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The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXIV No. 1, March 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Arizona Territory · [uncredited] · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Smugglers’ Moon [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Joseph Chadwick · na _25 · Portrait and Biography: Emilio Kosterlitsky · [uncredited] · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: Jefferson Davis Milton · [uncredited] · ia 61 · That Slash Seven Kid · Jim Mayo · ss 65 · Dude Ranch Lament · Pecos Pete · pm 71 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 72 · Hell on High Wheels · Kenneth L. Sinclair · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy 79 · The Big Money · William Carter · ms 97 · The Fight on the San Saba · Gordon B. Strunk · ts 105 · Free from Fear · Giles A. Lutz · ss 116 · Saddle Bum’s Bonanza · Paul Chadwick · ss 127 · Brotherhood Week Message · Harry Sinclair Drago · ms

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXIV No. 2, May 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 11 · Portrait and Biography: Sam Bass · [uncredited] · ia 12 · Bullets for Sam Bass [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na _27 · Portrait and Biography: Major John B. Jones · [uncredited] · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: James B. Gillett · [uncredited] · ia 58 · The Taming of Charlie · Gene Austin · ss; illustrated by Dreany 65 · The Bouncing Boundary · Giff Cheshire · ss 71 · Epitaph · Pecos Pete · pm (r) 74 · Rough on Rustlers · Allan K. Echols · ar 75 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 76 · Outpost of Empire · Roe Richmond · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy 98 · The Cactus Kid Pays a Debt [The Cactus Kid] · Louis L’Amour · ss; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle 106 · The Faceless Dead · Steve Thurman · nv 120 · A Trick of the Trade · Gordon B. Strunk · ss 122 · Badlands Lead Law · Paul Chadwick · ss; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXIV No. 3, August 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 11 · The Staked Plains · [uncredited] · ms; background to the lead story. 12 · Trail of the Comancheros [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Joseph Chadwick · na _29 · Portrait and Biography: Charles Goodnight · [uncredited] · ia _43 · Portrait and Biography: John Chisum · [uncredited] · ia 65 · His Brother’s Gun · Terry O. K. Burleson · ss 73 · Bears on Strike · J. R. Young · ar 74 · Taps for Lieutenant Sloane · Steuart Emery · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy 89 · Guest in Her House · Cliff V. Abrams · ss; illustrated by J. Dreany 96 · Last Fight · Roe Richmond · nv; illustrated by Farren 110 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 112 · The Greenest Pasture · Ben Frank · ss 120 · The Top of the Ladder · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXV No. 1, November 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Abilene, Kansas · [uncredited] · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Longhorn War [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · D. B. Newton · na 62 · Owlhoot Odyssey · Jim Brewer · ss 69 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 70 · Gun Search · Giles A. Lutz · nv 101 · Desert Kindness · Gene L. Henderson · vi 105 · Snow Ride · Gene Austin · ss

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXV No. 2, January 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Panamint City · [uncredited] · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Pirates of Panamint [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na; illustrated by Orban _33 · Portrait and Biography: Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin · [uncredited] · ia _39 · Portrait and Biography: John Percival Jones · [uncredited] · ia _49 · Portrait and Biography: William Morris Stewart · [uncredited] · ia 59 · The Saga of Cowpen Center · Ben Frank · ss; illustrated by Farren 69 · The Sheriff’s Friend · W. Lamar Fly · ss 74 · Montana Showdown · Tom Roan · ss 79 · Epitaph for One Who Fizzed Out · Pecos Pete · pm; given as “Epitaph” in the Table of Contents. 100 · The Bullet · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 106 · Traces Cut · Giles A. Lutz · ss

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXV No. 3, March 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Badlands of Dakota · [uncredited] · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Badlands Breed [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Roe Richmond · na _29 · Portrait and Biography: Theodore Roosevelt · [uncredited] · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: The Marquis de Mores · [uncredited] · ia _47 · Portrait and Biography: A. T. Packard · [uncredited] · ia 57 · Deadly Decision · Philip Morgan · ss 64 · The Low Level of Eternity · A. A. Baker · ss 73 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 74 · Measure for Courage · Gordon D. Shirreffs · nv 91 · Back Trail · Jan Kaser · ss 94 · Jim Bowie and His Knife · Norman B. Wiltsey · ar 100 · Trail of the Snake · Gordon B. Strunk · ss

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXVI No. 1, May 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by George Rozen) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Johnson County War · [uncredited] · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · War in Wyoming [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Roe Richmond · na; illustrated by Orban _31 · Portrait and Biography: Tom Horn · [uncredited] · ia _41 · Portrait and Biography: Cattle Kate Maxwell · [uncredited] · ia _49 · Portrait and Biography: Nate Champion · [uncredited] · ia 61 · An Old, Cold Trail · H. A. DeRosso · ss 71 · Coon Hunter · Ben Frank · ss 80 · The Killer Sheriff · George Kilrain · nv 97 · Freight-Line Killer · Garold Hartsock · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy 107 · Purple Whisky · Frank Scott York · ss

The Rio Kid Western [Vol. XXVI No. 2, July 1953 (unpublished)] (Better Publications, Inc.) One story was announced for the unpublished July 1953 issue. Details taken from The Pulp Magazine Index by Len Robbins. · Everything Went in Wichita [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Roe Richmond · na Triple Western Spring 1954

The Rio Kid Western (Canada)   (about)

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v12 #1, January 1946] (Publication Enterprises Limited, Toronto, 10¢, 98pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western January 1946 13 · Carpetbagger Guns [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western January 1946 _33 · Portrait and Biography: President Andrew Johnson · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western January 1946 _41 · Portrait and Biography: Ben Thompson · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western January 1946 _47 · Portrait and Biography: Wild Bill Hickok · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western January 1946 59 · Pistol Pride · L. Ernenwein · ss The Rio Kid Western January 1946 65 · Jerk Line · Willard Luce · ss The Rio Kid Western January 1946 71 · Gopher Doane Pays His Debts · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western January 1946 77 · Always Wanting Something · Barry Scobee · ss The Rio Kid Western January 1946

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [October 1946] (Better Publications of Canada, 10¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. · Raiders of the Valley [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western October 1946 · A Herder Named Smith · Cliff Walters · ss The Rio Kid Western October 1946

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [February 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, 15¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. · Idaho Raiders [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western February 1947 · Hogan Fury · Clee Woods · ss The Rio Kid Western February 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v14 #2, April 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, 15¢, pulp) Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. · Guns of Happy Valley [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na The Rio Kid Western April 1947 · Blind Man’s Bluff · L. Ernenwein · ss The Rio Kid Western April 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v15 #2, October 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western October 1947 11 · Golden Empire [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Dean Owen · na The Rio Kid Western October 1947 58 · Thirty Days Has Sam Reber · Joseph Chadwick · nv The Rio Kid Western October 1947 75 · Wagons West of the Pecos · Gladwell Richardson · ss The Rio Kid Western October 1947 83 · Trail Vengeance · Clark Gray · ss The Rio Kid Western October 1947 92 · Turn Out the Guard · W. F. Bragg · ss The Rio Kid Western October 1947 not the same as the story of the same name in the April 26, 1941 to May 10, 1941 issues of Wild West Weekly. 100 · The Devil Dims a Gunsight · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss The Rio Kid Western October 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v15 #3, December 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western December 1947 13 · Gun Boss of San Antone [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western December 1947 _23 · San Antonio · [uncredited] · ms The Rio Kid Western December 1947; background to the lead story. _35 · Portrait and Biography: Samuel Augustus Maverick · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western December 1947 _41 · Portrait and Biography: J. King Fisher · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western December 1947 _53 · Portrait and Biography: Ben Thompson · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western December 1947 61 · Payment Deferred · John C. Ropke · ss Ace-High Western Stories March 1947 68 · Bugles in the Morning · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv The Rio Kid Western December 1947 84 · Trail Boss · Samuel Mines · ss The Rio Kid Western December 1947 92 · Conscience Is a Killer · William O’Sullivan · ss The Rio Kid Western December 1947 101 · Brand of the Doublecross · Tom Parsons · ss The Rio Kid Western December 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v16 #1, February 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western February 1948 13 · Lion of the Lavabeds [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western February 1948 _29 · General E.R.S. Canby and the Modoc War · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western February 1948; background to the lead story. _37 · Portrait and Biography: Captain Jack · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western February 1948 61 · North to the Arkansas · Robert Moore Williams · ss The Rio Kid Western February 1948 70 · The Last Half Mile · Allan K. Echols · nv The Rio Kid Western February 1948 86 · Dark Comes the Night · Gladwell Richardson · ss The Rio Kid Western February 1948 95 · Stagecoach Yuletide · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western February 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v16 #2, April 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western April 1948 13 · Santa Fe Trail [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western April 1948 _21 · Portrait and Biography: Colonel Cyrus K. Holliday · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western April 1948 _37 · Portrait and Biography: Major Frank J. North · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western April 1948 _45 · Portrait and Biography: Clay Allison · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western April 1948 63 · Range War Renegades · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss The Rio Kid Western April 1948 72 · The Wagon Soldier · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv The Rio Kid Western April 1948 88 · Lawyer with a Gun · Bud Wilks · ss The Rio Kid Western April 1948 90 · Hickok’s Tragic Mistake · John Black · ar The Rio Kid Western April 1948 91 · Kill That Last McCann · Lee Bond · ss The Rio Kid Western April 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v16 #3, June 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western June 1948 9 · Bugles on the Bighorn [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western June 1948 _25 · Portrait and Biography: General George A. Custer · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western June 1948 _33 · Portrait and Biography: James Butler (“Wild Bill”) Hickok · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western June 1948 _47 · Portrait and Biography: Martha Jane (“Calamity Jane”) Canary · [uncredited] · ia The Rio Kid Western June 1948 59 · Chaparral Pilot · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western June 1948; illustrated by Al Savitt 68 · The Magic Quirt · L. Ron Hubbard · nv The Rio Kid Western June 1948 79 · The War Horse · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · ss The Rio Kid Western June 1948 90 · Shooting Teacher · Robert Moore Williams · ss The Rio Kid Western June 1948 96 · The Death of Bill Doolin · John Black · ar The Rio Kid Western June 1948 97 · Nighthawk’s Code · D. B. Newton · ss The Rio Kid Western June 1948; illustrated by Al Savitt