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The American Magazine [v122 #5, November 1936] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, quarto, cover by Paul Hesse) Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents. 11 · Responsibility · Stuart Putnam Meech · ar 12 · The Jack of Diamonds · Q. Patrick · na 16 · A First Viter Looks at the Election · Lewis J. Gorin, Jr. · ar 18 · Pick Up the Pieces · David Garth · ss 22 · The Hand in Your Pocket · Beverly Smith · ar 24 · Scattergood Encounters Science [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 26 · Buchman—Surgeon of Souls · B. W. Smith, Jr. · ar 28 · Gratitude · Henry & Sylvia Lieferant · ss 31 · Saturday Madness · John Kieran · ar 32 · No Noose Is Good News · R. E. Hamilton · ss 36 · Crossroads [Part 2 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl 40 · Things I Can’t Explain · Gardner Murphy, Ph.D. · ar 42 · Red Earth [Part 4 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl 46 · The Props Under Hollywood · Jerome Beatty · ar 48 · SOS · F. O. Repplier · ss 52 · Bank Night · Eleanor Griggs Thompson · vi 53 · I Used to Be an I-Man · Anon. · ar 54 · The Boy Who Wanted to Go Fishing · J. Edgar Hoover · ar 56 · Youth Is Always Cruel · Nelia Gardner White · ss 60 · Blocking Back [Part 3 of 3] · Harry A. Stuhldreher · sl 65 · The High Road · Charles Morrow Wilson · ar 68 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl 74 · How Tactful Are You? · J. W. Wrightstone, Ph.D. · ms 87 · Plan It Yourself · [Misc.] · cn; contest winners. 91 · Interesting People · Anon. · cl 120 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · cl 128 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct 182 · What the Readers Say · [The Readers] · lc

The American Magazine [v122 #6, December 1936] (25¢, quarto) (Full Text) Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents. fc. · [photo] · Paul Hesse · cv 11 · Career · Otelia A. Compton, LL.D. · ar 12 · The Red Box [Part 1 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl 16 · Second Choice · Ursula Parrott · nv 18 · 99% Honest · Isaac F. Marcosson · ar 20 · Night-Desk Daddies · Freeman Tilden · ss 24 · The Amazing Mr. Means · J. Edgar Hoover · ar 26 · Crossroads [Part 3 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl 30 · The Perfect 36 · Thomas Sugrue · ar 32 · Red Earth [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl 36 · Among Those Present · Maxine McBride · ss 40 · Daughter of Divorce · Libbie Block · ss 44 · You Can Hardly Believe It · Beverly Smith · ar 46 · Burned Matches · Robert Ormond Case · ss 49 · A Grin on the Ball · Andy Kerr · ar 50 · Green Hills Far Away · William Seabrook · ar 52 · Divine Fire · Kenneth Perkins · ss 56 · Happy Birthday from Father · Hugh Walpole · ss 61 · Triple Mirror · Channing Pollock · ar 64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl 72 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct 74 · Plan It Yourself · [Misc.] · cn; Prize Winners. 76 · Snap at Your Chances · Eleanor King · ar 86 · Hide-Out · D. C. O’Flaherty · vi 101 · “I Want a Man!” · [Misc.] · cn; Prize Winners. 103 · Interesting People · Anon. · cl 126 · Merry Meddler · Martha Hays Weymouth · ss 178 · What the Readers Say · [The Readers] · lc

The American Magazine [v123 #1, January 1937] (25¢, quarto, cover by Paul Hesse) Details taken from eBay listing. There’s Always a Woman · Wilson Collison · na A Japanese Carol · Martha Cheavens · ss Trial by Ice · Harry Sylvester · ss The Red Box [Part 2 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl Local Static · Karl Detzer · ss Well Done, Casco! · Eustace L. Adams · ss The Grass Grows High · Hal Borland · ss Counted Out · John Rells · ss Crossroads [Part 4 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl Red Earth [Part 6 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl Life of the Party [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss Gentleman’s Estate · Matherbe Hillman · ss

The American Magazine [v123 #2, February 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 170pp+, quarto) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 11 · White Brigand [Part 1 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 16 · When Public Opinion Runs Out on the Law · John Janney · ar 18 · All the Answers · Frances Warfield · ss; illustrated by Walter Klett 22 · Trader Hull [Cordell Hull] · Beverly Smith · bg 24 · Nobody Went to Jail · Anne Wormser · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper 28 · The Ski’s the Limit · John Kieran · ar 30 · Never Good-by · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Seymour Ball 32 · Friend of the Admiral · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers 36 · The Camera Clue · George Harmon Coxe · na; illustrated by Benton Clark 40 · “I Sent a Letter to My Love” · Thomas Sugrue · ar 42 · The Red Box [Part 3 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by James Schucker 46 · Prize Award · Dhonal Oge · vi 47 · My Father’s Elephant · Jean Helm · ar 48 · Dirt Track · T. R. Ellis · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 50 · Crossroads [Part 5 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter 54 · Crime’s Leading Lady [Kathryn Kelly] · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · bg 56 · Heroes Come High · Blaine & Jean Dupont Miller · ss; illustrated by John E. Sheridan 61 · What’s in a Name? · W. E. Farbstein · ar 61 · How’s Your Game · Anon. · cn 64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl 80 · Angels Come Riding · B. M. Bower · ss; illustrated by Herbert Paus 90 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl; illustrated by O. Soglow 95 · Breat and Butter · Michael Farr · cl 97 · Interesting People · Anon. · bg 152 · Runaways · Anon. · cn 168 · Originality · Major General J. G. Harbord · ar 170 · What the Readers Say · [The Readers] · lc

The American Magazine [v123 #3, March 1937] (25¢, 178pp, quarto) Details taken from eBay listing. The Purple Parrot · Clyde B. Clason · na; illustrated by Frank Bensing Descent of a Star · Sarah-Elizabeth Rodger · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers Scattergood Prescribes for the Doctor [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Donald McLeod & Paul Meylan My Brother’s Keeper · Frank Bunce · ss Wrong Party · G. Thomas Michael · ss White Brigand [Part 2 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Read Schaeffer Bronze Dragon · Carl D. Lane · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker The Red Box [Part 4 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl Mr. Expert · Joseph C. Lincoln · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy Crossroads [Part 6 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter The Langdon Pearls · Pauline Partridge · ss Imported Americans · William Seabrook · ss; illustrated by Herbert Paus Many Happy Returns · Jerome Beatty · ss; illustrated by Rea Irvin What 5 Babies Did to a Town—and a Man · Hubert Kelley · ar; the Dionne Quints Quintuplets. Puzzle Busters · J. B. Griswold · ar Crown Prince of the GOP · Beverly Smith · ar; about Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. The Man with the Magic Wallet · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar The World’s Most Modern Home · Lawrence McCann · ar; about a push button very deco house. All-American Gunman · John Kieran · ar; about Johnny McHugh. Roosevelt’s Big Chance · Frank R. Kent · ar It May Save your Life · John Janney · ar; strep medicine introduced by Drs. Perrin Long and Eleanor Bliss. It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl How Do You Say It? · Archibald Rutledge · cl It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

The American Magazine [v123 #4, April 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 194pp+, quarto, cover by Arthur O’Neill) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 11 · Fine to Look At [Part 1 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper 16 · Wild Bull of Manhattan [F.H. LaGuardia] · William Seabrook · bg 18 · Gentleman’s Maid · Edward Hope · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker 20 · Curtain for an Actress · Alexandra Brown · na; illustrated by Donald Teague 24 · Flying Blind · Leland Jamieson · ss; illustrated by Ronald McLeod 26 · 101 Ways to Catch a Fish · George Greenfield · ar 28 · White Brigand [Part 3 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 32 · Straight Shooter · Richard Powell · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker 36 · New Star in the Union? · Webb Waldron · ar 38 · Scattergood Deals in Dreams [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 41 · The Meanest Man I Ever Knew [George W. Barrett] · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · bg 42 · How We’ll Get the Lusitania’s Gold · Captain John D. Craig · ar 45 · No Alibi Needed · R. G. Kirk · vi 46 · Model Jobs · Thomas Sugrue · ar 48 · The Red Box [Part 5 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by James Schucker 51 · Look Before You Crash · Olive H. Rabe · ar 52 · “The Lady Is Poison” · Borden Chase · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark 56 · Revolt · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Robert C. Gellert 61 · We Go Off Relief · Anon. · ar 64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl 68 · My First Car · Anon. · cn 72 · Along the Way · The Gentleman Near the Door · ms 76 · Why Don’t They? · [The Readers] · cl 84 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · ms 86 · Always Fair Weather · Henry F. Bringle · ar 97 · Interesting People · Anon. · bg 110 · Don’t You Believe It · Joseph Nathan Kane · ms 114 · The Way Out · William Corbin · cl 128 · How Limber Is Your Mind? · Anon. · pz 154 · Our Changing World · George R. Reiss · ms 160 · It’s the Law · Dick Hyman · cl; illustrated by O. Soglow 162 · On the Importance of Being Wrong · Arthur Guiterman · pm 192 · Initiative · Harry M. Warner · ar 194 · What the Readers Say · [The Readers] · lc

The American Magazine [v123 #5, May 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 192pp+, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · [photo] · Paul Hesse · cv 11 · Thieves’ Picnic [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na; Leslie Charteris apparently gave this as an extreme example of editor re-writing: in this version moving the whole action from the Canary Islands to Haiti.; illustrated by Donald Teague 18 · Match Point · Valma Clark · ss; illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum 20 · Good Hunting · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker 24 · Give Me My Choice · Beatrice Thorne · ss; illustrated by W. Emerton Heitland 28 · Evening in Hawaii · Arthur Tuckerman · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter 34 · Fine to Look At [Part 2 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper 38 · Write and Wrong · Fred Dodge · vi 40 · White Brigand [Part 4 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 46 · Guest Artist [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller 52 · Hen-Pecked Maid · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell 56 · Sing Loudly in the Sun · Thomas Sugrue · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

The American Magazine [v123 #6, June 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Rob Preston from Table of Contents. fc. · [photo] · Paul Hesse · cv 11 · Puzzle in the Snow · Philip Wylie · na 14 · Americans First · William Seabrook · ar 16 · Home Is the Sailor · Natalie Shipman · ss 20 · It’s a Toss-up: Billy & Bobby Mauch · Jerome Beatty · ar 22 · Ask Me No Questions [Part 1 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl 26 · Special Delivery to Rio · Eustace L. Adams · ss 30 · My Advice to the G.O.P. · Charles Michelson · ar 32 · Fine to Look At [Part 3 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper 36 · What Do You Say to Your Wife? · Ethel Cotton · ar 38 · White Brigand [Part 5 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl 42 · Money or Your Life! · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar 44 · Family Affair · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss 46 · Open Season · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta 48 · The Letter · Dorothy Hunt Schofield · vi 49 · Backyard Champions · John R. Tunis · ss 50 · I’m a Cream-Puff Pioneer · Mrs. Victor Johnson & Barrett Willoughby · ar 52 · Devil Fly Away · Max Brand · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter 56 · Wedding Day · Dorothy Sanburn Phillips · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper 61 · Shall We Have a Baby? · Lawrence McCann · ss 64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl 70 · It’s the Law · Dick Hyman · ct 72 · The Nation’s Traffic Laws · [Misc.] · ms 78 · Along the Way · [Misc.] · cl 95 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · cl 114 · Our Changing World · John Dungan · cl 117 · Runaways · [Misc.] · cn; contest winners. 125 · Interesting People: Dr. James M. Wood · Anon. · cl [James M. Wood] _ · Interesting People: Marjorie Gestring · Anon. · cl [Marjorie Gestring] _ · Interesting People: Gene Howe · Anon. · cl [Gene Howe] _ · Interesting People: Elizabeth Bodger · Anon. · cl [Elizabeth Bodger] _ · Interesting People: John Ward · Anon. · cl [John Ward] _ · Interesting People: Rose Mackenberg · Anon. · cl [Rose Mackenberg] _ · Interesting People: Lorene Squire · Anon. · cl [Lorene Squire] _ · Interesting People: Papa Bernard Lipfert · Anon. · cl [Papa Bernard Lipfert] 144 · Security · Berton Braley · pm 148 · Why Don’t They? · [Misc.] · cl 158 · Whoppers · [Misc.] · ms 182 · Miracles Don’t Happen · Hugh MacNair Kahler · ss 196 · Speed · Carl Hubbell · ed 198 · What the Readers Say · [The Readers] · lc

The American Magazine [v124 #1, July 1937] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. The Black Envelope [Evan Pinkerton] · David Frome · na; illustrated by James Schucker The Man Who Swam the Pacific · Tristram Tupper · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter Carter’s Drop · John Richey Dessez · ss; illustrated by John Gannam Dark Blizzard · Charles W. B. Hurd · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell Be a Little Lady! · Anne Wormser · ss; illustrated by Walter Klett Ask Me No Questions [Part 2 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis Thief in the Night · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell Fine to Look At [Part 4 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper Miss Champion · Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller Intelligent Martin · Robert Lewis Shayon · vi White Brigand [Part 6 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer Independence · Hubert Kelley · pm

The American Magazine [v124 #2, August 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 160pp+, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · [photo] · Paul Hesse · cv 11 · The Lady Had Nine Lives [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · na; illustrated by Pruett Carter 16 · Recipe for Romance · Rosamond du Jardin · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb 20 · Let Them Laugh · Gerritt Warner · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers 24 · Modeled by Mother · Margaret Lee Runbeck · ss; illustrated by James Schucker 28 · Ask Me No Questions [Part 3 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis 34 · Pilot Weeping · Paul O’Neil · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller 40 · Tow Job · Kimball Herrick · vi; illustrated by Galbraith 44 · Mind Your Manners · Natalie Shipman · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta 52 · Lady in a Fury · Walter de Steiguer · ss; illustrated by Fred Ludekens 56 · Fine to Look At [Part 5 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper