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    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [v107 #3, March 1933] ed. Griffith Ogden Ellis (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 20¢, 52pp, 10½″ x 14″, cover by Orson Lowell) []
    (NB: This issue says “Publication Office” is in Chicago, “Administrative Office” is in Detroit)
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · Jungle Haven · Albert L. Stillman · sl
    • 7 · Wings of Lucifer · Carl H. Claudy · ss
    • 11 · Afraid to Lose · Franklin M. Reck · ss; “Fancy diving is great sport, but to Nig Berry and Johnny Ladd, competitors for the national championship, it was a nerve-wracking battle.”
    • 14 · The Brethren [Part ? of ?] · H. Rider Haggard · n. Cassell’s Magazine December 1903 (+11)
    • 18 · The Vagabond Trail · George F. Pierrot · ar; travelogue—about Japan.
    • 21 · High School America—a Challenge · Franklin M. Reck · ar; Here’s the Crawl Stroke That Made Japan Olympic Swimming Champion.
    • 22 · Enigma · John O’Donnell · pm
    • 22 · Friendly Talks with the Editor · Misc. · ed
    • 23 · Blizzard! [Douglas Renfrew] · Laurie York Erskine · ss
    • 26 · The Man Without a Name [Jim “Bonehead” Tierney] · John A. Moroso · ss; detective story.
    • 37 · Our Readers Write Us! · Misc. · lt
    • 38 · Visit Japan · Misc. · ms; announces essay contest, winners get trip to Japan.
    • 42 · Ride a Rocket Ship! · Misc. · ms; another essay contest, winners go to the World’s Fair.
    • 48 · Stamps in the Day’s News · Kent B. Stiles · cl; about legislation proposing commemorative stamps—there were nine separate bills for a General Kosciuszko stamp—and new stamp issues.
    • 51 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu

    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [Vol. 108 No. 2, February 1934] ed. Griffith Ogden Ellis (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 20¢, 44pp, 10½″ x 14″, cover by Edgar Franklin Wittmack) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · The Helmet of Pluto · Carl H. Claudy · ss
    • 7 · Hide-Rack Stands By [Hide-Rack the collie] · Glenn Balch · ss
    • 9 · The Golden Trap · James B. Hendryx · ss; chasing a fugitive in Canada.
    • 12 · Integrity · Barry Scobee · ss; looks like a Western detective story.
    • 14 · Balance!—An Interview with Bob Hess · Franklin M. Reck · iv; “Every Good Wrestler Has It”.
    • 15 · Marines’ Hymn; Lyrics by Air Corps · Frederic Nelson Litten · ss; appears to be an imperialist epic of the U.S. Marines in Haiti.
    • 18 · Death and I · W. D. Vermilyea · pm
    • 18 · Friendly Talks with the Editor · Misc. · ed
    • 19 · Tip-Off · Franklin M. Reck · ss; looks like a basketball detective story.
    • 22 · Larry Marsh, Packer [Part ? of ?] · William Heyliger · sl; a romance of Capitalism; guy inherits a defunct sardine factory, decides to reopen it in the face of unscrupulous competition. One illustration is captioned: “The red hair began to bristle. ’Mr. Keene, I’ve come all the way from Maine to interest you in a sardine with a new flavor.’”
    • 27 · Those Bell-Ringing Fish! · H. W. Bush · ar; quarter-page squib about ice fishing, in which bells are part of the technology.
    • 28 · A Cheerful Word · Florence Scripps Kellogg · pm
    • 38 · In the Morning Mail · The Readers · lc; Conducted by Pluto the Office Pup.
    • 39 · Hail the Prize-Winners! · Misc. · ms
    • 39 · The American Boy Contest · Misc. · ms; write an essay on “The Thing I Wish I Could Do Well.”
    • 40 · Stamps in the Day’s News · Kent B. Stiles · cl
    • 43 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu

    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [Vol. 109 No. 3, March 1935] (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 44pp, 10½″ x 13½″) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · Wind in the Rigging [Part ? of ?; Tod Moran] · Howard Pease · sl
    • 6 · Fitzsimmons’ Shift · Oliver DeWitt Shank · ss; a boxing story.
    • 9 · Wolves · F. M. Tibbott · ss; “A Story of Cowboys and Bawling Cattle”.
    • 12 · Steve Merrill, Engineer [Part ? of ?] · William Heyliger · sl; about an electrical engineer who is forced to turn detective.
    • 15 · You Can Make Money Gardening—IF · Harry R. O’Brien · ar
    • 16 · Friendly Talks with the Editor · Misc. · ed
    • 16 · Prairie Shack · Queena Davison Miller · pm
    • 17 · Fresh Water Irish · Capt. Barney Buntline · ss; a nautical story, set on the Great Lakes, Duluth to Thunder Bay.
    • 20 · Outbound to Jupiter · Peter van Dresser · ss
    • 23 · Win a Free Trip on the Normandie · [uncredited] · cn
    • 32 · Originality Counts! · C. C. Harrington · ms; filler? short squib about a kid who won an advertising contest.
    • 33 · We’re Going to Alaska! · Misc. · ms; short feature about trip being organized by magazine.
    • 34 · They Won Cash Prizes · Misc. · ms; results of earlier contest.
    • 35 · They Work with Junk · Robert C. Hill · ar; short feature about high school students who make useful articles out of items rescued from dump.
    • 37 · Bill Brown Started Something! · William Wolf · ar; short feature about high school student who invented gasoline-powered model airplane.
    • 40 · Stamps · Misc. · cl
    • 43 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu

    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [Vol. 110 No. 1, January 1936] ed. Griffith Ogden Ellis (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 52pp, 10½″ x 13¾″, cover by Edgar Franklin Wittmack) []
    NB: Now the business and editorial offices are both listed as Detroit.
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · Blind Eyes of Magic [Alan Kane; Ted Dolliver] · Carl H. Claudy · ss
    • 7 · The Board of Strategy Meets · James Sterling Ayars · ar; basketball.
    • 8 · Hide-Rack, Sled Dog [Hide-Rack the collie] · Glenn Balch · ss
    • 11 · The Court Jester · Vereen Bell · ss; basketball story.
    • 14 · The Wreck of “La Bonne Aventure” [Douglas Renfrew] · Laurie York Erskine · ss; “A mission of justice in the Canadian wilderness.”
    • 17 · ’Board for the Spanish Main! · Misc. · ar; account of the looting of Porto Bello in 1668, in service of the magazine’s promotion of educational summer cruises.
    • 18 · Ali Baba, a Colt · Marion Doyle · pm
    • 18 · Friendly Talks with the Editor · Misc. · ed
    • 19 · Connie Morgan in the Arctic [Part ? of ?; Connie Morgan] · James B. Hendryx · sl
    • 23 · Mill in the Woods [Part ? of ?] · William Heyliger · sl; Another romance of Capitalism; “It was with high hopes that Don Fleming had started his own lumber mill and furniture factory, but now he confronts the machinations of the evil Enos Biddle with easements and mortgages.”
    • 27 · Drive Safely in Winter! · Misc. · ar
    • 28 · Johnny Boy · Capt. Carl von Hoffman; as told to Franklin M. Reck · ar; “The true story of a pet chimpanzee as told to Franklin M. Reck”—but von Hoffman still gets the byline.
    • 30 · He’s the World’s Fastest Swimmer · Franklin M. Reck · ar
    • 43 · Blinding Light! · L. R. Davis · ar; half a page, about electric arc welding.
    • 46 · In the Morning Mail · The Readers · lc; including information about author Laurie Erskine (who is male) and cover artist Wittnack.
    • 47 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu
    • 48 · Stamps in the Day’s News · Kent B. Stiles · cl

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