The FictionMags Index

Contents Lists

Spicy Western Stories [v9 #1, February 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · A Man Has Got His Pride · Wallace Kayton · nv 22 · Satan Tames an Angel [Satan Savage] · James A. Lawson · ss 34 · Gunsmoke a la Creole · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 46 · Lady’s Brand · Bob Leeson · ss 58 · Trap for a Coyote · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Western Stories Jun 1937, as “Lust of the Lawless” by Robert Leslie Bellem 66 · Heritage of Hate · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Western Stories Oct 1937, as “2 North, 4 South” by Clint Morgan 78 · One Last Chance · John Wayne · ss Spicy Western Stories Jun 1937, as “Brand of the Question-Mark” by Ellery Watson Calder 86 · Owlhoot Plague · Alfred Lane · ss Spicy Western Stories Sep 1937, as “Outlaw’s Revenge” by Stewart Gates

Spicy Western Stories [v9 #2, March 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Hot Iron · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 30 · The Bull Had Blue Horns · Laurence Donovan · ss 42 · Murder Mesa · James L. Gordon · ss Spicy Western Stories Sep 1937, as “Hump of El Diablo” by Rex Norman 54 · Hair Trigger · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Western Stories Jul 1937, as “Triggers on the Trail” by Stewart Gates 66 · Hell on Wheels · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Western Stories Jul 1937, as “Rodeo Rats” by Rex Norman 78 · Sharp Hook · John Wayne · ss Spicy Western Stories Sep 1937, as “Ghost Woman Walks” by Clint Morgan

Spicy Western Stories [v9 #3, April 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Gamble in Scalps · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 30 · Barbed Barriers · James A. Lawson · ss 42 · Double Deal in Gals · Laurence Donovan · ss 54 · South of the Death Trail · Paul Stevens · ss Spicy Western Stories Dec 1940, as “Killer’s Round-Up” by Max Neilson 62 · Enough Rope · Max Neilson · ss Romantic Western Jan 1939, as “Thoroughbred” by Ross Putnam 74 · Pay Dirt · John Wayne · ss Romantic Western Jul 1939, as “Hell-Cat in Skirts” by Arthur Wallace 86 · Bullet Standard · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Western Stories Jul 1937, as “Ace in the Hole” by James A. Lawson

Spicy Western Stories [v9 #4, June 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Hell-on-Wheels · Wallace Kayton · na 26 · Ridin’ Woman · Laurence Donovan · ss 38 · Night Watch · Bob Leeson · ss Spicy Western Stories Aug 1938, as “Poisoned Pool” by Larry Dunn 46 · Mestizo · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Western Stories Aug 1937, as “Flame of the Border” by Walt Carey, Jr. 54 · Bad Man Returns · R. T. Maynard · ss Spicy Western Stories Oct 1937, as “Code of the Brasados” by Stewart Gates 64 · Tophand Is a Lady · John Wayne · ss Spicy Western Stories Apr 1937, as “Cottonwood Fruit” by Jo Henry 72 · Plumb Loco · Jesse Platt · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1939, as “Lonely Trail” by Ross Putnam

Spicy Western Stories [v9 #5, August 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Glenn Lord, via the REH Foundation. 6 · Champion of Broken Axe · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 18 · Fargo’s Bitter Drink · Luke Terry · ss 34 · Back to the Wall · Walter Cook · ss Spicy Western Stories Jun 1937, as “Outlaw Guns” by Lew Merrill 46 · Law of the Coyote · Jesse Platt · ss Spicy Western Stories Aug 1937, as “The Coyote Kid” by Stuart Adams 58 · Long Rope Justice · John Wayne · ss Spicy Western Stories May 1937, as “Double Trouble Doubled” by Rex Norman 70 · Gamble on Death · R. T. Maynard · ss Spicy Western Stories May 1937, as “Death Rides North” by James A. Lawson 78 · Next Door to Hell · John Phillips · ss Spicy Western Stories May 1937, as “Holy Hell” by King Saxon

Spicy Western Stories [v9 #6, September 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Details supplied by Glenn Lord, via the REH Foundation. Rogue’s Rake-Off · James A. Lawson · ss Bad Man Meets Bad Gal · Laurence Donovan · ss Killer’s Caliber · William Decatur · ss Spicy Stories Jul 1933, as “Handy Man” by Ken Cooper Down River Danger · John Wayne · ss Romantic Western Jul 1938, as “Hellstick Haven” by Rex Norman End of a Chapter · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Western Stories Oct 1937, as “Smoky Sixes” by James A. Lawson Wasteland Girl · Walter Cook · ss Spicy Western Stories Aug 1938, as “Red Reckoning” by Rex Norman Fixed! · R. T. Maynard · nv Romantic Western Nov 1938, as “A Pair of Queens” by E. Hoffmann Price

Spicy Western Stories [v10 #1, October 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) Given as v8 #3 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Glenn Lord, via the REH Foundation. "—Under the Skin" · Luke Terry · ss Her Mexico Way · Laurence Donovan · ss Embers of Fury · Charles Lynch · ss Spicy Western Stories Apr 1938, as “Gunsmoke Gulch” by Nathan Cobe Hidden Valley · Walter Cook · ss Spicy Western Stories Dec 1936, as “Free, High, and Handsome” by Lew Merrill Gunsharp · William Decatur · ss Spicy Western Stories Sep 1937, as “Gun-Slinging Suicide” by King Saxon Ranch of Horror · John Wayne · ss Spicy Western Stories Jan 1937, as “Darling of Diablo” by James A. Lawson Race Against Death · Stan Warner · ss Spicy Western Stories Mar 1937, as “Maverick’s Brand” by Stewart Gates

Spicy Western Stories [v10 #2, November 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Moving Finger · Edwin Truett · ss 22 · Pinch-Penny, Bulldogger · Laurence Donovan · ss 34 · Dudes Are Dangerous · Dale Boyd · ss 50 · The Golden Dollar · Paul Hanna · nv Romantic Western Nov 1938, as “Woman in Yellow” by Lew Merrill 58 · Gambler’s Epitaph [Dan Warden] · T. V. Faulkner · ss Romantic Western Jan 1938, as “Brother’s Keeper” by Allan K. Echols 66 · Two Guns Are Better · Max Neilson · ss 76 · Outlaw Preferred · William Decatur · ss Spicy Western Stories Mar 1937, as “Rider from Hell” by Stuart Adams

Spicy Western Stories [v10 #3, December 1942] (Culture Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) Given as v8 #5 in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Badlands Breed · Laurence Donovan · ss 18 · Rider from the East · James Marvin · na Romantic Western May 1939, as “‘—and West Is West!’” by Luke Terry 50 · Love Bait for a Lone Wolf · Larry Dunn · ss 62 · Poker Face · R. T. Maynard · ss Romantic Western Jan 1938, as “Brown Bottle Courage” by Dale Boyd 74 · Shooting Star · Walter Cook · ss Romantic Western Jan 1938, as “Sing a Song of Six-Guns” by James P. Olsen

Speed Western Stories Title changed from Spicy Western Stories.

Speed Western Stories [v1 #1, January 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 6 · Edison Junior [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss 18 · Rogue Rides the River · James A. Lawson · ss 30 · Gambling Breed · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Western Stories Aug 1938, as “Jail Bait” by King Saxon 42 · Maverick · R. T. Maynard · ss Spicy Western Stories May 1938, as “Misbranded” by Larry Dunn 54 · Range Robber · Roy C. Perry · ss Spicy Western Stories Oct 1938, as “Hard to Handle” by Carlton Lord 66 · Lazy Man’s Way · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Western Stories May 1938, as “Manana!” by Wallace Kayton 78 · Gunfighter Deluxe · T. V. Faulkner · ss Spicy Western Stories Oct 1938, as “Even Steven” by Dale Boyd 90 · Murder Patrol · George Shute · nv 117 · Cattle Branding · Anon. · ms 118 · Indian Turkey Hunters · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v1 #2, February 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 6 · Frisco or Bust · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 30 · Misbranded Love Thief · Laurence Donovan · ss 42 · Once a Saddle Tramp · Larry Dunn · ss 54 · Ride for the Corpse · Hart Sewell · ss 66 · Coyote Hero · Richard Steele · ss Romantic Western May 1938, as “Snaketrack Town” by Lawton Jameson 78 · Sonora Shake-Up · R. T. Maynard · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1936, as “The Sonora Ghost Rides” by Francis Steele 90 · Tombstone · Anon. · ms 102 · Guns in the Early West · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v1 #3, March 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 128pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 6 · 3 Gals Make a Murder · Laurence Donovan · ss 18 · Killer’s Outpost [Sonora Smith] · Frank Decker · na Romantic Western Jul 1938, as “Six Gun Grant” by James A. Lawson 57 · Wood in the Old Southwest · Anon. · ms 58 · Badland Babe [Glenn Haley] · Arthur Cutler · nv Romantic Western May 1938, as “Love’s Renegade” by E. Hoffmann Price 72 · The Brand of Cain · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1937, as “Red Hands” by Rex Norman 86 · Halfway to Hell · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1937, as “Northwest of Hell” by James A. Lawson 100 · Drygulcher’s Day [Glenn Haley] · Frederick T. Olmstead · ss Romantic Western Sep 1938, as “No-Gun Tyrant” by Hamlin Daly 122 · Quick on the Trigger—Poor on the Target · Frederick T. Olmstead · ar 125 · Judge Parker—Hangman · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v1 #4, April 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 112pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents. 7 · Bucky Swings the Whip · Laurence Donovan · nv 26 · Murder in Montana [Sonora Smith] · William Decatur · na Romantic Western Mar 1938, as “Hell’s Homesteader” by James A. Lawson 60 · Whip Branded · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1936, as “Red Tumbleweed” by H. L. Stark 72 · Time Out for a Funeral · John Phillips · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1936, as “The Arizona Kid” by Stuart Adams 80 · Man Wanted · Stan Warner · ss 96 · Death of a Marshal · Anon. · ms 100 · Pirates of the Plains · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v1 #5, June 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward) Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents. 6 · Missing or Dead · Walter Cook · na Romantic Western Sep 1938, as “The Devil’s Punchbowl” by E. Hoffmann Price 49 · The Ghost Town That Came Back · Anon. · ms 50 · Gals and Gunsmoke · Laurence Donovan · ss 62 · Rogue in the Roost · James A. Lawson · ss 74 · Saddle Bum · George Freeman Tracy · ss Spicy Western Stories Dec 1937, as “The Woolly Way” by Rex Norman 82 · Chip on His Shoulder · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Western Stories Sep 1937, as “Skidding” by Lew Merrill 90 · Woman’s Brand · John Wayne · ss 100 · Joe Redskin Rides Again · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v1 #6, August 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents. 4 · What’s Bid for a Champ · Selby Parker · ss 18 · No Bloodshed · Harold de Polo · ss 34 · War Comes to Tonto · Laurence Donovan · ss 46 · Formula for Escape · John Wayne · ss Spicy Western Stories Dec 1937, as “Mexican Mercy” by King Saxon 58 · Wild Bull Trap · Larry Dunn · ss 70 · Worse to Come · Randolph Barr · ss Spicy Western Stories Jan 1938, as “Pintada Liar” by Dale Boyd 82 · Murder: New and Improved · Max Neilson · ss Spicy Western Stories Jan 1938, as “Death Among the Maguey” by Rex Norman 98 · Queen of Lady Dealers · Anon. · ms 103 · The Glamor of Goldfield · Anon. · ms 105 · The Golden Cow of Cripple Creek · Anon. · ms 109 · The Wild and All-Woolly West · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v2 #1, October 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 112pp, pulp) Given as v1 #2 in the Table of Contents. Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Swing Yore Pardners · Laurence Donovan · ss 16 · Gunsmoke Canyon · Edwin K. Sloat · nv 36 · Doc Cole Bites a Snake · Larry Dunn · ss 44 · Murder Fiesta · Paul Hanna · ss Spicy Western Stories Mar 1939, as “Guitar Money” by Luke Terry 52 · Out of the Old War Bag · William Decatur · ss 60 · Hands Down · Arthur Cutler · ss Spicy Western Stories Mar 1939, as “Fever Trail” by James A. Lawson 68 · Late for a Holdup · Harry Hastings · ss Spicy Western Stories Mar 1939, as “Buckskin Breed” by Rex Norman 78 · The Hanging of Russian Bill · Anon. · ms 82 · Wild Horses · Anon. · ms 88 · Chisholm Cattle Trail Lives Again · Anon. · ms 94 · The Last of the Six-Gun Lawmen · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v2 #2, December 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 4 · Hell’s Highway · John A. Saxon · ss 12 · Rebrand Them Dudes · Wade Stanley · ss 24 · Mirage · Clark Nelson · ss Spicy Western Stories Nov 1937, as “Guns at Poker Flat” by Stuart Adams 32 · Drink or Draw [Simon Bolivar Grimes] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv 50 · A Trail for the Strong [Sonora Smith] · William Decatur · na Romantic Western Nov 1938, as “Red Range Referee” by James A. Lawson 107 · Wagon Train · Anon. · ms 110 · “Your Money or Your Life” · Anon. · ms

Speed Western Stories [v2 #3, February 1944] (Trojan Publishing Corporation, 15¢, 112pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge from Table of Contents. 4 · Red Runs the Big Muddy · Laurence Donovan · nv 24 · Hell from Mexico · James P. Olsen · ss 36 · The Devil in Doctor Dave · Clark Nelson · nv 52 · Forty-Five Relatives · James A. Lawson · ss 60 · Brand Blotchers Go Bust · Ward Mason · ss 72 · One Jump Ahead of Hades · John Stephens · nv