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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.