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The Blue Book Magazine [v80 #3, January 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) From this point on the title on the masthead changes to The Blue Book Magazine, matching the indicia and registration, while the title on the spine changes to Blue Book Magazine and the subtitle on the cover changes to “Magazine of Adventure for Men, by Men” on most issues. Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Robert E. Pinkerton; William E. Barrett; Morris Markey]; profiles & photos of Robert E. Pinkerton, William E. Barrett, Morris Markey. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc; includes a notice that artist Hamilton W. Greene has been reported injured in action. _1 · [letter] · Lt. Raymond M. Stradling · lt 2 · The All’s Well Inn · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 10 · The Three Good Witnesses · Harold Lamb · ss; given as “The Three Witnesses” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Maurice Bower 18 · A Shiv in the Gizzard [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 26 · I Knew That, But— · Bud Cornish · qz 27 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Hal Dean Cooper · lt _ · [letter] · George Henhoeffer · lt 28 · Fish in the Trees · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by Lyle Justis 34 · The Treasure of Tyron · David Cheney · nv; illustrated by John Costigan 47 · Black Justice · Alexander Sprunt, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Margery Stocking 54 · The Nature of the Battlefield [from Still Time to Die] · Jack Belden · ex Harper 1944 62 · Six Minutes at Home · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 69 · Carrier Pilots · Morris Markey · ar 71 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc 72 · America’s Heirloom Stories IV · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 76 · Successful Contact · William E. Barrett · nv; illustrated by Charles Chickering 97 · Bloodhounds Beat Brains [Darktown] · Arthur K. Akers · ss The Blue Book Magazine Apr 1932; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series.; illustrated by Everett Lowry 102 · Man Wanted · Maurice Beam · ss; illustrated by Laurence Herndon 108 · The Little Roan · Charles E. Parker · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 114 · The Jamboree Lode · Robert Pinkerton · na; illustrated by John Fulton

The Blue Book Magazine [v80 #4, February 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Maj. Charles Clapp; William Breyfogle; Jess Herbert; Oak Ashdon; Owen Cameron]; profiles & photos of Maj. Charles Clapp, William Breyfogle, Jess Herbert, Oak Ashdon, Owen Cameron. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Joseph C. Therien · lt _ · [letter] · Corp. Ellis Roberts · lt 2 · Horseshoe in My Hand · Roy Chanslor · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 12 · Minstrel of Afghanistan · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 19 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Sgt. Darrell Roberts · lt _ · [letter] · Walter L. Rice · lt _ · [letter] · Preston Pendergrass · lt _ · [letter] · Sol D. Lipsitz · lt 21 · When a Boy’s a Man · Will R. Bird · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 28 · Oh, How I Love Yehudi! · Jess Herbert & Oak Ashdon · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 34 · The Twenty-Fifth Mission · Charles Clapp · nv; illustrated by Grattan Condon 54 · America’s Heirloom Stories V · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 58 · The Way to Sacramento · William A. Breyfogle · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 65 · The Great Ash · Charles E. Parker · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 68 · The Wrong Ones [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 74 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc 75 · Fintale the Merman [Misguided Nature] · Bertram Atkey · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jan 1932; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series.; illustrated by Margery Stocking 80 · From an Editor’s Scrapbook _ · The Flechettes · W. T. Martin · ts _ · The Orphan of Misery Bay · Harry Botsford · ts _ · First Around Africa · H. Bedford-Jones · ss 84 · Jackpot Versus Yellowstrike · Michael Oblinger · ss; illustrated by George Shellhase 94 · We Learn from Each Other · Owen Cameron · ar; illustrated by Charles Chickering 97 · The Clock That Gurgled · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 104 · Concrete Evidence · Stuart Ludlum · ss 106 · Death Was Our Escort · Ernest G. Vetter · ex Prentice-Hall 1944 123 · The Yellow Cat · Basil Dickey · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 127 · Fighting Words · Charles Francis Drake · qz 128 · No. 6 Pentagon Terrace · Kerry O’Neil · nv; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson

The Blue Book Magazine [v80 #5, March 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Albert R. Wetjen; Don Churchill Cameron; Oliver La Farge; Edward L. McKenna; Donald Wilhelm]; profiles & photos of Albert R. Wetjen and Don Churchill Cameron, and profiles only of Oliver La Farge, Edward L. McKenna, Donald Wilhelm, Cameron. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Mrs. Manfred R. Bottaccini · lt _ · [letter] · Edmund Nelson · lt 2 · Galatea · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 6 · Did the Colonel Expect Perfection? [Soldiers Three] · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 13 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · P. H. Mosgrove · lt 14 · Tough Guys [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 21 · Don’t Panic · Donald Wilhelm · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 28 · The Ship of Silence · Albert Richard Wetjen · nv The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1932; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 33 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _33 · [letter] · Henry F. Unger · lt 34 · Cat-Tail Magic · Bigelow Neal · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 39 · Far Places · Don Churchill Cameron · ss 40 · What More Can Fortune Do? [Quest, Inc.] · Gordon Keyne · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 53 · The Long Wait [from War Below Zero] · Oliver La Farge · ex Houghton Mifflin 1944 61 · Let’s Be Frank · Bud Cornish · qz 62 · Twenty Minutes Before Midnight · Donald Barr Chidsey · nv; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 82 · America’s Heirloom Stories VI · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 86 · Good-by, Old Pal! · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 90 · The Wild Road—The Free Road! · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 97 · A Rustle of Silk · William Lynch · ss 98 · Mooney in a Bad Corner [Detective Jerry Mooney] · Kerry O’Neil · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 106 · No Cheers, No Glory · W. N. Morey · na; illustrated by Grattan Condon

The Blue Book Magazine [v80 #6, April 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Burges Johnson; Raymond Thayer; Stanley Washburn; Van Cort]; profiles & photos of Burges Johnson, Raymond Thayer, Stanley Washburn; profile only of Van Cort. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · L. F. Collier · lt _ · [letter] · Carl C. Nielsen · lt The Five Lives of Robert Jordan · Nelson Bond · nv; illustrated by Charles Chickering Line Company Men · Sgt. Gilbert P. Bailey · ar; illustrated by Sgt. John R. McDermott Delilah Down Creek · Ray Nafziger · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens The Honor of Rivals · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Brothers to a Horse · Georges Surdez · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Edward M. Malcolmson · lt _ · [letter] · E. G. Biggers · lt The Stooge · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Two a Minute · Owen Cameron · ss Old-Hand Hero · Stanley Washburn · ss; illustrated by C. D. Stricker As Much as I Dare · Burges Johnson · ex Ives Washburn 1944 America’s Heirloom Stories VII · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls The Press Gang · Will Bird · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward The Squirrel · Harold Channing Wire · ss My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Abel Myers · lt _ · [letter] · C. Freeman Riker · lt The Sergeant Adds It Up · Royal Brown · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower Valhalla · Conrad Richter · ss The Blue Book Magazine Dec 1934; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. Judgment on the Deep Sea · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Battle Dog · George Armin Shaftel · ss; illustrated by John Costigan Stepping Ahead of Eddie [Detective Jerry Mooney] · Kerry O’Neil · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Well, Well, Will—or Is It Bill? · Bud Cornish · qz Journey to Natchez · Van Cort · nv; illustrated by John Fulton

The Blue Book Magazine [v81 #1, May 1945] 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 [Robin Maugham; Reuben Davis; Robert A. Grantier; John D. Weaver; Raymond F. Lee; Fritz Woyna]; profiles & photos of Robin Maugham, Reuben Davis; profiles only of Robert A. Grantier, John D. Weaver, Raymond F. Lee, Fritz Woyna. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Harry C. Hilbert · lt _1 · [letter] · L. L. Stroud · lt _1 · [letter] · Paul Eldridge · lt 2 · Home Place · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 9 · Black Blankets [Soldiers Three] · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 16 · Forests of the Night · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 23 · America’s Heirloom Stories VIII · [Various] · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 26 · Five Stories from “Fighting Words” _26 · Clicking Heels · Robert A. Grantier · ss Fighting Words, ed. Warfield Lewis, Armed Forces Service League 1944 _29 · The Secret Love of Private Moore · Rolle R. Rand · ss Fighting Words, ed. Warfield Lewis, Armed Forces Service League 1944 _33 · Two Can Live · John D. Weaver · ss Fighting Words, ed. Warfield Lewis, Armed Forces Service League 1944 _35 · War Cellar · Raymond F. Lee · ss Fighting Words, ed. Warfield Lewis, Armed Forces Service League 1944 _37 · The Death of Faith · Fritz Woyna · ss Fighting Words, ed. Warfield Lewis, Armed Forces Service League 1944 42 · Lady Smith of Puddingbag Street · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 51 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _51 · [letter] · Charles H. King · lt _51 · [letter] · E. B. Gunn · lt 52 · Kangaroo Rifle · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by Percy Leason 57 · The Musket · Will Bird · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 64 · A Medal for Joe · Francis Wallace · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 70 · It Is Good to Remember · Richard Hubler · ss 72 · The German Officer · Robin Maugham · ex; extract from forthcoming book Come to Dust. 78 · Sharks at the Golden Gate · H. Bedford-Jones · nv; illustrated by John Fulton 97 · The Outlawed Centaur [Misguided Nature] · Bertram Atkey · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1931; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 102 · Yoncapin Island · Reuben Davis · nv; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 125 · Mission to Miami · Eustace Adams · nv 144 · Sports Pay Combat Dividends · Bud Cornish · ar

The Blue Book Magazine [v81 #2, June 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Major Louis Huot; Worthen C. Cornish; R. J. Rocklin; Bud La Mar]; profiles & photos of Major Louis Huot, Worthen C. Cornish, R.J. Rocklin; profile only of Bud La Mar. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · John Karl · lt _ · [letter] · Mrs. Howard Barnard · lt 2 · The Gold of the Lucky Mary · Harold Channing Wire · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 11 · No Bounty · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 18 · Flavish · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 24 · Pat Pending Returns [Pat Pending] · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 31 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Alfred D. Anderson · lt _ · [letter] · T. M. Smith · lt 32 · The Miraculous Moment · Sgt. David Dempsey · ar 34 · Fourth Man in the Ring · Eustace Cockrell · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 38 · Cold Front Coming · Jack Williamson · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 44 · Card Game Quiz · Vincent A. Otto · qz 45 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Robert F. Bailey · lt _ · [letter] · Winnifred Churchill · lt 46 · America’s Heirloom Stories IX _46 · The Saga of Pecos Bill · Edward O’Reilly · ts The Century Magazine Oct 1923; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _49 · Pecos Bill, Cowboy · J. A. Rickard · ts A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 50 · Guns for Tito · Major Louis Huot · ex L.B. Fischer 1945 66 · Little Gooney [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; not the same as the story of the same name in the December 1945 issue.; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 73 · I Knew That, But— · Bud Cornish · qz 74 · The Magnificent Gringo · Frank Bonham · na; illustrated by John Fulton 97 · Forever Young · Richard Hubler · ss 98 · Housewife Easy Fights Unarmed · Stanley Washburn · ss; illustrated by C. D. Stricker 110 · Storm Winds · R. J. Rocklin · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 116 · The Bear That Busted · Bud La Mar · ss The Blue Book Magazine Nov 1929; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 121 · These Proud Sons of Gaul · Georges Surdez · na

The Blue Book Magazine [v81 #3, July 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Francis Cockrell; Burt Sims; Harold Coffin; Eustace Cockrell; Henry Alonzo Myers; Charles W. Furlong; Fred Painton; Achmed Abdullah]; profiles & photos of Francis Cockrell; Burton R. Sims, Harold Coffin; profiles only of Eustace Cockrell, Henry Alonzo Myers, Charles W. Furlong; obituaries of Fred Painton, Achmed Abdullah. 2 · Carson’s Folly [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 14 · How It Was on Iwo · Frank Cockrell · ar; illustrated by John J. Floherty 18 · Sam Receives a Lumination · Michael Oblinger · ss; illustrated by Lyle Justis 25 · Are Men Equal? · Henry Alonzo Myers · ex Putnam 1945 30 · Low Water · Quintan Wood · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 36 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _36 · Did I Sleep with a Skunk? · Claude V. Fassett · ar 37 · America’s Heirloom Stories X _37 · Old Stormalong · Frank Shay · ts A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _40 · Stackalee · Onah L. Spencer · ts A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 41 · A War-Correspondent Quiz · Nat W. McKelvey · qz 42 · Feed ’Em Buckskin · Charles Wellington Furlong · ss The Blue Book Magazine Apr 1924; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series.; illustrated by Peter Kuhlhoff 50 · The Trumpet of Tradition · Eustace Cockrell · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee Man Into Legend · Jack Luzzatto · qz 56 · Three Fighting Flights Over the Pacific _56 · Homeward from Truk · Morris Markey · ts _58 · Above Rabaul · T/Sgt. Hal Goodwin · ts _60 · Clayton’s Bluff · Captain Elliott Arnold · ts The Last Straw · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 69 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Howard Lasseter · lt _ · [letter] · Louis R. Petersen · lt 70 · Our Battle in Korea · Harry Van Demark · ar 72 · The Case of the Final Hoard [Quest, Inc.] · Gordon Keyne · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 95 · Short Cigarette · Walter C. Brown · ss 97 · The Mission Called X · Burt Sims · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 101 · But in Sports They Mean— · Bud Cornish · qz 102 · Grandma Splices the Main Brace · Harold Coffin · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 106 · Hawaii Pearls [Agent Jonathan] · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 114 · The Go-Devil · H. Vernor Dixon · na; illustrated by Charles Chickering