Range Riders Western was a mix of a western with a mystery — a most satisfying combination. Three buckaroo trouble-shooters, Steve Reese aided by his two pals Hank Bell, and Dusty Trail worked for the Cattlemen's Protective Association. And when they received the call to action, they strapped on their six-guns and busted leather to hit the trail. Follow the trio as they take up the cudgels for peace and justice! This long-running western series began with the December 1938 issue, coming from Thrilling Publications, AKA Better Publications or Standard Magazines. It immediately struck a chord with its reading audience. The magazine title changed slightly — with the Fall 1940 issue Range Riders became Range Riders Western. And thus it stayed until the final issue in April 1953. All told, there were 75 issues of rip-roaring action published. Range Riders Western returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
A New Steve Reese Novel
Powdersmoke Payoff
by T.W. Ford
When once-powerful Ungala Basin becomes a scene of strife — with each man’s hand turned against his neighbor — the three avengers come riding in to provide a gunfire antidote for killer poison!
Two Selected Novelets
The Valley Of Hate
by John A. Saxon
Mort Turner returns to Dry Wells in quest of the killer who betrayed him.
Rambler’s Range
by Hapsburg Liebe
Del Nash is the apex of a three-cornered feud at the big Roaring K Ranch.
Short Stories
Backfire
by Harold F. Cruickshank
Dal Baldwin of Sun Bear Valley deals justice according to his own code
Desert Water
by Jackson Cole
Drinks can come high when you’re on a wasteland trail of a bank robber!
Tovar, The Evil
by Philip Ketchum
Are all who ride this magnificent stallion doomed to meet grim violence!
A Department
Trail Camp
by Foghorn Clancy
