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    The Saturday Evening Post [v214 #38, March 21, 1942] (10½" x 13½", cover by Norman Rockwell)
    Details supplied by Martin Wooster.
    • 9 · The Terrible-Tempered Dr. Barnes [Part 1 of 4] · Carl W. McCardle · ar; A fighting art collector builds a legend with his millions.
    • 12 · Night Stalk · C. S. Forester · ss; Captain Crowe’s flotilla on the loose, an Italian sub being “It.”
    • 14 · B, and the Beanstalk · Frank Taylor · ar; Horticultural magician gives Nature a shot in the arm.
    • 16 · Come Dance with Me · John Hawkins · ss; A lovely dancer prepares to trade fame for revenge.
    • 18 · Indiana Redhead · Hubert J. Wolfe & Arnold Nicholson · ar; All about the rose industry, with color pix to boot.
    • 20 · Women Are Very Interesting to Live With · I. Holt · ss; and Will Henning discovered some in a very interesting way.
    • 22 · Shake-Up Cruise [Crunch & Des] · Philip Wylie · ss; Crunch and Des and the Poseidon mix it with some bombs.
    • 24 · Tall in the Saddle [Part 3 of 8] · Gordon Ray Young · sl; Our hero is sent to a lonely cabin. But why?
    • 27 · The Jews Are Different · Waldo Frank · ar; A Jewish intellectual joins the argument.
    • 30 · Murder in the OPM [Part 5 of 6] · Leslie Ford · sl; A suspect is attacked.
    • 34 · The Barber of Brooklyn · Richard G. Hubler · ar; profile of Red Barber, the Dodgers’ own announcer. A rags-to-radio epic.

    The Saturday Evening Post [v214 #43, April 25, 1942] (10¢, 10½" x 13½", cover by Gene Pelham)
    Details taken from eBay listing.
    • Love Is a Proud and Gentle Thing · Dorothy Thomas · ss; Hired girls should know their place-wherever it is.
    • Depth Charge · C. S. Forester · ss; The HMS Apache brings danger to Brooklyn.
    • Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus · Doug Welch · ss; Happy Digby perpetrates some corn and solves a crime.
    • Man’s Got to Start Somewhere · Richard Heckman · ss; Henry decided to get married before he fit for the Union.
    • Case Without Stars · Harry Klingsberg · ss; Attorney Doowinkle solves the puzzle of the reluctant witness.
    • Wasps of War · Stevens Rayleigh · ar; How Europe’s soldiers of the night wage guerilla warfare.
    • What’s Wrong with Revolution · Demaree Bess · ar; After all, we revolted ourselves some time ago.
    • Flit-Gun Jake · Lewis B. Funke · ar; This muscle man massages champions to victory.
    • The Older the Gag, The Louder the Laugh · Henry A. Reese · ar; And here’s how Abbot and Costello have proved it.
    • Going. Going, Not Yet Gone · Ivan Dmitri · ar; Sentimental journey via narrow gauge (Color photographs).
    • Japan’s Islands of Mystery · Willard Price · ar; An American scientist saw what he shouldn’t have seen.
    • Ride the Man Down [Part 4 of 7] · Luke Short · sl
    • Tall in the Saddle [Part 8 of 8] · Gordon Ray Young · sl
    • Song of the Shy Moon · Robert D. Abrahams · pm
    • To a Highland Grandmother · Helen Paige Phillips · pm
    • Footnote for the Future · Audred Roberts · pm
    • The Devil and Brother Ransom · Dorothy Kissling · pm

    The Saturday Evening Post [v214 #45, May 9, 1942] (10¢, 10½" x 13½", cover by W. W. Calvert)
    Details taken from eBay listing.
    • The Skipper’s Flag · Jacland Marmur · ss; U.S. destroyer squadron goes after revenge in the Pacific.
    • A Plague Upon You, Mrs. B · Colin G. Jameson · ss; Mamu dies (temporarily) in the interests of civic improvement.
    • A Girl Can Remember · David Lamson · ss; A wanderer’s way with a maid. Will this one be successful.
    • Escape from Djbouti · Ida Treat · ss; Two women, one black and one white, helped Pete Norton.
    • The Bear · William Faulkner · ss; Boy meets bear after years of stalking.
    • Hunger Won’t Beat the Axis · Karl Brandt · ar; An economist describes Germany’s design for eating.
    • Tenth man on a Ball Club · Tom Meany · ar; Al Schacht tells you what a third-base coach does and why.
    • What Hitler Wants You to Think · [Misc.] · ar; Do you believe the 15 Lies Hitler Wants You to Believe.
    • Not Quite Heaven · Dr. George Lawton · ar; Providing real homes for the aged.
    • Headaches of a Headwaiter · Maurice Zolotow · ar; Try Albert’s formula on your next dinner guests.
    • The People Nobody Wants · Frank J. Taylor · ar; The West Coast Japanese left some big problems behind.
    • War Slang · William D. Bayles · ar
    • Assignment in Brittany [Part 2 of 8] · Helen MacInnes · sl
    • Ride the Man Down [Part 6 of 7] · Luke Short · sl
    • A Son Remembers His Mother · Joseph Auslander · pm
    • Caprice · Louise Owen · pm

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