Measures 8-3/8" X 11-1/16" -- 128 pp plus covers -- b&w & two-toned photos & illustrations -- Volume 102, Number 3 (January 1956), published by McCall Corp. (NY).
Group 6-000
Moisture damage & stains at the front top right & front lower right corners (plus rear lower left corners), which carries through to a lesser degree along the interior pages -- otherwise average "well-read" condition for a "pulp" magazine of nearly 70 years, with wear & chipping to edges & corners, plus scratches, folds (including page corner fold-downs), indentations, rub-wear, lesser tears, browning pages, soiling, foxing, etc -- overall condition Fair Plus to Good Minus
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 LARRY HARRIS
"You Are On A Blacklist" -- written by HENRY PAYNTER, illustrated by LOWELL HESS
Pro And Con (Letters from readers)
The Head Man (Short, humorous observations) -- written by OREN ARNOLD
Editor's Note -- written by ANDRE FONTAINE
The Death Of #764 (A True Suspense Detective Story) -- written by JAMES JOSEPH, illustrated by ROBERT FINK
What Do You Want? -- written by ROBERT TURNER, illustrated by SLAYTON UNDERHILL
Famous Firsts In Sports: Winter Olympics -- written by BILL GOTTLIEB, illustrated by WILLIAM HEYER
The Regulator -- written by JOHN PREBBLE, illustrated by DOM LUPO
You Can Get The Job You Want In 1956 -- written by JOHN KEATS -- illustrator unattributed
The Zealots Of Cranston Tech -- written by ARCHIE OLDHAM, illustrated by GURNEY MILLER
How Parking Lot Gyps Take You -- written by BRUCE LEE, illustrated by LOWELL HESS
Bennie Brought A Gun -- written by YEWELL LYBRAND, illustrated by JOHN PRENTICE
How To Buy A Suit -- written by JOHN L. SPRINGER
Disposal Service -- written by ROBERT SHECKLEY (although attributed to ROBERT SCHECKLEY), illustrated by STAN BIERNACKI
Little Boy Blue Come Call The Play -- written by BOB LOEFFELBEIN, illustrated by LOWELL HESS
The Night The Station Got Lost -- written by HUGH A. MULLIGAN, illustrated by HERB MOTT
Stroke! -- by HERBERT THAYER BRUCE
It's Your Money -- written by SIDNEY MARGOLIUS
What's New And Good -- written by CARL DREHER
Man Outdoors -- written by ROBERT C. McCORMICK
Man Around The House -- written by JOHN SHARNIK
Money Down Your Drain -- written by SAMUEL R. BURNS, illustrated by PAUL GRANGER
From The Experts: Tips On Skiing -- written by IRVING T. MARSH, illustrated by WESLEY McKEOWN
Find The Home You Want -- Quick! -- written by JACK BANNICK -- illustrator unattributed
Watch The Jools(a PETER CHAMBERS novel) -- written by HENRY KANE, illustrated by LARRY HARRIS
Wordly Wise: To Put The Bee On -- written by WEBB GARRISON -- illustrator unattributed
The Battle Of Codes -- written by C. C. HANKS
Crisis: "What Did You Do With The Money?" -- written by LYDEL SIMS
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