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• v • Preface (The Pulps) • (1970) • essay by Henry Steeger
• viii • Foreword (The Pulps) • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• ix • Nickel Heroes / Dime Novels • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 1 • Adventure Pulps • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 3 • The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw • (1937) • novelette by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• 12 • The Greek Poropulos • (1910) • short story by Edgar Wallace
• 17 • The Devil Must Pay • (1937) • short story by Frederick C. Painton
• 24 • Manchu Terror • (1946) • short story by William P. McGivern
• 29 • A Nigh-Side Prod • (1934) • poem by Charles A. Freeman
• 30 • The Camp-Fire • (1929) • essay by Georges Surdez
• 31 • The Boomer Trail • (1936) • essay by uncredited
• 33 • Sports • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 35 • The Yellow Twin • (1928) • short story by Paul Gallico [as by Paul W. Gallico]
• 44 • From the Bleachers • (1934) • essay by Handley Cross
• 45 • Aviation & War • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 46 • The Flaming Arrow • (1934) • short story by George Bruce
• 53 • Origin of the Lafayette Escadrille Insignia • (1934) • essay by Anonymous
• 54 • War Planes • (1930) • essay by William E. Barrett
• 55 • Tarmac Talk • (1936) • essay by Eddie McCrae
• 56 • Tale of the Transport • (1932) • poem by William V. V. Stephens
• 57 • Western & Frontier • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 58 • The Ghost • (1919) • short story by Max Brand
• 66 • Old Pard • (1933) • short story by J. E. Grinstead
• 72 • Butler's Nag • (1925) • short story by Frances Bragg Middleton [as by Frank Richardson Pierce]
• 76 • A Ticket Outside • (1933) • short story by Robert Ormond Case
• 80 • Tough Enough • (1937) • short story by Luke Short
• 86 • Stampede • (1931) • essay by Powder River Bill
• 88 • Detective & Mystery • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 90 • Mr. Alias, Burglar • (1916) • short story by Rodrigues Ottolengui
• 96 • One Hour • (1924) • short story by Dashiell Hammett
• 102 • Detectograms • (1936) • essay by Lawrence Treat
• 103 • The Deadly Orchid • (1933) • short story by T. T. Flynn
• 111 • Narrative Cross-Word Puzzle • (1933) • essay by Richard Hoadley Tingley
• 112 • Death's Passport • (1940) • short story by Robert Leslie Bellem
• 119 • The Torture Pool • (1932) • short story by MacKinlay Kantor
• 127 • Wake for the Living • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of The Coffin)
• 131 • Innocence • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 133 • Hot Rompers • (1931) • short story by Russ West
• 136 • Enter the Vampire • (1917) • poem by Clement Wood
• 137 • Seeing New York by Kiddie Car • (1926) • short fiction by Philip Wylie [as by Philip G. Wylie]
• 139 • A Plea for the Old Music • (1919) • poem by Richard Le Gallienne
• 140 • A Place for Everything • (1919) • poem by Harry Irving Shumway
• 140 • Wisdom • (1920) • essay by Carrington North
• 141 • Straight Out Sex • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 143 • The Purple Heart of Erlik • [Wild Bill Clanton] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 151 • Labyrinth of Monsters • (1936) • short story by Robert Leslie Bellem
• 160 • The Dinner Cooked in Hell • (1940) • short story by Mindret Lord
• 165 • Supernatural • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 167 • The Vengeance of Nitocris • (1928) • short story by Tennessee Williams [as by Thomas Lanier Williams]
• 172 • Incantation • (1950) • poem by Page Cooper
• 173 • The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 182 • In Mayan Splendor • (1934) • poem by Frank Belknap Long
• 183 • The Green Window • (1949) • short story by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• 188 • Train for Flushing • (1940) • short story by Malcolm Jameson
• 194 •  The Skeleton in Armor • [Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series] • (1938) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 195 • The Seed from the Sepulcher • (1933) • short story by Clark Ashton Smith
• 200 • The Gardens of Yin • [Fungi from Yuggoth • 18] • (1932) • poem by H. P. Lovecraft
• 200 • Continuity • [Fungi from Yuggoth • 36] • (1936) • poem by H. P. Lovecraft
• 201 • Science Fiction • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 203 • Wanderer of Infinity • (1933) • novelette by Harl Vincent
• 214 • Parasite Planet • [Ham Hammond] • (1935) • novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum
• 227 • Paper Tigers — The Hero Pulps • (1970) • essay by Tony Goodstone
• 239 • Bibliography (The Pulps) • (1970) • essay by uncredited