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Western Shorts (1944) (about)

Western Shorts [First Selection] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8")

2 · Gunhawk Branded · Clarry Alton · ss
9 · Account Settled · F. L. Harris · ss
14 · Death in Quiet Canyon · Dallas Kirby · ss
22 · Dobbie, the Bandit and Dolores · F. W. Murray · ss
31 · The Second Notch · William Arter · ss

Western Shorts [2nd Collection] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8")

2 · Wings Over Triangle Nine · Anon. · ss
4 · Trail of the Wolf · Anon. · ss
10 · The Girl from Texas · Anon. · ss
18 · Loot Trail · Anon. · ss
25 · Cuckoo County · Anon. · ss
31 · Juzgado Guns · Anon. · ss

Western Shorts [3rd Collection] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 28pp, 5.7" x 6.2")

2 · Killers Should Spell · Earl W. Scott · ss Double Action Western Nov 1942, as “Killers Should Tell”
4 · Substitute for Death · Archie Joscelyn · ss Double Action Western Nov 1942
9 · Patched Evidence · H. M. Sutherland · nv Double Action Western Nov 1942
17 · Skookum Sketch · Clarry Alton · ss
24 · The Raiders from the Rocks · Leslie Berkley · ss

Western Shorts [#4] (Gerald G. Swan, 5" x 8")
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Western Shorts [#5] (Gerald G. Swan, 7d, 36pp, 5" x 8")

2 · Sons of the Chaparral · Ed Earl Repp · ts Double Action Western Aug 1936
13 · Coyote Branded · Clarry Alton · ss
20 · Rustlers Court · Martin Jay Gordon · ss Double Action Western Aug 1936
29 · Out of the Night · Leslie Bussey · ss

Western Short Stories (about)

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Manvis Publications, Inc. (Red Circle): Western Short Stories

Western Short Stories [v1 #1, December 1936] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

[illustrations] · L. F. Bjorklund · il
8 · Trail of Wanted Men · J. E. Grinstead · nv
35 · Rustlers of Palverde · Rex Evans · ss
43 · Texas Man · Buck Stradleigh · ss
53 · A Ranger Comes to Town · Raymond S. Spears · ss
62 · Marked Man · James Hall · ss
72 · Malpais Maverick · Eugene Cunningham · ss
82 · The Steeldust Gray · John Carlisle · ss
90 · Rustlers Roundup · John Cannon · ss
106 · Six-Shooter Square-up · Ralph R. Perry · ss
114 · The New Marshal · Ken Jason · ss

Western Short Stories [v1 #2, February 1937] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 111pp, pulp)
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

[illustrations] · L. F. Bjorklund · il
8 · The Two-Gun Texan · Eugene Cunningham · ss
19 · Borrowed Sixguns · Charles M. Martin · ss
36 · Owlhoot Lawman · Ralph R. Perry · ss
44 · Sons of Outlaws · Rex Evans · ss
52 · Gunsmoke Peace · John Carlisle · ss
60 · The Ranger Kid · Buck Stradleigh · ss
66 · Death Tags the Rancher · Barry Scobee · ss
75 · Robbers’ Rendezvous · Kenneth L. Sinclair · ss
83 · Trail of Jeporady · Ken Jason · ss
92 · Holsters Tied Down · Carmony Gove · ss

Western Short Stories [v1 #3, May 1937] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

[illustrations] · L. F. Bjorklund · il
8 · Guns for a Lawman · Eugene Cunningham · ss
17 · Powdersmoke Guardian · James P. Olsen · ss
29 · Texas Style · Rex Evans · ss
37 · Owlhooter’s Nemesis · L. R. Sherman · ss
46 · Tophand Nester · James Hall · ss
55 · Bullets for a Killer · John Lawson · ss
62 · Trigger Talker · Carmony Gove · ss
70 · Boothill Angel · T. K. Hawley · ss
74 · Badmen Not Wanted · Raymond S. Spears · ss
79 · Red Trails of Renegades · J. E. Grinstead · ss
99 · South of the Border · Henry Herbert Knibbs · ss

Western Short Stories [v1 #4, September 1937] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

[illustrations] · L. F. Bjorklund · il
8 · Devil’s Gun Reckoning · Rodney Blake · ss
25 · Flaming Pistols · James Lassiter · ss
34 · Bullet Sweep · Nard Tyson · ss
41 · Blaze of Gunfire · Carmony Gove · ss
49 · Gunman Wanted · Edwin Hunt Hoover · ss
64 · “I’ll Bring Him In!” · John Coffey · ss
71 · Blood of the North · Fred Daley · ss
80 · Dead Man’s Trail · James Hall · ss
88 · Carload Trouble · Ken Jason · ss
96 · Guns Along the Trail · Rex Evans · ss

Western Short Stories [v1 #5, December 1937] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

10 · Gunsmoke Parson · Harry Sinclair Drago · ss
24 · A Gun Boss Rides to Purgatory · Rex Evans · ss
32 · Death Crosses the Rio Grande · Luke Tyler · ss
39 · Hell Benders · James Hall · ss
47 · Code of the Texan · James Lassiter · ss
56 · Quick Trigger Deputy · John Carlisle · ss
63 · The Sheriff’s Side of the Story · Fred Daley · ss
72 · Outcasts’ Gun Retribution · Nard Tyson · ss
80 · Pistol Peace · Ken Jason · ss
91 · Roundup for Boothill · L. R. Sherman · ss

Western Short Stories [v1 #6, March 1938] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

[illustrations] · L. F. Bjorklund · il
10 · A Fool for Trouble · Carmony Gove · ss
20 · Marshal Zack’s Royal Flush · Rex Evans · ss
31 · Driftin’ Dynamite · Luke Tyler · ss
42 · Phantom Trail · L. R. Sherman · ss
50 · Hell’s Pay-Off · Dick Robson · ss
59 · Powdersmoke Peace Parley · Orlando Rigoni · ss
76 · “I’ve Come to Kill a Man” · James Lassiter · ss
83 · Bandits of the Badlands · Benjamin F. Ferrill · ss
91 · Owlhoot Sheriff · H. Charles McDermott · ss
100 · Invitation to Boothill · Harry Sinclair Drago · ss

Western Short Stories [v2 #1, June 1938] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

8 · Law Dog of Bull Run Basin · Harry Sinclair Drago · ss
20 · Grenner Rides Alone · Dick Robson · ss
30 · The Devil’s Partner · Harlan Graves · ss
37 · Vigil of Vengeance · James Hall · ss
45 · Colt Contract · Rex Evans · ss
56 · Tough Hombre · Carmony Gove · ss
67 · Dry-Gulcher’s Legacy · Phil Richards · ss
77 · Greaser Bullets for a Badge-Toter · N. L. James · ss
89 · Six-Gun Hanging · Orlando Rigoni · ss
97 · Fortune’s Six-Gun Brand · Omar Gwinn · ss

Western Short Stories [v2 #2, September 1938] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Wild Bunch Wipe-Out · Ed Earl Repp · ss
14 · Hell’s Too Hot for Renegades · Carmony Gove · ss
24 · Death Waits in the Dust · John Cannon · ss
33 · A T-Bar Herd Goes North · H. F. Cruickshank · ss
44 · The Stranger from Keyhole Pass · Luke Tyler · ss
55 · Road Agents by Proxy · Brad Buckner · ss
67 · Tennessee’s Partners · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss
85 · Green Pastures—For Other Critters · Rolland Lynch · ss
94 · Frontier Justice for a Gunslinger · Ken Jason · ss
106 · High-Heeled Hellion · Jack Sterrett · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund

Western Short Stories [v2 #3, December 1938] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp)
Details taken from library catalogue of the National Cowboy Museum.

12 · Scourge of the Badlands · Ed Earl Repp · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund
20 · Badman’s Boothill Ballot · Omar Gwinn · ss
28 · The Gunhawk Who Wanted to Die · Ken Jason · ss
36 · Feud Clan from Purgatory · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv
58 · Six-Gun Death Song · Rolland Lynch · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund
74 · Brand of the Gun Legion · James Lassiter · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund
84 · Gambler, Cash Your Chips! · Harry Sinclair Drago · ss; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund
92 · Death Waits at the Water-Hole · Rex Evans · ss
95 · Unmarked Graves for Cowthieves · Harvey Maddux · ss
105 · The Jughead from Catfish Basin · W. T. Ballard · ss

Western Short Stories [v2 #4, March 1939] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke.

8 · Gunhawk, Count Your Bullets! · L. L. Foreman · nv
31 · The Wild Bunch Rides to War · Ed Earl Repp · ss
41 · Ghost-Guards Ride the Sunset Stage · Peter Dawson · nv
62 · Satan’s Sixgun Prayer · John Cody · ss
67 · Drop Your Guns—and Live Longer · Russell A. Bankson · vi
69 · Two Bulldoggers from Texas · Brad Buckner · ss
75 · A Hangnoose Won’t Hold a Texan · Gunnison Steele · ss
80 · Range Where Men Died Twice · D. B. Newton · ss
98 · Born for Boothill · Harvey Maddux · ss
105 · Eternal Range Gets a Man · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss

Western Short Stories [v2 #5, May 1939] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott)
Details supplied by John Locke.

12 · Cowman, Sleep with Your Guns! · James P. Olsen · ss
30 · Blood-Brother from Hell · Allan K. Echols · ss
35 · Satan’s Lost Shorthorn Syndicate · Ralph Berard · ss
43 · One Against the Gun Wolves · Kenneth A. Fowler · ss
54 · Owlhoot Rebellion · Peter Dawson · ss
62 · Colt Baptism for an Outcast · Gunnison Steele · ss
69 · When a Marshal Dies · W. D. Hoffman · ss
84 · “Lawman, Grab Your Cutter” · Theodore Tinsley · ss
102 · Gunshot Granger · D. B. Newton · ss
111 · The James Boys · Russ Talbert · ar

Western Short Stories [v2 #6, August 1939] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Range-Hogs Ride Alone · James P. Olsen · ss
24 · Cold-Deck Corral · Gunnison Steele · ss
32 · The Rustler Combine Eats Lead · Samuel Taylor · nv
60 · My Gun Is My Calling Card · Peter Dawson · ss
69 · Starvation Trail for the Wild Pack · H. F. Cruickshank · ss
79 · An Outlaw Is Re-Born · Glenn H. Wichman · ss
86 · Range-Cub’s Battle-Bargain · Norman A. Fox · ss
91 · Six-Gun Samaritan · L. L. Foreman · ss
100 · Passport to Perdition · Rolland Lynch · ss
108 · “Get Out of Town” · Leo Stalnaker · ss

Western Short Stories [v3 #1, October 1939] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by J. W. Scott, [?])
Details supplied by Tom Daniels.

8 · When a Gun-Wise Kid Gambles · James P. Olsen · ss; illustrated by Bjorklund
22 · Killer or Coward? · Gunnison Steele · ss; illustrated by Bjorklund
31 · Tinhorn Trouble · Glenn H. Wichman · ss
38 · Rebellion of the Feud-Clan Cub · Ed Earl Repp · ss
56 · A Ghost-Gun Works a Cure · Peter Dawson · ss; illustrated by Bjorklund
67 · Blood-Call of the Wilderness Trails · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss
78 · Substitute for a Starpacker · Lloyd Eric Reeve · ss; illustrated by Bjorklund
87 · Lodgepole Makes Delivery · L. R. Sherman · ss
97 · Cowboy, You’re Going to Die! · D. B. Newton · ss
103 · The Pilgrim from Powder River · James Dorn · ss

Western Short Stories [v3 #2, February 1940] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke.

8 · Hard Boot Claims a Maverick · Peter Dawson · ss
21 · Loco Lawman · Rod Patterson · ss
33 · No Pat Hands for a Tinhorn! · L. L. Foreman · ss
42 · Gun-Title to Hell’s Free Grass · Gunnison Steele · ss
53 · Road-Agent’s Last-Chance Reprieve · Glenn H. Wichman · ss
60 · Cow-Boy, Hang Up Your Hardware · Raymond W. Porter · ss
76 · Vengeance of the Cold-Trail Pack · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss
86 · When a Feud-Clan Cub Fights · James Dorn · ss
95 · The Gunman Who Never Smiled · Ralph Berard · ss
102 · Lynch-Mob Logic · Jack Sterrett · ss

Western Short Stories [v3 #3, April 1940] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

10 · Badman Bullets Guard the Trail · Harvey Maddux · ss
20 · Lead for the Last-Chance Pool · Foster-Harris · ss
31 · Birth of a Gold Town · [The Editor] · ar
32 · The Colt-Job Kid · Ken Jason · ss
41 · The Gun-Ghost from Nowhere · Ward Gibson · ss
50 · Hot-Lead Alibi · Peter Dawson · ss
62 · Bushwhack Boomerang · Rex Evans · ss
68 · Wild-Horse Hellions of Hideaway Valley · James Dorn · nv
89 · Thy Neighbor’s Cattle · Lloyd Eric Reeve · ss
98 · Powdersmoke Paydirt · James Lassiter · ss

Western Short Stories [v3 #4, June 1940] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

6 · Lord! Give Me a Gunman! · James P. Olsen · ss
17 · Boss of the Manhunt Breed · Luke Tyler · ss
32 · When a Cowman Hires Out His Colt · Ralph Berard · ss
41 · The Renegade Lawman · Lon Taylor · ss
51 · King of the Wolf-Pack Clan · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss
59 · Badman, Watch Your Back! · Gunnison Steele · ss
67 · Shallow-Grave Gratitude · T. K. Hawley · ss
72 · Six-Gun for Sale · Kenneth A. Fowler & Rod Patterson · ss
82 · Range-Rebel Redemption · Rolland Lynch · ss
90 · Gun-Fast Fool · James Dorn · ss

Western Short Stories [v3 #5, September 1940] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

8 · When Gun-Battles Brand a Man’s Backtrail · Peter Dawson · nv
30 · Spawn of the Wild Herd Trails · L. P. Holmes · ss
40 · Imitation Badman · John G. Pearsol · ss
51 · Doc Bender Hangs Up His Gun-Belt · Glenn H. Wichman · ss
61 · The Fortune Hunter · [The Editor] · ts
62 · Boothill Hands Down a Six-Gun Decision · James P. Olsen · ss
79 · Two-Bit Tin-Badge · James Dorn · ss
86 · Draw and Eat Dust! · Norman A. Fox · ss
94 · The Stranger from Hell · T. K. Hawley · ss
103 · Graybeard Gratitude · Gunnison Steele · ss

Western Short Stories [v3 #6, November 1940] (Manvis Publications, Inc., 10¢, pulp)
Details supplied by Rick Hall from Table of Contents.

8 · Wanted: A War-Cub to Smash the Syndicate · Robert E. Mahaffay · nv
26 · Long-Loop Law · Gunnison Steele · ss
36 · The Gun That Was Never Drawn · Adam Mann · ss
47 · Ride to Glory · L. P. Holmes · ss
55 · King of the Wild Range Killers · H. F. Cruickshank · ss
65 · Tenbrook Borrows Boothill for a Button · Rod Patterson · ss
76 · The Montana Kid Calls on a Killer · Peter Dawson · ss
91 · The Stranger from Trouble Valley · Fredric Brown · ss
99 · Dead Man’s Beef Gather · Rolland Lynch · ss
109 · The Slaughter Boys—Backshooters · Jack Sterrett · ss

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