Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Hearst's American Weekly Cover Index Part VI: 1936 - 1940
The 1930's are a bad decade for completeness in my index, but this second half of the decade is a lot better than the first half. Still a lot of pseudo-science and pop history content, but this is pretty much the last of that stuff.
Some highlights of the late 1930s are the Salvador Dali covers, which attract a lot of art collector interest on eBay when they rarely show up. There's also the only American Weekly cover series by famed pin-up artist Zoe Mozert. A series on regional cooking by the great James Montgomery Flagg is a criminal waste of his great talent.
In late 1939 we get some prime Stripper's Guide fodder, Flossy Frills by Russell Patterson. She'll appear in several series into the early 1940s.
Some notes on the listings:
* when you see a "#", that means that the cover is part of a numbered series and the number is given on the cover. Sometimes I remembered to write that down, sometimes I didn't so its catch-as-catch-can. If a series cover explicitly states that it is the first or final installment and its not obvious from the surrounding dates, I sometimes note that as "(start)" or "(end)".
* when I say "(story illo) that means that the cover is illustrating a text story in the magazine.
* I don't make guesses about covers I haven't seen. Therefore, even if I have one missing issue between installment 2 and 4 of a series, I resist the urge to assume what may be obvious.
* When a cover is descibed as, say, "Famous Fishes (Herring)", that means that the cover is part of a series titled Famous Fishes, and this particular cover depicts the herring.
| Date | Cover Title | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/36 | Episodes from the Arabian Nights | Andre |
| 01/12/36 | Sea Shroud | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Sinclair Gluck) |
| 01/19/36 | How Man Will Look and Live 20,000 Years From Now | Uncredited illustrations, article by Rene Thevenin |
| 01/26/36 | How Man Will Look and Live 20,000 Years From Now | Uncredited illustrations, article by Rene Thevenin |
| 02/02/36 | Pictorial History of the Queen of Sheba by an Ethiopian Artist | Reproduced historical period art |
| 02/09/36 | American Beauties #1-The Georgia Peach | Henry Clive |
| 02/16/36 | American Beauties #2-Girl of the Golden West | Henry Clive |
| 02/23/36 | American Beauties #3-Rose of the Rancho | Henry Clive |
| 03/01/36 | American Beauties #4-Belle of New York | Henry Clive |
| 03/08/36 | American Beauties #5-Girl of the Northwest | Henry Clive |
| 03/15/36 | American Beauties #6-Pride of the Prairie | Henry Clive |
| 03/22/36 | American Beauties #7-Way Down East | Henry Clive |
| 03/29/36 | Work-a-Day Lady | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Maysie Greig) |
| 04/05/36 | What Does the Back of the Moon Look Like? | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 04/12/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 04/19/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 04/26/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/03/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/10/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/17/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/24/36 | the Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/31/36 | The Song of Solomon | Edmund Dulac |
| 06/07/36 | 160th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence | Reproduced historical period art |
| 06/14/36 | 160th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence | Reproduced historical period art |
| 06/21/36 | 160th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence | Reproduced historical period art |
| 06/28/36 | 160th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/05/36 | Scenes in the Savior's Life depicted on Russian Icons | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/12/36 | Box Car | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Madeleine Sharps Buchanan) |
| 07/19/36 | Seven Types of American Girls | Zoe Mozert |
| 07/26/36 | Seven Types of American Girls #2 Sophistication | Zoe Mozert |
| 08/02/36 | Seven Types of American Girls #3 Innocence | Zoe Mozert |
| 08/09/36 | Seven Types of American Girls #4 Debutante | Zoe Mozert |
| 08/16/36 | Seven Types of American Girls #5 Amiability | Zoe Mozert |
| 08/23/36 | Seven Types of American Girls #6 Intellectual | Zoe Mozert |
| 08/30/36 | Seven Types of American Girls #7 Conscientious | Zoe Mozert |
| 09/06/36 | Mystery Woman | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Evelyn Murray Campbell) |
| 09/13/36 | Signing the Constitution of the United States | Reproduced historical period art |
| 09/20/36 | Awake, or Freedom's Guardian Dies | Lee Conrey, poem by Edwin Markham |
| 09/27/36 | Other Suns with Worlds of their Own like Ours | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 10/04/36 | Other Suns with Worlds of their Own like Ours | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 10/11/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 10/18/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 10/25/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 11/01/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 11/08/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 11/15/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 11/22/36 | Pets | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
| 11/29/36 | Challenge to Happiness | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Maysie Greig) |
| 12/06/36 | Job Illustrated by William Blake | Reproduced historical period art |
| 12/13/36 | Job Illustrated by William Blake | Reproduced historical period art |
| 12/20/36 | Strange Creatures of the Sea | William Crowder |
| 12/27/36 | Strange Creatures of the Sea | William Crowder |
| 01/03/37 | Strange Creatures of the Sea | William Crowder |
| 01/10/37 | Strange Creatures of the Sea | William Crowder |
| 01/17/37 | New Light on Ancient Egyptian Life and Religion | Reproduced historical period art |
| 01/24/37 | The Thunder Dragon Gate | C.D.Mitchell (story illo, author Talbot Mundy) |
| 01/31/37 | Visions of an Artist-Mirage on the Desert | Henry Clive |
| 02/07/37 | Visions of an Artist - The Dawn | Henry Clive |
| 02/14/37 | Visions of an Artist - The Aurora | Henry Clive |
| 02/21/37 | Visions of an Artist - Maid of the Mist | Henry Clive |
| 02/28/37 | Visions of an Artist - Angry Nature | Henry Clive |
| 03/07/37 | Newly Discovered Frescoes in Egyptian Tombs | Reproduced historical period art |
| 03/14/37 | Newly Discovered Frescoes in Egyptian Tombs | Reproduced historical period art |
| 03/21/37 | Proxy Princess | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Clinton Lowndes) |
| 03/28/37 | Beauty and the Beast - Maids of Athens and the Minotaur | Edmund Dulac |
| 04/04/37 | Beauty and the Beast - Nymphs and Satyrs | Edmund Dulac |
| 04/11/37 | Beauty and the Beast - Saint Martha and the Dragon | Edmund Dulac |
| 04/18/37 | Beauty and the Beast - The Centaurs and the Lapithae Women | Edmund Dulac |
| 04/25/37 | Beauty and the Beast - The Maid and the Unicorn | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/02/37 | Beauty and the Beast - The Hippogriff | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/09/37 | Beauty and the Beast - Hanuman Bids Sita Farewell | Edmund Dulac |
| 05/16/37 | Curtains | C.D. Mitchell (story illo, author Frederic Arnold Kummer) |
| 05/23/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 05/30/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 06/06/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 06/13/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 06/20/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 06/27/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 07/04/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 07/11/37 | Guests we never Invite Again | Fish |
| 07/18/37 | Hoodwink House | Obscured signature -- C.D. Mitchell? (story illo, author S. Andrew Wood) |
| 07/25/37 | Our Caveman Ancestors - The Ferocious Cave Bear | Charles R. Knight |
| 08/01/37 | Our Caveman Ancestors - His Wife Killed by a Cave Lion | Charles R. Knight |
| 08/08/37 | Our Caveman Ancestors - Attacked By a Sabre-Toothed Tiger | Charles R. Knight |
| 08/15/37 | Our Caveman Ancestors - Death's Watcher in the Night | Charles R. Knight |
| 08/22/37 | Our Caveman Ancestors - Defending His Wife and Child Against Wolves | Charles R. Knight |
| 08/29/37 | Our Caveman Ancetors - Killed by a Woolly Rhinoceros | Charles R. Knight |
| 09/05/37 | Paintings by American Indians | Reproduced historical period art |
| 09/12/37 | Songs that will Live Forever - You're the Flower of my Heart, Sweet Adeline | Henry Clive |
| 09/19/37 | Songs that will Live Forever - Aloha Oe | Henry Clive |
| 09/26/37 | Songs that will Live Forever - Annie Laurie | Henry Clive |
| 10/03/37 | Songs That Will Live Forever - On the Road to Mandalay | Henry Clive |
| 10/10/37 | Songs That Will Live Forever - Gypsy Love Song | Henry Clive |
| 10/17/37 | Songs That Will Live Forver - My Wild Irish Rose | Henry Clive |
| 10/24/37 | Songs That Will Live Forver - Sally in our Alley | Henry Clive |
| 10/31/37 | Songs that Will Live Forever - My Old Kentucky Home | Henry Clive |
| 11/07/37 | Conquest of the Air | Salvador Dali |
| 11/14/37 | The Parables of the Bible by Chinese Artists | Reproduced folk art |
| 11/21/37 | Weird Dangers in Visiting Other Worlds | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 11/28/37 | Weird Dangers in Visiting Other Worlds | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 12/05/37 | Themes of the Operas - Three Norns | Andre |
| 12/12/37 | Themes of the Operas Siegfried and the Dragon | Andre |
| 12/19/37 | Themes of the Operas -Lohengrin - The Swan Song | Andre |
| 12/26/37 | Paintings for the Smart Set of Ancient Rome | Reproduced historical period art |
| 01/02/38 | Empires of the Moon #1-Aaron Burr and the Maid of Half-way Hill | Illegible signature (???-win), author H. Bedford Jones |
| 01/09/38 | Social Life | Salvador Dali |
| 01/16/38 | Industrial Life | Salvador Dali |
| 01/23/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 01/30/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 02/06/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 02/13/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 02/20/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 02/27/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 03/06/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 03/13/38 | Awful Week-ends | Fish |
| 03/20/38 | Newly discovered Frescoes in Egyptian Tombs | Reproduced historical period art |
| 03/27/38 | How Old is the Book of Kells? | Reproduced historical period art |
| 04/03/38 | Ark of Fire | Virgil Finlay |
| 04/10/38 | American Butterflies-Some Fantasies in Human Entomology | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 04/17/38 | American Birds-Some Fantasies in Human Ornithology | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 04/24/38 | American Pests-More Fantasies in Human Entomology | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 05/01/38 | When the Moon Breaks Up | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 05/08/38 | When the Moon Breaks Up Part 2 | Uncredited illustrations, article by Lucien Rudaux |
| 05/15/38 | Weird Creatures of the Sea | William Crowder |
| 05/22/38 | Weird Creatures of the Sea | William Crowder |
| 05/29/38 | Portals of Illusion | Lee Conrey (story illo, writer H. Bedford-Jones) |
| 06/05/38 | Fighting Women - Penthesilea | Edmund Dulac |
| 06/12/38 | Fighting Women-Hercules and Hippolyte | Edmund Dulac |
| 06/19/38 | Fighting Women - Thomyris | Edmund Dulac |
| 06/26/38 | Fighting Women -Zenobia | Edmund Dulac |
| 07/03/38 | Fighting Women - Joan of Arc | Edmund Dulac |
| 07/10/38 | Fighting Women - Mu-Lan | Edmund Dulac |
| 07/17/38 | Fighting Women-Molly Pitcher | Edmund Dulac |
| 07/24/38 | Any City's Broadway | Garretto |
| 07/31/38 | In the Ancient Tomb of Menna the Scribe | Reproduced historical period art |
| 08/07/38 | Men as her Stepping-Stones | C.D. Mitchell, illustration for fiction by Maysie Grieg |
| 08/14/38 | Themes of the Operas - Die Walkuere | Andre |
| 08/21/38 | Themes of the Operas - The Rhinegold | Andre |
| 08/28/38 | Themes of the Operas - Wagner's Flying Dutchman | Andre |
| 09/04/38 | Treasure of the Mysterious Chimus God Naymlap | photos |
| 09/11/38 | If Man had the Natural Gifts of Animals | Uncredited illustrations, article by Rene Thevenin |
| 09/18/38 | If Man had the Natural Gifts of Animals | Uncredited illustrations, article by Rene Thevenin |
| 09/25/38 | A Girl in every Port #1-Rio de Janeiro | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 10/02/38 | A Girl in every Port #2-Marseilles | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 10/09/38 | A Girl in every Port #3-Singapore | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 10/16/38 | A Girl in every Port #4-San Francisco | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 10/23/38 | A Girl in every Port #5-Vladivostok | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 10/30/38 | A Girl in every Port #6-Naples | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 11/06/38 | A Girl in every Port #7-Tunis | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 11/13/38 | A Girl in every Port #8-Rotterdam | Henry Clive, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 11/20/38 | Adventures of Mohammed's Uncle Hamzah | Reproduced historical period art |
| 11/27/38 | Adventures of Mohammed's Uncle Hamzah | Reproduced historical period art |
| 12/04/38 | American Mixed Fruits | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 12/11/38 | All-American Luncheons | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 12/18/38 | American Flowers | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 12/25/38 | Precious Prayer-book of a Mighty Medieval Prince | Reproduced historical period art |
| 01/01/39 | Legends of the American Indians #1 The Rainbow Boy | Andre |
| 01/08/39 | Prayer-book of Philip the Good | Reproduced historical period art |
| 01/15/39 | Death and the Maiden | Elise Parks (story illustration, author Q. Patrick) |
| 01/22/39 | Marvels of Marine Life | William Crowder |
| 01/29/39 | Marvels of Marine Life | William Crowder |
| 02/05/39 | Marvels of Marine Life | William Crowder |
| 02/12/39 | Marvels of Marine Life | William Crowder |
| 02/19/39 | In the Palace of the Man-bull | Reproduced historical period art |
| 02/26/39 | Legends of the American Indians #2 Why Mocassins have Strings | Andre |
| 03/05/39 | Legends of the Aamerican Indians #3 Son of the Evening Star | Andre |
| 03/12/39 | Bible Scenes exquisitely Portrayed on Icons | Reproduced historical period art |
| 03/19/39 | Visions of Artists #1-Tannhauser | Andre |
| 03/26/39 | Visions of Artists #2 | Henry Clive |
| 04/02/39 | How Healing Began | Reproduced historical period art |
| 04/09/39 | The Lord's Prayer in Pictures | Reproduced historical period art |
| 04/16/39 | Red head | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet (text by Anita Loos) |
| 04/23/39 | Blonde | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet (text by Anita Loos) |
| 04/30/39 | Brunette | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet (text by Anita Loos) |
| 05/07/39 | Strange Plants and Insects | William Crowder |
| 05/14/39 | Strange Plants and Insects | William Crowder |
| 05/21/39 | Summer | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 05/28/39 | Mysterious Light of the Night | Lucien Rudaux |
| 06/04/39 | Mysterious Light of the Night | Lucien Rudaux |
| 06/11/39 | World's Most Precious Miniatures | Reproduced historical period art |
| 06/18/39 | Impressions of America-Some American Sweets | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 06/25/39 | As the Pharaohs saw Things - #1 The Sportswoman | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/02/39 | As The Pharaohs Saw Things #2 - Some Animals and a Couple of Birds | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/09/39 | As the Pharaohs saw Things - #3 Night Clubs | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/16/39 | As the Pharaohs saw Things #4 Birds and Naturally a Bug or Two | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/23/39 | The Red Carnation | Elise Parks (story illustration, author Burton Stevenson) |
| 07/30/39 | Social Problems #1 | Fish |
| 08/06/39 | Social Problems #2 | Fish |
| 08/13/39 | Social Problems #3 | Fish |
| 08/20/39 | Social Problems #4 | Fish |
| 08/27/39 | Social Problems #5 | Fish |
| 09/03/39 | The Trend of Life | William Crowder |
| 09/10/39 | Cooking around America #1 Northwest Fried Trout | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 09/17/39 | Cooking around America #2 Way Down East | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 09/24/39 | Cooking around America #3 Middle West | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 10/01/39 | Cooking around America #4 San Francisco | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 10/08/39 | Cooking around America #5 Southwest | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 10/15/39 | Cooking around America #6 The South | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 10/22/39 | Cooking around America #7 Southern California | James Montgomery Flagg |
| 10/29/39 | New Mysteries of the Sky Revealed | William Crowder (article by Robert R. Coles) |
| 11/05/39 | New Mysteries of the Sky Revealed | William Crowder (article by Robert R. Coles) |
| 11/12/39 | Flossy Frills #1 | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 11/19/39 | Flossy Frills #2 | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 11/26/39 | Flossy Frills #3 | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 12/03/39 | Flossy Frills #4 | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 12/10/39 | Flossy Frills #5 | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 12/17/39 | Flossy Frills #6 | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 12/24/39 | Flossy Frills | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 12/31/39 | The Statue of Liberty | E.M. Jackson, poem by Edgar Lee Masters |
| 01/07/40 | Flossy Frills | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 01/14/40 | Flossy Frills | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 01/21/40 | Flossy Frills | Russell Patterson, verses by Carolyn Wells |
| 01/28/40 | Spring | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 02/04/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #1 The Tale of Arthur's Sword Excalibur | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 02/11/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #2 Tale of Sir Tristram and the Love Potion | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 02/18/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #3 Tale of the Enchantress and the Magic Scabbard | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 02/25/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #4 Tale of Sir Galahad and his Quest for the Sangreal | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 03/03/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #5 Tale of Launcelot and the Four Queens | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 03/10/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #6 Tale of Merlin and one of the Ladies of the Lake | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 03/17/40 | 7 Tales from King Arthur's Court - #7 The Tale of how Sir Launcelot Slew Sir Agravaine | Edmund Dulac, article by John Erskine |
| 03/24/40 | Easter Blossoms | Henry Clive, verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 03/31/40 | The Finishing Touch | Henry Clive, verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 04/07/40 | Legends of the American Indians | Andre |
| 04/14/40 | Legends of the American Indians | Andre |
| 04/21/40 | A Fleet of Girls | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 04/28/40 | Weird Beauties of the Pacific | William Crowder |
| 05/05/40 | Weird Beauties of the Pacific | William Crowder |
| 05/12/40 | What the Stars say about your Birthday | Erte |
| 05/19/40 | What the Stars say about your Birthday | Erte |
| 05/26/40 | What the Stars say about your Birthday | Erte |
| 06/02/40 | What the Stars say about your Birthday | Erte |
| 06/09/40 | The First Rose of Summer | Henry Clive, verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 06/16/40 | Summer Honey | Henry Clive, verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 06/23/40 | Dress Rehearsal | Alastair K. MacDonald |
| 06/30/40 | Fourth of July: The American Idea | Reproduced historical period art |
| 07/07/40 | Gorgeous Palace of King Tut's Father-in-law | Photos |
| 07/14/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 07/21/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 07/28/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 08/04/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 08/11/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 08/18/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 08/25/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 09/01/40 | Instantaneous Etiquette | Fish, with text by Bugs Baer |
| 09/08/40 | America's First Medical Book | Uncredited illustrations |
| 09/15/40 | Perfuming the Rose | Henry Clive, with verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 09/22/40 | Painting the Lily | Henry Clive, with verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 09/29/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #1 | Willy Pogany |
| 10/06/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #2 | Willy Pogany |
| 10/13/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #3 | Willy Pogany |
| 10/20/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #4 | Willy Pogany |
| 10/27/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #5 | Willy Pogany |
| 11/03/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #6 | Willy Pogany |
| 11/10/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #7 | Willy Pogany |
| 11/17/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #8 | Willy Pogany |
| 11/24/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #9 | Willy Pogany |
| 12/01/40 | 10 Tales from the Kalevala #10 | Willy Pogany |
| 12/08/40 | New Mysteries of the Sky | William Crowder, with text by Robert R. Coles |
| 12/15/40 | Hair-do | Henry Clive, with verses by Phyllis McGinley |
| 12/22/40 | Merry Christmas | Henry Clive |
| 12/29/40 | Winter | Alastair K. MacDonald, with verses by Phyllis McGinley |
Labels: Hearst's American Weekly
