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1942-01-26 Life Magazine Contents

1942/01/26 — Cover featuring “This Above All” is credited to David Scherman

Contents of this issue are as follows:

THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • British Commandos Raid Hitler’s Europe
  • LIFE on the Newsfronts of the World
  • Jane Russell Dramatizes Navy’s “Serve With Silence” Campaign (1-page, large photo)
  • Joe Louis Fights for the U.S. (1-page, 2 photos, 1 in uniform)
  • Carole Lombard Dies in Crash After Aiding U.S. (1-page, one large photo of Lombard before her last audience)
  • Dutch in Indies Can Outwit Japs
  • War Production: Donald Nelson Gets World’s Biggest Single Job
  • Casey Jones: Historians Mark His Wreck
  • ARTICLES:

  • War in Iran: British Join Russian Allies by Allan A. Michie
  • Eugene Grace by Noel F. Busch
  • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • “This Above All”: A War Novel in Pictures — 10 pages with 32 photos varying in size up to full-page
  • MOVIES:

  • “Sullivan’s Travels” starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake — 4pages, tons of pics!
  • MODERN LIVING:

  • Outdoor Girls Dress Warmly for Winter
  • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures: A Rare Look at Roosevelt’s Youth
  • LIFE Goes Boar Hunting in the Tennessee Woods
  • Pictures to the Editors
  • Notable advertising includes: half-page ad “Veronica Lake Is on the Take” for Sullivan’s Travels*, Four Roses Whiskey ad with color illustration by John Falter, full-page ad for Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Bourbon illustrated by Norman Rockwell, and a Camel Cigarettes ad on the back cover. NOTE: An * denotes ad is smaller than a full-page.

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