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The Blue Book Magazine [v86 #2, December 1947] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XII—New Jersey · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...XII—New Jersey: We Had a Cause · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Edwin D. Rennacker · lt 2 · An Officer Sees His Duty · Peter B. Kyne · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 8 · Grandpa and the Werewolf · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 12 · Clippers and Men: I. The Golden Cup · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 20 · The Conjured LST · Joseph W. Hotchkiss · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 27 · The Day the Senators Went Steal Crazy · Harold Helfer · ms 28 · Strike Hard! Bite Deep! [Sir Dennys ap Rhys] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · na; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 51 · Hill 314 · Forrest W. Shugart · ar 52 · Combat Team · Colonel Rupert D. Graves · cl; illustrated by James A. Meese 61 · Southern France Landing · C. Donald Wire · ar; illustrated by W. H. Brooks 66 · A Head Sho’ Beats Feet · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by L. F. Wilford 71 · The Maxims of Japheth · Gelett Burgess · ms 72 · A Gambler’s Reputation [Colonel Padgett] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 83 · The Miraculous Victory · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 84 · The Flight of the XS-102 · Ross De Lue · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson 94 · All Star Lucky [Babe “Lucky” Young] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 102 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 103 · Four Things He’d Do · Philip Ketchum · ss; illustrated by L. F. Wilford 108 · To Remember Me By · Everett & Olga Webber · ss; illustrated by Robert Ball 115 · Earth’s Second Moon · Morrison Colladay · ar 116 · Road Monkey · John Beames · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 122 · Right of Way · Laurence Kirk · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 127 · Which One? · Stanley Grayovski · qz 128 · The Man Who Was Afraid · William Brandon · na; illustrated by John McDermott 144 · Country-Size States · Kennie MacDowd · qz ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Rupert D. Graves; Philip Ketchum; Joseph W. Hotchkiss]; profiles & photos of Colonel Rupert D. Graves, Philip Ketchum, Joseph W. Hotchkiss.

The Blue Book Magazine [v86 #3, January 1948] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) From this issue the subtitle on the cover for most issues changes to “Magazine for Adventurous Reading”. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XIII—Louisiana · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...XIII—Louisiana: The Battle of New Orleans · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · DeWitt S. Schwartz · lt _1 · [letter] · E. B. Gleason · lt _1 · [letter] · Mervin F. Smith · lt 2 · A Wife for Dane Roquier · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 11 · The Honest Men · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Crosman 14 · Back to the Army Again, Colonel! [Soldiers Three] · Phil Magee · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 21 · The Elf Horn Sounds · Henry J. Colyton · ss; illustrated by John Richard Flanagan 30 · 1848 · Anon. · pi 32 · Get Out There and Fight! · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 39 · The Tale of the Terrible Turk · Harold Helfer · ar 40 · No Place for a Preacher · R. Ross Annett · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 51 · The Torn Tin Coat · Erik Fennel · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 58 · Combat Team · Colonel Rupert D. Graves · cl; illustrated by John McDermott & James A. Meese 66 · The Talisman · Edward McKenna · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 71 · Bull the Moose · M. A. Ransom · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 76 · The Lost Trail · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 78 · Clippers and Men: II. The Thirsty Cup · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 87 · A Late Report on ye Russian Army · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 88 · Archerfish Stalks the Biggest Enemy · Lt. Comdr. Edward Beach · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 103 · Hobnobbing with Royalty · Alan A. Brown · qz 104 · Deep Where You Cannot See · Ahmad Kamal · na; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 126 · Play It for Keeps · Richard Stern · na; illustrated by John McDermott ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Ahmad Kamal; R. Ross Annett; Erik Fennel; Richard Martin Stern]; profiles & photos of Ahmad Kamal, R. Ross Annett, Erik Fennel; profile only of Richard Stern.

The Blue Book Magazine [v86 #4, February 1948] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XIV—Illinois · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv These United States...XIV—Illinois: The Rail-Splitter · H. Bedford-Jones · pm; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · O. H. Acton · lt _ · [letter] · S. R. Cunningham · lt _ · [letter] · E. St. George · lt The Big Hitch [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower The Broad-Brimmed Hat · Charles Ellsworth · ss; illustrated by John Fulton New Evidence · Cornell Greening & Richard Match · ar King Bones · Bill Goode · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Men in Search of Danger · Lt. J. E. Jenkins · ar; illustrated by James Ernst, [?] We’re Coming Through · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson The Ladies · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower Starlet in Jeopardy [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Centenary of the Washington Monument · Anon. · pi Clippers and Men: III. The Cup Comes Home · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Combat Team · Colonel Rupert D. Graves · cl; illustrated by John McDermott Washington Lives in His Ledgers · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by John C. Wonsetler The Pastel Production Line · John D. MacDonald · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl The Shipmate Spirit · Frederick & P. G. Bell · ss; illustrated by Manning Lee Calling All Cars! · Karl Detzer · ss; illustrated by James Ernst This Land Is Ours · Oscar Schisgall · na; illustrated by Charles Hargens The Mask of Noh [Agent Jonathan] · William Brandon · nv; illustrated by Hamilton Greene The Fireman’s Dilemma · Peter Wells · pm; illustrated by Peter Wells Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Oscar Schisgall; Robert Barbour Johnson; William F. Goodykoontz; Charles Ellsworth]; profiles & photos of Oscar Schisgall, Robert Barbour Johnson, William F. Goodykoontz, Charles Ellsworth.

The Blue Book Magazine [v86 #5, March 1948] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. fc. · These United States...XV—New Hampshire · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...XV—New Hampshire: The Hero of Fort Four · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · George Arke · lt _ · [letter] · Chas. E. Begole · lt _ · [letter] · Bill Bergoffen · lt 2 · My Most Unforgettable War Experience _ · Action in the Arctic · James G. Harrington · ts; illustrated by Raymond Sisley _ · The Decision · Gunnar Nilsson · ts; illustrated by Raymond Sisley _ · I Suddenly Become a Father · Commander S. M. Riis · ts; illustrated by Raymond Sisley _ · The Captain in the Green Hat · Francis W. Keyser · ts; illustrated by Raymond Sisley _ · “Heaven Alone Could Work This Wonder” · Captain I. F. Wood · ts; illustrated by Raymond Sisley _ · Our Ships Were Dark Shadows · Horace Bryan · ts; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 12 · The Street of the Wicked [François Villon] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 22 · A Matter of a Pinion [Squaredeal Sam McGhee] · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 31 · The Interrogators · Ib Melchior · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 37 · Gone, But Are They Forgotten? · Ed Dembitz · qz 38 · Bodyguard · Karl Detzer · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 46 · Tschingel of the High Alps · Byron de Prorok & E. P. Wellman · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 50 · You’re the Boss · Harden de View · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper 55 · The Maxims of Japheth · Gelett Burgess · ms 56 · Pathfinders to the Sky · Anon. · pi 58 · The Case of the Chinese Consuls · Alf C. Watson · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 65 · Something for the Bride · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 67 · Emergency Operator: (Number Unknown) · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 69 · From “The Kingdom of Adventure: Everest” · James Ramsey Ullman · ex 70 · Heigh-O, the Wild Missouri · Arthur Lawson & Chandler Whipple · nv; illustrated by John Fulton 85 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 86 · Clippers and Men: IV. Foreign Devil · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 94 · The Bandit · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 96 · Lady with the Checks · Georges Surdez · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 108 · Geeks Are Like That [The Midway] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 116 · Minute Man · Bill Erin · nv; illustrated by John McDermott 131 · Ordinances, Instructions & Advertisements · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 132 · Perlaguna · Durand Kiefer · nv; illustrated by Frederick Chapman ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Karl Detzer; Bill Erin; Frederick Chapman]; profiles & photos of Karl Detzer, Bill Erin, Frederick Chapman.

The Blue Book Magazine [v86 #6, April 1948] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XVI—Kansas · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv ifc. · These United States...XVI—Kansas: Free Soil or Slavery? · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Arthur W. Benson · lt _1 · [letter] · William Zillman · lt 2 · The Course of Justice · Ludwig Lewisohn · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 7 · From the Editor’s Scrapbook · Simpson M. Ritter · ms 8 · He Saw America First · Glenn R. Vernam · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops 12 · Action off Salerno · Clary Thompson · ar; illustrated by Arthur Harper 18 · Tails Up! · John Beames · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 23 · Whale Below! · Bill Adams · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 26 · The Battle for Leyte Gulf · Robert L. Johnson, Jr. · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 30 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 30 · Mardi Gras Bondmaid · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 38 · Forgotten Sweethearts of the Sea · Will Talsey · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 41 · A Hot Spot in ye Cold War, AD 1582 · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 42 · The Wrath of Vesuvius · Captain Michael A. Musmanno · ar; illustrated by Arthur Harper 46 · The Men Who Fought in 1898 · Anon. · pi 48 · And in This Corner—Polydeuces, of Greece! · Robert Foreman · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 50 · The Wild Blue Yonder · Donovan Fitzpatrick · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay 55 · The Maxims of Japheth · Gelett Burgess · ms 56 · Animal Man [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · ss; illustrated by Maurice Bower 65 · Tony Stands by a Friend · R. H. Bridges · ar 66 · Clippers and Men: V. Bar Gold · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 76 · Old Man Owlhoot · Norman A. Fox · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 82 · Back Country Boy · Louis Kaye · ss; illustrated by Albert de Vine 87 · The Cardiff Giant · Harold Helfer · ms 88 · Thunderbolt at Large · Ross de Lue · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 95 · The Win Macabre · Harold Helfer · ms 96 · The Needed Spark [Babe “Lucky” Young] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 104 · A Quest Must End [Sir Dennys ap Rhys] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · na; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 125 · Crooked Face · Adrian Kuepper · na; illustrated by John McDermott 144 · That Was a Long War · Fairfax Downey · ms ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Adrian Kuepper; Ludwig Lewisohn; Donovan Fitzpatrick]; profiles & photos of Adrian Kuepper, Ludwig Lewisohn, Donovan Fitzpatrick.

The Blue Book Magazine [v87 #1, May 1948] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. fc. · These United States...XVII—California · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv These United States...XVII—California: Close to the Terrestrial Paradise · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · John Churchill · lt _ · [letter] · John M. Sommer, Jr. · lt 2 · The Fortune of Grandfather Epp · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 8 · The Rusted Blade · Paul Johnstone · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 18 · Last Inning · Nelson Bond · ss 20 · The Humpbacked Fighters · Mustafa Tugrul Uke · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 23 · Wisconsin’s Centennial · Anon. · pi 24 · The Boar Hunt · Chandler Whipple · ar 26 · A Job for the Duration · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 29 · Young Man with a Million Dollars · Harry Botsford · ar; illustrated by John C. Wonsetler 33 · The Old Man of the Mountain · Marco Polo · ia; brief extract from Marco Polo’s Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 34 · Close Combat [Part 1 of 3] · Robert H. Bliss · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 46 · S-44 at Torpedo Junction · Lt. Comdr. Edward Beach · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 54 · Doughnut Jockey · Erik Fennel · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper 60 · Smart Sailor · Bill Adams · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 65 · The Elephant Smiles · Kenneth Perkins · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 72 · Cooromengro · Arlington FryBarger · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 89 · Short of Suspects · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 94 · Clippers and Men: VI. Dragon Dust · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Notes on the Helicopter Age · Doug Anderson & Ben Melnitzky · ct; illustrated by Doug Anderson 104 · They Called Him Gorilla · John Beames · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson 110 · The Needles of Dr. Rheinfrank · Denison Clift · na; illustrated by James Ernst Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Robert H. Bliss; Arlington FryBarger; Paul K. Johnstone]; profiles & photos of Robert H. Bliss, Arlington FryBarger, Paul K. Johnstone.

The Blue Book Magazine [v87 #2, June 1948] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XVIII—Montana · Herbert Morton Stoops · cv These United States...XVIII—Montana: The Treasure State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Edward T. Radley · lt _ · [letter] · L. L. Clark · lt The Turtles of Ponce de León · Robert Moore Williams · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Scandal in Eden · George Armin Shaftel · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson Our Air-Sea Navy · Rear Admiral Frederick J. Bell · ar; illustrated by Robert Mariner Gentlemen of the Bar · Kennie MacDowd · qz Close Combat [Part 2 of 3] · Robert H. Bliss · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene They’ll Never Know · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson Busted Decision · Harold Helfer · ms Twenty-Five Cats · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Battles of Books · Fairfax Downey · ms Wooden Ships and Iron Men · Anon. · pi Only the Dead Ride Proudly · Norman A. Fox · ss; illustrated by John McDermott The Escape of the Primrose · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells City Under the Sea · Count Byron de Prorok · ar; given as “The City Under the Sea” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Picturesque People: II: Marvel of His Time · Webb B. Garrison · ar; note: nothing was labelled #1 in this series but as it develops it could have been the Harry Botsford article in the previous issue.; illustrated by Charles B. Falls Playboy Champion · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott Clippers and Men: VII. Captain Ezra Carries a Secret Weapon · H. Bedford-Jones · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Snake River Jim Cooks Up a Deal [Snake River Jim] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton From the Editor’s Scrapbook · Simpson M. Ritter · ms Aground on Devil’s Bank · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson The First Bowmen · Bertram Atkey · ss; illustrated by John Costigan The Blind Spot · James Edward Grant · na; illustrated by James Ernst The Bog · Hubert Coryell · na; illustrated by John Fulton Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Robert Moore Williams; Hubert Coryell; James Edward Grant]; profiles & photos of Robert Moore Williams, Hubert Coryell, James Edward Grant.