For more rootin’-tootin’ excitement, a new western magazine made its debut in the fall of 1940. It seems that there could never be enough western adventures to slate the public thirst for saddle-slappin’, gun-bustin’ outdoors thrills. The publisher was Better Publications (aka Standard Magazines, aka Thrilling Publications), who also provided readers with such other western fare such as The Masked Rider, The Rio Kid, Range Rider Western, Thrilling Ranch, Thrilling Western, Thrilling Ranch Stories, Rodeo Romances, Texas Rangers and West. Whew! And the issues quickly disappeared from the newsstands, as customers eagerly sought the latest tales set in the old west. Git ‘em up cowboy! They kept enjoying the western tales until the final issue in October of 1953, when so many pulps were being discontinued due to the competition from comic books, paperbacks and, of course, television. This magazine title lasted an impressive 76 issues. Exciting Western returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
Featured Complete Novelet
The Cimarron Kid Rides Again
By Dabney Otis Collins
Wes Stone battles against his old pards of the outlaw trail in a desperate struggle for vengeance and vindication!
Other Complete Novelets
The Cheyenne Trail
by Reeve Walker
Alamo Paige hits the trail to nab scheming outlaws who seek to steal Army payrolls from the Pony Express!
Bullet Balance
by Jackson Cole
An Arizona Ranger gets proddy when he runs into a racket that calls for swift justice!
Exciting Short Stories
Line Fence Lead
by Sam Brant
Brad Marrow reads sign to solve a range mystery.
Spurs Of Death
by Scott Carleton
A cook gets busy when death stalks the Leaning M.
Only One Rode Out
by Chuck Martin
Gene Creighton rubs out more than a nickname.
Bait For A Bushwhacker
by John A. Thompson
Lew Enders is almost roped into a frame.
Special Features
Trail Blazers
by Captain Ranger
A meaty department devoted to the outdoors.
The Cowboy Had A Word For It
by Chuck Stanley
Another friendly powwow on cowtown lingo.
Insure Your Liberty
by Stewart Edward White
A War Bond message for all Americans.
