Sky Raiders, February, 1943 THE CLOUD WIZARD by David Goodis They were all in awe of Bersbee, because the man was more than just a genius–he was a veritable sorcerer in the clouds. And no one dared to ask him how he did it, until one day... 5600 Words The Lone Eagle , February 1941 KILLER ACE by David Goodis Dane Kern Scours the Bullet-Torn Heavens to Match Machine-Gun Slugs with a Cowardly German That Can't Fight on the Level! 5100 Words RAF Aces (Canadian) December, 1944 KID BROTHER by David Goodis Allan Darwood Had Soldiering in His Blood—but He Denied His Own Heritage of Glorious Combat! 5400 Words Fighting Aces, May 1944 CLOUD BUSTER A DRAMATIC SKY-WAR STORY by David Goodis as Ray P. Shotwell “I may fail this squadron in a lot of ways, but there’s one thing you can be sure of. A Hun knocked my brother out of the skies—I’m sticking around until I even the score!” 5500 Words This edition includes the original illustrations to the stories.

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

Peril Press, September 2011 TOMB of the UNWORTHY by Jared Prophet Author of “Idol Hands,” “The Malevolent Goldfish,” etc. What Horrible Secrets are locked in the Ancient Tomb below the Gleaming Spires of Titorus? Rosco Little would really rather not find out. Cargo Pilot Rosco Little is back, this time teaming up with sexy gun runner, Mitchell and her partner Madge. And everyone wants to capture or kill them. 17,000 words with an incredible cover by Rob Kelly.

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+)

Peril Press, May 2011 IDOL HANDS by Jared Prophet Author of “The Malevolent Goldfish,” "Kari Crock," etc. cover by Rob Kelly Cargo Pilot Rosco Little just wanted to make his run and get paid; not run for his life. Just looking at the girl, he knew she would bring him no end of trouble. But having seen her, it was far too late. And the gods always require a sacrifice. This is the first in a series of rollicking space adventures for Cargo Pilot Rosco Little. This time Rosco falls in with bad sorts determined to extract a large glowing gem from the Idol's Hands... 8500 words

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

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

Peril Press presents: Real Western Stories, June 1956 THE ROLLING STONE Lee Winters Story #24 by Lon Williams The Deputy Marshal finds himself called upon to rescue a legendary prisoner. Once again the Deputy Marshal meets up with a weird character out of books and legend—Sisyphus, the man the gods condemned forever to roll a stone up a mountainside. And somehow, Winters was supposed to rescue him, after all these centuries… 5000 Words Double Action Western, January 1953 STOLEN WATERS by Lon Williams One Confession to a murder is fine—but two is another matter! A signed confession is handy when murder’s been done—that is, one confession! 1400 Words

Peril Press presents: Western Action, November 1950 Able Cain #3 ABLE CAIN’S PLAGUE by A. A. Baker Bob Benson was a one-man plague in Apex, so Judge Able Cain decided to fight fire with fire. Judge Ablle Cain’s remedy for Bob Benson’s skullduggery seemed to be worse than the trouble at hand 4500 Words Plus Bonus A.A. Baker story: Action-Packed Western, September 1956 THE CRIMSON COUP STICK by A. A. Baker The Arapaho had a reason to be wary of Conrad Bard; a man who talked as if his dead partner were still by his side must be in league with spirits! The hostile Arapaho had good reason to be afraid of Conrad Bard… 3500 Words

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