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Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 1, September 1936] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Law Comes to Dodge · Denver Bardwell · na

58 · “The Fourth Noose Waits” · Clee Woods · nv

83 · Guilty As Charged · Harry Sinclair Drago · nv Short Stories December 10 1934

103 · A Co-Operative Venture · Samuel Taylor · ss

111 · When Outlaws Pay · Alan M. Emley · ss

119 · The Corral Club · The Readers · lc

122 · The Trading Post · Various · ms

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 2, November 1936] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · Outlawed Guns · Ed Earl Repp · na

88 · Hot Lead for Snakes · G. W. Barrington · nv

120 · The Corral Club · The Readers · lc

122 · The Trading Post · Various · ms

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 3, January 1937] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Rick Hall.

6 · Storm Ranch · Denver Bardwell · n. Godwin, 1936, as “Stranger at Storm Ranch” by Dan James

88 · Revolt in Texas · Oscar Schisgall · nv

111 · The Sheriff Writes a Letter · Will Jenkins · ss People’s May 15 1923, as by Murray Leinster

115 · Vultures of Wahpeton · Robert E. Howard · ex Smashing Novels Magazine December 1936, as “Vultures of Whapeton”; half page preview: head illustration and the first 7 paragraphs.

116 · The Corral Club · The Readers · lc

119 · The Trading Post · Various · ms

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 4, March 1937] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · Range Hog · Forrest Brown · na

80 · Rustlers on the Mesa · Andor de Soos · na

99 · Cattle Business · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

107 · Owl-Hoot Deputy · Russell Hays · ss

117 · The Corral Club · The Readers · lc

120 · The Trading Post · Various · ms

Smashing Western [Vol. I No. 5, April 1937] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp)
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

8 · Beyond Midnight Chasm · Denver Bardwell · na; illustrated by Arthur Gross

56 · Riders of Rawhide Valley · Wilton West · nv; illustrated by Arthur Gross

70 · Rustlin’ Spooks · Will F. Jenkins · na; illustrated by Arthur Gross

100 · Too Much West · Ed Earl Repp · ss; illustrated by Arthur Gross

111 · Just a Dumb Cowboy · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

120 · The Corral Club · The Readers · lc

123 · The Trading Post · Various · ms

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 6, July 1937] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Albin Henning)
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

8 · Powder Smoke · Gary Marshall · na; illustrated by Arthur Gross

69 · Border Guns · Larry Harris · na; illustrated by Arthur Gross

84 · Guns of the Panhandle · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

93 · Stormbird · Guy Arnold · ss

100 · Desperado · Brian Loomis · ss

111 · Watchdog of the Wolves · Mat Rand · ss

121 · The Corral Club · The Readers · lc

124 · The Trading Post · Various · ms

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 1, September 1937] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Bushwhack Bait · Charles M. Martin · na

· Bandits of the Badlands · G. W. Barrington · na

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 2, January 1938] ed. Cliff Campbell (by ed. Abner J. Sundell) (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · Tangled Loops · G. W. Barrington · na

33 · The Last Kill · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

43 · Boot-Hill · Frederick R. Bechdolt · ar Adventure May 30 1922

58 · Law of the Six-Gun · Will F. Jenkins · na

92 · Gringo Courage · Edwin Hunt Hoover · ss

106 · Curley Comes Through · Tom J. Hopkins · ss

114 · Killer on the Loose · Brian Loomis · ss

124 · Love for an Outlaw · Ed Earl Repp · ar

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 3, March 1938] (15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Larry Estep.

6 · The Colorado Kid · William MacLeod Raine · na

73 · Bearer of the Cain Brand · Zachary Strong · ss

80 · Pistol Pardners of the Blizzard Trail · Zane Warbridge · na

95 · The Sheriff’s Rider · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

103 · Greater Than Gunsmoke · J. E. Grinstead · nv

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 4, August 1938] (pulp)
Issue not indexed.

Smashing Western [Vol. 1 No. 5, November 1938] (15¢, pulp)
Details supplied by David Lee Smith.

6 · Bushwhack Lead [Dan Delaney] · G. W. Barrington · na

26 · Proved in Powdersmoke · James Rourke · ss

34 · What’s Mine I Take · Hapsburg Liebe · ss

43 · The Finish Fight · Mat Rand · ss

51 · Horse-Breaker · Oscar Schisgall · ss

59 · A Pronghorn Bulldogger · S. Omar Barker · ar

60 · Lawman’s Boot Hill Parole · Ed Earl Repp · na

80 · Crooked Trails · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

88 · The Gun-Slow Jasper · Gratton Boone · ss

98 · Bait for a Killer’s Trap · Guy Arnold · ss

Smashing Western [Vol. I No. 6, February 1939] ed. Cliff Campbell (15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

12 · Hell’s Lost Herd · Ed Earl Repp · na

27 · The Devil’s Mule-Skinner · Mat Rand · nv

36 · The Rustler-Tamer from Texas · James Rourke · na

78 · The Devil’s Deputy · W. B. Mann · nv

86 · Signed on as a Colt-Packer · Carmony Gove · nv

94 · Renegade’s Gun-Song · Brad Buckner · ss

97 · Rocky Mountain Goats · [uncredited] · ts

98 · A Sheriff’s Gun · Wilcey Earle · ss

102 · Fighting Cowards · Guy Arnold · ss

106 · Lawman’s Grudge · Gratton Boone · ss

Smashing Western [Vol. II No. 1, June 1939] (10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Gunslick—by Request · E. B. Mann · na

· Death Song for Gringos · James Rourke · na

· The Mother Lode · The Trail Boss · ts

· The Lone Ace · Cliff Campbell (by Abner J. Sundell) · ss

· The Brotherhood of Gunmen · Wayne D. Overholser · ss

· The Gunman from Gano · C. William Harrison · ss

Smashing Western [Vol. II No. 4, August 1939] (Chesterfield Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Gun-Ghost of the Fadeaway Kid · C. William Harrison · na

30 · Two Against the Owlhoot · James Rourke · na

72 · Price of Honor · Robert van Dyke · nv

85 · Stormy Range · Norrell Gregory · ss

95 · The Territory God Forgot · Ernie Phillips · ss

107 · Hazards of Ranch and Range · The Trail Boss · ts

Smashing Western [Vol. II No. 5, October 1939] (10¢, 96pp, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Gunman Who Wouldn’t Shoot! · Clem Barton · na

55 · The Devil’s Saddle Pard · James Rourke · nv

70 · The Trigger Trust · Chas. D. Richardson, Jr. · ss

77 · Ramrod’s Trigger Code · Ringo Farr · ss

89 · The Town Tamer · The Trail Boss · ss

Smashing Western Stories (Canada) (about)

Smashing Western Stories (Canada) [v1 #7, December 1941] ed. William Brown-Forbes (Superior Magazine Publishers, 15¢, 99pp, pulp, cover by Harold Bennett)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

2 · Man Behind the Gunsight · Thomas Tyler Jackson · na Western Yarns March 1941

49 · The Sheriff Killer · Anthony Rud · nv Famous Western April 1940

68 · Four Marks for Hell-Fire · Byron M. Fisher · ss Sure-Fire Detective (Canada) September 1941, as “Fuel for Hell-Fire”

79 · The Silver Kid · James Stevens · ss (r)

83 · She Herded Him Around [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · E. Hoffman · ss Spicy Western Stories February 1941, as by E. Hoffmann Price

Smashing Western Stories (Canada) [v2 #4, May 1942] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Outlaws Against the Law Badge · Zachary Strong · na Blue Ribbon Western October 1941

· Powder Payday · Richard W. Sprang · ss Blue Ribbon Western October 1941

· Gun Guardian · Stephen Payne · ss Blue Ribbon Western October 1941

Speed Western Stories (about)
--- see under Spicy Western Stories.

Spicy Western Stories: (about)
Details on retitled reprints supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson and the REH Foundation from articles published by Glenn Lord. In addition, Kelly Mordaunt identified many of the cover artists.

Spicy Western Stories

Spicy Western Stories [v1 #1, November 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · Tenderfoot [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss

16 · Red Tumbleweed · H. L. Stark · ss

28 · The Sonora Ghost Rides · Francis Steele · ss

40 · Trouble Buster · Clow Mand · ss

52 · The Arizona Kid · Stuart Adams · ss

64 · Polly Returns [Polly of the Plains] · Joseph Sokoli · cs

66 · Water War · Clint Morgan · ss

78 · Vengeance Trail · Mort Lansing · ss

90 · Whipped · Peter Grant · ss

98 · Trail Herd · James A. Lawson · ss

Spicy Western Stories [v1 #2, December 1936] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Delos Palmer)
This is the “censored” edition.
Details supplied by John Eggeling.

4 · Brand of the Cougar · N. Wooten Poge · ss

16 · No Greenhorn with Guns · William B. Rainey · ss

23 · Man-Size · Allan K. Echols · ss

40 · “Jest Average” [Average Parker] · Hamlin Daly · ss

52 · Kidnaped! [Polly of the Plains] · Joseph Sokoli · cs

54 · Powdersmoke Passion · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

66 · Treason’s Kiss [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss

78 · Free, High, and Handsome · Lew Merrill · ss

86 · Gravy Train · Paul Richards · ss

Spicy Western Stories [v1 #3, January 1937] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Darling of Diablo · James A. Lawson · ss

18 · Guns from the Border · Walt Carey, Jr. · ss

30 · Killer’s Brand · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

42 · Grimes, Outlaw [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss

54 · Lashed! [Polly of the Plains] · Joseph Sokoli · cs

56 · Loop of Gold · Mort Lansing · ss

68 · Rocking Chair Emma · Clint Morgan · ss

80 · Mad Woman Massacre · Lew Merrill · ss

92 · Guns in the San Pablos · Stewart Gates · ss

Spicy Western Stories [Vol. 1 No. 4, February 1937] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Feud in Santone · Clint Morgan · ss

16 · Coward Man’s Size · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss

28 · Silver Saddle · E. Hoffmann Price · ss

40 · Cotulla Collects · Mort Lansing · ss

52 · Into the Net! [Polly of the Plains] · Joseph Sokoli · cs

54 · Guns for Godiva · James A. Lawson · ss

66 · Hired Guns · Stuart Adams · ss

78 · For the Texans · Allan K. Echols · ss

90 · White Trap · Jo Henry · ss

98 · Night Rider · Alan Anderson · ss

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