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The Blue Book Magazine [v92 #1, November 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XLVI—Rhode Island · John Fulton · cv These United States...XLVI—Rhode Island: The Little Giant · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Ernest A. Porter · lt _ · [letter] · Elizabeth J. Fisher · lt To People a New World · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by John Costigan The Far Land · Paul Johnstone · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman His Father’s Son · Joseph W. Hotchkiss · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Old Sailors Never Die · Alec Hudson · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Men of America: Private Big · Simpson Ritter · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls The Legend of Mata Hari · Kurt Singer · ar; illustrated by Charles Chickering Flak · Harold Helfer · cl Arms and the Woman: Hannah Snell—Seagoing Soldier · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Yellow Sea Patrol · Peter Dollar · ss; illustrated by Clayton Knight The Quest of the Saracen Beast [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Triple Play: President to Millionaire to Junkman · Harold Helfer · ar The Little Wheels of History · William Brandon · ar Four-Footed Troopers · Ib Melchior · ar; illustrated by Carl Burger Weepy Smiles for Once · Ray Millholland · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt Cocoa-Nuts on the Bounty · James Morrison · ia; brief extract from The Private Journal of the Late Mr. James Morrison, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells Railroad on Stilts · Ray Nafziger · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark Blacky · Irving Crump · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley A Broken Blade · Sax Rohmer · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Judge on Trial · Louis de Wohl · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 3. Old Traveler · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Under the Dragon · Walt Sheldon · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman The Girl on the Lonely Road · John & Ward Hawkins · na; illustrated by Orison MacPherson Camel Soldier · Franklin M. Davis, Jr. · na; illustrated by Benton Clark Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [J. Irving Crump; Clayton Knight; Louis de Wohl]; profiles & photos of J. Irving Crump, Clayton Knight; profile only of Louis de Wohl.

The Blue Book Magazine [v92 #2, December 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Maurice Bower) It Needn’t Be Only One Day · Harold Channing Wire · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · William F. Gingrich · lt _ · [letter] · J. W. Prouty · lt The Madness of Sir Tristram [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Loneliest Journey · Harry Stallworthy · ar; illustrated by John Costigan The United Nations of Fifty Years Ago · Anon. · pi The Woman Behind Klaus Fuchs · Kurt Singer · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower The Great Wheelbarrow Push · Harold Helfer · ms No Turning Back · Peter Dollar · ss; illustrated by Clayton Knight The Prince of Bindle Stiffs [Part 1 of 2] · William Lindsay Gresham · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Swamp Buggy and Seismograph · Harry Botsford · ar; illustrated by Fred Kirberger Christmas Star · John L. Normoyle · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch Old Woman Wicked Sea · Bill Adams · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Military Government Team · Amasa B. Windham · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Flak · Harold Helfer · cl Arms and the Woman: Madam Turchin—Regimental Commander · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Miracle Hands · L. L. Foreman · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 4. Weary Feet on Trails Eternal · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Battle Aboard a Jeep Carrier · William Charles Howard, Jr. · ar; illustrated by John McDermott The Diesel Chuckled · Verne Athanas · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon The Perpetual Pitcher · Harold Helfer · ar Operation Dial · Franklin M. Davis, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Ray Houlihan The Fish-Diviner · Wyatt Blassingame · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay Zebra Team [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower Everything’s Been Done Before · J. H. Clagett · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch It’s a Fast New World · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt The Adventure of the Wild Swan · J. L. Francine · na; illustrated by Benton Clark I Have a Friend · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [J. L. Francine; Wyatt Blassingame; John L. Normoyle]; profiles & photos of J.L. Francine, Wyatt Blassingame; profile only of John L. Normoyle.

The Blue Book Magazine [v92 #3, January 1951] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. fc. · These United States...XLVII—Connecticut · John Fulton · cv ifc. · These United States...XLVII—Connecticut: The Constitution State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · George W. Meyer · lt 2 · X.Y.Z. Calls · Sax Rohmer · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 8 · Combined Operations · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Clayton Knight 18 · The Daughter of Mata Hari · Kurt Singer · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Flak · Jay Patrick · cl 24 · Private Line to Tomorrow · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay 30 · The Prince of Bindle Stiffs [Part 2 of 2] · William Lindsay Gresham · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 36 · Folk Song · Bill Adams · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 38 · Girl Alone · Howard Rigsby · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 44 · The Search for the Northwest Passage · Anon. · pi 46 · Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 5. Scourge of the Valley · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 50 · The Saga of the Seawolf · Comdr. Edward Beach · ar; given as “Saga of the Seawolf” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 65 · The Fallen Idol · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 66 · Murder in Moscow · Robert Spencer Carr · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 75 · Sometimes It’s Better to Lose · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 82 · Word of Honor · Charles L. Clifford · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 92 · The Round Figure · Kermit Shelby · ss; illustrated by Orison MacPherson 98 · Men Must Take Them Up · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 104 · The Core of a Man · George Worts · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman The Oddest Race Ever Held · Harold Helfer · ar 112 · The Devil from the Sea · Verne Athanas · ss; given as “Devil from the Sea” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Kreigh Collins 118 · Pig Alley · Robert Mason Pollock · na; illustrated by Maurice Bower ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Kermit Shelby; Howard Rigsby; Robert Mason Pollock]; profiles & photos of Kermit Shelby, Howard Rigsby, Robert Mason Pollock.

The Blue Book Magazine [v92 #4, February 1951] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XLVIII—New York · John Fulton · cv These United States...XLVIII—New York: The Empire State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Robert P. Hoskins · lt Of the People · Jim Kjelgaard · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Beachhead on the Moon · Sidney Leland · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch Amberjack Fights Our Own Fleet · Comdr. Edward L. Beach · ts; illustrated by Hamilton Greene The Anxious Night · Philip Ketchum · ss; illustrated by Orison MacPherson You Can’t Always Be Right! · Alan Brown · ar Ensign Siegal Swims the Han · Jack Siegal · ar Robin Was a Hood · Paul Johnstone · ss; illustrated by John R. Flanagan Modern Monsters · Simpson M. Ritter · ts; illustrated by Carl Burger The Prisoner at Beausoleil · William K. Wyant, Jr. · ss; name given as William R. Wyant, Jr. on story but as K. in “Who’s Who in This Issue”.; illustrated by Maurice Bower Black Magic [Squaredeal Sam McGhee] · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay The Road of Skulls · Thomas R. Henry · ar The Storm Strip · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by Percy Leason Normandy Replacement · Captain John Blair Beach · ar; illustrated by Brendan Lynch Hot Metal · H. A. S. Nelson · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon Ye Escape from a Whale · Lucian of Samothrace · ia; brief extract from The True History, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells The Viking Ship · John Clagett · ss; illustrated by John Costigan Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 6. Good-by, Catfish! · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by John Costigan The Devil Pups · John Beames · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Shield for Murder · William P. McGivern · na; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Sidney Leland; H. A. S. Nelson; William K. Wyant, Jr.; Jack Siegal]; profiles & photos of Sidney Leland [Eric Holmes], H.A.S. Nelson, William K. Wyant, Jr., Jack Siegal.

The Blue Book Magazine [v92 #5, March 1951] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) From this issue the subtitle on the cover for most issues changes to “Magazine of Adventure in Fact and Fiction”. Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents. fc. · Men of America: Mark Twain · John Fulton · cv Men of America: Mark Twain: The Lincoln of Our Literature · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Kenneth W. Porter · lt _ · [letter] · Mrs. Helen B. Yerkes · lt 2 · Six Hours to Dixie · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 11 · War Gods of the Orient · William Ashley Anderson · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 14 · The Unpremeditated Wizard · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay 20 · Wanted: Job for Experienced St. Bernard! · Ib Melchior & Will Sparks · ar; illustrated by Carl Burger 24 · Flame Across the Night · Robert J. McCaig · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 31 · I Fly Into Typhoons · Ken Kantor (as told by First Lt. Dodson Graybeal) · ts; illustrated by J. Griffin 34 · Last Man In [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 40 · Combined Command · John F. Wallace · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 46 · The Faithful · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 53 · The Flare · John Clagett · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 57 · They Called It Spontaneous Combustion · Morrison Colladay · ar 58 · A Forgotten Air Race · C. Lester Walker · ar; illustrated by Clayton Knight 62 · Arms and the Woman: Bridget Divers—Union Cavalrywoman · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 64 · The Last Day of My Life · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 72 · Dark Rolinda · Peter B. Kyne · na; illustrated by Orison MacPherson 88 · The Shadowed Face of Luna · Donovan Fitzpatrick · na; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 101 · The Financier · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 102 · The Storm-Bound Herd · Stephen Payne · na; illustrated by Benton Clark 116 · The Cruise of the Maggie Murphy · John J. Ryan · ar; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Dodson Graybeal; John J. Ryan; William Ashley Anderson; Robert J. McCaig]; profiles & photos of Dodson Graybeal; profiles only of John J. Ryan, William Ashley Anderson, Robert J. McCaig.

The Blue Book Magazine [v92 #6, April 1951] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) (Full Text) fc. · Men of America: Phineas T. Barnum · Maurice Bower · cv ifc. · Men of America: Phineas Taylor Barnum · Anon. · ar [Phineas Taylor Barnum]; illustrated by Maurice Bower 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Don Harvey · lt _1 · [letter] · Mrs. Don Lary · lt 2 · Dreamer in the Desert · Donald Culross Peattie · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark 7 · Norway Rendezvous · John Clagett · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 14 · This Is the Land · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 18 · Rearguard Action · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch 24 · The Hour of Parting · Norman Fox · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 26 · The Yellow River Flows On · MacArthur Carman · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 35 · The Science of Secret Writing · Charles Nelson Barnard · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 38 · A Bell Tolling · Joel Reeve · ss 44 · The Stone of Destiny · Charles Wellington Furlong · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 50 · Terror at Timberline · Kenneth Gilbert · ss; illustrated by Carl Burger 54 · Arms and the Woman: Flora Sandes · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 56 · The Widow’s Son · Carol Brink · ar; illustrated by John Fulton 64 · The Not So Blind Mice · Kurt Singer · ar; illustrated by Ray Houlihan 68 · Sea Hounds of the Saxon Shore · W. F. Taylor · nv; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 81 · Shakedown in Convoy · John F. Wallace · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 88 · The Awful Journey of Jolly John · B. M. Atkinson, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 94 · Sir Dinadan and the Giant Taulurd [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · nv; illustrated by John Fulton 105 · A Voyage to the Azores · 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 106 · The Aleutian Blue Mink Coat [John and Suzy Marshall] · James M. Fox · na; illustrated by Raymond Thayer ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [James M. Fox; MacArthur Carman; John F. Wallace; Donald Culross Peattie]; profiles & photos of James M. Fox, MacArthur Carman; profiles only of John F. Wallace, Donald Culross Peattie.

The Blue Book Magazine [v93 #1, May 1951] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · Men of America: Walter Murray Gibson · John Fulton · cv Men of America: Walter Murray Gibson: Island Stormy Petrel · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Pat Garner · lt _ · [letter] · Alonzo A. McAnear · lt The Silent Planet · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Brendan Lynch Salute! · William Ashley Anderson · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Amelia Earhart: Symbol of Courage and Adventure · Francis & Katharine Drake · ar; illustrated by Clayton Knight Make or Break · William B. Mahoney · ss; illustrated by John McDermott Neighborhood Genius [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley The Canteen · T/Sgt. James C. Jones, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Ray Houlihan The Incredible Gibson · Helen Augur · ar; illustrated by Charles Sarka McQuillan and the Gab [McQuillan] · Frank Leon Smith · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering The Shanghaied Christian · B. M. Atkinson, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Peter Wells Where Do We Go from Korea? · Charles Wellington Furlong · ar Strictly Business · Robert Ormond Case · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson King of the Cage [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower Better Check That! · Colin G. Jameson · ss; illustrated by Orison MacPherson, [?] A Man of Strength, Salt & Independence · John Clagett · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Tales of Whippoorwill Valley: 7. The Warrior · Ewart A. Autry · ss; illustrated by Carl Burger Wild Blood · Mark Boesch · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark Behind Barbed Wire · Captain John Blair Beach · ts; illustrated by Brendan Lynch The Athenian Slaves · David Cheney · na; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Homeward Bounde · 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 The Floating Island · Philip Fisher · na; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Wacky Warfare · Webb Garrison · cl Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Philip M. Fisher; Colin Jameson; Charles Wellington Furlong]; profiles & photos of Philip M. Fisher, Colin Jameson; profile only of Charles Wellington Furlong.