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Western Short Stories [v5 #8, January 1944] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 8 · Fast-Gun Faith · Rod Patterson · ss 20 · This Is It, Battle-Cub—Showdown! · Raymond W. Porter · nv 45 · The Kid Who Looked Like a Killer · D. B. Newton · ss 52 · Wild Town or Law Town? · Melvin W. Holt · ss 58 · Hangnoose Law · Ralph Berard · ss 67 · The Stranger · George Jensen · ss 79 · Badmen Buy Cattle with Bullets · Miles Overholt · ss 86 · Back-Shooter Boomerang · Richard Brister · ss 89 · A Natural with a Gun · Hapsburg Liebe · ss 95 · Deat’s Dinero · Dewey Colvin · ss

Western Short Stories [v5 #9, November 1947] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Come Gun Backed, Sodbuster · Rod Patterson · ss 19 · The Town That Got Colt-Wise · Frank Morris · ss 29 · Drag Iron, Drifter · Ray Hayton · ss 35 · Powdersmoke Parole · D. B. Newton · ss 41 · .44 Fury · Ralph Berard · ss 50 · Dim-Trail Doomed · John H. Latham · ss 57 · Bullet Loco · Charles Albert Roberts · ss 60 · When a Kid Chooses Guns · Hapsburg Liebe · ss 63 · Straight Shooter · Ken Jason · ss 72 · Scourge of the Red Dog Clan · T. W. Ford · ss

Western Short Stories [v5 #10, March 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · No Gun Help for New Neighbors · Lee Floren · ss 15 · Hothead Luck · Giles A. Lutz · ss 31 · Green Kid—or Colt-Wise Killer? · Melvin W. Holt · ss 38 · Deputy from Hell · Ray Hayton · ss 47 · Short-Cut to a Shoot-Out · Dev Klapp · ss 52 · Mystery of the Dead Wrangler’s gold Strike · John H. Latham · ss 69 · The Sky-Pilot and the Backshooter · Ralph Berard · ss 76 · The Man Who Killed the Marshal · Paul Clane · ss 83 · Doc Ballou’s Powdersmoke Prescription · Archie Giddings · ss 90 · Red Dunning’s Guns · Frank Morris · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #1, June 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Powdersmoke Providence · Ken Jason · ss 16 · W-Bar-C Means Fight! · Giles A. Lutz · ss 24 · My Heritage Is a Killer Gun · Archie Giddings · ss 34 · Fugitive from Boothill · Ralph Berard · ss 38 · Gunsmoke Loaned Without Interest! · Lee Floren · ss 46 · Owlhoot Bait · D. B. Newton · ss 54 · Phantom Showdown · Ray Gaulden · ss 57 · Renegade Requiem · Ed Earl Repp · ss 65 · With Bare Hands or a Gun! · Roe Richmond · ss 84 · Death Valley Incident · John Lawson · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #2, August 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, 96pp+, pulp) Mislabelled v6 #3 instead of v6 #2. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Scourge of the Rawhider Horde · Shad Collins · ss 24 · “I’m Buying in with Bullets” · Ben Frank · ss 31 · Rebel Ramrod of the Slash P · Giff Cheshire · ss 37 · Bitter Is the Trail · H. A. DeRosso · ss 44 · The Wild One’s Red Revenge · Jim Kjelgaard · nv 56 · Quick Draw Quarantine · Dev Klapp · ss 62 · Big Jim’s Last Chance Gun-Bluff · Lee Floren · ss 70 · The Gunman and the Girl · Ralph Berard · ss 72 · Satan in the Saddle · Stephen Payne · ss 77 · Malpais Means Massacre · George Kilrain · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #3, October 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Gentle Killer · Tom W. Blackburn · ss 15 · Wells-Fargo Means Winchesters! · Walker A. Tompkins · ss 23 · The Ambush · Giff Cheshire · ss 30 · Raw-Red Law of the Rebel Legion · Wayne D. Overholser · ss 38 · Ride a Dead Horse · H. A. DeRosso · ss 47 · Badman for a Day · Archie Joscelyn · ss 53 · Hero...Off His Home Range · D. B. Newton · ss 60 · Bushwhack Boomerang · Paul Craig · ss 68 · Kid Brother to a Coward · William L. Jackson · ss 73 · One Fast .45 · George Kilrain · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #4, December 1948] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, 96pp+, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · “Tinstar? You Mean Tin God!” · James Charles Lynch · ss 16 · Curse of the Shallow-Grave Clan · H. A. DeRosso · ss 24 · Peacemaker Palaver · Stephen Payne · ss 30 · With Death Riding Shotgun Guard! · Giff Cheshire · ss 48 · Fast-Gun Freedom · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 57 · Brasada Gallows Party · Tom W. Blackburn · ss 65 · Boothill Bait · Ken Jason · ss 68 · The Sawbones Buckles on a Sixgun · Stanley G. Allen · ss 73 · Showdown · George Kilrain · ss 78 · Cold Steel and Hot Lead! · Robert Turner · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #5, February 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 20¢, 96pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · .45 Freedom · Ray Townsend · ss 16 · Wanted: A Fighting Man · Dev Klapp · ss 21 · Death Wears a Bandana · H. A. DeRosso · ss 30 · The Showdown at Devil’s Gap · James Propp · ss 36 · Gun-Rule Rebel · D. B. Newton · ss 40 · The Hangrope Horde · John H. Latham · ss 55 · Powdersmoke Spawned, Mad-Dog Mean · Allan K. Echols · ss 62 · The Man Who Never Wore a Weapon · Ken Jason · ss 71 · Red Trail · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 78 · A War-Cub for Wyoming · Lee Floren · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #6, April 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · The Man Who Chose to Fight · Henry Long · nv 25 · Bullet Blizzard · George Kilrain · ss 32 · A Saddlepard for Satan · Clem Yager · ss 36 · Vengeance Trail · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 50 · Cold Trail to Death · D. B. Newton · ss 54 · Trial by Sixgun · Ray Townsend · ss 61 · Wanted: A Hero · Stephen Payne · ss 66 · Raw-Red Reunion · H. A. DeRosso · ss 72 · Satan Waits at the Crossroads · L. P. Holmes · ss 77 · The Loco Lawman · Johnny Lawson · ss 79 · Seven Rode Out · Joseph Chadwick · ss 85 · Peacemaker Payoff · Humphrey Jones · ss 93 · Dead Man’s Badge · John H. Latham · ss 106 · Once a Tin-Star · Lee Floren · ss 114 · Runaway Stage · Ken Jason · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #7, June 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 128pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Last of the Lobos · Ray Townsend · ss 16 · The Gunsmoke Gambler · Joseph Wayne · ss 23 · Saddlepards—Until Guns Show! · Frank P. Castle · ss 30 · Spawn of the Owlhoot · John H. Latham · ss 42 · The Tough Kid Who Turned Coward · John Callahan · ss 50 · Blood and Grass · Clark Gray · ss 58 · Broomtail Boomerang · D. B. Newton · ss 65 · Gun-Hung · Costa Carousso · ss 72 · “You Can’t Fence Out Trouble, Sodbuster!” · J. P. Brennan · ss 80 · The Sheriff Winks · Stephen Payne · ss 84 · Way of the Wild · Ken Jason · ss 88 · No Town-Tamers Wanted · James Shaffer · ss 100 · Only Colt-Wise · Roe Richmond · ss 105 · Heart of a Lawman · Giles A. Lutz · ss 113 · Ranger on the Dodge · Walker A. Tompkins · nv

Western Short Stories [v6 #8, September 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) Details supplied by Gary G. Garner. 6 · The Man Who Tamed Abilene · John Callahan · nv 27 · Scourge of the Hate Brand · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 33 · “You’ve Got Guns... Make Your Own Law!” · Joseph Wayne · ss 40 · Red Road · Ted Fox · ss 54 · While the Hangnoose Waits · John H. Latham · ss 59 · Trigger Town · Robert Turner · ss 64 · Bullet Pays a Backtrail Debt · Ray Townsend · ss 72 · Dead or Alive Deputy · Chuck Martin · ss 78 · The Last Deal · David C. Cooke · ss 81 · Smoke McCabe’s Kid · William C. Harrison · ss 90 · Killer’s Luck · Humphrey Jones · ss 94 · Bushwhacked · C. C. Staples · ss 101 · “Crawfish, Dude, or Drag Iron!” · Frank P. Castle · ss 109 · Some Fighting Men Wear .45’s · Lee Floren · ss 119 · Greased-Holster Heritage · James Shaffer · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #9, November 1949] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 130pp, pulp) Details supplied by Gary G. Garner. 6 · Badge Over His Heart · John H. Latham · ss 19 · Powdersmoke Parole · Frank P. Castle · ss 26 · Crossed Trails · Clark Gray · ss 32 · The Gun Wizard · Henry Long · ss 41 · Luck of a Lawman · Roe Richmond · ss 59 · The Killer Who Took No Chances · D. B. Newton · ss 63 · Owlhoot Stampede · Chick Coombs · ss 68 · Fear Rode Drag · Hank March · ss 75 · A Handshake for the Marshal · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 81 · Top Hand Means Get Tough · Clifton Adams · ss 86 · Six-Guns Wait at Santa Fe! · Joseph Wayne · ss 93 · Coward’s Choice · Edward S. Fox · ss 102 · A .44 Is My Best Friend · H. A. DeRosso · ss 109 · The Landgrabbers · Ray Townsend · ss 118 · Beyond Blood River · Luke Gilbert · ss

Western Short Stories [v6 #10, January 1950] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Coward and the Kid · Henry Long · ss 18 · Gun Champion’s Choice · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 25 · Trail Into Fury · H. A. DeRosso · ss 35 · Hangrope Holocaust · C. William Harrison · ss 43 · The Powdersmoke Politician · Clark Gray · ss 50 · The Set-Up · Clem Yager · ss 57 · For a Gun and a Silver Star · Johnny Lawson · ss 62 · Showdown · William L. Jackson · ss 67 · Get a Colt Wizard · Charles Appel · ss 80 · Wooden Guns—Steel Nerves · Harry Van Demark · ss 84 · Ghost-Town Reckoning · Paul Chadwick · ss 90 · Twin Buttes Means Boothill · Dan Kirby · ss 94 · The Tenderfoot Manbreaker · D. B. Newton · ss 99 · Red Dust · Ken Jason · ss 107 · Killer’s Badge · Paul Evan Lehman · ss

Western Short Stories [v7 #1, March 1950] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 130pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details supplied by Gary G. Garner. 6 · Badge for a Killer · John H. Latham · ss 22 · Helltown Hard Bargain · Ray Townsend · ss 31 · Twin Holsters · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 40 · “Go for Your Gun—Saddlepard!” · Ralph Berard · ss 49 · Raw-Red Romeo · Bert Friend · ss 56 · Gun-Game · Bill Bernat · ss 58 · Boot-Tough · Clark Gray · ss 67 · The Flame of a .44 · H. A. DeRosso · ss 74 · Hot Lead Legacy · Paul Chadwick · ss 79 · Powdersmoke Pat Hand · Norman Ober · ss 88 · The Stranger and the Girl · James B. Hendryx, Jr. · ss 101 · Colddeck Court · Humphrey Jones · ss 109 · The Conquest of the Pecos Kid · Spencer Frost · ss 115 · Jumprope Branded · W. J. Reynolds · ss 124 · Showdown · Roy B. Frentz · ss

Western Short Stories [v7 #2, May 1950] (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · The Stranger · Henry Long · ss 22 · Ride Home with the Hangrope · Harrison Colt · ss 33 · The Trouble at Miracle Mission · George William Rae · ss 40 · Give Me a Gun! · Philip Ketchum · ss 47 · Gun King’s Town · Hascal Giles · ss 56 · The Fight · C. William Harrison · ss 62 · The Sixguns That Waited at Virginia City · Dean Owen · ss 70 · Last Chance · Burt Thomas · ss 76 · Death Takes Cards · William L. Jackson · ss 80 · No Fighting Man · Willard Luce · ss 87 · Pilgrim on the Prod · Warren Kuhn · ss 98 · Half-Pint Hellion · Hank March · ss 102 · Broomtail Boomerang · Dev Klapp · ss 108 · Dark-Trail Decision · Ken Jason · ss 110 · Manbreaker’s Kid · John Callahan · nv

Western Short Stories [v7 #3, September 1950] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Interstate Publishing Corp., 25¢, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Helltown Incident! · Charles Appel · ss 20 · Yellow in the Saddle · Lee Floren · ss 27 · Badlands Bargain · W. V. Athanas · ss 37 · Save a Grave for Me · Dan Kirby · ss 45 · Kill-Crazy · Hank March · ss 50 · Last of the Bushwhack Breed · Costa Carousso · ss 62 · Gun-King’s Kid · Ken Jason · ss 66 · Kid Who Wouldn’t Crawfish · John Zimmerman · ss 76 · Tinhorn—or Tinbadge? · E. E. Striker · ss 80 · Bounty Wolf · George William Rae · ss 90 · Spawn of the Owlhoot · John H. Latham · ss Western Short Stories Jun 1949 95 · Trail Fever · D. B. Newton · ss 100 · Colt Wisdom · Lewis B. Patten · ss 104 · Schoolmarm and the Rannihan · Richard Brister · ss 114 · Hot Lead Lode · Ray Townsend · ss

Western Short Stories [v7 #4, November 1950] ed. Robert O. Erisman (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · Wanted: Gun-Wages! · Matt Stuart · nv 31 · Horse-Thief Heritage · William L. Jackson · ss 40 · The Long Haul · Philip Ketchum · ss 49 · Fast-Draw Feud · Lewis B. Patten · ss 55 · Way of the Desert · Jack Thompson · ss 59 · Badman and the Schoolmarm · Ray Townsend · ss 65 · Blood of a Nester · Costa Carousso · ss 70 · The Loco Lawman · Clem Yager · ss 73 · Good Neighbor, Solid Citizen—Backshooter! · Willard Luce · ss 76 · Tinbadge Who Turned Tinhorn · Charles Pichette · ss 83 · Colddecking of the Rose Kid · Hank March · ss 88 · When a Colt-Master Takes Cards · Lee Floren · ss 95 · Last Chance · John Zimmerman · ss 108 · Dab a Loop at Your Lady · Kenneth Fowler · ss 115 · Terror River · Giles A. Lutz · ss

Western Short Stories [v7 #5, January 1951] (Stadium Publishing Corporation, 25¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details supplied by Gary G. Garner. 6 · Wild Kid from Wyoming · John Callahan · ss 16 · War Party · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss 19 · The Parson Converts a Killer · Rod Patterson · ss 27 · Yellow Fever · George Wm. Rae · ss 33 · Showdown for a Black Sheep · Paul Chadwick · ss 39 · Powdersmoke Poker · Francis H. Ames · ss 46 · Bullets Write an Obituary · Al Cooper · ss 55 · Gun-Hunt · Philip Ketchum · ss 71 · The Rodeo Gets a Trouble Queen · Clark Gray · ss 79 · Mail-Order Justice · Jack Thompson · ss 84 · Last Card at Lost Creek · Will C. Brown · ss 90 · Six-Shooter Sextet · Burt Thomas · ss 97 · Rendezvous at Saddle Rock · Dean Owen · ss 115 · Hot-Lead Hellion · Jonathan Craig · ss 119 · Hired-Gun Brothers · Reynolds Phillips · ss 127 · Murder Bait · Rex Evans · ss