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The Blue Book Magazine [v85 #1, May 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...V—South Carolina · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv These United States...V—South Carolina · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Paul Pickett · lt _ · [letter] · Patrick M. Crowley · lt _ · [letter] · P. T. Adams · lt In Our Youth We Are All Giants · Fred Lane · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer The Return of Gentleman Jim · John Fulton · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Old-Timers’ Sports Roundup · Pete Simer · qz A Map in the Red Desert · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer How’s Your Horse Sense? · Ed Dembitz · qz A Task for Leonardo [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower The Man-Eating Tree · William Torode · ss; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Tyr’s-Day for Fighting [Viking Saga] · De Witt Newbury · ss; illustrated by John Costigan Trouble in the Fight Tent [The Midway] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Bionda Mission [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt.-Com. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott The Voice · William Brandon · ar; illustrated by Arthur Harper A Century of Postage Stamps · Anon. · pi The Forgotten Command · C. Donald Wire · ar; illustrated by Arthur Harper The Ie Shima Incident · Sidney Howard White · ar Something with Feathers · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Honevitch the Bear-Snarer [Hobart Honey] · Bertram Atkey · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering What Do You Think? · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Charles A. Goodwin · lt Thin Ice · Ray Millholland · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon No Place for a Bos’n · Horace Bryan · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper Contraband Rubies · Charles L. Clifford · na; illustrated by John H. Crosman My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc [anecdotes] · Walter W. Housley, Jr. · ms Quarter Horse [Part 2 of 2] · Gordon Ray Young · sl; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl

The Blue Book Magazine [v85 #2, June 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...VI—Oregon · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv These United States...VI—Oregon: A Fool in Magnificent Company · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · John Krill · lt 2 · Weep No More My Lady · Norman A. Fox · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 10 · Aegean Night · Joseph W. Hotchkiss · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 14 · The Birth of the New Army · Major General St. Clair Streett · ar 17 · The Long Duel · John Richard Young · ar; illustrated by Peter Wells 19 · Honor Was a Strange Affair · Harold Helfer · ar 20 · High Road to Denver · Robert Gold · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper 26 · The Poet and the Prisoner [François Villon] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 35 · The Return of the Information Kid · William Gerald Beaumont · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 42 · The King of Slag · Ray Millholland · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 50 · Eyes for Jenny Blue Kate · Horace Bryan · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 54 · The Reward of Nostradamus [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 64 · Sneak Attack · Richard L. Gordon · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay 68 · The Gambling Ship · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 74 · The Burma Mission [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt.-Com. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott 87 · Murder in the Old Neighborhood [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 94 · Sir Galahad in Feathers · John K. Terres · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 98 · Many Inventions · Anon. · pi 100 · Stowaway Aboard Noah’s Ark [Hobart Honey] · Bertram Atkey · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 109 · Hello, Angel! · Fred Lane · ss 110 · Canteen Seven · Robert Carse · na; illustrated by Arthur Harper 129 · The Valiant Fight · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 130 · The Way of Darkness · George Armin Shaftel · na; given as by Robert Armin Shaftel on the story itself.; illustrated by James Ernst

The Blue Book Magazine [v85 #3, July 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...VII—Wisconsin · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...VII—Wisconsin: The Chinese Coat · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Fred G. Houle, Jr. · lt _1 · [letter] · Harvey Berman · lt _1 · [letter] · Edgar M. Wolcott · lt 2 · Snake River Jim Buys a Mine [Snake River Jim] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 11 · Murder to the Dark Tower Came! · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 17 · My Most Amusing Experience · [The Readers] · lc 18 · When the Chips Were Down [Babe “Lucky” Young] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 26 · Sailor in a Window · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 36 · The Pendans Box · John D. MacDonald · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hays 42 · The Big Sleet · Raymond S. Spears · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 49 · Saw the Man Down · Charles Oluf Olsen · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 56 · Fate Spins the Helm · Lt. Comdr. Russell L. Harris, USNR · ar; illustrated by Gould Hulse, Jr. 60 · The Hot and Hungry Land · Norman A. Fox · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 66 · An Ounce of Prevention · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 74 · The Message on the Hearth [Hobart Honey] · Bertram Atkey · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 77 · Tie a Slogan to a President · James Aldredge · qz 82 · The Dogs of War · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 91 · With the Greek Underground [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt. Comdr. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott 102 · “I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight” · Anon. · pi 104 · Richelieu Raids a Tomb [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 114 · The Last Landing · William E. Barrett · na; illustrated by Arthur Harper 129 · Private Behavior of the Russian People · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 130 · Another Man’s Face · William Brandon · na; illustrated by John McDermott ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Norman A. Fox; John D. MacDonald; Russell L. Harris]; profiles & photos of Norman A. Fox, John MacDonald, Russell L. Harris.

The Blue Book Magazine [v85 #4, August 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Daniel Krummes. fc. · These United States...VIII—Vermont · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv These United States...VIII—Vermont: “We Must Beat Them, or Molly Stark’s a Widow!” · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · T. A. Ellis · lt _ · [letter] · R. H. Creese · lt 2 · Beyond the World’s Rim · Ross De Lue & George Kentera · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 9 · Rugged Duty · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 10 · A Hair of the Bashaw’s Beard · Frederick & P. G. Bell · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee 17 · Time to Kill · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 23 · The Interloper · Ed Dembitz · qz 24 · The Girl at the Granada · Norman A. Fox · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 32 · Jewels Have a Long Life [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 42 · Fräulein Hannelore · Ib Melchior · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 44 · Flapjacks for Nelly · Verne Chute · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 50 · Return, O Captain! [Hobart Honey] · Bertram Atkey · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 60 · Mountain Men [Mike Fink] · Mark Boesch · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 68 · Rigged for a Beating [Babe “Lucky” Young] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 77 · Jap Bait · Richard A. Shafter · ar; illustrated by Pat Denman 82 · Dogs of War: The Dog Watch · Fairfax Downey · ts; illustrated by John Costigan 90 · Spy-Work Ahead [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt.-Com. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott 101 · Richard the Dragon-Hearted · John Harbaugh · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 106 · The House on the Casey · Ray Nafziger · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 113 · How’s Your Hand? · Helen Pettigrew · qz 114 · The Sergeant, the Sikh and the Holy Man · John & Ward Hawkins · na; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 132 · The Queen’s Gambit · William Brandon · na; illustrated by James Ernst Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [John Hawkins; Ward Hawkins; Ib Melchior; Verne Chute; George Kentera; Ross De Lue]; profiles & photos of John & Ward Hawkins, Ib Melchior, Verne Chute; profiles only of George Kentera, Ross De Lue.

The Blue Book Magazine [v85 #5, September 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...IX—Florida · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...IX—Florida: “The Fairest, Fruitfullest and Pleasantest” · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Gerald N. Merwin · lt _1 · [letter] · J. J. Horton, M.D. · lt _1 · [letter] · Louis B. Gerhardt · lt 2 · Return to the Valley · Richard L. Gordon · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 8 · Two Hundred Grand [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 16 · The Devil’s Disciple [François Villon] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 19 · A Double Ballade of Good Counsel · François Villon; translated by Algernon Swinburne · pm (r) 27 · A Notice: To All Bold-Hearted Gentlemen · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 28 · Dogs of War: Serving the Only God He Knows · Fairfax Downey · ts; illustrated by John Costigan 36 · Double Redouble · Richard Dermody · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 42 · Secret Agent in Brussels [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Lt.-Com. Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott 53 · The Lost Battalion of Mortain · C. Donald Wire · ar; illustrated by Grattan Condon 56 · Be Her Master · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 62 · The Way of the Valiant · Norman Fox · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 69 · Printer with a Gun · Raymond S. Spears · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 78 · The Right Must Triumph · Robert Pinkerton · ss; illustrated by Dan Sweeney 84 · Who’s on Top Today? · Ed Dembitz · qz 85 · The Bookshop Mystery · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 90 · Lady in Chain Mail [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 101 · The Shootin’ Fool · Wessel Smitter · ss; illustrated by Gould K. Hulse, Jr. 106 · No Time to Waste · Zachary Ball · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 114 · Gridiron Hot Spot · Francis Wallace · na; illustrated by John McDermott ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Richard L. Gordon; Wessel Hyatt Smitter; Richard Dermody; Zachary Ball]; profiles & photos of Richard L. Gordon, Wessel Smitter, Richard Dermody; profile only of Zachary Ball.

The Blue Book Magazine [v85 #6, October 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...X—Minnesota · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...X—Minnesota: The Coming of the Norsemen-1362 · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Forrest W. Shugart · lt _1 · [letter] · Charles L. Stratton · lt 2 · Journey Beyond Light · Walter de Steiguer · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 12 · The Colonel and the Lady [Colonel Padgett] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 21 · Proper Soldier · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson 28 · A Kayo for the Babe [Babe “Lucky” Young] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 37 · Gift of the Big Bull · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 42 · Secret Agents in Munich [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott 52 · A Ship Comes Home to Die · Richard A. Shafter · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 56 · Making Ends Meet · Anon. · pi 58 · The Omaha Incident · Lt. Collin Ostrander · ar 63 · The Long Quest · John Randolph Phillips · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 70 · Fiddling Dagger Queen · Bill Brown · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay 74 · Book-L’arnin’ and the Equalizer · Wayne D. Overholser · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 80 · Travel Is Such an Education · Edwin A. Gross · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 86 · Islands and Pearls and Dancing Girls · Jacland Marmur · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 93 · “Water, Water Everywhere-” · Ed Dembitz · qz 94 · The Bride of the Sphinx [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 105 · Good-by, Georgie! · William R. Cox · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 114 · Young Wings Unfurling · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · na; illustrated by John R. Flanagan 131 · An Uprysing in Russia · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 132 · Under Penalty of Death · Georges Simenon · nv ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [John Randolph Phillips; Collin Ostrander; Walter de Steiguer]; profiles & photos of John Randolph Phillips, Collin Ostrander, Walter de Steiguer; profile only of Collin Ostrander.

The Blue Book Magazine [v86 #1, November 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XI—Tennessee · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...XI—Tennessee: A Country for All the World · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Forrest W. Shugart · lt 2 · Spook-Box Pilot · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson 10 · Sports of Yesteryear · Anon. · pi 12 · The Marshal of Trailtown · Norman Fox · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 18 · Big Joe and Little Joe · Ray Millholland · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper 25 · We Track the Tiger · Alf C. Watson · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 32 · Mississippi Gambling Man [Colonel Padgett] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 42 · The Blasting of Bari · Captain Michael A. Musmanno · ar; illustrated by Arthur Harper 48 · Loud Beats the Drum · Captain Edwin Simmons · ss; illustrated by John McDermott _50 · About “Spy Work Ahead” · Walter W. Taylor, Jr. · lt 52 · Golden Spur · Don Campbell · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 57 · Crazy Can · Frederick & P. G. Bell · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 62 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 64 · You’ve Got to Be in There [Babe “Lucky” Young] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 73 · It Could Happen Only in Brooklyn · Harold Helfer · ar 74 · The Passing of the Sphinx Emerald [Sphinx Emerald] · H. Bedford-Jones · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 92 · The Collar of Jomale [Viking Saga] · De Witt Newbury · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 101 · The Mirror · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss 102 · Wacky Like a Wolf · Crawford Sullivan · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 108 · My Sister, Good-Night · Gordon McDonell · na; illustrated by James Ernst ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Michael A. Musmanno; Crawford Sullivan; Gordon McDonell]; profiles & photos of Captain Michael A. Musmanno, Crawford Sullivan, Gordon McDonell.