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The Rio Kid Western [v25 #1, November 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Abilene, Kansas · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Longhorn War [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · D. B. Newton · na 62 · Owlhoot Odyssey · Jim Brewer · ss 69 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 70 · Gun Search · Giles A. Lutz · nv 101 · Desert Kindness · Gene L. Henderson · vi 105 · Snow Ride · Gene Austin · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v25 #2, January 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Panamint City · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Pirates of Panamint [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na; illustrated by Orban _33 · Portrait and Biography: Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin · Anon. · ia _39 · Portrait and Biography: John Percival Jones · Anon. · ia _49 · Portrait and Biography: William Morris Stewart · Anon. · ia 59 · The Saga of Cowpen Center · Ben Frank · ss; illustrated by Farren 69 · The Sheriff’s Friend · W. Lamar Fly · ss 74 · Montana Showdown · Tom Roan · ss 79 · Epitaph · Pecos Pete · pm (r); also given as “Epitaph for One Who Fizzed Out”. 100 · The Bullet · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 106 · Traces Cut · Giles A. Lutz · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v25 #3, March 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Badlands of Dakota · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · Badlands Breed [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Roe Richmond · na _29 · Portrait and Biography: Theodore Roosevelt · Anon. · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: The Marquis de Mores · Anon. · ia _47 · Portrait and Biography: A. T. Packard · Anon. · ia 57 · Deadly Decision · Philip Morgan · ss 64 · The Low Level of Eternity · A. A. Baker · ss 73 · Then and Now · Syl MacDowell · cl 74 · Measure for Courage · Gordon D. Shirreffs · nv 91 · Back Trail · Jan Kaser · ss 94 · Jim Bowie and His Knife · Norman B. Wiltsey · ar 100 · Trail of the Snake · Gordon B. Strunk · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v26 #1, May 1953] ed. Jim Hendryx, Jr. (Better Publications, Inc., 25¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by George Rozen) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Leslie Ernenwein · lc 9 · Johnson County War · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. 10 · War in Wyoming [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Roe Richmond · na; illustrated by Orban _31 · Portrait and Biography: Tom Horn · Anon. · ia _41 · Portrait and Biography: Cattle Kate Maxwell · Anon. · ia _49 · Portrait and Biography: Nate Champion · Anon. · ia 61 · An Old, Cold Trail · H. A. DeRosso · ss 71 · Coon Hunter · Ben Frank · ss 80 · The Killer Sheriff · George Kilrain · nv 97 · Freight-Line Killer · Garold Hartsock · ss; illustrated by C. A. Murphy 107 · Purple Whisky · Frank Scott York · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v26 #2, July 1953 (unpublished)] (Better Publications, Inc.) One story was announced for the unpublished July 1953 issue. Details taken from The Pulp Magazine Index by Len Robbins. Everything Went in Wichita [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Roe Richmond · na Triple Western Spr 1954

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The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v12 #1, January 1946] (Publication Enterprises Limited, Toronto, 10¢, 98pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 13 · Carpetbagger Guns [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 _33 · Portrait and Biography: President Andrew Johnson · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 _41 · Portrait and Biography: Ben Thompson · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 _47 · Portrait and Biography: Wild Bill Hickok · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 59 · Pistol Pride · L. Ernenwein · ss The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 65 · Jerk Line · Willard Luce · ss The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 71 · Gopher Doane Pays His Debts · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946 77 · Always Wanting Something · Barry Scobee · ss The Rio Kid Western Jan 1946

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [October 1946] (Better Publications of Canada, 10¢, pulp) Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Need Contents Raiders of the Valley [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western Oct 1946 A Herder Named Smith · Cliff Walters · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1946

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [February 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, 15¢, pulp) Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Need Contents Idaho Raiders [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western Feb 1947 Hogan Fury · Clee Woods · ss The Rio Kid Western Feb 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v14 #2, April 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, 15¢, pulp) Incomplete Data - Issue not found - probably identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Need Contents Guns of Happy Valley [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na The Rio Kid Western Apr 1947 Blind Man’s Bluff · L. Ernenwein · ss The Rio Kid Western Apr 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v15 #2, October 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947 11 · Golden Empire [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Dean Owen · na The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947 58 · Thirty Days Has Sam Reber · Joseph Chadwick · nv The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947 75 · Wagons West of the Pecos · Gladwell Richardson · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947 83 · Trail Vengeance · Clark Gray · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947 92 · Turn Out the Guard · W. F. Bragg · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947; not the same as the story of the same name in the April 26, 1941 to May 10, 1941 issues of Wild West Weekly. 100 · The Devil Dims a Gunsight · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v15 #3, December 1947] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 13 · Gun Boss of San Antone [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 _23 · San Antonio · Anon. · ms The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947; background to the lead story. _35 · Portrait and Biography: Samuel Augustus Maverick · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 _41 · Portrait and Biography: J. King Fisher · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 _53 · Portrait and Biography: Ben Thompson · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 61 · Payment Deferred · John C. Ropke · ss Ace-High Western Stories Mar 1947 68 · Bugles in the Morning · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 84 · Trail Boss · Samuel Mines · ss The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 92 · Conscience Is a Killer · William O’Sullivan · ss The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947 101 · Brand of the Doublecross · Tom Parsons · ss The Rio Kid Western Dec 1947

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v16 #1, February 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948 13 · Lion of the Lavabeds [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948 _29 · General E.R.S. Canby and the Modoc War · Anon. · ms The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948; background to the lead story. _37 · Portrait and Biography: Captain Jack · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948 61 · North to the Arkansas · Robert Moore Williams · ss The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948 70 · The Last Half Mile · Allan K. Echols · nv The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948 86 · Dark Comes the Night · Gladwell Richardson · ss The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948 95 · Stagecoach Yuletide · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western Feb 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v16 #2, April 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 13 · Santa Fe Trail [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 _21 · Portrait and Biography: Colonel Cyrus K. Holliday · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 _37 · Portrait and Biography: Major Frank J. North · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 _45 · Portrait and Biography: Clay Allison · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 63 · Range War Renegades · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 72 · The Wagon Soldier · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 88 · Lawyer with a Gun · Bud Wilks · ss The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 90 · Hickok’s Tragic Mistake · John Black · ar The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948 91 · Kill That Last McCann · Lee Bond · ss The Rio Kid Western Apr 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v16 #3, June 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, 114pp, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 9 · Bugles on the Bighorn [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 _25 · Portrait and Biography: General George A. Custer · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 _33 · Portrait and Biography: James Butler (“Wild Bill”) Hickok · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 _47 · Portrait and Biography: Martha Jane (“Calamity Jane”) Canary · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 59 · Chaparral Pilot · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948; illustrated by Al Savitt 68 · The Magic Quirt · L. Ron Hubbard · nv The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 79 · The War Horse · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · ss The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 90 · Shooting Teacher · Robert Moore Williams · ss The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 96 · The Death of Bill Doolin · John Black · ar The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948 97 · Nighthawk’s Code · D. B. Newton · ss The Rio Kid Western Jun 1948; illustrated by Al Savitt

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v17 #1, August 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 9 · Passport to Perdition [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Gunnison Steele · na The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 _13 · Steamboating on the Colorado · Anon. · ms The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948; background to the lead story. _33 · Portrait and Biography: R.N. Leatherwood · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 _41 · Portrait and Biography: Commodore Perry Owens · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 70 · Squaw Dance Folly · Clee Woods · nv The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 83 · Death Rides the Desert Storm · Larry Harris · ss The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 92 · Nesters Not Wanted · John Black · ar The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 93 · Prairie Doctor · Cliff V. Abrams · ss The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 97 · The West’s Forgotten Men · Cole Weymouth · ar The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948 98 · Local Color · William O’Sullivan · ss The Rio Kid Western Aug 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v17 #2, October 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by Hal Hall from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 13 · The Trail of the Iron Horse [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948; not the same as the story of almost the same title in the December 2, 1939 to January 6, 1940 issues of Wild West Weekly. _31 · Portrait and Biography: William Tecumseh Sherman · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 _35 · Portrait and Biography: Grenville M. Dodge · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 _39 · Portrait and Biography: Charles Crocker · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 _45 · Portrait and Biography: Leland Stanford · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 62 · The Jaws of the Turtle · Allan K. Echols · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 69 · West Is in the Heart · Bruce Douglas · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 76 · Death Pact on Coyote Creek · Gunnison Steele · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 79 · They Never Die · Cole Weymouth · ar The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 80 · Scorpion Country · Johnston McCulley · nv The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 93 · Old Cattle Trails · Harry Van Demark · ar The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 96 · The Builders · Tex Mumford · ar The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948 97 · Three Queens and a Joker · Francis H. Ames · ss The Rio Kid Western Oct 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v17 #3, December 1948] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 13 · Raiders of the Wreckage [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 _17 · The Locale of This Novel · Anon. · ms The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 _35 · Portrait and Biography: General Sherman · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 _45 · Portrait and Biography: General Canby · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 63 · Spanish Longhorn Cattle · Flint Alderman · ar The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 66 · First Mission · Jay Murphy · nv The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 80 · A Lesson from the Shoshoni · Anon. · ar The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 81 · Trail to Cnristmas · Johnston McCulley · ss The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 88 · The Rain Maker · David X. Manners · ss The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 92 · California’s Pioneer Printer · Anon. · ar The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948 93 · Wolf Fangs or Bullets · Dupree Poe · ss The Rio Kid Western Dec 1948

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) [v18 #1, February 1949] (Better Publications of Canada, Ltd., 15¢, pulp) Identical contents to the US issue of the same date. Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 11 · Ghost of El Dorado [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 _15 · Santa Barbara County · Anon. · ms The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949; background to the lead story. _31 · Portrait and Biography: Joaquin Murrieta · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 _39 · Portrait and Biography: Captain Harry Love · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 _47 · Portrait and Biography: Patrick Kinevan · Anon. · ia The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 60 · Hangnoose for a Saddlemate · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 75 · Old Debbil River · A. Leslie · ss The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 78 · The Cowboy’s Boots · Gladwell Richardson · ar The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 82 · Such Is Fame! · Anon. · ms The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949 83 · Come On, Killer—Let’s Ride · Sam Brant · ss The Rio Kid Western Feb 1949