The Western & Frontier Fiction Magazine Index

Contents Lists

Popular Western [v32 #2, April 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · Bushwhacker · Stephen Payne · nv 27 · Ham’s Round-Eyed Wolf [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illustrated by J. C. 37 · Lead Hornets · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss 42 · Killers Ride Roans [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 60 · Bowdrie Rides a Coyote Trail [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss; illustrated by Farren 69 · Western Distances and Sounds · Bill Anson · ar 70 · The Button Takes the Trail [The Button] · J. E. Grinstead · nv 87 · Tenderfoot Trouble · Mel Pitzer · ss; illustrated by P. Trotter 94 · Circle-C Showdown · Ben Frank · ss; illustrated by Al Savitt

Popular Western [v32 #3, June 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · Short Horse and Long Colt [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 28 · The Nester · Barry Scobee · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 45 · Ham Itches for Revenge [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illustrated by J. C. 55 · Gun for the Sheriff · Jackson Cole · ss 60 · Last Ride for the Town-Tamer · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv; illustrated by Al Savitt 75 · Mission for a Buckskin Man [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 85 · The Rain God’s Gold · Gladwell Richardson · ss 94 · Bowdrie Trails West [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss; illustrated by Farren 114 · Money Isn’t Everything—or Is It? · Groucho Marx · ms; savings bonds advertisement.

Popular Western [v33 #1, August 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · The Tempering of a Trigger Man · T. W. Ford · na 35 · The Outlaws of Poplar Creek [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 44 · Anybody’s Grass · Tom Gunn · nv 61 · Blood on the Big Green · Scott Carleton · ss 70 · Killer · William O’Sullivan · nv 85 · Ham and the Golden Fleece [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 93 · Cure for Gun Fever · Joe Archibald · ss 102 · Saddle Bait · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

Popular Western [v33 #2, October 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · Tonight We Ride to Reckoning · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 31 · Sinister Ranch · Andrew Bronson · ss 38 · The Bandit Trail · Stephen Payne · nv 52 · Voice of the Blue Blizzard · Allan K. Echols · nv; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle 64 · Powder on the Plains · Scott Carleton · ss 75 · Bowdrie Hits a Cold Trail [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 85 · High Country Killer · Gunnison Steele · ss 90 · Sawbone Savvy · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst

Popular Western [v33 #3, December 1947] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · The Saga of Silver Malone · W. C. Tuttle · na; illustrated by Al Savitt 43 · Bullet Music · Andrew Bronson · ss 49 · Ham’s Long Shot [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illustrated by D. C. 60 · The Thirteenth Moon [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 77 · Gun Bait · Ted Fox · ss; illustrated by Al Savitt 84 · The Stubborn Fool · Joseph Chadwick · nv 99 · Panic · C. V. Tench · ss All Star Western & Frontier Magazine Mar 1933

Popular Western [v34 #1, February 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · Owlhoot Gleam for a Rusted Star · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv 36 · More Brains than Bullets [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 46 · A Texas Grave to Fill · Walker A. Tompkins · ss 61 · Murder Rides the Plains · Scott Carleton · ss 72 · The Distant Guns · Wayne D. Overholser · nv 87 · The Talking Horse · Jay Murphy · ss 89 · Gold Gamble · Sam Brant · ss 93 · Ham’s Foxy Fumble [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss

Popular Western [v34 #2, April 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Richard Lillis) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · Green Rawhide · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 43 · Ham Gets in the Dough [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illustrated by Joe Archibald 53 · Lonesome’s Dilemma · Burl Tuttle · ss; illustrated by A. McWilliams 56 · Purgatory Pilgrim · Lee Bond · nv 74 · Buckbrush Jerkliner · Allan K. Echols · nv 88 · The Road to Casa Piedras [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 97 · Outlaw Herder · Scott Carleton · ss

Popular Western [v34 #3, June 1948] (Better Publications, 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 9 · Sixgun Sweepstakes · Walker A. Tompkins · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 34 · Who Helps Himself · Samuel Mines · ss 38 · Blood Money [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 54 · Rope Legacy · Bud Wilks · ss 58 · Bigwoods Buckaroos · Harold F. Cruickshank · nv 73 · Where Buzzards Fly [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 83 · Buckskin Buscadero [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 95 · Ham and Fluffy Ruffles [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss

Popular Western [v35 #1, August 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 9 · The Border Patrol · William Hopson · nv 24 · Bum Steers · Cole Weymouth · ar 25 · Dead Man’s Burro · Jackson Cole · ss 30 · Death Dagers of Yak · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss 39 · A Farmer in Cowland · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 40 · The Fightin’ Man · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 54 · Jinx of Jackpine · Ben Frank · ss 63 · An Arizona Pastime · Paul Dumas · ar 64 · Buckskin Man’s Boomerang · Alfred L. Garry · ss 72 · The Singing Robin Hood · Mark Knight · ar 73 · Ham’s Frenzied Finance [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 83 · Chick Bowdrie Passes Through [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 92 · The Shadow of Ladder H · Tom Gunn · nv

Popular Western [v35 #2, October 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Given as v25 #2 in Table of Contents. Details supplied by Hal Hall & Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · Glory for a Desert Fighter · Larry Harris · nv; illustrated by Dreany 37 · Ham’s Diaper Derby [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illustrated by J. C. 46 · Buffalo Soldiers · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv; illustrated by Dreany 66 · Trouble in Bunches · Jackson Cole · ss; illustrated by Alex Schomburg 69 · Indian Hunting Tricks · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 70 · Horned Toads Can’t Hop [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 86 · Adventures of a Pioneer Nebraska Rancher · Mark Knight · ar 87 · South of Deadwood [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss; illustrated by Farren 98 · The Brush · Dabney Otis Collins · ss; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle

Popular Western [v35 #3, December 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Hal Hall & Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · The Aristocrat of the Badlands · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv; illustrated by Dreany 36 · The Caliente Killer [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 52 · Buckskin Man’s Medicine [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 62 · The Judge Was Honest [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · nv; illustrated by Dreany 76 · The Boy Pioneer · Cecil de Vada · ts 81 · Outlaw’s Christmas · Johnston McCulley · ss 89 · Hot Holster · Bud Wilks · ss 92 · The Cowboy’s Rope · Tex Mumford · ar 93 · Drag Driver · Frederic Phelps · ss 113 · A Message from Gene Autry · Gene Autry · lt

Popular Western [v36 #1, February 1949] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · Rusty of Rolling River · W. C. Tuttle · nv 35 · Guilty Man · Buck Billings · ss 37 · Too Tough to Brand [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 46 · Horses the Cowboys Ride · Gladwell Richardson · ar 54 · The Iron Horse Buckaroo · Walker A. Tompkins · nv; illustrated by Dreany 70 · The Prophet of Picture Rock [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 85 · Lawman’s Prisoner · Tex Gainsville · ss

Popular Western [v36 #2, April 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 13 · The Gun Runners · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 35 · The Southwest’s First Cattle Drive · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 36 · The Ysabella Horses · Gladwell Richardson · ar 41 · The Picture Gal Pickup · William F. Martin · ss 46 · Tinhorn Trail [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 63 · Boss of Eagle Rock · Jackson Cole · ss; illustrated by A. Leslie Ross 66 · From the Annals of the West · Mark Knight · ar 67 · Buckskin and Iron [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 75 · Gun-Wolf Breed · Dupree Poe · ss; illustrated by H. W. Kiemle 80 · Ham Casts a Doubt [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss; illustrated by J. C.

Popular Western [v36 #3, June 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 9 · The Tenderfoot Doctor · Frank Richardson Pierce · nv 29 · Rainy Night in Latigo · Jackson Cole · ss 33 · The Appaloosa Horses of the Indians · Gladwell Richardson · ar 37 · Buckskin Man’s Pasear [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 46 · The Whang Leather Kid [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 62 · The Pride and the Gun · Allan K. Echols · nv 74 · The Mail Goes Through · Rex Sherrick · ar 75 · Ten Silver Dollars · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss 77 · Ham’s Goose Is Cooked [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss

Popular Western [v37 #1, August 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 9 · Blaze Face · L. P. Holmes · nv 27 · Orders for a Buckskin Man [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 35 · Treasure of the West · Tex Mumford · pm 36 · Pintos and Paint Horses · Gladwell Richardson · ia 40 · Wanted Men Move Fast [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · nv; illustrated by J. Dreany 55 · Ham’s Photo Finish [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 64 · Rest for the Wicked [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 79 · Pie for the Prisoner · Charles Alan Gregory · ss 83 · Fool’s Gold · William O’Sullivan · ss; illustrated by Al Savitt

Popular Western [v37 #2, October 1949] (Better Publications, 15¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 9 · The Brand Artist · Walt Coburn · nv 28 · Army Blue in Their Blood · Steuart Emery · nv 42 · Texas Trigger Champ · John A. Thompson · ts 48 · Case Closed—No Prisoners [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · nv 61 · Ham’s Bitter Pill [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 71 · Trail of the Black Buzzard · Jackson Cole · ss 75 · Mission for a Buckskin Warrior [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 84 · Dead Man’s Boots · Dupree Poe · ss

Popular Western [v37 #3, December 1949] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · South of Command · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 34 · Boss on the Border [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · nv; illustrated by Parkhurst 50 · Careless with Guns · Sam Brant · ss 55 · Chevalier of the Southwest · Harry Van Demark · ts 59 · The Gun Runner · Scott Carleton · ss 68 · The Bow-and-Arrow Pioneer · Simpson M. Ritter · ar 69 · Range Rich, Lead Loco · Ralph Yergen · ss; illustrated by Ed DeLavy 76 · Ham’s Hair-Raising Tonic [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · nv

Popular Western [v38 #1, February 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · Timber Guns · Walker A. Tompkins · nv 34 · The Deacon Disapproves [Deacon Ross] · Bruce Douglas · ss 50 · The Trap · Tex Gainsville · vi; illustrated by Robert Farrington Elwell 54 · The Killer from Pecos [Ranger Chick Bowdrie] · Louis L’Amour · ss 66 · Buckskin Man’s Promise [Buffalo Billy Bates] · Scott Carleton · ss 75 · Fugitive’s Trail · Sam Brant · vi 79 · Ham Gets Sawed Off [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss

Popular Western [v38 #2, April 1950] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by Ernest Chiriacka) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Home Corral · Old Doc Trail · cl 11 · A Man Called Lucky · W. C. Tuttle · nv 38 · Blood on the Saddle [Sheriff Blue Steele; Deputy Shorty Watts] · Tom Gunn · ss; illustrated by Harry V. Parkhurst 53 · No Mortgage on Gunsmoke · Dane Zale · ss 57 · Ham’s Ghastly Error [Sheriff Egg; Deputy Ham] · Alfred L. Garry · ss 67 · The Mexican Cossack · Leslie Ernenwein · ar 70 · .45 Calibre Law · Chuck Martin · ss All Western Magazine May 1936 83 · Make Way for a Hero · David X. Manners · ss