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The American Magazine [September 1953] (35¢, 8½" x 11", cover by Morgan Kane) [eBay] · By the Way · The Editor · ed · Let’s Stop Picking on the President · Hugh Scott · ar · Michigan Avenue—Main Street of Mid-America · Roul Tunley · ar · How to Make $10,000 a Year · Royce G. Martin · ar · The Man Who Blew Up the Movies · Edward Boyd · ar · Diamonds in the Meatballs · Don Eddy · ar · Wine Comes to the Family Table · John Carleton · ar · Miracles in the Desert · Gordon Gaskill · ar · Live Like a King in Portugal · Miriam Troop · ar · Out of this World · Wayne Ames · ar · A Nation of Neighborhoods · John W. McPherrin · ar · The Love Traitor · Ann E. Williams · na · One Victim Too Many · Kelley Roos · na · Scandal at Ste. Angele · Phyllis L. Peterson · ss · A Witch in the Heather · Robert Meyer · ss · Three Men and a Girl · Anne West · ss · The Good Sport · Donna Geyer · ss · Lovable Guy · Edwin T. Connell · vi · That Blonde! · W. L. Heath · vi
The American Magazine [October 1953] (25¢, 8½" x 11", cover by Morgan Kane) [eBay] · By the Way: Without Change There Is Never Progress · The Editor · ed · What’s Wrong with Social Security · John F. Kennedy · ar · The Man Who Made a Mountain Out of Sex · Clarence W. Hall · ar · The Love Life of Mr. Peepers · Jack Long · ar · Make Way for the Iron Men! · Harold “Red” Grange · ar · It Pays to Love Your Neighbor · Al Stump · ar · Somebody Wants Your Car · Robert J. Bohaty · ar · Aloha Days in Hawaii · Charles Albertson · ar · Your Reputation—What’s It Worth? · John W. McPherrin · ar · The Men in Her Life · Sarah E. Rodger · na · Murder Goes Undergroung · Hugh Pentecost · na · My Brother’s Wife · Dorothy S. Phillips · ss · The Bride Wore Spurs · Peggy S. Curry · ss · Mr. Budcup’s Castle · Ed McNamara · ss · The Cheat · James Robert · vi · Dreamboat · Jane Sughrue · vi · Sissy Stuff · Lucy Cundiff · vi
The American Magazine [November 1953] (35¢, 8½" x 11") [eBay] · By the Way—More Fun “Doing” than “Watching” · The Editor · ed · Don’t Let Your Parents Teach You to Drive · Amos E. Neyhart · ar · If I Were 21 · A. vanderZee · ar · Wail— and Get Wealthy · Jerome Beatty · ar · New Easy Ways to Brighten Up Your Home · William Rose · ar · It’s No Crime to Pawn Your Watch · Roul Tunley · ar · Whooping It Up with the Redskins · Don Eddy · ar · A Thanksgiving I’ll Never Forget · Leonard Falkner · ar · We Grow Younger · John W. McPherrin · ar · Half a Wedding Ring · Oscar Schisgall · na · The Body in the Bayou · Wyatt Blassingame · na · Love Bug · Lois Montross · ss · A Man to Hold · Stewart Toland · ss · Romantic Fumble · Herbert Dalmas · ss · Stand-in Father · Grant Kramer · ss · The Truce · William Sambrot · vi
The American Magazine [December 1953] (35¢, 8½" x 11", cover by Paul Burns) [eBay] · By the Way · The Editor · ed · Everybody’s Getting on the Bandwagon · Leonard Falkner · ar · America Rediscovers Its Hands · Phil Creden · ar · How to Get Along with Your Relatives · James F. Bender, Ph.D. · ar · Jack Dempsey—the Toughest “Mother” I Know · Al Stump · ar · Romance on the River · Don Eddy · ar · The Old Heaps Are Hot · James Melton · ar · Luxembourgh—the Greatest Little Country on Earth · Miriam Troop · ar · ...Let Nothing You Dismay! · John W. McPherrin · ar · Forbidden Dreams · Lawrence Williams · na · Scared to Death [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na · Love Charm · Phyllis L. Peterson · ss · Plain Girls Are Dynamite · Richard Stern · ss · The Christmas Heart · Faith Baldwin · ss · The Boy Who Stole Pennies · Jo Sinclair · ss · Split-Up · Violet Wolfson · vi · His Wife’s Fiance · Herbert Dalmas · vi
The American Magazine [February 1954] (35¢, 8½" x 11½") [eBay] · By the Way - Here’s How I Bought a New Car · The Editor · ed · Why Not Take In Washing? · Don Budge · ar · Whose Income Tax Are You Paying? · T. Coleman Andrews · ar · What’s Wrong with the G.O.P.? · Clarence Budington Kelland · ar · I’ve Got a Secret! · Garry Moore · ar · Powell Street: The Spirit of San Francisco · Roul Tunley · ar · Electrical Repairs Made Easy · Walt Fischman · ar · A Few Basic Tools Will Start a Workshop · Walt Durbahn · ar · Sunny Sicily · Marvin Barrett · ar · It’s American to Do It Yourself! · John W. McPherrin · ar · That Woman in Red · Margaret Culkin Banning · na · A Valentine for the Victim · Stuart Palmer · na · Husband Guaranteed · Hannah Smith · ss · The First Winter · Stewart Toland · ss · The Gorgeous Risk · Nora Riley · ss · One Man to a Marriage · Scott Young · vi · Toss Him in the Brig · Richard Howells Watkins · ss · Temper! Temper! · Bernice Daniel · vi
The American Magazine [May 1954] (35¢, 8½" x 11½") Information from EBAY auction. · They Won Their Fight for Better Schools · Misc. · ms · A Widow Might · Phyllis Duganne · ss; illus. Paul Burns · The Secret Place · Lawrence Earl · ss; illus. Nat Youngblood · Family Fugitives: Why Millions Run Away from Home · Misc. · ar · The Summer Enjoyment Move Outdoors · Robert Scharff · ar · Freckle Speckled Cutie · David Horne · ss · Born Bad · Marjorie McIntyre · ss; illus. Barbara Schwinn · Down East Adventure · Vance Packard · ss · There’s a Time for Love · Mabel Brown Farwell · ss; illus. Ernest Chiriaka · A Machine Named Mildred · Dorothy Les Tina · ss; illus. Robert Bugg · America’s Interesting People- George McSherry, Robb Sagendorph, Grace Earle, Tim McAuliffe, Sybil Wong, J. Stan Surber, Mrs. Esther Manz, Dr. Frank BAxter, Rev Gerald Bonney, Glenn Cartyle, Betty Finnin, E. J. Knapp · Misc. · ms · Big City Boat Ride · Jack Newcombehe · ss · Turns Lemons into Grapefruit: William Zeckendorf · Edward Boyd · ar · When a Man Murders [Nero Wolfe; Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na; illus. Thornton Utz
The American Magazine [v157 #6, June 1954] (35¢, 8½" x 11", cover by Don Winslow) [eBay] · By the Way · The Editor · ed · Wanted: Young Men for Top-Salary Jobs · Wallace Jamie · ar · From Scratch to Finish · Leonard Falkner · ar · Everybody Picks on Benson · Roul Tunley · ar · We Rediscovered the Rhine · Charlotte & Denis Plimmer · ar · He Took the Hard Road to Fame · Ed Fitzgerald & Al Stump · ar · Your Health Insurance—Will It Pay All the Bills? · Albert Q. Maisel · ar · The Safest Place to Drive · Roger Dove & Robert Ficks · ar · What You Should Know About Wallboard · Walt Durbahn · ar · Cooperstown—Where Heroes Live Again · John Leonard · ar · Your Market Value · John W. McPherrin · ar · Talk of the Town · Nelia G. White · na · The Accidental Murders · Peter Ordway · na · Two in a Tent · Hallie S. Burnett · ss · Husband in Reserve · James Robert · vi · Her First Wedding · Dorothy S. Phillips · ss · Let’s Bury the Hatchet · Nard Jones · ss · Blood on the Sun · Thomas Thompson · ss
The American Magazine [v158 #1, July 1954] (The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company; New York, 160pp, 8½" x 11", cover by Alex Ross) [eBay] · We’re Betting You’ll Be Prosperous · Philip D. Reed · ar · Riding the Rails with the Fast Freight · Evan McLeod Wylie · ar · How I Licked the Jitters · Eddie Lopat · ar · There’s a Place for Everything · Albert A. Ostrow · ar · Pitch a Tent for Family Fun · Hal Burton · ar · The Woman Who Changed My Life · Octavus Roy Cohen · ar · How to Stick ’Em Up · Walt Durbahn · ar · Tobago, Loafer’s Hideaway · Jack Long · ar · Our Cats Are Playing Possum · Richard Sharpe · ar · Free to Be Responsible · John W. McPherrin · ar · Half a Love · Paul Ernst · na · The Case of the Hanging Gardens · Kelley Roos · na · Office Monster · Alec Rackowe · vi · Kiss Me Hello · Elizabeth Stowe · ss · Troubled Summer · Lucy Cundiff · ss · Crash Landing · Joseph Laurance Marx · ss · Outcast of Ste. Angele · Phyllis Lee Peterson · ss · Petticoat Pitfall · Cliff Farrell · ss
The American Magazine [v158 #2, August 1954] ed. Anon. Details taken from eBay listing. [PSP] · Scandal Trap · Herbert Dalmas & Elizabeth Crawford · na · Blackmailer’s Bluff · Hugh Pentecost · na · Poor Man’s Daughter · Gertrude Schweitzer · ss · Some Guys Whistle · John Bender · ss · Triple Threat Girl · Mary Von Fossen Schwab · ss · Little Joe’s Miracle · Wyatt Blassingame · vi · Abandon Ship! · John F. Wallace · ss · You Have Everything · Anon. · vi By the Way: ___ · “Of Shoes—and Ships—and Sealing Wax” · The Editor · ed · How Far Can You Trust Your Teen-Ager? · Harold T. Christansen, Ph.D. · ar · The Case for a National Lottery · U.S. Represenative Paul A. Fine · ar · I’m Glad I Married a Rolling Stone · Esther Saunders · ar · So You Want to be a Weekend Decorator · Bernard Gladstone · ar · Our Family Holiday in the Land of Canoes · Vance Packard · ar · Let Me Tell You About My Operation · Don Eddy · ar · What You Should Know About Concrete · Walt Durbahn · ar · Does Your Town Stop Tourists? · William Drake · ar · She Solves the Problems of Working Wives · Frederick G. Brownell · ar · What the Readers Tell Us · John W. McPherrin · ar
The American Magazine [September 1954] ed. Anon. Details taken from eBay listing. [PSP] · The Quiet Wife · Sarah-Elizabeth Rodger · na · The Jet Plane Murder · Richard Stern · na · The Golden Gimmick · James Robert · ss · Alien Bride · Ann Gibbons · ss · Substitute Hero · James McKimmey · vi · Summer Suitor · Rebecca Shallit · ss · Get Well Soon · Harold Helfer · vi · Beauty and the Bottle · Elizabeth Stowe · ss By the Way: ___ · Who Made the Atom? · The Editor · ed · Her Faith Is Their Fortune · Bill Hosokawa · ar · Your House Is Full of Legal Pitfalls · Jerome Beatty · ar · Facts You Don’t Dare Tell a Women! · Eddie Senz · ar · I Love Islands · Gordon Gaskill · ar · A Shower for the Bridegroom! · Dick Ewilson · ar · He Saved a Million Lives · John Kobler · ar · How to Use Masonary Fasteners · Walt Durbahn · ar · My First Violin · Guy Lombardo · ar · What I Like About Americans · Mary Heathcott · ar · One Fingerlakes Holiday · Leonard Falkner · ar
The American Magazine [October 1954] ed. Anon. Details taken from eBay listing. [PSP] · The Outlawed · Frank Bonham · na · Ghost of a Chance · Doris Miles Disney · na · Too Bright a Shade · Anne Homer Warner · ss · The Yellow Sweater Type · Marjorie McIntyre · ss · Roughneck’s Gamble · Phillip Clark · ss · Barrel-Roll Finish · William Sambrot · vi · Dumb Dog · Celia G. Jameson · vi By the Way: ___ · The Inspiration in a Few Kind Words · The Editor · ed · The Communists are After Our Minds · J. Edgar Hoover · ar · Housewife in Politics · Lynn Stern · ar · Should Your Boy Play Football? · Al Stump · ar · Around the World in Sixty Minutes · Edward Boyd · ar · You Can Make Your House Snug for Winter · Walt Fischman · ar · Things I Can’t Explain · Octavus Roy Cohen · ar · Sand It Again · Walt Durbahn · ar · We Cruised Through Paris · Marvin Barrett · ar · You Don’t Have to be Beautiful · Roul Tunley · ar
The American Magazine [v158 #5, November 1954] (Crowell-Collier, 8½" x 11") Information from EBAY auction.

· The Sin of Susan Slade · Doris Hume · n.; The story of a teenager who dared not claim her child.
· Dead Duck! · Scott Young · na; The killer gave his human prey no warning, no sporting chance for life.
· A Girl Who Couldn’t Lose · Robert Meyer · ss; Jenny knew what she wanted, but she had to make Marv want the same thing.
· Thanks for a Miracle · Frances Bergman · ss; There was magic in Mrs. Daily’s living room and Thanksgiving in her heart.
· Natural Born Hero · John & Ward Hawkins · ss; McCarey’s plan for winning was simple, he’d just drawn his rival.
· Her Name Was Folly · Donald M. Berwick · ss; Van was rated the ’catch’ of the cruise, but the girl he wanted was already taken.
· Blonde Around Town · Donna Crouse · vi; It took an eccentric spinster to teach a deserted wife a lesson in living.
· Love on Rye · James Robert · vi; How Julie found the recipe for romance.
The American Magazine [v159 #1, January 1955] (Crowell-Collier, 8½" x 11") Information from EBAY auction.

· Navy Wife · Elizabeth Stowe · n.; A story of intriguge and romance in official Washington
· Oval of Death · Hugh Pentecost · na; A ruthless killer rigs the stock-car race with murder.
· The Man Who Understood Women · Mona Williams · ss; His trouble was simple, he didn’t practice what he preached.
· The President’s Caller · Carl Guldager · ss; White House doors could not bar this visitor who came unannounced, uninvited.
· Bachelor’s Choice · Al Hine · ss; Any girl knows that when it comes to investments, a husband is the best security.
· Thief in the Night · Victoria Case · vi; Audrey’s love life was at a standstill until a prowler gave it a push.
· Open Your Heart · Maxine Lane · ss; Angie wasn’t ready for marriage, she was still afraid of love.
The American Magazine [v159 #2, February 1955] (Crowell-Collier, 8½" x 11") Information from EBAY auction.

· Let’s Call It Love · Oscar Schisgall · n.; This modern Eve learned it isn’t the plan, but the man, that makes a paradise
· The Case of the Talking Bug · The Gordons · na; The wire tap told police a baffling tale of murder in advance.
· Hooked · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; The first step to capturing a bachelor is to captivate him; Everybody Loves Perry, by Jeff Brown, Everybody, that is, except the three people who know him best.
· Swamp Test · Wyatt Blassingame · ss; The silent waters were a proving ground for a man’s courage, a girl’s love.
· Dial Danger · Herbert Dalmas · vi; Clayt knew that only the killers would haer his call for help.
· Record of Gold · M. L. Mabie · vi; It was a symbol of one man’s faith in youth, in talent.
· Valentine for Vickie · James Robert · vi; That first dance can be an ordeal for a gril with her heart in her hand.
The American Magazine [v159 #4, April 1955] (35¢, 8½" x 11½", cover by Arthur Sarnoff) [eBay]

· ARTICLES:
· By the Way - Obey or Pay— · The Editor · ar
· Are You Getting Your Share of Social Security? · Oveta Culp Hobby · ar
· Mr. Speaker—The Dynamo of Capital Hill · Edward Boyd · ar; about Sam Rayburn.
· Things I Wish My Parents Wouldn’t Do · Chris Cominel · ar
· I Walked Along the Street of Freedom · Roul Tunley · ar
· Can You Invent a Better Shoe? · H. J. Rand · ar
· My Best Pal Is a Bird · Mitchell D. Follansbee, Jr. · ar; about a budgie.
· Moisture in Your Home? · Roger C. Whitman · ar
· Columbus Landed Here! · Jack Long · ar
· NOVELS:
· The Dangerous Age · Mabel Brown Farwell · n.; illus. Tom Lovell
· A Bullet for the Purser · John Rhodes Sturdy · na; illus. James Bingham
· STORIES:
· To Know, to Love · Lucille A. Rice · vi; illus. Don Neiser
· The Girl in the Guest Room · Andrina Iverson · ss; illus. Morgan Kane
· Blonde with the Sea-Green Eyes · W. H. Prosser · ss; illus. Paul Burns
· Fortress of Fear · Hugh B. Cave · ss; illus. Bernard D’Andrea
· Bitter Sunday · Peggy Simson Curry · vi
The American Magazine [v160 #3, September 1955] (Crowell-Collier, 8½" x 11") Information from EBAY auction.

· Dutch Honeymoon · Oscar Schisgall · n.
· Heiress to Murder · Gordon Gaskill · na
· A Lady in Love · Mary Stolz · ss
· Francesca’s Daughter · Mabel Brown Farwell · ss
· The Big Catch · Vic Whitman · vi
· Sailor’s Choice · Herbert Dalmas · ss
· Hannie · Alec Rackowe · ss
The American Magazine [v160 #4, October 1955] (35¢, 8½" x 11") [eBay] · By the Way— Behind These Pages · The Editor · ed · Let’s Put Our Idle Teen-agers to Work · William G. Long · ar · How to Travel with a Boy Friend · Kay Lane · ar · Meet Hollywood’s Most Exciting Family · Al Stump · ar · Machines That Talk Back at You · Joseph Cloyd · ar · They Said We Couldn’t Adopt a Child · Hal Burton · ar · My Trip to the Land of Giants · Don Eddy · ar · For Growing Room— Look to Your Attic · Albert A. Ostrow · ar · You Can See America in a Day · Peter Maas · ar · What Have You Got to Swap? · Robb Sagandorph · ar · The Game of Love · Ware Torrey Budlong · na · Killer in Town · Lew Dietz · na · Marriage Anyone? · Sarah & Ronald Morrisette · ss · Light My Way · Frank Bennett · ss · Tied to a Rainbow · Mabel Brown Farwell · ss · The Brat · Dorothy Sanburn Phillips · ss · For the Love of Mike · James Robert · ss · Misleading Lady · Walter S. Tevis, Jr. · vi

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