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1939-02-25 Colliers Magazine Contents

1939/02/25 — Cover art by Jon Whitcomb.
Contents as follows:
Short Stories:

  • “Beautifully and Bravely” is a bullfighting story by Harry Sylvester & illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Blizzard” by Ernest Haycox & illustrated by Geoffrey Biggs
  • “Buck Warren’s Son” by Octavus Roy Cohen & illustrated by L.R. Gustavson
  • “Cargo to Wanping” by Laselle Gilman & illustrated by George Howe

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Young Wife” by Colette with illustration by Edward L. McKenna

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Green Angel” part 2 of 10 by George F. Worts & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “The Resounding Skies” part 6 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Articles

  • “Portrait of a Murderer” is the story of Hershel Grynszpan by Quentin Reynolds
  • “Now Take the Jitterbug” by Benny Goodman as told to Ted Shane
  • “It’s Not for Fun” is about armies on skis by Edwin Muller
  • “Break Up the Yankees!” by Gordon Cobbledick includes 3 b&w photos on the first page: one of Joe DiMaggio with Joe McCarthy & Myril Hoag, another of Lou Gehrig & Bill Dickey, and one of Tommy Henrich

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “We Needn’t Be Spoon-Fed”
  • Cartoons by Garrett Price, Tony Barlow, Adolph Schus, Lee Purcell, Jay Irving, George Price, A. John Kaunus, Reamer Keller, Jefferson MacHamer, Fred Battaglia, Sydney Hoff, Jay Irving, George Swanson, Laurence Reynolds, A. Ross, Barbara Shermund

    • Notable Advertising includes: Rice Krispies on the inside front cover, Walt Disney in a color photo for De Soto with headline “Walt Disney, You’ve Got Another Hit”, “The Strange Fever Called Tulipomania” tells a story about the tulip craze in Holland in the 17th Century for The Travelers Insurance Company, “Fair Enough” by C.A. Voight for Kellogg’s All-Bran, Pontiac from General Motors, Champion Spark Plugs, Aunt Jemima’s Pancakes*, color ad for Canada Dry Ginger Ale, full-page ad for Schnley’s Cream of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is illustrated by Norman Rockwell, Spud Cigarettes, and a comic strip titled “Hilda’s Other Husband” on the back cover for Ovaltine (Note * means ad is less than a full page)