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Rapid-Fire Western Stories [v3 #2, May 1933] (Rapid-Fire Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Jerry Delano) []
Details supplied by Doug Ellis.

· The Six-Gun Devil · Hal Ewing · ss

· Stampede! · Wilson L. Colvert · ss

· Blood-Debt · Frederick Owens · ss

· Rawhide for Rustlers · J. Edward Leithead · ss

· When Gunmen Meet · Glenn A. Connor · ss

· Plumb Lawful · Gordon E. Warnke · ss

· Breed of the Wild · Charles Penvir Gordon · ss

· Against Every Man’s Hand · Billy Davis · ss

· Bulldog Learns Strategy · Oscar Schisgall · ss

· Last Warning · J. R. Johnston · ss

Rapier (about)

Rapier [v29, 1993] ed. Julie Lombardi (Marist School, 60pp, 7″ x 9″) []
Fiction only listed.
Details supplied by Ned Brooks.

8 · The Road · Liz Patterson · ss

18 · See You in the Funnies · Christa Hartsock · ss

28 · A Subtle Decision · Michelle Lockhart · ss

39 · Soaring with Wings of Her Own · Laura Taylor · ss

49 · Pilgrims · Brent DiCrescenzo · ss

56 · DreamWeaver · Cecilia Fly · ss

ins. · DreamWeaver · Cecilia Fly · ss; a slightly different text on a 4-page signature laid in loose.

Rapture (about)

Rapture [Vol. 1 No. 1, 1959] ed. Paul Bessi (Tower Publications, Inc., 50¢, 44pp) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from from an online copy at the Internet Archive.

2 · Editorial · The Editors · ed

4 · New Girl in Town · Chuck Lyman · ar

10 · Rapture in the Rain · Dexter Ordway · ar

15 · Private Sexretary · Doug Mattock · ar

20 · South of the Border · Don River · ar

25 · Cookie Plays Hookey · Mitch Beard · vi

29 · Music Made · Al Legro · ar

32 · Wine, Women and… · Robert Villon · ar

34 · Peach on the Beach · Nina Lemay · ar

38 · One for the Road · [uncredited] · hu

40 · New Slant on Rapture · Tako Yami · ar

Rapture [Vol. 1 No. 3, 1959] ed. Paul Bessi (Beacon Publications, Inc., 50¢, 44pp) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from from an online copy at the Internet Archive.

3 · Editorial · The Editors · ed

4 · Maiden Voyage · Leonard Abab · ar

10 · Bad Girls Won’t Go! · Harmon Taylor · ar

14 · More Bounce to the Ounce · Oliver Torque · ar

20 · Never Trust an Honest Dame · James Dunnock · ar

22 · Pin Up in Color · [uncredited] · pt; centerfold.

24 · Saucy Aussies · Kurt Bartholomew · ar

30 · They Go for Van Gogh · [uncredited] · ar

34 · Women Are a Man’s Best Friend · [uncredited] · ar

36 · Jury Beauty · [uncredited] · ar

40 · Grandest Canyon Tour · Mervin Humboldt · ar

Rapture [Vol. 1 No. 4, 1959] ed. Paul Bessi (Beacon Publications, Inc., 50¢, 44pp) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Editorial · The Editors · ed

4 · Oni · George Linden · ss

8 · Coffee House Capering · Johnathan West · ar; “Zen-girls yen for beatnik sin”.

10 · Slobs Send Her · [uncredited] · pi

14 · Turn About · Ralph Slade · ss

19 · Make Her Love You Royally · [uncredited] · ??

22 · Chick of the Month · [uncredited] · pt; centerfold.

26 · To Hell with Bullfighting · [unknown author] · ar; “authored for us (under a pseudonym) by a guy who has followed the bullfight racket for years”.

30 · Dude Ranch Didoes · Dewitt Stratton · pi

35 · The Men from the Boys! · [uncredited] · ??

36 · Raise Cain with a Cane · [uncredited] · ??

40 · Don’t Go Near the Water · [uncredited] · ??

Rapture [v1 #5, 1960] ed. Paul Bessi (American Art Agency, 50¢, 44pp, cover: [photo] by Mario Casilli) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Editorial · The Editors · ed

4 · Piece de Resistance · Larry Maddock · ss

6 · What Women Like in Men · Richard P. Rackstraw · ar; illustrated by Mario Casilli

12 · Sex Makes the World Go ’Round · Raoul Perkins · ar; illustrated by Irv Carsten

17 · Gags · [uncredited] · hu

19 · Enough Is Too Much · Owen Corey · ar; illustrated by Scotty Spears

22-23 · Rapturous Femme · Mario Casilli · pt; centerspread.

26 · A Yachting We Will Go · Sam Jardine · ar

33 · Rapture in Reverse · Terence O’Corcoran · ar; illustrated by Walter Zurlinden

36 · One Man’s Meat · Paul & Toni Robbins · ss

38 · Hi-Fi with a Purpose · Richard Kent · ar; illustrated by Eva Grant

40 · Big Words Are for the Birds · E. Robert Farley · ar; illustrated by Hal Guthu

Rapture [v1 #6, 1961] ed. Paul Bessi (American Art Agency, 50¢, 48pp) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

3 · Editorial · The Editor · ed

5 · The Voice · Sidney Turner · ss

6 · What Rapture Lurks · Larry Maddock · ar

12 · Party or Repartee · Starke Knute · ar

16 · The Eyes Have It · Olin Roberts · ar

20 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

21 · High Hat Honey · [uncredited] · pi

24-25 · Rapturous Femme · [uncredited] · pt; full-color centerspread.

26 · The Empty Bed · James O’Brien · ss

28 · Mother Goose (Carefully Expurgated) · [uncredited] · pi

34 · Make It Worth Waiting For · Julian Ravenal · ar

38 · Arabesque in Black · [uncredited] · pi

40 · Sex Can Be Beautiful · Terence O’Corcoran · ar

45 · Never Play for Keeps · Jules Jackson · ar

Rapture [Vol. 2 No. 1, 1961] ed. Paul Bessi (American Art Agency, 50¢, 48pp) []
Listing fiction and articles only.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Editorial · The Editor · ed

4 · Busy Day · Sidney Turner · ss

6 · Rapture a la Carte · Jules Jackson · ar

16 · Put Her in Chains · Lance MacDonald · ar

20 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

24 · Rapturous Femme · [uncredited] · pt; full-color centerspread.

26 · America’s Ridingest Game · Charles Randall · ar

?? · Who Started It? · Lewis Tucker · ar

37 · There’s Many a Slip · James Philips · ar

40 · As You Respect Me · Hal Simpson · ss

Rapture [Vol. 2 No. 2, 1962] (American Art Agency) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Big Deal with a Deadly Dame · Frank N. Potter · ss

6 · Shipshape Blonde Shapes Up · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Neva Shaw.

12 · Little Brown Jag · Austin Head · ar

16 · The Lass with an Open Glass · Cindy Carter · pi

18 · “Where You Been?” “Who Cares!” “What’d You Hook?” “Plenty!” · F. E. Harold · hu

20 · Old Trick with a New Twist · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Carol McBea.

24 · Rapturous Femme · [uncredited] · pt

27 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · Various · hu

28 · Red-Headed Bunny in the Lion’s Lair · [uncredited] · pi; featuring Bunny Bacon.

35 · Next to Sex · S. N. Shepherd · ss

38 · A Lover’s Guide to Brawny Babes · Charles Weede · ss

41 · Hair on Their Fists · John Tamark · ss

44 · The Case of the Drenched Wench · Mimi Harris · pi

Rapture [Vol. 2 No. 4, 1962] ed. Paul Bessi (American Art Agency, 50¢, 48pp) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

4 · A Rainy Day in Hell · William Stroup · ss

12 · Sex Behind Greasepaint · Jackie Parks · ar

18 · The Pick-Up · William Sylvester · ar

24 · Rapturous Femme in Full Color · [uncredited] · pt; featuring Babs Hart as centerfold.

27 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

35 · Gay Deceiver’s Downfall · Robert Juxton · ss

41 · Laughs Make the Scene · Abner Silver · hu

Rapture [v3 #1, 1962] ed. Clyde Beashers (American Art Agency, 75¢, 56pp, quarto) []
Listing fiction articles and humor only.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · Pistol Packing Love Bait · Peter Marlowstan · ss

18 · Mother Goose Was No Lady · Joseph Hilton · hu

20 · Reading, Writing and Romping · Joe Martin · ar

30 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

40 · The Wench Caravan and the Frightened Lover · William Stroup · ss

48 · The Inhuman Touch · Tyler Sparks · ar

Rapture [Vol. 3 No. 2, 1963] ed. Clyde Beashers (American Art Agency, 56pp) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · Witch in My Bed · Norman Maher · ss

16 · Ten Ways to Torture a Man · Carter Cromwell · ar

28 · Rapture’s Raving Beauty · [uncredited] · pt; featuring Georgi Lorrison as centerspread.

38 · Women Under the Iron Fist · Arthur Whitfield Dean · ar

46 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

Rapture [Vol. 3 No. 4, 1963] ed. Felix Redmond (American Art Agency, $1.00) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · The High Cost of South Seas Love · Jay Drexel · ss

18 · Masochists Who Work at It · Clete David · ar

30 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

38 · Gay Blades and Quick Swords · Charles Clark · ar

40 · Items from the Dead Letter Office · Harry Neal · hu

Rapture [Vol. 4 No. 1, 1964] ed. Felix Redmond (American Art Agency, $1.00) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · Second Call for Hell · Russ Gordon · ss

18 · Sex and the Sandwich Break · Joseph Hilton · ar

30 · Rapture’s Ribald Riot · [uncredited] · hu

38 · Reward for a Heel · Bill Starr · ss

44 · Oregon’s “Cuckold Cult” · Russ Benjamin · ar

Rapture [Vol. 4 No. 3, 1965] ed. Felix Redmond (American Art Agency, $1.25) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · Girl from the Green Hell · Bill Starr · ss

16 · Britain’s Sex Bomb · Russ Gordon · ar

24 · The Harlot and the “Horn-Blower” · B. J. Devaney · ss

42 · Love and the Bank Account · Scott Rainey · ar

Rapture [v5 #1, 1965] ed. Felix Redmond (American Art Agency, $1.25) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · The Full Moon Caper · Jan Russell · ss

18 · Sex-Ton Place · Bruce Fleming · hu

24 · The Joys of Self-Destruction · Claude Wolfe · ar

36 · The Thing in the Bottle · D. H. Lorenz · ss

52 · For Play or Pay · George Bates · ss

Rapture [Vol. 5 No. 2, Nov/Dec 1965/Jan 1966] ed. Felix Redmond (American Art Agency, $1.25) []
Listing fiction and articles.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

10 · The Restless Corpse · Jan Russell · ss

18 · Bachelor’s Bash Barometer · Bruce Fleming · hu

24 · New Treasure Chest of the West · Art Marvin · ar

36 · The Devil Diner · D. H. Lorenz · ss

52 · Sinner’s Payoff · Milton Pauling · ar

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