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Cosmopolitan [v115 #4, October 1943] (8¾" x 12", cover by Bradshaw Crandall) [www.more-magazines.com]

· Made in Heaven · Maude Parker · na; illus. Andrew Loomis
· Pack Up Your Troubles · Pfc. Alfred D. Geto · pl
· School for Wives · Eleanor Mercein · n.; illus. Alex Ross
· People Like Us · Dale Eunson · nv; illus. Dale Nichols
· Grandma Isn’t Playing · Edna Ferber · ss; illus. Walter Baumhofer
· No Silver Wings · Nancy Moore · ss; illus. Jon Whitcomb
· Mr. Satterlee Shares the Ride · Robert E. McClure · ss; illus. Austin Briggs
· The Family on Maple Street IV: Tommy Meets a Man-Hater · Gladys Taber · ss; illus. Arthur Sarnoff
· The Heart Says Yes · Helene Manard · ss; illus. Al Moore
· The Bedchamber Mystery · C. S. Forester · ss; illus. John Clymer
· Flat-Top Jenny · H. Vernor Dixon · ss; illus. George Hughes
· Green Eyes—A Handbook of Jealousy [Part 2 of 2] · Sinclair Lewis · sl; illus. Tom Lovell
· He Married a Doctor [Part 3 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illus. Pruett Carter
Cosmopolitan [February 1944] (cover by Bradshaw Crandell) [MW]

· Since You’ve Been Away · Gertrude Schweitzer · nv; illus. Perry Peterson
· Sailor, Take Care! · Royal Brown · ss; illus. Earl Cordrey
· I’m a Stranger Here Myself! · Matt Taylor · ss; illus. George Hughes
· Lost and Found · Rita Weiman · ss; illus. Tom Lovell
· Care: Fleet Postmaster · Lindsay Neal · ss
· Return Engagement—The Lieutenant and the Wac · Mary Hastings Bradley · ss; illus. Michael
· Situation Well in Hand · Vina Delmar · ss; illus. Phil Dormont
· Dance Program · Faith Baldwin · ss; illus. Alex Ross
· The Ghost of Freeman Clarke · Katherine Albert · ss; illus. Barbara Schwinn
· The Real Thing [Part 1 of ?] · Pearl S. Buck · sl; illus. Hardie Gramatky & Pruett Carter
· Boardwalk [Part last of ?] · Libbie Block · sl; illus. Alfred Parker
· The Cosmopolite of the Month: Nancy Love · Morton Thompson · ar
· What’s New in New York · George Jean Nathan · ar
· Night Fighter Ace · Joseph Wechsberg · ar
· Home-Front Casualty List · Harry T. Brundidge · ar
· The Story Behind Italy’s Surrender · Clark Lee · ar
· The Defeat of Democracy · John Newton Baker · ar
· D.L. + YOU = $200,000,000 · Eleanor Harris · ar; about Dorothy Lamour.
· Doctors on the Fighting Fronts · Albert Q. Maisel · ar
· Never Forget Spring · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · n.; illus. Al Moore
Cosmopolitan [April 1944] (cover by Bradshaw Crandell) [MW]

· Reunion in Barcelona · Jess Arnold · nv; illus. Fred Ludekens
· Wedding Night · Adela Rogers St. John · ss; illus. John Gannam
· Fragrance to Gladden the Heart · Paul MacNamara · ss; illus. Tom Lovell
· False Witness · Laura Z. Hobson · ss; illus. Perry Peterson
· The Bride Wore Overalls · Faith Baldwin · ss; illus. Arthur Sarnoff
· The Boston Story · Wilbur Daniel Steele · ss; illus. Martha Sawyers
· Love, Honor and Away · Edith S. Campbell · ss
· Miss Maggie’s Terrible Secret · Christine Tapley · ss; illus. Ray Prohaska
· Home Is the Sailor [Part last of ?] · Eric Hatch · sl; illus. Walter Baumhofer
· The Real Things [Part 3 of ?] · Pearl S. Buck · sl; illus. Pruett Carter
· Tension in Tunis · Cecile Gilmore · n.; illus. Earl Cordrey
· The Cosmopolite of the Month: Margaret Sullavan · Mona Gardner · ar
· What’s New in Chicago · Patricia Dougherty · ar
· Pappy · Olga Greenlaw · ar; about Pappy Boyington.
· What Will Happen in Aviation the Day War Is Over? · Stanley Young · ar
· Warren of California · Charles S. Ryckman · ar
· Once Upon a Springtime · Hinda Gould · ar
· They Don’t Make Headlines · Major Arthur Gordon, 8th A.A.F. · ar
Cosmopolitan [December 1944] (8¾" x 12", cover by Bradshaw Crandell) [eBay]

· A Dispatch from Santa Rosa · Arthur Tuckerman · nv
· Southwest Symphony III: Time Out from Life · Faith Baldwin · nv
· The Lost Christmas · Temple Bailey · ss
· A Girl for Mike · Jean Kinkead · ss
· The Best-Looking Woman There · Margaret Culkin Banning · ss
· The Day Before Christmas · Capt. William Allyn · ss
· The Middle or Blue Period · Dorothy Parker · ss
· Twenty-Two Years to Christmas · Vina Delmar · ss
· Bedside Manner · Elizabeth Seifert · ss
· Couple No. 6 [Part last of ?] · Katherine Brush · sl
· Great Son [Part ? of ?] · Edna Ferber · sl
· Man Wanted · Philip Wylie · n.
Cosmopolitan [v119 #1, July 1945] (8¾" x 12", cover by Bradshaw Crandell) [www.more-magazines.com] · You Can’t Have Everything · Frederick Nebel · nv; illus. Barbara Schwinn · A Sweet Disorder · Margery Wilding · ss; illus. Earl Cordrey · What Really Happened · Thyra Samter Winslow · ss; illus. Alfred Buell · A Fragrance to Remember · Vina Delmar · ss; illus. Tom Lovell · The Night of the Full Moon · Mary Brinker Post · ss; illus. Ed Oppenheim · The Fragile Type · Margaret Cousins · ss; illus. Al Moore · Refresher Course · Howard Hunt · ss; illus. Austin Briggs · Otis Terwilliger and the Mutable Cloud · Ann Maulsby · ss; illus. Perry Peterson · I Weep for You [Part 2 of ?] · Daphne Alloway McVicker · sl; illus. Jon Whitcomb · Cass Timberlane [Part 3 of ?] · Sinclair Lewis · sl; illus. Lonnie Lee
Cosmopolitan [December 1945] (35¢, 8¾" x 12", cover by Bradshaw Crandell) [eBay]

· Legacy · Betty Coe · nv
· The White Feather Christmas Tree · Sophie Kerr · ss
· The Real Thing · Thyra Samter Winslow · ss
· Christmas with the Family · Temple Bailey · ss
· Advertising Santa Claus · Dorothy Kilgallen · ss
· Path of Gold · Gerald Mygatt · ss
· The Emerald Bracelet · Harold Goldman · ss
· Johnny Delaney · P. L. Travers · ss
· Woman on Her Way [Part 1 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl
· The Lonely [Part 2 of ?] · Paul Gallico · sl
· Dream House · Adela Rogers St. John · n.
Cosmopolitan [Autumn 1946] ed. Anon. (New Realm Publishing Corporation, 1/-, 50pp) Includes cartoons by Griff, Pitts, Chat, Martin, Elks, Web, Simon, Alfred and sketches by “Prof”. [PSP] · A Head of Hair · Harry W. Robertson · ss · A Carefree Life in a Musical Comedy Setting · K. M. Stoops · ar · The Lift · M. C. Watson · ss · People Who Live in Glass Houses · K. M. Stoops · ar · Pale Hands I Loved · Hugh Collins · ss · The Eye of the Dragon · N. Wesley Firth · ss · Swamp Symphony · Donald McInnes · ar · Date with a Dame · Anthony Beverley · ss · Indiscriminate Attack · Beryl Cousins · ss · $25 for an Immortal · N. Wesley Firth · ar [Arthur Conan Doyle] · Thanks for the Memory… · Richard B. Wright · ss · Clean Away · Preston Foxe · ss · Books for Bedtime · Arthur L. Woolf · ss
Cosmopolitan [September 1948] (cover by Coby Whitmore) Information from EBAY auction. · The Art of Happiness · Joshua Loth Liebman · ar · I Knew Jimmy Doolittle When · Lawrence Tibbett · ar · Bluebeard and the Armchair Sleuth · Alan Hynd · ar; illus. Fred Siebel · Interview with Hervey Allen · Misc. · iv · $4000 a Week Butler · Stanley Frank · ar · My Biggest Baseball Thrills · Joe Dimaggio · ar · Modern Art · Emily Genauer · ar · Behind the Kremlin · Drew Middleton · ar · On the Beach · Charles Hoffman · ss; illus. Jon Whitcomb · Four A.M. · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss; illus. William A. Smith · A Day in the Life of a Jockey (Ted Atkinson) · W. C. Heinz · ar; illus. photos · Millicent and the Tiger · George Oppenheimer · ss; illus. Al Parker · Lady Bull Fighters · Misc. · ar; illus. photos · Blue Melody · J. D. Salinger · ss; illus. Lonie Bee · Linda’s First · Czenzi Ormond · ss; illus. Harry Anderson · I’ll Give You Some Advice · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Austin Briggs · The Dark Goddess · Pendleton Hogan · ss; illus. Euclid Shook & Raymond P. R. Neilson
Hearst’s International Combined with Cosmopolitan [v126 #5, May 1949] ed. Herbert L. Mayes (Hearst Magazines, Inc., 35¢, 196pp+, 8.5x11.25") [JL] 12 · Cosmopolitan’s Movie Citations · Louella O. Parsons · cl 16 · My Luckiest Day · Arthur Godfrey · ar 18 · The “Jack” in Benny · Eddie Cantor · ar 34 · Suspicion · Frederic Wakeman · ss 36 · The Nicest Thing to Do · Ernest Lehman · ss 40 · It’s No Fun Being a Comedian · Henry Morgan · ar 42 · The Natural · Henry Norton · ss 46 · Writer’s Son · William Saroyan · ss 48 · Blonde on the Beat · Joe McCarthy · ss 52 · They Told Me You Were Dead [Part last of ?] · Jerome Weidman · sl 58 · Babies Are Born at Night · Henry Kane · ss 60 · Twin Beds · Timothy Fuller · ss 62 · “Dear Sir—You Cur!” · Westbrook Pegler · ar 173 · Magdalen ’49 · Adela Rogers St. John · nv
Cosmopolitan [v127 #1, July 1949] ed. Herbert R. Mayes (35¢, large, cover by Edwin Georgi) [eBay] · NON-FICTION SPECIAL FEATURE: · A Writer’s Notebook [Part 2 of 3] · W. Somerset Maugham · ar; illus. Paul Gauguin · NOVELETTE: · The Heart of C.C. Corwin · Carl Dreher · nv; illus. Phil Dormont · STORIES: · Full Circle [Part 1 of ?] · Richard Sherman · sl; illus. Coby Whitmore · Surprise for the Professor · Richard Stern · ss; illus. Jon Whitcomb · None Before Me · Sidney Carroll · ss; illus. William Rose · The Hero [Part 2 of 3] · Millard Lampell · sl; illus. Al Parker · The Unguarded Moment · Ernest Lehman · ss; illus. Alex Ross · The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss; illus. Robert Fawcett · Marius · Robert Lewis · ss; illus. Edwin Georgi · The Trouble with Ryan Conneally · Nancy Shores · ss; illus. Frederic Varady · ARTICLES: · In Defense of Dermathermy · Wolcott Gibbs · ar · Tall, Cool, and Beautiful— · Lucius Beebe · ar · Would You Make a Good Spy? · John Kobler · ar · Amnesia · Agnes Lynn Marshall · ar · Let Go! Like a Latin · Harry Henderson & Sam Shaw · ar · One Hour That May Save a Life · Lawrence Lader · ar · Shakedown · George J. Roberts · ar · Low Note on the Musical Scale · H. Allen Smith · ar · SPECIAL FEATURES: · What Goes on at Cosmopolitan · John J. O’Connell · cl · Dress Rehearsal · Tony Friend · cl · Main Street · John M. Henry · cl · Broadway · Louella F. Still · cl · Cosmopolitan’s Movie Citations · Louella O. Parsons · cl · What’s New in Medicine · Dr. Morris Fishbein · cl · What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You · Bernard Geis · cl · The High Cost of Promptness · Franklin P. Adams · cl · How to be a Popular Bridge Player · Albert H. Morehead · cl · Male-Tested Fashions · Kay Wister · cl · Jon Whitcomb’s Page · Jon Whitcomb · cl · I Wish I’d Said That! · Lincoln Hodges · cl · Educational Guide · Misc. · cl
Cosmopolitan [v127 #2, August 1949] ed. Herbert R. Mayes (160pp, large, cover by Coby Whitmore) Listing from ToC, omits cartoons and poems. [JMP] · NONFICTION SPECIAL FEATURES 139 · Auction in Atlantic City · Joe McCarthy · ar 50 · A Writer’s Notebook [Part 3 of 3] · W. Somerset Maugham · ar · STORIES 32 · Girl on the Town · Elva Williams · ss 34 · The First Party with Beer and Women · Theresa Oakes · ss 36 · The Pitch · William B. Mahoney · ss 42 · Daisy · Stuart Cloete · ss 44 · Beautiful, But with Stars in Her Eyes · Don M. Mankiewicz · ss 46 · You Belong to Me · Irene Kittle Kamp · ss 56 · The Man with Forty Wives · Mignon McLaughlin · ss 58 · Full Circle [Part 2 of ?] · Richard Sherman · sl 62 · The Hero [Part 3 of 3] · Millard Lampell · sl · ARTICLES 31 · What Does It Cost You to Break a Hundred? · Carl D. Halbak · ar 38 · Farewell to Crosby? · George Frazier · ar 40 · How to Make a Million Dollars · Dickson Hartwell · ar 48 · Joy Through Relaxation · Dr. Norman Vincent Peale & Dr. Smiley Blanton · ar 52 · Pickpockets · Captain William J. Raftis · ar 54 · How to Give a Good Party · Ethel Merman · ar 60 · You Too Can Talk Much Better · Carl H. Winston · ar · FEATURES 4 · What Goes on at Cosmopolitan · The Editors · cl 6 · Dress Rehearsal · Tony Friend · cl 8 · Main Street · John M. Henry · cl 11 · Broadway · Louella Still · cl 12 · Cosmopolitan’s Movie Citations · Louella O. Parsons · cl 14 · What’s New in Medicine · Dr. Morris Fishbein · cl 16 · What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You · Bernard Geis · cl 18 · “It Seems There Were—” · Frank Sullivan · ms 21 · Wackiest Business of Them All · Albert H. Morehead · ms 22 · Cosmopolitan Wardrobe for $150 · Barbara Mullen · ms 26 · Jon Whitcomb’s Page · Jon Whitcomb · cl 28 · I Wish I’d Said That! · Lincoln Hodges · cl 132 · Educational Guide · Misc. · cl 67 · Twenty French Phrases · Misc. · cl 72 · My Most Important Decision · Misc. · cl 74 · The Frailer Sex · Misc. · cl 82 · How’s Your I.Q. Today? · Misc. · cl 88 · How Many Squares? · Misc. · cl 96 · How to Keep Awake While Reading · Misc. · ms 116 · The Photo He Forgot to Burn · Misc. · ms 118 · Flies Don’t Think · Misc. · ms 126 · What Are They Doing Now? · Misc. · ms 142 · The Pride of Our Zoo · Misc. · ms 148 · Screamer · Misc. · ms 152 · You Can Quote Me · Misc. · ms 156 · Daredevils · Misc. · ms
Cosmopolitan [August 1951] Information from EBAY auction. · The Glass Web · Max Ehrlich · na · The Three Friends · Sidney Carroll · ss · Going Steady · Max Shulman · ss · How About Tonight? · John D. Hess · ss · A Shot in the Arm · Irene & Louis Kamp · ss · Hero on the Draft Board · Don Tracy · ss · Million Dollar Men Under Thirty · Jean Libman Block · ar
Cosmopolitan [v131 #3, September 1951] (Hearst Magazines, Inc., cover photo by Beatrice Pinsley, 35¢, 148pp+) [RMS] 29 · The Sighing Sound [Part 1 of 2] · Jerome Weidman · sl 36 · Overboard · Lee Rogow · ss 42 · The Actress · Thyra Samter Winslow · ss 46 · Deadly Widow · Owen Cameron · ss 58 · Where There’s a Will · Max Shulman · ss 62 · High Heels · Charles Larson · ss 70 · A Father’s Gift · Norma Mansfield · ss
Cosmopolitan [v132 #6, June 1952] Information from EBAY ToC scan.

27 · The Clock Strikes Thirteen · Herbert Brean · n.
70 · Honeymoon for Five · S. W. M. Humason · n.
38 · Retired Retriever · John & Ward Hawkins · ss
40 · Runaway · Stanley Ellin · ss
44 · The Colnel’s Wife · Edward Hope · ss
56 · I Love Amanda · Sophie Kerr · ss
60 · Madame’s Daughter · Susan Yorke · ss
Cosmopolitan [v133 #1, July 1952] (8¾" x 12") [www.more-magazines.com] · Black Widow [Peter Duluth; Lt. Timothy Trant] · Patrick Quentin · na; illus. Alex Ross · It Grows on Trees · Leonard Praskins & Barney Slater · na; illus. George Hughes · The Good Habit · Arnold B. Horwitt · ss; illus. Varady · The Untouchable · Stella Martin Currey · ss; illus. Edwin Georgi · Third Wife · Rachel Thornton · ss · The Age of Dissent · Leslie Waller · ss; illus. Jon Whitcomb · Find Her Sweet—Find Her Innocent · Gene Caesar · ss; illus. Bob Hilbert
Cosmopolitan [August 1952] Information from EBAY auction. · A New England Tragedy · Paul Marcus · ss · Only Child · Robert Wallsten · ss · Old Out of Focus · Elliot Chaze · ss · Return of the Prodigal · George Sumner Albee · ss · Traveling Husband · Adela Rogers St. Johns · ss · Beautiful Duchess · Robert Fontaine · ss · The Pushover · Harriet Frank, Jr. · ss · So You Want To Be An Author! · Morton Sontheimer · ss · Mr. Lonely Hearts · Hugh Pentecost · ss
Cosmopolitan [March 1953] Information from EBAY ToC scan.

39 · The Yogi and the Girl · George Sumner Albee · ss
54 · First Pang of Love · Mary Verdick · ss
64 · Fallen Star · John & Ward Hawkins · ss
74 · As Others Hear Us · Adela Rogers St. John · ss
86 · Too Soon a Woman · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss
129 · Experience with Evil · John Ross MacDonald · n.
Cosmopolitan [v133 #1, January 1955] Information from EBAY ToC scan.

34 · The Man She Never Knew · Faith Baldwin · ss
40 · Don’t Leave Me Alone · Matt Taylor · ss
52 · Off Limits · George Weller · ss
60 · The Failure · Donald Asher · ss
68 · Champ · Mel Heimer · ss
90 · Morning-After Murder · Lindsay Hardy · n.

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