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Read [v1, #1, January 1943] ed. Martin Goodman (Magazine Management Company, 10¢, 66pp, cover by John Meredith) [] Details supplied by Grant Thiessen. 4 · It Happened in Brooklyn · Patrick Michael · ss; illustrated by R. Alston 6 · Russia’s Mystery Fortress · Joseph Wechsberg · ar 8 · Preview of Life in ’43 · Leon Henderson · ar 11 · “Gas—for Hitler to Choose” · R. C. Fay · ar 12 · Murder Man · Russell Gray · ss; illustrated by Norman Saunders 14 · Vengeance from the Sky · Joe Abrams · ss; illustrated by James Billmyer 16 · The Official Letter · Jesse Merlan · ss 17 · Smashing a Jap Myth · Stuart Little · ar 18 · The Scandalous Mr. Riddle · George Cummings · ss; illustrated by Ralph Carlson 21 · Germany’s Head Robber Baron · Albert A. Brandt · ar 22 · Practice Makes Perfect · Benjamin Fagan · ss; illustrated by Arnold Allen 24 · West Point Gets Touch · Fred Stewart · ar 27 · Willie Gets Waaced · Martin Urban · ss; illustrated by Arnold Allen 28 · Money Isn’t Everything · Erskine Caldwell · ss; illustrated by George Avison 31 · When the Snow Went Up · Rupert Hughes · mm 32 · Reno’s Spinning Wheel Girls · George Henhoeffer · ar 36 · The Truth About Painkillers · Jerome W. Ephraim · ar 39 · Birds of a Feather · Allen D. Rebo · vi 40 · “You Will Lose Her” · John Cheever · ss 41 · “I’ll Be Damned!” · [uncredited] · ms 42 · Comes the Zero Hour · Paul Martin · ar [Ref. Zero Mostel] 64 · Jingle · Stan Lee · pm

Read [October 1965] [] Issue partially indexed. · Man of the Future · [uncredited] · ar

Read [v37 #3, October 9, 1987] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Andres Acosta) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in by students. _ · Hate · Anastasia Pantelias · pm _ · Pink Innocence · Steffi Slonski · pm _ · October · Tom Purfield · pm _ · Freedom · Robert Kelly · pm _ · Anger · Dawn Youmans · pm _ · Seasons · Nicole Brokaw · pm _ · Flowers · Sarah Haggerty · pm _ · An Important Question · Misti Harris · pm 4 · Current Scene · [uncredited] · ms 10 · Contest · [uncredited] · cn 12 · The Lady or the Tiger? · Frank Stockton (adapted) · pl; illustrated by Lauri Ingersoll 19 · The Two Pebbles · [uncredited] · vi; illustrated by Lauri Ingersoll 20 · Born of Man and Woman · Richard Matheson · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Summer 1950; illustrated by Patty Weise 24 · How Creative Are You? · [uncredited] · pz 30 · Create a Cluster · [uncredited] · ms 32 · For You · Michelle Holt · pm

Read [v37 #4, October 23, 1987] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Jack Freas) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in by students. _ · Rain · Joanna Lyons · pm _ · Friday · Buddy Watson · pm _ · I’m Quiet · Khou Yang · pm _ · Railways · Amber Gerling · pm _ · Onstage · Laura Thomason · pm _ · Wishes · Rhonda Baker · pm _ · Hot Rods · Doug Judy · pm 4 · The Great Oak Island Mystery · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Greg Harris & James H. Pickerell; “For 200 years the Oak Island money pit has defeated all attempts to solve its secret. Soon a massive new projects will seek the answer.” 10 · The Masquerade · Vivien Alcock · ss Ghostly Companions by Vivien Alcock, Methuen, 1984; illustrated by Jack Freas; “Arthur dreamed of falling in love in romantic Venice. But his dream became a nightmare.” 17 · Night Ride · Will F. Jenkins (adapted) · pl; play adapted from the short story by Will F. Jenkins. “Along this dark stretch of road a woman had been killed. Madge couldn’t stop thinking about it as she drove through the night with her strange passenger”. 24 · Wrap-Up · [uncredited] · ms 26 · Old Mother Goosebumps · [uncredited] · pm; several poems parodies with an amusing horror slant. 28 · Mind Stretch · [uncredited] · pz 30 · Contest: The 10th Annual Read Writing Awards! · [uncredited] · cn 32 · Culprits Corner · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Sue Miller; “At which man was Judy pointing? What three clues gave the robber away?”.

Read [v37 #5, November 6, 1987] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Sal Lopes) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in by students. _ · Books · Steven Geer · pm 3 · The Wall: A Memorial Brings Americans Together · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Sal Lopes; about the Vietnam Memorial. 5 · One Visit, Many Tears · Scott Ingram · ar; about the Vietnam Memorial. 6 · Words from the Living · Various · ex from The Wall: Images and Offerings from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Collins, 1987; fragments from notes found at the Vietnam memorial. 8 · They Also Served · [uncredited] · ar; “If all goes well, the women who went to Vietnam will soon have their own monument.” 9 · “One Nice Kid” · John C. Shoemaker · ts Wall Street Journal 1987; experience as Vietnam War soldier. 12 · Wrap-Up · [uncredited] · ms 14 · Facing Up · Mary Verdick · pl; illustrated by Dave Schulz; “Jessica was certain she wouldn’t win the writing contest. Then she saw the smile on her teacher’s face, and her worst fear became real.” 22 · The Painful Truth About Plagiarism · [uncredited] · ar 24 · Killer · Elizabeth Shafer · ss; illustrated by Ray Keane; “It had all been a tragic accident. So why wouldn’t people leave him alone?” 30 · What Book Has Taught You the Most About Freedom? · [uncredited] · cn; illustrated by Susan Miller 32 · Tough Times for Triskaidekaphobes! · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Dick Maccabe

Read [v37 #6, November 20, 1987] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Joan Hall) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write _ · A Sneaker’s Dilemma · David Gallo · vi; illustrated by Chari Radin 4 · A Confusion of Names · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Susan Miller; “In the U.S., parents can give their children any last name they want—and more and more are doing so.” 10 · Name Games · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Susan Miller 12 · He That Hath Wings · Edmond Hamilton (adapted) · pl; illustrated by Joan Hall; “David was born into two worlds, but he did not belong to either.” 23 · High Flight · John Gillespie Magee, Jr. · pm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 12 1941 24 · Wrap-Up · [uncredited] · ms 26 · Grizzly Attack · Gordon Carlson · ss; illustrated by Mike DiGiorgio; “In spite of the animal’s awesome power, the young man leapt to the rescue.” 30 · Krazy Kost Graphs · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Chari Radin 32 · Culprits Corner · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Chari Radin; “What did the note say? Who kidnapped Red?”

Read [v37 #7, December 4, 1987] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Dave Schulz) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in from students. _ · Thoughtfulness · Jason Koeshall · pm _ · Determination Is… · Ross Leinweber · pm _ · Life · Ami Puri · pm _ · Rainy Mornings · Penelope Williams · pm _ · To Follow in Your Footsteps · Danny Culp · pm 4 · Seasonal Differences · D. J. MacHale · pl; illustrated by Chari Radin; an “ABC Afterschool Special” scheduled for broadcast December 2, 1987. “Will the poison of prejudice destroy the holiday spirit?” 14 · Angels and Other Strangers · Katherine Paterson · ss Angels and Other Strangers by Katherine Paterson, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1979; illustrated by Dave Schulz 22 · Prejudice · [uncredited] · ar; illustrated by Dick Maccabe 26 · Wrap-Up · [uncredited] · ms 28 · Word Graphs · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Mike DiGiorgio 30 · Four Word Poetry · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Sue Miller 32 · Odd Word Out · [uncredited] · pz

Read [v37 #8, December 18, 1987] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. fc. · Can You Place These Faces? · [uncredited] · pz 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in from students. _ · The Christmas Tree · Matthew Smey · pm _ · Icicles… · Matt Shipman · pm _ · Friday · Jessie Terriot · pm _ · Cabrini-Green · Kristen Muhlhauser · pm _ · The Individual · Heidi Weaver · pm 4 · When Everything Ran Out · [uncredited] · pl; illustrated by Ray Keane; “In the dead of winter, four families face shortages of everything—including goodwill.” 11 · Bad News at the North Pole · Steven Otfinoski · pl; illustrated by Arthur Decker; “Take the Claus out of Christmas and what do you have? A pretty unhappy holiday, the world decided.” 18 · Help on a Dark Night · Henry A. Singer · ss The New York Times 1987; illustrated by Vicki Bolling 24 · Killer Quiz · [uncredited] · pz 26 · Poetry Corner _ · Money · Richard Armour · pm The Saturday Evening Post January 27 1940 _ · With Homages to Money: Cars · Duane Dick & Casey Crenshaw · pm _ · Christmas Presents · [uncredited] · pm _ · Homework · [uncredited] · pm 27 · Culprits Corner · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Mike DiGiorgio; “Which suspect was guilty? What three clues gave him away?” 28 · Your Cultural Background · [uncredited] · ar 30 · Mind Stretch · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Mike DiGiorgio 31 · Do Manners Matter to Read Readers? · [uncredited] · ar

Read [v37 #9, January 8, 1988] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Greg Harris) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in from students. _ · Frustration · Linda Moscatelli · pm _ · Hate · Mandy Rasmussen · pm _ · Snow Day · Bryan Tracy · pm _ · Martin Luther King, Jr. · Kate Devlin · pm 4 · Fighting the Cold · [uncredited] · ts [Ref. Jean Hilliard] 8 · Alive in the Deep Freeze? · [uncredited] · ar; about cryobiology. 11 · The Cold Truth About a Cryonic Canine · [uncredited] · ar 12 · One Wasted Saturday · Alison Lohans Pirot · ss; illustrated by Howard Post 18 · Nature’s Antifreeze · [uncredited] · ar 21 · The Five Million Dollar Bill · Mark Twain; adapted by Marvin D. Hinton · pl; illustrated by Mike DiGiorgio; adapted from “The Million Pound Note”. “He had a single bill in his hand that was worth a fortune. But could he do anything with it?” 28 · Wrap-Up · [uncredited] · ms 30 · New Year Quiz · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Chari Radin 31 · Wacky Wordies · [uncredited] · pz 32 · Culprits Corner · [uncredited] · pz; “Why didn’t J.J. believe Side’s story? What two clues gave him away?”

Read [v37 #10, January 22, 1988] ed. Edwin A. Hoey (Weekly Reader, 32pp, digest, cover by Dick Smolinski) [] Subtitled “The magazine for Reading and English”. Details supplied by Darren Heil. 2 · In Your Own Write; verse sent in from students. _ · Icicles · Nicole Amadori · pm _ · Winter · Shannon Trainor · pm _ · Wednesday · David Tag · pm _ · Lima Beans · Annie Mazur · pm _ · Stacie · Stacie Selip · pm _ · Jeff · Jeff Lobb · pm 4 · The Great Gun Control Debate: Is a Showdown Coming? · [uncredited] · ar 10 · Bang! You’re Dead! · Margery Vosper; adapted by Christopher Crowe · pl; illustrated by Dick Smolinski 18 · Wrap-Up · [uncredited] · ms 20 · Good Morning, This Is the Future · Henry Slesar · ss Rogue August 1962; illustrated by Greg Harris; “Each had a great plan—freeze himself and then come back to life in the future. But…”. 25 · Pro Testing · [uncredited] · qz; illustrated by Sue Miller 28 · Lies! That’s Right…Lies! · [uncredited] · pz; illustrated by Dave Wenzel; poetry challenge (lie poems). 30 · Mind Stretch · [uncredited] · pz 32 · Culprits Corner · [uncredited] · pz; “Which suspect was the phony DJ? What four clues gave him away?”

Read [v52 #1, August 30, 2002] (32pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 2 · Getting Ready · Debra Marquart · pm Everything’s a Verb by Debra Marquart, New Rivers Press, 1996 4 · Memory Boy · Will Weaver; adapted by Jennifer L. Kroll · pl 16 · Food from the Outside · Rita Williams-Garcia · br [Ref. Amy Ehrlich]; review of When I Was Your Age. 25 · We Have a Winner! · [uncredited] · ms 28 · How to Survive Shopping with Mom · Chris Kanarick · ss The Struggle to Be Strong ed. Al Desetta & Sybil Wolin, Free Spirit Publishing, 2000

Read [v52 #2, September 13, 2002] (26pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 4 · “Say It Ain’t So, Joe” · Suzanne I. Barchers · pl 16 · Play-by-Play · Joel Poiley · ar 20 · Mother and Daughter · Gary Soto · ss 1990

Read [v52 #3, September 27, 2002] (32pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 4 · In Merlyn’s Cottage · T. H. White · ex The Once and Future King by T. H. White, Collins, 1958 16 · The Legend of Sir Owen · Jennifer Kroll · pl 28 · So You Want to Be a Knight? · Lee James · ar

Read [v52 #4, October 11, 2002] (32pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 4 · Hannah Szenes—A Song of Light · Maxine Rose Schur; adapted by Suzanne I. Barchers · pl adapted from “A Song of Light” by Maxine Rose Schur, 2000. 16 · Daddy’s Coat · Livia Bitton-Jackson · ts My Bridges of Hope by Livia E. Bitton-Jackson, Simon & Schuster, 1999 24 · A Handful · Angela Johnson · ss Gone from Home by Angela Johnson, DK Publishing, 1998 28 · Cheaters · Kate Davis · ar

Read [v52 #5, October 25, 2002] (28pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 5 · Based on the Tale of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe · Jennifer Kroll · pl [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe] adaptation of “Masque of the Red Death”. 12 · Meet the Stars of Harry Potter · Jayne Keedle · iv [Ref. Emma Watson & Daniel Radcliffe] 16 · The House That Ghosts Built · Linda Herman · ar; on the Winchester Mystery House. 20 · The Most Important Night of Melanie’s Life · Richard Peck · ss From One Experience to Another ed. Jerry & Helen Weiss, Forge, 1997; illustrated by Glenn Head 26 · Bat · Barbara Juster Esbensen · pm Words with Wrinkled Knees by Barbara Juster Esbensen, Harper Collins, 1986

Read [v52 #6, November 8, 2002] (32pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 4 · Dead Man’s Chest · Robert Louis Stevenson; adapted by Jennifer Kroll · pl; illustrated by N. C. Wyeth an adaptation of opening chapters of Treasure Island. 16 · She Captains · Jennifer Kroll · ar; on female pirates. 20 · Upside-Down World · Don L. Wulffson · ts 26 · The Young Man and the Sea · Kenny Stineman · iv [Ref. Jesse Martin] 30 · Lionheart · Jesse Martin · ex 2002

Read [v52 #8, December 6, 2002] (32pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 4 · Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket · L. M. Montgomery · ss Young People 1903; illustrated by Polly Powell 12 · The Claus Conspiracy · Pere Noel · pl; illustrated by Neil Brennan 20 · Christmas Like No Other · Gioconda Belli · ts Las Christmas ed. Esmeralda Santiago & Joie Davidow, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998 28 · The Christmas Star Robbery · Jennifer Kroll · iw; illustrated by Dave Clegg; conclusion printed only in the accompanying “Teacher’s Guide”.

Read [v52 #9, December 20, 2002] (32pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online listing. 4 · Holes: The Movie · Louis Sachar · pl; excerpted from the script of the movie. 12 · The Holes Story · Kate Davis · iv [Ref. Louis Sachar] 16 · The Day Rudy Saved the World · Vivian Vande Velde · ss 24 · The Power of All · Anne Renaud · iv [Ref. Craig Kielburger] 28 · Super Sam · Karen M. Leet · ss (r)

Read [October 22, 2004] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Ex-Box · David Lubar · ss

Read [v61 #8, March 2012] (Weekly Reader Corporation, 24pp) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 5 · The Lost World · Byron Cahill · pl [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle] adapted from novel of same name by Arthur Conan Doyle. 14 · The Fog Horn · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951, as “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” 20 · Dragons and Monsters, Gods and Heroes · Judith Duffy · ar 22 · Nessie Can You Hear Us? · [uncredited] · ar 24 · The Age of Dinosaurs · James Scruton · pm Poetry September 2011

The Reader’s Digest   (about)

The Reader’s Digest [April 1944] [] Issue partially indexed. · A Dog for Miss Boo · Margaret Lee Runbeck · ss

The Reader’s Digest [April 1950] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Case of the Baker Street Plans · Ellery Husted · ar

The Reader’s Digest [v77, #429, July 1960] (digest) [] Details supplied by Jim Felton. · The Man, the Girl and the Gun · R. J. Spence · vi

The Reader’s Digest [June 1969] [] Issue partially indexed. · Just Another Horror Movie—Or Is It? · Roger Ebert · mr

The Reader’s Digest [January 1973] [] Issue partially indexed. · Truce in the Forest · Fritz Vincken · ss

The Reader’s Digest [October 1975] [] Issue partially indexed. · Tricks! Treats! Gangway! · Ray Bradbury · ar

The Reader’s Digest [v125, #749, September 1984] (The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., $1.50, 220pp, digest) [] Note: Reader’s Digest mostly published non-fiction articles, but it did publish some fiction. Partial contents only.. Details supplied by Tom Daniels. 29 · Points to Ponder · Various · ms 49 · Mama Hale and Her Little Angels · Clair Safran · ar (r) 54 · Poison and Plague: Russia’s Secret Terror Weapons · Jack Anderson & Dale Van Atta · ar (r) 61 · Kidnapped - And Buried Alive! · Andrew Jones · ts (r); illustrated by Earl Norem 67 · Unforgettable Jack Benny · Maurice Zolotow · ar (r); illustrated by Bernie Fuchs 87 · The Unexpected Answer · Barbara Bartocci · ts (r); illustrated by Susan Huggins 90 · Saga of the Sorgenfrei Crew · Andrew Jones · ts (r); illustrated by Cliff Spohn 102 · The Gift of Cochise · Louis L’Amour · ss Collier’s July 5 1952; illustrated by Ed Vebell 113 · Two Against the Mob · Nathan Adams · ts (r) 129 · Confessions of a Tubber · Joan Mills · ts (r); illustrated by Wende Caporale 167 · Before You Remarry · Claire Berman · ar (r); illustrated by Kathy Mitchell 174 · Quotable Quotes · Various · ms 181 · The Little Librarian · Gerald Moore · ar (r)

The Reader’s Digest [September 1986] [] Issue partially indexed. · On Roller Skates in Hollywood · Ray Bradbury · ar

The Reader’s Library   (about)

The Reader’s Library [v1 #1, April 1932] (25¢) [] Issue partially indexed. · The Love Duel · Evelyn Murray Campbell · na

The Reader’s Library [v1 #2, July 1932] [] Issue partially indexed.

The Readerville Journal   (about)

The Readerville Journal [#6, July/August 2003] ed. Karen Templer (Randall Stickrod, $4.95, 80pp+, bedsheet slick) [] Details supplied by Todd Mason. 61 · The Joy of Funerals · Alix Strauss · vi; illustrated by Bob Bechtel

Reading and Collecting

Reading and Collecting [v1 #9, August 1937] ed. Ben Abramson (Argus Book Shop, 25¢, 32pp, 9″ x 12″) [] catalogs are legendary for their wit and erudition. Details supplied by Douglas A. Anderson. 2 · Hell’s Paving Stones · [uncredited] · ed 3-4 · Then and Now · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Robert Herrick]; on Robert Herrick. 5-6 · Letters to a Pagan · Annetta Halliday-Antona · ar [Ref. Lafcadio Hearn]; on Lafcadio Hearn. 6-7 · The Personality of a Library · David H. Keller · ar 7-8 · Contemporary Detective Fiction [Part 2 of ?] · P. M. Stone · ar 9-10 · A Master of the Macabre · August W. Derleth · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft]; on H.P. Lovecraft, with a photograph— this piece is titled on the cover “H. P. Lovecraft: A Literoddity”. 11-12 · Modern Binding · A. C. Phillips · ar; on fine bindings. 13 · Auction Prices · Misc. · ms 14 · [advertisement for Argus Book Shop] · Misc. · ms; there are small ads as filler on lots of pages. 15 · For Unrepentant Pickwickians · Virginia C. Jones · ar 16-17 · Along the North Wall · Ben Abramson · cl; a regular column on books. 18 · [advertisement for Argus Book Shop] · Misc. · ms 19-20 · Admirations and Antipathies · The Readers · lt 21-22 · Recent Books · Misc. · br 23 · Notes on a Bibliography of the Printed Volumes of Donald Culross Peatie and Louise Redfield Peattie · Misc. · ms 24 · [advertisement for Argus Book Shop] · Misc. · ms 25 · Information Booth · Wm. J. Henneman · cl; Q&A about books and points—- I see H.G. Wells, Cabell, John Cowper Powys,. etc. 26 · Chicago · Christopher Morley · pm 27 · [advertisements for Argus Book Shop] · Misc. · ms 29-30 · Definitions · Misc. · ms; of bibliographical terms. 31 · I Want · Misc. · ms; small ads, for buying and selling. 32 · [advertisement for Argus Book Shop] · Misc. · ms

Real   (about)

Real [v1 #1, October 1952] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25ó, quarto) [] The exciting magazine for Men. Details supplied by Christina Miller. 6 · Washington After Dark · J. Alvin Kugelmass · ar 12 · 7 Bloody Hours That Saved Korea · Walter A. Pennino · ar 17 · The Long Roll · Joel Raleigh · ar 18 · Baseball Jockeys Ride Again · Paul Gardner · ar 22 · Across the Atlantic in a 29-Foot Ketch · Kevin Hastings Jones · ar 27 · The Day the Experts Wept · Harold C. Winn · ar 28 · Where Killers Get Their Guns · Arthur Halliburton · ar 34 · Dangerous Living: You Gotta Be Lucky! · Jim Like · ar 38 · Bashful Blonde: Doris Keith · [uncredited] · pi; illustrated by Al Puhn 40 · Is Your Car a Death Trap? · Gus Brady · ar 43 · Hell Afloat · Ed Elise · ia 44 · Quest for the Lost Kingdom of Gold · Martin Abramson · ar 48 · Mountain Fighters · William Kreh · ar 54 · Please Lady, Don’t Force Me! · Jon Roger · hu 56 · King of the Streams · Byron Dalrymple · ar 59 · Shooting the Breeze · Kenneth Bruce · hu 60 · Red China’s Vicious Weapon: Narcotics · Norman Mitchell · ar 64 · Lion vs. Lens · Mark Swain · ar 66 · Tough Guys of TV · Frank Rasky · ar 70 · Nightmare in Tibet · Harrison Forman · ar 74 · The Hoods · Harry Grey · na 98 · Who’s Who in Real · The Editors · bg

Real [v1 #3, December 1952] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25ó, quarto) [] Details supplied by Christina Miller. 6 · We Can’t Depend on the A-Bomb · Alexander de Seversky · ar 12 · No Time for Fear · Michael Cawley · ar 16 · Men Who Make the Champs · Harold Rosenthal · ar 20 · The Big Climb · John Sack · ar 26 · The Torpedo That Missed F.D.R. · Cmdr. Charles F. Pick, Jr. · ar 30 · Women Are the Same All Over · Lyon Mearson · hu 32 · Carnival of Spies · James Wakefield Burke · ar 37 · Never Whip a Baboon · Alexander Lake · ar 38 · Arkansas Venus: Julia Adams · Sid Blau · ar 40 · Damndest War I Ever Saw · Harrison Forman · ar 46 · Kill-Crazy Brownie · Walt Morey · ar 49 · Shooting the Breeze: Bars & Barflies · Kenneth Bruce · hu 50 · Miami After Dark · Jack Kofoed · ar 56 · Southern Boys Are Bass Dynamite · Byron W. Dalrymple · ar 60 · The Real Powers in America · Al Capp · ar 64 · Roughest Game on Earth · Lyonel Myron · ar 68 · Geniuses on Hot Rods · George Sonim · ar 72 · Hook, Line and Murder · Evan Hunter · ss 79 · Gifts for Men of Action · Sidney Senier · ar 97 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc 98 · Who’s Who in Real · The Editors · bg

Real [v1 #5, February 1953] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25ó, quarto) [] Details supplied by Christina Miller. 6 · I Map the Last Frontier · Doug Harvey · ar 10 · Junie McMahon’s 10 Bowling Secrets · Paul Gardner · ar 14 · Tomorrow We Kill · Lewis Cotlow · ar 20 · Ditching a Dame · Lyon Mearson · hu 22 · Greatest Roper in Texas · Seth Kantor · ar 26 · The Charge Is Murder · Kevin Hastings Jones · ar 30 · Should You Use High-Test Gas? · Andrew J. White · ar 36 · Hide-and-Seek War in Malaya · Harrison Forman · ar 40 · You Can’t Kill Burlesque · Ralph G. Martin · ar 45 · Champ Tramp · H. L. Welker · ar 46 · Pike on Ice · Byron W. Dalrymple · ar 50 · New Life for Alcoholics · Carl H. Winston · ar 54 · Rescue Under Fire · Bill Kreh · ar 57 · Whale of a Yarn · Ray Nelson · hu 58 · America’s Biggest Pay-off Man · Mort Weisinger · ar 62 · Fabulous Female: Zsa Zsa Gabor · [uncredited] · ar 64 · Playboys of the Western World · Tim Taylor · ar 69 · Shooting the Breeze: About Long Shots · Kenneth Bruce · hu 70 · Men Without Children · Walter Osborne · ar 74 · Blaze of Glory · Steve Hail · ss 97 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc 98 · Who’s Who in Real · The Editors · bg

Real [v1 #6, March 1953] [] Issue partially indexed. · Murder Comes Easy · Evan Hunter · ss

Real [v3 #3, December 1953] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises Inc., 25¢, quarto, cover by Rico Tomaso) [] Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents. 8 · I Worked in America’s Torture Chambers · Garth Deering · ar 10 · The Rhino Almost Got Me! · Fritz Katz · ar 12 · I Was a Homosexual · James Suffer Weston · ar 14 · When Do We Fight? · Paul D. Green · ar 17 · The Doomed Must Die · Lawrence Klingman · ar 20 · Can Russia Package Hell? · Charles Clarke · ar 22 · The Pleasure House of Señora Gonzales · Bill Cochrane, Jr. · ar 25 · Bevo Francis: Hot-Shot or Hoax? · Al Helfer · ar 28 · Gun-Totin’ Blonde · Don Ornitz · pi 32 · Nobody’s Meaner Than Me! · Bull Curry · ar 36 · I Ride the Manhunt Patrol · Art Hamilton · ar 38 · I Take This Body · Evan Hunter · ss 40 · What’s Wrong with Auto Racing · R. B. Williams · ar 44 · St. Louis Woman: Sara Shane · John Engstead · pi 46 · High Sierra Hell · John Hamilton · pi 50 · Those Power-Packed Pompano · Byron Dalrymple · ar 52 · Challenge of the Bayou Giants · Paul LaCour · ar 55 · Blind as a Bat? · Ray Nelson · ar 56 · In Defense of Southern Wimmin · Jimmy Ward · ar 58 · Taming the Varminters · Ray Camp · ar 60 · Build a Bar for $30 · Ralph Treves · ar 65 · Order in the Court · [uncredited] · cl 69 · Slanguage of Bartenders · [uncredited] · cl 73 · Pick-up in Paris · [uncredited] · cl 83 · Take It from Me · [uncredited] · cl 95 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc 97 · The Real McCoy · [uncredited] · cl

Real [Vol. 4 No. 2, May 1954] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, quarto, cover by Rico Tomaso) [] Subtitled “The Exciting Magazine for Men”. Details supplied by Steve Scott. 6 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc 8 · War of the Bubbles · Joseph Millard · ar 10 · Men’s Shop · [uncredited] · ms 12 · Must You Quit Smoking? · Sheldon Binn · ar 14 · Hideout for Wanted Men: They’re on the Lam · Paul C. Benard · pi 16 · Boom Town Murder · Freeman H. Hubbard · ar; illustrated by Rudy Nappi 19 · Blood and Black Ivory · Louis B. Davidson & Eddie Doherty · ts; illustrated by Dick Loomis 22 · Why the Yankees Are Through · Paul Richards; as told to Seth Kantor · ar 26 · Look Before You Leap · Dick Miller · pi 28 · I Trade in Danger · Jack Mahoney; as told to Jack Lewis · ar 30 · The Care and Feeding of Hangover Horrors · A. J. Smith · ar 32 · Marvelous Mamie · Larry Barbier · pi 34 · Rough-Ridin’ Rallyes · Rex Lardner · ar 39 · Those Evil Chickcharnies · Ray Nelson · ar 40 · Anita Ekberg: Skol! · [uncredited] · pt 42 · I Hunt “Hot” Rattlers · Hugh S. Davis; as told to Clyde Carley · ts 44 · I Trap the Guilty · Col. Ralph W. Pierce · ar 47 · The Champ Wore Gloves · Al Helfer · ar 48 · Mystery of the Finned Midgets · Byron W. Dalrymple · ar 50 · Devil Cat at My Throat · Bill Morse · ts 52 · Hit the Beach! · Bill Kreh · ar 56 · Don’t Call Me a Superman · Chris Schenkel · ar 60 · How to Build a Target Range · Ralph Treves · ar 71 · Reading for Adventure · Tom Edwards · rc 75 · Yankee from Alabama · Ron Carlisle · ms 79 · Slanguage…of Television · James H. Winchester · cl 85 · Man Behind the Mike · Carl H. Winston · ms 98 · The Real McCoy · Ted Irwin · ed

Real [v5 #2, November 1954] [] Fiction only. Details supplied by Jerry McMaster. · Kill Me, My Sweet · Richard Marsten · ss

Real [v6 #3, June 1955] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Big Dream · Evan Hunter · ss

Real [v7 #5, March 1956] (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, quarto) [] Details taken from eBay listing. · The Army’s Most Incredible Deserter · Ed Hymoff · ar · We Saw the Daltons Get It · Eye Witness · ar · I Guard “Suicide Bridge” · Lt. John Elliott · ar · Bloody Oranges of Gaza · Eli Korman · ss · Abe Lincoln’s One-Man Air Force · Harry Karns · ar · Juicy Case of Daddy and His Peaches · Allen Churchill · ss · The World’s Deadliest Rifle · Bob Deindorfer · ar · Is It Too Sexy in the Suburbs? · Richard Carter · ar · They Cut a Hole in My Heart · Arnold Rosenblatt · ar · Kiss Me, Killers! · Alfred Court · ss · The Big Ride · Herbert D. Kastle · ss · 1,000,000 Punches Drove Him Mad · Al Stump · ar

Real [Vol. 10 No. 1, May 1957] ed. Dick Kaplan (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, 80pp, cover by Rico Tomasso) [] Subtitled “The exciting magazine for Men”. Cover artist given as Harry Schaare in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Steve Scott. 6 · We’re in the Money · Cy Ridgely · ar 8 · Reading for Adventure · Tom Edwards · rc 8 · The Real McCoy · The Editors · ed 10 · It’s in the Mail Bag · The Readers · lc 12 · A Marine’s Combat Diary · Martin Russ · ex from The Last Parallel, Rinehart, 1957; illustrated by Burt Goldblatt 16 · King of the Wild West Hell-Raisers · Edwin V. Burkholder · bg; illustrated by Sam Savitt [Ref. Buffalo Bill] 19 · A House Is Not a Home · Polly Adler · ex Rinehart, 1953 22 · They’re Hanging Chub McCarthy in the Morning · Pierce Nace · ts 24 · Mr. Chapin’s Last Deadline · Allen Churchill · ts; illustrated by Jack Thurston 26 · Sharpshooter · [uncredited] · pi 29 · Fabulous Female: Janet Lake · [uncredited] · pt 30 · The Man Who Was Robinson Crusoe · James Finnegan · ar; illustrated by Bob Ritter [Ref. Alexander Selkirk] 32 · Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · [uncredited] · mr 33 · Secrets of Night Fishing · Robert Deindorfer · ar; illustrated by Henry Boltinoff 34 · An Eye for Pugs · Matthew Gant · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler 72 · Doctor’s Diary · John Scott · cl 77 · Cosell’s Clubhouse · Howard Cosell · cl 80 · Full Steam to Death! · James H. Winchester · ar

Real [v11 #4, March 1958] ed. Carl Bakal (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, quarto, cover by Louis Glanzman) [] Details supplied by K. Becker from Table of Contents. 6 · The Real McCoy · [uncredited] · cl 8 · Next Month in Real · [uncredited] · cl 8 · It’s in the Mail Bag · The Readers · lc 10 · Gabbing with Gallico · Paul Gallico · cl 12 · What You Should Know About Space Travel · Martin Caidin · ar 19 · Bigamy: The Man with Two Wives · John Reese · ar 22 · The Day the U.S. Was Invaded · Tom Mahoney · ar 24 · Your Screwy Idea Can Make You a Million · George Laycock · ar 26 · A Girl Named Varga · Paul Duckworth · pi 30 · So You Think You’re Honest! · Glenn D. Kittler · ar 32 · The Girl Who Wore No Clothes · Edmund G. Love · hu 34 · The Wacky World of Ernie Kovacs · Richard Gehman · ar [Ref. Ernie Kovacs] 38 · O’Toole and the Missing Jap Fleets · William J. Lederer · hu 41 · March Calender · [uncredited] · cl 42 · Buying a Home Intercom · [uncredited] · ms 43 · 7 Ways to Save Your Money · [uncredited] · ms 44 · Secrets of a Successful Date · [uncredited] · ms 45 · How to Make Clothes Last Longer · [uncredited] · ms 46 · The Correct Form of Address · [uncredited] · ms 47 · When You Lose Your Wallet · [uncredited] · ms 57 · Doctor’s Diary · [uncredited] · cl 61 · We’re in the Money · [uncredited] · cl 63 · Movies of the Month · [uncredited] · mr 65 · Real Reading · [uncredited] · br 72 · The Sportsman’s Den · Gil Paust · cl 85 · Photo Credits · [uncredited] · ms

Real [v12 #1, October 1959] (cover by Maurice Thomas) [] Issue not indexed.

Real [v12 #4, April 1960] ed. Frederick W. Roloff (Excellent Publications, Inc., 35ó, quarto) [] Details supplied by Christina Miller. 6 · Straightalk · [uncredited] · cl 8 · Male Bag · The Readers · lt 10 · Gags for Guys · [uncredited] · hu 13 · Tin Can Ace of Okinawa · Harrison Forman · ar 17 · Silent City · [uncredited] · pi 20 · The Man Who Gave the Turks the Shaft · Alfred Bercovici · ar 23 · Last of the “Old Pols” · Vincent Marino · ar 26 · Death’s Sex Prince of Paris · Bela von Block · ar 29 · The Garden of Eve Girl · Mario Casilli · ar 32 · Hitler’s Greatest Secret Crime · Ted Gottfried · ar 36 · Sturgeon Stickin’ · George Laycock · ar 38 · The Girl Who Loved and Loved and Loved · Bob & Jan Young · ar 41 · Detroit’s Pipe Dream Come True · Lawrence Shaw · ar 44 · The Long Rape · Fraulein X · ex from anonymous: A Woman in Berlin, Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc., 1954. 49 · Guns by George · [uncredited] · cl 56 · Two-Ton Tug for a Reluctant Rhino · [uncredited] · pi 76 · The Real Dope · [uncredited] · cl

Real [v17 #3, August 1966] [] Issue partially indexed. · The Way-Out World of Mr. Adamski · W. Douglas Lansford · ar [Ref. George Adamski]

Real Action   (about)

Real Action [Vol. 1 No. 1, June 1963] [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Lady and the Hippo · William R. Traynor · ts 8 · Miami Mermaid · [uncredited] · pi 12 · A Scream for a Whip-Mad Woman · Helmuth Hansen · ts 17 · They Took Her by Force · Raymond Denker · ts 20 · How I Keep My Harem Happy · Ibraham Ibn Hussein · ar 22 · Sea of Frozen Flesh · Val Munson · ts 24 · The Girl from Black Mt. · [uncredited] · pi 28 · The Devil of Passion Island · Wes Forster · ts 30 · Sex Can Prevent Cancer · Henry Salton · ar 32 · Handbook for a Hangman · Paul Brock · ar 34 · Dutch Treat · [uncredited] · pi 38 · The Village of Headless Virgins · Clay Traeger · ts

Real Action [Vol. 1 No. 7, June 1964] [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Actions Talk · [uncredited] · ms 8 · Dive Deep—or Die · Will Barthman · ts 12 · Slaughter in the China Hills · Don Osborne · ts 17 · The Emerald Treasure of Borneo · Lawrence E. Braigie · ts 20 · “Objective Dog” · Harvey McCall · ts 22 · Red Light Women · Sidney Haught · nv 26 · On the Beach · [uncredited] · pi 30 · Double Crossing Bunny with the Sugar Coated Curves · Red Bishop · ss 32 · Ready for the Hangman · Frank S. Woolison · ts 34 · Crooked as a Hairpin · Roy Marvin · ss 36 · Call Him with Blood · Carl W. Breihan · ss

Real Action for Men   (about)

Real Action for Men [Vol. 1 No. 3, August 1957] ed. Ted Gottfried [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Readers Sound Off · The Readers · lc 8 · “They Picked Me Over Like Garbage!” · [uncredited] · ts 10 · Who’s Winning the Battle of the Buggies · [uncredited] · ar 14 · “I Faced a Firing Squad!” · [uncredited] · ts 16 · School for Murder · [uncredited] · ar 19 · The Blaze That Razed Chicago! · [uncredited] · ar 22 · Trapped by a Belly Crawler · [uncredited] · ts 24 · Don’t Fence ’Em In! · [uncredited] · pi 27 · The Champ Who Took a Dive · [uncredited] · ar 30 · When Killers Rode the Natchez Trace · [uncredited] · ts 31 · Heaven Was Never Like This · [uncredited] · ar 34 · “I Was Dead for Five Minutes!” · [uncredited] · ar 36 · The Cross-Eyed Polecat · [uncredited] · ts 38 · What’re the Odds? · [uncredited] · ar 40 · The Beast with Two Backs · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Aleister Crowley] 42 · The Keeper of the Gates of Hell · [uncredited] · ts 44 · Relex with Rye · [uncredited] · pi 46 · Good for a Laff · Various · hu 48 · He Bled All the Way! · [uncredited] · ts 52 · What’s New on the Gun Rack · [uncredited] · ms

Real Adventure   (about)

Real Adventure [Vol. 1 No. 2, January 1961] ed. Evan Lee Heyman (Hillman Publications, Inc., 35¢, 84pp, quarto, cover by John Kuller) [] 6 · Private Wire · [uncredited] · ms 8 · It Happened to Me… · The Readers · lc 10 · Spice Box · Various · hu 12 · Blonde Dolly: Giveaway Harlot of Amsterdam · James Collier · ts; illustrated by Norm Saunders 16 · The Turncoat Commando Who Suckered the Jap Army · Whit Gordon · ts; illustrated by Basil Gogos 20 · Mama Genna’s Six Little Monsters · William Kofoed & Frank Mullady · ar 22 · News Break · [uncredited] · ms 24 · Wild Yank McCumley and His Wonderful Urubu Harem · Max Roberts · ts; illustrated by Don Shepard 28 · The Red Who Assasinated Everybody · Charles V. Nemo · ar [Ref. Boris Savinkoff] 32 · “Million Buck” Train · Dan Easton · ts; illustrated by Roscoe Stiles 35 · No Dibs on Debs · [uncredited] · pi 40 · The Blimp That Bombed Chicago · Myron Gubitz · ts; illustrated by Martin Ward 67 · Mail Pouch · The Readers · lc

Real America   (about)

Real America [v4 #3, November 1934] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc., 25¢, 68pp, quarto) [] “The Magazine of Outspoken Truth” Details supplied by John Locke. 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 8 · The Private Life of Mae West · Phoebe Martin · ar 14 · Fake Philanthropy, Unlimited · George Allan England · ar 19 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl 20 · People in Miniature: The Midgets of America · Betty Starr · ar 26 · Faith Bacon and Sally Rand · Fritz Blocki · ar; fan dancers. 34 · Pap and Poison: The Plain-Spoken Truth About the Motion-Picture Magazines · [uncredited] · ar 40 · The President Laughs: An Appraisal of the Roosevelt Sense of Humor · Hugh Russell Fraser · ar 64 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu

Real America [v4 #4, December 1934] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc., 25¢, 68pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents. 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 29 · The Charity Frauds · George Allan England · ar 42 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl

Real America [v4 #5, January 1935] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc., 25¢, 68pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by John Locke. 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 16 · The Return of Herbert Hoover · Carlos Knight · ar 23 · Shaking Down the Charity Fakers · George Allan England · ar 42 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl 66 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu

Real America [v4 #6, February 1935] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc., 25¢, 68pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by John Locke. 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 6 · A Fool and His Money · Edwin Baird · ed 16 · Fifth Avenue by Day—Sex Avenue by Night · Emile C. Schurmacher · ar 42 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl 66 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu

Real America [v5 #6, September 1935] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc., 25¢, 84pp, quarto) [] ass. ed. W. T. Brannon Details supplied by John Locke. 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 6 · Think · Edwin Baird · ed 14 · Passion on the Gold Coast [Part 1 of 2] · Edwin Baird · sl; illustrated by Merrill Edgerley 20 · The Luck of King Kazooks · Charles Edward Russell · ar; illustrated by Merrill Edgerley 24 · There Never Was a Broadway · Jimmy Durante · ar; illustrated by Leonard Redman 26 · The American Scene · [uncredited] · cl; illustrated by S. Bowers 27 · A Gentleman of the Press · George Milburn · ar; illustrated by H. Forsgren 32 · The Saga of St. Louis · Robert Hereford · ar 37 · The Black Art of the Bally · Jim McQueeny · ar 38 · How to Drink Like a Lady · Amy Vanderbilt · ar 43 · Shirley Temple: Box Office Magic · Genevieve Harris · ar 52 · The Night Club Grows Up · Phil Roman · ar 53 · Manhattan Runaround · Marcus Griffin · cl 55 · Late Summer Books · Edwin Baird · cl 74 · Punster’s Plaint · E. P. Malone · pm 76 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu

Real Bedtime Tales   (about) --- see under Real Boudoir Tales.

Real Boudoir Tales:   (about)

Real Bedtime Tales

Real Bedtime Tales [Vol. 1 No. 1, September 1934] (25¢, cover by Reginald Greenwood) [] Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents. 3 · Intrigue · R. V. Coghlan & F. K. Young · ss 9 · Handmaid of Venus · Michael Boudreau · ss 17 · “And So to Bed” · T. B. Ellis · ss 26 · Between the Sheets · [uncredited] · ms 27 · Accidentally Bad · Keith MacDonald · ss 35 · Inez Knew the Answers · Frederick Shirleigh · ss 41 · The Bed Was Big · Beckford Ellis · ss 45 · “Sin Twisters” · John M. Glade · ss 52 · Hello There · Sunny Sands · cl 57 · Inking & Thinking · Maud Wheeler · cl; handwriting analysis.