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The Blue Book Magazine [v79 #1, May 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [John E. Costigan; William Bigelow Neal; Attilio Gatti; Joel Reeve]; profiles & photos of John E. Costigan, Bigelow Neal, Attilio Gatti and profile only of Joel Reeve. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Pvt. Joseph L. Ford · lt _1 · [letter] · F. C. Swearingen · lt 2 · Vengeance in the Night [Part 1 of 3] · Michael Gallister · sl; illustrated by John Costigan 18 · Red Darkness · William Makin · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 25 · Uncle Arthur and the Assignation · William Brandon · vi; illustrated by John Fulton 26 · The Ruler of the Ngagis · Attilio Gatti · ss; illustrated by Edward Shenton 32 · The Innocent Kid · Bigelow Neal · ss 36 · The Mulraneys Make with Muscle [The Fabulous Mulraneys] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 43 · Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (22) · Albert H. Morehead · pz 44 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _44 · [letter] · Jack A. Kellenberger · lt _45 · [letter] · Glenn M. White · lt 46 · The Isle of Whispers · William Lynch · ss 48 · Pipeline to Battle [Part 1 of 2] · Major Peter W. Rainier · ex Random House 1943 58 · Things Are Not What They Seem · [The Readers] · lc _58 · Our Labrador Stamp · Nelson Bond · lt 60 · His Back to the Sea [Part 4 of 4] · John T. McIntyre · sl; illustrated by John Fulton 82 · Foxes Move Fast [Quest, Inc.] · Gordon Keyne · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 91 · The Littlest Ghost · Basil Dickey · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1932; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 94 · Leave It to Wilbur · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 102 · Framed Money...Framed Murder · Geoffrey Homes · na

The Blue Book Magazine [v79 #2, June 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Gelett Burgess; Manning de V. Lee; Jay Lucas]; profiles & photos of Gelett Burgess, Manning de V. Lee, Jay Lucas. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Don Harvey · lt _ · [letter] · George E. Taylor · lt _ · [letter] · J. W. Prouty · lt Just What Happened · Gelett Burgess · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee Things Are Not What They Seem · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Milo C. Pratt · lt _ · [letter] · Nelson S. Bond · lt _ · [letter] · Rector Lee · lt _ · [letter] · John Fowler · lt See You in the Morning! [Soldiers Three] · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Vengeance in the Night [Part 2 of 3] · Michael Gallister · sl; illustrated by John E. Costigan What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Panken Holt · lt _ · [letter] · Alfred A. Whitt · lt _ · [letter] · Nicholas Cardone · lt A Bottle of Napoleon · Frank Bonham · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Dark of the Moon · William Byron Mowery · ss; illustrated by Roy Besser Blackmail [Detective Jerry Mooney] · Kerry O’Neil · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (23) · Albert H. Morehead · pz The Sailor and the Seeress · Kenneth Perkins · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley The Wall of Fire · John M. Kirkland · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1932; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. Old Man with a Staff [Counterclockwise] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Nightingale in Port Said · William Makin · ss; given as “Nightingale at Port Said” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Bazooka Business · Albert B. Gerber · ss From a Sailor’s Sketchbook · Carl Kidwell · pi; illustrated by Carl Kidwell Ordeal in the Desert · George Armin Shaftel · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens Pipeline to Battle [Part 2 of 2] · Major Peter W. Rainier · ex Random House 1943 Apache Ranger · Jay Lucas · na; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops

The Blue Book Magazine [v79 #3, July 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Bill Adams; Hamilton Greene; Charles Hargens; Harold Channing Wire]; profiles & photos of Bill Adams, Hamilton Greene, Charles Hargens, and profile only of Harold Channing Wire. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Nolan Sanford · lt _ · [letter] · George P. Biehl · lt To All Alike · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Journey to Jena · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene River Magic · Frank Bonham · nv; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Things Are Not What They Seem · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · John F. McCarthy · lt _ · [letter] · Jack McKinney · lt I’ll Make a Sailor Yet! · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by John E. Costigan What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · William A. Brownell · lt _ · [letter] · Joe Rodriguez · lt Between Us Two · Harden de View · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Aimed at Aquila [Counterclockwise] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward God Stood Beside Us [from This Is It!] · Harry Davis (as told by Chaplain Edward B. Harp) · ex The Vanguard Press 1944 One Night in Cairo · William Makin · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (24) · Albert H. Morehead · pz The Hangdog Rogue · Gordon Keyne · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee Vengeance in the Night [Part 3 of 3] · Michael Gallister · sl; illustrated by John E. Costigan Wild Charley · Henry C. Knibbs · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens June to Seventeenth · Herbert Ravenel Sass · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering The Mystery of the Mongolian Fold [Agent Jonathan] · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Man Who Was 63,000 Years Old · Jay Lucas · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. Dark Paradise · Harold Channing Wire · na; illustrated by John Fulton

The Blue Book Magazine [v79 #4, August 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [James M. Hopper; Edmund Ware; Kenneth Gilbert]; profiles & photos of James Hopper, Edmund Ware, Kenneth Gilbert. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Mrs. Robert Sloat · lt _1 · [letter] · J. E. Fuller · lt 2 · The Two Legacies · Frank Bonham · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 12 · The Fabian Sword [Counterclockwise] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 20 · A Lady Swings Her Right [The Fabulous Mulraneys] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 28 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _28 · [letter] · Vincent L. Miles · lt _29 · [letter] · Sgt. Bob Karolevitz · lt _29 · [letter] · Donald Haring · lt 30 · Flight from Teheran · William Makin · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 40 · Who Travels Alone · Edmund Ware · ss; illustrated by Edward Shenton 44 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _44 · [letter] · R. E. Feusier · lt _45 · [letter] · Robert C. Vance · lt _45 · [letter] · Howard Sturtevant · lt 46 · You’ll Get Nowhere by Quitting · Gordon Keyne · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 52 · Lost Interview · Captain Richard G. Hubler · vi 53 · Wolf Blood · James Hopper · ss; illustrated by John E. Costigan 58 · A Warrior Goes Home · Meigs Frost · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1932; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 59 · Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (25) · Albert H. Morehead · pz 61 · Forward Observer · Edwin V. Westrate · ex The Blakiston Co. 1944 76 · A Strong, Willing Man [Old Peru] · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 82 · Wild Samaritan · Kenneth Gilbert · ss; illustrated by John E. Costigan 88 · Field Service Man · Donald Barr Chidsey · nv; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 105 · Shrike · William Brandon · na; illustrated by John Fulton

The Blue Book Magazine [v79 #5, September 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Michael Arlen; Hart Stilwell; Peirson Ricks; Harold A. Lamb]; profiles & photos of Michael Arlen, Hart Stilwell, Peirson Ricks, and profile only of Harold Lamb. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Cpl. Henry M. Truesdell · lt _1 · [letter] · Axel B. Benson · lt 2 · Wing Man · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 9 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _9 · [letter] · Howard L. Lasseter · lt _9 · [letter] · Richard J. Walsh · lt _10 · [letter] · Eugene Alfred Huebler, Sr. · lt _10 · [letter] · E. McK. Swartly · lt _10 · [letter] · Anthony R. Morus · lt _10 · [letter] · Alfred B. Garrett · lt 11 · The Mountain · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 20 · D-Day at Blonville · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 30 · In the Bag for Looey [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 36 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _36 · [letter] · William J. Rowland · lt _36 · [letter] · Robert C. Vance · lt _37 · [letter] · Gordon D. Shirreffs · lt 38 · The Black Archangel · Michael Arlen · ss The Strand Magazine Jan 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 43 · Jim Nastics · Bud Cornish · pz 44 · The Letter · Captain Richard G. Hubler · vi 46 · Monkey Talk · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 53 · Battle Sense · Lt. R. W. Hunter · ar 55 · No Story · Raymond Spears · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 61 · Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (26) · Albert H. Morehead · pz 62 · Aegean Venture · Harold Lamb · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 70 · The Thrash Doctor · Peirson Ricks · ss; illustrated by Lyle Justis 76 · Japan’s Islands of Mystery · Willard Price · ex John Day 1944 91 · Finding Mr. Smith [Quest, Inc.] · Gordon Keyne · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 100 · The Bode-Horn Sounds · Jay Lucas · na; illustrated by John E. Costigan 122 · Break-It-Up Benny · Hart Stilwell · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 129 · Bombay Pilgrim · Kenneth Perkins · na; illustrated by John Fulton

The Blue Book Magazine [v79 #6, October 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Sidney Herschel Small; Theodore Goodridge Roberts; Arthur Loveridge]; profiles & photos of Sidney Herschell Small, Theodore Goodridge Roberts, Arthur Loveridge. 2 · Deep Penetration · Hamilton Greene · pi; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 6 · First-Class Boy · Sidney Herschel Small · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 14 · Finish Fight · Talbert Josselyn · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 23 · Greased Rails · Walter Marquiss · ss 24 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _24 · [letter] · R. S. Greenspan · lt _25 · [letter] · Walter Douglas · lt _25 · [letter] · John Schust · lt 26 · This Way It Is Good · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 33 · By Any Other Name · Bud Cornish · pz 34 · All Squared Away · Richard Sale · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 40 · Many Happy Days I’ve Squandered · Arthur Loveridge · ex Harper 1944 52 · Where Freedom Beckoned [Counterclockwise] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 60 · The Eternal Light · Roy Chanslor · ss The Blue Book Magazine Feb 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 64 · Us Sailors · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 66 · The Witness · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 73 · Just as I’ve Always Felt · Bill Adams · ar 74 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _74 · [letter] · M. Tappan Goodenough · lt _74 · [letter] · Emmert F. McClellan · lt _74 · [letter] · Mrs. Ethel S. Hendry · lt 75 · Of Moose and Men · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by John E. Costigan 81 · America’s Heirloom Stories · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 85 · He Couldn’t Hit a Slow Ball · Hugh Fullerton · ss; illustrated by George Shellhase 91 · Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (27) · Albert H. Morehead · pz 92 · The Man Who Lost a Battle · William J. Makin · nv; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 105 · Twice Dead [Detective Jerry Mooney] · Kerry O’Neil · na; illustrated by John Fulton 126 · War Bonnets in the Sun · Frederick Bechdolt · na; illustrated by Peter Kuhlhoff

The Blue Book Magazine [v80 #1, November 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. ifc. · William Makin [William J. Makin] · Gault MacGowan · ob A Few Hundred Yards Farther [William Makin] · S. J. Woolf · bg 2 · The Thirteenth Man [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William J. Makin · nv; illustrated by John Fulton 15 · Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (28) · Albert H. Morehead · pz 16 · The Contender Makes the Race · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 21 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Robert R. Seely · lt _ · [letter] · Richard Mano · lt _ · [letter] · Joseph A. Blenkle · lt 22 · The Salted Dog · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 28 · Who Sups with the Devil · Gordon Keyne · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 44 · A Great Big Wonderful Occasion! [The Fabulous Mulraneys] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 53 · America’s Heirloom Stories II · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 57 · A String and a Prayer · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 62 · The Treasure of Ys [Paris News Desk] · Fulton Grant · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1938; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 68 · With Mac in Our Corner · Talbert Josselyn · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 70 · A Story Has No End · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by John Richard Flanagan 75 · Translation, Please · Bud Cornish · pz 76 · Toss-Up in Burma · Kenneth Perkins · nv; illustrated by John Fulton 95 · A Fool Can Carry On · Bill Adams · ar 96 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc 97 · White Oak · Walter Marquiss · ss; illustrated by John E. Costigan 100 · A Crime in the Family · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 106 · The Mutineers · Harris Dickson · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 112 · Artist at War · George Biddle · ex Viking 1944 128 · Graveyard Shift · Harden de View · nv; illustrated by Grattan Condon

The Blue Book Magazine [v80 #2, December 1944] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Jack Leonard; Amos J. Peaslee; Reginald Hall]; profiles & photos of Jack Leonard, Amos J. Peaslee, Admiral Sir Reginald Hall. 2 · The Good Stranger · Jack Leonard · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 10 · Special Service [Soldiers Three] · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 18 · Crystal Evidence · Donald Barr Chidsey · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 22 · A Hundred Hours a Week · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 30 · Alias John Jones · Michael Gallister · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 38 · Smack Her Down · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 44 · America’s Heirloom Stories III · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 48 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _48 · [letter] · Sgt. Harold Helfer · lt _48 · [letter] · Sgt. T. Durosco · lt _49 · [letter] · John L. Whitehurst · lt 49 · A Guy Named Joe · Bud Cornish · pz 50 · The Desert of the Singing Sands [Paul Rodgers (The Red Wolf of Arabia)] · William Makin · nv Pearson’s Magazine Dec 1932, as “The Man Who Sold Beds”; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series.; illustrated by John Clymer 58 · The Strange Fate of Colonel Clewes [Quest, Inc.] · Gordon Keyne · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 65 · Blue Book’s Crossword Puzzle (29) · Albert H. Morehead · pz 67 · Three Wars with Germany · Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, Amos J. Peaslee; edited by Joseph P. Sims · ex Putnam 1944 76 · Punch for Your Pennies · Daniel Winters · nv Sports Novels Magazine Feb 1943; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 88 · Small Hero · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 97 · The Gods Do Not Forget [Counterclockwise] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 105 · Kwajalein Attack · Morris Markey · ar 110 · Murder Is Stupid [Detective Jerry Mooney] · Kerry O’Neil · nv; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 120 · The Doctor’s Fee · William Arthur Breyfogle · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 125 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc 126 · The Devil’s Commando · William Chamberlain · na; illustrated by Grattan Condon