Measures 8-3/8" X 11-3/32", 128 pp plus covers, b&w & two-toned photos & illustrations, Volume 101, Number 1 (May 1955), published by McCall Corp. (NY).
Group 9-1933
BLUEBOOK had been amongst the first of the "pulp" magazines to have been published (starting in 1905), and over the years has attracted the talents of such well-known authors as EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS; ZANE GREY; H. RIDER HAGGARD; CLARENCE E. MULFORD; SAX ROHMER; ROBERT HEINLEIN ; MacKINLAY KANTOR; THEODORE PRATT; LUKE SHORT; GEORGE SIMENON -- and the list just goes on. By 1952, however, the writing was on the wall for the "pulps"; and BLUEBOOK began expanding beyond their "pulp" base, attempting to attract audiences that gravitated more towards the "slicks," such as THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, THE AMERICAN MERCURY and so on; but this lasted only until 1956. By 1960, BLUEBOOK had become exclusively another of the "men's adventure magazines," until its demise in 1975. But here's a great example of BLUEBOOK's experimentation as a 1950's "slick" magazine:
Contents:
Front Inside Cover -- Foldboats Are A-Comin'!
Pro And Con (Letters from readers)
Editor's Note -- written by ANDRE FONTAINE
Vacation Tip: Castles, Caves, And Craters -- written by NORMAN LOBSENZ
Hunch -- written by WEBB GARRISON, illustrated by "CB" (?)
Angler's Almanac: Rainbow Trout -- written by ROBERT C. McCORMICK
The Human Angle -- by DORE SCHARY, illustrated by DENVER GILLEN
Cars: Why Detroit Won't Talk About The New Super-Gas -- by EUGEN JADERQUIST
Here Come The Garden Gyps -- by LESTER DAVID
The Night Of The Fight -- by WILLIAM HEUMAN, illustrated by TRACY SUGARMAN
Man Around The House -- written by JOHN SHARNIK
Sealed Orders -- by GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT, illustrated by RICHARD CARDIFF
Golf Tips From The Champs -- by IRVING T. MARSH
Read All About It: Golf -- written by JOHN T. DUNLAVY, illustrator unattributed
The Cowboy And The Mark -- by MICHAEL KAHN, illustrated by WILLIAM BRYANT
Medical Report -- written by LARENCE GALTON
Quicksand -- written by TOM ROAN, illustrated by JOHN McDERMOTT
We Don't Speak The Language. . . -- written by MELTON S. DAVIS
The Sleeper -- written by CHARLES EINSTEIN, illustrated by JOHN McDERMOTT
Is Your Son A Mama's Boy? -- written by CLAIR HUFFAKER
We Let This Happen To Us. . . -- written by MAE SURTEES STRELKOV
Rocket' Red Glare -- written by WILLIS THORNTON, illustrator unattributed
Too Soon Dead -- written by DONALD HAMILTON, illustrated by MILLER POPE
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