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Ku Klux Klan British penny dreadful, Buffalo Bill Novels No. 120, 1922, “Buffalo Bill and the Phantom Four”, anonymous.
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Early Iron Teacher British boys’ weekly cover, The Hotspur No. 424, November 8, 1941, “The Iron Teacher Speaks”, anonymous, as are all stories. Issue also features science fiction story “Destroyer Leads ‘Q’ Saquadron”, plus Red Circle School story “The Tong Has Turned Against You, Smugg”.
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Sea monster British boys’ weekly cover, The Hotspur, November 18, 1939, “The Last Rocket to Venus”, anonymous.
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Bloody stabbing Spanish dime novel cover, Máscara Negra (El Vengador) (Black Mask The Avenger) No. 37, circa 1925, “El peligro oculto” (The Hidden Danger), anonymous, cover by Niel (Daniel Masgoumiery i Pena). “Black Mask advanced resolutely and with a thrust pierced his chest.”
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Doppelganger dime novel cover, The Buffalo Bill Stories No. 297, January 19, 1907, “Buffalo Bill’s Border Ruffians; or, The Desperate Game of Panther Pete” by the author of “Buffalo Bill” (Prentiss Ingraham).
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Crocodile attack Turkish dime novel cover, Nat Pinkerton Dünyanin en Meşhur Polis Hafiyesi (The World’s Most Famous Detective) No. 151?, circa 1954, “Canavarlar Evi” (The House of Monsters), anonymous.
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Stabbing woman Turkish dime novel pinup cover, Nat Pinkerton The World’s Most Famous Police Detective No. 54, December 4, 1952, “Mihrace'nin Zümrüdü” (The Maharajah’s Emerald) by Rauf Ulukut.
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Shooting Civil War dime novel cover, Red, White and Blue No. 44, September 4, 1897, “Capturing an Enemy; or, Phil’s Daring Sortie” by Beverly Kennon (house name).
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Execution Spanish dime novel, Mascara Negra (El Vengador) (Black Mask The Avenger) No. 20, circa 1925, “El canon salvador” (The Canon Savior), anonymous, cover by Niel (Daniel Masgoumiery i Pena). “Black Mask stood up threateningly before his enemies ready to light the wick.” This type of execution is called “blowing from a gun”.“
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Cross-dressing British girls’ weekly cover, Schoolgirls’ Own Library No. 295, 1958, “Trixie’s Diary featuring: The School Bonfire Mystery” by Ida Melbourne (Eric Lythe Ransome).
The Steam Man of the West
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Devil suit dime novel, The Buffalo Bill Stories No. 316, June 1, 1907, “Buffalo Bill’s Dance with Death; or, Peril on the Golconda Gold Trail” by the author of “Buffalo Bill” (Prentiss Ingraham). Reprinted in Far West Library No. 152 (1915), Buffalo Bill Border Stories No. 150 (1924) and Great Western Library No. 148 (1934).
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Bear attack Spanish dime novel, Sitting Bull El Ultimo Piel Rosa (The Last Redskin) No. 6, circa 1925, “El valle fantástico” (The Fantastic Valley), anonymous (José María Canellas?). “…And sunk his claws into the redskin’s chest.”
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Daring rescue dime novel, New Buffalo Bill Weekly No. 147, July 3, 1915, “Buffalo Bill and the Broncho-Buster or the Raid of Wolf Fang” by the author of “Buffalo Bill” (Prentiss Ingraham).
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Witch dime novel, The Buffalo Bill Stories No. 310, April 20, 1907, “Buffalo Bill Haunted, or, The White Witch of the Niobrara” by the Author of “Buffalo Bill”. Reprinted in New Buffalo Bill Weekly No. 120 (1914). The concept may have been based on an early 1900s Nebraska incident. Reportedly a woman locals called “the Witch of the Woods” was suspected of killing six children.
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Drug hallucination Spanish dime novel, Ultimos episodios de John C. Raffles, Lord Lister No. 23, new series 1920s, “La bailarina india” (The Indian Ballerina), anonymous (Kurt Matull and Theo Blakensee). Reprinted from German Lord Lister genannt Raffles der Meisterdieb No. 91 (1911). “Like a pilgrim’s vision of stories from "One Thousand and One Nights she emerged from the bluish cloud of smoke.”
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House of horror dime novel, Secret Service Old and Young King Brady, Detectives No. 1213, April 21, 1922, “The Bradys and Mr. Midnight; or, The Mystery of the House of Mirrors” by A New York Detective. Reprinted from No. 409, 1908.
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Snake and gorilla attacking Native Americans Spanish bloody dime novel cover, Sitting Bull El Ultimo Piel Rosa (The Last Redskin) No. 12, circa 1925, “La lucha con el rey de la selva” (The Fight with the King of the Forest), anonymous (José María Canellas?). “And Sitting Bull sunk his dagger into his chest.”