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The American Magazine [v129 #2, February 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 9 · Tonight Is Mine [Part 1 of 3] · Hamlen Hunt · sl 16 · Let Me Alone · Libby Block · ss 24 · Preface to Love · Phyllis Moore Gallagher · ss 28 · Gentleman of the Jungle [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl 34 · Golden Lady [Part 6 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl 36 · Four Bits · Forrest Kleinman · vi 38 · Come About! · Eustace L. Adams · ss 42 · Sound of a Gong · Robert Hyde · ss 45 · No Scarlet Woman · Thelma Strabel · na 51 · Home for Lunch · Eric Purdon · vi 54 · District Office 22 · Gladys Taber · ss

The American Magazine [v129 #3, March 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · The Handsome One · Winston Norman · ss 16 · Double for Trouble · B. B. Fowler · ss 22 · Call of the Siren · Leonard L. Leonard · ss 28 · Tonight Is Mine [Part 2 of 3] · Hamlen Hunt · sl 32 · Touch Me Not · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 36 · Gentleman of the Jungle [Part 6 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl 39 · Little Blue Book · James R. Webb · vi 40 · To the Victor... · Margaret Culkin Banning · ss 47 · Death Came Dancing · Kathleen Moore Knight · na 52 · Traintime · James H. C. Simons · vi 56 · Man of Pride · Laetitia McDonald · ss

The American Magazine [v129 #4, April 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Quicksand [Part 1 of 6] · Noel Pierce · sl 18 · Edge of Dark · Harry Sylvester · ss; illustrated by Harvey Dunn 22 · Mail and Female · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss; illustrated by Earl Cordrey 28 · Tournament · J. Paul Loomis · ss; illustrated by John Gannam 34 · Tonight Is Mine [Part 3 of 3] · Hamlen Hunt · sl; illustrated by Dean Cornwell 40 · Bali Love Song · H. Vernor Dixon · ss; illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias 44 · Dream of a Girl · Clara Wallace Overton · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell 47 · Into Thin Air · Sarah-Elizabeth Rodger · na; illustrated by Mario Cooper 52 · Flower Pot · C. S. Montanye · vi 56 · Merry-Go-Round · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer April Is a State of Mind · Helen Turner Mitchel · pm

The American Magazine [v129 #5, May 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Fools Rush In [Part 1 of 4] · Eustace L. Adams · sl; probably not the same as the story of the same name in the February 22, 1930 issue of Argosy.; illustrated by Donald Teague 18 · Escape Postponed · Laura M. Loudon · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 24 · Scattergood and the Spiteful Man [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by George Howe 28 · All Is Fair · John Hawkins · ss; illustrated by Earl Cordrey 34 · Quicksand [Part 2 of 6] · Noel Pierce · sl 40 · Half-Pint Kid · Borden Chase · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark 46 · Gay Laughter · Newlin B. Wildes · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb 50 · Proud Possessor · James Street · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell 52 · Cold Deck · Devery Freeman · vi 53 · Sisters in Trouble · Rex Stout · n. Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1940, as Where There’s a Will; abridged. Don Quixote · Munro Leaf · hu [Miguel de Cervantes]; illustrated by Peter Arno To the Children · Robert Nathan · pm

The American Magazine [v129 #6, June 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Strangers in Love · Viña Delmar · na 18 · The Cub with a Style · Donald Hough · ss 24 · Whip Hand · Ida M. Evans · ss 30 · Behind the Door · Stewart Beach · ss 34 · Fools Rush In [Part 2 of 4] · Eustace L. Adams · sl; probably not the same as the story of the same name in the February 22, 1930 issue of Argosy. 40 · Quicksand [Part 3 of 6] · Noel Pierce · sl 42 · One Life to Live · Thomas Walsh · ss 48 · I Said to the Bartender · Charles Hoffman · ss 52 · Handy Man · Leon Ware · ss 56 · The Lost Land · George H. Freitag · vi 58 · Well Done · D. Wilson MacArthur · ss

The American Magazine [v130 #1, July 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · The Siren Smiled [Part 1 of 5] · H. Vernor Dixon · sl 18 · Mass Flight · Blaine & Dupont Miller · ss 20 · Flashing Star · Alberta Hughes Wahl · ss 26 · Summer Bachelor · Charles Hoffman · ss 30 · Wife by the Day · Baird Hall · ss 36 · Fools Rush In [Part 3 of 4] · Eustace L. Adams · sl; probably not the same as the story of the same name in the February 22, 1930 issue of Argosy. 40 · The Gold Brick [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 42 · Guilt · Allan Vaughan Elston · vi 49 · The Calm Before · Mildred Cram · na 54 · Quicksand [Part 4 of 6] · Noel Pierce · sl 60 · The Trap · Richard O. Lewis · vi

The American Magazine [v130 #2, August 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Danger Zone · Blaine & Dupont Miller · ss 14 · Something to Remember · Herbert Ravenel Sass · ss 20 · Double Fault · Don Tracy · ss 30 · The Siren Smiled [Part 2 of 5] · H. Vernor Dixon · sl 35 · Fly for Your Life · Will F. & Betty Jenkins · vi 36 · Inferno · Westmoreland Gray · ss 38 · Brave Venture · Anne Darkwood · vi 42 · The Lady Forgot · Stewart Beach · ss 46 · Fools Rush In [Part 4 of 4] · Eustace L. Adams · sl; probably not the same as the story of the same name in the February 22, 1930 issue of Argosy. 49 · Dark Corridor · Constance & Gwenyth Little · na 54 · Quicksand [Part 5 of 6] · Noel Pierce · sl 56 · Dot on the Map · Borden Chase · vi

The American Magazine [v130 #3, September 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 12 · Between Acts · Josephine Bentham · ss 18 · Savage Serenade · William E. Barrett · ss 24 · The Touch of a Gentleman · Willard Robertson · ss 26 · Traitor · Francis Swann · vi 28 · B-Girl · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss 34 · The Proud Merchant Prince · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 36 · The Siren Smiled [Part 3 of 5] · H. Vernor Dixon · sl 40 · Regards to Old Man Trout · Edmund Gilligan · ss 46 · The Spendthrift · Henri Duvernois · vi 47 · She’ll Be Dead by Morning [Jim Steele] · Dana Chambers · n. The Dial Press 1940; abridged. 52 · Quicksand [Part 6 of 6] · Noel Pierce · sl 54 · Tryout · John Hawkins · vi 82 · Confession · Stewart Beach · vi

The American Magazine [v130 #4, October 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · Wildcat 13 [Part 1 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 16 · Daughter Knows Best · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy 23 · Lover’s Touch · Paul Schubert · vi 24 · Smart Guy · Joseph Marshall · ss; illustrated by John R. Holmgren 26 · Some Call It Chivalry · Reuben Davis · ss; illustrated by John Gannam 32 · The Siren Smiled [Part 4 of 5] · H. Vernor Dixon · sl; illustrated by Matt Clark 36 · The Suitors of Sue · Helen Deutsch · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper 38 · I Give My Life · Will F. Jenkins · ss; illustrated by Harvey Dunn 44 · One More Time · Alec Rackowe · vi 45 · Two Were Missing [Insp. Luke Bradley] · Hugh Pentecost · na; illustrated by Earl Cordrey 52 · Interview · Mitchell Wilson · vi 54 · The Girl from Hell’s Kitchen · Joseph Harrington · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker 154 · Not the Type · Pat Fowler · vi An Intern’s Love Letter · Justus J. Schifferes · pm

The American Magazine [v130 #5, November 1940] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 12 · Drums at Night · Helen Augur · ss 18 · Red Head · Brooke Hanlon · ss 22 · Wildcat 13 [Part 2 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl 26 · The Patriot · D. L. Champion · vi 30 · Blue Thunderbird · Betty Carothers Dill · vi 32 · Angel in the Woods · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 36 · The Siren Smiled [Part 5 of 5] · H. Vernor Dixon · sl 40 · Celebrity Snatcher · Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf · ss 46 · Night Out · Loretta Burrough · vi 47 · Bitter End [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na 54 · High Hat · William A. H. Birnie · vi 56 · Toast to Today · Matt Taylor · ss 118 · Assignment to Danger · Karl Detzer · ss

The American Magazine [v130 #6, December 1940] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 166pp+, quarto, cover by Mead Maddick-Lownds) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. 9 · I’ve Been Thinking · William S. Farish · ed; Farish was president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersy. 11 · The Girl Next Door · John D. Greene · ar; actress Martha Scott in Our Town. 12 · Our Tanks Are Rolling · Beverly Smith · ar 14 · “Most Likely to Succeed...” · William Du Bois · ss; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt 16 · The Talk of the Town [Part 1 of 5] · Ann Pinchot · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper 20 · In Exile · Faith Baldwin · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter 23 · The A.B.C. of Pep · Clarence Woodbury · ar 24 · America’s No. 1 Nazi · Stephen Riley King · ar; Fritz Wiedemann. 26 · The Bride’s Holiday · Marian Sims · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker 30 · Find Yourself in This Picture · L. Frederick Miles, Ph.D. · ar; a pop psychology test. 32 · A Woman of the Republic · Edward Stevenson · vi 34 · Wildcat 13 [Part 3 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 38 · Star in the East · Eleanor De Lamater · ss; illustrated by Dean Cornwell 42 · Racketeers by Accident · Don Eddy · ar; criminal gangs fake accidents to defraud insurance companies.; illustrated by George Howe 44 · After-Dinner Speech · Francis Swann · vi; illustrated by Bobbi 45 · Doctor in the House · William Martin · nv; illustrated by Stevan Dohanos 50 · Elmer, the Giant Killer · John Janney · ar; Elmer Lincoln Irey, investigator for Bureau of Internal Revenue (precursor to Internal Revenue Service). 52 · Perfect Secretary · Frances Adams Moore · vi 53 · How to Make Friends · Elmer G. Leterman · ar; illustrated by Ralph Stein 54 · Amateur Stooge · Alec Rackowe · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller 59 · “What Americanism Means to Me” · Phyllis Merrill · cn 62 · Life’s Little Temptations · Philip Hummerstone · ct 69 · Swing · Lyman Anson · pm 77 · Interesting People in the American Scene · Anon. · cl 96 · Stretch Detectives · Norman V. Carlisle · vi 100 · [cartoon] · Shellhase · ct 102 · A Plant That Grew to the Sun · Holman Harvey · ar; Dr. Philip White studies tomato roots. 104 · Trial by Water · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer 120 · Johnny-on-the-Spot · Roland Coe · ct 126 · Carrots O’Hara · Hilda Terry · ct 130 · Well Fitted · Borden Chase · vi 154 · The Last of the Mohicans · Monroe Leaf · hu; as retold by the creator of Ferdinand the Bull. 162 · Cause for Divorce · William Steig · ct 164 · You Will Report · Gerald Mygatt · ar

The American Magazine [v131 #1, January 1941] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · Two in a Glass House · Eleanor DeLamater · ss 12 · Eleven Years · Denis Plimmer · vi 16 · Christmas in the Heart · Rachel Field · ss 20 · It Must Be Love · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss 26 · Might-Have-Been · Marion Baxter Taylor · ss 32 · His Own Medicine · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 34 · Echo of War · Thomas Rourke · ss 38 · The Talk of the Town [Part 2 of 5] · Ann Pinchot · sl 42 · The Meanest Man · Paul Schubert · vi 44 · Fire by Night · Constance Wagner · vi 113 · The Halfway Heart · Laurette MacDuffie Knight · na 130 · Dumb Guy · Gordon Gaskill · vi 140 · Wildcat 13 [Part 4 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

The American Magazine [v131 #2, February 1941] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · Cupid Was a Wooden Indian · Stewart Beach · ss 16 · Tropical Secretary · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · ss 22 · Food for Thought · Brooke Hanlon · ss 24 · The Unkindest Cut · Harrison Hendryx · vi 26 · Lester in Wonderland · Herbert Dalmas · ss 34 · The Light Changed · Robert Meskill & Stuart Warrington · ss 36 · Flying Orders · Jim Crang & Winston Norman · ss 44 · The Sea Serpent · Nard Jones · vi 46 · The Bartender’s Birthday · Don Tracy · ss 107 · After Midnight · George F. Worts · na 128 · The Talk of the Town [Part 3 of 5] · Ann Pinchot · sl 140 · Wildcat 13 [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl 144 · The Champ · S. I. Kishor · vi

The American Magazine [v131 #3, March 1941] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · Manhattan Jungle · H. Vernor Dixon · ss 16 · Men Shake Hands · Charles Bonner · ss 18 · Nest of Honor · Lynn Montross · vi 24 · Dark Purpose · Frank Bunce · ss 26 · Office Angel · Brooke Hanlon · ss 30 · “If You Want to Strangle Me” · J. Paul Loomis · ss 32 · Proud Eyes · Wyatt Blassingame · vi 38 · A Better Way · Howard Maier · vi 40 · Grandma’s a Sassy Piece · Richard Heckman · ss 42 · The Queen’s Move · Esther Whitman Moore · vi 46 · Wallflower’s Holiday · Eric Hatch · ss 129 · While the Bells Rang · Charles L. Clifford · na 154 · The Talk of the Town [Part 4 of 5] · Ann Pinchot · sl 164 · Wildcat 13 [Part 6 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

The American Magazine [v131 #4, April 1941] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · You Go Your Way [Part 1 of 4] · Katharine Brush · sl 16 · Troubadour · George Sessions Perry · ss 22 · Ship of Wealth · George H. Freitag · vi 26 · The Captain’s Confusion · Joseph Marshall · ss 32 · Leopards Don’t Change Spots · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 36 · Blood Will Tell · Ray Nafziger · ss 38 · Ill Wind · Eric Purdon · vi 40 · Crazy Folks Are Fun · James Street · ss 46 · Yes Man · Ruth Burr Sanborn · ss 125 · Death Rides the Ski-Tow [Peter Duluth; Iris Duluth] · Q. Patrick · na 142 · Birthday Present · Bertram B. Fowler · vi 150 · The Talk of the Town [Part 5 of 5] · Ann Pinchot · sl 156 · Stop Light · Baynard Kendrick · vi

The American Magazine [v131 #5, May 1941] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 12 · Black Water [Part 1 of 4] · Philip Wylie · sl 18 · Generals Make Promises · H. Vernor Dixon · ss 22 · From Peak to Peak · James R. Webb · ss 24 · Little Dog · Mona Gardner · vi 30 · Retreat · Allan Vaughan Elston · vi 32 · Waiting for Jerry · Joseph Laurance Marx · ss 38 · Snob Sister · Ruth Lyons · ss 42 · Coming-Out Party · Newlin B. Wildes · ss 44 · Turn Table · Stuart Marey · vi 48 · Blue Roadster · Corey Ford · ss 107 · Lead-Pipe Cinch · Bruce Nelson · vi 135 · Number 1 Wife · Thelma Strabel · na 158 · You Go Your Way [Part 2 of 4] · Katharine Brush · sl

The American Magazine [v131 #6, June 1941] (25¢, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · His Name in the Paper · Eustace L. Adams · ss 16 · Don’t Wait Up · Richard Sherman · ss 22 · Only Suckers Work · Daniel Butler · vi 26 · The Algonquin Woman · Edmund Gilligan · ss 29 · Revenge · E. D. Oliver, Jr. · vi 32 · The Magical Touch · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 36 · Black Water [Part 2 of 4] · Philip Wylie · sl 40 · Strictly a Sharpshooter · D. D. Beauchamp · ss 42 · Dinner’s Ready · Howard Maier · vi 46 · The Beachcomber’s Bride · James R. Webb · ss 120 · The Alley Cat · R. B. Fleming · vi 125 · The Fearful Night · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · na 148 · You Go Your Way [Part 3 of 4] · Katharine Brush · sl