Gunnison Steele was a pseudonym of B. W. Gardner (1907-1948), a prolific author who wrote hundreds of stories for pulp fiction magazines from the early 1930s to the early 1950s. In a field where most authors wrote in a variety of genres to make ends meet, Gardner wrote almost exclusively for western-themed magazines. He began his writing career as B.W. Gardner in 1929, but all his writing appeared under the the Gunnison Steele byline from 1932 onward. For a brief time in the 1940s, he revived the B.W. Garner byline — and some stories appeared as by Barry Gardner (his son). The Gunnison Steele byline appeared on magazines stories as late as 1954.
Wayne Morgan …
An honest cowpoke searched for his rightful place in the American west … before he learned abiding by the law doesn’t always work for the law-abiding people.
The Masked Rider …
The mysterious rider who, aided by his friend Blue Hawk, opposes rustlers, land barons, bandits, claim-jumpers, and other assorted lawless men … when hangin’s too good for them …
Fearing the guns of no man, Wayne Morgan and his Yaqui partner face off against a vicious death-dealing outlaw boss in Pipe-Organ Canyon! The Masked Rider braves the threat of evil, coiling doom! Then, the Masked Rider's guns are the antidote when a bushwhacking badman poisons the blood stream of Seguaro County by posing as its savior!