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The American Magazine [v154 #3, September 1952] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., 35¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Ira Matetsky. 2 · Picture of the Month · Anon. · cl 4 · Letters Across the Editors’ Desks · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Movies of the Month · Anon. · mr 10 · Radio-TV · Anon. · cl 11 · Records of the MOnth · L. T. · cl 12 · Help for Your House · [The Readers] · cl 15 · I Found $5,000,000 in a Pushcart · Patsy D’Agostino · ar 16 · Look Out for Lovey · Faith Baldwin · nv; illustrated by Wesley Snyder 19 · My War with the Women · Robert C. Ruark · ar 22 · The Sin of Madame Senecal · Phyllis Lee Peterson · ss; illustrated by George Hughes 24 · Time Enough Tomorrow · John Clare · ss; illustrated by George Garland 26 · The Cuban and the Redhead · Jack & Madeline Sher · ar [Desi Arnez; Lucille Ball] 28 · Come and Get It! · Don Eddy · ar 30 · A Night on the Town · Josephine Bentham · ss 32 · Four Countries in a Fortnight · Marcella Bannon · ar 36 · Reunion · Peggy Nieto Speed · ss; illustrated by Lionel Gilbert 38 · The Laws of the Yukon · James Joseph · ar [Bert Law; Ellen Law] 42 · The Happiest Kid on Earth · Gordon Cobbledick · ar [Bill Domhoff] 45 · America’s Interesting People · Anon. · cl [Charley Brand; Jack Hamm; Ralph Graeter; George Cota; Lisette Steinman; Frank Steinman; C. Edward Graves; Valerie Wilmotte; Robert Swackmacker; Harry Smithson; Dallas Smith; P. A. Mattison] 58 · Boomer Pride · Frank Bonham · nv; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer 61 · First Assignment · John & Evelyn Humphreys · vi 64 · [cartoon] · Bo Brown · ct 66 · [cartoon] · Gustav Lundberg · ct 68 · It’s the Law · Dick Hyman · ct; illustrated by O. Soglow 70 · [cartoon] · Charles D. Pearson · ct 72 · Why Don’t They? · [The Readers] · cl 74 · It Never Happens · Walter Goldstein · ct 76 · Now They’ve Done It · Lawrence Galton · cl 80 · [cartoon] · Norman Hoifjeld · ct 82 · Welding Words · Ben L. O’Dell · pz 86 · Today’s Fabulous Figures · Lawrence Galton · cl 94 · [cartoon] · Jack Markow · ct 98 · Jacaranda Jubilee · Frank Lewis · ar 102 · [cartoon] · Harry Lampert · ct 104 · Funny Side of the Street · Arthur Lansing · hu 106 · Who Are These First Ladies? · Bill Mitchell · qz 108 · [cartoon] · V. Shirvanian · ct 110 · [cartoon] · Jerry Marcus · ct 118 · [cartoon] · Ray Helle · ct 120 · [cartoon] · Joseph Treceno · ct 122 · [cartoon] · Glenn Bernhardt · ct 125 · [cartoon] · John Gallagher · ct 129 · [cartoon] · Edwin Lepper · ct 131 · This Will Kill You [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · nv; later published in Three Men Out as “This Won’t Kill You”.

The American Magazine [v154 #4, October 1952] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell-Collier, 35¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Eddie Chan) 4 · Letters Across the Editors’ Desks · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Help for Your House · [Misc.] · ms 10 · Funny Side of the Street · Anon. · hu 12 · The Peek at the Movies of the Month · [Misc.] · mr 14 · Radio—TV · [Misc.] · cl 15 · Records of the Month · [Misc.] · cl 16 · Now They’ve Done It! · [Misc.] · cl 17 · Why Don’t They? · [Misc.] · cl 19 · I’m Glad I’m Not Running This Time! · Norman Thomas · ar 20 · Welcome Home, Mike · Gordon Gaskill · ss; illustrated by John Northcross 22 · They Solved Their In-Law Problem · Roul Tunley · ar 24 · Freshman Three · Elizabeth Stowe · ss 26 · Loneliest Man in Town! · Bill Stewart · ar 28 · The Luck of Lily Cole · Rosalie F. Wilson · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer 30 · The Kids Are Campaigning, Too! · Robert Crandall · ar 32 · I’ll Take Southern California · Don Eddy · ar 36 · Grudge Game · Scott Young · ss; illustrated by Hardie Gramatky 38 · We’re in the Movies Now! · Vance Packard · ar 40 · The Mink Coat · Charles T. Webb · vi; illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff 42 · Don’t Let It Get You Down · Kate Smith · ar 44 · By the Way · Sumner Blossom · cl 45 · America’s Interesting People · [Misc.] · ms 58 · Marriage for Melissa · Herbert Dalmas & Elizabeth Crawford · nv; illustrated by Bernard D’Andrea 68 · What President? · Dr. Charles Frederick McKivergan · qz 104 · How Many Public Workers in Your State? · Tom Bernard · ms 114 · Pumpkin Time in Circleville · Frank Lewis · ar 127 · The Crimson Paw · Mignon G. Eberhart · nv; illustrated by Peter Stevens 132 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct 143 · Lucky’s Day · Mary Jane Waldo · vi 144 · Some Answers to the Political Puzzle · John W. McPherrin · ar

The American Magazine [v154 #5, November 1952] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell-Collier Company, 35¢, 144pp+, standard, cover by Wm. Rose) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 4 · Letters Across the Editors’ Desks · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Barbershop Quartet · William Heuman · vi 10 · Why Don’t They? · [The Readers] · cl 12 · Movies of the Month · Anon. · cl 14 · Radio-TV-Records · L. T. · cl 16 · Help for Your House · Anon. · cl 18 · Now They’ve Done It! · Lawrence Galton · cl 19 · Today’s Fabulous Figures · Lawrence Galton · cl 21 · God Is My Senior Partner · Henry A. Bullis · ar 22 · No Help Wanted · Norma Mansfield · ss; illustrated by Thornton Utz 24 · Your Chances in the Draft · William Drake · ar 26 · Hurricane · Hugh B. Cave · ss 28 · Sauce for the Goose · Victoria Case · ss; illustrated by Martin Gulser 30 · What to Do for a Sick Friend · Martin Bunn · ar 32 · Caribbean Fever! · Ronald Schiller · ar 36 · Day of the Trial · John & Ward Hawkins · ss; illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff 38 · Would You Change Places with the Savstroms? · Roul Tunley · ar 40 · Trip to the Moon · Mary Knowles · vi 42 · Tomorrow’s Big Shots Are Busy Today · Clarence Woodbury · ar 44 · By the Way: “Yours Is the Earth” · [The Editor] · ed _44 · If— · Rudyard Kipling · pm The American Magazine Oct 1910 45 · Interesting People · Anon. · bg 58 · This Must Be Love · Alec Rackowe · na; illustrated by Dorothy Monet 62 · [cartoon] · Charles Sharman · ct 64 · Ten Twizzlers · George Amon · qz 70 · Funny Side of the Street · Arthur Lansing · cl 72 · [cartoon] · Ray Helle · ct 74 · [cartoon] · Jeffrey J. Monahan · ct 80 · [cartoon] · James Wade · ct 90 · [cartoon] · Walt Wetterberg · ct 94 · [cartoon] · Larry Harris · ct 96 · [cartoon] · Bob Campbell · ct 98 · Have You Heard About Spain? · Gerald Maurois · ar 108 · “It’s None of Your Business” · Edward Boyd · ar 110 · [cartoon] · Walter Goldstein · ct 112 · [cartoon] · Tony Basso · ct 114 · Let Them Pick Their Own Toys · Grace Langdon, Ph.D. · ar 118 · [cartoon] · Brad Anderson · ct 125 · [cartoon] · Don Tobin · ct 128 · [cartoon] · Jimmy Mack · ct 131 · The Blurred Killer · Gordon Gaskill · na 141 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl; illustrated by O. Soglow 144 · Why the Pilgrims Gave Thanks · John W. McPherrin · ar

The American Magazine [v154 #6, December 1952] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell-Collier, 35¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. 18 · Santa’s Last Trip · Herbert Dalmas · vi; illustrated by Andy Virgil 22 · Words to the Song · Mary Knowles · ss 26 · You’ll Be Sorry · Sam F. Ciulla · ss; illustrated by Frederic Varady 32 · The Pink Tree · Marjorie McIntyre · ss; illustrated by J. Frederick Smith 36 · Coldriver’s Medicine Man · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Len Steckler 42 · Do You Take This Woman? · Margaret Culkin Banning · na; illustrated by Tom Lovell 92 · Double Take · Zoa Sherburne · vi; illustrated by Harry Beckoff, [?] 114 · Dear Mr. Oppenzoomer · Phyllis Lee Peterson · ss; illustrated by Rudy Pott 131 · Murder by Moonlight · Lew Dietz · na; illustrated by Howard Forsberg

The American Magazine [v155 #1, January 1953] (25¢, quarto, cover by Morgan Kane) Details supplied by Steve Scott. Will There Always Be a Roosevelt? · Clarence Woodbury · ar Moving In with the Eisenhowers · Vance Packard · ar I Really Saw Europe by Bus · Jack Long · ar What Teen-agers Want to Know About Sex and Marriage · Elizabeth Force · ar Follow the Ski-Bum Trail · Hal Burton · ar Going...Going...Gone · Leonard Falkner · ar By the Way · [The Editor] · ed Carnival Capers in Rio · Larry Thomas · ar What to Do Until the Doctor Comes · D. B. Armstrong, M.D. · ar Inauguration of New Confidence · John W. McPherrin · ar Frost in Heaven · Allene Corliss · na; illustrated by Tom Hall The Blonde in the Closet · Oscar Schisgall · na; illustrated by Walter Richards Lorelei · Gladys Taber · ss; illustrated by Peter Stevens The Offering · Stewart Toland · ss; illustrated by John Clymer Love Your Neighbor · Jean DeWitt Fitz · ss; illustrated by J. Frederick Smith Alias Joe Green · Murray Hoyt · ss; illustrated by John Walter Never Forget · John Randolph Phillips · vi; illustrated by Robert Hilbert Peeping Cupid · Lily K. Scott · vi; illustrated by Bob Douglass

The American Magazine [v155 #2, February 1953] (25¢, quarto, cover by Peter Dimitri) Details taken from eBay listing. The Man Eisenhower Calls Boss · Kenneth Harper · ar What I’ve Learned from the Animals · Walt Disney · ar GI Joe: Europe’s New Royality · Edward Boyd · ar The Washington I Never Knew · Roul Tunley · ar I’m Glad I Married a Farmer · Edwin V. Burkholder · ar The Truth About Traffic Jams · William Drake · ar By the Way · [The Editor] · ed Cuban Love Song · Larry Thomas · ar An Old American Custom · John W. McPherrin · ar Joe Verevk’s Daughter · Herbert Dalmas & Elizabeth Crawford · na The Dagger · Hugh Pentecost · na The Girl at Table Six · George S. Brooks · ss Second Spring · Phyllis L. Peterson · ss The Outlanders · Charles Tazewell · ss Surprise Party · Lucy Cundiff · ss Occupation: Homemaker · James Robert · vi Smart Girl · Lily K. Scott · vi

The American Magazine [v155 #3, March 1953] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell-Collier Company, 35¢, 144pp+, standard, cover by Peter Stevens) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 4 · Letters Across the Editors’ Desks · [The Readers] · lc 6 · Help for Your House · [The Readers] · cl 8 · Funny Side of the Street · Arthur Lansing · cl 10 · American Family Problems: The Open Door · Wynn Parker · ar 12 · Movies of the Month · Anon. · cl 14 · Radio-TV-Records · L. T. · cl 16 · Now They’ve Done It! · Lawrence Galton · cl 17 · Why Don’t They? · [The Readers] · cl 19 · Should You Marry Your Soldier—or Wait? · Al Stump · ar 22 · Aftermath · Norton Weber · ss; illustrated by David Berger 24 · My Two Years in the Red Army · Pvt. Alexander Lobov, U.S.A. · ar 26 · Close Shave · Gordon Gaskill · ss; illustrated by Robert Patterson 28 · In the Woods, I’ll Take the Tenderfeet · Ralph Bice · ar 30 · Romance C.O.D. · William Heuman · ss; illustrated by Thornton Utz 32 · Wyoming Wonderland · Don Eddy · ar 34 · How to Fly with the Angels · Jack Long · ar 36 · Even Steven · Nard Jones · vi 38 · The Undefeated · Stewart Toland · ss 40 · Hope for Troubled Minds · Jerome Beatty · ar 42 · The Matchmaker · Sarah-Elizabeth Rodger · na; illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff 46 · By the Way: Respect and Confidence · [The Editor] · ed 47 · America’s Interesting People · Anon. · bg 61 · [cartoon] · Reamer Keller · ct 62 · Are You an X-Pert? · Boris Randolph · qz 64 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl; illustrated by O. Soglow 66 · [cartoon] · Roy L. Fox · ct 68 · Today’s Fabulous Figures · Lawrence Galton · cl 70 · [cartoon] · George Hamilton Green · ct 72 · [cartoon] · Peter Wyma · ct 80 · [cartoon] · Jerry Marcus · ct 83 · [cartoon] · Mary Gibson · ct 100 · [cartoon] · Bill Harrison · ct 102 · [cartoon] · John Norment · ct 106 · Let’s Go Dutch · Wayne Amos · ar 112 · [cartoon] · Bob Barnes · ct 116 · [cartoon] · Bob Schroeter · ct 120 · [cartoon] · A. Cramer · ct 125 · [cartoon] · Frank Ridgeway · ct 128 · Perishable! · Robert Zacks · vi 131 · The Laughing Man [Inspector Martin Field] · Patrick Quentin · na; illustrated by Ed Gordon 144 · It’s No Sin to Make a Profit · John W. McPherrin · ar

The American Magazine [v155 #4, April 1953] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., 35¢, 148pp+, quarto, cover by Theda & Emerson Hall) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 4 · Letters Across the Editors’ Desks · [The Readers] · lc 8 · Funny Side of the Street · Arthur Lansing · cl 12 · Movies of the Month · Anon. · cl 14 · Radio-TV-Records · L. T. · cl 16 · Help for Your House · Gus Rogers · cl 18 · The Open Door · [The Readers] · cl 21 · “Why Don’t I Ever Get a Break?” · Robert V. Seliger, M.D. · ar 22 · Applause for Ilsa · Mabel Brown Farwell · ss; illustrated by Mauro Scali 24 · The Man with 40,000 “Wives” · Clarence Woodbury · ar 26 · The Strange Story of Senator Morse [Wayne Morse] · Richard L. Neuberger · bg 28 · Two Moons in the Sky · Jean MacKeagan · ss; illustrated by George Garland 30 · Let’s Start All Over Again · Jean Potts · ss; illustrated by Morgan Kane 32 · My Trip to Friendly Ireland · Dan Parker · ar 34 · Today Is Special · Marion Valensi · ss 36 · Ivy Token · Maxine Lane · vi; illustrated by Eddie Chan 38 · Good News for Backyard Gardeners · Caleb Quackenbush · ar 40 · After the Army—What? · William Drake · ar 42 · Skysplitter · Colin S. Darroch · nv; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer 46 · By the Way: Do You Know How to Say Thank You? · Helen Colton · cl 47 · Interesting People · Anon. · bg 62 · It’s the Law · Dick Lang · cl; illustrated by O. Soglow 66 · What One Word? · Ben L. O’Dell · qz 70 · Why Don’t They? · [The Readers] · cl 84 · Now They’ve Done It! · Lawrence Galton · cl 100 · Today’s Fabulous Figures · Lawrence Galton · cl 104 · Detroit’s Dynamic Main Stem · Roul Tunley · ar 116 · Inside Stuff · Jerome Barry · vi; illustrated by Tracy Sugarman 118 · Why Is It? · Roy L. Fox · ct 122 · Blow Your Blues Away · Gordon Gaskill · ar 135 · A Scream in the Night · Kelly Roos · na; illustrated by Bernard D’Andrea 148 · The Young Turks · John W. McPherrin · ms

The American Magazine [v155 #5, May 1953] Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents Murder in Waltz Time · Mignon G. Eberhart · na

The American Magazine [v155 #6, June 1953] Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents Case File—F.B.I.: The Faceless Killer [John Ripley] · The Gordons · na

The American Magazine [v156 #1, July 1953] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., 35¢, 144pp+, quarto, cover by William Jacobson) Details supplied by Ira B. Matetsky. 4 · Letters Across the Editors’ Desks · [The Readers] · lc 6 · By the Way: Do It Yourself—Don’t Just Watch Others · [The Editor] · ed 8 · Movies of the Month · Anon. · cl 10 · Radio-TV-Records · L. T. · cl 12 · Help for Your House · Gus Rogers · cl 15 · At Last—Your Dollar Is Getting Bigger · Roger W. Babson · ar 16 · The Celebrity · Mabel Brown Farwell · ss; illustrated by J. Frederick Smith 18 · It’s Bush-League Baseball for Me! · Joe Hauser · ar 20 · Temptress Trap · Hilda Cole Espy · vi 22 · You Can Work These Wonders in Your Home · Howard Young, Jr. · ar 26 · Long-Hair Music Gets a Haircut [Meredith Willson] · Jack Long · bg 28 · Danger!—Women at Work · Mary Van Fossen Schwab · ss 30 · Arkansas Industry Hits the Glory Trail · Steve King · ar 32 · The Sky Is Their Backyard · Peter T. White · ar 34 · Scattergood and Mlle. Fifi [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 36 · Devil’s Pit · Hugh B. Cave · ss; illustrated by Thornton Utz 38 · The France I Love · Lily Pons · ar 42 · Lover’s Magic · Arthur Gordon · nv; illustrated by Morgan Kane 47 · Interesting People · Anon. · bg 62 · Twist a Word · Ben L. O’Dell · qz 68 · Now They’ve Done It! · Lawrence Galton · cl 72 · Funny Side of the Street · Arthur Lansing · cl 78 · It’s the Law · Dick Hyman · cl; illustrated by O. Soglow 80 · Why Don’t They? · [The Readers] · cl 86 · Today’s Fabulous Figures · Lawrence Galton · cl 98 · What I Learned from 1,000,000 Miles of Motoring · Don Eddy · ar 102 · Why Is It? · Roy L. Fox · ct 116 · The Open Door · [The Readers] · cl 128 · The Captive-Bride Murders · George Harmon Coxe · na; illustrated by James Bingham 143 · Silent Partner · Edwin T. Connell · vi 144 · Our Heritage · John W. McPherrin · ms