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Best Western Novels [Vol. 5 No. 4, August 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp) [] Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · Grab Iron · Gun Ghost · na 56 · The Outlaw and the Lady · Raymond W. Porter · na 96 · Bleak Hazard · L. P. Holmes · na

Best Western Novels [Vol. 5 No. 5, November 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp) [] Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · Welcome, Stranger—to Hell! · L. P. Holmes · na 68 · The Hired-Gun from Hangtown · Robert Turner · na 94 · It’s the Hole in the Wall Horde! · R. S. Lerch · na

Best Western Novels [Vol. 5 No. 6, January 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Giant Killer · Dean Owen · na 70 · Decide, Texan—Do We Shake or Fight? · William Heuman · na 100 · Gunsmoke Buys Montana Grass · Lee Floren · na

Best Western Novels [Vol. 5 No. 7, March 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Gun to Gun! · Lee Floren · na 58 · Blood and Grass · John H. Latham · na 86 · King of the Badlands · R. S. Lerch · na

Best Western Title changed from Best Western Novels. Publishers: Stadium Publishing Corporation: Best Western.

Best Western [v2 #2, June 1951] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Larry Estep. · When Feed Money Buys Bullets · Wayne D. Overholser · na · Where the Gun Hawks Gather · Steve Frazee · na · Stage · John Lumsden · na · A Tinhorn Can’t Take It · H. A. DeRosso · ss · Buckshot Robert’s Last Stand · W. P. Brothers · ss · The Long Rope · Day Keene · ss · Line-Shack Loco · Francis L. Fugate · ss · Cowboys in Chaps · Norman Ober · ar · Last of the Buffalo · Ed. K. Barnett · ar

Best Western [v2 #3, September 1951] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] 6 · Three Gunhawks and a Girl · D. B. Newton · na 58 · Those That Fight · John Lumsden · nv 69 · Devil and Old Man Gillis · Wayne D. Overholser · nv 81 · Custer, Here We Come! · William Hopson · na 98 · Leave Your Holster Home, Hardcase! · W. P. Brothers · na 120 · Blood of a Badman · Johanas L. Bouma · ss 126 · Death in the Dust · Frank Latham · vi

Best Western [v2 #4, December 1951] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Showdowners · Ray Townsend · na 62 · Tell It to the Texans! · Frank P. Castle · ss 71 · Hardcase · John Lumsden · nv 83 · The Price · William A. Balza · ss 92 · Long Ride Home [Tensleep Mooney] · Louis L’Amour · ss 100 · Kid with the Hot Lead Look · Ray Gaulden · na

Best Western [Vol. 2 No. 5, March 1952] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Fast-Gun Foreclosure · Walker A. Tompkins · na 62 · Shoot-Out · William L. Jackson · ss 67 · The Longest Ride · John Lumsden · nv 76 · With Savvy or a Sixgun? · Frank P. Castle · ss 84 · The Matter of the Jump-Rope Jury [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · na 111 · Blood and Gold · H. A. DeRosso · nv

Best Western [v2 #6, July 1952] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Gun-Champion for a Bad Girl · Wayne D. Overholser · na 35 · Blood and Water · Clark Gray · nv 49 · The Raid · John Lumsden · ss 56 · Tonight the Backshooters Ride! · Giles A. Lutz · na 86 · Wanted: A Man · Rod Patterson · ss 94 · The Kid Who Wouldn’t Talk · D. B. Newton · na 124 · The Bounty-Hunters · Stephen Payne · ss

Best Western [v3 #1, September 1952] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Jack Slade—Overland Ogre · Larry Bjorklund · ss 12 · The Longriders · John Prescott · na 53 · With a Gun in His Hand · Russ Winterbotham · ss 59 · Notch-Hunter Nightmare · Walt Sheldon · nv 76 · Who’ll Take the Cowgirl? · D. B. Newton · na 108 · Badman Who Went Back · R. S. Lerch · nv

Best Western [v3 #2, November 1952] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Cold and Gravy · John Jakes · ss 12 · Fighting Man · Wayne D. Overholser · na 70 · Tough One out of Texas · Robert L. Trimnell · nv 86 · Gun Duel in the Dark · F. M. Sinclair · ss 91 · Like Kit Carson Did · Walt Sheldon · ss 100 · Gun-Purge at Silver Gulch · Philip Ketchum · na

Best Western [v3 #3, January 1953] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Texas’ Last Great Manhunt · Will C. Brown · ss 12 · The Man on the Stage · Lewis B. Patten · na 60 · Cold Trail · Will Cotton · ss 73 · Ring-Tailed Ranny · Hascal Giles · nv 84 · Trigger Trial of the XT · Harrison Colt · na 113 · A Hundred Notches in His Gun-Butt · John Lumsden · ss 125 · Last Stand · Stephen Payne · ss

Best Western [Vol. 3 No. 4, March 1953] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp) [] Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum. 6 · The Man-Eater of Uncompahgre · Noel M. Loomis · ss 10 · Gunmen in the Streets · Ray Gaulden · na 61 · The Steer Branded Murder · H. A. DeRosso · nv 71 · He Didn’t Wear a Weapon · John Lumsden · nv; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund 80 · Thirteen Rode Out · Roe Richmond · na 104 · During One Dark Night · Cy Kees · ss 113 · Shadow of the Noose · Giles A. Lutz · nv

Best Western [v3 #5, May 1953] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · The Singing Thief · Ben B. Sampselle · ss 10 · He Came Gun-Hung · Kenneth L. Sinclair · n. 51 · The Search · R. S. Lerch · na 71 · Beyond the Bitter Roots · Giles A. Lutz · nv 80 · Horse-Thief Valley · Kenneth Fowler · na 101 · Life and Death of a Killer · Robert Bromley · ss 102 · Devil’s Gold · Cy Kees · na

Best Western [v3 #6, August 1953] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Only the Strong of Heart · Noel M. Loomis · ss 12 · Gundog · T. J. Roemer · na 65 · Even Break · Jim Brewer · ss 72 · The Violent Courtship of Abel Fury · Lauran Paine · nv 91 · Man Who Bucked the Big H · Robert L. Trimnell · na 112 · The Rawhiders · Paul L. Peil · nv

Best Western [Vol. 4 No. 1, November 1953] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Hard One to Kill Off · Ben B. Sampselle · ss 12 · Gun-Loose · Paul Durst · n. 59 · The Badlands Kind · Bryan Croghan · nv 69 · The Ma-Mush-Nu · W. K. Putney · ss 70 · Up the Trail! · Ken Jason · na 100 · Bullet-Boss for Eternal Range · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine May 1939, as “A Gun-Boss for Eternal Range”

Best Western [Vol. 4 No. 2, January 1954] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · His Swift and Deadly Gunhand · Lewis B. Patten · na 67 · A Good Town for Trouble · T. J. Roemer · nv 76 · The Sourdough’s Klondike Express · Ben B. Sampselle · ss 80 · The Last Hellion · Cy Kees · ss 87 · Matching Colts · Ken Jason · na

Best Western [Vol. 4 No. 3, March 1954] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Hell in the Holster · Frank C. Robertson · na 55 · Instead of a Massacre · Noel M. Loomis · ss 59 · The Wild One’s Red Revenge · Jim Kjelgaard · nv Western Short Stories August 1948 71 · Rendezvous · Robert Turner · ss 76 · No Family to Fool With · John Lumsden · nv 84 · Wanted: A War-Cub to Smash the Syndicate · Robert E. Mahaffay · nv Western Short Stories November 1940

Best Western [Vol. 4 No. 4, June 1954] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Hard Man in a Hurry · Louis Trimble · na 52 · Tough Town · Rex Evans · nv 68 · Wildcat Creek · L. P. Holmes · na 85 · The Troopers Custer Forgot · Noel M. Loomis · ss 91 · Final Decision · James Clyde Harper · ss

Best Western [Vol. 4 No. 5, September 1954] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Stranger’s Gun · Ray Gaulden · na 1939 28 · “Come and Take It!” · Will C. Brown · ss 32 · Stage for Hell · Peter Dawson · na 76 · They Riled the Wrong Man · Lauran Paine · na 89 · Outlaw · D. D. Sharp · ss 95 · Change of Luck · Wm. L. Jackson · ss

Best Western [Vol. 4 No. 6, December 1954] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Larry Estep. · Wild · Ray Townsend · na · The Gunfighter She Hired · Kenneth L. Sinclair · na · Kid Who Got Tough · John H. Latham · na · A Man to Ride With · William J. Glynn · nv · The Long Chance · William Vance · nv · Paid in Full · Stephen Payne · ss · High Stakes · Archie Joscelyn · ss

Best Western [Vol. 5 No. 1, March 1955] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details taken from eBay listing. · The Hell at Hondo · Leslie Ernenwein · na · Ghost Badge for a Tinhorn · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine June 1938 · Change in the Wind · Giles A. Lutz · nv · Wildtown Girl · Theodore J. Roemer · nv · Louie’s Mad Ride · William Vance · ss · Loco · Vern Carr · ss · A Little Range War · Ed La Vanway · ss

Best Western [Vol. 5 No. 2, June 1955] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · A Man with a Gun · John K. Butler · n. 27 · Last Day · Les Reasoner · ss 33 · Bad Girl on His Backtrail · H. A. DeRosso · nv 41 · One from Tombstone · Lauran Paine · ss 44 · The Empty Grave · H. G. Ashburn · ss 52 · The Battle for Roswell · Noel Loomis · ss 58 · Instead of a Hangnoose · Carl Mincemoyer · ss 65 · Strange Exile of the Circle-C Kid · James Shaffer · ss 1947 74 · Colt-Baptism for an Outcast · Gunnison Steele · ss Western Short Stories May 1939 80 · Ghost-Guards Ride the Sunset Stage · Peter Dawson · nv Western Short Stories March 1939

Best Western [Vol. 5 No. 3, September 1955] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 4 · Look Over Your Shoulder · William Vance · na 20 · The Fort McKenzie Massacre · Noel M. Loomis · ss 24 · When Trails Divide · George H. Roulston · ss 32 · The Big Smash · Kenneth L. Sinclair · n. 50 · One Was Tough · Larry Powell · ss 54 · The Man from Everywhere · Philip Morgan · ss 61 · They Were Horses, Not Indians · Harry H. Kroll · ss 67 · Powdersmoke Reprieve · D. B. Newton · ss Western Novel and Short Stories September 1941 73 · Man Behind the Star · Lloyd Eric Reeve · na Complete Western Book Magazine December 1939 81 · .45 Freedom · Ray Townsend · ss Western Short Stories February 1949 90 · The Sixguns Hell Couldn’t Silence · L. P. Holmes · ss Western Short Stories February 1942

Best Western [Vol. 5 No. 4, December 1955] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 4 · Death of a Gunfighter · Lewis B. Patten · na 38 · Last One Standing · Russ Winterbotham · ss 43 · Curse of Murieta · Noel M. Loomis · ss 46 · A Man’s Way of Doing · Elsa Barker · nv 55 · Bad Place to Die [Ward McQueen; Kim Sartain] · Louis L’Amour · nv 65 · Shoot-Out for Shorthorns Only · Robert E. Mahaffay · nv Western Short Stories July 1941 74 · Killer Colts Deliver a Doomed Herd · L. L. Foreman · nv Western Novel and Short Stories September 1941 88 · Range-Rebel Religion · Rod Patterson · nv Complete Western Book Magazine May 1940

Best Western [Vol. 5 No. 5, March 1956] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Gary Garner. 4 · Hell-Bent · Lewis B. Patten · nv 19 · The Storm · Richard Harper · ss 24 · Boy on a Man’s Errand · Walker A. Tompkins · nv 45 · Whiskey, Women, and Fighting · J. L. Bouma · ss 52 · Lonely Ride · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 62 · The Outlaw’s Kiss · Lloyd Kevin · ss 68 · Shoot-Out at Waukomis · Glenn Shirley · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund 70 · Colt-Handy and Battle-Wise! · Glenn H. Wichman · nv Two-Gun Western Novels Magazine September 1941

Best Western [Vol. 5 No. 6, June 1956] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 100pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Hal Hall. 4 · She Had Red Lips, He Had a Six-Gun · H. A. DeRosso · na 35 · The Towntamers · John Lumsden · ss 41 · Last Bullet · Thomas Middleton · ss 44 · Cowboy Fever · S. Omar Barker · nv 54 · The Straight and Narrow · William Vance · nv 64 · Peaceable Jones and the Careless Barber · Edwin Booth · ss 69 · Long Winter · Ray G. Ellis · ss 72 · Man-Breaker · Wayne D. Overholser · na Five Western Novels January 1948; given as “The Man-Breaker” in the Table of Contents.

Best Western [Vol. 6 No. 1, September 1956] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Crair) [] Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 5 · Those Texas Cowboys · S. Omar Barker · pm 6 · Two Guns Two Faces · William Vance · nv 18 · Too Tough · Hascal Giles · ss 25 · Strangers in His House · L. D. Geumlek · ss; given as by L. G. Geumlek in the Table of Contents. 31 · The Terrible Cowboy · Stephen Payne · n. 51 · Where Did All the Bullets Come From? · Noel M. Loomis · ar 57 · Not Much More than a Trigger · Russ Winterbotham · ss 62 · Satan’s Segundo · Wayne D. Overholser · na 1950 92 · A Hero for Hattie · W. J. Reynolds · ss

Best Western [Vol. 6 No. 2, December 1956] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 5 · Cattle Country Christmas Quiz · James Hines · qz 6 · Got to Get Home · Marvin De Vries · na 23 · Up Tangle Creek · Russ Winterbotham · ss 29 · The Wax Tear · Gordon Forbes · ss 36 · Law of the Strong · D. B. Newton · na Western Novels and Short Stories September 1950 69 · She Wanted the Gunman · Lin Searles · nv 78 · Big Coup · George C. Appell · ss 86 · The Settlers · T. C. McClary · nv 94 · Last Night · Archie Joscelyn · ss

Best Western [Vol. 6 No. 3, March 1957] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 98pp, pulp) [] Details supplied by Hal Hall. 4 · Tough Man · Will Cook · na 20 · Along the Trail · S. Omar Barker · pm 2-Gun Western November 1956 21 · The Storm · Adolph Bennauer · ss 29 · Till Death · Don West · ss 31 · Big Game · J. L. Bouma · nv 40 · The Long Roll · L. L. Foreman · nv 48 · “He’s Staying” · George C. Appell · nv 56 · Mystery of the Quick-Death Kid · D. B. Newton · nv 1949 85 · Diagnosis: Lead Fever · Talmage Powell · nv

Bestseller Mystery Magazine   (about) Continuation of the Bestseller Library and Bestseller Mystery series which, for the first 209 issues, featured either full-length or abridged mystery novels. With issue Number 210 the title changed to Bestseller Mystery Magazine and each issue contained additional short stories. It is likely that most or all of the lead novels were abridged. Publishers: Mercury Publications, Inc.; 527 Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY: Bestseller Mystery Magazine. Editors: Joseph W. Ferman - Editor: Bestseller Mystery Magazine.

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, Whole No. 210, July 1958] (35¢, 128pp, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Black Path of Fear · Cornell Woolrich · n. Doubleday, 1944 104 · Funny Name · Algis Budrys · ss 108 · Run Into Trouble · Lawrence Treat · ss 120 · The Well-Liked Victim · Craig Rice · ss 126 · Sporting Blood · B. M. Atkinson, Jr. · ss Collier’s July 21 1951

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 2, Whole No. 211, September 1958] (35¢, digest) [] · Project: Murder · James M. Fox · n. (r) · Night Call · Paul W. Fairman · ss · The Willow Tree · Jack Thomas · ss · Teletype · Will F. Jenkins · ss Collier’s March 16 1956

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, Whole No. 212, November 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] 4 · Wish You Were Dead · Helen McCloy · n. Random House, 1948, as “She Walks Alone” 106 · The Deadliest Art · Robert Bloch · gp _106 · I: The Ungallant Hunter · Robert Bloch · vi _108 · II: The Fast Fix · Robert Bloch · vi 110 · The End of the Line · Miriam Allen deFord · ss Shadow Mystery August/September 1948 119 · Mystery Puzzle: The Loaded Rifle · Vito Zambiglioni · pz 121 · “I’ll Take Care of You” · George Johnson · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 4, Whole No. 213, January 1959] (35¢, digest) [] · The Almost Dead · William Herber · n. J.B. Lippincott, 1957 · The Date · Stella Ripley · ss · Prophet and the Damned · Fletcher Flora · ss · Ay Yi, said the Parson · Lee Hays · ss · The Cure · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy October 1957

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 5, Whole No. 214, March 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] 4 · Wings of Death · Brandon Bird · n. Dodd, Mead, 1954, as “Hawk Watch” 98 · Never Look Back · Avram Davidson & Chester Cohen · ss 109 · Account Settled · Robert Zacks · ss 117 · The Intruders · Evan Hunter · ss Adventure April 1954

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 6, Whole No. 215, May 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] 4 · The Man on the Cliff · Andrew Garve · n. Collins, 1954, as “The Riddle of Samson”; abridged. 100 · Manners with Murder · Richard Howells Watkins · ss 109 · Monday’s Washday · Lee Hays · ss 114 · Getting Rid of George · Robert Arthur · ss 124 · A Clear Case of Horticulture · Dion Henderson · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 7, Whole No. 216, July 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 4 · The Dying Fall · Henry Wade · n. Constable, 1955; abridged. 108 · The Night of the Earthquake · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 118 · Weapon of Fear · Joseph Whitehill · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 8, Whole No. 217, September 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. Details supplied by Todd Mason. 5 · First Class Murder [David Madden] · Doris Miles Disney · n. Doubleday, 1956, as “Unappointed Rounds”; illustrated by John Giunta; abridged. 102 · Mousetrapped · Neill C. Wilson · vi 106 · Silhouette of a Killer · T. E. Brooks · ss This Week September 22 1957 113 · Pour on Water · Lee Hays · ss 118 · The Visitor · Richard Winkler · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 9, Whole No. 218, November 1959] (35¢, digest) [] · The Grasshopper Murders · Maurice Procter · n. (r) · Is There a Doctor in the House? · Ruth Chessman · ss · The Reality of Unreality · Ed Lacy · ss · Death at Dawn · Stanley Rosen · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 1, Whole No. 219, January 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 4 · The Man Who Didn’t Fly · Margot Bennett · n. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955; abridged. 111 · The DA’s Reputation · Joseph R. Marshall · ss 117 · Nine Roses for the Commissar · Oscar Schisgall · ss 121 · Till Death Do Us Part · Robert Bloch · ss 124 · A Small Favor · Arthur Porges · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 2, Whole No. 220, March 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 5 · Death of an Old Sinner · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · n. Scribner’s, 1957; abridged. 108 · Bagged · Steve April · vi 111 · Left Hand of Justice · Norman Daniels · ss 125 · How to Write a Detective Story · G. K. Chesterton · ar G.K.’s Weekly October 17 1925

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 3, Whole No. 221, May 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Man in Ambush [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Harry Martineau] · Maurice Procter · n. Hutchinson, 1958 110 · Just for Kicks · Stewart Pierce Brown · ss 118 · The Money Master · Steve April · ss 123 · Twenty Minutes of Daylight · Stephen Barr · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 4, Whole No. 222, July 1960] (35¢, digest) [] · Sting of Death · Shelley Smith · n. (r) · Skin-Deep · Robert Bloch · ss · Emergency Call · William G. Bogart · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 5, Whole No. 223, September 1960] (35¢, digest) [] · Blood and Judgment · Michael Gilbert · n. Hodder & Stoughton, 1959 · Memory Man · Norman Daniels · ss · The Double Booby Trap · H. Peterson · ss · Heat · Arthur Porges · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 6, Whole No. 224, November 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · The Lady Regrets · James M. Fox · n. Coward-McCann, 1947 103 · Spooked Murder · Manville Chapman · ss 115 · Personal Appearance · Robert L. Fish · ss 118 · Duet · Norman Daniels · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 1, Whole No. 225, February 1961] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) [] Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 5 · Murder in Haiti [Bertram Lynch; Robert Deane] · John W. Vandercook · n. Macmillan US, 1956; abridged. 113 · Cat and Mouse · Kermit Rolland · ss Argosy (UK) April 1953 123 · The Case of the Unhurried Thief · Paul F. Serpas · ss 129 · Index to Volume Two · [uncredited] · ix

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 2, Whole No. 226, April 1961] (35¢, digest, cover by Alfred Taggart) [] · Murder in Eden [Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte] · Arthur W. Upfield · n. Heinemann, 1957, as “Bony Buys a Woman” · The Solid Gold Brick · Richard M. Gordon · ss · The Pit and the Bottle · Arthur Porges · ss · A Note for the Milkman · Avram Davidson · ss

Bestsellers (US, 1940s)   (about)

Bestsellers [#3, April 1946] (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest, cover by George Salter) [] “Authorized Book Condensations”. Details supplied by Joe Sokola. · Anything Can Happen · George & Helen Papashvily · n. St. Martin’s, 1945; abridged. · Prater Violet · Christopher Isherwood · n. Random House, 1945; abridged. · The Manatee · Nancy Bruff · n. John Crowther, 1946; abridged.

Bestsellers [#4, June 1946] (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest, cover by George Salter) [] Details supplied by Joe Sokola. · Any Number Can Play · Edward Harris Heth · n. Harper, 1945; abridged. · Webster—Unabridged · W. T. Webster · ct · Teresa: Or Her Demon Lover · Austin K. Gray · n. Scribner’s, 1945; abridged.

Bestsellers [#5, August 1946] (Mercury Publications, Inc., digest s/s, cover by George Salter) [] Details supplied by Joe Sokola. · The Lost Weekend · Charles Jackson · n. Farrar & Rinehart, 1944; abridged. · Sub Rosa · Stewart Alsop & Thomas Braden · nb Reynal, 1946; abridged. · Modern Women in Love · ed. Christina Stead & William James Blake · an Dryden Press, 1945; abridged.

Bestsellers [#7, Spring 1947] (Mercury Publications, Inc., 128pp, digest) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. · The Swan Sang Once · Marjorie Carleton · n. Morrow, 1947; abridged. · Meet Abraham Lincoln · G. Lynn Sumner · nb Harper & Brothers, 1946; abridged. · The Grapes of Wrath · John Steinbeck · n. Viking, 1939; abridged. · Notes on Current Books · Robert P. Mills · ar

Bestsellers (UK, 1980s)   (about) Bestsellers usually reprinted a novel in each issue, but this issue, titled “Best of Aldiss”, contains ten Brian Aldiss short stories, including two originals. Publishers: Viaduct Publications Ltd.; London: Bestsellers. Editors: Deborah Musselwhite - Editor: Bestsellers.

Bestsellers [v3 #9, 1983] (95p, 64pp+, quarto) [] 2 · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in 3 · Oh, For a Closer Brush with God · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Twenty Houses of the Zodiac ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 1979 10 · Appearance of Life · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Andromeda 1 ed. Peter Weston, Orbit, 1976 16 · The Small Stones of Tu Fu · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March/April 1978 20 · The Game with the Big Heavy Ball · Brian W. Aldiss · ss New Writings in SF 30 ed. Kenneth Bulmer, Corgi, 1978 23 · Crossword · [uncredited] · pz 26 · A Romance of the Equator · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Birmingham SF Group, November 1980 29 · Three Revolutionary Enigmas: · Brian W. Aldiss · gp Something Else #1, Spring 1980, as “Three Evolutionary Enigmas” _29 · The Fall of Species B · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Something Else #1, Spring 1980 _32 · In the Halls of the Hereafter · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Something Else #1, Spring 1980 _36 · The Ancestral Home of Thought · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Something Else #1, Spring 1980 40 · The Blue Background · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 1983 45 · A Private Whale · Brian W. Aldiss · nv Perpetual Light ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982 55 · Consolations of Age · Brian W. Aldiss · ss 57 · The Girl Who Sang · Brian W. Aldiss · nv

Betelgeuse   (about)

Betelgeuse [Spring 1982] ed. Debbie Zeigler & R. W. Caswell (University of Massachusetts at Amhurst Science Fiction Society, $1.25, 24pp+, quarto, cover by A. C. Farley) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. 1 · Time and Punishment · Steve Berlin · ss 5 · St. Merkin in: Assault on Orc Mountain · Dainis Kaulenas · ss 10 · The Slim White Duke · John M. Cavallaro · ss 13 · Hot Buttered Toast · Bill Connors · ss 14 · Scanners Active: Books in Review · Various · rc 22 · A Journal of Extreme Paranoia · Denise Keyes · ss

Bethesda Magazine   (about)

Bethesda Magazine [September 2008] ed. Steve Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 351 · McMansions [Part 1 of 3] · Rachel Wildavsky · sl

Bethesda Magazine [November 2008] ed. Steve Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 319 · McMansions [Part 2 of 3] · Rachel Wildavsky · sl

Bethesda Magazine [January 2009] ed. Steve Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 313 · McMansions [Part 3 of 3] · Rachel Wildavsky · sl

Bethesda Magazine [May 2009] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 271 · Coven: Watercolor, 1998 · Susan Land · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2009] [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 242 · Koa Means “Crow” · Lynn Litterine · ss 247 · The Stay Apparatus · Stephanie Bastek · ss

Bethesda Magazine [September 2009] [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 289 · A Chevy Chase Morning · Ann L. McLaughlin · ss

Bethesda Magazine [November 2009] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 275 · “The Story I Meant to Tell” · Dana Cann · ss

Bethesda Magazine [January 2010] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 283 · Jack in the Box · Keith Donohue · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2010] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 234 · Moths in Madagascar · Max Zuckerman · ss 237 · Strangers · Tim Proser · ss

Bethesda Magazine [January/February 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 270 · Teardown · Kathleen Wheaton · ss

Bethesda Magazine [March/April 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 274 · In Flight · Michele Brafman · ss

Bethesda Magazine [May/June 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 266 · Names · Susi Wyss · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 215 · Birds · Will Layman · ss 218 · things i should write down · Grace Chen · ss

Bethesda Magazine [September/October 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 330 · The First Defense · Arthur Hondros · ss

Bethesda Magazine [November/December 2011] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 276 · Falling Into Forever · James Grady · ss

Bethesda Magazine [January/February 2012] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 131 · The Mother Daughter Show · Natalie Wexler · ex (r)

Bethesda Magazine [May/June 2012] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 310 · Epiphany Pie · Susan Land · ss

Bethesda Magazine [July/August 2013] ed. Steven D. Hull [] Details supplied by Martin Wooster. 116 · Northern Louisiana Sublime · Shelby Harper · ss 117 · On the Subject of Shooting Ducks · Johanna Wasserman · ss

Better Homes & Gardens

Better Homes & Gardens [v3 #11, July 1925] (Meredith Publications, 10¢, 50pp, 8″ x 12″, cover by Brett) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 5 · The Delightful Vogue of House Naming · Rene & Harold Hawkins · ar 8 · Woodland Flowers of the Prairie Region · Arthur G. Eldredge · ar 9 · Designing the Small City Lot · N. F. Guernsey · ar 10 · If Your Home Would Be Truly Secure · Chesla C. Sherlock · ar 11 · The Riddle of Heredity · H. S. Tillotson · ar 12 · Homes of Famous Americans · Chesla C. Sherlock · cl 14 · Planting Possibilities in Midsummer · Florence Spring · ar 16 · Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Common in July · Prof. C. T. Gregory · ar 18 · Home Brewed Ice · Ethel R. Peyser · ar 19 · Glimpses of Lily Pools Built by Our Readers · [uncredited] · ms 20 · Things to Watch in Buying a Home · Arthur F. McCarty · cl 21 · The Bride’s First Home · Collier Stevenson · ar; illustrated by Francis Asbury Robinson 22 · The Well-Ordered Guest Room · John Lynne Grey · ar 24 · Washing the Family’s Clothes · Nell B. Nichols · ar 26 · Garden Reminders · [uncredited] · ms 30 · Among Ourselves · [uncredited] · ms 32 · Dad’s Practical Pointers · Dale R. Van Horn · cl 34 · Assuring That Vacation · Harry J. Creviston · ar 38 · Eight Helps in Housekeeping · The Readers · ms 40 · Patriotic Songs of the Civil War · Anne Shaw Faulkner Oberndorfer · ar 42 · Summer Embroideries for Indoors and Out · Bennie Hall · ar 46 · Along the Garden Path · [uncredited] · ms 48 · The Cook’s Round Table · [uncredited] · ms 50 · Across the Editor’s Desk · The Editor · ed

Better Homes & Gardens [v3 #12, August 1925] (Meredith Publications, 10¢, 50pp, 8″ x 12″, cover by Brett) [] Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 5 · “Something Old, Something New” · M. C. Rider · ar 8 · This Is Your Last Call for Narcissus · Hinda League Hill · ar 10 · Homes of Famous Americans · Chesla C. Sherlock · cl 12 · Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Common in August · Prof. C. T. Gregory · ar 14 · Hardware as a Civilizer · Ethel R. Peyser · ar 16 · Things to Watch in Buying a Home · Arthur F. McCarty · cl 17 · Twin Gables · Collier Stevenson · ar; illustrated by Francis Asbury Robinson 18 · Colorful Rooms for Children · John Lynne Grey · ar 20 · How to Bud Your Garden Roses · H. S. Tillotson · ar 22 · Canning Summer Fruits and Vegetables · Josephine Wylie · ar 24 · Radishes for Christmas Salads · M. Coverdell · ar 26 · Garden Reminders · [uncredited] · ms 28 · Nature Lore for Youthful Readers · Hazel Hankinson · ar 30 · Among Ourselves · [uncredited] · ms 32 · Dad’s Practical Pointers · Dale R. Van Horn · cl 34 · Better Backlot Poultry · [uncredited] · ar 36 · Porch Comfort the Year Round · Margaret Cook · ar 38 · Thirst Quenchers That Clink · Mina Lowman · ar 40 · The Life and the Songs of Stephen Foster · Anne Shaw Faulkner Oberndorfer · ar 42 · Gay Stitchery for Bathroom and Kitchen · Bennie Hall · ar 46 · Along the Garden Path · [uncredited] · ms 48 · The Cook’s Round Table · [uncredited] · ms 50 · Across the Editor’s Desk · The Editor · ed

Better Homes & Gardens [August 1931] [] Issue partially indexed. · A Place to Play In · Margaret McOmie · ar

Better Living   (about)

Better Living [June 1955] [] Issue partially indexed. · Death and the Rising Star [Peter & Iris Duluth] · Patrick Quentin (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss

Better Living [v6 #1, January 1956] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Wrightsville Heirs [Part 1 of 2; Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv

Better Living [v6 #2, February 1956] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Wrightsville Heirs [Part 2 of 2; Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv

Better Living [v6 #4, April 1956] (7¢) [] Details taken from eBay listing. · Living Room Full of Trees · Max Hampton · ss; illustrated by Varady

Betty Fedora   (about)

Betty Fedora [Issue One, 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 134pp, tp) [] Subtitled “Kickass Women in Crime Fiction”. Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Temptation · Colleen Quinn · ss 8 · Pearls in a Pigsty · Marie S. Crosswell · ss 28 · Cheeks · Albert Tucher · ss 38 · Javon · Michele Calabrese · ss 57 · Already Seen · Kristen Valentine · nv 80 · Secrets · Michelle Lehmann · ss 89 · Going Off the Deep End · Tess Makovesky · ss 96 · The Detail Woman · John H. Dromey · ss 101 · Working Stiff · Joanna Schroeder · ar 104 · A Kiss of Death · Parineeta Singh · ss 111 · Ten Things I Hate About My Wife · Patti Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 2, (November) 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 152pp, tp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. · Introduction · Kristen Valentine · ed 1 · Heads Will Roll · Shane Simmons · ss 15 · Last Chance Saloon · Tess Makovesky · ss 23 · Lucifer · Colleen Quinn · ss 37 · Mannish Water · Thomas Pluck · ss 55 · Luxury to Die For · Albert Tucher · nv 77 · A Diet Rich in Noir · Lara Alonso Corona · ss 95 · Burden of Proof · John H. Dromey · ss 103 · All Things Violent · Nikki Dolson · nv 125 · Sensible Sleaze · Sarah M. Chen · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue Three, Fall 2016] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 128pp, tp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Breadcrumbs · Victoria Weisfeld · ss 21 · The Sign · Preston Lang · ss 37 · Her Colours · Louisa Barnes · ss 49 · The Game of Six Brothers · Colleen Quinn · ss 57 · Trouble in Avalon · Lauren Buckingham · nv 79 · Maisy & Jim · Graeme Maughan · ss 91 · Confessions from a Roller Derby Queen · Lori Wolf · ss 111 · The Life You Save Won’t Be Your Own · Patricia Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 4, 2017] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 94pp, tp) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · On the Line · Lauren Buckingham · ss 17 · Dark Star · Colleen Quinn · ss 25 · The Dying Season · Joan Leotta · ss 39 · A Life Worth Living · Irena Ioannou · ss 45 · The Dancing Corpse · Faith Allington · ss 59 · Crocodile Tears · Shane Simmons · ss 71 · Breakup · Preston Lang · ss 85 · Nests · Josie Turner · ss

Betty’s Paper   (about)

Betty’s Paper [v3 #63, January 19, 1924] (E. Hulton, 2d, 36pp, 6½″ x 8¾″) [] Details supplied by Mike Ashley. 3 · When a Man Loves · Anne Wortley · nv 17 · Scented Nights [Part ? of ?] · Denise Chesterton · sl 18 · Somebody Lives for You · Edward Oxenford · sg 29 · Her Fairy Prince · [uncredited] · ss

Betwixt   (about)

Betwixt [Issue 1, Fall 2013] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 116pp, tp) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · The Hind · Ian Hamilton · ss 11 · Said the Axe Man · Tam MacNeil · ss 15 · Mayor of a Flourishing City · Mark Rigney · nv 43 · Beyond, Behind, Below · Betsy Phillips · ss 51 · Long-Distance Call · Benjamin Sherlock · nv 77 · The Golden Coins of Victory · Marlys Jarstfer · ss 83 · The Red Danube · Bernie Mojzes · ss

Betwixt [Issue 2, Winter 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 88pp, tp, cover: Upside-Down Forest by SnowSkadi) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · The Dragon in the Wardrobe · A. J. Fitzwater · ss 13 · The Stone Horse of Flores · Michael J. DeLuca · ss 31 · A Ring of Red and White · Willow Fagan · ss 37 · Alienation · Robert Pritchard · ss 47 · The Book of the Lost · Sharon J. Gochenour · ss

Betwixt [Issue 3, Spring 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 92pp, tp, cover: Sunrise on Factors Walk by Carl Beu) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · Siegfried Played Guitar · Bernie Mojzes · nv 29 · The Rivers Between Them · Michelle Muenzler · ss 45 · Slomo · Vajra Chandrasekera · ss 53 · The Painting of Master Ilios · Marie Clementel · nv 75 · Multitude · Lydia Waldman · ss

Betwixt [Issue 4, Summer 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 130pp, tp, cover: Innerverse Revisited by Alex Tooth) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · The Literal Forest · Nino Cipri · nv 35 · Princess Cosima and the Thousand Cats · Sarah L. Byrne · nv 63 · Robbie’s Zona Cero · Mark Rigney · ss Escape Clause ed. Clélie Rich, Ink Oink Art, 2009 79 · Blade · David Cleden · ss 85 · Speaking to Skull Kings · Emily B. Cataneo · ss 105 · Lives of the Elementary Particles · C. W. Johnson · ss

Betwixt [Issue 5, Fall 2014] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 90pp, tp, cover by Leland Spencer) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · Honey in the Lion · E. Catherine Tobler · nv 29 · Madder Root and Rampion · Sean R. Robinson · ss 33 · A Spotter’s Guide · Eric Gregory · ss 39 · Blood Pepper and Brave Meat · Sara Saab · nv 61 · The Many-Named · Crystal Lynn Hilbert · ss

Betwixt [Issue 6, Winter 2015] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 110pp, tp, cover: Neon Tetra by Alex Tooth) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · Fourth Is the Dwarf and the Wedding Dress · Gabriela Santiago · ss 23 · Voices in the River · Reshad Staitieh · nv 55 · Restless Up North Nights · Kyle E. Miller · nv 81 · The Unofficial Guide to Travelling with Kin · A. J. Fitzwater · ss

Betwixt [Issue 7, Spring 2015] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 118pp, tp, cover: The Woods by Boudewijn Berends) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · Blueberry Knight · Jennifer Hykes · nv 39 · The Creature That Came In and Ate All Our Food, and Emptied Our Wallets, and Stole All Our Hearts · Trevor Shikaze · ss 49 · At Her Fingertips · Jason Kimble · nv 77 · Frenemies · Peri Fae Blomquist · nv

Betwixt [Issue 8, Summer 2015] ed. Joy Crelin ($5.99, 82pp, tp, cover: He’d Follow the Creek by W. Jack Savage) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed 3 · Eddy · Kyle E. Miller · ss 19 · Five Drinks in Siltown · Frances Rowat · ss 23 · The Seedborn Revolution · Tom Dullemond · nv 47 · The Last Work of Jan Rosthoven · Matthew A. Timmins · ss 53 · Archana and Chandni · Iona Sharma · ss 67 · Backpack · Stefan A. Slater · ss

Betwixt [Issue 9, Fall 2015] ed. Jensen Toperzer & Bethany Zaiatz ($2.99, ebook, cover: Infinite Solitude by Mike Rickaby) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. · Editor’s Note · Joy Crelin · ed · The Princess Wants for Company · Molly Olguín · ss · Nothing · Charles Payseur · ss · Wishes · Teresa Milbrodt · ss · Ruta Lato and the Ghost of the Revolution · Marian Rosarum · ss · Colonel Callahan · S. L. Gilbow · ss · Thirst · Leanne Olson · ss · We’re Not Here, and We’re Probably Never Coming Back · Benjamin A. Tyrrell · ss

Betwixt [Issue 10, Winter 2016] ed. Julia Gilstein & Lisa Usani Phillips ($2.99, ebook, cover: Fractalius, Gently by Rob de Vries) [] (Full Text) Details taken from Table of Contents. · Editor’s Note · Julia Gilstein & Lisa Usani Phillips · ed · The Manatees · Heather Kamins · ss · Beautiful Beneath the Sun · Asia Nichols · ss · Blueprint for a Daughter · Loretta McCormick · ss · Walled City · Seth Marlin · ss · Oath Breaker Priest to an Almost God · Crystal Lynn Hilbert · ss · The Dead Are Forever Thirsty · Giovanni De Feo · ss