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Argosy [v379 #4, April 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., 75¢, 98pp, quarto, cover by Keith Ferris)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents.

4 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
6 · The Mob’s Money Man · Allen Roberts · ar [Meyer Lansky]
18 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
20 · Pot Shots: Goose Hunter’s Delight · Steve Ferber · cl
25 · Hunting & Fishing · Gil Paust · cl
26 · Campfires: Plan Now for Summer Camping · Nick Karas · cl
28 · You and Your Car: Gas Pains · Ed Schipper · cl
34 · People Who Come and Go [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Nov 1925, as “A Man of Magic”
40 · In the High Groove · Kathrine Switzer · ar
43 · The Doolittle Raid: WW II’s Greatest Gamble · Martin Caidin · ar
48 · There Are UFO’s! · William Slattery · ar
50 · The Escape of the Century · John Cusack · ar
53 · Great American Campsites · Norman Strung · ar
61 · Send It Bottle Post · Roy Bongartz · ar
67 · The Way to Dusty Death · Alistair MacLean · ex Collins 1973
98 · Charlie’s Tavern: Tequila—The Good Neighbor’s Drink · Milt Machlin · cl

Argosy [v379 #5, May 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., 75¢, 80+8pp, quarto, cover by Carl Fisher)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents.

4 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
6 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
8 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
16 · The Horseplayer’s Horoscope · Sydney Omarr · ar; given as “Betting the Horses by the Stars” in the Table of Contents.
22 · The Women · Ray Bradbury · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct 1948
25 · How I Became a Muckraker · Jack Anderson · ar; illustrated by Robert Grossman
29 · The Locked Room · Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö · n. Pantheon 1973; condensed.
36A · The Badger from Ballyduff · Robert J. McCaig · ss Adventure Nov 1950
37 · Is There Life After Death After Freezing? · William Slattery · ar; illustrated by Carl Fisher
41 · The History of Colt Arms · Steve Ferber · ar; illustrated by Arie deZanger
44A · Hap Arnold’s Buzz Bomb · Glenn Infield · ar
54 · I Swam the Baltic to Freedom · Bernd Böttger (as told to M. W. Martin) · ar
64 · The Man Who Makes Weird Things Happen · Herb Bailey · ar [Uri Geller]; illustrated by Gilbert Stone
66 · Yankee Stadium: Going, Going, Gone · John Brooks Randolph · ar
72 · The Last of Baseball’s Barnstormers · Bert Randolph Sugar · ar [Eddie Feigner]; given as “Last of the Baseball Barnstormers” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Reiner Lubke

Argosy [v379 #6, June 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., 75¢, 82pp, quarto, cover by Chester Gould)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents.

6 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
14 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
18 · The Grand Teton Rescue · Allan U. King (as told to Bill Matthews) · ar
20 · Dick Tracy: The First Law & Order Man · John Culhane · ar
22 · Wildfire · Zane Grey · ss Munsey’s Magazine Jun 1912, as “The Horses of Bostil’s Ford”; abridged.
28 · Andy Granatelli Looks at the Indy 500 · Andy Granatelli · ar
31 · Jaws · Peter Benchley · ex Doubleday 1974
40 · The Greatest Adventures of the 20th Century · Lowell Thomas · ar
54 · Ancient Space Visitors [Erich von Daniken] · Milt Machlin · iv
56 · Coyotes: Dangerous or Endangered Species? · Steve Ferber · ar; illustrated by Steve Ferber
68 · War Games for Real · Carl Shroeder · ar; illustrated by Reiner Lubke
72 · The Devil on 30th Street · John Leo · ar; illustrated by Hedda Johnson

Argosy [v380 #1, July 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., 75¢, 82pp, quarto)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents.

6 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
10 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
16 · The Ma Barker-Karpis Gang · George Clifford · ar
19 · John Ovington · Max Brand · ss All-Story Weekly Jun 8 1918, as “John Ovington Returns”; abridged.
24 · A Wet Butt and a Hungry Gut · Elwood Curtis · ex John F. Blair 1974
26 · Stalking Forbidden Game · Terrence Lichtman · ar
31 · The Treasure Hunter · Robin Moore & Howard Jennings · ex Prentice-Hall 1974
40 · Energy: Past, Present & Future
_41 · Past · Jack Anderson · ar
_42 · Present · Andy Granatelli · ar
_43 · Future · Isaac Asimov · ar
44 · How to Buck the Large Corporations...and Win! · Milt Machlin · ar; given as “How to Fight the Large Corporations...and Win!” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Seymour Chwast
66 · Guam: D-Day Plus 30 Years · Wayne Barham · ar; illustrated by Reiner Lubke
70 · Hunting the Most Dangerous Game of All · Mike Rich · ss; an imaginary big game hunt - of dinosaurs!
74 · Goodbye Buffalo Bill · Bill Slattery · ar
82 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v380 #2, August 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., 75¢, 86pp, quarto, cover by Richard Amsel)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents.

6 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
10 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
12 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
21 · Working · Studs Terkel · ex Pantheon 1972
28 · The Intrigues of E. Howard Hunt · Joe Shea · ar [E. Howard Hunt]
33 · Twenty-Year Payment · Lawrence Treat · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Nov 28 1936
36 · Bringing Boars Back Alive! · Steve Ferber · ar; illustrated by Steve Ferber
38 · There’s Still Gold in Them Thar Hills! · Jim Scott · ar; illustrated by Robert Grossman
40 · Murderous Cities · William J. Slattery · ar
44 · The Greatest of Today’s Stuntmen · Frank Tallman · ar
47 · The First of the Great Stuntmen [from Stunt] · John Baxter · ex Doubleday 1973
52 · The Iowa State Fair—The Real Greatest Show on Earth · Ken Woodward · ar
68 · The Adventures and Mis-Adventures of W. C. Fields · Ronald Fields · ar [W. C. Fields]; illustrated by Ed Sorrel
72 · The Multi-Million Dollar Religion Ripoff · Ernie Baxter · ar
79 · The Great Lakes Coho Gamble · Congressman Guy Vander Jagt · ar
86 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v380 #3, September 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 84pp, quarto, cover by Ron Taylor)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents.

4 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
7 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
10 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
22 · Bio-Rhythms: Will They Decide the Future for Ali, Foreman, Evel Knievel—And You? · John Brooks · ar
24 · Shark Fishing · Robert Coram · ar
26 · Countdown to Death · Martin Caidin · ar
29 · Where There’s Smoke · Ed McBain · nv; condensed from the forthcoming novel (Random House, 1975).
42 · Dixie Cups: Stars Under the Big Top · Ross Yuill · ar
45 · Dollars and Scents · Damon Runyon · ss Munsey’s Magazine Nov 1912, as “The Nose of Nemesis”
60 · The Beast That Won the West · I. Murach · ar
64 · The FBI’s Greatest Cases · George Clifford · cl; given as “The Great Nazi Spy Ring” in the Table of Contents.
68 · Kidnapping Forgotten Men · Marty Wolfand · ar
70 · Is There a Baby Cadillac in Your Future? · Andy Granatelli · ar
72 · The Second Sport of Kings · Steve Ferber · ar
78 · Up, Up, and Away! · Diana Gleasner · ar
84 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v280 #4, October 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 88pp, quarto, cover by Carl Fischer)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents. Mislabelled v280 #4 instead of v380 #4.

7 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
14 · Ah, Merrick the Beautiful · Leonard Sloane · ar [David Merrick]; illustrated by John Melo
16 · Terrorism · Ernie Baxter · ar; given as “World Terrorism” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Carl Fischer
18 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
20 · How Close Did the Astronauts Come to Death? · Martin Caidin · ar; given as “Countdown to Death: Part II” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Keith Ferris
27 · Opinion · Paul Harvey · ms; given as “Are American "Terrorists” a Creation of the Media?" in the Table of Contents.
38 · Betting the Horses by the Stars · Sydney Omarr · cl
40 · Changing Seasons · Steve Ferber · ar
42 · Is Boxing a Dying Sport? · Randy Neumann · ar
45 · The Bell Tolls for Boxing · Bert Randolph Sugar · ar
48 · Andy Granatelli’s New Car Rundown · Andy Granatelli · ar
52 · The Murder Business’s Top Man · William J. Slattery · ar; given as “Top Man in the Murder Business” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Hal Ashmead
55 · Brannington’s Leopard · Forrest Webb · ex Doubleday 1974
72 · White Dawn · Richard Anobile · ar
77 · Anatomy of a Hit Man: Louis Lepke Buchalter · John Brooks · bg
78 · Great Treasure Frauds · Robert Marx · ar
88 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v280 #5, November 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 82pp, quarto, cover by Norman Rockwell)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents. Mislabelled v280 #5 instead of v380 #5.

6 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
10 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
12 · John Wayne: Portrait of an American Hero · Robert Cubbedge · bg; illustrated by Norman Rockwell
14 · Was the “Walking Tall” Sheriff Murdered? · Peter McCabe · ar [Buford Pusser]
16 · The FBI’s Greatest Cases · George Clifford · cl
18 · The Last of the Swashbuckling Reporters · John Leo · ar [Ben Hecht]
34 · The Very Last Charge of George Armstrong Custer · Andrew Phillips · ar [George Armstrong Custer]
36 · My Husband Babe · Mrs. Claire Ruth · ar [Babe Ruth]
42 · The Cowboy Hall of Fame · Bert Randolph Sugar · ar
45 · The Voice of the West · Bert Randolph Sugar · ar; about Persimmon Hill.
48 · Betting the Horses by the Stars · Sydney Omarr · cl
51 · The Swarm · Arthur Herzog · ex Simon & Schuster 1974
66 · Ride ’Em, Cowboy! · Steve Cooper · ar
70 · The Hunts of Papa Hemingway · Steve Ferber · ar [Ernest Hemingway]; illustrated by John Groth
72 · Fire! Fire! Anatomy of Terror · Hal Bruno · ar
82 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v280 #6, December 1974] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 74pp, quarto)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents. Mislabelled v280 #6 instead of v380 #6.

5 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
6 · Betting the Horses by the Stars · Sydney Omarr · cl
8 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
10 · Evel Knievel: Giant Rip-Off or Giant Adventure? · Morris Alpern · ar [Evel Knievel]
14 · The FBI’s Search for Patty Hearst · George Clifford · ar [Patty Hearst]
18 · Boris, Bela and Me · Ray Bradbury · ar; illustrated by John Melo
28 · The Memory Expert · Bill Slattery · ar; illustrated by Saul Lambert
36 · The Secret Life of Houdini · Bert Randolph Sugar · ar [Harry Houdini]
43 · The Last Dogfight · Martin Caidin · ex Bantam 1974; illustrated by Wendell Minor
62 · The Man Who Stops People from Killing Themselves · Marty Wolfand · ar
64 · Three Dolphins Go Hunting Bear · Manny Fernandez & Bill Stanfill · ar
66 · Rocky Mountain High · Nick Karas · ar
74 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v281 #1, January 1975] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 76pp, quarto, cover by Ron Lesser)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents. Mislabelled v281 #1 instead of v381 #1.

4 · Real-Life Adventure · Ron Mulhern · ar
6 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
10 · The Last Christmas Show · Bob Hope (as told to Pete Martin) · ex Doubleday 1974
12 · Johnny Cash vs. Merle Haggard—The Saga of Country Music · Peter McCabe · ar [Johnny Cash; Merle Haggard]
14 · The Plumbers’ Plot to “Get” Jack Anderson · George Clifford · ar [Jack Anderson]
16 · Woody Hayes and the 100-Yard War · Jerry Brondfield · ex Random House 1974
19 · Bo Schembechler—Another Michigan Football Tradition · Will Perry · ar [Bo Schembechler]
34 · The South American Connection · Michael Fooner · ar
39 · The Night They Lynched Santa Claus · Kent Biffle · ar
40 · Country Music · Bill Anderson · ar
45 · Bloodwater · John Crowe · n. Dodd, Mead 1974; condensed.
60 · A Real-Life Walter Mitty Goes Ballooning · Bert Randolph Sugar · ar [Malcolm Forbes]
64 · The Flying Aces of War · Michael B. Rich · ar
70 · Midnight at Toledo Bend · Nick Karas · ar
75 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
76 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v281 #2, February 1975] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 80pp, quarto, cover by Larry Noble)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents. Mislabelled v281 #2 instead of v381 #2.

4 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
10 · What Ever Happened to Our National Holidays? · Jean Shepherd · ar
14 · Ten Way$ to Make a Million · Leonard Sloane · ar
16 · Charles Bronson—Man of Action · Mary Vespa · ar [Charles Bronson]
18 · The Japanese Soldier Who Never Gave Up! · Joe Shea · ar; given as “The Japanese Soldier Who Wouldn’t Surrender” in the Table of Contents.
20 · Special Effects in the Movies · John Culhane · ar
30 · The Vigilantes Are Back! · Jim Scott · ar
42 · God Bless the Flyers · Stan Fischler · ar
44 · The Rhinemann Exchange · Robert Ludlum · ex The Dial Press 1974
62 · Shangri-La, Florida Style! · Ian Siel · ar
70 · Witchcraft in America · Sybil Leek · ar
80 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

Argosy [v281 #3, March 1975] ed. Bert Randolph Sugar (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.00, 74pp, quarto, cover by Carl Fischer)
Subtitled “Man’s World of Adventure” on the cover and at the top of the Table of Contents. Mislabelled v281 #3 instead of v381 #3.

4 · Paul Harvey...Good Day! · Paul Harvey · cl
5 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc
6 · Argonotes from the Publisher · Harry Egner · cl
8 · Argosy Adventures · [Various] · cl
10 · The Man Who Won World War II · Clark Whelton · ar [Wade McClusky]
14 · A Car Thief Tells Why Your Car May Be Next? · Danny Minelli · ar
15 · WHat You Can Do to Protect Your Car · Andt Granatelli · ar
16 · The Most Famous Psychic in the World · Herbert Bailey · ar [Peter Hurkos]
19 · The FBI’s Greatest Cases: Col. Rudolf Abel · George Clifford · ar [Rudolf Abel]
34 · This Man Can Kill You 52 Different Ways with His Hands · Ernie Baxter · ar [Aaron Banks]
40 · Moonshine Hauler! · Judy Birchfield · ar; illustrated by Saul Lambert
43 · The Bermuda Triangle · Charles Berlitz · ex Doubleday 1974
58 · Can Vegas Be Ripped-Off? · Josh Michael · ar
64 · The Great White Hunter in Africa Today · Bob Gima · ar; given as “African Safari” in the Table of Contents.
68 · The Coolest Canoe Race Ever · Nick Karas · ar; illustrated by Nick Karas
74 · Red All Over · Red Smith · cl

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