Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, October 29, 1949 - Pilotless Fighter Plane of Tomorrow / General Omar Bradley

by Velie, Lester; Stavisky, Sam; Aswell, James; Boal, Sam; McPherson, C.L. "Steve"; Arnold, Oren; White, William S.; White, John W.; Child, Charles B.; Corrigan, Barbara; O'Day, Nell; Williams, Lawrence; Stern, Richard; Peters, Matthew; Mayse,

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First edition

Springfield, Ohio: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 94 pages. Articles: New Menace in Missouri - Charles (Boss) Binaggio and criminality - article with photos; Can the C.I.O. Get Rid of the Commies?; The Town the G.I.s called Smith - Natchitoches, Louisiana - article with nice photos; Pilotless Fighter Plane of Tomorrow - a convincing argument that machines are about to outdistance us mortals, with nice color illustrations by Birney Lettick - a very prescient article; What Gives in Rasslin ? - article with fantastic photos of wrestlers including Gorgeous George, Jim Londos, Bronko Nagurski, Maurice Tillet (the angel), Lee Henning, Sandor Szabo, Man Mountain Dean, Ernie Dusek, Strangler Lewis; Nicest Guy in Washington - General Omar Bradley; Strangest Garden in the World - At the Argonne National Laboratory Dr. Norbert J. Scully produces radioactive drugs and other plant products which cannot be manufactured - article with photo. Fiction: One Came Back; A Dinner For Lily; Bootleger s Treasure (part 2 of 4); Decorator s Helper; Where They Make the Wine; No Need to Hustle. Includes these nice vintage ads; Borden - featuring Elsie the Cow; Willys Station Wagon (Jeep); International Trucks; Oldsmobile cars; Arro Shirts; Firestone; Plymouth; Hickok men s accessories; Haband Company Ties (nice two-page color ad); Fisher body; Canada Dry; Dodge cars; Mallory hats; Del Monte Catsup; New Hudson cars; United Aircraft; Silver Star

• Publisher: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
• Year: 1949
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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