The FictionMags Index

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Popular Sports Magazine [v10 #1, Fall (September) 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 13 · Hold That Stadium! · T. W. Ford · na 71 · Search for the Grail · William Heuman · ss 80 · Get That Kid · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 83 · King of Kinks · Arthur K. Barnes · ss 92 · Mars Over the Gridiron · George Norman Bankart · ar 96 · By Life or Death · Sam Carson · ss 102 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl

Popular Sports Magazine [v10 #2, Winter 1942] (Better Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 10 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 15 · War Babies · Jack Terry · na 67 · A Punch for Judy · Frank Johnson · ss 74 · Six-Man Football · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 78 · Getaway Trick · Jack B. Creamer · nv 92 · To B 1 or Not to Be One · Bob De Haven · ss 99 · Lucky Kid · Jack Kofoed · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v10 #3, Spring (March) 1943] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 8 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 15 · The Major Comes Back · Robert Sidney Bowen · na 58 · Give ’Em the Gate · Carter Sprague · ss 68 · Green Horse of Another Color [Sis Mulford] · Jack B. Creamer · ss 80 · You’re in the Navy Now · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar 84 · Sock ’Em, Sarge! · Cliff Walters · ss 94 · Tell It to the Tackle · T. W. Ford · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v11 #1, Summer (June) 1943] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 8 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 13 · Shortstop Scrapper · Herbert L. McNary · na; baseball. 64 · Photo Finish · Jack B. Creamer · nv; horse racing. 75 · A Dilemma for Danny · William Campbell Gault · ss; boxing. 83 · A Sportsman Is Born · Charles Stoddard · ss; basketball. 88 · Fish for Food · Charles E. Jackson · ms; “A Message to the Sports Fishers of America”.

Popular Sports Magazine [v11 #2, Fall (September) 1943] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 8 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 15 · The Last White Line · Jack Terry · na; football. 56 · The Toughest Man in the World · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ar 59 · Club Fighter · Jack Kofoed · ss; boxing. 68 · The Mark of a Champion · Carter Sprague · ss; tennis. 71 · Sport Must Prove Itself · John R. Tunis · ms; war bond message. 72 · Match Race · Jack B. Creamer · nv; horse racing. 83 · Beyond the Shadow of a Bout · Paul H. Aurandt · ss; boxing. 90 · Foul Balls · Vance Porter · ss; baseball.

Popular Sports Magazine [v11 #3, Winter 1944 (December 1943)] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Our Sacrifice · Angelo Patri · ms 8 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 12 · Pass to Glory · Duane Yarnell · na 53 · Closed Course · Carter Sprague · ss 57 · It’s All in the Game · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 66 · It Couldn’t Happen, But— · Vance Porter · ar 70 · He’s My Baby · Jack O’Brien · ss 78 · Double Trouble [Sis Mulford] · Jack B. Creamer · nv

Popular Sports Magazine [v12 #1, Spring (April) 1944] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 82pp, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 13 · Batteries for Today · Robert Sidney Bowen · na; baseball. 40 · The Reaper · Edward C. Janes · ss; golf. 47 · Spring Training Blues · Duane Yarnell · ss 57 · Let’s Keep Our Eyes on the Ball · Bing Crosby · ms 58 · A Second Ketchel · Jack Kofoed · ss; boxing. 64 · Hand-to-Hand Combat · Arthur J. Burks · ar 67 · Ice Water Pitcher · A. P. Cooke · ss; baseball.

Popular Sports Magazine [v12 #2, Summer (July) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 11 · The Tokyo Express · Joe Archibald · nv 35 · Courage · Jack Kofoed · ss 42 · They Still Call It Polo · Matt Lee · ss 49 · Barney’s Last Mile · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 57 · Busher · Arthur K. Barnes · ss 68 · The Other Game · Carter Sprague · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v12 #3, Fall (October) 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Review · [The Editor] · cl 13 · First Down, America! · Robert S. Fenton · nv 45 · Up and Over · Richard Brister · ss 51 · Cinder Cyclone · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dime Sports Magazine Nov 1937 57 · The Saga of Tommy Hitchcock · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 60 · Twin, Lose or Draw · Thomas Thursday · ss 67 · One-Way Street · Ted Stratton · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v13 #1, Winter (January) 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 11 · The Glory Grabber · Herbert L. McNary · nv 45 · Jockey Jinx · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 51 · Out to Win · William Allen · ss 58 · Lone Wolf Hoopster · W. H. Temple · ss 64 · All-Sports Quiz · Anon. · qz 65 · Height Fever · Richard Brister · ss 70 · Hurdles on Time · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v13 #2, Spring (May) 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 80pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · Hot Corner · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv 45 · The Smaller They Are · Matt Lee · ss 53 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 57 · Bowl Games of 1945 · Anon. · ms 58 · Triple Kill · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 61 · Knock Them Flat · Melvin L. Heimer · ss 67 · Football Is That Way · Ted Stratton · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v13 #3, Fall 1945] (Better Publications, 10¢, standard pulp) 8 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 11 · Borrowed Spotlight · T. W. Ford · nv 22 · Marines Don’t Mind the Odds · Jack O’Brien · ss 28 · Apple Buster · Jackson V. Scholz · nv 53 · Clarkson’s Pasture · Ron Broom · ss 55 · Spike Spite · Richard Brister · ss 62 · It Happened in Sicily · Alan P. Field · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v14 #1, Spring (April) 1946] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · The Kid Catcher · William J. O’Sullivan · nv; baseball. 31 · War and Football · Robert S. Fenton · ss; football. 40 · Court Judgement · Joe Archibald · nv; basketball.; illustrated by Parkhurst 54 · The Eighteen Agony · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss; golf. 62 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 66 · The Phantom of the Blue · Joe Gregg · nv; hockey. 76 · The Owl and the Foul · Cliff Walters · ss; baseball. 82 · Malady Mile · Richard Brister · ss; track.

Popular Sports Magazine [v14 #2, Summer 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by Earle Bergey) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 9 · Put-Out, Unassisted · John Pershing McAllister · nv 31 · Dust in the Afternoon · William Campbell Gault · ss 38 · The Leading Man · Robert S. Fenton · ss 46 · Fighters Don’t Dive [Flash Moran] · Louis L’Amour · nv 58 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 63 · The Imperfectionist · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 65 · Mystery Miler · Richard Brister · ss 74 · Attack Man · Tracy Mason · nv

Popular Sports Magazine [v14 #3, Fall 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · Dear Old Exover · Roger Fuller · nv 29 · Diamond Dust · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 37 · Five-Star Boomerang · Joe Gregg · ss 46 · Deadhead Rider · V. A. Saluda · ss 56 · My Boy Was a Comer · David Goodis · nv 72 · Glory Trail · Coleman Meyer · ss 81 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 85 · Lots of Mustard, Please · William J. O’Sullivan · ss 95 · One Mile of Color · Kenny Kenmare · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v15 #1, Winter 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · Opening Attraction · Roger Fuller · nv 36 · Roaring Miles · David X. Manners · ss 45 · Flowers for Pokey · Jackson Cole · ss 54 · Watch That Play, Little Man · Joe Archibald · nv 78 · The Drip · William C. Fay · ss 83 · The Line Looked Bad · Richard Brister · ss 91 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 95 · A Very Average Guy · William O’Sullivan · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v15 #2, Spring 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl; includes a few paragraphs on the Pesky De Maggios. 11 · The Red Neck · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball. 23 · Soccer Sissy · H. C. Butler · ss 32 · Glory for Sale · John Wilson · nv; about a “hard and mercenary tennis player.” 46 · Crisis on the Backline · Jack Terry · ss; a Hockey Rookie. 57 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl; short features on John McGraw, Jean Borotra’s Thrilling Match with Bill Tilden, Jack Dempsey, Bike Racer Reggie McNamara, Willie MacFarlane - Golf. 62 · Quit the Bricks · Tom Tucker · nv; midget Auto Race. 81 · Sunday Punch · Bill Anson · ss; boxing. 83 · Cinder Lightning · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; track. 91 · Records Don’t Count · Art Shapiro · ss; baseball. 101 · You Gotta Be Smart · Walter Roeber Schmidt · ss; boxing.

Popular Sports Magazine [v15 #3, Summer 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · Third Strike Called · Roger Fuller · nv 28 · Crutch on Ice · T. W. Ford · nv 44 · All It Takes Is Practice · Tom Tucker · ss 56 · One Mile from Home · William Campbell Gault · ss 64 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 68 · The Long Ball · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv 83 · The Great MacGuire · Walter Roeber Schmidt · ss 87 · Brains Does It · Joe Gregg (by Will F. Jenkins) · ss 96 · The Commodore’s Cup · William Jones · ss 103 · Grannick the Great · Richard Brister · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v17 #1, Fall 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by AL. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · Mirror on His Shoulder · Joe Archibald · nv; football. 26 · The Last Mile · John Wilson · ss; track. 36 · Dead Legs at Shortstop · T. W. Ford · nv; baseball. 48 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 53 · Aces Can’t Lose · M. M. Tinney · ss; tennis. 63 · Substitute Halfback · Willis Graham · ss; football. 71 · Privilege of Eve · Coleman Meyer · ss 80 · Never Too Old · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 89 · Ko-Ko Comes Through · Tom Tucker · ss 99 · Manager’s Madness · Richard Brister · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v17 #2, December 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · Conference Coach · William O’Sullivan · nv; football. 32 · No Hitter · A. N. Borne · ss; baseball. 41 · Swinberg Says · Lawson Kelly · ss; boxing. 48 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 54 · Too Many Base Hits · John Wilson · ss; baseball. 70 · Jumping Joke · Richard Brister · ss; track. 80 · The Big Wheel · M. M. Tinney · ss; hockey.; illustrated by Louis Ravielli 90 · Right Hand Crazy · Louis L’Amour · ss; boxing.; illustrated by C. A. Murphy bc. · “Calvert Blended Whiskies” Ad · Anon. · ms; illustrated by Tom Lovell

Popular Sports Magazine [v17 #3, February 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · The Three Basketeers · Joe Gregg · nv 33 · Only the Shorn · William O’Sullivan · ss 42 · Evened Up · Joseph Kenney · ss 60 · Between the Halves · Roger Fuller · ss 78 · The Old Familiar Paces · Burgess Leonard · ss 83 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 87 · Wings on Ice · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 97 · The Post College Try · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v18 #1, April 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by AL. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 13 · Danger—Spikes at Work · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv; baseball. 32 · The Old Left Hand · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv; boxing. 48 · The Cipher Slugger · Bill Erin · ss; baseball. 54 · The New Champ · Will Bruce · ms 57 · Duster · Matt Lee · ss 60 · Young Man’s Fancy · Roger Fuller · nv 79 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 84 · You Can’t Win Alone · John Wilson · ss; basketball. 95 · Country Boy · William O’Sullivan · ss; football.

Popular Sports Magazine [v18 #2, June 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Sports Preview · Cap Fanning · cl 9 · The Greatest Hitter in the World · Roy Lopez · nv 28 · The Hammers of Hell · William O’Sullivan · nv 46 · Jose Plays the Base · Burt Armstrong · ss 57 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 62 · The Table Staker · William Campbell Gault · nv 79 · Dame Rassler · Tom Tucker · ss 89 · The Hipper-Dipper Play · Lew Martin · ss 97 · Atom’s Bomb · Kenny Kenmare · ss