Short Stories

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Title:	Short Stories
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First renewed issue:	January 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 2), © January 9, 1931; see 1958 January-June
First renewed contribution in:	January 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 2), © January 9, 1931; see 1958 January-June

Renewed issues

This includes all active issue renewals through 1949. It might not show all renewals past that date.

January 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 2), © January 9, 1931
February 10, 1931 (v. 134 no. 3)
February 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 4)
March 10, 1931 (v. 134 no. 5)
March 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 6)
April 10, 1931 (v. 135 no. 1)
April 25, 1931 (v. 135 no. 2)
May 10, 1931 (v. 135 no. 3)
May 25, 1931 (v. 135 no. 4)
June 15, 1931 (v. 135 no. 5)
June 25, 1931 (v. 135 no. 6)
July 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 1)
July 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 2)
August 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 3)
August 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 4)
September 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 5)
September 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 6)
October 10, 1931 (v. 137 no. 1)
October 25, 1931 (v. 137 no. 2)
November 10, 1931 (v. 137 no. 3)
November 25, 1931 (v. 137 no. 4)
December 10, 1931 (v. 137 no. 5)
December 25, 1931 (v. 137 no. 6)
January 10, 1932 (v. 138 no. 1), © December 23, 1931
January 25, 1932 (v. 138 no. 2), © January 10, 1932
February 10, 1932 (v. 138 no. 3)
February 25, 1932 (v. 138 no. 4)
March 10, 1932 (v. 138 no. 5)
March 25, 1932 (v. 138 no. 6)
April 10, 1932 (v. 139 no. 1)
April 25, 1932 (v. 139 no. 2)
May 10, 1932 (v. 139 no. 3)
May 25, 1932 (v. 139 no. 4)
June 10, 1932 (v. 139 no. 5)
June 25, 1932 (v. 139 no. 6)
July 10, 1932 (v. 140 no. 1)
July 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 2)
August 10, 1932 (v. 140 no. 3)
August 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 4)
September 10, 1932 (v. 140 no. 5)
September 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 6)
October 10, 1932 (v. 141 no. 1)
October 25, 1932 (v. 141 no. 2)
November 10, 1932 (v. 141 no. 3)
November 25, 1932 (v. 141 no. 4)
December 10, 1932 (v. 141 no. 5)
December 25, 1932 (v. 141 no. 6)
January 10, 1933 (v. 142 no. 1), © December 24, 1932
January 25, 1933 (v. 142 no. 2), © January 10, 1933
February 10, 1933 (v. 142 no. 3)
February 25, 1933 (v. 142 no. 4)
March 10, 1933 (v. 142 no. 5)
March 25, 1933 (v. 142 no. 6)
April 10, 1933 (v. 143 no. 1)
April 25, 1933 (v. 143 no. 2)
May 10, 1933 (v. 143 no. 3)
May 25, 1933 (v. 143 no. 4)
June 10, 1933 (v. 143 no. 5)
June 25, 1933 (v. 143 no. 6)
July 10, 1933 (v. 144 no. 1)
July 25, 1933 (v. 144 no. 2)
August 10, 1933 (v. 144 no. 3)
August 25, 1933 (v. 144 no. 4)
September 10, 1933 (v. 144 no. 5)
September 25, 1933 (v. 144 no. 6)
October 10, 1933 (v. 145 no. 1)
October 25, 1933 (v. 145 no. 2)
November 10, 1933 (v. 145 no. 3)
November 25, 1933 (v. 145 no. 4)
December 10, 1933 (v. 145 no. 5)
December 25, 1933 (v. 145 no. 6)
January 10, 1934 (v. 146 no. 1), © December 23, 1933
January 25, 1934 (v. 146 no. 2), © January 10, 1934

Renewed contributions

This includes all active contribution renewals through 1931. It might not show all renewals past that date.

January 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 2): "Hopalong Cassidy and the Eagle's Brood" (part 2 of 4), by Clarence Edward Mulford
February 10, 1931 (v. 134 no. 3): "Like a Lynx", by Robert E. Pinkerton
February 10, 1931 (v. 134 no. 3): "Hopalong Cassidy and the Eagle's Brood" (part 3 of 4), by Clarence Edward Mulford
February 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 4): "No Speak Pass", by Ernest Haycox
February 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 4): "Hopalong Cassidy and the Eagle's Brood" (part 4 of 4), by Clarence Edward Mulford
March 25, 1931 (v. 134 no. 6): "Old Tough Heart", by Ernest Haycox
April 10, 1931 (v. 135 no. 1): "A Son of Arizona" (part 1 of 4), by Charles Alden Seltzer
April 25, 1931 (v. 135 no. 2): "A Son of Arizona" (part 2 of 4), by Charles Alden Seltzer
May 10, 1931 (v. 135 no. 3): "A Son of Arizona" (part 3 of 4), by Charles Alden Seltzer
May 25, 1931 (v. 135 no. 4): "A Son of Arizona" (part 4 of 4), by Charles Alden Seltzer
June 10, 1931 (v. 135 no. 5): "The Black Clan", by Ernest Haycox
June 10, 1931 (v. 135 no. 5): "Salty Cold", by Robert E. Pinkerton (Title as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags gives title as 'Salty Gold'. We have not examined the issue in question.)
June 25, 1931 (v. 135 no. 6): "Star Toter", by Ernest Haycox
July 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 1): "Dead Man Inside" (part 1 of 4), by Vincent Starrett
July 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 2): "Smoke Talk", by Ernest Haycox
July 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 2): "Dead Man Inside" (part 2 of 4), by Vincent Starrett
August 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 3): "In Answer to Summons", by Ernest Haycox
August 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 3): "Dead Man Inside" (part 3 of 4), by Vincent Starrett
August 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 4): "Manhunt!", by Ernest Haycox
August 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 4): "Justice on Halfaday", by James B. Hendryx
August 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 4): "Dead Man Inside" (part 4 of 4), by Vincent Starrett
September 10, 1931 (v. 136 no. 5): "Corporal Downey Takes the Trail" (part 1 of 3?), by James B. Hendryx
September 25, 1931 (v. 136 no. 6): "Corporal Downey Takes the Trail" (part 2 of 3?), by James B. Hendryx
October 10, 1931 (v. 137 no. 1): "Corporal Downey Takes the Trail" (part 3 of 3?), by James B. Hendryx
November 10, 1931 (v. 137 no. 3): "Fighting Blood" (part 1 of 4), by Gordon Young
November 25, 1931 (v. 137 no. 4): "Fighting Blood" (part 2 of 4), by Gordon Young
December 10, 1931 (v. 137 no. 5): "Fighting Blood" (part 3 of 4), by Gordon Young
December 25, 1931 (v. 137 no. 6): "Fighting Blood" (part 4 of 4), by Gordon Young
February 10, 1932 (v. 138 no. 3): "Sundown", by Harry Sinclair Drago
March 10, 1932 (v. 138 no. 5): "Gone Bad. The Black Tolts" (part 1), by William MacLeod Raine (Published in Short Stories as 'Gone Bad'. 'The Black Tolts' may be the title of the book version. Only the first and last parts that ran in Short Stories have contribution renewals, but there is also a book renewal for the book 'The Black Tolts'.)
April 10, 1932 (v. 139 no. 1): "Bad Boy", by Harry Sinclair Drago
April 25, 1932 (v. 139 no. 2): "Gone Bad. The Black Tolts" (conclusion), by William MacLeod Raine ('The Black Tolts' may be the title of the book version; the Short Stories serialization appears to have been published as 'Gone Bad'. Only the first and last parts that ran in Short Stories have contribution renewals, but there is also a book renewal for the book 'The Black Tolts'.)
May 25, 1932 (v. 139 no. 4): "Blizzard Camp", by Ernest Haycox
June 10, 1932 (v. 139 no. 5): "Wilson's Dog", by Robert Ormond Case
July 10, 1932 (v. 140 no. 1): "Whispering Valley" (part 1 of 4), by Robert Ormond Case
July 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 2): "Whispering Valley" (part 2 of 4), by Robert Ormond Case
July 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 2): "Trial by Bottle", by Robert E. Pinkerton (Title as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags gives title as 'Trial by Battle'. We have not examined the issue in question.)
August 10, 1932 (v. 140 no. 3): "Whispering Valley" (part 3 of 4), by Robert Ormond Case
August 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 4): "Calk Shoed Dynamite", by Robert E. Pinkerton
August 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 4): "Whispering Valley" (part 4 of 4), by Robert Ormond Case
September 25, 1932 (v. 140 no. 6): "Crossroads", by Robert Ormond Case

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