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Popular Western [Vol. XLIII No. 3, January 1953] ed. David X. Manners (Better Publications, 25¢, 114pp, standard pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) (Full Text)

6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl

8 · The Liars’ Club · The Readers · cl

10 · One Ranger—One Redhead · Lee Floren · na

31 · Woodman, Spare That Tree · Harold Helfer · ms

42 · The Crooked River Cleanup · Syl MacDowell · ss

49 · Texans Can’t Lose · Norman Renard · ts

50 · Web-Foot Cowboy · Frank Richardson Pierce · na

55 · [cartoon] · Hagglund · ct

61 · Gunman’s Gallery · [uncredited] · pi

78 · Change of Address · Seth Ranger · ss

84 · That No-Good Nester Gal · Tom Hopefield · nv

97 · Bunkhouse Fun · Lawrence J. Hefner · pz

98 · Taming of the Shrewd · Cliff Walters · ss Ranch Romances 2nd October 1941

101 · Ozark Jones · Clinton Taylor · pm

102 · Powder and Flint · Max Kesler · ss

Popular Western [Vol. XLIV No. 1, March 1953] ed. Everett H. Ortner (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl

9 · The Liars’ Club · The Readers · cl

10 · Pasear Below the Border · Seven Anderton · na

27 · [cartoon] · Mel Millar · ct

35 · Western Gallery · [uncredited] · pi

42 · War in Wapiti · Al Storm · ss

54 · Incident at Kellogg’s Grove · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss

62 · Last of the Wild Herd · Bess Ritter · ar

63 · Shookman’s Steer · Hascal Giles · ss

71 · Bad Man’s Lullaby · Tom Hopefield · ss

81 · Shadow on the Star · Allan K. Echols · ss

89 · Child of God · Robert Stephens · ss

93 · Bunkhouse Fun · Lawrence J. Hefner · pz

94 · Loot and the Law [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv

101 · Loony Limerick · [uncredited] · pm

Popular Western [Vol. XLIV No. 2, May 1953] ed. Everett H. Ortner (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp)

6 · The Home Corral · Doc Long Trail · cl

9 · The Liars’ Club · The Readers · cl

10 · A Queen for Sin-Town · T. C. McClary · na

25 · Target Practice · B. W. Matthews · ms

35 · The Elbow Basin Broil · Ben Frank · ss

44 · Grim Command · Phil Ray · ss

52 · [cartoon] · Rosebraugh · ct

53 · Of Mustangs and Men · Allan K. Echols · ar

54 · The Tonto Terror · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv

61 · How’s Your Horse Sense? · Joseph C. Stacey · qz

67 · The Rush at Skamooch · L. D. Geumlek · ss

74 · Sixgun Judas · Tom Roan · ss

82 · The Taming of Bent Fork · Philip Morgan · ss

88 · Sidewinder · Raymond Paul · ss

92 · Flags in the Dusk · Cliff Walters · ss

96 · Desert Massacre · George Kilrain · ss

109 · Desert Dust · Harold Helfer · ms

113 · The Nine-Dollar Mine · Norman Renard · ar

Popular Western [Vol. XLIV No. 3, August 1953] ed. Everett H. Ortner (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry)
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl; illustrated by Pete Martinez

9 · The Liars’ Club · The Readers · cl

10 · Hell at High Noon · Burkett H. Wamsley · na

23 · Desert Thieves · Bert Roberts · ar

35 · Boogered Birds · Carter Johnson · ar

55 · Matters of States · Joseph C. Stacey · qz

56 · Red-Eye Reveille · Jim Conner · ss

61 · Bull Session · Allan K. Echols · ar

62 · A Piece of Blanket · T. C. McClary · ss

70 · An Ace Up His Sleeve · Marc Miller · ss

74 · The Black Saddle · Gardner F. Fox · nv

85 · Glory Road · Al Storm · ss

92 · The Boot Hill Caller · Norman Renard · ts

94 · Guns for the Shirt-Tail Brigade · George Kilrain · nv

103 · Lair of the Lawless · Gene Olson · ar

Popular Western [v45 #1, November 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better/Thrilling Publications, 25¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl

9 · The Liars’ Club · The Readers · cl

10 · Back Trail · Lewis B. Patten · na

23 · Poor Marksmen · Earl H. Foreman · ar; given as by Earl H. Freeman on the story itself.

41 · White Man’s Liver · Giles A. Lutz · ss

49 · Chinese Puzzle · L. D. Geumlek · ss; illustrated by Orban

58 · Blood Feud · Steuart Emery · nv

67 · Shoes for Bulls · Sam Brant · ar

82 · The Long Ride · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss

90 · The Last Trick · Bryan Croghan · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

97 · Montez the Magnificent · William Gray · ss

105 · Indian Rub-Outs · Tex Mumford · ar

106 · Gone to Texas · Ralph R. Perry · ss

Popular Western (Canada) (about)

Popular Western (Canada) [January 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Scarlet Scalp [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv Popular Western July 1942

· Wagonwheel War [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western July 1942

· The Return of the Outlaw · William L. Hopson · nv Popular Western July 1942

Popular Western (Canada) [v23 #2, April 1943] (Better/Thrilling Publications, pulp)
Reprint of the September 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from listing on ABEBooks.

· Pistol Loot [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western September 1942

· Iron Horse Stampede [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv Popular Western September 1942

· Rebel Cowmen Die Hard · Ed Earl Repp · nv Popular Western September 1942

· Wilderness Gun Daughter · Jackson Cole · nv (r)

· Colt Call to Disaster · Charles N. Heckelmann · ss Popular Western September 1942

· Once a Man Kills · Allan R. Bosworth · ss Popular Western September 1942

· Clean-Up in the Klondike · John A. Thompson · ss Popular Western September 1942

· Beef a la Mode · Reeve Walker · ss (r)

· Every Trail Has a Rider · Wayne D. Overholser · ss Popular Western September 1942

Popular Western (Canada) [July 1943] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Prairie Wolf · Johnston McCulley · nv Popular Western January 1943

Popular Western (Canada) [January 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Comanche Caravan [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv Popular Western July 1943

Popular Western (Canada) [April 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Fists and Guns [Rusty Ryan] · L. P. Holmes · nv Popular Western September 1943

· Santa Fe Trail Race [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv Popular Western September 1943

· Bordertown Boss [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western September 1943

Popular Western (Canada) [July 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Dodge City Tinhorns · Ed Earl Repp · ss Popular Western November 1943

· The Trail of the Centipede [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss Popular Western November 1943

Popular Western (Canada) [v25 #2, October 1944] (15¢, pulp)
Partial reprint of the January 1942 (US) issue, plus two stories from elsewhere.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl (r)

· Land of Missing Men [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western January 1944

· The Cold Deck · Oscar J. Friend · ss Popular Western January 1944

· The James Boy Rides · Laurence Donovan · nv Popular Western January 1944

· Lark’s a Lady · Stanley E. Anderson · ss Popular Western January 1944

· Rustlers on the Border [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv Popular Western January 1944

· My Duel with Yellow Hand · Col. W. F. Cody · ts The Adventures of Buffalo Bill by Col. William F. Cody, Harper & Brothers, 1904

· Ham’s Scientific Approach [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss Popular Western January 1944

· Born to Ride · Dabney Otis Collins · ss The Rio Kid Western Winter 1943/1944

· Killers Also Die · H. A. DeRosso · ss Masked Rider Western January 1944

Popular Western (Canada) [January 1945] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Navajo Thunder Bird [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · nv Popular Western March 1944

· The Hide of Wronghorse [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western March 1944; illustrated by Parkhurst

· Gun Gamble [Johnny Devlin] · Tom Curry · nv Popular Western March 1944

Popular Western (Canada) [v31 #3, December 1946] (15¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· Boothill Brotherhood · Larry A. Harris · nv Popular Western December 1946

· Middle of Nowhere · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · ss Popular Western December 1946

· Rider Outlawed · Stephen Payne · ss Popular Western December 1946

Popular Western (Canada) [v32 #2, April 1947] (Pines Publications Limited, Toronto Canada, cover by, 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date, but the back cover is different than the USA edition: it list several USA titles that were published in Canada.
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl Popular Western April 1947

11 · Bushwhacker · Stephen Payne · nv Popular Western April 1947

27 · Ham’s Round-Eyed Wolf [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss Popular Western April 1947

37 · Lead Hornets · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss Popular Western April 1947; illustrated by Richard Lillis

42 · Killers Ride Roans [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western April 1947; illustrated by Parkhurst

60 · Bowdrie Rides a Coyote Trail [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss Popular Western April 1947; illustrated by Farren

69 · Western Distances and Sounds · Bill Anson · ar Popular Western April 1947

70 · The Button Takes the Trail [The Button] · J. E. Grinstead · nv Popular Western April 1947; illustrated by Al Savitt

87 · Tenderfoot Trouble · Mel Pitzer · ss Popular Western April 1947

94 · Circle-C Showdown · Ben Frank · ss Popular Western April 1947

Popular Western (Canada) [v34 #2, April 1948] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date.
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl Popular Western April 1948

13 · Green Rawhide · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv Popular Western April 1948

43 · Ham Gets in the Dough [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss Popular Western April 1948; illustrated by Joe Archibald

53 · Lonesome’s Dilemma · Burl Tuttle · ss Popular Western April 1948; illustrated by A. McWilliams

56 · Purgatory Pilgrim · Lee Bond · nv Popular Western April 1948

74 · Buckbrush Jerkliner · Allan K. Echols · nv Popular Western April 1948

88 · The Road to Casa Piedras [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss Popular Western April 1948

97 · Outlaw Herder · Scott Carleton · ss Popular Western April 1948

Popular Western (Canada) [v35 #2, October 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp)
Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Given as v25 #2 in Table of Contents.
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl Popular Western October 1948

13 · Glory for a Desert Fighter · Larry Harris · nv Popular Western October 1948

37 · Ham’s Diaper Derby [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss Popular Western October 1948

46 · Buffalo Soldiers · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv Popular Western October 1948

66 · Trouble in Bunches · Jackson Cole · ss Popular Western October 1948

70 · Horned Toads Can’t Hop [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western October 1948

87 · South of Deadwood [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss Popular Western October 1948

98 · The Brush · Dabney Otis Collins · ss Popular Western October 1948

Popular Western (Canada) [December 1948] (15¢, pulp)
Issue not indexed - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date.

· The Aristocrat of the Badlands · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv Popular Western December 1948; illustrated by Dreany

· The Caliente Killer [Sheriff Blue Steele] · Tom Gunn (by Syl MacDowell) · nv Popular Western December 1948; illustrated by Parkhurst

Popular Western (Canada) [v36 #2, October 1949] (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 Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl Popular Western October 1949

9 · The Brand Artist · Walt Coburn · nv Popular Western October 1949

28 · Army Blue in Their Blood · Steuart Emery · nv Popular Western October 1949

42 · Texas Trigger Champ · John A. Thompson · ts Popular Western October 1949

48 · Case Closed—No Prisoners [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · nv Popular Western October 1949

61 · Ham’s Bitter Pill [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss Popular Western October 1949

71 · Trail of the Black Buzzard · Jackson Cole · ss Popular Western October 1949

75 · Mission for a Buckskin Warrior [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss Popular Western October 1949

84 · Dead Man’s Boots · Dupree Poe · ss Popular Western October 1949

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