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Best for Men [Volume 4 Number 5, #23, October 1965] ed. Tony Licata (Camerarts Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢, s/s) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Peach of the Beach · [uncredited] · pi

6 · Buxom Barmaid · Harry Manis · ss

11 · My Tale Is Hot · [uncredited] · pi; film preview.

15 · My Passion Slave · Arthur Porges · ss

19 · Best Jokes for Men · [uncredited] · hu

20 · Gara Granda · [uncredited] · pi

24 · Haste Thee Nymph · [uncredited] · pi

28 · Mine Fraulein · Moss Tadrack · ss

31 · From Beauty Queen to Bedmate · Steve Blake · ex from Sex and the Starlet, Merit Books, 1965

34 · First Woman · John Keel · ss

38 · Bumping-and-Grinding Ballerina · [uncredited] · pi

41 · Beautiful Blonde Bait · Lou Fisher · ss

45 · First Man There · Curt Casewit · ss

48 · All Good Things · [uncredited] · pi

Best for Men [Volume 4 Number 6, Whole #24, December 1965] (Camerarts Publishing Co., Inc., 35¢) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Peach of a Perch · [uncredited] · pi

6 · Low Cost Liaison · Joe Baer · ss

10 · The Glamorous Ghost · Jim Henri · ex from The World’s Most Sensual Films, Merit Books, 1965

14 · Killer for Hire · George Snyder · ss

18 · Blaze Starr · [uncredited] · pi

22 · The Fanny Feeler · Dick Donley · ss

25 · Bareskin Rug · [uncredited] · pi

29 · Bedroom Booty · Jack Woodford · ss

33 · The Sex Machine · H. Rayburn · ss

37 · The Bath, Hollywood Style · Ray Lee · ar

41 · Potfinger · Charles Getts · ss

44 · Best Jokes for Men · [uncredited] · hu

45 · Playmate for Pay · Con Sellers · ss

48 · Fine-Frilled Friend · [uncredited] · pi

Best for Men [Volume 5 Number 1, Whole #25, February 1966] ed. Tony Licata (Camerarts Publishing Co., 35¢, s/s, cover: [photo of Marily Asaro]) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Insomniac · [uncredited] · pt

6 · Murder Motive [Shell Scott] · Richard Prather · ss

13 · The Rabble · [uncredited] · pi; film preview.

17 · Sex Switcheroo · Bill Wilmot · ss

21 · Sexual Smorgasbord · Fred Campbell · ss

24 · Real Estate Lady · [uncredited] · pt

28 · Deliver a Blonde Bundle · Will Hyde · ss

31 · Best Jokes for Men · [uncredited] · hu

32 · For Sale: Erotic Art · [uncredited] · pi

35 · Island of Passion · Don Adams · ss

38 · Marilu Asaro · [uncredited] · pi

42 · Assault! · John O. Foland · ss

45 · Sucker Bets · T. Aubrey Egan · ar

48 · Curvy Hermit · [uncredited] · pt

Best for Men [Volume 5 Number 2, Whole #26, April 1966] ed. Tony Licata (Camerarts Publishing Co., 35¢, cover: [photo of Pamela Tudor]) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Cleopatra: 1966 Model · [uncredited] · pi

6 · Publicity Campaign · Arthur C. Clarke · ss The (London) Evening News June 9 1953

9 · Uninhibited Photos from One of the World’s Most Sensual Films · [uncredited] · pi

13 · Just Right Junie · Paul Perry · ss

17 · Fresh from the Tree · [uncredited] · pi

20 · Trouble Broad · Art Cooney · ss

26 · How to Cheat at Cards · [uncredited] · ar

29 · Vietnamese Passion · Art Conto · ss

33 · Pamela Tudor · [uncredited] · pi

38 · Dream Doll · T. Luke Carter · ss

41 · Swinging Southern Comfort · [uncredited] · pi

44 · Carnal Wench · Moss Tadrack · ss

48 · Treasure Chest · [uncredited] · pi

Best for Men [Volume 5 Number 3, Whole #27, June 1966] ed. Tony Licata (Camerarts Publishing Co., 50¢, cover: [photo of Vera Novak]) []
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

2 · Enchanting Indecision · [uncredited] · pi

6 · Education of a Sex Symbol · Jack Woodford · ss

10 · The Mayor’s Wife · Fletcher Flora · ss

16 · Came a Stranger · J. H. Woos · ss

19 · Smashing, What? · [uncredited] · pi

22 · Prize · C. L. Roderman · ss

25 · Best Jokes for Men · [uncredited] · hu

26 · The Violent Years · [uncredited] · pi; movie preview.

30 · A Mousy Myth · Art Porges · ss

33 · James Bond’s Newest Bedmate · [uncredited] · ar

37 · Drum Roll · Stephen Marlow · ss

39 · That Latin Beat · [uncredited] · pi

42 · Fugitive No More · Paul Perry · ss

48 · Folk-Swinger · [uncredited] · pi

Best for Men [v5 #4, #28, August 1966] (50¢, 50pp, quarto) []
Details supplied by Rick Toothman.

6 · Speed Demon · Jack Woodford · ss

12 · Scarbook · Jonathan Craig · ss

18 · Mistaken Murder · Jack Wingate · ss

28 · Career: Killer · Kenneth Mackey · ss

35 · Henry’s Hang-Up · C. Gordon · ss

42 · Incredible Encounter · Art Porges · ss

Best for Men [Volume 5 Number 6, Whole #30, December 1966] (Camerarts Publishing Co., 50¢) []
Listing fiction only.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

6 · The Role of Seducer · Robert N. Owen · ss

12 · Make the Naked Scene · Moss Tadrack · ss

19 · Saucy Sexpot · James Houpe · ss

28 · Tale of Two Bedmates · Jack Woodford · ss

36 · Blonde, Busted & Burgling · William d’Harrel · ss

43 · Blackmail Beauty · E. A. Ebeling, Jr. · ss

Best for Men [Volume 6 Number 2, April 1967] (Camerarts Publishing Co., Inc., 50¢) []
Listing fiction only.
Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.

6 · Six Doors Out · Con Sellers · ss

11 · Not So Secret Affair · Michael Mahoney · ss

18 · The Big Hit · John Nemec · ss

28 · A Hell of a Bargain · Mike Resnick · ss

34 · Unique Seduction · Harold Allen · ss

44 · Mail Order Eros · Ray Kalnen · ss

Best Love Magazine (about)

Best Love Magazine [v1 #1, December 1936] ed. Jean Davis (Manvis Publications, Inc., pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

8 · Sweetheart Trouble · Lacey Beck · na

77 · Don’t Doubt My Love · Roy Darrow · ss

90 · Paris Romance · Joan Arthur · ss

101 · “I’ll Love You Always!” · Vina Lawrence · nv

Best Love Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, January 1943] []
Issue not indexed.

Best Love Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1943] []
Issue not indexed.

Best Love Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, July 1943] ed. Elisabeth Bruce (Western Fiction Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · No More Cinderellas · Peggy Montgomery · nv

24 · Something to Remember · Elaine Heyward · ss

32 · Her Last Command · Lucinda Baker · nv

46 · Navy Sweetheart · Mary Marsh · ss

55 · “But This Is Differen” · Ann Norway · nv

65 · Government Girl · Sandra Stone · ss

70 · The Girl at Home · Kay Faulkner · nv

84 · Bitter Heart · Jerrold Beim · ss

92 · There Is Only the Future · Evelyn Carson · ss

The Best of Argosy Annual (about)

The Best of Argosy Annual [(#1) 1976] ed. Joanne Schmidt (Popular Publications, $1.95, 132pp, quarto) []
Special Bicentennial Issue. Details supplied by Steve Miller.

6 · From the Publisher · Harry Egner · ed (r)

10 · In Search of a Mermaid · Art Buchwald · ar Argosy February 1960, as “Man in Search of a Mermaid: Copenhagen”

16 · The Hazards of Horace Bewstridge [The Oldest Member] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Argosy July 1948

20 · Gentlemen, Be Seated · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Argosy May 1948

24 · Victory Unintentional [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories August 1942

28 · Souvenir · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss Argosy December 1952

30 · Berlin Escape [James Bond] · Ian Fleming · nv The Sunday Times February 4 1962, as “The Living Daylights”

32 · Nightmare Town · Dashiell Hammett · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly December 27 1924

46 · At the Crossroads [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss Flynn’s Weekly October 30 1926

54 · The Heels of Fate · Rex Stout · ss All-Story Weekly November 17 1917

59 · Phantoms of Peace · Zane Grey · ss Munsey’s Magazine January 1913

66 · Zorro Deals with Treason [Zorro] · Johnston McCulley · nv Argosy August 18 1934

78 · The Bells of San Carlos · Max Brand · ss Argosy April 30 1938

88 · Uncle Ned’s Teeth · James Norman Hall · ss Adventure December 1946

92 · Packet of Death · MacKinlay Kantor · ss Detective Fiction Weekly September 17 1932

98 · Captain Hornblower’s Charitable Offering [Horatio Hornblower] · C. S. Forester · ss 1941

103 · The Hand · Theodore Dreiser · nv Munsey’s Magazine May 1919

112 · The Time Professor [Tubby] · Ray Cummings · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly January 8 1921

124 · The Best Seller · O. Henry · ss Munsey’s Magazine April 1909

The Best of Argosy Annual [(#2) 1976] ed. Andrew Sugar (Popular Publications, $1.95, 132pp, quarto) []
Special Commemorative Issue. Details supplied by Steve Miller.

8 · A Technical Error · O. Henry · ss Munsey’s Magazine February 1910

11 · Man-Stalk · John D. MacDonald · ss Argosy March 1950

15 · Spirit Rapping at Ristyville · Damon Runyon · ss The Cavalier May 24 1913

20 · Murder on Ice [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Argosy November 1961

37 · The Horror of the Heights · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1913

43 · Warner & Wife · Rex T. Stout · nv All-Story Cavalier Weekly February 27 1915

48 · It Happened Tomorrow · Robert Bloch · nv Astonishing Stories February 1943

59 · The Sacking of El Dorado · Max Brand · nv All-Story Weekly October 11 1919

72 · The Harmonica Mystery · P. G. Wodehouse · nv All-Story Cavalier Weekly March 13 1915
revised from “The Education of Detective Oakes” (Pearson’s, December 1914).

82 · The Greatest Adventures of the 20th Century · Lowell Thomas · ar Argosy June 1974

85 · The Shadow and the Flash · Jack London · ss The Bookman June 1903

89 · The Higher Court [Sidney Zoom] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Detective Fiction Weekly March 8 1930

96 · Earthman, Beware! · Poul Anderson · nv Super Science Stories June 1951

103 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

107 · The Horses of Bostil’s Ford · Zane Grey · ss Munsey’s Magazine June 1912

114 · Guardian Angel · Arthur C. Clarke; edited by James Blish · nv Famous Fantastic Mysteries April 1950

The Best of Back Brain Recluse (about)
--- see under Back Brain Recluse.

The Best of Flying Aces
--- see under Flying Aces.

The Best of Ghosts & Scholars (about)
--- see under Ghosts & Scholars.

The Best of Omni Science Fiction
--- see under Omni.

The Best Science Fiction (about)

Publishers:

Galaxy Publishing Co.; New York: The Best Science Fiction.

Editors:

Frederik Pohl - Editor: The Best Science Fiction.

The Best Science Fiction [No. 1 (1964)] ed. Frederik Pohl (50¢, 164pp, digest) []
from If.

6 · 2 B R 0 2 B · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss If January 1962

13 · From Gustible’s Planet [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss If July 1962

19 · In the Arena · Brian W. Aldiss · ss If July 1963

29 · Egg and Ashes · Frank Herbert · ss If November 1960

36 · The Snowbank Orbit · Fritz Leiber · nv If September 1962

51 · The Expendables [Centaurus] · A. E. van Vogt · nv If September 1963

82 · Spawning Ground · Lester del Rey · ss If September 1961

91 · Talent · Robert Bloch · ss If July 1960

103 · Die, Shadow! · Algis Budrys · nv If May 1963

119 · The Shipshape Miracle · Clifford D. Simak · nv If January 1963

129 · The Five Hells of Orion · Frederik Pohl · nv If January 1963

158 · An Incident on Route 12 · James H. Schmitz · ss If January 1962

Best Sports: (about)

Best Sports Magazine

Best Sports Magazine [v1 #1, January 1937] ed. S. Charles Goodman (Western Fiction Publishing Company, Inc., pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents.

8 · Pigskin Parade · Arthur Mann · nv; football.

31 · On the Level [Jimmy Dugan] · J. Allan Dunn · ss Short Stories January 10 1928; boxing.

41 · Death Race · William Sandmann · ss; auto racing.

50 · The Ringer · Hamilton Craigie · ss; football.

59 · “Come On, Grandpop!” · Sam Carson · ss; horse racing.

66 · Leather Lightning · Eugene Cunningham · na Fight Stories November 1928; boxing.

109 · Gridiron Fury · Samuel Taylor · ss; football.

Best Sports Magazine [v1 #2, March 1937] ed. S. Charles Goodman (Western Fiction Publ. Co. Inc, 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

8 · Roar of the Rink · Herbert L. McNary · nv

42 · Small-Time Stuff · M. H. Wallace · ss

55 · Against the Crowd · Jerry Tolan · ss

65 · He Can Take It · Jonsey Taylor · ss; baseball.

75 · Ring Romeo · Harry Shaftel · ss

86 · The Thoroughbred Kid · Bart Victor · ss

100 · “Give Him the Works!” · Johnny Lawson · ss

113 · No Alibi · Charlie Lewis · ss; football.

Best Sports Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, June 1937] ed. S. Charles Goodman (Western Fiction Publ. Co., Inc., pulp, cover: Bob Feller by H. W. Scott) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · The Diamond Murders · Wm. Edward Hayes · na; baseball.

37 · Heart of a Champ · Paul Kenny · ss

49 · Second Chance · Charlie Lewis · nv; baseball.

57 · The Green Network · Arthur Mann · ss

70 · Riders Up · Bart Victor · ss

82 · The Nine Old Men · Jerry Tolan · nv; baseball.

92 · Around the Bases · Grantland Rice · cl

99 · Tony Picks a Winner · Ken Kay Kelso · ss

101 · The Double Play Kids · Jonsey Taylor · nv; baseball.

110 · Pigskin Pusher · Johnny Lawson · ss; football.

Best Sports Magazine [v1 #4, November 1937] ed. S. Charles Goodman (Western Fiction Publ. Co. Inc, 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

8 · Up from the Sticks · Charlie Lewis · ss; baseball.

19 · The Fighting Farmer · Hal Lee · nv

33 · Borderland Baseball · Jerry Tolan · nv; baseball.

47 · Blue Grass Glory · Ross Kenton · ss

60 · The Grappler · Richard Werner · ss

70 · Clothes Don’t Make the Golfer · Day Summers · ss

80 · All-’Round Athlete · Clint Stewart · ss; baseball.

89 · Sluggers All · Jonsey Taylor · ss; baseball.

102 · Ring Bone · Johnny Lawson · nv; football.

116 · The Ring and the Cross · Harold F. Sorensen · ss

Best Sports Magazine [v1 #5, February 1938] (15¢, pulp, cover by H. W. Scott) []
Issue partially indexed.

· Diamond Tornado · William Edward Hayes · ss; baseball.

· Fence-Busters · William H. Pears · ss; baseball.

· Touchdown for a Lady · Coy Williams · ss; football.

· While 80,000 Watched · Walt Clark · ss; football.

· One Minute Left · E. Newman Eveslade · ss; football.

· Shooting Fool · Duane A. Yarnell · ss

· Crossed Baskets · Herbert L. McNary · ss

Best Sports
Title changed from Best Sports Magazine.

Best Sports [v1 #6, May 1938] (Western Fiction Publ. Co. Inc, 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) []
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

8 · “Don’t Get Hurt, Wally!” · T. W. Ford · nv

29 · Hoodoo Diamond · Ross Kenton · ss; baseball.

39 · Yes, He Knows Tennis · Johnny Lawson · ss

47 · Foggy Baskets · Omar Gwinn · ss

59 · Practice Pitcher · Dale Cole · ss; baseball.

72 · Stymied by Fate · Milton MacAfee · ss

83 · The Dancing Southpaw · Falls Maury · ss; baseball.

92 · Dynamite Fists · J. V. O’Grady · ss

111 · Pitchers Can’t Hit · William R. Cox · ss; baseball.

118 · Jos. Botts and Bro.—Fighters · Clint Warner · ss

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 1, August 1938] (Western Fiction Publishing Company, Inc., 15¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · Trouble at First · Arthur Mann · ss; baseball.

23 · Champ by a Hair · Ross Kenton · ss

36 · The Ghost Pitcher · Johnny Lawson · ss; baseball.

44 · The Flying Dutchman · Jerry Tolan · ss

61 · He Won’t Stay Down · William Culver · ss

73 · Fighting Blood · Hal Lee · ss; baseball.

80 · Double Fault · Curtis Bishop · ss

92 · Eddie the Flash · Bart Victor · ss; baseball.

102 · A Fool for Glory · James W. Egan · ss; football.

114 · Big Shot Rookie · Gary Sheene · ss; baseball.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 2, December 1938] (Western Fiction Publ. Co., Inc., 15¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by H. W. Scott) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

12 · Smashing Through · Don Partney · ss; football.

28 · Roar of the Ring · W. H. Temple · ss; boxing.

38 · The Everlasting Jinx · Jonsey Taylor · ss; baseball.

51 · The Finish That Counts · Dean Heffernan · ss; tennis.

62 · “Going Down” · Joseph DeBona · ss; boxing.

74 · Anything Goes · Dale Cole · ss; football.

89 · The Socking Fool · Ross Kenton · ss; boxing.

100 · Luck of the Track · Sam Carson · ss; horse racing.

108 · The Kid Can Take It · C. Paul Jackson · ss; baseball.

117 · Back to Back · Cosmo Bennett · ss; football.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 3, March 1939] (15¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by H. W. Scott) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Fighting Heart · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

· Pigskin Fury · Lawrence Perry · ss; football.

· The Kid from Poverty Row · Anthony Field · ss

· Pitchers and Ponies · Johnny Lawson · ss; baseball.

· Glory for Castoff Basketeers · Nelson S. Bond · ss

· Horsehide Harmony · J. J. Meany · ss; baseball.

· The Glove of Mike · James W. Egan · ss

· A Matter of Course · Colbertt Lewis · ss

· Hard—Like Steel · Richard L. Hobart · ss; baseball.

· Five in Greek · Ross Russell · ss

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 4, June 1939] (25¢, 130pp, pulp) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Hot Corner Kid · Jack Daley · ss; baseball.

· Glory for a Record-Buster · W. H. Leonard · ss

· Clouting Fool · Paul Carney · ss; baseball.

· Basket Bombardment · Roe Richmond · ss

· Big League Graveyard · Walt Clark · ss; baseball.

· The Non-Stop Fight · Carl Shepard · ss

· The Riding Kid · Sam Carson · ss

· Fielder’s Folly · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

· Tennis Trickery · Curtis Bishop · ss

· Set for the Kill · H. L. Oram · ss

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 5, December 1939] (Western Fiction Publ. Co., 15¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

10 · Blood Will Tell · Jack Daley · ss; football.

25 · Twin Trouble · Giles A. Lutz · ss; baseball.

36 · Delayed Lightning · George E. Clark · ss; boxing.

53 · Davis Cup Fury · James W. Egan · ss; tennis.

64 · Touchdown Fever · Curtis Bishop · ss; football.

76 · When Thoroughbreds Ride · Joe Bowers · ss; horse racing.

88 · Flying Cleats · R. DeWitt Miller · ss; football.

101 · Steel Heart—Steel Arm · Cyril Plunkett · ss; baseball.

108 · Interference Be Damned · Roe Richmond · ss; football.

122 · Track Glory · Martin · ar; horse racing.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 1, October 1947] (Stadium Publishing Corp., pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents.

4 · One-Man Team from Texas · C. Paul Jackson · nv; baseball.

20 · Hell on Wheels · John Lockhart · ss; auto racing.

29 · Quarterback on the Mound · E. E. Halleran · ss; baseball/football.

36 · The Touchdown Marvels · Giles A. Lutz · ss; football.

45 · The Sports Reporter · Charlie James · cl

46 · The Sultan of Swat · Walt Munson · ar

48 · Base-Hits Mean Bullets! · Theodore J. Roemer · nv; baseball.

59 · With Haymakers and Hate · Jerry Tolan · ss; boxing.

68 · Pennant Politician · J. J. Meany · nv; baseball.

79 · Cut Loose with That Cannonball! · Wm. J. Jackson · ss; tennis.

84 · The Big-League Busher · Orbe Bubisk · nv; baseball.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 2, January 1948] (Stadium Publishing Corp., 20¢, 100pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

4 · Halfback from Hades · Theodore J. Roemer · ss; football.

15 · Happy-Go-Lucky Hoopster · H. C. Butler · ss; basketball.

24 · “Don’t Be a Sucker, Kid” · Zene Tuttler · ss; boxing.

34 · Tackles Come Tough · John Wilson · ss; football.

40 · Sports Oddities · Phil Berube · ia

42 · Five Men of Destiny · Duane Yarnell · ss; basketball.

57 · Bangtail Boomerang · Giles A. Lutz · ss; horse racing.

68 · The Clown Wore Cleats · Richard Brister · ss; football.

77 · Break Fast for a Basket · C. Paul Jackson · ss; basketball.

86 · Goalie Guts and Dynamite Sticks · Norman Ober · ss; ice hockey.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 3, May 1948] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 20¢, pulp) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Sports Oddities · Phil Berube · ia

6 · Big Leaguers Never Quit! · Roe Richmond · na; baseball.

37 · Puck Poison · James Blish · ss; hockey.

46 · Pigskin Purgatory · Arnold Hano · ss; football.

55 · Sports Oddities · Phil Berube · ia

56 · Riot at the Hot Corner · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball.

69 · Magic on the Links · Richard Brister · ss; golf.

79 · Basket Breed · Ted Stratton · ss; basketball.

88 · In This Corner—Murder · H. C. Butler · ss; fight.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 4, September 1948] []
Issue partially indexed.

· “Buggy Whip” Hurler’s Pennant Fever · John Wilson · ss; baseball.

· Pressure Pilot · Jay Thorburn · ss; baseball.

· Here’s Blood in Your Eye! · Jack Rogers · ss

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 5, February 1950] (Atlas News Co., pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents.

5 · Sports Throbs · Gerard Garrett · cl

6 · Pivot, Feint, Take It Over! · Harrison Hendryx · na; football.

21 · Punches Are the Payoff · Richard Brister · ss; boxing.

30 · All Signs Off! · Nelson A. Hutto · ss; baseball.

40 · The Giant Killer · Russell Gray · nv; basketball.

52 · Baseball’s Oldest Tradition… Ladies Day! · Herb Rogoff · ms

54 · Substitute for a Diamond King · Bill Erin · na; baseball.

70 · Ice in His Heart · Humphrey Jones · nv; hockey.

79 · No Hoop Marvels Wanted! · William Heuman · nv; basketball.

89 · Go Away at the Wire! · Norman Ober · ss; horse racing.

104 · Hellion at Half · Johnny Lawson · nv; football.

115 · Highlights in the World of Sports · Herb Rogoff · ms

116 · Blood on His Fists · Ted Stratton · na; boxing.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 6, November 1950] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

6 · Hot-Corner Hotshot · Robert Turner · nv; baseball.

30 · Hick Means Hayhmaker! · H. Wieand Bowman · ss

40 · Brother Battery · C. Paul Jackson · ss; baseball.

47 · Rage Ride · Giles A. Lutz · ss

56 · Hate on the Mound · Bill Erin · ss; baseball.

65 · Cannonball Comeback · Humphrey Jones · ss

75 · The Devil Snake · Paul W. Fairman · ss; off-trail, hunting.

84 · Diamond in the Rough · John Wilson · nv Popular Baseball Spring 1949; baseball.

100 · Sports Action Camera · Herb Rogoff · pi; roller derby.

102 · Sports Throbs · Gerard Garrett · cl

106 · Golf Is a Game · W. P. Brothers · ss

110 · Quadruple Threat Man · Milton Lesser · vi; football.

114 · The Pitching Fool · Norman Ober · ss; baseball.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 7, February 1951] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) [] (Full Text)
Details supplied by Mike Russell.

6 · Pass ’Em Blind · Bill Erin · na; football.

22 · This Rube’ll Be Ready! · Richard Brister · ss; boxing.

31 · The King of Swap · C. Paul Jackson · ss; baseball.

38 · Blazing Blades · Barry Kevin · ss; hockey.

48 · Last Chance for Glory · Don Kingery · nv; baseball.

59 · Basketball Bum · David C. Cooke · ss; basketball.

67 · Hot Rod Hell · Reynolds Phillips · nv; automobile racing.

78 · Satan in Center · Ted Stratton · nv; baseball.

98 · Sports Action Camera · Herb Rogoff · pi [Ref. Jim Thorpe]; a look at athlete Jim Thorpe.

102 · Sports Throbs · Gerard Garrett · cl

104 · Sports Flashback · Herb Rogoff · cl; on the July 4, 1912 lightweight championship boxing match between Wolgast and Rivers.

105 · Where There’s Smokey, There’s a Fireball · Martin S. Madancy · ss; baseball.

112 · Big-League Pigskinner · Joe Brennan · na; football.

127 · Best Sports Gems: Great Moments in the Life of Sports Stars · Marv Karp & Seth Kantor · cl

129 · Sports Bull Session · Robert O. Erisman & Arthur Lane · cl

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 8, May 1951] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by Sai Shankar.

ifc. · What’s Your Favorite? · [uncredited] · ms

4 · Pitch for Your Life · Duane Yarnell · na; baseball.

26 · Good Morning Glory! · Norman Ober · ss; horse-racing.

34 · The Smart Hole · Giles A. Lutz · ss; golf.

47 · A Pennant to Remember · Philip St. John · ss; baseball.

53 · Half-Mile Madman · Henry B. Bachrach · ss; track.

65 · Sports Throbs · Gerard Garrett · cl

72 · How the Yanks Make Their Stars · Herb Rogoff · ar

74 · Brains in His Bat · Zene Tuttler · nv; baseball.

88 · Pro Means Deliver · Jack Sullavan · ss; tennis.

100 · Backstop from the Bench · Roe Richmond · na; baseball.

123 · Sports I. Q. · Herb Rogoff · ar

124 · Flowers for the Champ · Brent North · ss; fight.

ibc. · Sports Bull Session · [uncredited] · ms

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 9, August 1951] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · “Okay, You Want Homeruns?” · H. C. Butler · nv; baseball.

38 · Date with the Derby · Reynolds Phillips · ss; horse racing.

48 · Fastball Fix · Humphrey Jones · ss; baseball.

58 · Piledriver Fists…by Proxy · Norman Ober · ss; boxing.

67 · Grudge Race · Cordner Nelson · ss; track.

75 · What’s Your Baseball IQ? · Herb Rogoff · ia

76 · Lacrosse—Massacre or Sport? · Herb Rogoff · ia

77 · Sports Throbs · Gerard Garrett · cl

82 · Hot Corner—Cool Head · Bill Erin · ss; baseball. given as “Hot Corner—Cool Head” in the Table of Contents.

97 · Net Gain · Johnny Lawson · ss; tennis.

103 · Homicide Hurler · Jack Rogers · ss; baseball.

115 · Par’s Not Good Enough · Philip St. John · ss; golf.

121 · Champs Never Die · W. P. Brothers · ss; boxing.

Best Sports [Vol. 2 No. 10, December 1951] ed. R. O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) []
Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky.

6 · The Tackle No Team Could Tame · Gardner F. Fox · nv; football.

31 · Backstretch Bum · Thomas L. Cavanaugh · ss; horse racing.

40 · Mound War · Don Kingery · ss; baseball.

49 · Get the Goalie! · Louis Trimble · ss; ice hockey.

58 · “You’re Ready, Kid—” · Charles Larson · ss; boxing.

69 · Sports Throbs · Gerard Garrett · cl

75 · Last Quarter Means No Quarter! · Johanas L. Bouma · ss; football.

82 · Sports Action Camera: End of a Glorious Era · Herb Rogoff · ia

84 · Fast Pitch · C. Paul Jackson · ss; baseball.

97 · Hate Set · Norman Ober · ss; tennis.

108 · The Rookie Wanted Revenge · Duane Yarnell · nv; baseball.

129 · Sports Bull-Session · The Editors · ms

Best Stories (about)

Best Stories [Volume One Number One, March 1946] (B.E.C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 93pp, digest) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Big Day · Mabel Thompson Rauch · ss

· My Brother Jake · Eustace Cockrell · ss Collier’s May 29 1943

· The Time to Be Forward · Marian Castle · ss

· Cobwebs on His Hat · Marian Stearns Curry · ss

· Tough Beat · Leslie T. White · ss Collier’s February 19 1938

· Mrs. Kingland Flies Her Flag · Robert Greenwood · ss

· Silver Streak · Joshua Strong · ss

· A Thing of Beauty · Alberta Hughes Wahl · ss The American Magazine April 1943

· A Coward · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
translated from the French (“Un lâche”, Le Gaulois, January 27, 1884).

· Captain Rofe and the Sally B · Lew Dietz · ss

· Step-Dad · Jo Charlotte Brown · ss

· Mission · Sergeant Walter Roeber Schmidt · vi Liberty February 6 1943

· The Green Door · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World December 18 1904

· Picnic in Zamboanga · Margaret Jackson · ss

Best Stories [Vol. 1 No. 11, January 1947] (B.E.C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 50pp, digest) []
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Muddy Gun · John D. MacDonald · ss

· Oofty Goofty · Arthur Hargraves, Jr. · ss

· A New Year’s Eve Confession · Hermann Sudermann · ss (r)

· Tempest in December · Marian Stearns Curry · ss

· Backfire in the Ozarks · Roy Wheeler · ss

· Valley of the Snow · Robert Andersson · ss

Best Stories [Vol. 2 No. 3, May 1947] ed. Lucile V. Tocles (B.E.C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 50pp, digest) [] (Full Text)

3 · Atomic Love · Pearl C. Degenhart · ss

8 · A Letter for Miss Billy · Michael Crowley · ss

21 · The Notched Ears · John D. MacDonald · ss

36 · The Birthmark · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Pioneer March 1843

Best Stories [Vol. 2 No. 4, June 1947] ed. Lucile V. Tocles (B.E.C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 50pp, digest) [] (Full Text)

3 · The Stone · Robert Andersson · ss

10 · The Spice Box · Various · hu

11 · Spill the Milk · Doris Harkey · ss The Archive September 1946, as by Doris Harkey Meriwether

19 · Martha Goes A-Borning · Gertrude Barlow Meyers · ss

29 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3); edited and abridged.

Best Stories [Vol. II No. 7, October 1947] ed. Lucile V. Tocles (B.E.C. Publishing Company, 25¢, 50pp, digest) [] (Full Text)

3 · Clouds in a Black Sky · Orville T. Barnett · ss

18 · The Transferred Ghost · Frank R. Stockton · ss The Century Magazine May 1882

28 · The Passing of Diamond Dick · Wilber W. Wheeler · ss; given as by Wilbur W. Wheeler.

32 · The Invader · Robert Andersson · ss

39 · Good-bye Sweetheart · Evantha Caldwell · ss

Best Stories of All Time (about)
--- see under Two Gun Western Stories.

Best-Story Magazine (about)

Best-Story Magazine [No. 1, August 1926] (Hutchinson, 1/-, 224pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · The Last Time · Robert Hichens · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine July 1921

34 · A Bit of Luck · A. S. M. Hutchinson · ss Hutchinson’s Story Magazine July 1919

40 · The Twa Corbies · [uncredited] · pm The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border by Walter Scott, Kelso, 1802

41 · The Wrong Receipt · Geoffrey Moss · ss Defeat by Geoffrey Moss, Constable & Co., 1924

50 · Upon Westminster Bridge · William Wordsworth · pm Poems, In Two Volumes by William Wordsworth, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807, as “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”

51 · The Real Test · Sapper · ss The Saturday Evening Post August 23 1919

59 · Green Paint · A. E. W. Mason · nv The Windsor Magazine #180, December 1909

77 · Cupid and Campapse · J. Lyley · pm from Campaspe, Thomas Cadman, 1584

78 · The Yahi-Bahi Oriental Society · Stephen Leacock · ss Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Stephen Leacock, Bell and Cockburn, 1914

90 · At Random · The Editor · ed

91 · The Red Slippers · Kathlyn Rhodes · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine January 1922

99 · The Hunting of Helen · Gilbert Frankau · ss The Grand Magazine October 1922

108 · The Mystery of J.H. Farrer · E. Temple Thurston · ss The Strand Magazine October 1910 (+1)

128 · In Passing · Heléne Gingold · pm (r)

129 · Billy—The Dog That Made Good · Ernest Thompson Seton · ss Wild Animal Ways by Ernest Thompson Seton, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1916

134 · The City at Night · Thomas Carlyle · ex from Sartor Resartus, James Munroe and Company, 1836

135 · The Landlady · Elinor Mordaunt · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine August 1923

145 · Francine’s Muff · Henri Murger · nv Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger, Vizetelly & Co., 1888
translated from the French (“Le Manchon de Francine”, Scènes de la vie de Bohème, 1869).

153 · The Mystery of a Hansom Cab [Part 1 of 2; Kilsip & Carlton] · Fergus Hume · n. Kemp, 1886

Best-Story Magazine [No. 2, September 1926] (Hutchinson, 1/-, 192pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Mike Ashley.

5 · The Act of Faith · Rafael Sabatini · nv The Premier Magazine #12, April 1915

38 · The Company of the Marjolaine · John Buchan · nv Blackwood’s Magazine February 1909

50 · Dreams · Hèléne Gingold · pm (r)

51 · Through Enchanted Seas · Sir Philip Gibbs · ss Ladies’ Home Journal December 1920

66 · Lines to an Indian Air · P. B. Shelley · pm The Liberal #2, 1822, as “Song Written for an Indian Air”

67 · The Way of a Maid with a Man [Billy Harman & Bud Davis] · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss Pearson’s Magazine May 1923

75 · The Curse [Devon] · Eden Phillpotts · ss The Novel Magazine December 1922

82 · The Fair Sex · Various · ms; listed as by “Men”, a series of quotes about women.

83 · Natural Causes · Ian Hay · nv Blackwood’s Magazine July 1912; subtitled “An Island Comedy”.

98 · The White Brant · Rex Beach · nv Cosmopolitan September 1922

114 · Bonnie Doon · R. Burns · pm Reliques of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1818, as “The Banks o’ Doon”; this is the “second version” that begins “Ye flowery banks o’ bonie Doon”.

115 · A Beautiful Superstition? · Mrs. Belloc Lowndes · ss The Grand Magazine April 1920

125 · The Last Night · Stacy Aumonier · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine August 1922

129 · The Mystery of a Hansom Cab [Part 2 of 2; Kilsip & Carlton] · Fergus Hume · n. Kemp, 1886

Best-Story Magazine [No. 3, October 1926] (Hutchinson, 1/-, 192pp, pulp) []
Subtitled “Incorporating The Smart Set and Standard Stories”.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents.

5 · The Man with the Broken Nose [Lord George Tarlyon; Michael Wagstaffe] · Michael Arlen · ss The Strand Magazine March 1923

13 · From the Collection of the Duke · Anthony Hope · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 26 1913

21 · The Little Greystone Cottage · Gwendolen Paterson · pm

22 · Roses · Andrew Soutar · ss The Premier Magazine #32, December 1916

38 · Fleet Street · Leslie M. Oyler · pm

39 · So as by Fire · Robert Keable · ar Hutchinson’s Magazine January 1925

49 · Big Boy Blue [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · ss Cosmopolitan November 1920

53 · The Valley of Desolation · “Rita” · ss The Millionaire Girl, and Other Stories by Rita, Eveleigh Nash, 1908

69 · The Odyssey of Oliver Jones · Dale Collins · ss Everybody’s May 1924

78 · Afterwards · Patience Ropes · pm

79 · The Shrinking Shoe · Sir Walter Besant · ss The Pall Mall Magazine November 1893

88 · Tennessee’s Partner · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly October 1869

93 · A Lone Hand · Ferdinand Berthoud · ss Adventure mid March 1921

113 · The Charm · Dolf Wyllarde · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine February 1922

120 · False Values · F. S. Howard-Burleigh · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine April 1922

127 · The Poacher · “Etienne” · ar Hutchinson’s Magazine February 1922

132 · Self and Herself · Peter Blundell · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine May 1922

137 · A Blind Alley [Part 1 of 2] · E. W. Savi · nv Digby & Long, 1911

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