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There appear to be three distinct series of the magazine. The first was subtitled "For the Man Who Knows" and looks somewhat like an Esquire clone. It ran from August 1941 to March 1942, and possibly only lasted for 7 issues. Later in the mid 1940s it reappeared as an all-reprint digest subtitled "The Modern Digest for Men", with pieces by well-known figures like Ambrose Bierce, Humphrey Bogart, Oscar Levant, Earl Wilson.

Finally, in the mid 1950s, it reappeared as a men's magazine and published stories by Robert Bloch, Avram Davidson, Barry Malzberg, Norman Spinrad, Henry Kuttner and a whole bunch of others.

The volume numbering was restarted for each of the series.

1941              
v1 #1
Aug

v1 #2
Sep

v1 #3
Oct

v1 #4
Nov

v1 #5
Dec
 
1942
v1 #6
Jan
 
v1 #7
Mar
                   
 
1945                
(v2 #1)
Sep
       
1946
v2 #2
Jan
 
v2 #3
Mar
 
v2 #4
May
 
v2 #5
Jul
 
v2 #6
Sep
       
 
1955            
v2 #3
Jul
       
v2 #4
Dec
 
1956  
v3 #1
Feb
   
v3 #2
May
   
v3 #3
Aug
   
v3 #4
Nov
   
1957  
v4 #1
Feb
   
v4 #2
May
   
v4 #3
Aug
   
v4 #4
Nov
   
1958
v5 #1
Jan
 
v5 #2
Mar
     
v5 #3
Jul
 
v5 #4
Sep
   
v5 #5
Dec
 
1959  
v6 #1
Feb
 
v6 #2
Apr
 
v6 #3
Jun
 
v6 #4
Aug
 
v6 #5
Oct
     
1960
v6 #6
Jan
 
v7 #1
Mar

v7 #2
Apr
   
v7 #3
Jul
 
v7 #4
Sep
 
v7 #5
Nov
   
1961
v7 #6
Jan
 
v8 #1
Mar
 
v8 #2
May
 
v8 #3
Jul
 
v8 #4
Sep
 
v8 #5
Nov
   
1962
v8 #6
Jan
 
v9 #1
Mar
 
v9 #2
May
 
v9 #3
Jul
 
v9 #4
Sep
 
v9 #5
Nov
   
1963
v9 #6
Jan
 
v10 #1
Mar
 
v10 #2
May
 
v10 #3
Jul
 
v10 #4
Sep
 
v10 #5
Nov
   
1964
v10 #6
Jan
 
v11 #1
Mar
 
v11 #2
May
 
v11 #3
Jul
 
v11 #4
Sep
 
v11 #5
Nov
   
1965
v11 #6
Jan
 
v12 #1
Mar
 
v12 #2
May
 
v12 #3
Jul
 
v12 #4
Sep
 
v12 #5
Nov
   
1966
v12 #6
Jan

v13 #1
Feb

v13 #2
Mar

v13 #3
Apr

v13 #4
May

v13 #5
Jun

v13 #6
Jul

v13 #7
Aug

v13 #8
Sep

v13 #8
Oct

v13 #9
Nov

v13 #10
Dec
 
1967
v13 #11
Jan

v13 #12
Feb

v14 #1
Mar

v14 #2
Apr

v14 #3
May

v14 #4
Jun

v14 #5
Jul

v14 #6
Aug

v14 #7
Sep

v14 #8
Oct

v14 #9
Nov

v14 #10
Dec
 
1968
v14 #11
Jan

v14 #12
Feb

v15 #1
Mar

v15 #2
Apr

v15 #3
May

v15 #4
Jun

v15 #5
Jul

v15 #6
Aug

v15 #7
Sep

v15 #8
Oct

v15 #9
Nov

v15 #10
Dec
 
1969
v15 #11
Jan

v15 #12
Feb

v16 #1
Mar

v16 #2
Apr

v16 #3
May

v16 #4
Jun

v16 #5
Jul

v16 #6
Aug

v16 #7
Sep

v16 #8
Oct

v16 #9
Nov

v16 #10
Dec
 
1970
v16 #11
Jan

v16 #12
Feb

v17 #1
Mar

v17 #2
Apr

v17 #3
May

v17 #4
Jun

v17 #5
Jul

v17 #6
Aug

v17 #7
Sep

v17 #8
Oct

v17 #9
Nov

v17 #10
Dec
 
1971
v17 #11
Jan

v17 #12
Feb

v18 #1
Mar

v18 #2
Apr

v18 #3
May

v18 #4
Jun

v18 #5
Jul

v18 #6
Aug

v18 #7
Sep

v18 #8
Oct

v18 #9
Nov

v18 #10
Dec
 
1972
v18 #11
Jan

v18 #12
Feb

v19 #1
Mar

v19 #2
Apr

v19 #3
May

v19 #4
Jun

v19 #5
Jul

v19 #6
Aug

v19 #7
Sep

v19 #8
Oct

v19 #9
Nov

v19 #10
Dec
 
1973
v19 #11
Jan

v19 #12
Feb

v20 #1
Mar

v20 #2
Apr

v20 #3
May

v20 #4
Jun

v20 #5
Jul

v20 #6
Aug

v20 #7
Sep

v20 #8
Oct

v20 #9
Nov

v20 #10
Dec
 
1974
v21 #1
Jan

v21 #2
Feb

v21 #3
Mar

v21 #4
Apr

v21 #5
May

v21 #6
Jun
 
v21 #7
Aug
 
v21 #8
Oct

v21 #11
Nov

v21 #12
Dec
 
1975  
v22 #1
Feb

v22 #2
Mar

v22 #3
Apr

v22 #4
May

v22 #5
Jun

v22 #6
Jul

v22 #7
Aug

v22 #8
Sep

v22 #9
Oct

v22 #10
Nov

v22 #11
Dec
 
1976
v23 #1
Jan

v23 #2
Feb

v23 #3
Mar

v23 #4
Apr

v23 #5
May

v23 #6
Jun

v23 #7
Jul

v23 #8
Aug

v23 #9
Sep

v23 #10
Oct

v23 #11
Nov

v23 #12
Dec
 
1977
v24 #1
Jan

v24 #2
Feb

v24 #3
Mar

v24 #4
Apr

v24 #5
May

v24 #6
Jun

v24 #7
Jul

v24 #8
Aug

v24 #9
Sep

v24 #10
Oct

v24 #11
Nov

v24 #12
Dec
 
1978
v25 #1
Jan

v25 #2
Feb

v25 #3
Mar

v25 #4
Apr

v25 #5
May

v25 #6
Jun

v25 #7
Jul

v25 #8
Aug

v25 #9
Sep

v25 #10
Oct

v25 #11
Nov

v25 #12
Dec
 
1979
v26 #1
Jan

v26 #2
Feb

v26 #3
Mar

v26 #4
Apr

v26 #5
May

v26 #6
Jun

v26 #7
Jul

v26 #8
Aug

v26 #9
Sep

v26 #10
Oct

v26 #11
Nov

v26 #12
Dec
 
1980
v27 #1
Jan

v27 #2
Feb

v27 #3
Mar

v27 #4
Apr

v27 #5
May

v27 #6
Jun

v27 #7
Jul

v27 #8
Aug

v27 #9
Sep

v27 #10
Oct

v27 #11
Nov

v27 #12
Dec
 
1981
v28 #1
Jan

v28 #2
Feb

v28 #3
Mar

v28 #4
Apr

v28 #5
May

v28 #6
Jun

v28 #7
Jul

v28 #8
Aug

v28 #9
Sep

v28 #10
Oct

v28 #11
Nov

v28 #12
Dec
 
1982
v29 #1
Jan

v29 #2
Feb

v29 #3
Mar

v29 #4
Apr

v29 #5
May

v29 #6
Jun

v29 #7
Jul

v29 #8
Aug

v29 #9
Sep

v29 #10
Oct

v29 #11
Nov

v29 #12
Dec
 
1983
v30 #1
Jan

v30 #2
Feb

v30 #3
Mar

v30 #4
Apr/May

v30 #5
Jun

v30 #6
Jul

v30 #7
Aug

v30 #8
Sep

v30 #9
Oct

v30 #10
Nov

v30 #11
Dec
 
1984
v31 #1
Jan

v31 #2
Feb

v31 #3
Mar

v31 #4
Apr

v31 #5
May

v31 #6
Jun

v31 #7
Jul

v31 #8
Aug

v31 #9
Sep

v31 #10
Oct

v31 #11
Nov

v31 #12
Dec
 
1985
v32 #1
Jan

v32 #2
Feb

v32 #3
Mar

v32 #4
Apr

v32 #5
May

v32 #6
Jun

v32 #7
Jul

v32 #8
Aug

v32 #9
Sep

v32 #10
Oct

v32 #11
Nov

v32 #12
Dec
 
1986
v33 #1
Jan

v33 #2
Feb

v33 #3
Mar

v33 #4
Apr

v33 #5
May

v33 #6
Jun

v33 #7
Jul

v33 #8
Aug

v33 #9
Sep

v33 #10
Oct

v33 #11
Nov

v33 #12
Dec
 
1987
v34 #1
Jan

v34 #2
Feb

v34 #3
Mar

v34 #4
Apr

v34 #5
May

v34 #6
Jun

v34 #7
Jul

v34 #8
Aug

v34 #9
Sep

v34 #10
Oct

v34 #11
Nov

v34 #12
Dec
 
1988
v35 #1
Jan

v35 #2
Feb

v35 #3
Mar

v35 #4
Apr

v35 #5
May

v35 #6
Jun

v35 #7
Jul

v35 #8
Aug

v35 #9
Sep

v35 #10
Oct

v35 #11
Nov

v35 #12
Dec
 
1989
v36 #1
Jan

v36 #2
Feb

v36 #3
Mar

v36 #4
Apr

v36 #5
May

v36 #6
Jun

v36 #7
Jul

v36 #8
Aug

v36 #9
Sep

v36 #10
Oct

v36 #11
Nov

v36 #12
Dec
 
1990
v37 #1
Jan

v37 #2
Feb

v37 #3
Mar

v37 #4
Apr

v37 #5
May

v37 #6
Jun

v37 #7
Jul

v37 #8
Aug

v37 #9
Sep

v37 #10
Oct

v37 #11
Nov

v37 #12
Dec

v37 #13
Hol
1991
v38 #1
Jan

v38 #2
Feb

v38 #3
Mar

v38 #4
Apr

v38 #5
May

v38 #6
Jun

v38 #7
Jul

v38 #8
Aug

v38 #9
Sep

v38 #10
Oct

v38 #11
Nov

v38 #12
Dec

v38 #13
Hol
1992
v39 #1
Jan

v39 #2
Feb

v39 #3
Mar

v39 #4
Apr

v39 #5
May

v39 #6
Jun

v39 #7
Jul

v39 #8
Aug

v39 #9
Sep

v39 #10
Oct

v39 #11
Nov

v39 #12
Dec

v39 #13
Hol
1993
v40 #1
Jan

v40 #2
Feb

v40 #3
Mar

v40 #4
Apr

v40 #5
May

v40 #6
Jun

v40 #7
Jul

v40 #8
Aug

v40 #9
Sep

v40 #10
Oct

v40 #11
Nov

v40 #12
Dec

v40 #13
Hol
1994
Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hol
1995
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hol
1996
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hol
1997
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hol
1998
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hol
1999
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

#20
May

#21
Jun

#22
Jul

#23
Aug

#24
Sep

#25
Oct

#26
Nov

#27
Dec

#28
Hol
2000
#29
Jan

#30
Feb

#31
Mar

#32
Apr

#33
May

#34
Jun

#35
Jul

#36
Aug

#37
Sep

#38
Oct

#39
Nov

#40
Dec

#41
Hol
2001
#42
Jan

#43
Feb

#44
Mar

#45
Apr

#46
May

#47
Jun

#48
Jul

#49
Aug

#50
Sep

#51
Oct

#52
Nov

#53
Dec

#54
Hol
2002
#55
Jan

#56
Feb

#57
Mar

#58
Apr

#59
May

#60
Jun

#61
Jul

#62
Aug

#63
Sep

#64
Oct

#65
Nov

#66
Dec

#67
Hol
2003
#68
Jan

#69
Feb

#70
Mar

#71
Apr

#72
May

#73
Jun

#74
Jul

#75
Aug

#76
Sep

#77
Oct

#78
Nov

#79
Dec

#80
Hol
2004
#81
Jan

#82
Feb

#83
Mar

#84
Apr

#85
May

#86
Jun

#87
Jul

#88
Aug

#89
Sep

#90
Oct

#91
Nov

#92
Dec

#93
Hol
2005
#94
Jan

#95
Feb

#96
Mar

#97
Apr

#98
May

#99
Jun

#100
Jul

#101
Aug

#102
Sep

#103
Oct

#104
Nov

#105
Dec

#106
Hol
2006
#107
Jan

#108
Feb

#109
Mar

#110
Apr

#111
May

#112
Jun

#113
Jul

#114
Aug

#115
Sep

#116
Oct

#117
Nov

#118
Dec

#119
Hol
2007
#120
Jan

#121
Feb

#122
Mar

#123
Apr

#124
May

#125
Jun

#126
Jul

#127
Aug

#128
Sep

#129
Oct

#130
Nov

#131
Dec

#132
Hol
2008
#133
Jan

#134
Feb

#135
Mar

#136
Apr

#137
May

#138
Jun

#139
Jul

#140
Aug

#141
Sep

#142
Oct

#143
Nov

#144
Dec
 
2009
#145
Jan

#146
Feb

#147
Mar

#148
Apr

#149
May

#150
Jun

#151
Jul

#152
Aug

#153
Sep

#154
Oct

#155
Nov

#156
Dec

#157
Hol
2010
#158
Jan

#159
Feb

#160
Mar

#161
Apr

#162
May
 
#163
Jul

#164
Aug

#165
Sep

#166
Oct

#167
Nov
   
2011
#168
Jan

#169
Feb

#170
Mar

#171
Apr

#172
May

#173
Jun

#174
Jul

#175
Aug
 
#176
Oct

#177
Nov

#178
Dec
 
2012
#179
Jan
 
#180
Mar

#181
Apr

#182
May

#183
Jun

#184
Jul

#185
Aug
 
#186
Oct

#187
Nov

#188
Dec
 
2013
#189
Jan
 
#190
Mar
 
#191
May
 
#192
Jul
 
#193
Sep
 
#194
Nov
   
2014
#195
Jan
 
#196
Mar
 
#197
May
 
#198
Jul
 
#199
Sep
 
#200
Nov
   
2015
#201
Jan
 
#202
Mar
 
#204
May
 
#206
Jul
 
#208
Sep
 
#210
Nov
 
#212
Hol
2016  
#214
Feb
                     

Specials


1964

1966

1967

Summer 1968

Winter 1968

Spring 1969

Winter 1970

Spring 1971

Winter 1971/72