The FictionMags Index

Contents Lists

Popular Sports Magazine [v2 #2, February 1938] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Cover art features Eddie Shore. Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 14 · Hellion in the Backfield · Arthur Mann · na; football. 43 · The Biggest Wrestler in the World · Arthur William Rickard · ss; wrestling. 52 · Comet Dust · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; auto racing. 62 · Rink Rebel · Jack Kofoed · ar; on hockey player Eddie Shore. 71 · Fire Fighter · Thomas Thursday · ss; boxing. 82 · So You Want to Play Football? · Ace Parker · ar 90 · Sports Review · Anon. · cl 92 · Winged Ice · John Scott Douglas · nv; hockey.

Popular Sports Magazine [v2 #3, April 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 12 · Beetle Brows · Arthur J. Burks · nv 38 · Crash Proof · Kent Sagendorph · ss 50 · Ghost Hitter · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 57 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 60 · Mama’s Boy · Jack Kofoed · ar 69 · One More Season · Bert L. Shurtleff · ss 80 · So You Want to Play Basketball? · Jack Pierce · ar 88 · Sports Review · Anon. · cl 90 · Grinding Wheels · Arthur Mann · nv

Popular Sports Magazine [v3 #1, June 1938] (Better Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) Details supplied by Tom Daniels from Table of Contents. 14 · The Diamond Star · Charles Marquis Warren · na 40 · Grappling Trilby · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 50 · So You Want to Be an Auto Racer · Rex Mays · ar 58 · Pylon Pirates · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 68 · Ducky Wucky · Jack Kofoed · bg; the life story of Joe Medwick, Famous Baseball Player. 77 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 80 · The Ghost Fighter · Louis L’Amour · ss 90 · Sports Review · Anon. · cl 92 · Morning Glory · Arthur K. Barnes · nv

Popular Sports Magazine [v3 #2, August 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 10 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 12 · Play for Home · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv 37 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 40 · The Last Mile · W. H. Temple · ss 50 · Swim with the Champ [Part 1 of 2] · Johnny Weissmuller · ar 58 · All in the Game · Robert Bowen · ss 68 · Red Lightning · Jack Kofoed · ar 77 · Heap Fine Ball · Gunnison Steele · ss 83 · Feathered Champion · John Easterly · ss 92 · The K.O. Finish · Philip L. Scruggs · nv

Popular Sports Magazine [v3 #3, October 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 14 · Leather Lightning · Joe Archibald · nv 41 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 45 · Run for Fun · John Easterly (by William R. Cox) · ss 54 · The Fireball Flinger · Jack Kofoed · ar 62 · The Montana Kid · Harold Rogers · nv 78 · Swim with the Champ [Part 2 of 2] · Johnny Weissmuller · ar 86 · Hall of Fame · Perry Dixon · ar 89 · White Hope · H. M. Wallace · ss 96 · The Desert League · Arthur Mann · ss 113 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl

Popular Sports Magazine [v4 #1, December 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp, cover by E. K. Bergey) Details supplied by John Locke. 10 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 15 · Gridiron Glory · Roe Richmond · nv 45 · The Boneyard Ballplayer · William H. Temple · ss 54 · So You Want to Be a Hockey Player · Lynn Patrick · ar 62 · Buttered Dynamite · Gene Lyle, III · ss; auto racing. 70 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 74 · Slingin’ Sam—The Passin’ Man · Jack Kofoed · ar; “The Life-Story of Sammy Baugh”. 83 · Duncan McWhitten’s Button · Jack Kofoed · ss; golf. 92 · The Big Heat · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; trotting.

Popular Sports Magazine [v4 #2, February 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 15 · Punch Penalty · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss 26 · Puck-Shy · Lieut. John Hopper · nv 52 · California Comet · Jack Kofoed · ar 61 · He Used a Sledge · Charles S. Strong · ss 68 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 72 · I Played Professional Football · Byron Whizzer White · ar 77 · Moving Target · Jack Weaver · ss 86 · The Riot Squad · Rudy Dusek · ar 94 · The Pigskin Buccaneer · Spencer Towne · nv 112 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl

Popular Sports Magazine [v4 #2, April 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Mis-numbered in the Table of Contents as v4 #2 - should have been v4 #3. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 10 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 13 · Derelict Fists · Jackson V. Scholz · nv 38 · Gentleman Rider · Sam Carson · ss 48 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 52 · I’m Going to Be the Champion · Fred Apostoli · ss 59 · One Thousand Percent · Frederick C. Painton · ss 68 · Blood Game · Charles Marquis Warren · nv 81 · Too Many Coaches · Victor Spencer · ss 90 · One-Man Track Team · Jack Kofoed · ss 99 · Mad About Motors · Kent Sagendorph · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v4 #3, June 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 8 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 13 · The Fielder from Nowhere · Jack Weaver · nv 40 · Jai Alai · Piston · ar 48 · The Old Gray Mare · Harold de Polo · ss 56 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 60 · A Team for the General · Don Tracy · ss 68 · Ironing-Board Derby · Arthur K. Barnes & Henry Kuttner · ss 78 · Test for Valor · John Easterly · ss 92 · Meet Ernie Lombardi · Jack Kofoed · ss 100 · Pardon the Exhaust · Norman A. Daniels · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v5 #1, August 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 8 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 13 · Back to the Bushes · Nelson S. Bond · nv 30 · One Mile to Go · Glenn Cunningham · ss 38 · Comet Spray · Arthur W. Rickard · ss 46 · Relief Pitcher · Johnny Murphy · ar 54 · Fist Feud · Allan R. Bosworth · ss 65 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 68 · Ghost Horse · Arthur K. Barnes · nv 80 · Hall of Fame · [The Editor] · ms 82 · Windmill Willie · John Easterly · ss 90 · Cinders Smoke · Ben Peter Freeman · ss 101 · Square Wheels · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v5 #2, October 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 8 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 16 · The Money Set · Ben Peter Freeman · nv 32 · Football Officiating · Asa S. Bushnell · ar 41 · Bigger Than the Game · William O’Sullivan · nv 70 · Wizards of the Links · Willie Macfarlane & Johnny Farrell · ar 79 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 82 · Horse Havoc · Jack B. Creamer · ss 88 · Big Noise · Jack Weaver · ss 98 · Trader Hearn · James W. Egan · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v5 #3, December 1939] (Better Publications, 10¢, standard pulp) 12 · Rose Bowl Fever · Nelson S. Bond · na 41 · Thoroughbreds Don’t Quit · Jack Kofoed · ss 49 · Cinder Cyclone · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dime Sports Magazine Nov 1937 57 · The Whirl of Sports · Our Roving Reporter · cl 60 · Tiger Spirit · Philip L. Scruggs · nv 74 · The Sky’s the Limit · Colonel John Reed Kilpatrick · ss 82 · Snow Clippers · Charles S. Strong · ss 89 · No Ball Player · Harold de Polo · ss 97 · Dumb Palooka · Henry S. Lewis · ss 100 · The Old Beldame · John Easterly · ss 111 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl

Popular Sports Magazine [v6 #1, February 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 12 · Head Coach · Jackson V. Scholz · na 76 · High Speed · Wilbur Shaw · ss 84 · 1939 All-America Swimming Team · Anon. · ms 85 · Parachute Pete · Harold De Polo · ss 93 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl [Bert Bell; Dr. Mike Doolin; Max Schmeling] 97 · Brains Over Ice · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 110 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl

Popular Sports Magazine [v6 #2, April 1940] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by AL. 6 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 12 · Million Dollar Infield · Nelson S. Bond · na; baseball. 80 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 84 · A Manager Has Headaches · Rogers Hornsby · ss; baseball. 91 · 1939 All-America Lacrosse Team · Anon. · ms 92 · Petticoat Pilot · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss; gliding. 99 · The Social Register Bum · Ross Russell · ss; tennis.

Popular Sports Magazine [v6 #3, Summer 1940] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 12 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 14 · Rebel of the Turf · Robert Leslie Bellem · na 88 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 92 · The Human Punching Bag · Ross Russell · ss 100 · Sports for a Living · Jack Dempsey · ar 105 · Pitchout · Victor Spencer · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v7 #1, Fall 1940] (Better Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Curt Phillips. 14 · Diamond Destiny · Robert Sidney Bowen · nv 80 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 83 · Freud on Cleats · William Mayer · ss 91 · Suicide Saucer · Leonard Lupton · ss 100 · You’ve Got to Be a Hitter! · Bill Dickey · ar 111 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl

Popular Sports Magazine [v7 #2, Winter 1941 (December 1940)] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 8 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 10 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 16 · The Falcon Squadron · Jackson V. Scholz · na 81 · Tramp Champ · David Goodis · ss 88 · A Fight Manager Has Headaches · Al Weill · ar 96 · Play-Off · Nelson S. Bond · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v7 #3, Spring 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 12 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 16 · Gloves for Glory · Ross Russell · na 87 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl [Dizzy Dean; Pete Nabe; Francis Taylor] 91 · Timber-Topping Midget · Dan Ullman · ss 98 · 3 Balls—2 Strikes · Hugh Mulcahy · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v8 #1, Summer 1941] (Better Publications, 10¢, pulp) Details supplied by AL. 10 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 14 · Big League Busher · T. W. Ford · n.; baseball. 87 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 91 · Box-Car Hogan · Hal K. Wells · ss; boxing. 100 · The Day of a Jockey · Don Meade · ar

Popular Sports Magazine [v8 #2, Fall (August) 1941] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 12 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 14 · Bench Manager · Robert Sidney Bowen · na 79 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 83 · Sound Sockology · John Scott Douglas · ss 93 · Let the Buyer Beware! · Harold de Polo · ss 102 · Backhand Boomerang · Duane Yarnell · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v8 #3, November 1941] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 8 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 14 · Goal Line Glory · Duane Yarnell · na; football. 73 · No Kid Gloves · Whit Ellsworth · ss; boxing. 83 · The Hole in One · Don Tracy · ss; golf. 92 · Twenty Years of Football · Ken Strong · ts; as told to Ken Barbuti. 102 · The Stuff of Champions · Marvin Ryerson · ss; boxing.

Popular Sports Magazine [v9 #1, Winter 1942 (December 1941)] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Dan Stevenson. 10 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 15 · Pigskin Renegades · T. W. Ford · na 80 · Unsung Heroes Make the Headlines · Jack McBride · ar 90 · Hard Luck Henry · William Heuman · ss 98 · Right Hook · Jack B. Creamer · ss

Popular Sports Magazine [v9 #2, Spring (March) 1942] (Better/Thrilling Publications, 10¢, 114pp, pulp) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 10 · Sports Preview · [The Editor] · cl 14 · Soldiers at Bat · Jackson V. Scholz · na; baseball. 68 · Sailor Fighter · Georgie Abrams · ts; autobiography of boxer, full name George Freedom Abrams. 76 · Slip-Stream Sabotage · Joseph J. Millard · ss; flying. 86 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 90 · Fallen Star · Joe Archibald · ss; football. 95 · Wolf in the Cage · T. W. Ford · ss; hockey.; illustrated by Wynne Davies

Popular Sports Magazine [v9 #3, Summer (June) 1942] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 112pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 8 · Sports Preview · Anon. · cl 11 · Fielder’s Choice · Robert Sidney Bowen · na 55 · The Indian Sign · John Clemons · ss 67 · Pitcher in a Jam · W. H. Temple · ss 77 · The Whirl of Sports · Jack Kofoed · cl 79 · Machines Don’t Think · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 88 · Beisbol in Mexico · A. A. Preciado · ar 92 · Basket Bomber · Theodore J. Roemer · ss 102 · The Champ · William Heuman · ss