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1940-09-21 Colliers Magazine Contents

1940/09/21 — Cover design by Vernon Grant

Contents as follows:
SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Hanging of Hassan Hangat” by John Russell and illustrated by Martha Sawyers
  • “Twice Dead” by William MacHarg
  • “Mid Pleasures and Palaces” by Thomas McMorrow and illustrated by Gilbert Darling
  • “Sunday Pitch” by Philip Clark and illustrated by Carl Mueller
  • “A Present for Ruth Ann” — The Short Short Story — by William Brandon

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Patriotic Murders” — Part 8 of 9 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Traitor’s Purse” — Part 3 of 10 — by Margery Allingham

    • ARTICLES:

  • A Spitfire and a Boy by Quentin Reynolds
  • Inside Willkie’s Head by Bruce Barton about Wendell Willkie
  • Fit to Be Tied by Henry L. Jackson
  • What Happened to France by Andre Maurois
  • Spare Wheel by Bill Cunningham about the baseball utility man with photos of Lou Finney and Dick West
  • The Man Who Looked Like Napoleon by Herbert Ravenel Sass and illustrated by Herbert Morton Stoops

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: What Goes On Off Alaska? – P.A.L.’s Pappy

    • 1940-08-31 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/08/31 — Cover design by Alan Foster

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “No Summer Love” by Richard English and illustrated by John Holmgren
  • “Friend of the Warden” by Harry Slyvester and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “I Cherish That Sentiment” by Kyle Crichton and illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst, a baseball story with the main illustration showing several generic Brooklyn Dodgers players
  • “Gun Smoke” by Clifford Dowdey and illustrated by Donald Teague
  • “His Daily Bread” the Short Short Story by Henry Meade Williams and illustrated by Frank Street

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Patriotic Murders” — Part 5 of 9 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Operation: Widow” — Conclusion — by William C. White and illustrated by George Howe

    • ARTICLES

  • What Happened to France — Part 2 of 5 — by Andre Maurois
  • Shell Game by Helen Hilcken, about the Private Life of the Lobster
  • Britain’s Labor Boss by Quentin Reynolds, about Ernest Bevin
  • The Bear Looks Over the Mountain by Jim Marshall
  • Tough On and Off by John Durant is about movie tough guys with color photo of Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney with ice cream cones
  • Fair and Warmer by Corey Ford and illustrated by Nala>

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Sparks Out, Please – Forget the Class Stuff – Prize Boner–1940

    • 1940-08-24 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/08/24 — Cover design by Arthur Crouch

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Big Mistake” by Josephine Bentham and illustrated by Harry Beckhoff
  • “Errand in Bangor” by Henry Meade Williams and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Daring Young Man” by Daniel Fuchs and illustrated by C.C. Beall
  • “The Man She Loved” by John Cheever and illustrated by C.C. Beall
  • “They Think of Everything” — The Short Short Story — by Pat Frank an illustrated by Hardie Gramatky

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Patriotic Murders” — Part 4 of 9 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Occupation: Widow” — Part 8 of 9 — by William C. White and illustrated by George Howe

    • ARTICLES:

  • What Happened to France by Andre Maurois
  • Back to School by Henry L. Jackson
  • What Good is West Point? by Henry F. Pringle
  • Part-Time Baseball by Arthur Mann
  • Blow by Blow by Kyle Crichton about Larry Adler

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Hemisphere or Quarter-Sphere – State Splitters Weakening – Ladies at the Wheel – The RLA Is Still Working
  • Ad on back cover for Camel Cigarettes features Joe DiMaggio, Bucky Walters and George Case

    • 1940-06-29 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/06/29 — Cover design by Jaro Fabry

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Lieutenant Died Last” by Graham Greene and illustrated by Earl Blossom
  • “The No. 6 Boat” by Paul Deresco Augsburg and illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Plenty of Dog” by Joseph Marshall and illustrated by George De Zayas
  • “Candlelight” — The Short Short Story — by Paul Jones and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Rain Before Seven” — Part 6 of 10 — by John August and illustrated by C.C. Beall
  • “The Secret of the Marshbanks” — Conclusion — by Kathleen Norris and illustrated by Earl Cordrey

    • ARTICLES:

  • Daffy Over Doodlebugs by Dan Parker
  • If He Could Only Cook! by Robert McCormick
  • These Our Rulers by John T. Flynn
  • Death Patrol by Quentin Reynolds
  • Preview of a Star by Henry F. Pringle about Gene Tierney with color photo

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Government versus Conservation – How to Stay Home

    • 1940-04-13 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/04/13 — Cover design by E.M. Jackson

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Lord in His Corner” by Eustace Cockrell and illustrated by Martha Sawyers
  • “Misty” by Grover Jones and illustrated by Earl Blossom
  • “The Pie-Eyed Piper of Hollywood” by Frank Fenton and illustrated by Harry Beckhoff
  • “The Room of Death” by Hugh Wiley and illustrated by Irving Nurick
  • “A Favor for the Cop” — The Short Short Story — by Thomas McMorrow and illustrated by George Howe

    • SERIAL STORIES

  • “The Secret of the Marshbanks” — Part 1 of 12 — by Kathleen Norris and illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • “Appointment in India” — Part 5 of 10 — by Lawrence G. Blochman and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • ARTICLES

  • “Her Own Best Bet” by Henry F. Pringle is about playwright Nancy Hamilton
  • “Sheer Magic” by Frank D. Morris
  • “How the Germans Take It” by W.B. Courtney
  • “Ma-ma Mosquito” by Dean S. Jennings is about Madame Chao Yu-tang
  • “Foghorn” by Bob Considine about umpire Bill Klem

    • PLUS:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: What the Finns Won with illustration by Arthur Szyk and including a paragraph about Szyk
  • Pullman ad featuring Gracie Allen
  • One-column ad for Gillette featuring New York Yankees Red Rolfe

    • 1940-03-10 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/03/10 — Cover design by Jaro Fabry

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Dance Once More” by Price Day and George Bradshaw and illustrated by John Holmgren
  • “Happiest Man in the World” by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “Blue Cupid” by Jeffers Godfrey and illustrated by George De Zayas
  • “A Gift to the Nation” by Richard Howells Watkins
  • “In His Own Way” is the Short Short Story by Timothy Fuller and illustrated by George Howe

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Romance in Crimson” — Part 9 of 10 — by Octavus Roy Cohen and illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Appointment in India” — Part 3 of 10 — by Lawrence G. Blochman and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • ARTICLES

  • The Pope’s Fight Against Time by Frank Gervasi
  • Left-Handed Press Agent by Don Glendon is about baseball’s Walter Mails
  • When New York City Blacked Out by Arthur Forrester and A.J. Russell, Jr., about what German submarines did on our coast in 1918
  • Let Otto Do It by Frank Condon about Otto Brower
  • An Eye for Planes by Owen P. White is about when television was really young
  • Hell on Wheels by Walter Davenport

  • Queen High by Shepard Barclay

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: The Russian Way – What This Country Needs

    • 1940-02-17 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/02/17 — Cover design by Jay Irving

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “One Cold Night” by Frederick Nebel and illustrated by John Holmgren
  • “Pictures Are Here to Stay” by Matt Taylor and illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “Rendezvous” by W. Townend and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “The Heart of Kwan Yin” by Hugh Wiley and illustrated by Irving Nurick
  • “Ebb Tide” — The Short Short Story by Jacland Marmur and illustrated by George Howe

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Romance in Crimson” part 3 of 10 by Octavus Roy Cohen and illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Let Me Call You Comrade” — Part 2 of 5 — by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and illustrated by Gilbert Darling

    • ARTICLES:

  • Right From the Start by Frank Condon is about the electronic starting gate in horse racing
  • Now, in Germany– by W.B. Courtney
  • Big Man of Ballet by Ruth Seinfel is about Leonide Fedorovitch Massine
  • Above Timber Line by Edwin Muller
  • Thanks for Your Voice by Nancy Pope is about the Sonovox with a large black and white photo of Lucille Ball with inventor Gilbert Wright

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Let Trade Hull Trade On – How’s Yur Hoosegow?

    • 1940-02-03 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/02/03 — Cover design by Joe Kneisel.

    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “Make ‘Em Wait” by Horatio Winslow and illustrated by Earl Blossom
  • “Galahad Takes a Sleigh Ride” by James R. Webb and illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “In the Heart” by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and illustrated by William Meade Prince
  • “Crying Witness” by William MacHarg and illustrated by Harry L. Timmins

    • The Short Short Story

  • “The Green Shutter” by I.A.R. Wylie and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Serial Stories:

  • “Romance in Crimson” part 1 of 10 by Octavus Roy Cohen and illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Saddle and Ride” conclusion by Ernest Haycox and illustrated by Donald Teague

    • Articles

  • “On Top of the World” by Maria Springer and Ruth Carson
  • “Ballerina Without Accent” by Quentin Reynolds about Nana Gollner
  • “Smart Money” conclusion by John T. Flynn
  • “Fear Comes to Sweden — A Nation Prepares for the Worst” by Martha Gellhorn

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: Help the Finns Now

    • Notable Advertising includes: Coca-Cola, Lily Pons for RCA Victrola, and a Lucky Strikes ad on the back cover. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1940-01-20 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/01/20 — Cover design by Robert O. Reid

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Coffee for Two” by Alice Douglas Kelly and illustrated by Robert O. Reid
  • “Wild Wheat” by Margery Sharp and illustrated by George Howe
  • “The Manner of Heaven” by Roark Bradford and illustrated by William Meade Prince
  • “Surprise Marriage” by Sidney Herschel Small and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Letter to the Editor” — The Short Short Story — by John Whedon and illustrated by Harry Beckoff

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Saddle and Ride” by Ernest Haycox and illustrated by Donald Teague
  • “Sad Cypress” — Part 9 of 10 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper

    • ARTICLES:

  • Blood on the Snow by Martha Gellhorn and illustrated by Gregor Duncan
  • The Spreading McNutt Tree by Walter Davenport
  • Little Red Riding Hood …as a dictator would tell it by H.I. Phillips
  • The Mexican Way by Jim Marshall
  • Smart Money by John T. Flynn

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: To Ward off Ruin

    • 1940-01-06 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/01/06 — Cover design by Arthur Crouch

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Double Billing” by Michael Foster and illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • “First Winner” by Paul Schubert and illustrated by George Howe
  • “Two-Tongue Truth” by Roark Bradford and illustrated by William Meade Prince
  • “The Simple Life” by Frederick Nebel and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Bear Trap” — The Short Short Story — by Robert P. Lewis and illustrated by Frank Street

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Sad Cypress” — Part 7 of 10 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Saddle and Ride” — Part 4 of 8 by Ernest Haycox and illustrated by Donald Teague

    • ARTICLES:

  • Slow Boat to War by Martha Gellhorn
  • That’s How Pictures Are Born by Quentin Reynolds about the making of “Of Mice and Men” with 3 photos including one in color of stars Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr.
  • Where’s Them Biscuits, Pappy? by Walter Davenport
  • More Cheese for Breakfast by Frank J. Taylor
  • The Goose Egg Kid by James C. Hendy about hockey goalie Frank Brimsek

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: Dangerous Decade
  • Coca-Cola ad on back cover

    • 1939-12-09 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/12/09 — Cover design by C.C. Beall

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Retreat from Glory” by Philip Clark and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Muscle Man” by Richard English and illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “Feud” by Hurd Barrett and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “The Man Who Made Noses” by Frank Condon and illustrated by T.D. Skidmore
  • “Salute to Time” — The Short Short Story by Ernest Haycox

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Sad Cypress” — Part 3 of 10 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “The World Is Like That” — Conclusion — by Kathleen Norris and illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum

    • ARTICLES:

  • Excitement Preferred by Henry F. Pringle about Marcy Wescott
  • The Darkest Continent by W.B. Courtney
  • The First Fifty Years by Grantland Rice is about Collier’s All-America and includes photos of Walter Camp – Alonzo Stagg – Ken Strong – plus smaller pics of Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Ernie Nevers, Germany Schulz, and from the first team a small portion of a group shot including Heffelfinger and Gill
  • Nine Old Canarymen by Samuel Lubell aand Walter Everett
  • Listen, Mrs. Legree by Janet Lane
  • The Deals They Never Made by Stanley Frank

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Rewrite the Wagner Act – 300 Words a Day – Memo

    • 1939-09-16 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/09/16 — Cover design by Arthur Crouch

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Secret” by Mary Heaton Vorse and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “The Grand Manner” by William Fay and illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “Song of the Rackets” by by Harry Sylvester and illustrated by Jay Hyde Barnum
  • “The Last Gold Stripe” by Jacland Marmur and illustrated by Geoffrey Biggs
  • “Grudge Fight” — The Short Short Story — by Eddy Orcutt and illustrated by Dan Content

    • SERIAL STORIES

  • “Some Like It Here” — Conclusion — by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and illustrated by Robert O. Reid
  • “Flotsam” — Part 11 of 12 — Erich Maria Remarque, Translated by Denver Lindley and illustrated by George Howe

    • ARTICLES

  • “Suicide Squad” by Billy Jones about Hollywood Stunt Men
  • “Traffic in Babies” by Mona Gardner and illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Texas Tells ‘Em” by Selma Robinson
  • “Root of Our Family Tree” by Dr. Leona Baumgartner
  • “Oh, How They Ran!” by James B. Connolly and illustrated by Gluyas Williams

    • PLUS:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: Rackets Can Be Routed with photo of Thomas E. Dewey
  • Half-page ad for Calox featuring Barbara Stanwyck

    • 1939-09-09 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/09/09 — Cover art by Joe Kneisel
    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES

  • “The Sheriff’s Wife” by Octavus Roy Cohen & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Girl Among Millions” by Thomas McMorrow & illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “The Last Dude” by Margaret Craven & illustrated by Earl Blossom
  • “Belabor Day” by Luke Short & illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Tipped Off” by Paul Jones with illustration by Harry L. Timmins

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Flotsam” Part 10 of 12 by Erich Maria Remarque & illustrated by Denver Lindley
  • “Some Like It Here” part 5 of 6 by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan & illustrated by Robert O. Reid

    • ARTICLES:

  • “Child’s Play” about Jack Bromwich by Bob Considine
  • “The Peaceful Japanese” by W.B. Courtney
  • “So You Want to Lead a Band” by Paul Whiteman
  • “The Flowers and the Bees” by Frank J. Taylor

    • PLUS:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Has Democracy Won Again?”
  • Full page ad on the inside cover for Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with artwork by Norman Rockwell
  • “Make Lunch Time Refreshment Time” is the title of a beautiful color ad for Coca-Cola on the inside back cover

    • 1939-06-03 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/06/03 — Cover design by Lawson Wood

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Black Road” by Wilbur Daniel Steele and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Little Jallopy” by Edwin Olmstead and illustrated by Jon Whitcomb
  • “Two Guys and a Girl” by Josephine Bentham and illustrated by Irving Nurick
  • “High Justice” by Will F. Jenkins and illustrated by George Howe
  • “Big Brother” — The Short Short Story — by Richard Hoffmann and illustrated by Gilbert Darling

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Drums of Fu Manchu” — Conclusion — by Sax Rohmer
  • “The Border Trumpet” — Part 6 of 10 — by Ernest Haycox and illustrated by Dan Sweeney

    • ARTICLES:

  • War, Now of Never by Winston Churchill
  • Dust Fights Dust by Hannah Lees and illustrated by George De Zayas
  • Ravishing Mystery by Kyle Crichton is about Isa Miranda
  • How to Catch Fish by Ben Ames Williams
  • Irish Eyes Are Smiling by Quentin Reynolds is about boxers with photo of Pat Comiskey and of Billy Conn

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: Washington Gag Men

    • 1939-05-27 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/05/27 — Cover design by Alan Foster

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Picture This” by Moran Tudury and illustrated by John Holmgren
  • “One-Man Road” by Albert Richard Wetjen and illustrated by George Howe
  • “Dead-End Case” by William MacHarg and illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “One Sure Thing” by George Agnew Chamberlain and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “The Hero” — The Short Short Story — by Henry Meade Williams and illustrated by Elmore Brown

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Drums of Fu Manchu” — Part 9 of 10 — by Sax Rohmer
  • “The Border Trumpet” — Part 5 of 10 — by Ernest Haycox and illustrated by Dan Sweeney

    • ARTICLES:

  • Bad-Blood Wagon by Walter Davenport
  • The Sporting Thing by Marian Stephenson
  • Liberty Party by Paul Schubert
  • Is Everybody Happy? by David Brown and Ernest Lehman about Ted Lewis
  • Traveler’s Aid by Barrett C. Kiesling

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Let’s Not Hound Labor – Gifts With Strings

    • 1939-03-18 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/03/18 — Cover art by Arthur Crouch.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “The One and Only Waldo” by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan & illustrated by Robert O. Reid
  • “Home to Mother” by Meyer Levin & illustrated by Carl Mueller
  • “Fourth Son” by Ernest Haycox & illustrated by Ronald McLeod
  • “Chinchilla Coat” by Louise Kennedy Mabie & illustrated by Walter C. Klett

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Seeing Is Believing” by Francis M. Cockrell with illustration by Ludlow Kravis

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Green Angel” part 5 of 10 by George F. Worts & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “The Resounding Skies” part 9 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Articles

  • “Before Your Very Eyes” about Television by Denver Lindley. Article has subtitle “Television is all set for its leap out of the laboratory and into the home. The date has been set – April 30. Here’s what to expect when you snap the switch.”
  • “Women Can’t Cook” by Ted Shane with illustrations for this and the next article by George De Zayas
  • “Men Can’t Cook” by Mary Dunham
  • “Big-Shot Parade” about How to Be a First-Nighter by Henry F. Pringle
  • “Track Fast” about the miracle boards of Dartmouth by Bill Cunningham
  • “Up-and-at-’em Downey” about Sheridan Downey by Walter Davenport

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Readers’ Choice”
  • Cartoons by George Price, Carl Rose, Ernie Garza, Jay Irving, Leonard Dove, Gardner Rea, Frank Beaven, Gregory D.Alessio, B. Shermund, Louis Priscilla, Charles Addams, Laurence Reynolds, Leonard Dove, George Hamilton Green, Ed Hunter, D. Huffine

    • Notable Advertising includes: Full page ad on the inside cover for Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with artwork by Norman Rockwell, Florsheim shoes*, 1938 National Race Champion Floyd Roberts for Firestone, 2-page color ad for Plymouth, Buick, Kellogg’s Pep*, 2-pages for Good Year, color ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes, 2-page color ad in the middle for Packard Six & 120, Pullman, Irene Dunne & Charles Boyer in “Love Affair”, Phillip Morris*, and a beautiful color ad for Coca-Cola on the back cover and shown below. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1939-03-11 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/03/11 — Cover art by Paul Shively.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “Nine Until Three” by Quentin Reynolds & illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • “Last Look” by William MacHarg & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • Chance is an Enemy” by Frederick Nebel & illustrated by Ralph E. Entwistle
  • “The Wages of Sin-Splitter” by Roark Bradford & illustrated by William Meade Prince

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Love Letter” by Horatio Winslow & illustrated by Walter Klett

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Green Angel” part 4 of 10 by George F. Worts & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “The Resounding Skies” part 8 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Articles

  • “Scared Dollars” by John T. Flynn with cartoons by D.R. Fitzpatrick
  • “All Wound Up” about spring hats by Sally Victor
  • “Fiery Little Flower” about Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia by George Britt
  • “As Simple as That” about Floncy Rice (Grantland’s daughter) on the screen by Frank Condon
  • “Horizontal Champions” by Dan Parker
  • “The Man Who Wouldn’t Be Pope” about drama in the Vatican by Thomas B. Morgan

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Stop Mumbling”
  • Cartoons by Jay Irving, Kay Karaffa, Reamer Keller, A. John Kaunus, Jay Irving, John Milligan, Dick Shaw, Leonard Dove, Laurence Reynolds, Reamer Keller, George Hamilton Green, Hal Sherman, William Steig, John Ruge, Adolph Schus, Harry Haenigsen, Douglas Borgstedt

    • Notable Advertising includes: Auto-Lite Spark Plugs, International Trucks, De Soto, Pontiac, Remington Rand, “Blizzards to Order Help Build Better Cars” is a 2-page ad for Ford Motor Company, “Alphonse and Gaston see Coney Island” for Kellogg’s All-Bran, Nash Auto, Studebaker, “This is the Way to the New York World’s Fair” says Pennsylvania Railroad, “San Francisco 1939” from Californians Inc, Gilette Blades, Old Gold Cigarettes with illustration by George Petty*, Budweiser, Lord Calvert ad on the inside back cover with color illustration by George Hughes, and finally a Camel Cigarettes ad on the back cover with record-holding woman parachute jumper Marie McMillin in a comic strip. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1939-03-04 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/03/04 — Cover art by Robert O. Reid.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “Mexican Omelette” by Richard English & illustrated by Harry Beckhoff
  • “Trail’s End” by Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain & illustrated by Clayton Knight
  • “The Ninety-ninth Stitch” by B.B. Fowler & illustrated by Earl Cordrey

    • The Short Short Story

  • “The Tattooed Man” by John Russell with illustration by C.C. Beall

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Green Angel” part 3 of 10 by George F. Worts & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “The Resounding Skies” part 7 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Articles

  • “Stop Squawking!” is in defense of the New York Yankees by Rud Rennie with a photo of Col. Jacob Ruppert with George Weiss and one of Ed Barrow
  • “Who Chooses Our Wars?” by Drew Pearson
  • Skis in the Sky” by Frank J. Taylor
  • “Girls at Camp” by Quentin Reynolds
  • “Great Man’s Wife” is about actress Elsa Lanchester by Katharine Roberts

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Clean Up Relief”
  • Cartoons by Reamer Keller, Jay Irving, Gardner Rea, George Swanson, Sydney Hoff, Frank Beaven, Leonard Dove, Adolph Schus, Michael Berry, Ben Roth, Kirk Stiles, Jay Irving, George Lichty

    • Notable Advertising includes: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ad is illustrated by Revere Wistehuff, Chrysler, “Many a Bucking Bronco is only a Bad Plug” for AC Spark Plug Division if General Motors, “Flood! Sleet! Hurricane!” from Western Electric, and a Lucky Strikes Cigarettes ad on back cover. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    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)

    1939-02-18 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/02/18 — Cover art by Ronald McLeod.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “”Dirt Cheap” by Moran Tudury & illustrated by George de Zayas
  • “The Thunderbirds” by D.K. Findlay & illustrated by John Holmgren
  • “The Road to Cariente” by Walter Henry & illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “The Right Gun” by William MacHarg & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Shipmate” by Paul Schubert with illustration by Carl Mueller

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Green Angel” part 1 of 10 by George F. Worts & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “The Resounding Skies” part 5 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Articles

  • “Massey into Lincoln” about Raymond Massey playing Abraham Lincoln on “The Picture Page”
  • “Who’s a Bum?” about Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom by Kyle Crichton
  • “Mail-Order Government” about public opinion by Harold L. Ickes
  • “Cooked the Way You Like It” by Dorothy Ducas and Adele Brown
  • “The West Throws a Party” about San Francisco Bay by Jim Marshall

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Human Nature on Parade”
  • Cartoons by Ned Hilton, Richard Decker, Jay Irving, Reamer Keller, Colin Allen, George Shellhase, William Von Riegen, Shermund, George Price, Frank Beaven, Alex Young, William Steig

    • Notable Advertising includes: full-page b&w ad for the film “Huckleberry Finn” with a large pic of Mickey Rooney, Pullman, 2-page ad for Texaco, Schlitz, Packard Six & 120 with color illustration by John Falter, New 1939 Chevrolet Trucks, Madeleine Carrol for Calox*, Philip Morris*, and a Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on the back cover. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1939-02-04 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/02/04 — Cover art by Lawson Wood.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “Glamor Boy” by Richard English & illustrated by Jon Whitcomb
  • “Bert Beal’s Daughter” by Henry Meade Williams & illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Efficiency Kid” by Hurd Barrett & illustrated by Robert Harris

    • The Short Short Story

  • “The Bride Looked Sad” by Quentin Reynolds with illustration by Walter Klett

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Resounding Skies” part 3 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Strange Honeymoon” part 9 of 10 by Octavus Roy Cohen & illustrated by Elmore Brown

    • Articles

  • “Sock’em vs. Stick’em” about basketball by Stanley Frank
  • “Brown and Yellow Bombers” about the future of war in the air by W.B. Courtney
  • “So Help Us” about misplaced actors by Joel Sayre & illlustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “Up She Goes” about ballet star Patricia Bowman by Dorothy Ducas

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “The War on Syphilis”
  • Cartoons by Gardner Rea, Gregory D’Alessio, Laurence Reynolds, R. Taylor, Gerald Green, Jay Irving, Fred Balk, William Steig, Leonard Dove

    • Notable Advertising includes: full-page ad for “Ginga Din” with Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., “Its taste holds the answer” color Coca-Cola ad on the inside back cover, and a Lucky Strike Cigarettes ad on the back cover. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1939-01-28 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/01/28 — Cover art by Howard Butler.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories:

  • “The Pacifist” by Harry Sylvester & illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • “Jail Baby” by Hannah Lees & illustrated by Ludwig Kravis
  • “Spirit of Nonstop” by Frank Condon & illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Unlawful Entry” by Henry Meade Williams with illustration by George Howe

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Resounding Skies” part 2 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Strange Honeymoon” part 8 of 10 by Octavus Roy Cohen & illustrated by Elmore Brown

    • Articles

  • “Career Girl” is about Claudette Colbert by Kyle Crichton
  • “Oregon Strikes Back” about unions by Richard L. Neuberger
  • “Bright Side Out” about art in the open–the New York World’s Fair by Ruth Carson
  • The Man With the Screwdriver” is about Brazil’s President-Dictator Dr. Getulio Vargas by Jim Marshall
  • “The Cook Shows Off” by Rose and Bob Brown

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Ask the Men Who Know”
  • Cartoons by Irv Breger, Leonard Dove, Reamer Keller, Gardner Rea, George de Zayas, Jay Irving, Charles Addams, William Steig, Eric Ericson, D. Huffine, John Ruge, Chon Day, Barbara Shermund, Garrett Price

    • Notable Advertising includes: “Myrna Loy in a new picture” features a color photo of actress Myrna Loy for DeSoto, Dodge Trucks, Pontiac, Schlitz, Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey ad is illustrated by Norman Rockwell, Constance Bennett and Roland Young in “Topper Takes a Trip”*. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1939-01-07 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1939/01/07 — Cover art by Jaro Fabry.
    Contents as follows:
    Short Stories

  • “Big Boy” by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan & illustrated by Earl Oliver Hurst
  • “Mountain Monarch” by William Arthur Breyfogle & illustrated by Floyd Davis
  • “Eddie Buys a Car” by Budd Wilson Schulberg & illustrated by Gilbert Darling
  • “Decoy” by Hurd Barrett & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • The Short Short Story

  • “Dispatch from Nanking” by Maurice Barrangon with Illustration by Hy Rubin

    • Serial Stories:

  • “Strange Honeymoon” Part 5 of 10 by Octavus Roy Cohen & illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Murder for Christmas” Part 9 of 10 by Agatha Christie & illustrated by Mario Cooper

    • Articles

  • “Bids for the Homestead of the Free” about the G.O.P. Stealing the Farm Vote by John T. Flynn
  • “Where the Thinking Starts” about Leon Henderson by Robert McCormick
  • “Cats on the Logs” about the Log-Birling Championship of the World by Stewart H. Holbrook
  • “King of the B’s” about the Unexpected Masterpieces of Bryan Foy by Kyle Crichton
  • “You’ll Be Seeing Them” about Daughters of the Beach by Aimee Larking

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Is the Crying Jag Over?”
  • Cartoons by Margot, William Steig, Leonard Dove, Ned Hilton, Sydney Hoff, Jay Irving, Reamer Keller, Perry Barlow, Ted Key, Laurence Reynolds, Jefferson Machamer

    • Notable Advertising includes: Melvyn Douglas for Calox Powder*, Union Pacific Railroad*, color ad on inside back cover for Ford showing the De Luxe V-8 Fordor Sedan and the V-8 Tudor Sedan, beautiful multi-paned Coca-Cola ad on the back cover and shown below this listing. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)

    1938-12-24 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1938/12/24 — Great “Before and After,” or is it “Dream and Reality” cover designed by Jay Hyde Barnum

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Palm Beach Santa Claus” by Damon Runyon and illustrated by Robert O. Reid
  • “College Hero” by Robert Spafford and illustrated by George Howe
  • “Gift of Prophecy” by Gouverneur Morris and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “White Shawl from Cairo” — The Short Short Story by Frederic Mertz with illustration by C.C. Beall

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Strange Honeymoon” — Part 3 of 10 — by Octavus Roy Cohen and illustrated by Elmore Brown
  • “Murder for Christmas” — Part 7 of 10 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper

    • ARTICLES:

  • Weather in the Making by Captain Clifford J. MacGregor
  • Death to the Killer by J.D. Ratcliff
  • Hollywood Sweepstakes by Quentin Reynolds with color photo of Lynn Carver, Jean Rogers, Caroline Fisher, Shirley Ross, and Martha Scott spread over two pages
  • The Apple Game by Frank J. Taylor with color photo of Mickey Rooney eating an apple

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: What’s Ruining Europe
  • Full-page Cream of Kentucky Ad in black, white and orange illustrated by Norman Rockwell

    • 1938-12-03 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1938/12/03 — Cover design by Arthur Crouch

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “From Information Received” by James Hilton and illustrated by George Howe
  • “The Jitterbug” by Frank Fenton and illustrated by Harry Beckhoff
  • “Your Money or Your Love” by Alan Green and illustrated by George De Zayas
  • “Safe” — Short Short Story by Hugh MacNail Kahler and illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • “The Compliment” — Short Short Story by Richard Hoffmann and illustrated by Irving Nurick

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “Murder for Christmas” — Part 4 of 10 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “None But the Brave” — Conclusion — by Humphrey Cobb and illustrated by Ronald McLeod

    • ARTICLES:

  • Bet You An Empire by John T. Flynn
  • Music Will Out by Marcia Davenport about Marian Anderson with photo
  • My Fighters Lose by Mushky Jackson as told to James Cannon
  • Save your Teeth by Earl M. Sherman, D.D.S. with color photo of Our Gang’s Alfalfa

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: Hitler Against Heaven