Measures 8-9/32" X 11", 68 pp including covers, b w and two-tone photos illustrations, Volume 9, Number 12 (December 1961), published by By-Line Publications Inc. (NY). Group 19-3221 "Why," you might ask "is the upper 1/3 of the front cover missing from this issue?" Well, gather round, children, for a short history lesson, regarding the subtle war between magazine book distributors, versus newsstands and book retailers: Magazines, comic books and some paperback books have shelf expiration dates, after which the "out-of-date" stock is rotated out, and replaced by new stock. Before approximately the mid-1970s, distributors had arranged an easy deal by which retailers could be partially refunded for unsold periodicals, without overweight returns paid by the distributor: all that was necessary was to cut off the top third of the front cover of the magazine, comic book or paperback, as long as the title and date (if applicable) were clearly visible, return those to the distributor; in addition, the retailers were to destroy the remainder of the magazines, comics books. But some retailers figured out a way to have it BOTH ways -- cut off the title section to return to the distributor for a refund, but RESELL the magazine, comic book and paperback at 1/4 to 1/2 the cover price, sometimes in a bagged "bargain" lot. The distributors finally wised up; and now the ENTIRE front cover of magazines paperbacks must be returned. Comic books are largely under a separate distribution system now, allowing NO returns; although some major bookstores still order their comic books from magazine distributors, which demand full front cover returns. Contents: Front Cover -- JOAN COLLINS ; ROBERT WAGNER ; WARREN BEATTY ; NATALIE WOOD ; HUGH O'BRIAN ; TROY DONAHUE ; SUSAN KOHNER (?) CONFIDENTIALly Speaking -- Behind the articles in this issue Letters, We Get Letters (Letters from readers) The Whole Town Was Stalking. . .But WYATT EARP Trapped That Babe In The Woods! -- by ANDREW ROBIN -- with 1/2 page photo of HUGH O'BRIAN on horse, plus other photos of others Needless Surgery -- by SIMON LEE GARTH Who Did What To Whom? -- by EUCLID BUTLER -- with 1/4 page photo of JOAN COLLINS by herself; plus smaller photo of NATALIE WOOD by herself; plus smaller photo of WARREN BEATTY by himself; plus smaller photo of ROBERT WAGNER by himself; plus 1/3 page photo of JOAN COLLINS with WARREN BEATTY ; plus 1/3 page photo of NATALIE WOOD with ROBERT WAGNER Mantrap LITA MILAN : Is She A Prisoner Of Love? -- with 1/9 page photo of LITA MILAN by herself The Man Who Said "No" To MARILYN MONROE -- with 1/9 page photo of MARILYN MONROE by herself HARPO MARX : Shirt Tale -- with 1/9 page photo of HARPO MARX by himself Washington, D. C. Can Elect A Negro Mayor -- by WALTER L. KEATING What You Should Know About Push-Button Waste In Your Home -- by JACK LASCO Babes, Booze And Burglaries: Is This The Key To KHRUSHCHEV? -- by S. T. PAUL -- with 1/4 page photo of Russian Soviet Premier NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV by himself; plus 1/6 page photo of NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV with others; plus 1/6 page photo with others holding portrait of NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV The Smelly Racket Of Phony Christmas Perfurmes -- by DOROTHY BLACK Greatest Show Around! TROY DONAHUE's Spicy Slugfests -- by AARON SNOW -- with two 1/2 page photos of TROY DONAHUE by himself; plus 1/2 page photo of JUDI MEREDITH LILI KARDELL Warning! Don't Take Cold Tablets Before You Drive -- by BILL McMICHAELS STEPHEN BOYD : She-Hawk Of Hollywood -- by ELSTON SMYTHE -- with 1/2 page photo of STEPHEN BOYD by himself; plus 1/2 page photo of BRIGITTE BARDOT by herself; plus smaller photo of STEPHEN BOYD with HOPE LANGE ARSON! Billion Dollar Bilk -- by ROD TAYLOR That Loud Noise You Hear Means Those Battling Borgnines Are Ait It Again! -- by PAUL MAAS -- with 1-1/2 page photo of ERNEST BORGNINE with KATY JURADO ; plus 1/4 page photo of KATY JURADO with other Don't Blow Your Dough On "Lite Diet" Bread -- by BERYL KAYE Speeding Ambulances: Killers On Mercy Missions -- by EDWARD ALPERSON Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging materials, labor fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!