31. Most of the myths originated in fanciful dime novels or in the mind of showman Buffalo Bill Cody. 32. It sounds like a dime novel . 33. Beadle dime novels focused on adventures in the Wild West, and targeted their novels successfully toward young boys. 34. The founders included cartoonist James Albert Wales, dime novels publisher Frank Tousey and author George H . Jessop. 35. Western dime novels provided a cheap, tangible form of literature that the common person could understand and enjoy. 36. He wrote jokes, dime novels , and magazine articles in boys'weekly and pulp magazines to pay for his tuition. 37. Benners was an avid reader of dime novels from age eight and read romance novels later in life. 38. Usually first published in cheaply printed dime novels , most such stories were written to appeal to young boys. 39. Doughty was born in Brooklyn, and wrote " Old King Brady " dime novel stories for Frank Tousey. 40. The term cowboy " was used more in press and in dime novels than it was on the range,"