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The Readerville Journal
The Readerville Journal [# 6, July/August 2003] ed. Karen Templer (Randall Stickrod, $4.95, 80pp+, bedsheet slick) [TM] 61 · The Joy of Funerals · Alix Strauss · vi; illus. Bob Bechtel
Reading and Collecting
Reading and Collecting [v 1 #9, August 1937] ed. Ben Abramson (Argus Book Shop, 25¢, 32pp, 9" x 12") catalogs are legendary for their wit and erudition. [DA] 2 · Hell’s Paving Stones · Anon. · ed 3-4 · Then and Now · Anon. · ar [Robert Herrick]; on Robert Herrick. 5-6 · Letters to a Pagan · Annetta Halliday-Antona · ar [Lafcadio Hearn]; on Lafcadio Hearn. 6-7 · The Personality of a Library · David H. Keller · ar 7-8 · Contemporary Detective Fiction [Part 2 of ?] · P. M. Stone · ar 9-10 · A Master of the Macabre · August W. Derleth · ar [H. P. Lovecraft]; on H.P. Lovecraft, with a photograph— this piece is titled on the cover “H. P. Lovecraft: A Literoddity”. 11-12 · Modern Binding · A. C. Phillips · ar; on fine bindings. 13 · Auction Prices · Misc. Material · ms 14 · advertisement for Argus Book Shop · Misc. Material · ms; there are small ads as filler on lots of pages. 15 · For Unrepentant Pickwickians · Virginia C. Jones · ar 16-17 · Along the North Wall · Ben Abramson · cl; a regular column on books. 18 · advertisement for Argus Book Shop · Misc. Material · ms 19-20 · Admirations and Antipathies · The Readers · lt 21-22 · Recent Books · Misc. Material · br 23 · Notes on a Bibliography of the Printed Volumes of Donald Culross Peatie and Louise Redfield Peattie · Misc. Material · ms 24 · advertisement for Argus Book Shop · Misc. Material · ms 25 · Information Booth · Wm. J. Henneman · cl; Q&A about books and points—- I see H.G. Wells, Cabell, John Cowper Powys,. etc. 26 · Chicago · Christopher Morley · pm 27 · advertisements for Argus Book Shop · Misc. Material · ms 29-30 · Definitions · Misc. Material · ms; of bibliographical terms. 31 · I Want · Misc. Material · ms; small ads, for buying and selling. 32 · advertisement for Argus Book Shop · Misc. Material · ms
Real
Real [v 1 #1, October 1952] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25ó, quarto) the exciting magazine FOR MEN. [CM]

22 · Across the Atlantic in a 29-Foot Ketch · Kevin Hastings Jones · ar
44 · Quest for the Lost Kingdom of Gold · Martin Abramson · ar
64 · Lion vs. Lens · Mark Swain · ar
70 · Nightmare in Tibet · Harrison Forman · ar
6 · Washington After Dark · J. Alvin Kugelmass · ar
28 · Where Killers Get Their Guns · Arthur Halliburton · ar
40 · Is Your Car a Death Trap? · Gus Brady · ar
60 · Red China’s Vicious Weapon: Narcotics · Norman Mitchell · ar
18 · Baseball Jockeys Ride Again · Paul Gardner · ar
27 · The Day the Experts Wept · Harold C. Winn · ar
56 · King of the Streams · Byron Dalrymple · ar
59 · Shooting the Breeze · Kenneth Bruce · hu
12 · 7 Bloody Hours That Saved Korea · Walter A. Pennino · ar
17 · The Long Roll · Joel Raleigh · ar
48 · Mountain Fighters · William Kreh · ar
34 · Dangerous Living: You Gotta Be Lucky! · Jim Like · ar
66 · Tough Guys of TV · Frank Rasky · ar
54 · Please Lady, Don’t Force Me! · Jon Roger · hu
38 · Bashful Blonde: Doris Keith · Misc. Material · pi; illus. Al Puhn, photos
43 · Hell Afloat · Ed Elise · ia
98 · Who’s Who in Real · The Editors · bg
74 · The Hoods · Harry Grey · na
Real [v 1 #3, December 1952] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25ó, quarto) [CM] 20 · The Big Climb · John Sack · ar 37 · Never Whip a Baboon · Alexander Lake · ar 46 · Kill-Crazy Brownie · Walt Morey · ar 6 · We Can’t Depend on the A-Bomb · Alexander de Seversky · ar 32 · Carnival of Spies · James Wakefield Burke · ar 50 · Miami After Dark · Jack Kofoed · ar 16 · Men Who Make the Champs · Harold Rosenthal · ar 56 · Southern Boys Are Bass Dynamite · Byron W. Dalrymple · ar 64 · Roughest Game on Earth · Lyonel Myron · ar 26 · The Torpedo That Missed F.D.R. · Cmdr. Charles F. Pick, Jr. · ar 40 · Damndest War I Ever Saw · Harrison Forman · ar 12 · No Time for Fear · Michael Cawley · ar 68 · Geniuses on Hot Rods · George Sonim · ar 30 · Women Are the Same All Over · Lyon Mearson · hu 49 · Shooting the Breeze: Bars & Barflies · Kenneth Bruce · hu 38 · Arkansas Venus: Julia Adams · Sid Blau · ar 60 · The Real Powers in America · Al Capp · ar 98 · Who’s Who in Real · The Editors · bg 72 · Hook, Line and Murder · Evan Hunter · ss 79 · Gifts for Men of Action · Sidney Senier · ar 97 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lt
Real [v 1 #5, February 1953] ed. Theodore Irwin (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25ó, quarto) [CM] 6 · I Map the Last Frontier · Doug Harvey · ar 14 · Tomorrow We Kill · Lewis Cotlow · ar 30 · Should You Use High-Test Gas? · Andrew J. White · ar 40 · You Can’t Kill Burlesque · Ralph G. Martin · ar 50 · New Life for Alcoholics · Carl H. Winston · ar 64 · Playboys of the Western World · Tim Taylor · ar 10 · Junie McMahon’s 10 Bowling Secrets · Paul Gardner · ar 45 · Champ Tramp · H. L. Welker · ar 46 · Pike on Ice · Byron W. Dalrymple · ar 36 · Hide-and-Seek War in Malaya · Harrison Forman · ar 54 · Rescue Under Fire · Bill Kreh · ar 22 · Greatest Roper in Texas · Seth Kantor · ar 58 · America’s Biggest Pay-off Man · Mort Weisinger · ar 20 · Ditching a Dame · Lyon Mearson · hu 57 · Whale of a Yarn · Ray Nelson · hu 69 · Shooting the Breeze: About Long Shots · Kenneth Bruce · hu 26 · The Charge Is Murder · Kevin Hastings Jones · ar 62 · Fabulous Female: Zsa Zsa Gabor · Misc. Material · ar 98 · Who’s Who in Real · The Editors · bg 70 · Men Without Children · Walter Osborne · ar 74 · Blaze of Glory · Steve Hail · ss 97 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lt
Real [v 7 #5, March 1956] (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, quarto) Information from EBAY auction. · The Army’s Most Incredible Deserter · Ed Hymoff · ar · We Saw the Daltons Get It · Eye Witness · ar · I Guard “Suicide Bridge” · Lt. John Elliott · ar · Bloody Oranges of Gaza · Eli Korman · ss · Abe Lincoln’s One-Man Air Force · Harry Karns · ar · Juicy Case of Daddy and His Peaches · Allen Churchill · ss · The World’s Deadliest Rifle · Bob Deindorfer · ar · Is It Too Sexy in the Suburbs? · Richard Carter · ar · They Cut a Hole in my Heart · Arnold Rosenblatt · ar · Kiss Me, Killers! · Alfred Court · ss · The Big Ride · Herbert D. Kastle · ss · 1,000,000 Punches Drove Him Mad · Al Stump · ar
Real [v11 #4, March 1958] ed. Carl Bakal (Literary Enterprises, Inc., 25¢, quarto, cover by Louis Glanzman) [KB, from ToC] 10 · Gabbing with Gallico · Paul Gallico · cl 12 · What You Should Know About Space Travel · Martin Caidin · ar 19 · Bigamy: The Man with Two Wives · John Reese · ar 22 · The Day the U.S. Was Invaded · Tom Mahoney · ar 30 · So You Think You’re Honest! · Glenn D. Kittler · ar 26 · A Girl Named Varga · Paul Duckworth · pi 24 · Your Screwy Idea Can Make You a Million · George Laycock · ar 32 · The Girl Who Wore No Clothes · Edmund G. Love · hu 38 · O’Toole and the Missing Jap Fleets · William J. Lederer · hu 34 · The Wacky World of Ernie Kovacs · Richard Gehman · ar [Ernie Kovacs] 41 · March Calender · Misc. Material · cl 42 · Buying a Home Intercom · Misc. Material · ms 43 · 7 Ways to Save Your Money · Misc. Material · ms 44 · Secrets of a Successful Date · Misc. Material · ms 45 · How to Make Clothes Last Longer · Misc. Material · ms 46 · The Correct Form of Address · Misc. Material · ms 47 · When You Lose Your Wallet · Misc. Material · ms 72 · The Sportsman’s Den · Gil Paust · cl 6 · The Real McCoy · Misc. Material · cl 8 · It’s in the Mailbag · The Readers · lt 8 · Next Month in Real · Misc. Material · cl 57 · Doctor’s Diary · Misc. Material · cl 61 · We’re in the Money · Misc. Material · cl 63 · Mivies of the Month · Misc. Material · mr 65 · Real Reading · Misc. Material · br 85 · Photo Credits · Misc. Material · ms
Real [v12 #4, April 1960] ed. Frederick W. Roloff (Excellent Publications, Inc., 35ó, quarto) [CM]

32 · Hitler’s Greatest Secret Crime · Ted Gottfried · ar
13 · Tin Can Ace of Okinawa · Harrison Forman · ar
20 · The Man Who Gave the Turks the Shaft · Alfred Bercovici · ar
38 · The Girl Who Loved and Loved and Loved · Bob & Jan Young · ar
23 · Last of the “Old Pols” · Vincent Marino · ar
26 · Death’s Sex Prince of Paris · Bela von Block · ar
36 · Sturgeon Stickin’ · George Laycock · ar
41 · Detroit’s Pipe Dream Come True · Lawrence Shaw · ar
29 · The Garden of Eve Girl · Mario Casilli · ar
17 · Silent City · Misc. Material · pi
56 · Two-Ton Tug for a Reluctant Rhino · Misc. Material · pi
44 · The Long Rape · Fraulein X · ex; from anonymous: A Woman in Berlin, Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc., 1954.
6 · Straightalk · Misc. Material · cl
8 · Male Bag · The Readers · lt
10 · Gags for Guys · Misc. Material · hu
49 · Guns by George · Misc. Material · cl
76 · The REAL Dope · Misc. Material · cl
Real America
Real America [v 4 #3, November 1934] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc.; Mt. Morris, IL, 25¢, 68pp, 8½" x 11½") “The Magazine of Outspoken Truth” [JL] 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 8 · The Private Life of Mae West · Phoebe Martin · ar 14 · Fake Philanthropy, Unlimited · George Allan England · ar 19 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl 20 · People in Miniature: The Midgets of America · Betty Starr · ar 26 · Faith Bacon and Sally Rand · Fritz Blocki · ar; fan dancers. 34 · Pap and Poison: The Plain-Spoken Truth About the Motion-Picture Magazines · Anonymous · ar 40 · The President Laughs: An Appraisal of the Roosevelt Sense of Humor · Hugh Russell Fraser · ar 64 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu
Real America [v 4 #4, December 1934] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc., Mt. Morris, IL, 25¢, 68pp, 8½" x 11½") from TOC. [JL] 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 29 · The Charity Frauds · George Allan England · ar 42 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl
Real America [v 4 #5, January 1935] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc.; Mt. Morris, IL, 25¢, 68pp, 8½" x 11½") [JL] 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 16 · The Return of Herbert Hoover · Carlos Knight · ar 23 · Shaking Down the Charity Fakers · George Allan England · ar 42 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl 66 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu
Real America [v 4 #6, February 1935] ed. Edwin Baird (Real America, Inc.; Mt. Morris, IL, 25¢, 68pp, 8½" x 11½") [JL] 5 · Behind the Scene · Edwin Baird · cl 6 · A Fool and His Money · Edwin Baird · ed 16 · Fifth Avenue by Day—Sex Avenue by Night · Emile C. Schnurmacher · ar 42 · Books of the Month · Edwin Baird · cl 66 · The Fountain of Spoof · William Tibbetts Brannon · hu
Real Breezy Romances
Real Breezy Romances [v 2 #5, May 1936] ed. Anon. (Best Publishing, Inc., pulp) Details taken from scan of Table of Contents. [PSP] 3 · Orders · Bill Storm · ss 7 · Red-Headed Hostess · Noel MacRay · ss 13 · Graduated with Honors · Betsy Brice · ss 18 · Mlle. Satan · Howard Tompkins · ss 21 · Babes in the Woods · Jurgen A. Wing · ss 26 · Streamlined Love · Dorothy Norris · ss 31 · Runaway Girl · Dennis F. Young · ss 35 · Peace Offering · Art Naglar · ss 47 · Teacher’s Convention · June Jurgen · ss 55 · High Art · Misc. Material · ms
Real Combat Stories
Real Combat Stories [v 7 #3, July 1969] ed. Anon. (Reese Publishing Co. Inc., 35¢) Details taken from eBay listing. [PSP] · The Fantastic Egghead Who Made the U.S. Navy Disappear · Alan Lambert · ar · The Scandal of Women Who Prey on Men · L. R. Thomas · ar · I Attended the Wild Fertility Rites of South America’s Love-Starved Amazon Queens · Ken Krippene · ts · The Fantastic Gyrene Shoot-em-up in the Boondocks of Suicide Creek · Mark Brand · ts · The Latest Craze in Wantonness · Jim McDonald · ar · Intercept and Destroy! The Battle Order of the G.I.’s Who Walk Straight into Hell · Anon. · ar · U.F.O.’s at 450 Fathoms · Ed Hyde · ar
Real Detective
Real Detective [v34 #4, June 1935] (Real Detective Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago, 25¢, 100pp, bedsheet) [JL] 50 · Murder at Moat Farm · Edgar Wallace · ar; by “The great English master of detective writing”
Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories
Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v 6 #3, February 1925] ed. Edwin Baird (Read Detective Tales, Inc.; Chicago, IL, 25¢, 8¼" x 11¼" pulp, cover by Enrico Tomaso) from ToC. 44 · Threads of Guilt · Maurice Coons · nv 16 · The Washington Nights’ Entertainment · Seabury Quinn · ss Detective Tales Dec/Jan ’24 25 · Told in the Night · Charles H. Gabriel, Jr. · ss 33 · Cherry Pits · Stanley Walker · ss 39 · The Adventures of Addison Wing · Eric Howard · ss 4 · Hairy Death [Part 1 of 2] · Ben Lucien Burman · sl 58 · Master of Silence [Part 2 of 2] · Arthur J. Burks · sl 62 · Fingerprints [Part 3 of 3] · Hunter Stinson · sl 66 · Midnight Oil—A Department of Cryptography · Feri Felix Weiss · pz 70 · What Your Penmanship Tells · M. N. Bunker · cl 73 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl 76 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · lt
Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v 9 #1, April-May 1926] ed. Edwin Baird ( Real Detective Tales, Inc., 25¢, 96pp+, bedsheet, cover by Andrew Bensen) [Steve Miller] 4 · What a Gunman Thinks About · Edwin Baird · ed 10 · The Perfect Crime · Hobby Bassford · ss 17 · Alias the Ghost · Culpeper Chunn · ss 29 · Mexicans and Gold · Forbes Parkhill · ss 37 · The Exploits of a French Detective - No.13, “The Man from Guiana” · Richard H. Hart · ss 43 · Terror · George Allan England · ss 49 · The Bunco Expert · Glenn Gravatt · ss 52 · Nemesis of the Air · Arthur J. Burks · ss 61 · The Washington Nights’ Entertainment No.22, “Written in Blood” · Seabury Quinn · ss 69 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derreck · ar 72 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl
Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v 9 #4, October 1926] ed. Edwin Baird (Read Detective Tales, Inc.; Chicago, IL, 25¢, 8¼" x 11¼" pulp, cover by Andrew Bensen) from ToC. 4 · Where Do Gunmen Get Their Guns? · Anon. · ed 12 · The Thing Without a Name [Part 1 of ?] · Herbert Asbury · sl 27 · Shooting Stakes · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv 22 · The Poisoner · Lewis H. Moulton · ss 37 · Buried Evidence · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss 42 · The Absconder · H. M. Hamilton · ss 47 · The Dead Man’s Eyes · Raoul Fauconnier Whitfield · ss 51 · The Gunman · Otis Adelbert Kline · ss 55 · The Man in the Next Room · Paul & Mabel Thorne · ss 58 · Hunted! · Julian Kilman · ss 61 · Trapped! · Philip B. Sharpe & Henry C. Wing · ss 63 · A Sob Story · Tom Curry · ss 8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · lt 10 · Midnight Oil · Andre De Berri, B.Sc. · pz 68 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl 72 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl
Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v11 #1, April/May 1927] (pulp) · The Inside Job · Eric Howard · ss · The Monkey God · Seabury Quinn · ss · The Inquest · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss · The Other Woman · Vincent Starrett · ss · Wolves in Sheiks’ Clothing · John D. Swain · ss · T N T · Tom Curry · ss · The Barred Door · Marion H. Mimms · ss · The Shadow · Al Peters · ss · Standing Orders · Lawrence William Pedrose · ss · Man Hunters · Detective Sergeant Dan McCarthy · ss · Doomed to Die · Harry Adler · ss · The Cast-Iron Alibi · Willis Knapp Jones · ss · Rocks are Hot · Louis Weadock · ss · Police Snapshots · John N. Stanton · ss
Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories [v14 #4, October 1928] ed. Edwin Baird (Real Detective Tales, Inc.; Chicago, IL, 25¢, large, cover by Andrew Bensen) [JA] 4 · Who Will Be the Next President? · Anon. · ed 14 · The Jungle Killer · Edward Parrish Ware · nv 24 · The Wings of Adventure · Richard H. Hart · nv 40 · The Chicage Racket · Joe Feeney · nv 56 · The Ring of Fury [Professor Forrester] · Seabury Quinn · nv 21 · The Wanted Man · Tom Curry · ss 37 · The Bug Catcher · MacKinlay Kantor · ss 48 · The House of Spiders · Elliott W. Hough · ss 51 · The Girl Detective · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 68 · Statement of John August Durand · Vincent Starrett · ss 71 · Shakespeare Fogg, Detective · John Joseph · ss 34 · Thirty Years an Outlaw · Ira D. Mullinax · ts 63 · Two Million Dollars Reward! · Detective Sergeant Dan Coughlan · ts 65 · Detectives’ Luck · Harry Van Demark · ts 91 · Modern Arsine Lupins · Uthai Vincent Wilcox · ts 8 · A Chat with the Chief · The Editor · lt 10 · Fingerprints · Detective John O’Keefe · cl 12 · What Your Penmanship Tells · Roger Derrick, M.A. · cl

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