Measures 8-3/8" X 11-1/16", 128 pp plus covers, b&w & two-toned photos & illustrations, Volume 102, Number 1 (November 1955), published by McCall Corp. (NY).
Group 9-1933
BLUEBOOK had been amongst the first of the "pulp" magazines to have been published (starting in 1905), and over the years has attracted the talents of such well-known authors as EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS; ZANE GREY; H. RIDER HAGGARD; CLARENCE E. MULFORD; SAX ROHMER; ROBERT HEINLEIN ; MacKINLAY KANTOR; THEODORE PRATT; LUKE SHORT; GEORGE SIMENON -- and the list just goes on. By 1952, however, the writing was on the wall for the "pulps"; and BLUEBOOK began expanding beyond their "pulp" base, attempting to attract audiences that gravitated more towards the "slicks," such as THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, THE AMERICAN MERCURY and so on; but this lasted only until 1956. By 1960, BLUEBOOK had become exclusively another of the "men's adventure magazines," until its demise in 1975. But here's a great example of BLUEBOOK's experimentation as a 1950's "slick" magazine:
Contents:
Front Cover -- illustrated by GURNEY MILLER
Man Into Space
Pro And Con (Letters from readers)
The Head Man -- by OREN ARNOLD, illustrator unattributed
Editor's Note -- written by ANDRE FONTAINE
Football Fans Are Crazy -- written by BILL NICHOLAS, as told to CHARLES FRANCIS, illustrated by "HESS"
The Price Of A Tin Star -- written by RICHARD WORMSER, illustrated by DON LUPO
New Cure For Alcoholics -- written by WILLIAM B. HARTLEY
A Panther For My Brother -- written by ZACHARY BALL (pseudonym for KELLY RAY MASTERS), illustrated by NORM SAUNDERS
Even The Cops Don't Know The Laws -- by DAVID DRESSLER, illustrated by STUART GRAVES
Read All About It: Snakes -- written by JOHN T. DUNLAVY, illustrator unattributed
8 Minutes Of Magnificence -- written by KENNETH E. SHIFLET, illustrated by ANTHONY KOKINOS
My Neighbors Put Me In A Mental Hospital -- written by CHARLES H. TERRY
Famous Firsts In Sports: Army Vs Navy -- written by BILL GOTTLIEB, illustrated by WILLIAM HEYER
Lone Survivor -- written by ROBERT SHECKLEY, illustrated by JOHN FLOHERTY Jr.
Mixed Bag -- written by RALPH W. SLONE, illustrated by ROBERT DOARES
Man On A High Ledge -- written by JOHN D. MacDONALD, illustrated by GEORGE WITHERS
We Can Build A Space Ship -- Should We? -- written by LLOYD MALLAN
What's New And Good -- written by CARL DREHER, illustrator unattributed
It's Your Money -- written by SIDNEY MARGOLIUS, illustrator unattributed
Man Outdoors -- written by ROBERT C. McCORMICK
Man Around The House -- written by JOHN SHARNIK
Tips On Shooting And Hunting -- written by IRVING T. MARSH, illustrated by WESLEY McKEOWN
Language Of Freedom -- written by JERRY KLEIN, illustrator unattributed
The Big Ivy -- written by JAMES P. McCAGUE, illustrated by GURNEY MILLER
Wordly Wise: Robot -- written by WEBB B. GARRISON, illustrator unattributed
Parking Is Tough -- written by JOHN L. KENT, illustrator unattributed
Crisis: Voices Through A Window -- written by LYDEL SIMS, illustrator unattributed
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