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1956-06-22 Colliers Magazine Contents

1956/06/22 — Cover features Breakaway Plane illustrated by Robert McCall

Contents as follows:

ARTICLES:

  • Troubled South: Search for a Middle Ground by C.A. McKnight about a moderate’s dilemma in the desegregation fight
  • 10 Tips to Weekend Golfers by Cary Middlecoff
  • Breakaway Plane by James J. Haggerty, Jr.
  • The Man in the Gray Dacron Suit
  • Pick a Picnic by Helen Evans Brown and James A. Beard
  • Why Close Schools in Summer? by Harry Henderson
  • The Arts Look Lively in Boston by Russell Lynes

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Frame of Mind” — The Short Short Story by Sam F. Ciulla
  • “First Lesson” by Mildred Clingerman and illustrated by James Dwyer
  • “Death Starts a Rumor” by Charles B. Child and illustrated by John Pike

    • SERIAL

  • “Old Yeller” — Part 2 of 3 — by Fred Gipson and illustrated by C.E. Monroe, Jr.

    • FEATURES:

  • Appointment with O’Hara by John O’Hara
  • Letters
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Cold,Cold World by Ted Key
  • Collier’s Credits by Jerome Beatty, Jr.
  • Collier’s Comment
  • Full-page color illustrated ad for “Trapeze” starring Burt Lancaster, Gina Lollobrigida and Tony Curtis

    • 1954-10-15 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1954/10/15 — The cover is credited to Dan Weiner

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Tourist in Thule by Charlotte Knight
  • The Case of the Missing Sardines by Robert de Roos
  • They Love the Life We Lead by Martha Weinman
  • Ted Williams Will Be Back by Tom Meany
  • Army for Hire by Seymour Freidin and William Richardson
  • Two Misters Play Sisters
  • “Tackle by Bronko Nagurski, Jr” by Howard Cohn
  • A Kiss for Honorable Winner by Peter Kalischer
  • Slaughter Off-Stage by Evelyn Harvey is a two-page color spread of Vera Zorina in 5 poses in a red dress
  • The Story Behind Today’s New Gasolines by Edward Adolphe

    • SPECIAL:

  • The Negro in America Today — Part 1 of 2 — by Alan Paton

    • SHORT STORIES:

  • “Fatal Slip-Up” — The Short Short Story — by Max Wilk with illustration by Anthony Saris
  • “True Love is Tricky” by Virginia Lee and illustrated by Leonard Steckler
  • “Murder in Paradise” by Ward Holm Tanzer and illustrated by Edwin Dawes

    • SERIALS:

  • “The Big Win” — Part 1 of 3 — by Bonner McMillion and illustrated by Tom Lovell
  • “I Do As I Please” — Conclusion — by William R. Scott and illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff

    • FEATURES:

  • Appointment With O’Hara by John O’Hara
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Letters
  • Collier’s Credits by Jerome Beatty
  • Editorials

    • 1952-06-07 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1952/06/07 — Cover features Will Rogers, Jr. and is credited to John Florea

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Modern Chapel for Wayfarers – Collier’s Color Camera
  • Double for Dad by Thomas Wood
  • This Is the Navy and This Is War – Up Front in Korea – by Bill Mauldin
  • The New Competition — Continuing: Big Business for a Big Country by David E. Lilienthal
  • Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow by Donald I. Rogers
  • Our Tiniest Ally by Seymour Freidin and William Richardson is about Luxembourg
  • Marciano — “Rock-a-bye Rocky” – 2 pages of color action shots featuring Rocky Marciano in action vs. opponents such as Joe Louis, Roland LaStarza, Rex Layne and Lee Savold
  • Life in a Crazy Mirror Factory
  • Enter Roosevelt — Concluding: My White House Years by Herbert Hoover

    • FICTION:

  • “Saddle by Starlight — Part 1 of 7 — by Luke Short and illustrated by Edwin Dawes
  • “The Reluctant Inventor” by Scott Young and illustrated by Howard Forsberg
  • Women and Love by Ann Chidester and illustrated by Lionel Gilbert
  • Two Can Play — The Short Short Story — by Steve April
  • Professional Courtesy by A.R.M. Goodfield and illustrated by Al Schmidt

    • PLUS:

  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • The Gardener by Martha Blanchard
  • Editorial

    • 1955-04-29 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1955/04/29 — Cover features: It Flies! An Experimental Flying Platform

    Contents as follows:

    ARTICLES:

  • Asia’s Best Friend by Howard Lewis
  • When Is Baseball Like Bullfighting? by Tom Meany with color photos of Bobby Avila
  • Milk 12c a Quart–Why Not in Your Town? by Bill Davidson
  • Ecclesiastical Hot Rods by Terry Galanoy
  • The Goldwyns — And “Guys & Dolls” by Thomas M. Pryor
  • You Name It, They’ll Invent It by W.C. Heinz
  • Panorama of the Sea – The Marvels in Our Museums – Photographed by Arthur Lavine
  • Pogo Meets a Possum by Walt Kelly

    • SPECIAL

  • The Navy Comes Up With a Real “Flying Saucer” (cover story) – by James J. Haggerty, Jr. and Cornelius Ryan

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Yankee Trick” — The Short Short Story — by Paul Annixter with illustration by Floyd Davis
  • “The Magic Carousel” by Louis Paul and illustrated by Pruett Carter
  • “Royal Theft” by Charles B. Child and illustrated by John Pike
  • “Five O’Clock Deadline” by David Levy and illustrated by Tom Lovell

    • SERIAL

  • “The Darkest Hour” — Part 2 of 3 — by William P. McGivern and illustrated by Frank McCarthy

    • FEATURES:

  • Appointment with O’Hara by John O’Hara
  • Collier’s Credits by Jerome Beatty
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Letters
  • Encore by Dick Cavalli
  • Collier’s Comment

    • 1938-06-25 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1938/06/25 — Cover design by Ralph Entwistle

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Strictly Ding-Dong” by Richard English and illustrated by Robert O. Reid
  • “Winning Stroke” by George Frazier and illustrated by Jaro Fabry
  • “Final Fight” by Walter Stewart and illustrated by George Howe
  • “The Feast of Kali” by Hugh Wiley and illustrated by Irving Nurick
  • The Short Short Story: “Calling Major Adams Cat” by Budd Schulberg and illustrated by H.E. Eldridge

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Runaway” — Part 4 — by Kathleen Norris and illustrated by Walter Klett
  • “The Glass Slipper” — Part 8 — by Mignon G. Eberhart and illustrated by C.C. Beall

    • ARTICLES:

  • Father Was Right by Quentin Reynolds is about Adolphe Menjou
  • Hell and High Timber by Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain
  • Crowds at Court by John R. Tunis
  • Feet First by Hannah Lees

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: Fair Play

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 1940-09-28 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1940/09/28 — Cover design by Lemuel Palmer

    Contents as follows:
    SHORT STORIES:

  • “Idea Man” by Meyer Levin and illustrated by Earl Blossom
  • “The Claim Jumpers” by Ernest Haycox and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers
  • “Smarty” by Hagar Wilde and illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • “Five Minutes at Dawn” by Paul Deresco Augsburg and illustrated by James E. Allen
  • “Rose of His Heart” — The Short Short Story — by Edward L. McKenna and illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • SERIAL STORIES:

  • “The Patriotic Murders” — Part 9 of 9 — by Agatha Christie and illustrated by Mario Cooper
  • “Traitor’s Purse” — Part 4 of 10 — by Margery Allingham

    • ARTICLES:

  • The Hell on Devil’s Island by W.B. Courtney
  • One-Two Punch by Bob Considine about Bucky Walters and Paul Derringer of the Cincinnati Reds
  • Happier Hunting Grounds by Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain
  • Hands Across the Table by Oswald Jacoby and illustrated by Gluyas Williams is about poker

    • PLUS:

  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Editorials: Keeping Our Southern Customers – From Geneva to Princeton – Cancer and Common Sense

    • 1953-01-24 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1953/01/24 — Cover illustrated by Bill Randall

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The Most Difficult Door to Open in Washington by Alfred Toombs and illustrated by Harry Devlin
  • Beaucoup Dreamy–American Teen-Agers Abroad by Jean Libman Block
  • King Kaye in the Place featuring Danny Kaye
  • Bishop Sheen Answers His Fan Mail by Howard Cohn
  • Big Drop in Alaska by Alfred M. Lansing
  • Between the Devilfish and the Deep Blue Sea by Richard G. Hubler
  • The Cubs Had Me Scouted by Henry Gregor Felsen
  • Scratching an Itch – Collier’s Color Camera
  • What You Read Here May Save Your Life by Philip Wylie

    • FICTION:

  • The Lovebird by Francis T. Field and illustrated by J. Frederick Smith
  • Strictly From Hollywood — The Short Short Story — by Steve April
  • The Fortune Hunter by Isabelle Holland and illustrated by Earl Cordrey
  • The Moment of Truth by John F. Wallace and illustrated by Tran Mawicke
  • Honorable Death of a Rogue by Sally Carrighar and illustrated by C.E. Monroe, Jr.
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Maternity Ward by Henry Boltinoff
  • Hats of Iron
  • Editorials
  • Chesterfields Ad featuring Ed Sullivan on the back cover

    • 1951-03-31 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1951/03/31 — Cover illustrated by Stan Ekman

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • A Reporter in Search of God by Howard Whitman
  • Russia Can’t Take Alaska by Father Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J. with Bill Davidson
  • Arturo Toscanini by Howard Taubman
  • Corned-Beef Confucious by Murray Robinson and illustrated by Al Hirschfeld
  • America’s Ten Weirdest Animals
  • “I Never Missed One in My Heart” by William J. Klem with William J. Slocum — Part 1 of Umpire Bill Klem ‘s Own Story with photos of Frank Chance and Fred Clarke among others
  • Marion Bowls Them Over by Bill Fay and featuring bowler Marion Ladewig

    • FICTION:

  • Stairway to An Empty Room — Part 1 of 5 — by Dolores Hitchens and illustrated by Leonard Steckler
  • The Secret of Gandergoose Park by Laurence Kirk and illustrated by Harry Beckhoff
  • Civilized People by Brenda Weisberg and illustrated by Harry Anderson
  • Woman’s Work by John D. Weaver and illustrated by Floyd M. Davis
  • The Corpse Was in the Countinghouse” — Conclusion of a Serial by Erle Stanley Gardner and illustrated by Tran Mawicke
  • The Green One — The Short Short Story — by Ruth Harnden
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Editorial

    • 1953-01-17 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1953/01/17 — Cover illustrated by James Dwyer

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Japan’s Balloon Invasion of America by Dr. Lincoln LaPaz with Albert Rosenfield
  • What We Doctors Must Do to Stay Free by Dr. Paul B. Magnuson with James C. Derieux
  • How Marciano Can Be Beaten by Charley Goldman with Tom Meany and illustrated by Willard Mullin
  • A Serenade to the Donkey by John O’Reilly
  • On the Road With Julie Harris — Collier’s Color Camera
  • Super Soups by Harry Botsford
  • Col. Bernt Balchen’s Arctic Art
  • Should Congress Be Televised? by Robert Bendiner
  • Ruark Shoots a Waterbuck by Robert C. Ruark — Concluding African Safari

    • FICTION:

  • The Case of the Irate Witness by Erle Stanley Gardner and illustrated by Howard Forsberg is a complete Perry Mason story
  • The Lord’s Dollar — The Short Short Story — by B.M. Atkison, Jr.
  • Susannah and the Elders by Harriet Frank, Jr. and illustrated by Fredric Varady
  • The Bridge by Alan Wykes and illustrated by Robert Fawcett
  • Long Trail by N.B. Stone, Jr. and illustrated by Matt Clark
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Barometer Falling! by Parke Cummings
  • Editorials
  • Camel Cigarettes ad featuring Alan Ladd on the Back Cover

    • 1950-03-04 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1950/03/04 — Cover illustrated by Stanley and Janice Berenstain

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Crisis Government Can Ruin Us by James F. Byrnes
  • Miami: How to Improve on a Boom by John Kord Lagemann
  • A Beaker of Chang is Fun in Tibet by Lowell Thomas with Lowell Thomas Jr.
  • Allison in Wonderland by Bill Fay features Fran Allison of Kukla, Fran and Ollie
  • Man in the Middle of a Spectacle — Concluding Rock of Hollywood: Cecil B. DeMille — by Collie Small
  • No Alibis for Red by Tom Meany is about rookie manager Red Rolfe
  • It’s a Long Time from Mr. Abbitt to Mr. Zablocki by James C. Derieux
  • Any Man’s Collar by Bert Bacharach

    • FICTION:

  • National Honeymoon by Paul Horgan and illustrated by Euclid Shook
  • The Prisoner — Part 1 of 4 — by A.J. Cronin and illustrated by Barbara Schwinn
  • Ralph — The Short Short Story — by Faith Prior and illustrated by C.E. Monroe, Jr.
  • Burden of Guilt by John and Ward Hawkins and illustrated by Len Oehmen
  • Mountain Choice by Kenneth Gilbert and illustrated by C.E. Monroe, Jr.
  • City Beyond Devil’s Gate — Conclusion — by Lillian Janet and illustrated by Warren Baumgartner
  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • Snakes are Sneaks by Ralf Kircher
  • I’ll Be Home for Census by W.F. Miksch
  • Editorial
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on the back cover features Gregory Peck

    • 1950-01-28 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1950/01/28 — Cover credited to David Peskin

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Are We Going to Junk Our Colleges? by Benjamin Fine
  • Secret Photos: Russian War Maneuvers with text by Garrett Underhill
  • U.N. Merciful War by David Perlman
  • We’re Mighty Fond of Our Miss Lil by Sam Grafton
  • Strike! Battle of the Big Fish by Charles Dexter Morris
  • The Law West of the Trinity by Frank X. Tolbert
  • Sucker Traps: Plain and Fancy — Continuing the Postal Inspectors — by William J. Slocum includes a photo of Marcus Garvey

    • FICTION:

  • City Behind Devil’s Gate — Part 1 of 6 — by Lillian Janet and illustrated by Warren Baumgartner
  • Mister Million by Hannibal Coons and illustrated by Fritz Willis
  • Vacancy in Goal by Scott Young and illustrated by John Cullen Murphy
  • The Divided Heart by Hamlen Hunt and illustrated by Gwen Fremlin
  • Shell Game — Conclusion — by Richard Powell and illustrated by Ward Brackett
  • Hot Water — The Short Short Story — by A.C. Spectorsky and illustrated by Gilbert Darling
  • Keep Up With the World by Freling Foster
  • My Good Health, and Why by Parke Cummings
  • Editorials

    • 1954-12-10 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1954/12/10 — The cover is credited to Rocco Padulo

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The 65th All-America — Selected by the American Football Coaches Association by Bill Fay
  • Is Bingo Getting Too Big? by Bill Davidson
  • “A New and Brighter Future” by Bill Stapleton
  • Are You Bitter-Sweet or Bitter-Bitter? by J.D. Ratcliff
  • Monsters Made to Order by Joseph Laitin featuring the Universal-Intenational effects team with photo of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and some other monster models (2 pages)
  • Schizophrenia by Toni Taylor
  • You Don’t Hunt Bears–They Hunt You by Alfred M. Lansing
  • The Seven Wonders of New York by Morton Dan Morris

    • SHORT STORIES:

  • “The Man Who Went Too Far” — The Short Short Story by Wyatt Blassingame and illustrated by Dom Lupo

    • SPECIAL:

  • A New Life of Winston Churchill by Alan Moorehead
  • “The $300,000 Pearl” by Don T. Moore and illustrated by Anthony Saris
  • “Never Leave Me” by Lottie Belle Davis and illustrated by Howard Forsberg
  • “Dukie’s Dangerous Deed” by Robert C. Ruark and illustrated by Albert Dorne

    • SERIALS:

  • “THE BODY SNATCHERS” — Part 2 of 3 — by Jack Finney of the first printing of the story that the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” films were based on – Illustrated by Mike Ludlow

    • FEATURES:

  • Appointment With O’Hara by John O’Hara
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Collier’s Credits by Jerome Beatty. Jr.
  • Letters
  • Hard Day at the Office by Herbram
  • Collier’s Comment

    • 1919-08-09 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1919/08/09 — Cover illustrated by Edward Penfield

  • The New World — Part 4: How Soon Will Congress Reduce the Taxes? By Mark Sullivan
  • “The Day Has Not Come” by Oscar Graeve and illustrated by Henry Raleigh
  • Red Petrograd Days by Frazier Hunt
  • An Air’s Breadth Escape: What aviation means to the movies — the chance to produce unlimited thrills (photos)
  • “The Flying Sailor” – Continuing the Adventures of Hiker Joy – by James B. Connolly and illustrated by N.C. Wyeth (Here billed simply as Convers Wyeth)
  • Advertising includes: Hires Root Beer – Edison-Dick Memeograph – FWD Trucks (2 pages in center) – Goodyear (w/illustration of blimp) – Champion Spark Plugs – Miller Tires – Pro-phy-lac-tic Toothbrush (back cover)

    • 1919-09-13 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1919/09/13 — Cover illustrated by RC

  • In Close Retirement by Holworthy Hall and illustrated by R.M. Crosby
  • The Mexican Muddle by William Slavens McNutt
  • “Nothing to Do” by Frank Condon and illustrated by Henry Raleigh
  • Germany’s Tariff Obligations by Frank W. Taussig
  • “The Waltzing Mouse” by Herman Howard Matteson and illustrated by Robert Amick
  • Your Bank by Bruce Barton
  • “The Black Beach” by Ralph Stock and illustrated by Arthur E. Becher
  • Rumor-Killing by J.W. McConaughy with decorations by W.J. Enright
  • Advertising (full-page only) includes: The House of Kuppenheimer (color, inside front cover) – Dutch Boy Products – Parmount Artcraft Motion Pictures – Firestone – Mallory Fine Hats with illustration by James Montgomery Flagg – Michell Motors Company (2-pages in center) – Champion Spark Plugs – Goodyear – Columbia Grafonola – Rex Manufacturing Company – Velvet Tobacco with baseball illustration by M Leone Bracker – Prince Albert – Three-in-One Oil Company (back cover)

    • 1919-09-20 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1919/09/20 — Cover illustrated by Charles A. MacLellan

  • “Off Kismayu” by James Francis Dwyer and illustrated by Percy E. Cowen
  • “Broken Threads” by William Almon Wolff and illustrated by Wallace Morgan
  • Bela in Budapest by Webb Waldron about Bela Kun
  • “The Gleaners” by Hapsburg Liebe and illustrated by F.C. Yohn
  • More Mexican Snapshots by William Slavens McNutt
  • “The Wharf Rat” by George F. Worts and illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele
  • Your Best Reference by Bruce Barton and illustrated by Lester Ralph
  • What an Umpire Sees by Edward C. Conlin – Tennis article with photos of R.N. Williams – “The Comet” Maurice E. McLoughlin – William M. Johnston – Big Bill Tilden – Norman E. Brookes – G..L. Patterson
  • Cutting Costs by Motor Truck by Joseph Brinker
  • Advertising (full-page only) includes: Patrick Duluth – Oldmobile Economy Truck – Firestone – Bates Shoes – Federal Adding Machine – Overland (2-page center, just their logo) – Lucky Strike Cigarette – Goodyear – Johns-Manville – Daisy Air Rifles – Williams’ Shaving Stick – Standard Eight Auto – Goodrich – Camel Cigarettes (with color, on inside back cover) – American Radiator Company (back cover)

    • 1920-01-17 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1920/01/17 — Cover illustrated by CD Williams

  • “Old Lady Mandle” by Edna Ferber and illustrated by C.D. Williams
  • It’s All Moonshine! – Two Alabama Writers and a Tennessee Artist Lay Bare a Dark Subject – by V.H. and R.R. Cornell and illustrated by F.C. Yohn
  • Welcome, Little Fizz Water by W.H. Waggaman
  • Files in the Diplomatic Amber by Maurice Francis Egan and illustrated by Peter Newell
  • “Potting Marjatta” by Ellis Parker Butler and illustrated by Tony Sarg
  • “Pure Gold” by Meade Minnigerode and illustrated by R.M. Crosby
  • Making Americans in Four Months by C.B. Howard
  • I’d Love to Live in Juarez by Emerson Hough
  • In the Arena: Two Opposite Extremes in Rulers: Carranza by George Agnew Chamberlain and Paderewski by George Palmer Putnam, with images of each
  • “Changeling” — Part 2 — by Margaret Widdemer and illustrated by Wallace Morgan
  • “Back to the City” by David William Moore
  • Advertising (full-page only) includes: Chesterfield Cigarettes illustrated by Burton Rigg (color, inside front cover) – Fisk Cord Tires – Art Metal – Packard – Warren’s Standard Printing Papers – Maxwell Motor Co. – Waltham (2 pages in center) – Columbia Records with illustrations of stars Nora Bayes, Van and Schneck, and Al Jolson in blackface – Goodyear (2 pages) – The New Edison Phonograph (“All Pittsburgh Was Amazed!” – 2 page spread) – Velvet Tobacco – D.M. Ferry & Co. (Back cover)

    • 1920-01-31 Colliers Magazine Contents

    1920/01/31 — Cover illustrated by Frederic Stanley

  • The Mind of a Man by Ceylon Hollingsworth and illustrated by Angus F. MacDonall
  • Does America Need College Women by Acting President Bryn Mawr College Helen Taft with photo
  • “See Americans First” by Porter Emerson Browne and illustrated by Oscar Howard
  • “Circus Stuff!” by Frank Condon and illustrated by Henry Raleigh
  • In the Arena: The Unique and the Average — Bernard Baruch by Mark Sullivan and George W. Norris by Edward G. Lowry, with photos of both
  • “Picking and Stealing” by Cornelia Throop Geer and illustrated by John R. Neill
  • Advertising (full-page only) includes: Flavor Charms – Corona Typewriter with photo of Jimmy Hare – Oldsmobile – Paramount specifically advertising “The Copperhead” with Lionel Barrymore – AC Spark Plugs – Maxwell Auto (2 page center spread) – Bausch & Lomb – Goodyear (2 page) – Columbia Six Auto – Eversharp Pen – Fairbanks, Morse & Co – Wilson’s Ham – Ever-Ready Safety Razor (back cover)