Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Mercury Mystery Book Magazine, July 1956 THE CASE OF THE INVISIBLE CIRCLE by Erle Stanley Gardner A beautiful coed is raped and murdered. Only one clue is found, and that so small that it is invisible to the naked eye. Here, Erle Stanley Gardner recounts how one tiny lead enabled the police to bring a murderer to justice. 2000 Words Mercury Mystery Book Magazine, September 1956 THE CASE OF THE KNOCKOUT BULLET by Erle Stanley Gardner Almost everyone knows that Stanley Ketchel was one of the great boxing champions of all time, but many have forgotten that he was murdered—and under baffling circumstances. All the evidence pointed to a gambling syndicate yet the case was obscured by a missing diamond stickpin, a lucky bracelet, and a pretty cook. Here Erle Stanley Gardner relates how this strange case was solved by not following the logical clues. 2100 Words Mercury Mystery Book Magazine, November 1956 THE CLUE OF THE ONYX RING by Erle Stanley Gardner The pretty, fair-haired little girl showed an unusual black onyx to the Inspector. It had been treasured by her mother, and the frightened. Kathleen was sure that her mother was dead. In this true story, a child's intuition bypasses clouding evidence to strike at the core of a vicious crime. 1200 Words This edition includes the covers to the 3 magazines that published these stories as well as a Gallery of 15 covers from pulp magazines that feature stories by Erle Stanley Gardner.
Murder Comes In Threes - 3 Tales of Gruesome Homicide
Able Cain's Duel
Author: A.A. Baker
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Peril Press Presents: Real Western Stories, October 1955 ABLE CAIN’S DUEL by A. A. Baker Benjamin Ludrow was hardly a pleasant character—but he was going to open a stamp mill, which could mean the difference between life and death for Apex town. So Judge Cain had to keep trigger-sharp tempers in check, even though Ludrow seemed to be going out of his way to antagonize everyone. Judge Cain had to soothe the whole town, in the face of deadly insults. 5200 Words Real Western Stories, April 1956 SIT IN THE SHADE by Bill Phillips (author of “Range Hog”) It didn’t make for domestic bliss when banker Phil Thornton’s wife started to refer to Thornton’s ex-lawman father as the town loafer . . . 1600 Words Zane Grey’s Western, January 1953 COW-TRACK TERMINOLOGY A Western Quiz by S. Omar Barker (Department) 140 Words Zane Grey’s Western, January 1953 SPENCER BREECH-LOADING REPEATING CARBINE by Randy Steffen (Pictorial Feature) 200 Words This ebook features the original illustrations and covers to the stories and features. (10+)
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Peril Press Presents: Real Western Stories, October 1955 ABLE CAIN’S DUEL by A. A. Baker Benjamin Ludrow was hardly a pleasant character—but he was going to open a stamp mill, which could mean the difference between life and death for Apex town. So Judge Cain had to keep trigger-sharp tempers in check, even though Ludrow seemed to be going out of his way to antagonize everyone. Judge Cain had to soothe the whole town, in the face of deadly insults. 5200 Words Real Western Stories, April 1956 SIT IN THE SHADE by Bill Phillips (author of “Range Hog”) It didn’t make for domestic bliss when banker Phil Thornton’s wife started to refer to Thornton’s ex-lawman father as the town loafer . . . 1600 Words Zane Grey’s Western, January 1953 COW-TRACK TERMINOLOGY A Western Quiz by S. Omar Barker (Department) 140 Words Zane Grey’s Western, January 1953 SPENCER BREECH-LOADING REPEATING CARBINE by Randy Steffen (Pictorial Feature) 200 Words This ebook features the original illustrations and covers to the stories and features. (10+)
First Four Digger John Stories
Author: A.A. Baker
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Famous Western, November 1946 Digger John #1 DIGGER JOHN’S BET by A. A. Baker Here’s a salty little yarn about a bet where both men were bound to win! Digger John was strictly no account, but he made suckers of the town’s toughest. 1200 Words Famous Western, February 1947 Digger John #2 DIGGER JOHN’S CLAIM by A. A. Baker Even in the mad scramble for gold, there was a sense of propriety in the rough days of the old west. There were some indignities, Digger John figured, that the dead shouldn’t have to take. 1100 Words Famous Western, May 1947 Digger John #3 DIGGER JOHN’S PETITION by A. A. Baker Digger John figured that winning a duel was no just reason for hanging a man. The errand they sent Digger John out on turned out to have been wasted effort, but he saw no reason why a petition should not be put to some u 2000 Words Famous Western, July 1947 Digger John #4 DIGGER JOHN’S ADOBE by A. A. Baker Dredger Dan wanted to get rid of the heathen Chinee around the diggins, but his plan of action wasn’t very sound—Digger John, on the other hand, had a perfect scheme. Wherein the rough-and-ready Digger gives the underdogs a fair deal…. 2000 Words PLUS BONUS: Famous Western, July 1947 WILD WEST QUIZ (Department) by Idaho Bill 450 Words
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Famous Western, November 1946 Digger John #1 DIGGER JOHN’S BET by A. A. Baker Here’s a salty little yarn about a bet where both men were bound to win! Digger John was strictly no account, but he made suckers of the town’s toughest. 1200 Words Famous Western, February 1947 Digger John #2 DIGGER JOHN’S CLAIM by A. A. Baker Even in the mad scramble for gold, there was a sense of propriety in the rough days of the old west. There were some indignities, Digger John figured, that the dead shouldn’t have to take. 1100 Words Famous Western, May 1947 Digger John #3 DIGGER JOHN’S PETITION by A. A. Baker Digger John figured that winning a duel was no just reason for hanging a man. The errand they sent Digger John out on turned out to have been wasted effort, but he saw no reason why a petition should not be put to some u 2000 Words Famous Western, July 1947 Digger John #4 DIGGER JOHN’S ADOBE by A. A. Baker Dredger Dan wanted to get rid of the heathen Chinee around the diggins, but his plan of action wasn’t very sound—Digger John, on the other hand, had a perfect scheme. Wherein the rough-and-ready Digger gives the underdogs a fair deal…. 2000 Words PLUS BONUS: Famous Western, July 1947 WILD WEST QUIZ (Department) by Idaho Bill 450 Words
The Frontier Justice Tales of Judge Steele vol 5
Author: Lon Williams
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Peril Press presents: The Frontier Justice Tales of Judge Steele vol 5 by Lon Williams Western Action, March 1957 Judge Steele Story #27 EDWARD THE CONFESSOR by Lon Williams The case against Edward Slocum looked as airtight as Judge Steele could hope for—but somehow, he was worried. Slocum's lawyer was a real tricky-looking gent, and didn't seem at all disturbed by the fact that the prosecution had a signed confession from the accused. 5300 Words Western Action, May, 1957 A Judge Steele Story #28 THE MORTAL BLOW by Lon Williams The whole question was, could a man be charged with murdering another man who was but moments away from death? And consarn it, if he couldn’t, then as mean a scoundrel as Judge Steele had ever glared at in his court room would walk out free! Is it murder to deliver the death-blow to a man who’s dying? 5000 Words Western Action, September 1957 Judge Steele Story #30 DEATH’S SERENADE by Lon Williams What had happened to prosecuting, attorney Wade Claybrook, Judge Steele wanted to know. Why here this consarned lawyer, supposed to be on the side of justice, was doing his dangest to discredit his own best witness. How did you get to hang a murderer that way? 6000 Words Western Action, January 1958 Judge Steele #32 A YEAR AND A DAY by Lon Williams Judge Steele was ready to chew nails. Be-consarned, but if it turned out that this victim had died more than a year and a day after he'd been shot, then the monkey who shot him couldn't be tried for murder! 5100 Words Western Action, March 1958 Judge Steele story #33 POINT OF NO RETURN by Lon Williams The question was: if William Shore had been involved in a conspiracy to rob the stage coach - a robbery which resulted in murder - and had renounced the role, had he nonetheless changed his mind too late? 4900 Words
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Peril Press presents: The Frontier Justice Tales of Judge Steele vol 5 by Lon Williams Western Action, March 1957 Judge Steele Story #27 EDWARD THE CONFESSOR by Lon Williams The case against Edward Slocum looked as airtight as Judge Steele could hope for—but somehow, he was worried. Slocum's lawyer was a real tricky-looking gent, and didn't seem at all disturbed by the fact that the prosecution had a signed confession from the accused. 5300 Words Western Action, May, 1957 A Judge Steele Story #28 THE MORTAL BLOW by Lon Williams The whole question was, could a man be charged with murdering another man who was but moments away from death? And consarn it, if he couldn’t, then as mean a scoundrel as Judge Steele had ever glared at in his court room would walk out free! Is it murder to deliver the death-blow to a man who’s dying? 5000 Words Western Action, September 1957 Judge Steele Story #30 DEATH’S SERENADE by Lon Williams What had happened to prosecuting, attorney Wade Claybrook, Judge Steele wanted to know. Why here this consarned lawyer, supposed to be on the side of justice, was doing his dangest to discredit his own best witness. How did you get to hang a murderer that way? 6000 Words Western Action, January 1958 Judge Steele #32 A YEAR AND A DAY by Lon Williams Judge Steele was ready to chew nails. Be-consarned, but if it turned out that this victim had died more than a year and a day after he'd been shot, then the monkey who shot him couldn't be tried for murder! 5100 Words Western Action, March 1958 Judge Steele story #33 POINT OF NO RETURN by Lon Williams The question was: if William Shore had been involved in a conspiracy to rob the stage coach - a robbery which resulted in murder - and had renounced the role, had he nonetheless changed his mind too late? 4900 Words
Digger John's Big Blow
Author: A.A. Baker
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Peril Press presents: Famous Western, June 1949 DIGGER JOHN’S BIG BLOW by A. A. Baker (Author of “Digger John’s Rescue”) The agreement was signed and everyone knew that Digger John was a man of his word. If he hadn’t dug ten ounces or more out of the Inheritance Mine within 30 days, he’d leave Gold Run. But how could anyone dig with a broken arm, and broken fingers? Digger John’s Big Blow came when every one else in Gold Run figured that he’d lost out! 3700 Words Plus Bonus: Famous Western, June 1949 THE CHEATER by William Stephen Gamble Jeff had a way of spotting a cheat, even when the hand is quicker than the eye! The Cheater figured for sure that he wouldn’t get detected this time, but... 900 Words Famous Western, June 1949 VIRGINIA CITY—THE ROARING CAMP (Fact Feature) by James A. Hines A True Fact Feature 1600 Words Famous Western, June 1949 HANDCART PIONEERS (Fact Feature) by The Lawdog 600 Words
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Peril Press presents: Famous Western, June 1949 DIGGER JOHN’S BIG BLOW by A. A. Baker (Author of “Digger John’s Rescue”) The agreement was signed and everyone knew that Digger John was a man of his word. If he hadn’t dug ten ounces or more out of the Inheritance Mine within 30 days, he’d leave Gold Run. But how could anyone dig with a broken arm, and broken fingers? Digger John’s Big Blow came when every one else in Gold Run figured that he’d lost out! 3700 Words Plus Bonus: Famous Western, June 1949 THE CHEATER by William Stephen Gamble Jeff had a way of spotting a cheat, even when the hand is quicker than the eye! The Cheater figured for sure that he wouldn’t get detected this time, but... 900 Words Famous Western, June 1949 VIRGINIA CITY—THE ROARING CAMP (Fact Feature) by James A. Hines A True Fact Feature 1600 Words Famous Western, June 1949 HANDCART PIONEERS (Fact Feature) by The Lawdog 600 Words
By Inch of Candle
Author: Lon Williams
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Double Action Western, February 1959 Lee Winters' Story #37 BY INCH OF CANDLE by Lon Williams Deputy Marshal Lee Winters Wondered if his strange dream was in any way prophetic. If it was, he had to calm himself, and be ready to shoot fast, and straight! Deputy Marshal Lee Winters finds that the best way to stop the recurrence of an old and evil custom is with gunsmoke. 5500 Words PLUS BONUS! North West Romances, Fall 1941 TRAIL TALES OF THE NORTH PHANTOM OF THE ARCTIC (Trail Tale) by Owen Finbar Strange things happen in that vast, white land beyond the law Strange things happen in that vast white waste beyond the law. 1900 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 GENTLING THE WILD ONES Feature by Allan K. Echols 350 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 A TALL TEXAS TALE THE BADDEST BAD MAN Feature by Nat Weinberg 300 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 A TALL TEXAS TALE SOME AIM! Feature by Pecos Pete 70 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 SAGEBRUSH SAVVY Feature by S. Omar Barker A Quiz Corral in Which a Westerner Answers Readers' Questions About the West 560 Words
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Double Action Western, February 1959 Lee Winters' Story #37 BY INCH OF CANDLE by Lon Williams Deputy Marshal Lee Winters Wondered if his strange dream was in any way prophetic. If it was, he had to calm himself, and be ready to shoot fast, and straight! Deputy Marshal Lee Winters finds that the best way to stop the recurrence of an old and evil custom is with gunsmoke. 5500 Words PLUS BONUS! North West Romances, Fall 1941 TRAIL TALES OF THE NORTH PHANTOM OF THE ARCTIC (Trail Tale) by Owen Finbar Strange things happen in that vast, white land beyond the law Strange things happen in that vast white waste beyond the law. 1900 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 GENTLING THE WILD ONES Feature by Allan K. Echols 350 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 A TALL TEXAS TALE THE BADDEST BAD MAN Feature by Nat Weinberg 300 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 A TALL TEXAS TALE SOME AIM! Feature by Pecos Pete 70 Words Texas Rangers, December 1952 SAGEBRUSH SAVVY Feature by S. Omar Barker A Quiz Corral in Which a Westerner Answers Readers' Questions About the West 560 Words
Guilded Edges #5
Author: Frank Gallimore
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
GUIDED EDGES #5 An Anthology of Comics by Eugene Creators From the Eugene Comics Guild December 2000 Managing Editor: Jared Prophet Book Design: Jon Armstrong Story Editors: Leonard J. Chastain, Terie Hanson Art Editors: Ian Christy, Leland Purvis 2023 Book Production: Jared Prophet & Peril Press Front Cover by Frank Gallimore Back Cover by Dan Kalapsa TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - ON EDGE - 10 pages by Frank Gallimore 2 - BUTTERFLIES IN MY COFFEE CUP - 3 pages story by Brad Ross, Illustration by Alan Bennett 3 - TALES OF DANGER: DEATH BY INCHES: - Chapter 1 - 4 pages by Jared Prophet, Illustrations by Don Raines 4 - EMPIRE: Chapter II: Leadership - 2 pages by Leonard J. Chastain - Illustrations by Alan Bennett 5 - BOOZE PAGES - 2 pages by Johnny Blast, N8 Domshot, Kyle O’Reilly, Scott VonRocket, Jared Prophet, Colors by Jared Prophet 6 - POETRY - 1 page by Jesse Breeden, Illustrations by Alan Bennett 7 - PROJECT LEVIATHAN Part 1: Unexpected Visitors - 8 pages by Neal Skorpen 8 - IDLE HANDS - 4 pages by Alan Bennett 9 - A BAD DAY - 3 pages story and inks by Lénè Light - Illustrations by Matt Reynolds 10 - THE OPEN SECRET - 3 pages by Dan Armstrong - Illustration by Jon Armstrong
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
GUIDED EDGES #5 An Anthology of Comics by Eugene Creators From the Eugene Comics Guild December 2000 Managing Editor: Jared Prophet Book Design: Jon Armstrong Story Editors: Leonard J. Chastain, Terie Hanson Art Editors: Ian Christy, Leland Purvis 2023 Book Production: Jared Prophet & Peril Press Front Cover by Frank Gallimore Back Cover by Dan Kalapsa TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - ON EDGE - 10 pages by Frank Gallimore 2 - BUTTERFLIES IN MY COFFEE CUP - 3 pages story by Brad Ross, Illustration by Alan Bennett 3 - TALES OF DANGER: DEATH BY INCHES: - Chapter 1 - 4 pages by Jared Prophet, Illustrations by Don Raines 4 - EMPIRE: Chapter II: Leadership - 2 pages by Leonard J. Chastain - Illustrations by Alan Bennett 5 - BOOZE PAGES - 2 pages by Johnny Blast, N8 Domshot, Kyle O’Reilly, Scott VonRocket, Jared Prophet, Colors by Jared Prophet 6 - POETRY - 1 page by Jesse Breeden, Illustrations by Alan Bennett 7 - PROJECT LEVIATHAN Part 1: Unexpected Visitors - 8 pages by Neal Skorpen 8 - IDLE HANDS - 4 pages by Alan Bennett 9 - A BAD DAY - 3 pages story and inks by Lénè Light - Illustrations by Matt Reynolds 10 - THE OPEN SECRET - 3 pages by Dan Armstrong - Illustration by Jon Armstrong
The Wages of Sin
Author: Day Keene
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Star Western, January 1941 THE WAGES OF SIN by Day Keene (Gunard Hjertstedt) Chapter 1: Guilty as Hell Chapter 2: Ways That Are Dark Chapter 3: Tricks That Are Vain Chapter 4: The Heathen Chinee Is Pecuuar 8600 Words The story of the outlaw Black Mango and his Chinese cook, Ah Sin. PLUS BONUS!!! 10 Story Detective, January 1946 SATAN'S OWN CACHE by Gunnison Steele (Ben Gardner) A slow-moving, lazy killer, Chalk-Eye made everyone await his pleasure—even the Grim Reaper. Bushwhacker Chalk-Eye made even the Grim Reaper await his pleasure. 1600 Words Giant Western, October 1952 COW-COUNTRY QUIZ Illustrated Feature 190 Words Wild West Weekly, August 29 1936 THE RODEO CLOWN (verse) by S. Omar Barker 300 Words This edition includes 15+ images between story/feature illustrations, ads, mastheads and pulp covers. (Does not include the illustration or masthead to the Day Keene story.)
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Star Western, January 1941 THE WAGES OF SIN by Day Keene (Gunard Hjertstedt) Chapter 1: Guilty as Hell Chapter 2: Ways That Are Dark Chapter 3: Tricks That Are Vain Chapter 4: The Heathen Chinee Is Pecuuar 8600 Words The story of the outlaw Black Mango and his Chinese cook, Ah Sin. PLUS BONUS!!! 10 Story Detective, January 1946 SATAN'S OWN CACHE by Gunnison Steele (Ben Gardner) A slow-moving, lazy killer, Chalk-Eye made everyone await his pleasure—even the Grim Reaper. Bushwhacker Chalk-Eye made even the Grim Reaper await his pleasure. 1600 Words Giant Western, October 1952 COW-COUNTRY QUIZ Illustrated Feature 190 Words Wild West Weekly, August 29 1936 THE RODEO CLOWN (verse) by S. Omar Barker 300 Words This edition includes 15+ images between story/feature illustrations, ads, mastheads and pulp covers. (Does not include the illustration or masthead to the Day Keene story.)
Ride 'Im, Hoss Thief!
Author: Paul S. Powers
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Wild West Weekly, August 30 1941 RIDE 'IM, HOSS THIEF! by Paul S. Powers Who ever heard of a cowpoke stealing a hoss just to prove he wasn't a hoss thief! 5300 Words PLUS BONUS! Western Action, February 1955 WANT A GUN? Special Feature by Harold Gluck 260 Words Western Story, July 27 1940 IN TONTO TOWN WESTERN STORY FEATURES by Harry R. Keller A poem of the range 280 Words Western Story, September 14 1940 RANGE SAVVY WESTERN STORY FEATURES by H. Fredric Young A weekly feature devoted to cattle country facts and legends 420 Words This edition includes 15+ images between illustrations, pulp covers and what-not.
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
PERIL PRESS presents: Wild West Weekly, August 30 1941 RIDE 'IM, HOSS THIEF! by Paul S. Powers Who ever heard of a cowpoke stealing a hoss just to prove he wasn't a hoss thief! 5300 Words PLUS BONUS! Western Action, February 1955 WANT A GUN? Special Feature by Harold Gluck 260 Words Western Story, July 27 1940 IN TONTO TOWN WESTERN STORY FEATURES by Harry R. Keller A poem of the range 280 Words Western Story, September 14 1940 RANGE SAVVY WESTERN STORY FEATURES by H. Fredric Young A weekly feature devoted to cattle country facts and legends 420 Words This edition includes 15+ images between illustrations, pulp covers and what-not.
Little Dog Lost
Author: Lon Williams
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Real Western Stories, December 1955 Deputy Marshal Lee Winters #21 LITTLE DOG LOST by Lon Williams Lee Winters should have known he’d be riding into some strange and weird adventure when he hit Alkali Flats. But each time, his experiences seemed to be more uncanny than before… An abandoned house is suddenly re-tenanted, and Winters is trapped… 5400 Words Real Western Stories, October 1955 BLACK BART by Harold Gluck Sometimes one man with a reputation can buffalo a whole town. The town was already buffaloed by this man’s reputation... The Law wanted him, but few lawmen cared to try to take him! 1000 Words
Publisher: Peril Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Real Western Stories, December 1955 Deputy Marshal Lee Winters #21 LITTLE DOG LOST by Lon Williams Lee Winters should have known he’d be riding into some strange and weird adventure when he hit Alkali Flats. But each time, his experiences seemed to be more uncanny than before… An abandoned house is suddenly re-tenanted, and Winters is trapped… 5400 Words Real Western Stories, October 1955 BLACK BART by Harold Gluck Sometimes one man with a reputation can buffalo a whole town. The town was already buffaloed by this man’s reputation... The Law wanted him, but few lawmen cared to try to take him! 1000 Words