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The Rio Kid Western [v9 #1, Spring 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 100pp, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Indian Outpost [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 63 · Bound for the Owlhoot · Jack Sterrett · ss 73 · Bullet Bonds · Cliff Walters · ss 79 · Tables Do Turn · Jackson Cole · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v9 #2, Summer 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 84pp, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Lord of the Silver Lode [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na 58 · Payoff at Piute Wells · John H. Latham · ss 62 · Little Lawless One · Paul Annixter · ss 69 · The Rawhide Kid · Hapsburg Liebe · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v9 #3, Fall 1944] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Sierra Gold [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na _29 · Portrait and Biography: Leland Stanford · Anon. · ia _33 · Portrait and Biography: Black Bart · Anon. · ia _39 · Portrait and Biography: George Hearst · Anon. · ia _45 · Portrait and Biography: Wyatt Earp · Anon. · ia 55 · A Job Well Done · Ben Frank · ss 59 · The Test · Ben T. Young · ss 65 · Boots and a Stetson · Richard Brister · ss 69 · White Renegade · Archie Joscelyn · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v10 #1, Winter 1944/45] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 84pp, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Wagons to California [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 53 · Blizzard Justice · Reeve Walker · ss 56 · Journey to Doom · Charles N. Heckelmann · ss 61 · Mextown Gold · Wayne Purcell · ss 72 · Slumbering Lead · Jackson Cole · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v10 #2, February 1945] ed. G. B. Farnum (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp, pulp) Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Golden Conquest [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Dean Owen · na _29 · Portrait and Biography: General George Crook · Anon. · ia _31 · Portrait and Biography: Milton Duffield · Anon. · ia _35 · Portrait and Biography: Cochise · Anon. · ia 61 · Boards for Boothill · Archie Joscelyn · ss 67 · A Foreman Must Be Smart · Bayne Hobart · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v10 #3, Spring 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 82pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Ukczech. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Colorado River Gold [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 55 · No Cinch for Outlaws · Samuel Mines · ss 58 · Six-Gun Showman · Ben Frank · ss 64 · Men with Wounds · Johnston McCulley · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v11 #1, Summer 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 84pp, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Border Patrol [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 52 · Wild Town Lawmen · Frederic Phelps · ss 60 · Dangerous Men · Andrew Bronson · ss 64 · The Outlaw · Murray Leinster · ss Argosy Nov 7 1936 68 · Guns of the Friendless · Eric Thane · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v11 #2, September 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 84pp, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Highway to Boothill [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 57 · Water Hole · V. Fred Remington · ss 59 · Gunsmoke Vengeance · Dean Owen · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v11 #3, November 1945] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 84pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Raiders of New Mexico [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na _31 · Portrait and Biography: Bigfoot Wallace · Anon. · ia _35 · Portrait and Biography: General George Crook · Anon. · ia 52 · Mustang Medicine · Harry Eastwood · ss 58 · The Horsehair Noose · L. Ernenwein · ss 63 · Trader’s Bargain · Warren Bean · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v12 #1, January 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 100pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 13 · Carpetbagger Guns [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na _33 · Portrait and Biography: President Andrew Johnson · Anon. · ia _41 · Portrait and Biography: Ben Thompson · Anon. · ia _47 · Portrait and Biography: Wild Bill Hickok · Anon. · ia 59 · Pistol Pride · L. Ernenwein · ss 65 · Jerk Line · Willard Luce · ss 71 · Gopher Doane Pays His Debts · Johnston McCulley · ss 77 · Always Wanting Something · Barry Scobee · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v12 #2, March 1946] ed. Morris Ogden Jones (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp) Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 13 · Vinegaroon [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na _33 · Portrait and Biography: Pat Garrett · Anon. · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: Judge Roy Bean · Anon. · ia 69 · Owlhoot Hunch · L. Ernenwein · ss 77 · Forty-Dollar Scalp · Bill Anson · ss 84 · Right Fair Cowhand · Donald Bayne Hobart · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v12 #3, May 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 13 · On to Cheyenne [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 61 · The Meek Shall Inherit · L. Ernenwein · ss 68 · A Sheriff Resigns · Charles Stoddard · ss 71 · Sharp Edges · Cliff Walters · ss 77 · Under the Brand · Chuck Martin · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v13 #1, July 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp) Details supplied by Al Tonik. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 9 · Crown for Azora [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Dean Owen · na _29 · Portrait and Biography: Ulysses S. Grant · Anon. · ia _33 · Portrait and Biography: John William Mackay · Anon. · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: James G. Fair · Anon. · ia 69 · Fool’s Errand · Barry Scobee · ss 76 · Nighthawking the Cavvy · Stephen Payne · ss 81 · The Calling of Studebaker Jensen · Allan K. Echols · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v13 #2, October 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 9 · Raiders of the Valley [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 58 · Varmint Poison · Felix Flammonde · ss 65 · Payoff in Lead · Joseph Chadwick · ss 73 · Acey Deucey · Chuck Martin · ss; illustrated by Harry V. Parkhurst 81 · A Herder Named Smith · Cliff Walters · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v13 #3, December 1946] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 98pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Copper Commandments [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na 72 · Comical as a Clown · L. Ernenwein · ss 79 · High Wheels Rolling · Bascom Sturgill · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v14 #1, February 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Idaho Raiders [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na 61 · The Wanderer · Allan K. Echols · ss 69 · The Courting of Kate · L. Ernenwein · ss 76 · Six-Guns and Moonshine · Joe Archibald · nv 91 · Hogan Fury · Clee Woods · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v14 #2, April 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Guns of Happy Valley [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na 63 · Blind Man’s Bluff · L. Ernenwein · ss 71 · Boot Hill Hombres · J. R. Jackson · ss 76 · Ridin’ Into Trouble · Johnston McCulley · ss; illustrated by Harry V. Parkhurst 92 · Pesos for San Antonio · Barry Scobee · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v14 #3, June 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Silver of Satan [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na 62 · High Hope Handicap · Leslie Ernenwein · ss 73 · Shiftless Man · Richard Brister · ss 80 · Ride Into the Desert · Jackson Cole · nv 94 · Death Rides Lost Mesa · Harold F. Cruickshank · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v15 #1, August 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 112pp, pulp) Details supplied by Rick Hall. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · King of the Highways [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Lee E. Wells · na 64 · A Gun for Bronco · John C. Ropke · ss; illustrated by Al Savitt 70 · Who’ll Ride with Me · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 85 · A Mansion for Maybelle · L. Ernenwein · ss 92 · Rawhide Vengeance · Gunnison Steele · ss 97 · Two-Gun Bluff · Barry Scobee · ss; illustrated by M. Elkan

The Rio Kid Western [v15 #2, October 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Larry Estep. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 11 · Golden Empire [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Dean Owen · na 58 · Thirty Days Has Sam Reber · Joseph Chadwick · nv 75 · Wagons West of the Pecos · Gladwell Richardson · ss 83 · Trail Vengeance · Clark Gray · ss 92 · Turn Out the Guard · W. F. Bragg · ss; 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 [v15 #3, December 1947] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Hal Hall from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 13 · Gun Boss of San Antone [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na _23 · San Antonio · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. _35 · Portrait and Biography: Samuel Augustus Maverick · Anon. · ia _41 · Portrait and Biography: J. King Fisher · Anon. · ia _53 · Portrait and Biography: Ben Thompson · Anon. · ia 61 · Payment Deferred · John C. Ropke · ss Ace-High Western Stories Mar 1947 68 · Bugles in the Morning · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 84 · Trail Boss · Samuel Mines · ss 92 · Conscience Is a Killer · William O’Sullivan · ss 101 · Brand of the Doublecross · Tom Parsons · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v16 #1, February 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Hal Hall from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 13 · Lion of the Lavabeds [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Walker A. Tompkins · na _29 · General E.R.S. Canby and the Modoc War · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. _37 · Portrait and Biography: Captain Jack · Anon. · ia 61 · North to the Arkansas · Robert Moore Williams · ss 70 · The Last Half Mile · Allan K. Echols · nv 86 · Dark Comes the Night · Gladwell Richardson · ss 95 · Stagecoach Yuletide · Johnston McCulley · ss

The Rio Kid Western [v16 #2, April 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Hal Hall from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 13 · Santa Fe Trail [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Tom Curry · na _21 · Portrait and Biography: Colonel Cyrus K. Holliday · Anon. · ia _37 · Portrait and Biography: Major Frank J. North · Anon. · ia _45 · Portrait and Biography: Clay Allison · Anon. · ia 63 · Range War Renegades · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · ss 72 · The Wagon Soldier · Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · nv 88 · Lawyer with a Gun · Bud Wilks · ss 90 · Hickok’s Tragic Mistake · John Black · ar 91 · Kill That Last McCann · Lee Bond · ss

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

The Rio Kid Western [v17 #1, August 1948] (Better Publications, Inc., 15¢, 116pp, pulp) Details supplied by Hal Hall from Table of Contents. 6 · The Bunkhouse · Foghorn Clancy · lc 9 · Passport to Perdition [Bob Pryor (The Rio Kid)] · Gunnison Steele · na _13 · Steamboating on the Colorado · Anon. · ms; background to the lead story. _33 · Portrait and Biography: R.N. Leatherwood · Anon. · ia _41 · Portrait and Biography: Commodore Perry Owens · Anon. · ia 70 · Squaw Dance Folly · Clee Woods · nv 83 · Death Rides the Desert Storm · Larry Harris · ss 92 · Nesters Not Wanted · John Black · ar 93 · Prairie Doctor · Cliff V. Abrams · ss 97 · The West’s Forgotten Men · Cole Weymouth · ar 98 · Local Color · William O’Sullivan · ss