Collier's was an American magazine founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier. It was initially launched as Collier's Once a Week, then changed in 1895 to Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal, and finally shortened in 1905 to simply Collier's. The magazine ceased publication with the issue dated for the week ending January 4, 1957, though a brief, failed attempt was made to revive the Collier's name with a new magazine in 2012.
For more information on Collier's see part 1. For earlier cover illustrations see parts 1 - 13 also.
This is part 14 of a 15-part series on Collier’s magazine:
Collier's introduced a new masthead design at this point:
For more information on Collier's see part 1. For earlier cover illustrations see parts 1 - 13 also.
This is part 14 of a 15-part series on Collier’s magazine:
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1946 March 2 "My Beloved Country…" cover artist unknown |
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1946 March 9 cover by Jon Whitcomb |
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1946 April 6 cover artist unknown |
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1946 June 29 cover by Jon Whitcomb |
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1946 September 21 cover by C. Michael |
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1946 November 2 cover by Jon Whitcomb |
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1946 December 7 cover artist uknown |
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1947 May 1 cover by Lawson Wood |
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1947 July 5 Setting Set for the Olympics cover by Ronald McLeod |
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1947 August 9 cover artist unknown |
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1947 November 1 Halloween cover by Earl Oliver Hurst |
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1947 November 8 cover by Stanley Ekman |
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1947 November 29 cover Martha Sawyers |
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1947 December 20 cover by Martha Sawyers |
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1948 March 13 cover by Jon Whitcomb |
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1948 April 3 cover by C. Michael |
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1948 May 29 cover by Earl Cordrey |
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1948 August 28 cover artist unknown |
Collier's introduced a new masthead design at this point:
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1949 December 24 cover by John Pike |
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1950 August 12 cover by Fred Eng |
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1951 February 24 cover by Tom Lovell |
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1951 April - "A Shot in the Dark" illustration by Ward Brackett |
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790 1951 April 21 "Paul Revere's Historical Ride" cover by Walter Bomar |
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793 1951 October - "The Unwilling Host" illustration by Lionel Gilbert |
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1951 November 10 cover artist unknown |
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1952 January 29 cover by Joan Kahn |
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1952 February 23 ( can't decipher the signature ) |
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1952 March 22 "Man Will Conquer Space Soon" cover by "XR" |
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1952 March 22 "Crossing the Last Frontier" illustration by Chesley Bonestell |
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1952 March 22 illustration by Chesley Bonestell |
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1952 May - "The Take-Charge Guy" illustration by Frank McCarthy |
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1952 October 11 cover artist unknown |
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1952 October 18 cover artist unknown |
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1952 November 8 cover by Birney Lettick |
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1952 November 29 "Thanksgiving" cover artist unknown |
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1952 December 13 cove by Bill Randall |
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1952 December 20 cover by Fred Freeman |
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1952 December 27 cover by John Pike |
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1953 January 3 cover by Cydney Grossman |
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1953 January 10 cover by Bill Randall |
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1953 January 31 cover artist unknown |
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1953 February 14 cover artist unknown |
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1953 February 21 ( can't decipher the signature ) |
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1953 March 7 cover by Tom Lovell |
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1953 March 21 cover artist unknown |
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1953 March 28 ( can't decipher the signature ) |
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1953 April 11 cover by Bill Randall |
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1953 April 18 cover by Burke |
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1953 April 25 cover by Beall - Davies |
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1953 May 2 cover by Lowell Hess |
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1953 May 9 cover by Herbert Harrington |
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1953 May 23 cover artist unknown |
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1953 May 30( can't decipher the signature ) |
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1953 June 6cover artist unknown |
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1953 June 13( can't decipher the signature ) |