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Football Pocket Library    (about) Each issue contained a 35,000 word story. Note: reported (by Gifford) to have run to 10 issues (1947-48), but only two have been traced to date.

Football Pocket Library [#1, n.d. (December 1947)] (6d, 36pp) The Boy Who Bossed the Town · Peter Black · na

Football Pocket Library [#2, n.d. (December 1947)] (6d, 36pp) The “Cup of Fortune” · Whitley Woods · na

Football Stories    (about)

Football Stories [v1 #1, Fall Issue, 1937] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by George Gross) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Stumble, Fumble · Oliver Shank · nv 18 · Touchdown Getters · Andy Kerr · ar 24 · He Could Take It! · William Heyliger · ss 33 · Don’t Bet on Glory · Quentin Reynolds · ss 41 · The Gridiron Parade of ’37 · George Trevor · ms 52 · Fourth-Down Dynamite · Roger Daniels · ss 60 · The Pigskin Napoleon · T. Morris Longstreth · ss 68 · How to Watch Football · Jack Kofoed · ar 73 · Iron Man · Jack Cochran · ss 80 · The All-American Show-Off · T. W. Ford · na 119 · Official Nation-Wide Schedules for 1937 · Anon. · ms

Football Stories [v1 #2, Fall 1938] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 3 · Mr. All-America · William R. Cox · nv 23 · Triple Threat · Tarleton Collier · ss 37 · Delayed Dynamite · Steve Sorensen · ss 42 · No Guts—No Glory! · John Wiggin · ss 44 · Star! · Wallace Wade · ar 54 · Gathered from the Gridiron · Walter Galli · ia 55 · First-Half Hero · Linton Davies · nv 72 · One Minute to Go! · Bernard Penrose · ss 74 · Gridiron Parade of ’38 · Walt Ingersoll · ar 83 · Ace of the Scrub · Clarence Barr Thomas · ss 89 · Fight On—Army! · Herbert L. McNary · na 119 · Official Nation-Wide Schedules for ’38 · Anon. · ms

Football Stories [v1 #3, Fall 1939] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 3 · The End-Zone Express · William R. Cox · nv 24 · Those Texas Tossers · George W. White · ar 34 · The Four Forgotten Gridders · Lin Davies · nv 52 · Hold That Line! · Mark Adam · ss 61 · The Gridiron Parade of ’39 · Walt Ingersoll · ar 71 · Sideline Strategist · John Wiggin · ss 83 · All-America Hold-Out · Stewart Sterling · nv 96 · By Your Own Scout · Ralph Cannon · ar 101 · Fame Is No Fool · John Wilson · ss 110 · Interference · Curtis Bishop · nv

Football Stories [v1 #4, Fall 1940] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details supplied by Dan Stevenson. 2 · The Ashcan Eleven · Jack Wiggin · na 30 · The Freshwater Flash · Duane Yarnell · ss 38 · The Gridiron Parade of 1940 · Walt Ingersoll · ar 48 · The Pigskin Cowboy · William R. Cox · nv 68 · Touchdown Slinger · James B. Hendryx, Jr. · ss 78 · Long Live the King! · Arch Murray · ar 86 · The All-America Prima Donna · DeWitt Shank · nv 101 · Master-Minder · Roy Gannon · ss 108 · —And the Band Played Dixie! · Jeff Dunn · ss 114 · The Lad with the Million-Dollar Toe · Nelson S. Bond · nv

Football Stories [v1 #5, Fall 1941] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 3 · The Deacon from Dixie · DeWitt Shank · na 38 · The All-American Stooge · Forrest Kleinman · ss 47 · How the Experts Pick ’Em! · Anon. · ar 48 · The Gridiron Parade of ’41 · Walt Ingersoll · ar 58 · Hold That Line! · William R. Cox · nv 76 · Sergeant Six-Points · Cosmo Bennett · ss 84 · A Pass to Papa · Moran Tudury · ss 94 · They Still Tear Their Hair · Arch Murray · ar 102 · Touchdown Twister · Nelson S. Bond · nv

Football Stories [v1 #6, October 1942] (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 2 · Mutiny on the Bench · Bill Heuman · nv 23 · Comin’ Round the Mountain · Gene D. Robinson · ss 31 · The Gridiron Parade of 1942 · Walt Ingersoll · cl 38 · Cupid Wears Cleats · James B. Hendryx, Jr. · nv 58 · Backfield Bomb · Jackson V. Scholz · ss 70 · All-American Sub · Herbert L. McNary · nv 86 · Touchdown Terrors · Roe Richmond · ss 98 · The Pigskin Palookas · Bill Fay · na

Football Stories [v1 #7, December 1942] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · Two Yards from Glory · Bill Heuman · nv 30 · Pigskin Paradise · Gene D. Robinson · ss 38 · The Hard-Luck Kid · J. B. Thornton · ss 46 · Run, Rabbit, Run! · William R. Cox · nv 68 · Gridiron Gobs · Arch Murray · ar 75 · Sorehead · Nelson S. Bond · nv 96 · Svengali, QB · Jackson V. Scholz (ghost written by William R. Cox) · ss 97 · Football and War · Feg Murray · ar 98 · The Blocking Brothers · Curtis Bishop · na

Football Stories [v1 #8, First Fall 1943] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · The Fumbling Phantom · Stewart Sterling · nv 25 · Backs of All Trades · Gus Uhlmann · ar 26 · Five-Minute Flash · Daniel Winters · ss 34 · Revolt of the Red Vikings · William R. Cox · nv 58 · Coffin-Corner Crazy · Bill Heuman · ss 70 · Power Guy · C. Paul Jackson · nv 86 · Elmer the Groundhog · Ted Stratton · ss 95 · Mr. Great from Georgia! · Curtis Bishop · na

Football Stories [v1 #9, Second Fall 1943] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · Pour on the Power · Stewart Sterling · nv 24 · Pigskin Barrage · Ted Stratton · ss 32 · The Coach Runs Wild · J. B. Thornton · nv 54 · Son of the Ripper · Don Rainey · ss 64 · Crazylegs Carries the Mail · Bill Heuman · nv 80 · Leatherneck Lateral · C. Paul Jackson · ss 86 · Bull of the Backfield · Tom O’Neill · ss 96 · Quick-Kicking Hick · Nelson S. Bond · na

Football Stories [v1 #10, First Fall 1944] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · Give a Halfback Wings · Curtis Bishop · na 34 · The Gorgeous Goon · Jackson V. Scholz · ss 44 · The Phantom Blocker · William Heuman · ss 54 · Fourth-Quarter Miracle · Tom O’Neill · nv 76 · Fumble-Bum · Roy C. Rainey · ss 83 · The Pass Is the Thing! · Walter Galli · ar 84 · The Pigskin Privateer · Ted Roemer · na

Football Stories [v1 #11, Second Fall 1944] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 2 · Sixty-Minute Skyrocket · Jackson V. Scholz (ghost written by William R. Cox) · na 32 · Gathered from the Gridiron · Walter Galli · ia 34 · Pigskin Puppet · Jack Volney · nv 47 · Erin Go Brawl! · Ted Stratton · ss 55 · Stack ’Em, Line! · Curtis Bishop · nv 68 · Three-Minute Hot-Shot · C. Paul Jackson · ss 78 · Touchdown Tickles · Doc McGee · ar 82 · The Dixie Dreadnaught · William R. Cox · na

Football Stories [v1 #12, First Fall 1945] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · Texas T.N.T. · Curtis Bishop · nv 27 · Wjocj Was the Greatest? · Walter Galli · ar 28 · The Great Brain · Ted Stratton · ss 36 · Popoff from Paducah · C. Paul Jackson · nv 61 · Kicker Extraordinary! · Walter Galli · ar 62 · Bench Back · Richard Brister · ss 68 · The Million-Dollar Sub · Brad King · ss 76 · Slingin’ Sam · Doc McGee · ar 84 · Swivelhips · William Heuman · na

Football Stories [v2 #1, Second Fall 1945] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 4 · The Great Frosh Fizzle · Jackson V. Scholz · na 36 · Gridiron Gravy · Tom O’Neill · ss 43 · The Father of Football · Walter Galli · ar 44 · The Touchdown Pirates · Wilton Hazzard · nv 64 · Wild and Woolly · Weldon Hart · ar 70 · The Mighty Mucker · Jack Volney · ss 78 · All-America Robot · Curtis Bishop · na

Football Stories [v2 #2, First Fall 1946] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · Six-Point Mutineer · Harold Rogers · na 35 · Touchdown Tramp · John K. Northway · ss 43 · Gathered from the Gridiron · Walter Galli · ia 44 · Hold That Headline! · C. Paul Jackson · ss 54 · The Fumble Threat · Brad King · nv 74 · Backfield Playboy · Richard Brister · ss 85 · The Flame of Yale · George Trevor · ar 91 · Football’s Infancy · Walter Galli · ar 92 · Never Let Tackles Think · Curtis Bishop · nv

Football Stories [v2 #3, Second Fall (Oct.-Dec.) 1946] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details supplied by Dan Stevenson. 4 · Cinderella Scatback · Burgess Leonard · na 32 · The Interferin’ Kid · Ted Stratton · ss 40 · You Can’t Fumble Forever · Brad King · nv 52 · Murderer’s Game · Joe Brennan · ss 61 · Goalpost Gamble · Lloyd Derrickson · ss 64 · The Old Fighting Spirit · Willie Graham · ss 72 · Rosebowl Highlights · Walter Galli · ar 74 · The Mad Manhattans · Duane Yarnell · nv 88 · The Big Wind from Texas · Curtis Bishop · na

Football Stories [v2 #4, First Fall Issue (July-Sept.), 1947] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Gathered from the Gridiron · Walter Galli · ia 4 · Wolf-Pack in Moleskins · Bill Erin · na 28 · Somebody’s Gotta Lose · Gardner F. Fox · ss 38 · Part-Time Star · Richard Brister · ss 47 · Blocking Blonde · Ted Stratton · ss 56 · To Hell with the Scrubs · Zene Tuttler · nv 75 · Cold Cleats · Richard K. Tapscott · ss 84 · Rose Bowl Impresario · Doc McGee · ss 90 · Big Brain at Q.B. · Curtis Bishop · nv

Football Stories [v2 #5, Second Fall Issue (Oct.-Dec.), 1947] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents. 4 · The Hep-Cat Backs · John Wiggin · nv 44 · Rabbits Can’t Pass · Ted Stratton · ss 53 · George Gipp · Doc McGee · ar [George Gipp] 60 · “Give Him a Basket!” · Harold Rogers · nv 76 · Trophies of Tradition · Walter Galli · ar 78 · The First Bowl Game · Les Etter · ar 82 · Six-Point Slave-Gang · Curtis Bishop · nv

Football Stories [v2 #6, First Fall 1948] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 4 · Bury Me Not in Coffin Corner · Burgess Leonard · na 51 · Tackle-Shy Terror · Ted Stratton · ss 61 · Shanty Town Express · Joe Alfreds · nv 72 · Red Cyclone · Nora Johnston · ar 81 · What’s the Score, Musclehead? · E. B. Hamilton, Jr. · ss 86 · Scared Scatback · Duane Yarnell · nv

Football Stories [v2 #7, Second Fall Issue (Oct.-Dec.) 1948] ed. Malcolm Reiss (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details supplied by Denny Lien from Table of Contents. 4 · No Points for Jughead · Stewart Sterling · nv 28 · Brickley’s Magic Toe · Nor Johnston · ar [Charlie Brickley] 36 · A Ticket to Paydirt · Bill Erin · nv 58 · “Gathered from the Gridiron” · Walter Galli · ia 59 · Call Me “Fling Fingers” · E. B. Hamilton, Jr. · ss 67 · The Derelicts from Dixie · William R. Cox · ss 78 · Revolt of the Cleat-Happy Clowns · William O’Sullivan · na

Football Stories [v2 #8, First Fall Issue, 1949] ed. Jack O’Sullivan (Fiction House, Inc., 20¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Mr. Great from Georgia! · Curtis Bishop · na Football Stories Fll #1 1943 38 · Kick for the Double-Cross · Ted Roemer · ss 47 · Pigskin Pioneers · Doc McGee · ar 55 · Money-Arm · Reynolds Phillips · ss 64 · Hobo at Fullback · William R. Cox · nv 82 · The Fumbling Phantom · Stewart Sterling · nv Football Stories Fll #1 1943

Football Stories [v2 #9, Second Fall 1949] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp, cover by Allen Anderson) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 2 · Two Yards from Glory! · John Starr · na 29 · Famous Football Games · Les Etter · cl 33 · One-Play McKay · Gardner F. Fox · ss 43 · Six-Point Famine · Ted Stratton · ss 54 · The Door-Mat Eleven · DeWitt Shank · nv Bull’s-Eye Sports Fll 1939 70 · Doak Walker · W. B. Ricketts · ar 71 · The Greatest Guard? · Peter Hamilton · ar 76 · The Blocking Brothers · Curtis Bishop · na Football Stories Dec 1942

Football Stories [v2 #10, First Fall 1950] (Fiction House, Inc., pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 4 · Boss of the Backfield Mutineers · Ted Stratton · na 28 · Touchdown Thunder · Wayne D. Mote · ss 32 · Break-a-way Guy · Van MacNair, Jr. · ss 43 · The Ghost of Barney McNutt · Harold Helfer · ss 48 · First-Half Hero · Linton Davies · nv Football Stories Fll 1938 66 · Pigskin Playoff · J. B. Thornton · nv 80 · Hail of the Lowly Sub · Wilton Hazzard · ar 81 · Don Hutson · Herb Rogoff · ar 82 · Brother, Can You Spare a Block? · O. D. Shank · nv