Western & Railroad Pulps
The Westerns were the most important of the adventure pulp offshoots and became the most popular of all forms of pulp literature. The first western pulp to arrive, and to replace the earlier "dime" novels, was Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine (example on next page). It appeared on the newstands in July, 1919.
The following pages contain covers, many from my own collection, and short informative pieces on the artists and writers. Clicking on the thumbnail pictures reveals larger images.
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Acehigh.jpg (185176 bytes)Ace High Western Stories, Vol. LXXXV, No. 4, October, 1939. Published monthly by Popular Publications, Inc., Chicago. Cover and story heads unsigned and uncredited (cover in the style of George Rozen).
Maskridr.jpg (182055 bytes)Masked Rider Western, Vol. 17, No. 2, Winter, 1945. Published quarterly by Better Publications, Inc., Chicago. A Thrilling Publication. Cover and story heads unsigned and uncredited (cover in the style of George Rozen). This pulp was close to the end of the era, and the very short stories and fewer pages reflected the waning interest.
Rio-kid.jpg (174308 bytes)The Rio Kid Western, Vol. XIV, No. 1, February, 1947. Published every other month by Better Publications, Inc., New York. A Thrilling Publication. Cover by George Rozen.
T-rangrs.jpg (180128 bytes)Texas Rangers, Vol. 22, No. 1, January, 1946. Published every other month by Better Publications, Inc., New York. Cover in the style of George Rozen.
big-book.jpg (80943 bytes)Big-Book Western, Vol. 13, No. 4, April, 1944. Published bi-monthly by Popular Publications, Inc., Chicago. Cover and story heads uncredited.
westyarn.jpg (70864 bytes)Western Yarns, Volume 2, Number 5, Summer, 1943. Published quarterly by Columbia Publications, Inc., Holyoke, Mass. Cover and story heads uncredited. 
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