1946/07/27 -- ITEM DESCRIPTION: Cover design by Constantin Alajalov.

Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
4 SHORT STORIES:

  • "Men Die With Guns" by Sigman Byrd and illustrated by Gail Phillips
  • "Calamity on Noah's Knob" by Joseph Marshall and illustrated by Hank Berger
  • "The Long Wait" by Charles Mergendahl and illustrated by George Garland
  • "Hopeless Position" by Roger P. Pettit and illustrated by Gilbert Bundy

    • 8 ARTICLES:

  • "We're Teaching the Children to Lead Japan" by Harold J. Noble
  • "Meet Mr. Jalopy" by Bernard W. Crandell
  • "The Black Market Broke Us" by Celia Farvish
  • "Quiz Queen" by Maurice Zolotow
  • "Our Two Tries to Kill Hitler" part 2 of 2 by Fabian Von Schlabrendorff
  • "The 41st Didn't Take Prisoners" by Capt. George S. Andrew Jr.
  • "Texas Cleans Up a Mess" by Lewis Nordyke
  • "The Little Car That Wasn't There" by Robert M. Yoder

    • SERIAL:

  • "Dark Passage" Part 2 of 8 by David Goodis and illustrated by Perry Peterson -- first appearance of the classic Goodis noir story which would soon be made into a film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
  • "Double Treasure" Part 4 of 8 by Clarence Budington Kelland and illustrated by Hy Rubin

    • OTHER FEATURES:

  • Keeping Posted
  • Report to the Editors
  • Post Scripts
  • Editorials
  • Poetry

    • Notable advertising in this issue is as follows: TWA with color illustration by Merritt Cutler, American Airlines, and a Wheaties ad on the back cover.