Redbook Magazine

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Title:	Redbook Magazine
Also known as:	Red Book Magazine; The Red Book Illustrated
Online content:	Free online material via The Online Books Page
Tables of contents:	FictionMags (fiction contributions only)
More information:	Wikipedia article; Wikidata
First issue:	May 1903 (v. 1 no. 1)
First renewed issue:	February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4), © January 11, 1929; see 1956 January-June
First renewed contribution in:	February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4); see 1956 January-June

Renewed issues

This includes all active issue renewals through 1932. It might not show all renewals past that date.

February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4), © January 11, 1929
March 1929 (v. 52 no. 5)
April 1929 (v. 52 no. 6)
May 1929 (v. 53 no. 1)
June 1929 (v. 53 no. 2)
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3)
August 1929 (v. 53 no. 4)
September 1929 (v. 53 no. 5)
October 1929 (v. 53 no. 6)
November 1929 (v. 54 no. 1)
December 1929 (v. 54 no. 2)
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3), © December 10, 1929
February 1930 (v. 54 no. 4), © January 12, 1930
March 1930 (v. 54 no. 5)
April 1930 (v. 54 no. 6)
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1)
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2)
July 1930 (v. 55 no. 3)
August 1930 (v. 55 no. 4)
September 1930 (v. 55 no. 5)
October 1930 (v. 55 no. 6)
November 1930 (v. 56 no. 1)
December 1930 (v. 56 no. 2)
January 1931 (v. 56 no. 3), © December 5, 1930
February 1931 (v. 56 no. 4), © January 5, 1931
March 1931 (v. 56 no. 5)
April 1931 (v. 56 no. 6)
May 1931 (v. 57 no. 1)
June 1931 (v. 57 no. 2)
July 1931 (v. 57 no. 3)
August 1931 (v. 57 no. 4)
September 1931 (v. 57 no. 5)
October 1931 (v. 57 no. 6)
November 1931 (v. 58 no. 1)
December 1931 (v. 58 no. 2)
January 1932 (v. 58 no. 3), © December 4, 1931
February 1932 (v. 58 no. 4), © January 5, 1932
March 1932 (v. 58 no. 5)
April 1932 (v. 58 no. 6)
May 1932 (v. 59 no. 1)
June 1932 (v. 59 no. 2)
July 1932 (v. 59 no. 3)
August 1932 (v. 59 no. 4)
September 1932 (v. 59 no. 5)
October 1932 (v. 59 no. 6)
November 1932 (v. 60 no. 1)
December 1932 (v. 60 no. 2)
January 1933 (v. 60 no. 3), © December 2, 1932
February 1933 (v. 60 no. 4), © January 5, 1933
March 1933 (v. 60 no. 5)
April 1933 (v. 60 no. 6)
May 1933 (v. 61 no. 1)
June 1933 (v. 61 no. 2)
July 1933 (v. 61 no. 3)
August 1933 (v. 61 no. 4)
September 1933 (v. 61 no. 5)

Renewed contributions

This includes all active contribution renewals through 1930. It might not show all renewals past that date.

February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4): "Sheba", by Viña Delmar
February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4): "The Mystery of the Swaggering Man", by Ben Ames Williams [Permissions]
February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4): "Double Murder" (part 2 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4): "Help Yourself to Happiness" (part 4 of 4), by Frank R. Adams
February 1929 (v. 52 no. 4): "How Handwriting Convicts", by Claire Carvalho and Boyden Sparkes
March 1929 (v. 52 no. 5): "The Girl From God's Mercie" (part 1 of 5), by William Byron Mowery
March 1929 (v. 52 no. 5): "Double Murder" (part 3 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
March 1929 (v. 52 no. 5): "How Dreyfus Was Saved", by Claire Carvalho and Boyden Sparkes
April 1929 (v. 52 no. 6): "The Driveaway", by Frank R. Adams
April 1929 (v. 52 no. 6): "The Girl From God's Mercie" (part 2 of 5), by William Byron Mowery
April 1929 (v. 52 no. 6): "Double Murder" (part 4 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
April 1929 (v. 52 no. 6): "Where There's a Will", by Claire Carvalho and Boyden Sparkes
May 1929 (v. 53 no. 1): "Excitement" (part 1 of 5), by Margaret Culkin Banning
May 1929 (v. 53 no. 1): "The Moon and Muffins", by Frank R. Adams
May 1929 (v. 53 no. 1): "The Girl From God's Mercie" (part 3 of 5), by William Byron Mowery
May 1929 (v. 53 no. 1): "Double Murder" (part 5 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
May 1929 (v. 53 no. 1): "Anonymous Letters", by Claire Carvalho and Boyden Sparkes
June 1929 (v. 53 no. 2): "Excitement" (part 2 of 5), by Margaret Culkin Banning
June 1929 (v. 53 no. 2): "The Girl From God's Mercie" (part 4 of 5), by William Byron Mowery
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "Sky High", by Elliott White Springs
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "Excitement" (part 3 of 5), by Margaret Culkin Banning
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "Good Scouts", by Katharine Brush
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "The Girl From God's Mercie" (part 5 of 5), by William Byron Mowery
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "In Such Happy Circumstances", by Guy Gilpatric
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "His Way With Her", by Frank R. Adams
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "Handwriting Reveals What?", by Claire Carvalho and Boyden Sparkes
July 1929 (v. 53 no. 3): "Somewhere in This House" (part 1 of 6), by Rufus King [Permissions] (Issue as noted in CCE renewal record. We did not find a story by that title in this issue, but did find the first part of King's 'The Murder in the Storm'.)
August 1929 (v. 53 no. 4): "The One Who Was Clever", by Elliott White Springs
August 1929 (v. 53 no. 4): "Excitement" (part 4 of 5), by Margaret Culkin Banning
August 1929 (v. 53 no. 4): "Somewhere in This House" (part 2 of 6), by Rufus King [Permissions] (Issue as noted in CCE renewal record. FictionMags does not note a story with that title in this issue, but does list the second part of King's 'The Murder in the Storm'.)
September 1929 (v. 53 no. 5): "Sing for Your Supper", by Katharine Brush
September 1929 (v. 53 no. 5): "Excitement" (part 5 of 5), by Margaret Culkin Banning
September 1929 (v. 53 no. 5): "Happiness and Handwriting", by Claire Carvalho and Boyden Sparkes
September 1929 (v. 53 no. 5): "Somewhere in This House" (part 3 of 6), by Rufus King [Permissions] (Issue as noted in CCE renewal record. FictionMags does not note a story with that title in this issue, but does list the third part of King's 'The Murder in the Storm'.)
October 1929 (v. 53 no. 6): "King's Crew" (part 1 of 6?), by Frank R. Adams
October 1929 (v. 53 no. 6): "Girl From Evil Lane", by Seven Anderton
October 1929 (v. 53 no. 6): "Somewhere in This House" (part 4 of 6), by Rufus King [Permissions] (Issue as noted in CCE renewal record. FictionMags does not note a story with that title in this issue, but does list the fourth part of King's 'The Murder in the Storm'.)
November 1929 (v. 54 no. 1): "Heart of the North" (part 1 of 6), by William Byron Mowery
November 1929 (v. 54 no. 1): "King's Crew" (part 2 of 6?), by Frank R. Adams
November 1929 (v. 54 no. 1): "Somewhere in This House" (part 5 of 6), by Rufus King [Permissions] (Issue as noted in CCE renewal record. FictionMags does not note a story with that title in this issue.)
November 1929 (v. 54 no. 1): "A Woman's World", by John Erskine
December 1929 (v. 54 no. 2): "Lost Love Song", by Emma-Lindsay Squier (Issue as given in FictionMags. CCE renewal record lists this story not in this issue, but in the January 1930 issue.)
December 1929 (v. 54 no. 2): "Heart of the North" (part 2 of 6), by William Byron Mowery
December 1929 (v. 54 no. 2): "King's Crew" (part 3 of 6?), by Frank R. Adams
December 1929 (v. 54 no. 2): "Break Away", by Margaret Culkin Banning
December 1929 (v. 54 no. 2): "Somewhere in This House" (part 6 of 6), by Rufus King [Permissions] (Issue as noted in CCE renewal record. FictionMags does not note a story with that title in this issue.)
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3): "His Side of It" (part 1 of 6?), by Margaret Culkin Banning
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3): "Heart of the North" (part 3 of 6), by William Byron Mowery
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3): "Caprice of the Queen", by Emma-Lindsay Squier (Issue as given in FictionMags. CCE renewal record lists this story not in this issue, but in the February 1930 issue.)
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3): "The Beautiful House", by Katharine Brush
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3): "King's Crew" (part 4 of 6?), by Frank R. Adams
January 1930 (v. 54 no. 3): "Lost Love Song", by Emma-Lindsay Squier (Issue as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags lists this story not in this issue, but in the December 1929 issue.)
February 1930 (v. 54 no. 4): "The Murders on the Ship" (part 1 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
February 1930 (v. 54 no. 4): "His Side of It" (part 2 of 6?), by Margaret Culkin Banning
February 1930 (v. 54 no. 4): "Heart of the North" (part 4 of 6), by William Byron Mowery
February 1930 (v. 54 no. 4): "Caprice of the Queen", by Emma-Lindsay Squier (Issue as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags lists this story not in this issue, but in the January 1930 issue.)
March 1930 (v. 54 no. 5): "Some Day He'll Come Along", by Phyllis Duganne (Title as given on cover. CCE renewal record gives title as 'Someday He'll Come Along'.)
March 1930 (v. 54 no. 5): "The Murders on the Ship" (part 2 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
March 1930 (v. 54 no. 5): "His Side of It" (part 3 of 6?), by Margaret Culkin Banning
March 1930 (v. 54 no. 5): "Heart of the North" (part 5 of 6), by William Byron Mowery
April 1930 (v. 54 no. 6): "The Auctioning of Mary Angel" (part 1 of 6), by Coningsby Dawson
April 1930 (v. 54 no. 6): "The Murders on the Ship" (part 3 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
April 1930 (v. 54 no. 6): "Kitchenette", by MacKinlay Kantor [Permissions]
April 1930 (v. 54 no. 6): "Heart of the North" (part 6 of 6), by William Byron Mowery
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1): "They Thought They Could Buy It" (part 1 of 6), by Dorothy Walworth Carman
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1): "The Straightline Story", by Frank R. Adams (Title as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags gives title as 'Straight Line Story'.)
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1): "The Auctioning of Mary Angel" (part 2 of 6), by Coningsby Dawson
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1): "No Such Person", by Phyllis Duganne
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1): "The Murders on the Ship" (part 4 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
May 1930 (v. 55 no. 1): "His Side of It" (part 5 of 6?), by Margaret Culkin Banning
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2): "Alibis for Two", by Frank R. Adams
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2): "The Auctioning of Mary Angel" (part 3 of 6), by Coningsby Dawson
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2): "They Thought They Could Buy It" (part 2 of 6), by Dorothy Walworth Carman
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2): "The Murders on the Ship" (part 5 of 5), by Rufus King [Permissions]
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2): "A Turn in Luck", by Bernice Brown (Renewed under the author's married name, Bernice Brown Brush.)
June 1930 (v. 55 no. 2): "His Side of It" (part 6 of 6?), by Margaret Culkin Banning (CCE renewal record has the story ending in this issue, and does not include part 4 from the April issue. The May installment, however, appears to be the last one.)
July 1930 (v. 55 no. 3): "The Party at the Palace", by Frank R. Adams
July 1930 (v. 55 no. 3): "They Thought They Could Buy It" (part 3 of 6), by Dorothy Walworth Carman
July 1930 (v. 55 no. 3): "The Auctioning of Mary Angel" (part 4 of 6), by Coningsby Dawson
August 1930 (v. 55 no. 4): "They Thought They Could Buy It" (part 4 of 6), by Dorothy Walworth Carman
August 1930 (v. 55 no. 4): "The Auctioning of Mary Angel" (part 5 of 6), by Coningsby Dawson
September 1930 (v. 55 no. 5): "They Thought They Could Buy It" (part 5 of 6), by Dorothy Walworth Carman
September 1930 (v. 55 no. 5): "The Auctioning of Mary Angel" (part 6 of 6), by Coningsby Dawson
October 1930 (v. 55 no. 6): "They Thought They Could Buy It" (part 6 of 6), by Dorothy Walworth Carman
November 1930 (v. 56 no. 1): "The Reckless Adventures of Lydia Grey", by Arthur Somers Roche
November 1930 (v. 56 no. 1): "Ten Years", by Bernice Brown (Renewed under the author's married name, Bernice Brown Brush.)
November 1930 (v. 56 no. 1): "Clinical Case No. 147", by Nunnally Johnson
December 1930 (v. 56 no. 2): "The Rakmanoff Ruby", by Arthur Somers Roche
January 1931 (v. 56 no. 3): "Prodigal's Return", by Phyllis Duganne (Title as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags gives title as 'The Return of the Prodigal'. We have not examined the issue in question.)
January 1931 (v. 56 no. 3): "The Private Detective", by Arthur Somers Roche
February 1931 (v. 57 no. 4): "The King of Swindlers", by Arthur Somers Roche
March 1931 (v. 57 no. 5): "I Couldn't Face It", by Arthur Somers Roche
April 1931 (v. 56 no. 6): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 1 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
April 1931 (v. 56 no. 6): "The Good Name of a Woman", by Arthur Somers Roche
April 1931 (v. 56 no. 6): "Love Letter", by Margaret Culkin Banning
May 1931 (v. 57 no. 1): "Disappeared", by Arthur Somers Roche
May 1931 (v. 57 no. 1): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 2 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
June 1931 (v. 57 no. 2): "Fame", by Frank R. Adams
June 1931 (v. 57 no. 2): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 3 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
June 1931 (v. 57 no. 2): "The Flash of Light", by Richard Edward Connell [Permissions]
July 1931 (v. 57 no. 3): "Gangway" (part 1 of 7), by Frank R. Adams
July 1931 (v. 57 no. 3): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 4 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
July 1931 (v. 57 no. 3): "The Haunting Terror", by Arthur Somers Roche
August 1931 (v. 57 no. 4): "Gangway" (part 2 of 7), by Frank R. Adams
August 1931 (v. 57 no. 4): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 5 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
September 1931 (v. 57 no. 5): "Out of Bounds" (part 1 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
September 1931 (v. 57 no. 5): "Gangway" (part 3 of 7), by Frank R. Adams
September 1931 (v. 57 no. 5): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 6 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
October 1931 (v. 57 no. 6): "Out of Bounds" (part 2 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
October 1931 (v. 57 no. 6): "The Wilderness Singer" (part 7 of 7), by William Byron Mowery
November 1931 (v. 58 no. 1): "Gangway" (part 5 of 7), by Frank R. Adams
November 1931 (v. 58 no. 1): "Out of Bounds" (part 3 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
December 1931 (v. 58 no. 2): "Out of Bounds" (part 4 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
December 1931 (v. 58 no. 2): "Gangway" (part 6 of 7), by Frank R. Adams
January 1932 (v. 58 no. 3): "Gangway" (part 7 of 7), by Frank R. Adams
January 1932 (v. 58 no. 3): "Out of Bounds" (part 5 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
October 1943 (v. 81 no. 6): "Mother's Little Helper", by Whitfield Cook [Permissions] (CCE states this was published in the October 1943 Blue Book, but FictionMags and some CCE inconsistencies suggest it may have instead been published in Redbook, in the issue for the same month. I have not examined the issues in question.)
October 1943 (v. 81 no. 6): "Judy Pre-Judges", by Philip Wylie [Permissions] (CCE states this was published in the October 1943 Blue Book, but FictionMags and some CCE inconsistencies suggest it may have instead been published in Redbook, in the issue for the same month. I have not examined the issues in question.)

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