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Argosy [v387 #1, March 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.25, 98pp, quarto) 6 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc 9 · Lifestyles · [Various] · cl 19 · Why America’s Civil Defense Is Vulnerable · Ernie Volkman · ar 24 · In Search of Butch Cassidy · Larry Pointer · ex University of Oklahoma Press 1977 [Butch Cassidy] 28 · Taking Risks Can Better Your Life · David Viscott, M.D. · ar 30 · Focus · Anon. · pi 32 · Columbus’ Unspoiled Island · Quentin van Marle · ar 36 · Front Lines · Samuella R. Becker · cl 38 · A Crazy Kind of “Gold Rush” · Peter Tatiner · ar 42 · Argosy Solves the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle · Kevin D. Randle · ar 47 · A Bigfoot Sighting in South Dakota! · Deputy Sheriff Sam Dart · ar 50 · Argosy Bares a Possible Cancer Cure · Ron Laytner · ar 54 · San Francisco’s Unsolved Underwater Mystery · Jay Stuller · ar 57 · Going Beyond Jogging · Samuella R. Becker · ar 62 · Is There a Robot in Your Future? · Marvin Scott · ar 86 · The Texas Rangers: The Legend Lives on · Eric G. Anderson · ar 94 · Diary of a Kidnapping · Ron Laytner · ar

Argosy [v387 #2, April 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.25, quarto) Issue not found. Need Contents

Argosy [v387 #3, May 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.25, 98pp, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Front Lines · Samuella R. Becker · cl 11 · Lifestyles · [Various] · cl 19 · Alaska: No More an Escape from Civilization [from Coming Into the Country] · John McPhee · ex Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1977 24 · Jogging Can Mean Life—Or Death! · Amer I. Jafari, Ph.D. · ar 28 · America’s Coastlines Must Be Saved · Anne W. Simon · ar 32 · Did Our Ancestors Come from Outer Space? · Maurice Chatelain · ar 35 · London Bridge in the Desert, by Jove · Chas Gerretsen · pi 41 · There’s Treasure in Old Coins · Robert Marx · ar 42 · Can International Terrorism Be Stopped? · Ernie Volkman · ar 48 · Focus · Anon. · pi 50 · Are Women More Psychic Than Men? · Hans Holzer · ar 54 · There’s No Place Like the Waldorf · Ron Laytner · ar 59 · A Frontier Town Ready to Explode · Tim Lowry · ar 60 · Future Weapons...Future Shock! · Ernie Volkman · ar 82 · The Stubborn and the Violent · Haiti Wixom · ar 92 · Look! They’re Stealing Your Car · David Ivins · ar

Argosy [v387 #4, June 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.25, 98pp, quarto) 4 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Front Lines · Samuella R. Becker · cl 11 · Lifestyles · [Various] · cl 19 · “I Escaped Death in the Bermuda Triangle” · John Koster · ar 24 · The Terrorizing Cult Murders of Ervil LeBaron · Ernie Volkman · ar [Ervil LeBaron]; illustrated by Frances Jetter 28 · Focus · Anon. · pi 30 · The Deadly Ravage of Oil Spills · Richard Sawyer · ar; illustrated by Marie-Laure de Decker 36 · A True Life Close Encounter of the Third Kind! · Jack Carroll · ar 40 · A Big Game Hunter’s Last Lion Kill [from Death in the Long Grass] · Peter Hathaway Capstick · ex St. Martin’s 1977 44 · The World’s Greatest Crime Reporter · Angela Canade · ar [Patrick J. Doyle]; illustrated by Sam Harte 49 · Secret Report on Why Weather Has Turned for the Worse · Ernie Volkman · ar 54 · The World’s First Solar Car! · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Francois Lochon 58 · How to Prospect for Gold · Bob Grant · ar 60 · Confessions of an Ex-Blackjack Dealer · Bradley J. Wechsler · ar 62 · Pararescuemen: A Search for Life · Jay Stuller · ar 64 · Mystery of the Sacred Cave of the Shamans · James Petersen & Marcia Eddy · ar 92 · Best Protected Island in the World · Anon. · ar

Argosy [v387 #5, July 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications, Inc., $1.25, quarto, cover by Ron & Valerie Taylor) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Argosy People · Anon. · bg 7 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc 11 · Lifestyles · [Various] · cl 17 · Front Lines · Samuella R. Becker · cl 19 · America’s Loch Ness Monster · Gregory J. Anderson · ar 24 · Voodoo! · Carol Spencer · pi 30 · A Relentless Manhunter’s 30-Year Vigil [from Inside the Fourth Reich] · Erich Erdstein & Barbara Bean · ex St. Martin’s 1977 36 · California’s Terrorizing Prison Gangs · Bill Wallace · ar 41 · Facing White Death for Sunken Treasure · Joel Arnold · ar 42 · Shark Fear! · H. David Baldridge, Ph.D. · ar 44 · The Mountain Wouldn’t Surrender · Geoffrey Childs · ar 46 · The Treasure That Nobody Can Get To! · Ernie Volkman · ar 50 · The Art of Burglary · Daniel Michael Minerva · ar 54 · Baffling 4,000-Year-Old Findings in New England · Hans Holzer · ar 56 · Catching a Rattlesnake · Bob Rafferty · ar 62 · Psychics Combat Crime · Ron Laytner · ar

Argosy [v387 #6, August 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications International, Inc., $1.25, 82pp, quarto, cover by Ron Laytner) 6 · Money Matters · Peter G. Miller · cl 9 · Front Lines · Samuella R. Becker · cl 10 · Lifestyles · [Various] · cl 15 · Back Talk · [The Readers] · lc 18 · Brass Rails · Anon. · cl 22 · “I Infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan...and Lived!” · Ron Laytner · ar 28 · Argosy Bares Most Complex Cold War Spy Case in History · Ernie Volkman · ar 33 · The Ice Came Up Blood · Peter Roberts · ar 34 · Bruce Marshall: Rembrandt of the West · Bob St. John · ar [Bruce Marshall]; illustrated by Bruce Marshall 38 · The Town That’s Gripped by a Cancer Fear! · Frederick Groll · ar 42 · Endangered Species: Florida’s Sponge Divers · Richard S. Smith · ar 46 · The French Foreign Legion Is Alive and Well · Paul Bonnecarrere · ar 50 · A Different Kind of Rodeo · Lou Sahadi · ar; illustrated by Mickey Palmer 54 · How to Make Money with Your House · Peter G. Miller · ar 56 · And I Alone Survived · Lauren Elder & Shirley Streshinsky · ex Thomas Congdon Books 1978; illustrated by Ted Streshinsky

Argosy [v388 #1, September 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications International, Inc., $1.25, quarto, cover by Paul Slade) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Argonotes · Lou Sahadi · ed; announces acquisition of Argosy by Filipacchi Publications. 11 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Argonews · [Various] · ms 13 · Argoquotes · [Various] · ms 14 · Cars: The Fuel-Injected Datsun 280Z 2 Plus 2 · Tony Assenza · ar 16 · Argosy Salutes: The Forgotten Boy Hero of WWII · Bob St. John · ar 21 · The World: Bokassa: Africa’s Ruthless Tyrant · Ron Laytner · cl 25 · The Argosy Challenge: The TV Crime Quiz · Anon. · qz 26 · John Wayne: The Man, the Myth and the Legend · M. George Haddad · ar [John Wayne] 31 · Sports: Run Roger, Run · Lou Sahadi · cl 33 · Health · Anon. · cl 35 · The Most Bizarre Spy Case in History: Part II · Ernie Volkman · ar 40 · Over the Hump—Life with the Israeli Camel Corps · Harry Wall · ar 46 · The Convict · Felix Milani · ex St. Martin’s 1978 50 · Naked Terror—The Search for the L.A. Strangler · Jeremy Greenwood · ar 56 · Light Beer vs. Imported—The Battle of the Seventies · A. M. Cunningham · ar 64 · Greaser’s Palace—The Good Life on an Offshore Oil Rig · Christopher R. Harris · ar 71 · Music: Rock Merges with the Big Band Sound · Anon. · cl 78 · Books and Movies · Anon. · rv

Argosy [v388 #2, October 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications International, Inc., $1.50, 82pp, quarto) 4 · Argoquotes · [Various] · ms 6 · Argonotes · Douglas W. Kelley · ed 8 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 11 · Argonews · [Various] · ms 14 · Crime: Prepared to Kill: Secret Service Women · Ron Laytner · cl 16 · Health: Argosy’s Guide to Exercise · Amer I. Jafari, Ph.D. · cl 16 · The Argosy Challenge: The TV Comedy Quiz · Anon. · qz 20 · Personal Transportation: Detroit’s New Classy Wheels · Anon. · cl; given as “Economy-Minded Detroit” in the Table of Contents. 22 · Sports: Ken Stabler: A Left-Handed Huckleberry Finn · Lou Sahadi · cl [Ken Stabler] 24 · The Godfather Meets the Wild One · A. M. Cunningham · ar 34 · Operation Plumbat: The Israeli Uranium Heist · Ernest Volkman · ar 39 · Eureka! Tons of Gold · Nick Sullivan · ar 44 · Vanished: What Really Happened at Chaco Canyon · Laurence Barker · ar; illustrated by Tom E. McCullough 50 · Art Ala Kart · Peter Tatiner · pi 52 · Music: No More Homesick Blues · Kathy Rich · cl [Hank Williams] 56 · Money: Daniel Ludwig’s Amazon Gamble · Robert Masello · cl [Daniel K. Ludwig] 58 · Have Truck, Will Rustle · Bruce Most · ar 62 · Self-Improvement: Boosting Your Brain Power · Ron Laytner · cl 66 · Health: Cheap Medicine · Anon. · cl 68 · Argosy Recommends: Books · Anon. · br 76 · Teen Wars · Robert Masello · ar; given as “The Savage Street Gangs of New York” in the Table of Contents.

Argosy [v338 #3, November 1978] ed. Lou Sahadi (Popular Publications International, Inc., $1.50, 82pp, quarto) Given as November/December 1978 on the cover. Mislabelled v338 #3 instead of v388 #3. Announces that the December issue will be “on sale November 21” and lists some of the contents, but no further issues appeared under this name. 4 · Argoquotes · [Various] · ms 6 · Argonotes · Samuella R. Becker · ed 8 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 10 · Sports: Caber Tossing: Scotland’s Ancient Sport · Lou Sahadi · cl 12 · Unexplained Phenomena: Analyze Unexplained Phenomena at Home in Your Spare Time · Glenn O’Brien · cl 14 · Argonews · [Various] · ms 16 · Music: The Buddy Holly Story · Nick Sullivan · cl [Buddy Holly] 20 · Florida’s Relentless Invaders · Robert Masello · ar 22 · The Argosy Challenge: Pro Football Quiz · Anon. · qz 24 · The Making of an American Bullfighter · Nick Sullivan · ar [David Renk] 30 · War on Taxes · Peter G. Miller · ar 36 · Johnny Carson: An Alien from Space—or the Greatest Entertainer in America? · Douglas Ward Kelley · ar [Johnny Carson] 48 · The Ways of Waterfowling · Russ Carpenter · ar 52 · Outdoors: Catch a Two-Headed Catfish · Thomas Bridges · cl 54 · Master of the Macabre · Warren D. Jorgensen · ar [Dick Smith]; illustrated by Warren D. Jorgensen 58 · War Room Revealed · Anon. · pi; given as “Inside the Pentagon’s Air Force War Room” in the Table of Contents. 60 · The Charade That Shook America—"War of the Worlds" · Marvin Scott · ar [Orson Welles] 66 · The Man Who Would Be King of the Comoro Islands · Ernest Volkman · ar [Colonel Robert Denard] 75 · Argosy Recommends: Books · Anon. · br

Argosy for a Greater America Title changed from Argosy.

Argosy for a Greater America [v339 #1, August 1979] ed. Garrik Roen (Lifetime Wholesalers, Inc., $1.50, quarto) Mislabelled v339 #1 instead of v389 #1. Issue not found. Need Contents

Argosy for a Greater America [v339 #2, September 1979] ed. Garrik Roen (Lifetime Wholesalers, Inc., $1.50, quarto) Mislabelled v339 #2 instead of v389 #2. Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Argosy’s Editorial · [The Editor] · ed 8 · Washington: Inside · Nick Thimmesch · cl 10 · Tennessee’s Howard Baker · Nick Thimmesch · ar [Howard Baker] 14 · Beating the Bureaucracy—Part I · A. M. Prinz · ar 16 · Money · Howard Katz · ar 20 · Welfare: Part II: The Present · Steven Govoni · ar 24 · Our Income Tax—Part I · Sandra H. Piro · ar 26 · The Regulators: EPA · Andrea Conrad-Sugar · ar 30 · Why We Don’t Need a Tax Reduction Movement · Senator Horatio Alger McGraft · ar 32 · Our American Empire—Another Rape of the Taxpayer · G. F. Murray · ar 36 · Government Gobbledegook · T. S. Radcon · ar 39 · Spartans · Anon. · cl 40 · Bordentown · Doug Garr · ar 46 · Argosy’s Golden Gouge · Anon. · cl 47 · $ense _48 · Tax · Julian Block · cl _50 · Consumer · Marvin Grosswirth · cl _52 · Medical · G. W. Innman · cl _54 · Investment · Anon. · cl

Argosy for a Greater America [v339 #3, October 1979] ed. Garrik Roen (Lifetime Wholesalers, Inc., $1.50, quarto) Mislabelled v339 #3 instead of v389 #3. Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents Media Influence · D. F. Moodie · ar The Regulators: The Federal Reserve Bank · Howard Katz · ar Fighting Inflation · Jeff Goodman · ar Beating the Bureaucracy—Part II · A. M. Prinz · ar Our Income Tax—Part II · Sandra H. Piro · ar Welfare: Part III: The Future · Steven Govoni · ar $ense · Anon. · cl

Argosy for a Greater America [v339 #4, November 1979] ed. Garrik Roen (Lifetime Wholesalers, Inc., $1.50, 82pp, quarto) Mislabelled v339 #4 instead of v389 #4. Announces a December issue but it is unclear if it ever appeared. 6 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed 8 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc 10 · Budget Boss Ed Muskie: Congress’ Chief Cost-Cutter · Nick Thimmesch · iv 14 · Some of My Best Friends Are Bureaucrats! · Senator Horatio Alger McGraft · cl 16 · The Regulators: ICC · Don & Holly Redell · ar 20 · Howard Jarvis Speaks Out · Howard Jarvis · cl 22 · A Government Recommendation: Don’t Use the Post Office · Sandra H. Piro · ar 25 · Year-End Tax Tips · Julian Block · ar 26 · Why Government Is Making Sure Johnny Will Never Read · Doug Garr · ar; given as “How Government Is Making Sure Johnny Will Never Read” in the Table of Contents. 30 · Washington: Inside: The IRS Forces a Taxpayer to Move · Nick Thimmesch · cl 32 · The Myths of Foreign Aid · G. F. Murray · ar 36 · What Is the National Debt and What Does It Mean to You · Howard Katz · ar 38 · Beating the Bureaucracy by the Telephone: Part III · A. M. Prinz · ar 40 · City Hall Fighter...Andrew Melechinsky: Self-Taught Constitutional Expert Who’s Not “Establishment Licensed” · Serena Stockwell · ar [Andrew Melechinsky] 47 · $ense _48 · Tax · Julian Block · cl _50 · Consumer · Marvin Grosswirth · cl _52 · Medical · G. W. Innman · cl _54 · Investment · Anon. · cl 56 · Welfare—Part III · Steve Govoni · ar

Argosy Title changed from Argosy for a Greater America. A semi-pro version of the magazine, with a good helping of SF. The origin of the numbering is not known. Publishers: Richard Kyle Publications; Long Beach, CA: Argosy Editors: Richard Kyle & Lawrence Burne - Editor: Argosy, May 1990—.

Argosy [v1 #1, April 1989] ed. Richard Kyle (Richard Kyle Publications, $3.00, 32pp, quarto, cover by D. Bruce Berry) Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · The Savage Gentleman [Part 1 of ?] · Philip Wylie · n. Farrar & Rinehart 1932; illustrated by D. Bruce Berry 8 · True Profession · Bruce Pelz · vi; illustrated by D. Bruce Berry 16 · The Life Battery · Eando Binder; adapted by Bill Spicer · cs Fantasy Illustrated Spr 1964; illustrated by Landon Chesney 30 · Star Empire · Isaac Asimov · cs; illustrated by Charles Schneeman

Argosy [v3 #1, May 1990] ed. Lawrence Burne (Richard Kyle Publications, $4.00, 72pp+, quarto) fc. · The Rebel · James Steranko · cv 1 · Page One · Lawrence Burne · ed 4 · The Savage Gentleman [Part 1 of 2] · Philip Wylie · n. Farrar & Rinehart 1932; illustrated by D. Bruce Berry 8 · The Reversible Revolutions · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Cosmic Stories Mar 1941, as by Cecil Corwin; illustrated by Glen Murakami 14 · True Profession · Bruce Pelz · vi Argosy Apr 1989; illustrated by D. Bruce Berry 18 · The Doll House · George Metzger · cs 1971 23 · A Hot Afternoon · John Staib · vi 24 · Boston Blackie’s Mary [Boston Blackie] · Jack Boyle · nv The Red Book Magazine Nov 1917 69 · Letters to Argosy · [The Readers] · lc _69 · [letter] · George Marker · lt _69 · [letter] · M. L. Queren · lt _69 · [letter] · Hal Goldstone · lt _69 · [letter] · Francis T. Zapf · lt _69 · [letter] · Ted O’Neill · lt _69 · [letter] · Kevin Warren · lt _69 · [letter] · Howard Galli · lt _69 · [letter] · Thomas Atwater · lt _69 · [letter] · Harold Fisher · lt _69 · [letter] · George M. Trikoris · lt _69 · [letter] · Timothy Locke · lt _69 · [letter] · Ira Spiegel · lt _69 · [letter] · T. R. Cox · lt _69 · [letter] · Catherine Chandler · lt 70 · Star Empire · Isaac Asimov · cs Argosy Apr 1989; illustrated by Charles Schneeman