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The Blue Book Magazine [v90 #6, April 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XXXIX—North Dakota · Benton Clark · cv ifc. · These United States...XXXIX—North Dakota: The Sioux State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Larry Carter · lt _1 · [letter] · Chin Li · lt _1 · [letter] · Moynelle Stevenson Blessum · lt 2 · Rendezvous at Sing Yat’s · Robert Patterson · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 11 · Cradle of the Deep · Kenneth Gilbert · ss 16 · The Photo Interpreters · Ib Melchior · ar; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 20 · Winner Take All · Paul Johnstone · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 24 · The Talking Forester · Steve McNeil · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 30 · Fine Folks with Long Tails · Ruel McDaniel & E. Livingston · ar; illustrated by Charles Chickering 34 · Satan’s Calling Cards · Webb Garrison · ar; illustrated by Peter Wells 36 · The Medal · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Clayton Knight 42 · Arms and the Woman: Deborah Sampson · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 44 · Men of America: Captain Porter and the Essex · Major Edwin Simmons · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 52 · Scanderbeg—Forgotten Great Captain · Colonel Charles A. King · ar; illustrated by John R. Flanagan 58 · The Bell-Bottom Jigger · P. G. & Frederick Bell · ss; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 65 · I Have a Friend · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 66 · Grift Show Parade [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 78 · Watch the Angles, Comrade! · William L. Rohde · ss; illustrated by Sigismund Vidbergs 84 · The Road to Jericho · Gifford Cheshire · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 90 · High in the Palace · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 98 · Cursing Is Bad Magic [Viking Saga] · De Witt Newbury · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 106 · Very Cold for May · William McGivern · na; illustrated by James Ernst ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [William P. McGivern; William L. Rohde; Steve McNeil; Robert Patterson]; profiles & photos of William McGivern, William L. Rohde, Steve McNeil; profile only of Robert Patterson.

The Blue Book Magazine [v91 #1, May 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XL—West Virginia · John Fulton · cv These United States...XL—West Virginia: “Mountaineers Are Always Free” · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Ralph Elliott Blakeslee · lt _ · [letter] · Evalyn Wright Stevens · lt Bright Scarlet · Grange Lewis · ss; illustrated by John McDermott A Friend in Ghostland · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Arms and the Woman: Lucy Brewer—Marine · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls How Good Is the Red Army? · Colonel Louis B. Ely · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Removal Job · Bill Gulick · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon Our Forgotten War with Japan · E. B. Long · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Weather Mission · C. B. Colby · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Hopyard Widow · Frank Bonham · ss; given as “The Hopyard Widow” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Loran Wilford The Man Who Owned the Harp of God · Harry Botsford · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Birds Are Like That · Simpson Ritter · cl Hombre on Horseback · John Richard Young · ss; illustrated by Jorge Argerich Kamikaze · Henry J. Blossy · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Bush Pilot · William Byron Mowery · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene The Heretic · Walt Sheldon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Everglades People · Zachary Ball · ss; illustrated by Edward Shenton The Road to Granada · Anthony Fon Eisen · na; illustrated by John R. Flanagan Canarsie Interlude [McQuillan] · Frank Leon Smith · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl The Long Carry · Hugh Pentecost · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Murphy Goes Uptown [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley The Hunters of Kentucky · J. H. Clagett · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark First Command · Fred Lane · nv; illustrated by Frederic Anderson Murder on the Point · John Rhodes Sturdy · na; illustrated by James Ernst Spring · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Zachary Ball; Walt Sheldon; Louis B. Ely; Judson Philips]; profiles & photos of Zachary Ball, Walt Sheldon; profiles only of Louis B. Ely, Judson Philips.

The Blue Book Magazine [v91 #2, June 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) (Full Text) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XLI—Nebraska · Benton Clark · cv ifc. · These United States...XLI—Nebraska: The Cornhusker State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark 1 · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Paul Brickhill; James F. Casey; Neill C. Wilson; Alec Hudson; William A. Knowlton]; profiles & photos of Paul Brickhill, James F. Casey, Neill C. Wilson; profiles only of Alec Hudson (Captain Wilfred J. Holmes), William A. Knowlton. 2 · Attack with All Weapons · Alec Hudson · na; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 19 · Bassaris · Vance Hoyt · ss; illustrated by John Costigan, [?] 22 · Bosses of the Harbor · Harry Botsford · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 26 · Ptarmigan 72 · C. B. Colby · ar; illustrated by Clayton Knight 32 · Papa’s Fifty-Dollar Hat · Neill Wilson · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 38 · Arms and the Woman: Margaret Corbin: Artillerywoman · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 40 · They Fell Without Parachutes—and Lived! · Paul Brickhill · ar; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 45 · The Long Journey · Harold Helfer · ar 46 · The Crooked Circle · Calvin J. Clements · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 53 · Alexander of Moscow · William A. Knowlton · ar 57 · The Great Walking Contest · Harold Helfer · ar 58 · The Concord Was a Lady · Robert F. Scott · ar; illustrated by Charles Hargens 60 · Warrior of God · E. B. Long · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 65 · Intercept and Destroy · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Clayton Knight 72 · Scapegallows Spoils [François Villon] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 83 · Ye Mermaide · Richard Whitbourne · ia; brief extract from Richard Whitbourne’s Voyages to Newfoundland, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 84 · Take the Nozzle, Major! · James F. Casey · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 92 · Occupation Admiral · Franklin M. Davis, Jr. · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 102 · No Time to Quit · Phil McConnell · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 110 · The Patriarch of Gunsight Flat · Wayne D. Overholser · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 116 · Singing Axes · Jon Cleary · ss Britannia and Eve Jun 1950; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 122 · Lefty Farrell · James Edward Grant · na; illustrated by John McDermott

The Blue Book Magazine [v91 #3, July 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. fc. · These United States...XLII—North Carolina · John Fulton · cv ifc. · These United States...XLII—North Carolina: The Tar-Heel State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · William Rheiner · lt _ · [letter] · Wm. A. Gibbs · lt 2 · A Purfle for a King [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 10 · How Good Is the Russian Navy? · Robert W. Daly · ar; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 15 · Arms and the Woman: Christian Davies, British Dragoon · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 16 · Preacher with a Punch · Harold Helfer · ar 17 · Batik · Dan Cushman · ss; illustrated by Charles Sarka 24 · Hamilton’s Battery [Part 1 of 2] · Colonel R. Ernest Dupuy · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 32 · The Roaring Forties · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 36 · Flasher Takes the Warpath · Comdr. Edward L. Beach · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 52 · Something to Hold To · Mackenzie Cottrell · ss; illustrated by Carl Burger 58 · A Grail Not Holy · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 65 · The Funny Man · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 66 · The Big Herd [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Carl Burger 75 · Last Laughs · Webb Garrison · cl 76 · The Needle of Space · Ward Botsford · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 84 · A Mouthful of Lightning · William Rohde · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 91 · Forest Captive · Mark Boesch · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 96 · Slipstick Suspense · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 103 · A New Zoom for ’Scilla · Kenneth Cassens · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 108 · Bring ’Em in Dead · Emmett Murphy · na; illustrated by James Ernst ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Emmett Murphy; Ward Botsford; Mackenzie Cottrell; Brendan Lynch; Robert W. Daly]; profiles & photos of Emmett Murphy, Ward Botsford, Mackenzie Cottrell, Brendan Lynch; profile only Robert W. Daly.

The Blue Book Magazine [v91 #4, August 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XLIII—Michigan · Maurice Bower · cv These United States...XLIII—Michigan: The Wolverine State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Rex Campbell · lt _ · [letter] · Mrs. Genevieve Thompson · lt _ · [letter] · H. Mathieu Truesdell · lt Survival · Farley Mowat · ss; illustrated by John Costigan The Mail Goes Through [Part 1 of 2] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ar; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Neighborhood Champion [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Route Zero · Robert Carse · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Hamilton’s Battery [Part 2 of 2] · Colonel R. Ernest Dupuy · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Last Laughs · Webb Garrison · cl Snake River Jim Builds a Hospital [Snake River Jim] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Fabulous Felines · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Carl Burger The Black Days · Rear Admiral Frederick Bell · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Tales of the Town, 1: His Master’s Voice · Reuben Hecht · ar; illustrated by John McDermott The Brown Flash · Henry G. Lamond · ss; illustrated by John Costigan Merchant from Crete [Minos of Crete] · Kenneth H. Cassens · nv; illustrated by John R. Flanagan Flat Spin · Grange Lewis · ss; illustrated by William Heaslip A Case of Identity · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Professor’s Dilemma · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells Chosen Cargo · Kenneth Perkins · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward A Pilot Must Know · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Clayton Knight Boomer’s End · George Worts & Erik Fennel · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon He Wanted That Job · Jack M. Tucker · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt The Laughter of the Stars · Robert Spencer Carr · na; illustrated by John McDermott Animal Electric Generators · Morrison Colladay · ar Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Samuel Hopkins Adams; Robert Spencer Carr; Farley Mowat]; profiles & photos of Samuel Hopkins Adams, Robert Spencer Carr; profile only, Farley Mowat.

The Blue Book Magazine [v91 #5, September 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. fc. · These United States...XLIV—Arkansas · Maurice Bower · cv These United States...XLIV—Arkansas: Ark-an-saw · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Earl R. Gilbert · lt _ · [letter] · Vinton A. Walker · lt _ · [letter] · Lester E. Groft · lt 2 · Little Man on a Balcony · Thomas Thompson · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 10 · Undersea Armada · Michael Lauler · nv; illustrated by John McDermott 23 · Historic Cats · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Carl Burger 28 · Our Forgotten War with Korea · K. Jack Bauer · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 34 · The Captain with the Red Beard · Kurt Singer · ar; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 38 · Tales of the Town, 2: Deadlier than the Male · Reuben Hecht · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 40 · The Mail Goes Through [Part 2 of 2] · Samuel Hopkins Adams · ar; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 54 · Air Lift to Tokyo · Peter Dollar · ar 55 · Afterglow · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 58 · Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 1. Singing Red · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 65 · The Last Ride · Peter B. Kyne · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 72 · And Lo, the Bird! · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 79 · Lije Had a Bear · Verne Athanas · ss 83 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 84 · The Affair at the Iron Sparrow · Merle Constiner · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 91 · I Have a Friend · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 92 · Everybody’s a Hero · Walt Sheldon · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 100 · Appointment in New Orleans [Tod Claymore] · Tod Claymore · na ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Ewart A. Autry; Kurt Singer; Thomas Thompson; Reuben Hecht; Tod Claymore]; profiles & photos of Ewart A. Autry, Kurt Singer, Thomas Thompson; profiles only of Reuben Hecht, Tod Claymore [Hugh Clevely].

The Blue Book Magazine [v91 #6, October 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XLV—Arizona · Benton Clark · cv ifc. · These United States...XLV—Arizona: The Baby State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Harold Benson · lt _1 · [letter] · Sudie Frink · lt 2 · A Date at Shepheard’s · Sax Rohmer · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 8 · Write Your Own Ticket · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 14 · Assignment to Korea · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 20 · Submarine Dilemma · Rear Admiral Harley Cope · ar; illustrated by Fred Kirberger 22 · Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 2. Shadows Across the Slough · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 26 · The Galloping Ghost · Comdr. Walter G. Winslow · ar United States Naval Institute Proceedings Feb 1949; illustrated by John McDermott 33 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 34 · A Shot in the Head · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 40 · Yankee Frigates for Turkey · Albert Parry · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 43 · Life Goes On · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 46 · The Cat · Kurt Singer · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower 54 · Arms and the Woman: Mary Anne Talbot—Powder-Monkey · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 56 · Tales of the Town, 3: To Molly—with Love · Reuben Hecht · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 58 · Every Saber, Every Lance · Major Edwin Simmons · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 65 · Bettin’ Man · Paul Grieder · ss; given as by Paul Rieder in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 72 · The Big Bebop · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 78 · The Last Outlaw · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 86 · Red River Spring · Clayton W. Coleman · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 93 · I Have a Friend · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 94 · McQuillan’s Jackpot [McQuillan] · Frank Leon Smith · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 102 · Follow the Flame · Grange Lewis · na; illustrated by Orison MacPherson 115 · Last Laughs · Webb Garrison · cl 116 · One Scaly Dragon · Kenneth Cassens · na; illustrated by Charles Chickering 126 · Ghost on the Ramparts · William Du Bois · nv; given as “The Ghost on the Ramparts” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Benton Clark ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Harley Cope; William Du Bois; Edwin Simmons; Sax Rohmer]; profile & photo of Harley F. Cope; profiles only of William Du Bois, Edwin H. Simmons, Sax Rohmer.