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Boys’ Life [v26 # 1, January 1936] (10¢, 52pp, bedsheet, cover by Harold N. Anderson) from trussel.com. [John Locke] 5 · The Hockey Spare · Harold M. Sherman · ss; illus. Robert A. Graef 8 · The Sinister Four · T. T. Flynn · ss; illus. Paul Dudley 10 · Wolfskin [Part 2 of ?] · Charles Gilson · sl; “an epic novel of the French Revolution”; illus. Harry H. A. Burne 12 · Snow in the Swamp · R. O. Van Orden · ss; illus. A. D. Rahn 16 · The Ice Monster [Og, Son of Fire] · Irving Crump · ss; illus. Jack Murray 18 · Wings of an Eagle [Part 5 of 5] · Washburn Thompson · sl; illus. Gordon Grant
Boys’ Life [v26 #11, November 1936] (Boy Scouts of America, 10¢, 52pp, large, cover by Harold N. Anderson) from trussel.com. [John Locke] 5 · Don Virgilio · Charles Gilson · ss; illus. Harry H. A. Burne 8 · Flight Quarters · Blaine & Jean Dupont Miller · ss; illus. William Heaslip 10 · Cracker’s Kid · B. J. Chute · ss; illus. Robert A. Graef 12 · Typhoon Gold [Part 2 of ?] · Paschal N. Strong · sl; illus. Monte Crews 14 · Fools Walk In · Howard M. Brier · ss; illus. Paul Dudley
Boys’ Life [February 1937] (Boy Scouts of America, 10¢, 52pp, large, cover by Norman Rockwell) Partial contents from EBAY auction. · Jamboree or Bust! · Leonard K. Smith · ar; illus. Paul Dudley · Dispatches to Headquarters · John F. Hinternhoff · ss; illus. Harry H. A. Burne · Trapper’s Bargain · Glenn Balch · ss; illus. V. A. Svoboda · Guard Your Man · Harold M. Sherman · ss; illus. Robert A. Graef · Typhoon Gold [Part 5 of ?] · Paschal N. Strong · sl; illus. Monte Crews · How to Make Boy Scout Valentines · Dan Beard · ar
Boys’ Life [v39 #6, June 1939] (Boy Scouts of America, 10¢, 52pp, large, cover by Harold Anderson) [STM] 3 · The Cream Puff · B. J. Chute · ss 8 · The Restorer · Capt. Burr Leyson · ss 10 · Interviewing Woozy · Charles Curtis Sweetland · ss 12 · Viking - From Eagle Creek · Leonard K. Smith · ss 14 · Haunted Mesa · John Murray Reynolds · ss 16 · The Company’s Gold [Part last of ?] · Charles Gilson · sl
Boys’ Life [v40 #3, March 1940] (Boy Scouts of America, 15¢, 44pp, large, cover by Jack Murray) [STM] 3 · Lost City of the Rain God [Part 1 of 4] · William LaVarre · sl 8 · Blizzard Detour · V. P. Ingaldson · ss 10 · Out of Coventry · Paschal N. Strong · ss 12 · I’ll Mow ’Em Down Crowell · Marvin L. De Vries · ss
Boys’ Life [v36 # 6, June 1946] (Boy Scouts of America, large) [SR] · The Sleuth Scouts · Manly Wellman · ss; illus. Vance Locke · Dog’s Dog · Jim Kjelgaard · ss; illus. Bob Fink · The Open Boat · Stephen Crane · nv Scribner’s Jun, 1897 [Albert. D. Jousset] · North to the Indian Country [Part 2 of ?] · Stephen Greenlees · sl; illus. Paul Dudley
Boys’ Life [v47 #10, October 1947] (Boy Scouts of America, 20¢, 52pp, large, cover by Gilbert Darling) [STM] 5 · Let’s Haunt a House · Manly Wade Wellman · ss 12 · The Phantom Backfield [Part 2 of 4] · Howard M. Brier · sl 14 · Please Retrieve · Jim Kjelgaard · ss
Boys’ Life [May 1948] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Partial contents from EBAY auction. · Nevada Gold · David Lavender · ss · Pay for a Buckeroo · Glen Balch · ss · River to Nowhere · Hugh B. Cave · ss · High Pressure Stuff · Russell Gordon Carter · ss
Boys’ Life [May 1949] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Partial contents from EBAY auction. · One Ring Circus · Andrew Hall · ss · China Quest · John B. Stanley · ss · Mound Magic · Frank Shea · ar · Grand Slam at Indianapolis · James W. English · ar · Wisconsin Adventure · Charles Vinson · ar · Monkey Business · William Hillcourt · ar · Shacks · Ben Hunt · ar
Boys’ Life [October 1950] (Boy Scouts of America, large, cover by Gene Klebe) Partial contents from EBAY auction. · “T” for Touchdown · Frank Leahy · ar; Notre Dame’s well know coach tells about the well know “T”. · The Jim Peak Grizzly · Paul Annixter · ss · Scouting’s Home on the Range · Misc. Material · ar · Star Farmer · Joseph Stocker · ss · Platoon Fullback [conclusion] · Jack Paulson · sl · 40 Billion Suns · Misc. Material · ar
Boys’ Life [December 1951] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Partial contents from EBAY auction. · This Side of Christmas · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss · Fighting Coach [conclusion] · John Gartner · sl · Set Her Down · Alan J. Distler · ss
Boys’ Life [June 1953] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 6 · Johnny Gets a Laugh · Russell Gordon Carter · ss 10 · What It Takes · Captain Burr Leyson · ss 16 · My Pal Mike · W. S. Chadwick · ss 18 · Lair of the Bat [Part 2 of ?] · Robb White · sl
Boys’ Life [July 1953] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 6 · Hobo Fireboy · H. H. Holmes · ss 10 · The Sword Is Forged · Paschal N. Strong · ss 14 · Lair of the Bat [Part 3 of ?] · Robb White · sl
Boys’ Life [v43 #10, October 1953] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 88pp, large, cover by William Heaslip) [STM/WGC:20030] 9 · Wild Dogs of the Sourland [Part 1] · Keith Robertson · sl 16 · Siren Song · Wallace West · ss 18 · Scared Scatback · Colin Lochlons · ss 22 · 300 Miles to Fall · William F. Hallstead · ss
Boys’ Life [v44 #4, April 1954] (80pp, bedsheet, cover by Gene Klebe) from trussel.com. [John Locke] 10 · Son of Og [Og, Son of Og] · Irving Crump · ss; illus. Albert D. Jousset 14 · Stand by for Danger [Part 3 of ?] · E. D. Mygatt · sl; illus. Bernard Safran 20 · Hot Corner Freeze-Up · Jackson V. Scholz · ss; illus. Carol Johnson
Boys’ Life [August 1954] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Partial contents from EBAY auction. · The Phantom Moth · Hugh B. Cave · ss · Hart Luck Stallion [Part 3 of ?] · Patrick Lawson · sl
Boys’ Life [April 1955] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 10 · Speed Merchant · Jay Worthington · ss 15 · The Mudhen, V.S. · Merritt P. Allen · ss 20 · Trouble Hunters [Part 2 of 4] · Montgomery M. Atwater · sl
Boys’ Life [June 1955] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 10 · Bread Upon the Waters · Wallace West · ss 14 · Sacrifice Spurs · Carl H. Rathjen · ss 18 · Trouble Hunters [Part 4 of 4] · Montgomery M. Atwater · sl
Boys’ Life [v45 #10, October 1955] (100pp, bedsheet, cover by Carol Johnson) from trussel.com. [John Locke] 10 · AA Is for Aardvark · William B. McMorris · ss; illus. Vance Locke 14 · Thundermakers [Og, Son of Og] · Irving Crump · ss; illus. M. Kunstler 17 · Only Fighters Are Wanted · David B. Parker · ss; illus. Russ Hoban 20 · Mule Chief · David Lavender · ss; illus. Maurice Bower 22 · White Gold of the Cassiar [Part 3 of 4] · W. G. Crisp · sl; illus. Mel Bolden 29 · Sea Trap · E. L. Babcock · ss; illus. Bernard Safran
Boys’ Life [v46 # 2, February 1956] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 88pp, 10¼" x 13½", cover by Norman Rockwell) [STM] 11 · Tall Bram of Little Pigeon · Manly Wade Wellman · ss 12 · Flight of the Jungle Bird · Hugh B. Cave · ss 16 · The Nest Egg · James W. English · ss 20 · Mr. Midshipman Murdock [Part ? of ?] · J. B. Icenhower · sl
Boys’ Life [v46 #4, April 1956] (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 88pp, large, cover by Taylor Oughton) from trussel.com. [John Locke] 9 · Prisoner in the Circle [Part 1 of 3] · E. D. Mygatt · sl; illus. Sam Davitt 15 · The Chastisement of Horsey · Kerry Wood · ss; illus. Gene Klebe 18 · Og’s Dogs [Og, Son of Og] · Irving Crump · ss; illus. Bernard Safran 22 · Strictly by Instinct · D. S. Halacy, Jr. · ss; illus. Carol Johnson
Boys’ Life [v46 #12, December 1956] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 100pp, 10¼" x 13½", cover by Carol Johnson) [STM] 14 · Elmer Works for Santa Claus · Ned Ellis · ss 18 · Double Threat · Jay Worthington · ss 22 · Garrison Gringo · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss 24 · Latch On! · D. S. Halacy, Jr. · ss 28 · Pony Express Boy [Part ? of ?] · M Talmadge & Gilmore L. · sl 30 · The Boy Who Saved the World · Roland A. Martone · ss
Boys’ Life [March 1957] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 14 · A Debt to Pay · Jackson V. Scholz · ss 18 · The Hurricane Mystery [Part last of ?] · Paschal N. Strong · sl 20 · The Big One · W. J. Wilwerding · ss
Boys’ Life [v47 # 4, April 1957] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 88pp, 10¼" x 13½", cover by Ozzie Sweet) [STM] 50 · Nature’s Guardians · Harry E. Neal · ab 12 · Terror in the Temple · Hugh B. Cave · ss 14 · Swiss Family Robinson (One Act Play) · anon. · pl 16 · Lucy Caught the Moon · Billy C. Clark · ss 20 · All American · Andrew Hall · ss
Boys’ Life [May 1957] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Information from EBAY auction. · Space Lane Cadet · William F. Hallstead, III · ss · Four Years a Freshman · Kathleen Speegle · ss · Desperate Ride · Ralph Vincent · ss · Blue Eagle · John Promise · ss · The Golden Horn · William Woodson · ss
Boys’ Life [July 1957] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 24 · A Lens for Trouble [Part ? of ?] · Jim Kjelgaard · sl 11 · Why There Are So Many Languages · William R. Palmer · ss 14 · Traffic Jimjams at Laurel Creek · Wallace West · ss 22 · The Westerner · Marvin L. De Vries · ss
Boys’ Life [August 1957] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 18 · A Lens for Trouble [Part last of ?] · Jim Kjelgaard · sl 10 · Match Point · Jack Paulson · ss
Boys’ Life [v47 # 1, November 1957] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 108pp, 10¼" x 13½", cover by Carol Johnson) [STM] 12 · Beanie and the Pig Rustlers · William B. McMorris · ss 14 · Read It Then Eat It · W. Waldo Shaver · ss 16 · The Admiral’s Stomach · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss 20 · Troubled Waters · Hugh B. Cave · ss 22 · The Day the Barn Burned · Arthur Myers · ss 30 · The Survival of Ahmeek · Paul Annixter · ss 32 · Dangerous Deadline [Part ? of ?] · Mildred Benson · sl
Boys’ Life [v48 # 4, April 1958] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 80pp, 10¼" x 13½", cover by Lowell Hess) [STM] 15 · Foldboat Fool · Alan E. Nourse · ss 18 · The Curse of the Cliff Dwellers · Wallace West · ss 22 · The Ski Lodge Mystery [Part ? of ?] · Montgomery M. Atwater · sl
Boys’ Life [v48 # 5, May 1958] ed. Harry A. Harchar (The Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13¾", cover by Nicholas Glass) [STM] 12 · Tenderfoot in Space [Part 1 of 3] · Robert A. Heinlein · sl 16 · Ye Ole Coon Hunt · Thomas Hardy Murphy · ss 20 · Secret of the Coral Cross · Malcolm K. Shuman · ss 22 · Runaway Skipper · Carl H. Rathjen · ss 24 · The Enormous Monkey · William H. Lipton · ss 47 · The Adventures of Sherlock Hound · Al Stenzel · pl
Boys’ Life [July 1958] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 12 · Harbor Hotrod · Paschal N. Strong · ss 16 · Son of the Revolution · Joseph S. Wilson · ss 22 · One-Man Mule · Billy C. Clark · ss 26 · Tenderfoot in Space [Part 3 of 3] · Robert A. Heinlein · sl
Boys’ Life [v48 #11, November 1958] ed. Harry A. Harchar (The Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 92pp, 10½" x 13¾", cover by Harold Eldridge) [STM] 13 · Gridiron Milkman [Part 1 of 2] · Jackson V. Scholz · sl 16 · The Last Time I Saw Harris · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss 20 · The Hunt on Conibear · Paul Annixter · ss 28 · A Dog Like Pierre’s · Ethel McCall Head · ss
Boys’ Life [January 1959] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 11 · Tigre [Part 1 of 3] · Jim Kjelgaard · sl 18 · Baby Sitter Stands Up · Calvin M. Craig · ss 22 · Take That Tip · Burgess Leonard · ss
Boys’ Life [February 1959] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 13 · The Curb Bit · Carl Henry Rathjen · ss 18 · Tigre [Part 2 of 3] · Jim Kjelgaard · sl
Boys’ Life [March 1959] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 11 · The Little One · Walter J. Wilwerding · ss 14 · Elmer, the Worm · Ned Ellis · ss 19 · Harlan the Pig · Homer Croy · ss 22 · Tigre [Part 3 of 3] · Jim Kjelgaard · sl
Boys’ Life [v49 #5, May 1959] (25¢, 80pp, large) from trussel.com. [John Locke] 15 · The Cowboy and the Steer · Richard Hacker · ss; illus. Earl Norem 17 · For the Love of Space · Gavin Gregory · ss; illus. William Heaslip 21 · Sabertooth Savage · Irving Crump · ss; illus. Vivian Holder
Boys’ Life [v49 # 6, June 1959] ed. Harry A. Harchar (Boy Scouts of America, 25¢, 88pp, 10¼" x 13½", cover by Creig Flessel) [STM] 11 · Beef for Beauregard · Byrd Hooper · ss 18 · The Water Agate · Wesley Noble · ss 22 · Voodoo Village · Hugh B. Cave · ss 30 · Brother Coyote · Anon. · ss
Boys’ Life [October 1959] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 12 · Electronics on the Little Trout · Calvin M. Craig · ss 16 · The Coward · General Edwin H. Randall · ss 21 · The Bell Ringer · Glenn Balch · ss 22 · Missouri River Boy [Part 3 of ?] · William Hellman · sl
Boys’ Life [December 1959] (25¢, large) [eBay auction] 13 · China Sea Roundup [Part 1 of ?] · Cora Cheney & Ben Partridge · sl 17 · We Saw the First Jet · William F. Hallstead · ss 18 · The Day We Explored the Future · Donald Keith · ss
Boys’ Life [May 1960] (13" x 10") Information from EBAY auction. · Hold Your Breath · Taylor Oughton · ss · The Terrible Intruders · Herb Mott · ss · You Can’t Believe Your Eyes · William Keck · ss; illus. J. Fred Keller, Jr. · Hockey Pest · Ric Multhaup · ss; illus. Charles Hawes
Boys’ Life [April 1961] (25¢, 80pp, 13" x 10", cover by John Hamberger) [STM] 11 · The Hunt for Big Eye [Part 1 of 2] · Jane & Paul Annixter · sl 16 · Best Friend · A. M. Lightner · ss 20 · No Room for Sentiment · Vic Dunaway · ss
Boys’ Life [April 1963] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Information from EBAY auction. · Call Me Pete · Peggy Simson Curry · ss · The General’s Son · Robert Edmond Alter · ss
Boys’ Life [May 1963] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Information from EBAY auction. · Model-T Mountain [Part 1 of 3] · Cora Cheney · sl; illus. Dick Pfhal · The Wall and Mr. Pemberton · Wellesley Atkinson · ss; illus. Louis Glanzman · Calculated Risk · Paul Lundgren · ss; illus. Denver Gillen
Boys’ Life [June 1963] (Boy Scouts of America, large) Information from EBAY auction. · Model-T Mountain [Part 2 of 3] · Cora Cheney · sl; illus. Dick Pfhal · To Climb San Sebastian · Roswell B. Rohde · ss; illus. William Persa
Boys’ Life [March 1964] (25¢, 82pp, 13 x 10) ToC also lists three “Articles” (one by Phil Rizzuto about then-Yankee-second-baseman Bob Richardson; one on Scouts boat-racing through the Panama Canal; and one on medicine as a career) and thirteen “Short Features,” mostly on topics involving the outdoors, handicrafts, or popular science. There is also a “Color Section” containing ten one-page comic strips, including “Pee Wee Harris” (whose origins can be traced to a boys’ book series of decades earlier), “Rocky Stoneaxe” (a frontiersman, not a caveman), “The Tracy Twins” (by Dik Browne, today best-known for Hagar the Horrible and for Hi and Lois), “Tono” (South Sea islander), “Space Conquerors!” and miscellaneous strips on American history, the Bible, and “The Romance of Chess” (!). Regular features include “Hitchin’ Rack” (letters to the alleged editor, a burro named Pedro, who specializes in snappy comebacks); “On the Screens” (brief movie reviews), “Boys’ Life Bookshelf,” “Think and Grin,” etc. Interior art is a mixture of black and white and color; ads include greeting card sales, boats, Bell Telephone, cameras, shoes, Coke, model car kits, pimple medication, cars, another “sell greeting cards and win prizes” scam, a “sell seeds and win prizes” scam, a “Sell GRIT and win prizes” scam, etc. There’s also a three-page classified ads section given over almost entirely to stamps and coins, summer camps, and junior military academies. Reading level seems appropriate for what would have been expected of average to intelligent high school students at the time. [DKL:15929] · The Sunjammer · Arthur C. Clarke · nv · Reckoning at Fredericksburg [conclusion] · Leonard Wibberley · sl; family and adolescent rivalries in Civil War Maryland.
Boys’ Life [v55 #4, April 1965] (25¢, 68pp, 13 x 10, cover by Austin Briggs) [STM] 19 · Opening Day · James Brosnan · ss 28 · The Time Machine Gets Stuck [Part 3 of 3; Time Machine] · Donald Keith · sl

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