Swank
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 |
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 v1 #1 Aug |
 v1 #2 Sep |
 v1 #3 Oct |
 v1 #4 Nov |
 v1 #5 Dec |
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1942 |
 v1 #6 Jan |
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 v1 #7 Mar |
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1945 |
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 (v2 #1) Sep |
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1946 |
 v2 #2 Jan |
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 v2 #3 Mar |
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 v2 #4 May |
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 v2 #5 Jul |
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 v2 #6 Sep |
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1955 |
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 v2 #3 Jul |
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 v2 #4 Dec |
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1956 |
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 v3 #1 Feb |
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 v3 #2 May |
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 v3 #3 Aug |
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 v3 #4 Nov |
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1957 |
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 v4 #1 Feb |
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 v4 #2 May |
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 v4 #3 Aug |
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 v4 #4 Nov |
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1958 |
 v5 #1 Jan |
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 v5 #2 Mar |
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 v5 #3 Jul |
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 v5 #4 Sep |
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 v5 #5 Dec |
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1959 |
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 v6 #1 Feb |
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 v6 #2 Apr |
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 v6 #3 Jun |
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 v6 #4 Aug |
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 v6 #5 Oct |
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1960 |
 v6 #6 Jan |
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 v7 #1 Mar |
 v7 #2 Apr |
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 v7 #3 Jul |
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 v7 #4 Sep |
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 v7 #5 Nov |
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1961 |
 v7 #6 Jan |
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 v8 #1 Mar |
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 v8 #2 May |
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 v8 #3 Jul |
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 v8 #4 Sep |
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 v8 #5 Nov |
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1962 |
 v8 #6 Jan |
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 v9 #1 Mar |
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 v9 #2 May |
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 v9 #3 Jul |
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 v9 #4 Sep |
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 v9 #5 Nov |
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1963 |
 v9 #6 Jan |
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 v10 #1 Mar |
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 v10 #2 May |
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 v10 #3 Jul |
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 v10 #4 Sep |
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 v10 #5 Nov |
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1964 |
 v10 #6 Jan |
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 v11 #1 Mar |
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 v11 #2 May |
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 v11 #3 Jul |
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 v11 #4 Sep |
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 v11 #5 Nov |
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1965 |
 v11 #6 Jan |
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 v12 #1 Mar |
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 v12 #2 May |
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 v12 #3 Jul |
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 v12 #4 Sep |
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 v12 #5 Nov |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1974 |
 v21 #1 Jan |
 v21 #2 Feb |
 v21 #3 Mar |
 v21 #4 Apr |
 v21 #5 May |
 v21 #6 Jun |
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 v21 #7 Aug |
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 v21 #8 Oct |
 v21 #11 Nov |
 v21 #12 Dec |
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1975 |
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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 Feb |
 Mar |
 Apr |
 May |
 Jun |
 Jul |
 Aug |
 Sep |
 Oct |
 Nov |
 Dec |
 Hol |
1995 |
 Jan |
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 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 |
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 Mar |
 Apr |
 May |
 Jun |
 Jul |
 Aug |
 Sep |
 Oct |
 Nov |
 Dec |
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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 |
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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 |
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 #163 Jul |
 #164 Aug |
 #165 Sep |
 #166 Oct |
 #167 Nov |
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2011 |
 #168 Jan |
 #169 Feb |
 #170 Mar |
 #171 Apr |
 #172 May |
 #173 Jun |
 #174 Jul |
 #175 Aug |
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 #176 Oct |
 #177 Nov |
 #178 Dec |
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2012 |
 #179 Jan |
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 #180 Mar |
 #181 Apr |
 #182 May |
 #183 Jun |
 #184 Jul |
 #185 Aug |
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 #186 Oct |
 #187 Nov |
 #188 Dec |
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2013 |
 #189 Jan |
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 #190 Mar |
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 #191 May |
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 #192 Jul |
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 #193 Sep |
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 #194 Nov |
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2014 |
 #195 Jan |
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 #196 Mar |
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 #197 May |
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 #198 Jul |
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 #199 Sep |
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 #200 Nov |
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2015 |
 #201 Jan |
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 #202 Mar |
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 #204 May |
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 #206 Jul |
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 #208 Sep |
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 #210 Nov |
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 #212 Hol |
2016 |
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 #214 Feb |
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Specials
 1964 |
 1966 |
 1967 |
 Summer 1968 |
 Winter 1968 |
 Spring 1969 |
 Winter 1970 |
 Spring 1971 |
 Winter 1971/72 |