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Exciting Sports [v3 #3, Winter (December 1942) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-star football fiction number.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

10 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

15 · Pigskin Topkick · T. W. Ford · na; football.

63 · Squad Clown · Johnston McCulley · ss; football.

72 · Touchdown Taboo · C. Paul Jackson · nv; football.

90 · Gilt-Edge Halfback · Henry Bela Bachrach · ss; football.

99 · Back That Block · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [v4 #1, Spring (March) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-star baseball fiction number.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

8 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

15 · Hit and Run · Duane Yarnell · na; baseball.

55 · Play It Safe! · Nelson A. Hutto · ss; baseball.

62 · Baseball Is Winning the War · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar

66 · The Millionaire Kid · Herbert L. McNary · nv; baseball.

85 · The Luck of the Bengals · Carter Sprague · ss; baseball.

88 · Fresh Heir · A. R. Thurman · ss; baseball.

99 · War Horse · William Heuman · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v4 #2, Summer (July) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-star baseball fiction number. Reduction in pages to 96.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

13 · Fallen Hero · Tracy Mason · nv; baseball.

45 · Diamond Palooka · Theodore J. Roemer · ss; baseball.

53 · First Base Flop · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

61 · Fish for Food · Charles E. Jackson · ms

62 · Starstruck Southpaw · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; baseball.

77 · Baseball Ghost · Ronald Oliphant · ss; baseball.

84 · The Voodsman from Vermont · Harold de Polo · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v4 #3, Fall (October) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

8 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

15 · Touchdown in Tunisia · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; football.

37 · It Has to Be Football · Vance Porter · ss; football.

44 · Little Tin Whistle · Tracy Mason · nv; football.

59 · Tanglefoot’s Place · Jack O’Brien · ss; football.

68 · Blame It on the War · Ted Stratton · nv; football.

81 · Sport Must Prove Itself · John R. Tunis · ms

82 · Four-F Charley · Carter Sprague · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [v5 #1, Winter (January) 1944] (Standard/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Gala Football Fiction Number.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

13 · Backfield Bomber · C. Paul Jackson · nv; football.

28 · The Running Back · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; illustrated by R. S. Pious; football.

41 · The Ghost of Danny Frayne · Johnston McCulley · ss; football.

50 · The Eleventh Sucker · Jack O’Brien · nv; illustrated by R. S. Pious; football.

62 · The Scoring Game · Carter Sprague · ar

65 · Gridiron Softie · Willis S. Graham · ss; football.

73 · Crutch Brigade · Raley Brien · ss; illustrated by R. S. Pious; football.

81 · Touchdown for the Army · Jack Terry · ss; football.

86 · Our Freedom and Honor · Ralph Henry Barbour · ms; War Bonds message.

Exciting Sports [v5 #2, Spring (May) 1944] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-Star Baseball Fiction Number.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

13 · The Rookie Shortstop · William O’Sullivan · na; baseball.

31 · What a Relief · A. R. Thurman · ss; baseball.

42 · Double or Anything · Carter Sprague · ss; baseball.

48 · The Nothing Ball · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; baseball.

57 · Most Valuable Player · Don Tracy · ss; baseball.

68 · Big League Busher · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v5 #3, Fall (September) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Gala baseball fiction number. A missed issue (Summer 1944) and another reduction in pages.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

11 · First Place or Bust! · Herbert L. McNary · nv; baseball.

26 · Say It with Curves · Jackson Cole · ss; baseball.

34 · Diamond Dynamite · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv; baseball.

48 · Jughandle Jonah · Carter Sprague · ss; baseball.

51 · For the Good of the Game · Don Tracy · ss; baseball.

61 · Sometimes You Gamble · Jack O’Brien · ss; baseball.

69 · First Base Blues · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 6 No. 1, Winter 1945] (Standard/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
This issue is billed on the cover as “All-Star Football Fiction Number”.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

11 · Saturday’s Has-Been · T. W. Ford · nv; football.

32 · The Big Push · Ted Stratton · ss; football.

44 · The Turtle-Back · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; football.

51 · Sing a Song of Six Points · Richard Brister · ss; football.

59 · Fumblefist Plays the Game · Johnston McCulley · ss; football.

66 · Jailbird Formation · William D. Gorman · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 6 No. 2, Spring (May) 1945] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
All-Star Baseball Fiction Number.
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Come Out Batting · Herbert L. McNary · na; baseball.

32 · Big League Fluke · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball.

42 · Meet the Author of This Story · The Editor · bg; about Max Carey.

42 · Baseball Doctor · Max Carey · ss; baseball.

49 · Spotty Performance · Matt Lee · ss; baseball.

51 · Get Me Two Games · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

59 · Pitch ’Em Pete · Cliff Walters · ss; baseball.

65 · The Comeback Trail · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 6 No. 3, Fall (October) 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

8 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

11 · Gridiron Gamble · William Heuman · nv; football.

25 · Suicide at Second · W. H. Temple · ss; baseball.

32 · Pile Driver · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; football.

42 · Big Moment · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; baseball.

47 · He’s All-American Now! · Carter Sprague · ar

49 · Prince Hit · Richard Brister · ss; baseball.

57 · Ticket to Booneville · Will Bruce · ss; baseball.

59 · Code of the Monkey · Matt Lee · ss

65 · Jockey’s Faith · Jack B. Creamer · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 7 No. 1, Spring (April) 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Increase in pages.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Pennant Winner · Joseph Kenney · nv; baseball.

34 · The Red Light King · William J. O’Sullivan · nv

44 · Double Trouble for Hoopsters · Lionel Day · ss

52 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

56 · Football Fuehrer · Joe Archibald · ss; football.

65 · Youth Will Be Aced · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

73 · Cheesecake Champ · Robert S. Fenton · ss

84 · You Gotta Be Tough · Bob Ford · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 7 No. 2, Summer (July) 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · The Cheer Leader · The Editor · cl

9 · Spikes in the Spotlight · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball.

47 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

52 · Ixnay on the Ixfay · William J. O’Sullivan · nv

71 · Money Player · William C. Fay · ss

77 · Gravity Smasher · Richard Brister · ss

88 · Dumb Bunny · Martin Ryerson · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 7 No. 3, Fall 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) []
Another increase in pages, together with a price increase.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · It’s Only a Game · William J. O’Sullivan · nv All-American Sports February 1941; football.

42 · Shot Put Shenanigans · Richard Brister · ss

52 · Settled in Full · Tracy Mason · nv; football.

65 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

69 · Front Running Chucker · Will Lloyd · ss; baseball.

78 · On the Rebound · Herbert L. McNary · ss

86 · Star on Paper · Ernie Hartwell · ss; baseball.

89 · A Fortune on First · Will Bruce · ss; baseball.

98 · Three Point Miler · Lloyd Derrickson · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 8 No. 1, Winter 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Hoop Magic · Joe Archibald · nv

27 · Pinch Pitcher · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; baseball.

35 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

39 · One More Mile · Richard Brister · ss

48 · Tiger of the Rink · John Wilson · nv

60 · Weight for Baby · William O’Sullivan · ss

70 · They Do Come Back · T. W. Ford · nv; football.

83 · Winner Fake All · Tom Thursday · ss

89 · Pigskin Patten · Robert S. Fenton · ss; football.

97 · My Brother Johnny · William Campbell Gault · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 8 No. 2, Spring 1947] (Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

11 · Base Hit Blues · John Wilson · nv; baseball.

25 · Too Much Muscle · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; track & field.

34 · The Glass Head · Roger Fuller · nv; boxing.

49 · Veteran Volleys · Richard Brister · ss; tennis.

58 · The Big Try · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball.

72 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

76 · Sports Briefs · [uncredited] · ms

77 · It Ain’t Soft, Chum · J. Lane Linklater · ss; softball.

84 · Hot Corner Headache · Martin Ryerson · ss; baseball.

89 · An Honorable Affair · Harrison Hendryx · vi; boxing.

91 · Mercury Maestro · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; track.

99 · Soccer Show-Off · H. C. Butler · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; soccer.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 8 No. 3, Summer 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Hitchy-Coo Hitter · Roger Fuller · nv; illustrated by C. A. Murphy; baseball.

29 · A Mickey for Mickey · Kenny Kenmare · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; rowing.

38 · The Greatest Fighter in the World · Louis L’Amour · nv; illustrated by Robert Jenney; boxing.

56 · Wheels of Fortune · William Campbell Gault · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; auto racing.

68 · The Queen of Diamonds · Harrison Hendryx · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; baseball.

78 · Four-Minute Mile · Rex Sherrick · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy; track & field.

89 · Rink Wolf No More · T. W. Ford · ss; illustrated by Louis Ravielli; hockey.

95 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl; Coy McGee, Tilly Walker, Stanley Ketchel & Billy Papke, Cy Williams, Ben Hogan.

100 · A Bucket of Blood · John Wilson · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; boxing.

Exciting Sports [v9 #1, Fall 1947] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · The Bubble Bath King · Joseph Kenney · nv; football.

30 · Ride for Me · John Wilson · nv; horse racing.

45 · Jumping Jehoshephat! · William O’Sullivan · ss; track.

54 · Feud in the Backfield · Roger Fuller · nv; football.

71 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

76 · The Spot Pitcher · T. W. Ford · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; baseball.

85 · Always Second · John Lockhart · ss; illustrated by Louis Ravielli; auto racing.

93 · My Joey · Martin Ryerson · ss; boxing.

99 · Goal Line Payoff · C. Paul Jackson · ss; illustrated by Robert Jenney; football.

Exciting Sports [v9 #2, December 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) []
From this issue Exciting Sports moved onto a bi-monthly schedule for the only time, for just over a year.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Bench Captain · Bill Erin · nv; football.

38 · Fourteen Footer · Richard Brister · ss

47 · Split Second Fighter · Jackson Cole · ar

52 · Wings Over the Diamond · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball.

69 · High Destiny · William O’Sullivan · ss

79 · One for the Book · Perry Dixon · ss

82 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

86 · The Big Race · Tom Tucker · nv

Exciting Sports [v9 #3, February 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Hall of Fame · William O’Sullivan · nv

33 · Ready for the Bricks · Coleman Meyer · ss

43 · Cinder Dust · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

52 · Reunion in the Ring · Tracy Mason · nv

65 · National Singles Winners · [uncredited] · ar

66 · Water Polo Waterloo · John Wilson · nv

81 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

86 · The Hard Way · Perry Dixon (by Joe Archibald) · ss; football.

97 · Ghost on the Gridiron · Willis Graham · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [v10 #1, April 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Play Ball! · William O’Sullivan · nv Sports Novels Magazine June/July 1938; baseball.

31 · Come-Back · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

40 · The Female of the Species · Tom Tucker · nv

58 · Champ · Ted Stratton · ss; baseball.

64 · Hell’s Boxoffice · John Wilson · nv

81 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

87 · Football Rediscovered · Tracy Mason · ss; football.

94 · Backstop on the Spot · T. W. Ford · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v10 #2, June 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · Bush League Miracle · Don Keene · nv; baseball.

29 · Dust on the Gloves · Herbert L. McNary · ss

38 · What Price Shanty? · Joe Gregg · ss; baseball.

46 · Down the Middle · William O’Sullivan · nv

64 · All-Court Game · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

72 · Mercury’s Melody · William Campbell Gault · nv

85 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

90 · The Americano Takes the Cancha · Roy Lopez · ss

100 · The Frame · Jack Kofoed · ss; football.

Exciting Sports [v10 #3, August 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · The Veteran and the Rookie · Bill Erin · nv; baseball.

25 · In Tribute Only · Walter Roeber Schmidt · ss; football.

34 · Return Fight · Joe Archibald · nv

50 · The Peacemaker · William O’Sullivan · ss

58 · All American Fire Fighters · Charles S. Strong · ar

65 · The Investment of Chesty Jones · W. C. Tuttle · ss; baseball.

73 · Big Time Boy · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; baseball.

82 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

87 · Say It with Leather · H. C. Butler · ss

96 · Big Man Little Man · Roger Fuller · ss

Exciting Sports [v11 #1, October 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · Gambler’s Gold · Tom Tucker · nv; football.

28 · Five Cent Mile · Llewellyn Hughes · ss

39 · Bull Pen Busher · Cosmo Bennett · ss; baseball.

48 · Rainbow in His Glove · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv

63 · Victory Delayed · John Prescott · ss

72 · Born for the Bush Leagues · Roy Lopez · nv; baseball.

88 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

93 · It Comes Up Mud · Todhunter Ballard · ss

101 · Earned Point for Perkins · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Exciting Sports [v11 #2, December 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

13 · One Down, Ten to Go · Herbert L. McNary · nv; football.

30 · Take It the Hard Way · Louis L’Amour · nv

45 · Roll That Thing · Giles A. Lutz · ss

56 · Howitzer of the Hockey-Lanes · Nat Benson · ar

62 · Hoist Me Another · M. M. Tinney · ss

71 · Tape Bust · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

75 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

80 · Old Million Bucks · Roger Fuller · nv; football.

96 · You Never Know · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; baseball.

113 · A Message from Joe Louis · Joe Louis · ms

Exciting Sports [v11 #3, February 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Reduction in pages and last bi-monthly issue.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · The Understudy · Don Keene · nv

26 · Good-by Glory · T. W. Ford · nv

42 · Pigskin Pressure · Richard Brister · ss; football.

52 · One for the Money · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

60 · All-Time Field Goal Champion · Matt Lee · ar

61 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

66 · The Set Throw · William O’Sullivan · nv

82 · Foul Over First · Theodore J. Roemer · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 12 Number 1, Summer 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · The Veteran Catcher · William O’Sullivan · nv; baseball.

33 · That’s Different · Joe Gregg · ss; football.

41 · Hot Tip · Ted Minor · ss

44 · Wimbledon Finals · Don Keene · nv

60 · Bare Knuckles or Gloves · Richard Brister · ss

69 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

74 · Get Me a Winner · Edward Howey · ss

83 · The Burden of Proof · Kenny Kenmare · ss

Exciting Sports [Vol. 12 Number 2, Fall 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · The Cardboard Coach · John Wilson · nv; baseball.

29 · The Hampered Hurdler · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

39 · The Winning Colors · Kenny Kenmare · ss

47 · Throw Your Weight Around · Richard Brister · ss

56 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

62 · Dust ’Em with Aces · Theodore J. Roemer · ss

74 · Pigskins in the Spring · William O’Sullivan · nv; football.

Exciting Sports [Vol. 12 Number 3, Winter 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) []
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Chalk Line Champions · John Wilson · nv; football.

34 · Hoop Happy · Stewart Sterling · nv

50 · Come Up Fighting! · Johanas L. Bouma · ss

57 · No-Letter Man · Roy Lopez · ss

67 · Miracle in Lead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

75 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

82 · Luck Is No Lady · Hal K. Wells · ss; baseball.

Exciting Sports [v13 #1, Spring 1950] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · The Third Stringer · T. W. Ford · nv; football.

26 · King of the Salt Flats · Frank Cunningham · ar; about racing car driver Ab Jenkins.

33 · Shot in the Rough · Roy Lopez · ss

43 · Midget Mayhem · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

52 · One Jackpot Fighter · Richard Brister · nv

67 · Most Valuable Player · Joe Gregg · ss; baseball.

75 · Homestretch Heartbreak · David X. Manners · ss Thrilling Sports Spring 1947

81 · Piperock Muscle Men · W. C. Tuttle · ss

Exciting Sports [v13 #2, Summer 1950] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · The Red-Headed Latin · William O’Sullivan · nv; baseball.

32 · Blood on the Wheel · John Wilson · nv; auto racing.

54 · Little Meteor · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar; boxer Willie Jackson.

58 · Diamond Data · [uncredited] · ms

59 · Wait Up, Weightman · Richard Brister · ss; track.

69 · The Dependable Bum · Roger Fuller · ss; wrestling.

77 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl

85 · Aces for Andy · Kenny Kenmare · ss; tennis.

Five Sports Classics Magazine
Title changed from Exciting Sports.

Five Sports Classics Magazine [v13 #3, Fall 1950] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 146pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

11 · Under False Colors · T. W. Ford · nv Exciting Football Winter 1945; football.

35 · Bigger Than Baseball · William O’Sullivan · nv Popular Sports Magazine October 1939, as “Bigger Than the Game”; baseball.

61 · Lightning Rider · Johanas L. Bouma · ss; horse racing.

68 · Wake for a Warrior · William Campbell Gault · nv; boxing.

94 · Rose Bowl Fever · Nelson S. Bond · na Popular Sports Magazine December 1939; football.

119 · Neighbor Is a Word · Tom Tucker · ss; boxing.

126 · Starstruck Southpaw · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv Exciting Sports Summer 1943; baseball.

Five Sports Classics Magazine [v14 #1, Winter 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp+, pulp) []
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · The Key Block · John Wilson · nv; football.

34 · Leather Lightning · Joe Archibald · nv Popular Sports Magazine October 1938; boxing.

57 · Gridiron Shortstop · Alexis Rossoff · nv Thrilling Sports Winter 1943; baseball.

78 · Hellion in the Backfield · Arthur Mann · na Popular Sports Magazine February 1938; football.

102 · The Fielder from Nowhere · Jack Weaver (by Jay Thorburn) · nv Popular Sports Magazine June 1939; baseball.

129 · Sporting Around · Harold Helfer · ms

Five Sports Classics Magazine [Vol. 14 No. 2, Spring 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 130pp, quarto) []

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · Pennant Winner · Joseph Kenney · nv Exciting Sports Spring 1946; baseball.

31 · The Strategy of Hate · Bill Erin · ss; gridiron.

38 · Beetle Brows · Arthur J. Burks · nv Popular Sports Magazine April 1938; boxing.

60 · Meeting on the River · T. W. Ford · nv Thrilling Sports July 1941, as “Mutiny on the River”; regatta.

75 · By Life or Death · Sam Carson · ss Popular Sports Magazine Fall 1942; horse-racing.

82 · The Touchdown Way · John Wilson · nv; football.

112 · Strange Teammates · Alexis Rossoff · nv Exciting Sports Summer 1941; baseball.

Five Sports Classics Magazine [v14 #3, Summer 1951] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl

9 · Potentially Great · Richard Brister · nv; baseball.

26 · Ixnay on the Ixfay · William J. O’Sullivan · nv Exciting Sports Summer 1946; wrestling.

46 · The Millionaire Kid · Herbert L. McNary · nv Exciting Sports Spring 1943; baseball; given as by T.W. Ford.

63 · The Hit Parade · William Carter · ms

64 · Not Enough Psychology · Hal K. Wells · ss; football.

74 · Winner Take Nothing · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; boxing.

82 · Purple Heart Passer · Will Bruce · nv Exciting Football Winter 1946; football.

103 · Money in Midgets · Leonard Lupton · ss Thrilling Sports January 1942; auto racing.

113 · Four Men on Horseback · Stewart Banks · nv Thrilling Sports July 1940; given as by Stuart Banks. polo.

129 · Jockey Tricks · Mark Knight · ar

Exciting Sports (Canada) (about)

Exciting Sports (Canada) [Vol. 9 No. 1, Fall 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 114pp, pulp) []
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl Exciting Sports Fall 1947

11 · The Bubble Bath King · Joseph Kenney · nv Exciting Sports Fall 1947; football.

30 · Ride for Me · John Wilson · nv Exciting Sports Fall 1947; horse racing.

45 · Jumping Jehoshephat! · William O’Sullivan · ss Exciting Sports Fall 1947; track.

54 · Feud in the Backfield · Roger Fuller · nv Exciting Sports Fall 1947; football.

71 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl Exciting Sports Fall 1947

76 · The Spot Pitcher · T. W. Ford · ss Exciting Sports Fall 1947; baseball.

85 · Always Second · John Lockhart · ss Exciting Sports Fall 1947; auto racing.

93 · My Joey · Martin Ryerson · ss Exciting Sports Fall 1947; boxing.

99 · Goal Line Payoff · C. Paul Jackson · ss Exciting Sports Fall 1947; football.

Exciting Sports (Canada) [v11 #2, December 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · The Cheer Leader · Cap Fanning · cl Exciting Sports December 1948

13 · One Down, Ten to Go · Herbert L. McNary · nv Exciting Sports December 1948; illustrated by C. A. Murphy; football.

30 · Take It the Hard Way · Louis L’Amour · nv Exciting Sports December 1948; illustrated by C. A. Murphy; boxing.

45 · Roll That Thing · Giles A. Lutz · ss Exciting Sports December 1948; illustrated by Robert Jenney; auto racing.

56 · Howitzer of the Hockey-Lanes · Nat Benson · ar Exciting Sports December 1948; about hockey player Maurice “Rocket” Richard.

62 · Hoist Me Another · M. M. Tinney · ss Exciting Sports December 1948; illustrated by Robert Jenney; hockey.

71 · Tape Bust · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Exciting Sports December 1948; illustrated by C. A. Murphy; track & field.

75 · Thrills in Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl Exciting Sports December 1948; about Lefty Grove, Mike McTigue, Pat Serrey, Ivan Rasputin, Stud Poker (race horse) & R. L. Baird (Jockey), Fred Haas.

80 · Old Million Bucks · Roger Fuller · nv Exciting Sports December 1948; illustrated by C. A. Murphy; football.

96 · You Never Know · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Exciting Sports December 1948; baseball.

113 · A Message from Joe Louis · Joe Louis · ms Exciting Sports December 1948

Exciting Western (about)

Exciting Western [v1 #1, Fall (August) 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke & Tom Daniels.

4 · Hola, Pards! · The Editor · ed

14 · The Gun Outpost · Larry A. Harris · nv

36 · Bronc Stomper · Chuck Martin · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst

45 · Gun-Swifts of Gila Valley · John A. Saxon · ss

54 · The Fighting Deputy [Doug Farney] · William L. Hopson · nv

70 · Diplomat of the Range · Tom Curry · ss

80 · Flatnose Borrows a Horse [“Flatnose” Piper] · E. A. Clancy · ss

92 · Boot Hill Buckaroo · C. William Harrison · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

106 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

Exciting Western [v1 #2, Winter (December) 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke & Tom Daniels.

8 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

16 · The Arizona Ranger [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

37 · Flatnose Piper Moves [“Flatnose” Piper] · Eugene A. Clancy · ss

48 · Badland Trail [Doug Farney] · William L. Hopson · nv; illustrated by Wilcox

66 · Gun Peace for Toprock · Frank Carl Young · ss

75 · Gunpowder Burns Deep · Gunnison Steele · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst

84 · Outlaw’s Doom · Raley Brien · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst

92 · Colt Cleanup in Carrizal · R. E. Obets · nv

Exciting Western [v1 #3, March 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

8 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

14 · Paige of the Pony Express [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

36 · The Epic Spectacle · Bert A. Sandborgh · ss

47 · On the Mesa · Sam Brant · ss

56 · Arizona Ranger Trouble [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

74 · Guns on the Gold Trail · Bayson Bickhorn · ss

83 · Pards of Destiny · U. Stanley Aultman · ss

90 · Two-Gun Troubleshooter · Wm. Corcoran · nv

Exciting Western [v2 #1, May 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Given as v2 #4 in the Table of Contents.
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

8 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

14 · Judgment of the Range · Ralph R. Perry · nv

37 · Barry Comes Back · Andrew I. Albert · ss

45 · Little Old Lady from Texas · Harold de Polo · ss

54 · Arizona Ranger Roundup [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

73 · Kid Lawman · Hapsburg Liebe · ss

81 · Gamblin’ Man · Raley Brien · ss

88 · Alamo Paige Rides the Warpath [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

Exciting Western [v2 #2, Summer 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

14 · Calamity Road · J. Edward Leithead · nv

41 · Free and Easy · Maury Gosfield · ss

52 · Death Rides the Pony Express [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

70 · A Deal in Horses · Tom Curry · ss Texas Rangers April 1941

79 · Waddy on the Prod · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

87 · The Fugitive · Sam Alexander · ss

88 · Arizona Ranger Guns [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

106 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

Exciting Western [v2 #3, Fall 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

8 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

14 · Alamo Paige, Wanted Outlaw [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

34 · Guns to the Rescue · Tom Curry · nv

52 · Tooth for a Lie · Maury Gosfield · ss

63 · Devil’s Detour · Clinton Dangerfield · ss

74 · Trouble Stalks the Range [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

93 · Hot-Lead Gold · Sam Brant · ss

101 · Hellion Pack · Lee Bond · ss

Exciting Western [v3 #1, Winter (December) 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

10 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

15 · Glory for an Outcast · Larry A. Harris · nv

38 · The Rustler Trail [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

61 · Good and Dead · John A. Thompson · ss

68 · The Overland Mail [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

87 · Dude Menace · Eugene A. Clancy · ss

97 · Thieves Fall Out · Cordwell Staples · ss

Exciting Western [v3 #2, March 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

8 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

15 · Where the Trail Forks · Johnston McCulley · ss

24 · Phantom Guns [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

45 · Whose Outlaw? · Harry E. Baker · ss

52 · The Mochila of Destiny [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

71 · Good Reputation · Cordwell Staples · ss

80 · The Nester War · Tom Curry · nv

99 · Range Hogs Can’t Win · John A. Thompson · ss

Exciting Western [v3 #3, Spring 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke & Tom Daniels.

10 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

17 · Gold Loot [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

37 · Sad Sam’s Joy Jag · Thomas H. Regan · ss

46 · Hangnoose Hides [Bucky O’Dell] · L. P. Holmes · nv

64 · Ranger, Dig Your Grave [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

84 · Man-Size Maverick · Gunnison Steele · ss

92 · The Trail Herd · Allan K. Echols · ss

95 · Guns for Revenge · Joseph J. Millard · ss

Exciting Western [v4 #1, Summer 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by Rusty Burke.

8 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

11 · The Shootin’ Fool · Claude Rister · ss

20 · Colt Crusader · Joe Archibald · na

48 · Gunmen’s Town [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

67 · Gold Bricks · Frank D. Compagnon · ss

70 · The Phantom Buffalo [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv

88 · Without Gunplay · Clark Gray · ss

97 · The Bullet Trail · Charles N. Heckelmann · ss

Exciting Western [v4 #2, Fall 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

13 · Blood on His Badge · Gunnison Steele · ss

20 · Guns of New Mexico · Thomas H. Regan · na

47 · The Black Stallion · Charles Smith · ss; illustrated by Wynne W. Davies

52 · Outlaws of the Overland [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv; illustrated by Orban

71 · Wonders of the West: Largest Cow in the World · [uncredited] · ia

72 · The Land Swindle [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

90 · Aces Up · George E. Magee · ss

99 · Stuckup Stickup · Hapsburg Liebe · ss

102 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

113 · Power Without Horses · [uncredited] · ms

Exciting Western [Vol. 4 No. 3, Winter 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) []
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

10 · Trail Blazers · Captain Ranger · cl

15 · Trouble Is Where You Find It · Lionel Day · na

41 · Star of the Desert · Hascal Giles · ss

50 · Murder on the Telegraph Trail [Alamo Paige, Pony Express] · Reeve Walker · nv; illustrated by Orban

69 · Livery Stable Blues · Allan K. Echols · ss

72 · Tucson Terror [Navajo Tom Raine, Arizona Ranger] · Jackson Cole · nv

93 · Bear-Trapped Hombre · Gunnison Steele · ss

97 · “Attack at 0600!” · Dawson Olmstead · ms

98 · Gun Hand · Lansing Stebbins · ss

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