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Exciting Love [v22 #1, Winter 1955] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · The Bride Wore Moccasins · Charles B. Postl · nv
27 · A Cape for Katy · Lenore Latin · ss
35 · Merry’s Medal · Roy Hilligoss · ss
42 · Discways: Betty Madigan · Helen Tono · cl
44 · The Mysterious Stranger · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv
57 · The Disappointing Proposal · Miriam Cavanaugh · ss
65 · Beauty for Belles · Bess Ritter · ar
66 · Redhead in the Corner · David Arnaud · ss
73 · Male and Female · Anon. · qz
74 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
78 · The Man She Didn’t Need · Jim Ficken · ss
84 · No Cluttered Heart · A. Kulik · pm
85 · The Reluctant Bachelor · Phyllis Speshock · ss
90 · Escape from Yesterday · Grace Mack · nv

Exciting Love [v22 #2, Spring 1955] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by John Parker)
Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
10 · No Love Allowed · Emily Grant · nv
27 · The Second Kiss · Laura Loudon · ss
34 · Discways: Val Valente · Helen Tono · cl
36 · Stop Chasing That Man · Margery Woods · nv
48 · Hesitation · Helen Ardsley · pm
49 · The Nurse’s Lips · Mary Catellier · ss
52 · Dancing Quiz · Joseph C. Stacey · qz
53 · Frannie’s Army Man · Robert C. Ackworth · ss
62 · Girl Proof · Frances Youlin McHugh · ss
72 · The Dark Tide · Lucinda Baker · nv
86 · The Psychotic Bear · Elaine Fiske Francis · ss
96 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
100 · Above the Stars · Hazel Palmer · ss
114 · The Whirl of Love · Bess Ritter · cl

Exciting Love [v23 #1, Fall 1955]
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Exciting Love [v22 #3, Summer 1955] (Standard Magazines, 25¢, 114pp, standard)
Subtitled “combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love” - possibly the first issue of the combined magazines.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · The Lady Meets a Champ · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv
36 · Strictly Personal · Helen Hibbard Dau · ss
46 · Discways: Kitty Kallen · Helen Tono · cl [Kitty Kallen]
47 · Latest Platter Patter · Z. Forman · rv
48 · Bargain for My Heart · Nicki Stevens · ss
57 · Our Second Romance · Ted Otsu · ss
64 · Engagement for Three · Lucinda Baker · nv
78 · Handy Woman · Mary Maeder · ss
88 · Unforgettable · Hayworth Chaney · pm
89 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
93 · Someday We’ll Love · Virginia M. Lee · ss
102 · International Ladies · Joseph C. Stacey · qz
103 · The Weaker Sex · Robert C. Ackworth · ss
113 · The Fickle Beauty · Bess Ritter · cl

Exciting Love [v23 #2, Winter 1956] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by John Parker)
“combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”. Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Faith Simpson · lc
8 · A Kiss for the Doctor · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv
30 · Fair Exchange · Helen Ardsley · pm Exciting Love Sum 1941
31 · One Trip to Paradise · Arlene Karson · ss
39 · Are You Dance Wise? · Anon. · qz
40 · Discways: Jaye P. Morgan · Helen Tono · cl [Jaye P. Morgan]
42 · No Other Love · Mary Francis · ss
58 · The Best Men Are Married · Mary Meadors · ss
67 · A Girl to Write Home About · Lily K. Scott · ss
70 · We’ll Dance Again · Grace Morgan · ss
85 · The Trouble with Joe · Lucinda Baker · ss
92 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
96 · Congenial Cuss · Shirley Manners · ss
102 · Someone to Watch Over Me · Phyllis Speshock · ss

Exciting Love [v23 #3, Spring 1956] (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Subtitled “Combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”. Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · Reunion in Monte Carlo · Charles B. Postl · nv
30 · Spring Rain · Doris Ann Reese · ss
37 · Opportunity · Helen Ardsley · pm
38 · Discways: Robert Clary · Helen Tono · cl
40 · Much Too Charming · Vere Hobart · ss
50 · They’ve Got to Prove It · Bess Ritter · ms
51 · The Semi-Dumb Blonde · Frances Youlin McHugh · ss
62 · You’re the One for Me · Isabel Stewart Way · nv
76 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
79 · Bachelor Daddy · Dorothy Spicer · ss
88 · Kiss Me Hello Again, Darling · Lily K. Scott · ss
91 · The Three Graces · Viola Cornett · ss
98 · Julie’s Wicked Man · Nicki Stevens · nv
113 · Love Notes · Harold Helfer · cl

Exciting Love [v24 #1, Summer 1956]
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Exciting Love [v24 #2, Fall 1956] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by John Parker)
“Combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”. Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · Wanted—One Dream Man · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv
26 · The Gentle Huntress · Lucinda Baker · ss
34 · Discways: The Chordettes · Betsy Katzin · cl
36 · The Trouble with Linda · Shirley Jacobson · ss
40 · Keep an Eye on Tony · Carlette Matson · nv
58 · Any Girl Can Cook · Barbara Draper · ss
66 · Awakened Memory · Lenny Sanders · pm
67 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
70 · Diesel Man for Dorothy · Frank Scott York · ss
77 · The Reluctant Mermaid · Virginia M. Lee · ss
84 · Stolen Kisses · Viola Cornett · ss
93 · Thank You for Tonight · Helen Ardsley · ss
100 · Bewildered Sally · Dorothy Cole · nv

Exciting Love [v24 #3, Winter 1957] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Subtitled “Combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”. Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · Black Magic · Dorothy Cole · nv
25 · The Heart Has Wings · Beatrice Munro Wilson · pm
26 · Merry Christmas, Darling · Christine Young · ss
38 · Discways: Alan Martin · Betsy Katzin · cl [Alan Martin]
40 · New Dreams for Old · Frances Youlin McHugh · nv
59 · Love for Hire · Gina Allen · ss
67 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
70 · The Searching Heart · Diana & Meir Gillon · ss
77 · Father for Tyke · Rita Puttcamp · ss
84 · High Voltage · Margaret Tool Meyer · ss
92 · A Dream Come True · Jean Francis Webb · nv Thrilling Love May 1949
114 · Foolish Bachelor? · Bess Ritter · ms

Exciting Love [v25 #1, Spring 1957] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Subtitled “Combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”. Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · Brand of Love · Gail Sherman · nv
33 · Try to Understand · Lucinda Baker · ss
42 · That Certain Something · Alice Warner · ss
46 · Discways: Eydie Gorme · Betsy Katzin · cl [Eydie Gormé]
48 · Kisses for Defense · Emily Grant · nv
65 · Woman Chaser · Marie Wilsman · ss
73 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
76 · A Man’s World · Marie Davis · pm
77 · Too Close to a Star · Nell Fortune · ss
89 · Wonderful Day · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss
93 · Blue-and-Gold Honeymoon · Bess Ritter · ms
94 · Honeymoon for One · Peggy Gaddis · nv
114 · The Whirl of Love · Christine Wayne · pm

Exciting Love [v25 #2, Summer 1957]
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Exciting Love [v25 #3, Fall 1957] (Standard Magazines, Inc., 25¢, pulp)
Subtitled “Combined with Thrilling Love and Popular Love”. Details supplied by Dan Stevenson & Denny Lien.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
8 · Love Comes Home · Peggy Gaddis · nv
32 · Lullaby for Two · Ruth Brandon · ss
41 · Rules for Romance · Bess Ritter · ms
42 · Discways: Jilly Corey · Betsy Katzin · ar [Jill Corey]
44 · Stay at Home Wife · Elizabeth Blair · nv
66 · Brotherly Love · Miriam Cavanaugh · ss
76 · Red-Headed Woman · Mildred Dahlgren · ss
86 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
89 · Bashful Beau · Florance Williams · pm
90 · The Man for Sally Ann · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss
100 · Love Is Where You Find It · Seven Anderton · ss

Exciting Love [v26 #1, Winter 1958] (Standard Magazines, 25¢, 98pp, standard)
This is believed to be the final issue of the magazine.

6 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
10 · Escape from Paradise · Peggy Gaddis · nv
28 · Mission Accomplished · Florance Williams · pm
29 · Kiss and Run · Anne Clary · ss
38 · Discways: Dick Hyman · Betsy Katzin · cl [Dick Hyman]
39 · Latest Platter Patter · Z. Forman · rv
40 · Joy to the World · Noel Clark · nv
55 · The Four-Sided Love Affair · Miriam Cavanaugh · ss
66 · Girl Talk · Penelope Worth · lc
69 · So Nice to Have Around · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss
73 · The Christmas Tree · Arlene Hale · ss
82 · Love in a Storm · Christine Young · nv

Exciting Love (Canada) (about)

Exciting Love (Canada) [v6 #2, Spring 1944] (Better Publications Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by J.C. Byers.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl (r)
11 · A Girl Like You · Jerrold Beim · nv (r)
39 · Return to Paradise · Ruth Ryan · ss (r)
47 · Surprise for Judy · Alice Warner · ss (r)
53 · Marry the Girl Next Door · Josephine Jones · ss (r)
57 · For Victory: True Stories of Women in the War · Anon. · cl (r)
58 · Love Happens That Way · Mary E. Horlbeck · ss (r)
65 · Kathie Gets Across · Bill Severn · ss (r)
77 · Love’s Question · Helen Ardsley · pm (r)

Exciting Love (Canada) [v14 #3, September 1949] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl
9 · Back to Your Arms · Jean Francis Webb · na
65 · Have a Heart · Helen Ardsley · pm
67 · Puppet Parade · Shelby Steger · ss
76 · Love on the Beach · Jerrold Beim · ss
83 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc
85 · Love Hits a Snag · Julie Arnoldy · ss

Exciting Love (Canada) [v15 #2, January 1950] (Better Publications of Canada Ltd., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Vanity Case · Penelope Worth · cl
10 · Honeymoon in Honolulu · Ethel Hamill · na
57 · A Night to Remember · Polly Sweet · ss
64 · Dancing Widow · Dorothy Brodine · ss
74 · But You Knew · Miriam Kent · ss
79 · Give Back My Heart · Elizabeth Ring · ss
88 · Ingratitude · Helen Ardsley · pm
89 · Please Forward · Mrs. Faith Simpson · lc

Exciting Mystery (about)
A short-lived detective pulp that never found an audience.

Publishers:

Nedor Publishing Company; 10 East 40th Street, New York, NY: Exciting Mystery

Exciting Mystery [v1 #1, October 1942] (Nedor Publishing Company, 10¢, pulp)

10 · The Underground · [The Editor] · cl
15 · The Corpse Died Twice · W. T. Ballard · na
52 · Hair Off the Dog · Jimmy O’Brien · ss
61 · Save Some for Yourself · J. Lane Linklater · ss
72 · Legacy of Murder · Fredric Brown · nv
92 · Death Moves In · C. S. Montanye · ss
100 · The Big Shot · James Donnelly · ss

Exciting Mystery [v1 #2, Winter (February) 1943] (Nedor Publishing Company, 10¢, pulp)

8 · The Underground · [The Editor] · cl
15 · Dark of the Dawn [Jim Stanley] · Norman A. Daniels · na
68 · Coming—The Day of Wrath · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar
72 · They Never Forget · Lew Martin (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv
84 · Voices of the Underground · Anon. · cl
88 · Flight by Underground · Robert Wallace · ss
94 · Poland Carries On! · Roman Seyton · ar
97 · City of the Dead · Dixon Wells · ss

Exciting Mystery [v1 #3, Spring 1943] (Nedor Publishing Company, 10¢, pulp)

8 · The Underground · [The Editor] · cl
13 · They Are Accustomed to Death [Jim Stanley] · Norman A. Daniels · na
53 · Czechoslovakian Time Bomb · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar
55 · Dynamite by Moonlight · Russell Gordon Carter · ss
62 · I Speak for Russia · Josef Stalin · ms
64 · Lesson in Blood · Robert Wallace · ss
73 · Voices of the Underground · Anon. · cl
80 · Oath to the Death · Alfred W. Engel · ss
88 · Pattern for Conquest · Charles Stoddard · ar

Exciting Mystery [v2 #1, Summer 1943 (unpublished)] (Nedor Publishing Company, pulp)
One story was announced for the unpublished Summer 1943 issue.

The Unvanquished [Jim Stanley] · Norman A. Daniels · na

Exciting Navy Stories (about)

Exciting Navy Stories [v1 #1, April 1942] (Better Publications, 10¢, 100pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

8 · Anchors Aweigh · [The Editor] · ed
15 · Remember Pearl Harbor · Jean Francis Webb · ss
33 · Atlantic Patrol · Norman A. Daniels · ss
42 · The First Line of Defense · Charles Stoddard · ar
48 · A Marine Has Landed · Laurence Donovan · ss
63 · Dawn at Wake Island · Arthur J. Burks · ss
71 · The Suicide Submarine · A. R. Flagstaff · ss
81 · Death Wears a Uniform · Riley Brown · ss
95 · The Bosun Pipes · The Bosun · ms

Exciting Navy Stories [v1 #2, Winter (December) 1942] (Better Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

10 · Anchors Aweigh · [The Editor] · ed
15 · Shadows in the Sky · T. W. Ford · na
40 · Bring ’Em in Alive · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss
44 · The Fighting Yanks · Syl MacDowell · nv
60 · The Navy Never Quits · Walter H. Springs · ss
66 · Something to Fight For · Frank Johnson · ss
76 · The Hard Way · Daniel Prescott · ss
83 · With Love from the Navy · Lew Martin · ss

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