Reader's Digest (1922 Reader's Digest) comic books 1938-1955
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Published Jan 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 34 Issue # 201 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the N.Y. Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Fortune, Collier's, Scientific American, and more. Topics include Germans in America, the Shah of Iran, Negros in the South, Franklin Roosevelt, legalization of mutual consent divorce, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Feb 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 34 Issue # 202 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Life, Fortune, Christian Century, the New Republic, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and more. Topics include counterfeiters, public opinion polls, school fire drills, over-privileged children, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Mar 1939 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Reader's Digest Vol. 34 Issue # 203 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Scribner's, the N.Y. Times Magazine, Atlantic, Collier's, the New Yorker Scientific American, and more. Topics include John Wilkes Booth, headaches, Hitler's air power, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Apr 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 34 Issue # 204 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the N.Y. Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Fortune, Collier's, and more. Topics include Chiang Kai-shek, the American Red Cross, the Kennedy family (with mentions of 21-year-old John, 13-year-old Robert, and 6-year-old Teddy), Jews, spring festivals, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published May 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 34 Issue # 205 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Collier's, Fortune, Atlantic, Barron's, the New Yorker, and more. Topics include obesity, the Works Progress Administration, German smuggling, German refugees, sex education, hobbies, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Jun 1939 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Reader's Digest Vol. 34 Issue # 206 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the N.Y. Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Fortune, Collier's, the Washington Post, and more. Topics include breast feeding, columnists debate war and peace, the Rockefeller Foundation, William Douglas on the Supreme Court, Pope Pius XII, ASCAP, and more. All text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Jul 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 35 Issue # 207 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Atlantic, Collier's, Scientific American, Punch, Life, Barron's, the Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Post, and more. Topics include debt, married love, Alfred Nobel, the Chinese language, Poland, smallpox, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Aug 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 35 Issue # 208 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Atlantic, Collier's, Scientific American, Life, the Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Post, and more. Topics include the American Destiny (by Walter Lippmann), third presidential terms. men's clothing, fingerprinting, plastic surgery, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Sep 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 35 Issue # 209 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the New Yorker, Life, Redbook, Atlantic, the Washington Post, and more. Topics include Charlie Chaplin (by Alistair Cooke), German education, Huey Long, dry ice, Caligula (by Robert Graves), and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Oct 1939 by Reader's Digest.$2.80
View scanReader's Digest Vol. 35 Issue # 210 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Life, Barron's, the New Yorker, Collier's, Forbes, and more. Topics include Salvador Dali, crop dusters, Japan and China, Social Security, and more. 136 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Nov 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 35 Issue # 211 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the N.Y. Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Forbes, Atlantic, Barron's, and more. Topics include the Labor movement, birth control, old age, The Grapes of Wrath, and more. 144 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Dec 1939 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 35 Issue # 212 (1939) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the N.Y. Times Magazine, the New Yorker, Time, Collier's, Scientific American, Atlantic, Scribner's, Vogue, Life, and more. Topics include Franklin Roosevelt and Big Business, Hitler's health programs, birth control and Catholicism, and more. 144 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Jan 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 225 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Forbes, Collier's, the Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, the New Republic, Atlantic, Time, Fortune, and more. Topics include churches, arming Alaska, inventors, farm surpluses, science and democracy, and more. 168 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Feb 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 226 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Forbes, New Yorker, Life, the New Republic, Cosmopolitan, Field & Stream, Time, and more. Topics include churches, the Wright brothers, Abraham Lincoln, missing mosquitoes, the Keeler polygraph, free school lunches, and more. 160 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Mar 1941 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
View scanReader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 227 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, New Yorker, the New Republic, and more. Topics include fire-bombing London, syphilis in Chicago, prayer, doing business with the Nazis, flu vaccine, aging, the air force, and more. 168 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Apr 1941 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 228 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, New Yorker, the New Republic, Forbes, Life, Popular Science, the Christian Science Monitor, and more. Topics include Hitler invading America, genius, chlorophyll, student movies, car inspections, and more. 152 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published May 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 229 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the New Republic, Forbes, Life, Look, and more. Topics include the ten most powerful people in Washington, vitamins, baseball, Hitler's religion, the Fuller Brush Man, and more. 160 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Jun 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 230 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the New Republic, Atlantic, Life, Collier's, and more. Topics include HItler's scientists, labor troubles, Socialism and human nature, summer camps, Norway's air force, and more. 176 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Jul 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 231 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the New Republic, Atlantic, Variety, Good Housekeeping, and more. Topics include "What Makes Sammy Run" book condensation, auto repairmen scams, Hitler's officers, Texas, Gypsy Rose Lee, Japan, Communists in America, and more. 184 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Aug 1941 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 232 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the Nation, Atlantic, Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, and more. Topics include radio repairmen scams, abortion, high blood pressure, Hitler's plans for a German Europe, labor movement in Germany, fluorescent light, International Lenin University, Batista, Reno, and more. 184 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Sep 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 233 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the New Republic, Atlantic, Forbes, Life, the N.Y. Times Magazine, the New Yorker, and more. Topics include watch repairmen scams, divorce, pro-American radio in Europe, teen-age inventors, Marxism in America, and more. 192 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Oct 1941 by Reader's Digest.$6.30
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Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 234 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Time, Look, Life, the New Yorker, Forbes, Redbook, and more. Topics include New Yorker cartoons, divorce in Florida, the Panama Canal problem, F.D.R.'s unofficial cabinet, A philosophy for these times (by Bertrand Russell), and more. 168 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Nov 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 235 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Time, the New Republic, Life, Forbes, the Christian Science Monitor, and more. Topics include speed reading, Japan, the case for a smaller army (by Walter Lippmann), soldiers' complaints, bomber planes, and more. 160 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Dec 1941 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 236 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Time, Life, the New Yorker, Forbes, Vogue, Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, the New Republic, and more. Topics include infantile paralysis, venereal disease in the army, immortality, Stalin's American power, the the eight greatest mysteries of science, kindergarten, Orson Welles, changing human nature, short back cover essay by Walt Disney (illustrated), and more. 176 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Feb 1942 by Reader's Digest.$13.00
View scans- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Reader's Digest Vol. 40 Issue # 238 (1942) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Time, Life, the New Yorker, Forbes, Vogue, Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, the New Republic, and more. 176 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Oct 1943 by Reader's Digest.$13.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Reader's Digest Vol. 43 Issue # 258 (1943) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Fiction by Gene Fowler. Articles from Harper's, Time, Life, the New Yorker, Forbes, Vogue, Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, the New Republic, and more. 126 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Apr 1944 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 44 Issue # 264 (1944) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Fiction by Gene Fowler. Articles from Harper's, Time, Life, the New Yorker, Forbes, Vogue, Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, the New Republic, and more. Topics include The Story of Social Security, Abortion, Louis Pasteur, Pearl Harbor, and more. United Nations Easter Egg wraparound cover. 126 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.
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Published Mar 1947 by Reader's Digest.
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Vol. 50, No. 299. March 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.
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Published May 1947 by Reader's Digest.
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Vol. 50, No. 301. May 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.
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Published Jun 1947 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Vol. 50, No. 302. June 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.
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Published Aug 1947 by Reader's Digest.
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Vol. 51, No. 304. August 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.
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Published Sep 1947 by Reader's Digest.
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Vol. 51, No. 305. September 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.
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Published Oct 1947 by Reader's Digest.
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Vol. 51, No. 306. October 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 168 pages. Black and white.
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Published Nov 1947 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Vol. 51, No. 307. November 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 160 pages. Black and white.
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Published Dec 1947 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Vol. 51, No. 308. December 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 160 pages. Black and white.
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Published Jun 1953 by Reader's Digest.
Volume 62, Issue 374 - June 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, B&W.
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Published Aug 1953 by Reader's Digest.
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Volume 63, Issue 376 - August 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, B&W.
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Published Sep 1953 by Reader's Digest.$2.50
Volume 63, Issue 377 - September 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, B&W.
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Published Dec 1953 by Reader's Digest.$7.00
View scans- 1/2" spine split from bottom.
Volume 63, Issue 380 - December 1953. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 180 pages, B&W.
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Published May 1954 by Reader's Digest.$66.00
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View scans- 1.25" Spine split from top. Cover coming loose from top.
Reader's Digest Vol. 64 Issue # 385 (1954) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. This issue includes an excerpt from Fredric Wertham's famous (or infamous) book "Seduction of the Innocent" (which was a Reader's Digest Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection). The article here, "Comic Books--Blueprints for Delinquency," runs six pages (including a Newsweek sidebar on the growing problem of juvenile delinquency). Also in this issue: "Newest Thunderer of Revival" (about exciting new preacher Billy Graham), "The Real Story of Lucille Ball," and "How to Entertain a Guest," a one-page text ad for Reader's Digest written by Groucho Marx! 184 pages, color cover with text stories and color illustrations, 5.50-in x 7.25.
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Published Jun 1954 by Reader's Digest.$53.00
View scansThis issue with the comic related article, "For the Kiddies to Read" by T. E. Murphy. 5.5" x 7.5", 184 pages, B&W
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Published Nov 1954 by Reader's Digest.$12.00
View scansThis issue with the comic related article, "The Face of Violence" by T. E. Murphy. 5.5" x 7.5", 172 pages, B&W
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Published Jan 1955 by Reader's Digest.
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Volume 66, Issue 393 - January 1955. Published by The Reader's Digest Association. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, color cover with text stories and color illustrations, 5.50-in x 7.25.
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Published Feb 1955 by Reader's Digest.$7.20
View scans- 1" cumulative spine split.
Volume 66, Issue 394 - February 1955. Published by The Reader's Digest Association. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 168 pages, color cover with text stories and color illustrations, 5.50-in x 7.25.
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Published May 1954 by Reader's Digest.
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Reader's Digest Vol. 64 Issue # 385 (1954) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. This issue includes an excerpt from Lawrence Elliott's book "The Splendid Americans." Also in this issue: "Me Tarzan--You Jane," and "Are you a 'trapped' housewife?" How to stay married. It's a joyful way of life. What is a father? 182 pages, color cover with text stories and color illustrations, 5.50-in x 7.25. Cover price $0.50.
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Published Aug 1948 by Reader's Digest.$21.00
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
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View scans- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
August 1948 issue featuring an article titled "The Comics... Very Funny" by Fredric Wertham. "Do you think that books which stress murder, mayhem and blood-and-thunder are good fare for youngsters?" Article includes an inset that mentions three U.S. cities acting to ban the sale of comic books deemed harmful to youth. Cover price $0.25.