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The Blue Book Magazine [v81 #4, August 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Pointed Rhymes for Trying Times · Berton Braley · pm; 11 poems. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Sam T. Larkin · lt _ · [letter] · Elesa Simonson · lt _ · [letter] · H. I. Larsen · lt Teamwork · Peter B. Kyne · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · “What Ship?” · L. C. Hickman · ar _ · If You Can’t Stab, Bite! · Spears Ascherfeld · ar _ · Madness with a Method · Cpl. Harry K. Smith · ar Our Pal Zebedian [Soldiers Three] · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · D. O. MacKay · lt With Hue and Cry · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Scratch One Battlewagon · Lt. Charles Dickey · ar America’s Heirloom Stories XI _ · Big Frank · Rudolph Umland · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _ · Umpire Bait and Jollys for Pitchers and Batters [from Choice Slang] · Harold Poe Swartwood · ex Coronodo Company 1915; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _ · “You Tell ’Em” [from Stuff That Travels] · William G. Bradshaw · pm 1921; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _ · She Was Only a Daughter [from Laughter for the Millions] · Louis Shomer · ex Louellen Publishing 1938; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _ · Knock, Knock! Who’s There? [from Knock, Knock] · Bob Dunn · ar Whitman Books 1936; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Such Things Happen Easily · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower Are Men Equal? II · Henry Alonzo Myers · ex Putnam 1945 Girls from a Sailor Artist’s Sketchbook · Carl Kidwell · pi; illustrated by Carl Kidwell The Miracle at Garza Plaza · Ray Nafziger · ss; given as “Miracle at Garza Plaza” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Charles Hargens Pell Street Blues · Achmed Abdullah · ss The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1935; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series.; illustrated by John Flanagan Mark of Brotherhood · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Good-by and Godspeed · Lieut. H. Martin Mosher · ar Harping Clem Forgets a Tune · Raymond S. Spears · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The One-Legged Dancer [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower Getting States Right · Todd Meredith · qz Merton of the Mustangs · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon Cook’s Tour · Captain Elliott Arnold · ar The Return of Dude McCoy · Peter Stirling · ss The Hill of Yuan · Michael Gallister · na; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Let George Do It · Bud Cornish · qz The Plastic Dagger [Gillian Hazeltine] · George Worts · na; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Lt. Charles Dickey; Commander D. F. Smith, Jr.]; profile & photo of Lt. Charles Dickey and photo of Commander D.F. Smith, Jr.

The Blue Book Magazine [v81 #5, September 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Bill Adams; Lt. John H. Clagett; Eustace L. Adams]; profiles & photos of Bill Adams, Lt. John H. Clagett; photo only of Eustace L. Adams. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Rev. J. Russell Hughes · lt _ · [letter] · Sgt. Irving Mankes · lt _ · [letter] · A. D. Bridgers · lt Pilot Bait · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Grotto of the Nymphs [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower The Man on the Roof · Walter C. Brown · nv; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Anchors Aweigh! · Charles Francis Drake · qz Old Roman Nose · Jim Chapman · ss; illustrated by John Costigan What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Karl H. Brown · lt _ · [letter] · Robert C. Finlay · lt The Return of Rufo · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Smart Boy! · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Global Fishing · Stanley Washburn · ar; illustrated by Edward Shenton The Meaning of American Democracy [from Are Men Equal?] · Henry Alonzo Myers · ex Putnam 1945; illustrated by Charles Chickering Race Around the Horn · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Urgent Message [Jason Wyatt] · Frederick Painton · ss The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1942; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. The Princess of Burma · William Morwood · ss America’s Heirloom Stories XII _ · Febold Feboldson · Paul R. Heath · ts A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls _ · Phrases of the People · Harris Dickson · ms A Treasury of American Folklore, ed. B. A. Botkin, Crown Publishers 1944; illustrated by Charles B. Falls My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · Feast for a Nip · Charles J. Ridpath · ar _ · Monkey on a Well-Rope · Bill Kannamer · ar The Phenomenal Casimir · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower A Cheer for the Charlies · Bud Cornish · qz Man Into Legend—II · Jack Luzzatto · qz Night Fighter · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon Coöperation · Carl Kidwell · pi; given as “Coördination” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Carl Kidwell The Arch of Experience · Lt. J. H. Clagett · ar Superstition in the Sky · Don Wharton · ar Blue Murder · L. L. Foreman · na; illustrated by Peter Kuhlhoff

The Blue Book Magazine [v81 #6, October 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 [L. L. Foreman; Gavin Casey; Walter C. Brown; General Wainwright; Malcolm McGregor Champlin; Hamilton Greene]; profiles & photos of L.L. Foreman, Gavin Casey, Walter C. Brown; photo only of General Wainwright; and notes on Malcolm McGregor Champlin and Hamilton Greene. 2 · The Paradise Crater · Philip Wylie · nv; illustrated by Grattan Condon 28 · General Wainwright Wins—in Captivity! · Malcolm McGregor Champlin · ar 32 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Will Herman · lt _ · [letter] · R. Crompton · lt 33 · More Than Their Share · Booth Tarkington · ed 34 · A Flat-Top Hits Hard · Hamilton Greene · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 40 · Wing of the Lion [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 50 · Where Are You? · Alan A. Brown · qz 51 · Smoke Means Trouble · Gavin Casey · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 58 · Old Gunpowder · L. L. Foreman · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 64 · Nobody Winx at a Jinx! · Bud Cornish · fa 65 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · The Sergeant-Major’s Baby · Bjarne Kirchhoff · ar _ · Chacma · Cal Norris · ar 66 · A Captain Too Able · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 71 · Whose Nickname Is That? · Vincent Otto · qz 71 · The Price of Liberty · Mikia Pezas · ex Ives Washburn 1945 88 · Prelude to Murder · Walter C. Brown · nv; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 97 · America’s Heirloom Stories XIII [from The People, Yes] · Carl Sandburg · ex Harcourt Brace 1936 100 · Two Jots and a Tittle · J. Frank Davis · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 105 · Man Into Legend—III · Jack Luzzatto · qz 106 · City of Light · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 111 · An Artist on Okinawa · Lieut. Mitchell Jamieson · pi; illustrated by Mitchell Jamieson 112 · The Man in Boots · Sidney Herschel Small · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 122 · Pitchblende Quarry · Arthur Gordon · na; illustrated by Grattan Condon

The Blue Book Magazine [v82 #1, November 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 [Fairfax Downey; Lawrence Watkin; Stanley Zuckerberg]; profiles & photos of Fairfax Downey, Lawrence Watkin, Stanley Zuckerberg. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · George Baldwin · lt _ · [letter] · Thomas C. Higgins · lt 2 · The Sorcerer’s Daughter [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 14 · Debate: Should the Olympic Games Be Continued? No! · Bud Cornish · ms 15 · Debate: Should the Olympic Games Be Continued? Yes! · Daniel Ferris · ms 17 · Will It Happen? · Lawrence Watkin · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 24 · Murder Was His Meat · Achmed Abdullah · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Old Man River · Charles Francis Drake · qz 32 · Mission to Manchuria · Stanley Zuckerberg · pi; illustrated by Stanley Zuckerberg 37 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Duart Brown · lt 38 · Salvage Comes High · Richard Howells Watkins · nv; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 57 · Music’s Got Charms! [Squaredeal Sam McGhee] · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 64 · The Point of No Return · Lester S. Kafer, Jr. (as told by Sam Houston Northcross) · ar 79 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · “We Want Muscles!” · W. Thomas Grogan · ar 80 · We Came to the Village · Paul Hughes · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 84 · Big Jim Comes Ridin’ [Big Jim] · Ben Newcomer · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jun 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 87 · Big Jim vs. Paul Bunyan [Big Jim] · Ben Newcomer · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. 90 · Rugged Crowd · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Roy Besser 97 · Watchman, What of the Night? · Edward L. McKenna · ss 98 · Mr. Poteet and the Desperado · W. T. Person · ss; illustrated by Lyle Justis 106 · Army Mule · Fairfax Downey · na; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops

The Blue Book Magazine [v82 #2, December 1945] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Paul Hughes; Matt Armstrong; Alfred S. Campbell; Joel Reeve]; profiles & photos of Paul Hughes, Matt Armstrong, Alfred S. Campbell; profile only of Joel Reeve. Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Corp. H. C. Hobart · lt _ · [letter] · Robert Clayton · lt A Filly Owns a Fella! · Matt Armstrong · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _ · You Can’t Stop a G.I. · Sgt. William A. Olsen · ar The Mask of Medusa · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Bonanza Railroad · Frank Bonham · nv; illustrated by Charles Hargens When Eyes Were of No Use [Bruce, the War Dog] · Albert Payson Terhune · ss The Blue Book Magazine Jan 1919; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series. The Navy Goes to Japan · Hamilton Greene · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Brittany Treasure [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower No Matter What You Call It · William O. Clough · ar What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Richard H. Bauer · lt _ · [letter] · W. L. Stackhouse · lt The Long Seeking · William Arthur Breyfogle · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Murder Stalks the Ring · Daniel Winters · ss; illustrated by Roy Besser An Ed-ucational Quiz · Bud Cornish · qz Eph Cluner’s Kilo-Psychle · Paul Hughes · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Talk Turkey Brother! · Alfred S. Campbell · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Little Gooney [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; not the same as the story of the same name in the June 1945 issue.; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Standing White on a Hilltop · Kerry Wood · ss; illustrated by John Costigan Semper Fidelis · Captain Richard Hubler · na; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Perfect Poker · E. Gayle Fitzsimmons · ar The TNT Trolley · [The Editor] · ar; illustrated by Stookie Allen

The Blue Book Magazine [v82 #3, January 1946] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, 8½" x 11") Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents. fc. · This Is Our Land, 1: The Newfound Continent · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv Our Cover · [The Editor] · ed; introduces the new cover painting series and also has a photo of Stoops. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Pfc. Harold Power · lt _1 · [letter] · Carl C. Nielsen · lt _1 · [letter] · Pvt. Murray T. Pringle · lt 2 · The Man Who Lived Backward · Gelett Burgess · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 12 · Soldier Maritello · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 18 · The Great Gizmo · Gilbert Wright · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 24 · Behind the Enemy Lines [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt. Cmdr. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by Grattan Condon 31 · What Does Victory Mean? · Booth Tarkington · ms 32 · Second-Wind Susie and the Friendly Fox · Egbert N. Bowyer · ss; illustrated by Edward Shenton 38 · The Pledge of Honor [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 50 · A Captain Must Know Men · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 58 · The Navy in Tokyo Bay · Hamilton Greene · pi; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Yokosuka Harbor · Hamilton Greene · pi; illustrated by Hamilton Greene What They Had Was Dignity · Hamilton Greene · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 64 · Spies and Traitors of World War II · Kurt Singer · ex Prentice-Hall 1945 79 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _79 · [letter] · Buell R. Snyder · lt 80 · Murder in Old Manhattan · Frank Bonham · ss; illustrated by Manning de V. Lee 87 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc _87 · “I Could Have Been Took Prisoner!” · Major Henry M. Fine · ar 88 · The Devil’s Garden · Lt. Stookie Allen · ar; illustrated by Stookie Allen 90 · Mr. Mayberry’s Money · Jerry Brondfield · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 97 · Baptism of Fire · Lt. Elihu Robinson · ss; illustrated by Sgt. John McDermott 100 · No Place for Women · Tom Gill · na; illustrated by John Fulton Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Tom Gill; Richard McShane Kelly; Gilbert Wright; Lt. Elihu Robinson]; profiles & photos of Tom Gill, Richard McShane Kelly, Gilbert Wright, Lt. Elihu Robinson.

The Blue Book Magazine [v82 #4, February 1946] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · This Is Our Land, 2: The First Furrow · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [David Cheney; Patrick Vincent; Horace Bryan]; profiles & photos of David Cheney, Patrick Vincent, Horace Bryan. 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Robert M. Shurtz · lt _1 · [letter] · Larry Homant · lt 2 · At Two Eight · John T. McIntyre · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 6 · Boy in a Hurry [Willy Boulder] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 14 · One Against a Thousand [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt.-Com. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott 26 · The Gold-Laced Hat · Will R. Bird · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 35 · What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _35 · [letter] · Cpl. W. H. Tabor · lt _35 · [letter] · Bert C. Lynch · lt 36 · High-Air Hogger · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 42 · The Bridge-Builders · Stookie Allen · pi; illustrated by Stookie Allen 48 · Wheat for a Sea Wife · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 53 · When Was It? · Dow Richardson · qz 54 · Sad Sam and Teddy the Bear [Teddy the Bear] · George H. Daugherty, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 59 · Father of Baseball · Robert S. Holzman · ar 61 · My Most Amusing Experience · W. R. Marsden · ms 62 · Lucky Man-of-War · Lt. Patrick Vincent · ar 75 · Man Into Legend—IV · Jack Luzzatto · qz 76 · Viking Loot [Treasure Seekers] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 88 · A Man with Nine Lives · Horace Bryan · ss 91 · Let’s Talk About the Weather · Alan A. Brown · qz 92 · Blades of the Legion [Foreign Legion] · Percival Christopher Wren · ss The Blue Book Magazine Oct 1933; in the “Twice-Told Tales” series.; illustrated by John Clymer 96 · A Snow Job for the Kid · Harold H. Martin · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 102 · Little Alley and the Duppy · Schuyler Smith · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 111 · A Name for Baby · Walter C. Brown · ss; illustrated by E. H. Hamilton 113 · Legends of the Tuscarora · Harold Sanford Moore · ar 114 · The Bronze Warrior · David Cheney · na; illustrated by John Richard Flanagan