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BLUEBOOK - August 1952 - ROBERT BLOCH, JOHN D MacDONALD, STAN DRAKE, IB MELCHIOR

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Category:

Magazines

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Condition:

Acceptable

Publication Year:

1952

Language:

English

Country/Region of Manufacture:

United States

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Does not apply

Brand:

Drake

Publication Name:

Bluebook

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No

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No

Publisher:

McCall Corp.

Publication Month:

August

Publication Frequency:

Monthly

Issue Number:

4

Volume:

95

Distribution:

Controlled Circulation

Features:

1st Edition, Illustrated

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No

Topic:

Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Western

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Item number:

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Measures 8-11/32" X 11-1/16", 128 pp plus covers, b w two-toned photos illustrations, Volume 95, Number 4 (August 1952), 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 Cover -- illustrated by JOHN CULLEN MURPHY Purely Personal: Who Wrote What In This Month's BLUEBOOK Coming Up (Previews Of The Next Issue) Thinking Out Loud (Editorial comments) -- written by MAXWELL HAMILTON What Next! (Short true humorous anecdotes) Pro And Con (Letters from readers The Revolution Comes To Trotting! -- written by JOHNNY BLUE, illustrated by JOHN CULLEN MURPHY Idiot -- written by WEBB B. GARRISON, illustrator unattributed Sometimes You Lose -- written by WILLIAM HOLDER, illustrated by STAN DRAKE Wanna Bet (Curious but true facts) -- written by JOSEPH C. STACEY Squaw For Sale -- written by CHARLES A. ROBERTS, illustrated by HOWARD WILLIAMSON Balcony Fall Sequel (JIMMY DOOLITTLE anecdote) -- writer unattributed The Curse Of The Artist's Wife -- written by HORACE BAILEY BROWN, illustrated by AL TARTER Episode In Haiti -- written by RICHARD STERN, illustrated by HERB SASLOW Here We Go Again! -- written by AL STUMP, illustrated by JOHN CULLEN MURPHY It Isn't True (Misunderstood information) -- written by JOHN T. DUNLAVY, illustrator unattributed A Rosy Future For Roderick -- written by NELSON BOND, illustrated by GEORGE WITHERS Third Base Coach -- written by WILLIAM HEUMAN, illustrated by RAY QUIGLEY Six Finger Village -- written by IB MELCHIOR, illustrator unattributed Sport Time (Short true sports anecdotes) Delivery Boy War -- written by JOHN D. MacDONALD, illustrated by MILLER POPE "Dere's Sad News Here" -- written by GEORGE SCULLIN, illustrated by HANK BERGER Ever Since Eve -- written by ELSIE LEE, illustrator unattributed Come Again, McKechnie -- written by JON CLEARY, illustrated by BOB FINK Let's Finish The Lindbergh Case (nonfiction) -- written by CECIL CARNES "The Rivet's Still There" (LEVI Blue Jeans) -- written by M. R. KRYTHE North Wind Crying -- written by TOM ROAN, illustrated by CHARLES GEER Henry, The Geepey And The Gooney -- written by JOSEPH LAWRENCE, illustrated by DAVE STONE Once A Sucker -- written by ROBERT BLOCH, illustrated by STAN DRAKE Relax And Enjoy (reviews of books, records, TV movies) Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging materials, labor fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!