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The American Magazine [Vol. CXXI No. 5, May 1936] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 188pp, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · Commonplace · Norman Rockwell · ed

12 · The Lady and the Pirate [Captain Peter Blood] · Rafael Sabatini · nv; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

16 · Have You a Job for Me? · Henry F. Pringle & David Sarnoff · ar

18 · The Gold-Digger Twins [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

22 · Farley’s Guess Man · Thomas Sugrue · ar [Ref. Emil Hurja]

24 · They Who Have [Part 2 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by John La Gatta

28 · Crime’s Family Doctor · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar; illustrated by Charles Bracker

30 · Time of Flight · Hal Borland · ss; illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum

32 · The Riding Devils · Nancy K. Betts · ss; illustrated by Fred Ludekens

36 · Many a Good Fish · Anne Wormser · ss; illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum

40 · Don’t Spank the Bride · Mary Ganey · ar; illustrated by The Baldwins

42 · Come-On Girl [Sam Moraine] · Charles J. Kenny · na; illustrated by Matt Clark

46 · Leap for Life · Frank Bunce · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper

49 · Which Way Now? · Neil Carothers · ar

50 · Lucky Papa! · Joe E. Brown · ar; illustrated by Constantin Alajalov

52 · The Stolen God [Part 4 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

56 · Blue Water Man · Kenneth Perkins · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

58 · Playing with Fire · Hal Tribble · vi

61 · As Good as Money · Henry H. Heimann · ar; illustrated by Fred Cooper

64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · ms

68 · Current Books · Donald Gordon · rc

77 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

88 · Along the Way · [uncredited] · ms

90 · Wishes · [uncredited] · ms

108 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

132 · Molly’s in the Money · Everett Freeman · ss; illustrated by Floyd Davis

138 · All Quiet at Second Base · Harold A. Fitzgerald · ar

141 · Schemes · [uncredited] · ms

158 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

188 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXI No. 6, June 1936] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 174pp, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · Endurance · Glenn Cunningham · ed

12 · Face the Facts [Part 1 of 4] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

16 · Dishing Up 2 Billion Dollars · Hubert Kelley · ar

18 · Words and Music · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

22 · Errand Boy of Crime · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar

24 · The Saint and the Siren [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss; illustrated by Donald Teague

28 · Dust Gets in Your Eyes · Frank R. Kent · ar

30 · Bad Man · H. Thompson Rich · vi

32 · Tuna Clipper · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Jules Gotlieb

36 · Masquerade · Max Brand · na; illustrated by Matt Clark

40 · Follow the Feet · Fred Astaire · ar

42 · The Stolen God [Part 5 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

46 · We All Can’t Be Beautiful, but— · Helena Rubinstein · ar

48 · They Who Have [Part 3 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by John La Gatta

52 · Perish Me Gently · John Saunders Fitch · ss; illustrated by E. O. Hurst

54 · The Turning Point · John Winter · ms

55 · Dixie Flavor · Beverly Smith · ar

56 · Love Ouanga · Kenneth Perkins · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

61 · How Brave Are You? · J. W. Wrightstone · qz

62 · Let’s Go Househunting · Selma Robinson · ar

64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · ms

72 · A Job Behind the Counter? · George Kent & Percy S. Straus · ar

77 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

100 · I Blow My Own Horn · Mildred “Babe” Didrickson · ar

116 · Current Books · Donald Gordon · rc

120 · The Better Half · Eleanor De Lamater · ss

124 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

144 · Our Changing World · John Dungan · ms

158 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

174 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

174 · Does It Pay to Be Good? · [uncredited] · cn

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXII No. 1, July 1936] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 170pp+, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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15 · Opportunity · W. C. Teagle · ed

16 · Bright-Lights Girl · James McConnaughey · ss; illustrated by Al Parker

20 · What It Takes to Get Into the Movies · Oliver Hinsdell · ar

22 · Face the Facts [Part 2 of 4] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

26 · 200 Miles to the Stone Age · Robert M. Hyatt · ar

28 · A Dog Has His Day · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Seymour Ball

31 · Youth Takes the Wheel · Theodore G. Joslin · ar

32 · Fortune’s Footsteps · Robert H. Rohde · vi; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy

34 · Respectable Eddie · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar

36 · The Paradise Canyon Mystery · Philip Wylie · na; illustrated by Wilmot Emerton Heitland

40 · Turn Back the Clock · Harold Titus · ss; illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum

44 · They Who Have [Part 4 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by John La Gatta

48 · Cross Your Fingers! · Claudia de Lys · ar

50 · Square Peg · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illustrated by Robert C. Gellert

54 · You’re Telling Me! · William Seabrook & Walter Duranty · ar

56 · The Stolen God [Part 6 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

59 · 20 Years a Hostess in the Washington Social Whirl · Mrs. J. Borden Harriman · ar

60 · Blood Money [Captain Peter Blood] · Rafael Sabatini · nv; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer
not the story of the same title in Adventure Aug #1 1921.

64 · Ladies on Relief · Freeman Tilden · ss; illustrated by Ronald McLeod

66 · In the Groove · William Corbin · ms

69 · Better than Perfect · Archibald Rutledge · ar

70 · Your Chances for a Hotel Job · Henry F. Pringle · iv [Ref. Lucius M. Boomer]

72 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · hu

78 · Current Books · Donald Gordon · rc

85 · America’s Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

94 · Dark Horses of the Olympics · John Kieran · ar

96 · Mysteries · [uncredited] · ms

104 · It’s the Law · Dick Hyman · ct

123 · Plan It Yourself · Gerald K. Geerlings · ar

154 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

170 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

170 · “I Think” · [uncredited] · cn

The American Magazine [v122 #2, August 1936] (25¢, quarto) []
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· The Widow Arrives [Judge William Pitman Priest (Old Judge Priest)] · Irvin S. Cobb · na

· Red Earth [Part 1 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

· Storm Girl · Christopher Craig · ss

· Local Color · R. G. Kirk · ss

· She Lied Like a Lady · Curlin Reed · ss

· Give and Take · Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf · vi

· Prelude to Summer · Tristram Tupper · ss

· Face the Facts [Part 3 of 4] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl

· They Who Have [Part 5 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl

· Don’t Shoot the Mayor [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss

· Thunder in the Valley · Eustace L. Adams · ss

· All Steamed Up · David Garth · ss

The American Magazine [v122 #3, September 1936] ed. Sumner Blossom (25¢, quarto, cover by Paul Hesse) []
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16 · Rogue in Red [Captain Peter Blood] · Rafael Sabatini · nv

20 · Tell Mother Everything · Katharine Haviland-Taylor · ss

27 · To Him Who Waits · R. G. Kirk · vi

28 · Red Earth [Part 2 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

36 · The Professor’s Alabi · Channing Pollock · n.

40 · Understudy · Pauline Partridge · ss

46 · Blocking Back [Part 1 of 3] · Harry A. Stuhldreher · sl

48 · Fire Away · D. C. O’Flaherty · vi

50 · Face the Facts [Part 4 of 4] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl

54 · Pressure · Borden Chase · ss

60 · Kingmaker · William Corcoran · ss

64 · Champions Beget Champions · Odgers T. Gurnee · ss

The American Magazine [v122 #4, October 1936] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Mr. Pinkerton Is Present [Evan Pinkerton] · David Frome · na

· Crossroads [Part 1 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl

· The Parson Takes a Wife · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss

· The Saint in Hollywood [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv

· Tides of Memory · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss

· War Game · Peter B. Kyne · ss

· What the Deuce! · Newlin B. Wildes · ss

· Slicker · Robert H. Rohde · ss

· Red Earth [Part 3 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

· A Knight in New Jersey · MacKinlay Kantor · ss

· Blocking Back [Part 2 of 3] · Harry A. Stuhldreher · sl

· Crime’s Mouthpiece · J. Edgar Hoover · ar; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

The American Magazine [v122 #5, November 1936] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, quarto, cover by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · Responsibility · Stuart Putnam Meech · ar

12 · The Jack of Diamonds · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · na

16 · A First Viter Looks at the Election · Lewis J. Gorin, Jr. · ar

18 · Pick Up the Pieces · David Garth · ss

22 · The Hand in Your Pocket · Beverly Smith · ar

24 · Scattergood Encounters Science [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss

26 · Buchman—Surgeon of Souls · B. W. Smith, Jr. · ar

28 · Gratitude · Henry & Sylvia Lieferant · ss

31 · Saturday Madness · John Kieran · ar

32 · No Noose Is Good News · R. E. Hamilton · ss

36 · Crossroads [Part 2 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl

40 · Things I Can’t Explain · Gardner Murphy, Ph.D. · ar

42 · Red Earth [Part 4 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

46 · The Props Under Hollywood · Jerome Beatty · ar

48 · SOS · F. O. Repplier · ss

52 · Bank Night · Eleanor Griggs Thompson · vi

53 · I Used to Be an I-Man · [uncredited] · ar

54 · The Boy Who Wanted to Go Fishing · J. Edgar Hoover · ar

56 · Youth Is Always Cruel · Nelia Gardner White · ss

60 · Blocking Back [Part 3 of 3] · Harry A. Stuhldreher · sl

65 · The High Road · Charles Morrow Wilson · ar

68 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

74 · How Tactful Are You? · J. W. Wrightstone, Ph.D. · ms

87 · Plan It Yourself · Various · cn; contest winners.

91 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

120 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

128 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

182 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [v122 #6, December 1936] (25¢, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) [] (Full Text)
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11 · Career · Otelia A. Compton, LL.D. · ar

12 · The Red Box [Part 1 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl

16 · Second Choice · Ursula Parrott · nv

18 · 99% Honest · Isaac F. Marcosson · ar

20 · Night-Desk Daddies · Freeman Tilden · ss

24 · The Amazing Mr. Means · J. Edgar Hoover · ar

26 · Crossroads [Part 3 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl

30 · The Perfect 36 · Thomas Sugrue · ar

32 · Red Earth [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

36 · Among Those Present · Maxine McBride · ss

40 · Daughter of Divorce · Libbie Block · ss

44 · You Can Hardly Believe It · Beverly Smith · ar

46 · Burned Matches · Robert Ormond Case · ss

49 · A Grin on the Ball · Andy Kerr · ar

50 · Green Hills Far Away · William Seabrook · ar

52 · Divine Fire · Kenneth Perkins · ss

56 · Happy Birthday from Father · Hugh Walpole · ss

61 · Triple Mirror · Channing Pollock · ar

64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

72 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

74 · Plan It Yourself · Various · cn; Prize Winners.

76 · Snap at Your Chances · Eleanor King · ar

86 · Hide-Out · D. C. O’Flaherty · vi

101 · “I Want a Man!” · Various · cn; Prize Winners.

103 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

126 · Merry Meddler · Martha Hays Weymouth · ss

178 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIII No. 1, January 1937] (25¢, quarto, cover by Paul Hesse) []
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· There’s Always a Woman · Wilson Collison · na

· A Japanese Carol · Martha Cheavens · ss

· Trial by Ice · Harry Sylvester · ss

· The Red Box [Part 2 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl

· Local Static · Karl Detzer · ss

· Well Done, Casco! · Eustace L. Adams · ss

· The Grass Grows High · Hal Borland · ss

· Counted Out · John Rells · ss

· Crossroads [Part 4 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl

· Red Earth [Part 6 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

· Life of the Party [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss

· Gentleman’s Estate · Matherbe Hillman · ss

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIII No. 2, February 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 170pp+, quarto) []
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11 · White Brigand [Part 1 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

16 · When Public Opinion Runs Out on the Law · John Janney · ar

18 · All the Answers · Frances Warfield · ss; illustrated by Walter Klett

22 · Trader Hull · Beverly Smith · bg [Ref. Cordell Hull]

24 · Nobody Went to Jail · Anne Wormser · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper

28 · The Ski’s the Limit · John Kieran · ar

30 · Never Good-by · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Seymour Ball

32 · Friend of the Admiral · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

36 · The Camera Clue · George Harmon Coxe · na; illustrated by Benton Clark

40 · “I Sent a Letter to My Love” · Thomas Sugrue · ar

42 · The Red Box [Part 3 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by James Schucker

46 · Prize Award · Dhonal Oge · vi

47 · My Father’s Elephant · Jean Helm · ar

48 · Dirt Track · T. R. Ellis · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman

50 · Crossroads [Part 5 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

54 · Crime’s Leading Lady · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · bg [Ref. Kathryn Kelly]

56 · Heroes Come High · Blaine & Jean Dupont Miller · ss; illustrated by John E. Sheridan

61 · What’s in a Name? · W. E. Farbstein · ar

61 · How’s Your Game · [uncredited] · cn

64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

80 · Angels Come Riding · B. M. Bower · ss; illustrated by Herbert Paus

90 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct; illustrated by O. Soglow

95 · Breat and Butter · Michael Farr · cl

97 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · bg

152 · Runaways · [uncredited] · cn

168 · Originality · Major General J. G. Harbord · ar

170 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIII No. 3, March 1937] (25¢, 178pp, quarto) []
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· The Purple Parrot · Clyde B. Clason · na; illustrated by Frank Bensing

· Descent of a Star · Sarah-Elizabeth Rodger · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

· Scattergood Prescribes for the Doctor [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Donald McLeod & Paul Meylan

· My Brother’s Keeper · Frank Bunce · ss

· Wrong Party · G. Thomas Michael · ss

· White Brigand [Part 2 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Read Schaeffer

· Bronze Dragon · Carl D. Lane · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· The Red Box [Part 4 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl

· Mr. Expert · Joseph C. Lincoln · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy

· Crossroads [Part 6 of 6] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· The Langdon Pearls · Pauline Partridge · ss

· Imported Americans · William Seabrook · ss; illustrated by Herbert Paus

· Many Happy Returns · Jerome Beatty · ss; illustrated by Rea Irvin

· What 5 Babies Did to a Town—and a Man · Hubert Kelley · ar; the Dionne Quints Quintuplets.

· Puzzle Busters · J. B. Griswold · ar

· Crown Prince of the GOP · Beverly Smith · ar; about Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

· The Man with the Magic Wallet · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar

· The World’s Most Modern Home · Lawrence McCann · ar; about a push button very deco house.

· All-American Gunman · John Kieran · ar; about Johnny McHugh.

· Roosevelt’s Big Chance · Frank R. Kent · ar

· It May Save your Life · John Janney · ar; strep medicine introduced by Drs. Perrin Long and Eleanor Bliss.

· It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

· How Do You Say It? · Archibald Rutledge · cl

· It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIII No. 4, April 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 194pp+, quarto, cover by Arthur O’Neill) []
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11 · Fine to Look At [Part 1 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper

16 · Wild Bull of Manhattan · William Seabrook · bg [Ref. F. H. LaGuardia]

18 · Gentleman’s Maid · Edward Hope · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

20 · Curtain for an Actress · Alexandra Brown · na; illustrated by Donald Teague

24 · Flying Blind · Leland Jamieson · ss; illustrated by Ronald McLeod

26 · 101 Ways to Catch a Fish · George Greenfield · ar

28 · White Brigand [Part 3 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

32 · Straight Shooter · Richard Powell · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

36 · New Star in the Union? · Webb Waldron · ar

38 · Scattergood Deals in Dreams [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

41 · The Meanest Man I Ever Knew · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · bg [Ref. George W. Barrett]

42 · How We’ll Get the Lusitania’s Gold · Captain John D. Craig · ar

45 · No Alibi Needed · R. G. Kirk · vi

46 · Model Jobs · Thomas Sugrue · ar

48 · The Red Box [Part 5 of 5; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by James Schucker

51 · Look Before You Crash · Olive H. Rabe · ar

52 · “The Lady Is Poison” · Borden Chase · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

56 · Revolt · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Robert C. Gellert

61 · We Go Off Relief · [uncredited] · ar

64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

68 · My First Car · [uncredited] · cn

72 · Along the Way · The Gentleman Near the Door · cl

76 · Why Don’t They? · The Readers · cl

84 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

86 · Always Fair Weather · Henry F. Bringle · ar

97 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · bg

110 · Don’t You Believe It · Joseph Nathan Kane · ms

114 · The Way Out · William Corbin · cl

128 · How Limber Is Your Mind? · [uncredited] · pz

154 · Our Changing World · George R. Reiss · ms

160 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct; illustrated by O. Soglow

162 · On the Importance of Being Wrong · Arthur Guiterman · pm

192 · Initiative · Harry M. Warner · ar

194 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIII No. 5, May 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 192pp+, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · Thieves’ Picnic [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na; illustrated by Donald Teague; Leslie Charteris apparently gave this as an extreme example of editor re-writing: in this version moving the whole action from the Canary Islands to Haiti.

18 · Match Point · Valma Clark · ss; illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum

20 · Good Hunting · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

24 · Give Me My Choice · Beatrice Thorne · ss; illustrated by W. Emerton Heitland

28 · Evening in Hawaii · Arthur Tuckerman · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

34 · Fine to Look At [Part 2 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper

38 · Write and Wrong · Fred Dodge · vi

40 · White Brigand [Part 4 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

46 · Guest Artist [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

52 · Hen-Pecked Maid · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

56 · Sing Loudly in the Sun · Thomas Sugrue · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIII No. 6, June 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 198pp, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · Puzzle in the Snow · Philip Wylie · na; illustrated by Matt Clark

14 · Americans First · William Seabrook · ar; illustrated by Herbert Paus

16 · Home Is the Sailor · Natalie Shipman · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

20 · It’s a Toss-up: Billy & Bobby Mauch · Jerome Beatty · ar

22 · Ask Me No Questions [Part 1 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

26 · Special Delivery to Rio · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

30 · My Advice to the G.O.P. · Charles Michelson · ar; illustrated by Harold Morton Talburt

32 · Fine to Look At [Part 3 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper

36 · What Do You Say to Your Wife? · Ethel Cotton · ar

38 · White Brigand [Part 5 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

42 · Money or Your Life! · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar

44 · Family Affair · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss; illustrated by Robert O. Reid

46 · Open Season · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta

48 · The Letter · Dorothy Hunt Schofield · vi

49 · Backyard Champions · John R. Tunis · ss

50 · I’m a Cream-Puff Pioneer · Mrs. Victor Johnson & Barrett Willoughby · ar

52 · Devil Fly Away · Max Brand · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

56 · Wedding Day · Dorothy Sanburn Phillips · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper

61 · Shall We Have a Baby? · Lawrence McCann · ss

64 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

70 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

72 · The Nation’s Traffic Laws · Various · ms

78 · Along the Way · Various · cl

95 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

114 · Our Changing World · John Dungan · cl

117 · Runaways · Various · cn; contest winners.

125 · America’s Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

144 · Security · Berton Braley · pm

148 · Why Don’t They? · The Readers · cl

158 · Whoppers · Various · ms

182 · Miracles Don’t Happen · Hugh MacNair Kahler · ss; illustrated by Albert Dorne

196 · Speed · Carl Hubbell · ed

198 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIV No. 1, July 1937] (25¢, quarto) []
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· The Black Envelope [Evan Pinkerton] · David Frome · na; illustrated by James Schucker

· The Man Who Swam the Pacific · Tristram Tupper · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Carter’s Drop · John Richey Dessez · ss; illustrated by John Gannam

· Dark Blizzard · Charles W. B. Hurd · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

· Be a Little Lady! · Anne Wormser · ss; illustrated by Walter Klett

· Ask Me No Questions [Part 2 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

· Thief in the Night · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Fine to Look At [Part 4 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper

· Miss Champion · Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

· Intelligent Martin · Robert Lewis Shayon · vi

· White Brigand [Part 6 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Independence · Hubert Kelley · pm

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIV No. 2, August 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 160pp+, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · The Lady Had Nine Lives [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · na; illustrated by Pruett Carter

16 · Recipe for Romance · Rosamond du Jardin · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

20 · Let Them Laugh · Gerritt Warner · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

24 · Modeled by Mother · Margaret Lee Runbeck · ss; illustrated by James Schucker

28 · Ask Me No Questions [Part 3 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

34 · Pilot Weeping · Paul O’Neil · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

40 · Tow Job · Kimball Herrick · vi; illustrated by Galbraith

44 · Mind Your Manners · Natalie Shipman · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta

52 · Lady in a Fury · Walter de Steiguer · ss; illustrated by Fred Ludekens

56 · Fine to Look At [Part 5 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIV No. 3, September 1937] (25¢, quarto) []
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· And Both Were Young [Part 1 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· The Passionate Picket · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss; illustrated by George Howe

· Landing Party · Paul O’Neil · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Hush Money · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Ask Me No Questions [Part 4 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

· Scattergood Studies Human Nature [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

· “Wherever You Are…” · Aurel Blair Richardson · vi

· Love Letter · Frederick Hazlitt Brennan · vi

· Fine to Look At [Part 6 of 6] · Sophie Kerr · sl; illustrated by Mario Cooper

· Follow the Fruit · Agnes Christine Johnston · ss; illustrated by Ronald McLeod

· The Second Visitor [Jupiter Jones] · Timothy Fuller · nv; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIV No. 4, October 1937] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Zamboanga Holiday · Vic Hurley · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Stuart Rides Again · David Garth · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta

· Homing · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Donald Teague

· Turn of the Tide · Bruce Hutchison · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

· And Both Were Young [Part 2 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· Women Must Weep · Viola Paradise · ss; illustrated by John Falter

· Wise Man · John Janney · vi

· Three’s No Crowd · Duane Decker · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy

· Fair Enough · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Stroke of Genius · Edwin Rutt · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

· Ask Me No Questions [Part 5 of 5] · Edward Hope · sl; illustrated by Floyd Davis

· Exit Before Midnight [Carole Thorne; Miles Shenton] · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · na; illustrated by Matt Clark

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIV No. 5, November 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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8 · Why Don’t They? · The Readers · cl

11 · Dust Across the Range [Part 1 of 4] · Max Brand · na; illustrated by James Schucker

16 · $7,500 in Cash Awards—Announcing the American Youth Forum · Various · ms

18 · Three in the Dark · Frederick Faust · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

22 · I Toured America in 50 Minutes · Beverly Smith · ar

24 · Two Who Belonged Apart · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

28 · “How Many Times Have You Been in Jail?” · J. B. Griswold · ar

30 · A Whale of a Bargain · Robert Ormond Case · ss; illustrated by John F. Clymer

32 · $1,000,000 on Ice · Jerome Beatty · ar

34 · And Both Were Young [Part 3 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

38 · Man to Man · James McConnaughey · ss; illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst

42 · A Buzzard in Disguise · J. Edgar Hoover & Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar

44 · Water Bug · Sophie Kerr · vi; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

46 · Two Belles and a Bell · Frances Warfield · ss; illustrated by Irving Nurick

49 · Live-Wire Loafer · Hubert Kelley · ar

50 · Coldriver Capers [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

53 · Death Goes Downhill · Arthur Tuckerman · na; illustrated by Warren Baumgartner

61 · Wolves of the Goal Post · George Kirksey · ar

62 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

68 · Question of the Month—Would You Like Uncle Sam to Be Your Doctor? · Various · ms

80 · Are You Good Company? · Eleanor Early · ms

84 · Along the Way · Various · cl

97 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

108 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

126 · $100,000,000 Pinch Hitter · Henry Denton · ar

139 · Our Changing World · John Dungan · cl

168 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

186 · War · James S. Hart · ed

188 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [Vol. CXXIV No. 6, December 1937] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 188pp+, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) [] (Full Text)
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4 · Along the Way · The Gentleman Near the Door · cl

11 · Fun for Life · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

14 · Ten Paths to Fame and Fortune · Charles F. Kettering & Beverly Smith · ar

16 · Young Man’s Fancy · Libbie Block · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

20 · One Order of Toast · R. G. Kirk · vi

22 · Taking the Blinders Off Love · Jerome Beatty · ar; illustrated by Zoltan Farcas

24 · They Stand So Tall · George Owen Baxter · ss; illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

28 · Dust Across the Range [Part 2 of 4] · Max Brand · na; illustrated by James Schucker

31 · Youth Takes the Challenge · [uncredited] · ms

32 · Soapsuds and Showmanship · Thomas Sugrue · ar

34 · Mind Over Matter · Denis Morrison · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

38 · And Both Were Young [Part 4 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

41 · Crime’s Invisible Emperor · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar

43 · Picture Star to Golf Bride · Viola Dana Thomson · ar

44 · Deep and Dangerous · John Randolph Phillips · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

48 · American Comrades · William Seabrook · ar; illustrated by Herbert Paus

50 · Let Freedom Swing · David Garth · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy

53 · Danger Mansion · Philip Wylie · na; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

61 · What Becomes of All-American Stars? · Joseph Thomas · ar

66 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

80 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

105 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

118 · Question of the Month: Do You Favor a Government Lottery? · [uncredited] · cl

120 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

160 · Why Don’t They? · The Readers · cl

186 · Gratitude · Edward L. Thorndike · ed

188 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [v125 #1, January 1938] ed. Sumner Blossom (The Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, quarto, cover: [photo] by Paul Hesse) []
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11 · Take Off Those Whiskers · Edith Barnard Delano · ss

14 · The World’s Greatest Engineering Wonder · Richard L. Neuberger · ar

16 · Tall Man Wanted · Libbie Block · ss

20 · Snow Train · Corey Ford & Alastair MacBain · ss

23 · Grand Rapids Boy Makes Good · Beverly Smith · bg

24 · Partners · Frederick Faust · vi

26 · Furs for Her · Jerome Beatty · ar

28 · Dust Across the Range [Part 3 of 4] · Max Brand · na

32 · The Young Spriggins [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss

34 · To My Unborn Son · Thomas Sugrue · ar

36 · Money Will Burn · Margaret Weymouth Jackson · ss

40 · Cloud Rider · Webb Waldron · ar

42 · Bridal · Oma L. Bishop · vi

43 · King of the Giddyaps · J. B. Griswold · ar

44 · Virginia Voyage · F. Britten Austin · ss

47 · Youth Looks Us Over · Various · cl

48 · Your Fortune in Your Eyes · Louise Bascom Barratt · ar

50 · And Both Were Young [Part 5 of 5] · Reita Lambert · sl

53 · Crime in White · Theodora Du Bois · na

61 · Giving · Lillian D. Wald · ed

62 · What’ll You Have? · Joseph Guillet · ar

66 · It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

74 · Have You Imagination? · Eleanor Early · ms

81 · Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

96 · The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

103 · Catwalk · Bordon Chase · ss

108 · It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

112 · Why Don’t They? · The Readers · cl

126 · Question of the Month: Does It Pay to Be Generous? · [uncredited] · cl

160 · Along the Way · [uncredited] · cl

162 · What the Readers Say · The Readers · lc

The American Magazine [v125 #2, February 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Lisa Vale [Part 1 of 5] · Olive Higgins Prouty · sl; illustrated by John Gannam

· Quiet, Please! · Elizabeth Troy · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· Storm Over Water · Harry Sylvester · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Snow on the Hills · Hugh Walpole · ss; illustrated by Seymour Ball

· Rustlers’ Roost · Richard Hill Wilkinson · vi

· Dust Across the Range [Part 4 of 4] · Max Brand · na; illustrated by James Schucker

· Decision by Moonlight · Martha Hays Weymouth · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman

· Air Jockey · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

· I Got Two Sweeties · Albert Treynor · ss; illustrated by Emerton Heitland

· Passage for One [Evan Pinkerton] · David Frome · na; illustrated by James Schucker

· Till the Doctor Comes · Matt Taylor · vi

The American Magazine [v125 #3, March 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Too Many Cooks [Part 1 of 6; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

· Broadway Girl Goes Fishing · Beatrice Thorne · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Lisa Vale [Part 2 of 5] · Olive Higgins Prouty · sl; illustrated by John Gannam

· Imitation of Love · Evelyn Herrick van Horne · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Scattergood Starts a Revolution [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

· One in Every Family · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

· Revival Meeting · Eleanor Griggs Thompson · vi; illustrated by James Schucker

· Flight · Harry Sylvester · ss; illustrated by Edwin Henry

· Good-by, Ten Thousand Bucks! · Paul Deresco Augsburg · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Meet the Girls · Albert Treynor & Jeff Moffitt · nv; illustrated by Floyd Davis

· A Job to Do · Kimball Herrick · ss

The American Magazine [v125 #4, April 1938] []
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· Two Can Sing · James M. Cain · na

· Gray Gull · Jay Wilson · ss

· Portrait of an Artist · Will F. Jenkins · ss

· Rich Man’s Ride · Fannie Kilbourne · ss

· Too Many Cooks [Part 2 of 6; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl

· Big Fella · Richard Connell · ss

· Lisa Vale [Part 3 of 5] · Olive Higgins Prouty · sl

· Blank Interlude · H. Thompson Rich · vi

· Drive Slowly in Eden · Maxine McBride · ss

· Love Me, Love My Horse · Frank Mitchell Dazey · ss

· Off Stage · Herbert Dalmas · ss

· Dunce Cap · Edward J. Kyne · vi

· So You Want to Get Married? · Ernest R. Groves · ar

· King Cotton Himself · Beverly Smith · ar

· Let’s Reward Safe Drivers · Earnest Elmo Calkins · ar

· Jasper Goes to Town · Webb Waldron · ar

· Youth Finds Its Feet · [uncredited] · ar

· My Husband Is a Detective · [uncredited] · ar

· Leadership · Virginia C. Gildersleeve · ed

· Where Giants Sleep · Thomas Sugrue · ss

· Cause for Divorce · Jay Irving · ct

· It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

· Will Your Children Avoid Your Mistakes? · [uncredited] · ms

· Do You Know Your $10 Words? · [uncredited] · ms

· How to Buy Intelligently · [uncredited] · ms

· Interesting People · [uncredited] · cl

· The House Detective · Roger B. Whitman · qa

· It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

· Your Best Friend Wouldn’t Treat You Like That · John S. Phillips · ss

· Along the Way · [uncredited] · cl

The American Magazine [v125 #5, May 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· What Price Story! · Max Brand · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Mr. Burton Is Busy · Devery Freeman · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Winner Takes Two · Ron Broom · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· The Plumber in the Parlor · Elizabeth Troy · ss; illustrated by Edwin Henry

· Jane and June of Arc [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

· Too Many Cooks [Part 3 of 6; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

· Lisa Vale [Part 4 of 5] · Olive Higgins Prouty · sl; illustrated by John Gannam

· Brand-New Woman · Doug Welch · ss; illustrated by Floyd Davis

· One Road Will Be Rough · Lenora Mattingly Weber · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Where Is Ann? · Corey Ford · nv; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

The American Magazine [v125 #6, June 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Heaven to Earth · Blaine & Jean Dupont · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

· Dear Victory · Josephine Bentham · ss; illustrated by Edwin Henry

· Pawn Takes Bishop · Gayle W. Maile · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Ring on Her Finger · Charles H. Hoffman · ss; illustrated by Carl Mueller

· Lisa Vale [Part 5 of 5] · Olive Higgins Prouty · sl; illustrated by John Gannam

· Handsome Stranger · Agnes Sligh Turnbull · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy

· Too Many Cooks [Part 4 of 6; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

· Girls Without Gold [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

· Ladies Go Last · R. G. Kirk · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Hearts on the Mend · Louise Skene · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta

· Write Your Own Ticket! · David Garth · nv; illustrated by Alfred Parker

The American Magazine [v126 #1, July 1938] (25¢, quarto) [] (Full Text)
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11 · For Beauty’s Sake [Part 1 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

18 · Star Bright [Part 3 of 3] · Charles Bonner · sl; illustrated by Tom Lovell

24 · Robin Hill · Phyllis Duganne · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

28 · Cheerio! · Margaret Craven · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

34 · Too Many Cooks [Part 5 of 6; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

38 · Buzz Meets a Mammoth · Beverly Smith · ss; illustrated by George Howe

44 · Thanks for the Accident · Janet Adams · ss; illustrated by John Gannam

48 · To Meet My Wife · Ruth Burr Sanborn · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

53 · Storm on the Island · Steve Fisher · na; illustrated by Matt Clark

120 · She Always Said No · David William Moore · ss; illustrated by Mario Cooper

The American Magazine [v126 #2, August 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Matchmakers’ Holiday · Ruth Burr Sanborn · ss; illustrated by Edwin Henry

· Prisoner’s Base · Rebecca Stevenson · ss; illustrated by James Schucker

· Heavy Static · Jonathan Eldridge · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

· For Beauty’s Sake [Part 2 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· Small Though They Be · Earl Reed Silvers · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Too Many Cooks [Part 6 of 6; Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by Rico Tomaso

· A Little Praise, Please! · Libbie Block · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Boss of the Roaring · Robert E. Pinkerton · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

· Marry in Haste · Edward Hope · nv; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

The American Magazine [v126 #3, September 1938] (25¢, 158pp, quarto) [] (Full Text)
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9 · Firebrand [Part 1 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

16 · If You Want Me · Natalie Shipman · ss

22 · Remember the Night · Rita Weiman · ss

28 · The Jilting · Lenora Mattingly Weber · ss

32 · Let’s Celebrate · Gladys Taber · ss

36 · For Beauty’s Sake [Part 3 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl

42 · They Walked Behind Him · Borden Chase · ss

46 · All of My Life · Dale Eunson · ss

51 · Dancing Co-Ed · Albert Treynor · na

The American Magazine [v126 #4, October 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Bermuda Grapevine · Mignon G. Eberhart · na

· Firebrand [Part 2 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl

· For Beauty’s Sake [Part 4 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl

The American Magazine [v126 #5, November 1938] (25¢, quarto) []
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· The Pursuer · Corey Ford · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta

· Payday · Clyde Brion Davis · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Monkey Business · Edward R. Sammis · vi; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

· Saturday Hero · Herbert Dalmas · ss; illustrated by John R. Holmgren

· Firebrand [Part 3 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Dean Cornwell

· The Conqueror · Edith Barnard Delano · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Gay Lady · Barbara Burns · vi

· For Beauty’s Sake [Part 5 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· Dancing Filly · Odgers T. Gurnee · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Swords at Weehawken · Leonard Falkner · ss; illustrated by Norman Rockwell

· The Falcon Strikes [The Falcon] · Drexel Drake · na; illustrated by Tom Lovell

The American Magazine [v126 #6, December 1938] (25¢, quarto, cover by Victor Keppler) []
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· The Red Bull [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na; illustrated by Ronald McLeod; later published in an expanded form as Some Buried Caesar (Farrar, Sraus, Giroux 1939)

· Firebrand [Part 4 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Dean Cornwell

· For Beauty’s Sake [Part 6 of 6] · Clarence Budington Kelland · sl; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· Hail and Farewell · Williston Rich · ss; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· “You Need a Man!” · John Reid Byers · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Queer Quarter · Frances Warfield · vi; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

· Woman Trouble · Eleanor Arnett Nash · ss; illustrated by John La Gatta

· Staying Over · Paul Ernst · vi

· Time Stood Still · J. G. E. Hopkins · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Sky Rider · Jim Crang & Winston Norman · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Forever Yours · Earl Reed Silvers · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

· Family Doctor · Joseph Ambrose Jerger, M.D. · ar

· Mystery of the Billions · Beverly Smith · ar

· Fill ’er Up? · George F. Homan & William A. H. Birnie · ar

· The American Youth Forum · Various · ar

· The Making of a Politician · James A. Farley · ar

· Scattergood in Real Life · Paul T. Sturges · ar

· Mother of Crime · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar; about Mrs. Lucy “Ma” Beland.

· The Face Is Familiar · Eloise Sterling · ar

· Sharing - Editorial · Norman H. Davis · ar

· It Takes All Kinds · Albert Benjamin · cl

· It’s the Law! · Dick Hyman · ct

The American Magazine [v127 #1, January 1939] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Some Women Are Devils [Part 1 of ?] · Margaret Lee Runbeck · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Hard Man · Harold Titus · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· No Welcome Stranger · Ron Broom · ss; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt

· Day After Christmas · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Scandal in the School · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by George Howe

· Firebrand [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Dean Cornwell

· Secret Laughter · Kathleen Norris · ss; illustrated by John Gannam

· Mock Hero · Ann Morse · ss; illustrated by Edwin Henry

· The Give-Away · William A. H. Birnie · ss

· Reno Rendezvous · Leslie Ford · na; illustrated by Donald Teague

· From the Shadow of the Swastika · Heinz Liepman · ss

The American Magazine [v127 #2, February 1939] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Young Lady Luck · Jim Crang & Winston Norman · ss; illustrated by Mead Schaeffer

· Tennis Bum · H. Vernor Dixon · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

· Love Budget · Isabel Moore · ss; illustrated by Albert Dorne

· Exit Laughing · Sarah Elizabeth Rodger · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

· Some Women Are Devils [Part 2 of ?] · Margaret Lee Runbeck · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· This Is Where She Sleeps · Richard Sherman · ss; illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

· Firebrand [Part 6 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Dean Cornwell

· Second Season · Paul O’Neil · ss

· The Night Before · Arthur Tuckerman · ss; illustrated by John Gannam

· Salute! · Borden Chase · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Express to Danger [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · na; illustrated by Frederick Chapman

· Cause for Divorce · Jay Irving · ct

· How I Became a Hell-Diver · John Charles Thomas · ar

The American Magazine [v127 #3, March 1939] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Lover Come Back [Part 1 of 6] · Barrett Willoughby · sl; illustrated by Matt Clark

· Man Bait · Alice Maxwell · ss; illustrated by Alfred Parker

· While the General Slept · James Warner Bellah · ss; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt

· First Performance · Matt Taylor · ss; illustrated by Dean Cornwell

· A Kiss for Casanova · Anne Wormser · ss; illustrated by John Gannam

· Some Women Are Devils [Part 3 of ?] · Margaret Lee Runbeck · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter

· Scattergood and the Scamp [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by George Howe

· Smart Money · William A. H. Birnie · ss

· The Captains Bride · H. Vernor Dixon · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell

· Double Dare · Devery Freeman · ss; illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

· Second Chance · Rosamond du Jardin · ss; illustrated by Jon Whitcomb

The American Magazine [v127 #4, April 1939] (25¢, quarto) []
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· Mystery of the Wander Bird [Asey Mayo] · Phoebe Atwood Taylor · na

· Broken Voyage [Part 1 of 6] · Faith Baldwin · sl

· Lover Come Back [Part 2 of 6] · Barrett Willoughby · sl

· Spring Shuffle · Dwight Wendell Koppes · ss

· Give Me a Boy · Mabel Brown Farwell · ss

· Toughie · Gordon Rand · ss

· Heavy Date · Marion Valensi · ss

· The Katydid’s Master · R. G. Kirk · ss

· Blue Eyed Boy · Baird Hall · ss

· Lady at Sea · Sidney Herschel Small · ss

· The Inner Circle · Westmoreland Gray · ss

· What’s the Matter with Linbergh? · Russell Owen · ar

· Europe in a Day · Beverly Smith · ar

· How to Torture Babies · Henry Anton Steig · ss

· He Pulled the Arabs Teeth · Jerome Beatty · ar

· A Dream That Came True · Frank J. Taylor · ss

· Yearling of Wall Street · Earl Sparling · ar

· Please Take This Money · McCellan Patten · ss

· Food · Paul S. Willis · ar

· Shaping Tomorrow’s Citizens · John Dungan · ar

The American Magazine [v127 #5, May 1939] (25¢, quarto) []
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· The Green Free Hills · Thelma Strabel · ss

· Broken Voyage [Part 2 of 6] · Faith Baldwin · sl

· Lover Come Back [Part 3 of 6] · Barrett Willoughby · sl

· Blonde Savage · Roy Chapman Andrews · ss

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