ford · na; football.

63 · Squad Clown · Johnston McCulley · ss; football.

72 · Touchdown Taboo · C. Paul Jackson · nv; football.

90 · Gilt-Edge Halfback · Henry Bela Bachrach · ss; football.

99 · Back That Block · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [v4 #1, Spring (March) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-star baseball fiction number.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

8 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

15 · Hit and Run · Duane Yarnell · na; baseball.

55 · Play It Safe! · Nelson A. Hutto · ss; baseball.

62 · Baseball Is Winning the War · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar

66 · The Millionaire Kid · Herbert L. McNary · nv; baseball.

85 · The Luck of the Bengals · Carter Sprague · ss; baseball.

88 · Fresh Heir · A. R. Thurman · ss; baseball.

99 · War Horse · William Heuman · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v4 #2, Summer (July) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-star baseball fiction number. Reduction in pages to 96.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

13 · Fallen Hero · Tracy Mason · nv; baseball.

45 · Diamond Palooka · Theodore J. Roemer · ss; baseball.

53 · First Base Flop · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

61 · Fish for Food · Charles E. Jackson · ms

62 · Starstruck Southpaw · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; baseball.

77 · Baseball Ghost · Ronald Oliphant · ss; baseball.

84 · The Voodsman from Vermont · Harold de Polo · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v4 #3, Fall (October) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

8 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

15 · Touchdown in Tunisia · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; football.

37 · It Has to Be Football · Vance Porter · ss; football.

44 · Little Tin Whistle · Tracy Mason · nv; football.

59 · Tanglefoot’s Place · Jack O’Brien · ss; football.

68 · Blame It on the War · Ted Stratton · nv; football.

81 · Sport Must Prove Itself · John R. Tunis · ms

82 · Four-F Charley · Carter Sprague · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [v5 #1, Winter (January) 1944] (Standard/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Gala Football Fiction Number.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

13 · Backfield Bomber · C. Paul Jackson · nv; football.

28 · The Running Back · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; illustrated by R. S. Pious; football.

41 · The Ghost of Danny Frayne · Johnston McCulley · ss; football.

50 · The Eleventh Sucker · Jack O’Brien · nv; illustrated by R. S. Pious; football.

62 · The Scoring Game · Carter Sprague · ar

65 · Gridiron Softie · Willis S. Graham · ss; football.

73 · Crutch Brigade · Raley Brien · ss; illustrated by R. S. Pious; football.

81 · Touchdown for the Army · Jack Terry · ss; football.

86 · Our Freedom and Honor · Ralph Henry Barbour · ms; War Bonds message.

Exciting Sports [v5 #2, Spring (May) 1944] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-Star Baseball Fiction Number.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

13 · The Rookie Shortstop · William O’Sullivan · na; baseball.

31 · What a Relief · A. R. Thurman · ss; baseball.

42 · Double or Anything · Carter Sprague · ss; baseball.

48 · The Nothing Ball · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; baseball.

57 · Most Valuable Player · Don Tracy · ss; baseball.

68 · Big League Busher · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v5 #3, Fall (September) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Gala baseball fiction number. A missed issue (Summer 1944) and another reduction in pages.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

11 · First Place or Bust! · Herbert L. McNary · nv; baseball.

26 · Say It with Curves · Jackson Cole · ss; baseball.

34 · Diamond Dynamite · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv; baseball.

48 · Jughandle Jonah · Carter Sprague · ss; baseball.

51 · For the Good of the Game · Don Tracy · ss; baseball.

61 · Sometimes You Gamble · Jack O’Brien · ss; baseball.

69 · First Base Blues · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 6 No. 1, Winter 1945] (Standard/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
This issue is billed on the cover as “All-Star Football Fiction Number”.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

11 · Saturday’s Has-Been · T. W. Ford · nv; football.

32 · The Big Push · Ted Stratton · ss; football.

44 · The Turtle-Back · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; football.

51 · Sing a Song of Six Points · Richard Brister · ss; football.

59 · Fumblefist Plays the Game · Johnston McCulley · ss; football.

66 · Jailbird Formation · William D. Gorman · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 6 No. 2, Spring (May) 1945] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-Star Baseball Fiction Number.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Come Out Batting · Herbert L. McNary · na; baseball.

32 · Big League Fluke · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball.

42 · Meet the Author of This Story · The Editor · bg; about Max Carey.

42 · Baseball Doctor · Max Carey · ss; baseball.

49 · Spotty Performance · Matt Lee · ss; baseball.

51 · Get Me Two Games · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

59 · Pitch ’Em Pete · Cliff Walters · ss; baseball.

65 · The Comeback Trail · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 6 No. 3, Fall (October) 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

8 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

11 · Gridiron Gamble · William Heuman · nv; football.

25 · Suicide at Second · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

32 · Pile Driver · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; football.

42 · Big Moment · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; baseball.

47 · He’s All-American Now! · Carter Sprague · ar

49 · Prince Hit · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

57 · Ticket to Booneville · Will Bruce · ss; baseball.

59 · Code of the Monkey · Matt Lee · ss

65 · Jockey’s Faith · Jack B. Creamer · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 7 No. 1, Spring (April) 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Increase in pages.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Pennant Winner · Joseph Kenney · nv; baseball.

34 · The Red Light King · William J. O’Sullivan · nv

44 · Double Trouble for Hoopsters · Lionel Day · ss

52 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

56 · Football Fuehrer · Joe Archibald · ss; football.

65 · Youth Will Be Aced · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

73 · Cheesecake Champ · Robert S. Fenton · ss

84 · You Gotta Be Tough · Bob Ford · ss

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