Good Housekeeping Magazine (1885) comic books 1955 or before

This issue features Donald Duck's first appearance in a magazine or comic book. Although this issue of Good Housekeeping is cover dated June, 1934,it was on the newsstand a month earlier when the "Wise Little Hen," a Silly Symphony cartoon, debut on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The beautiful "Wise Little Hen" two-page, full-color art is by Thomas Wood. This issue of Good Housekeeping also contains "Canyon Kiddies," a historic and long out of print comic page about American Indians by James Swinnerton.

June, 1934. Cover price $0.25.

April 1920. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Two-page spread written and drawn by Harrison Cady. Story by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Secret Garden) entitled "The House in the Dismal Swamp." Interior art by Franklin Booth, James Montgomery Flagg, Walt Louderback, Dean Cornwell, James Montgomery Flagg and others. Polly Pratt paper dolls in full color by Sheila Young. Many charming and interesting full page ads in full color. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 320 pages, B&W and full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 74, No. 5. May 1922. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, James Swinnerton, Dean Cornwell, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 216 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 77, No. 1. July 1923. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by Franklin Booth, James Montgomery Flagg, Walt Louderback, H. R. Ballinger, James Swinnerton, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 208 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 77, No. 4. October 1923. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, Henry Raleigh, W. T. Benda, James Swinnerton, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 254 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 80, No. 3. March 1925. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, John Richard Flanagan, James Swinnerton, James E. Allen, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 276 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 81, No. 1. July 1925. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. This issue features a full-color, full-page illustration by Arthur Rackham. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, James Swinnerton, Dean Cornwell, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 210 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 81, No. 3. September 1925. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. This issue features a full-color, full-page illustration by Arthur Rackham, and a story and poem with Rose O'Neill illustrations. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, H. R. Ballinger, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 268 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 82, No. 4. April 1926. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. This issue features a full-color, full-page painted illustration by Dean Cornwell. Interior art by Gustaf Tenggren, Walt Louderback, Leslie L. Benson, Charles Livingston Bull, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 338 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

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Jan. 1927. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. The first Dickey Byrd series by Elizabeth Woodruff with a sensational color plate by Gustav Tenggren. Travel article of Greece with contemporary photographs by Frances Parkinson Keyes. Interior art by Walt Louderback, Clara Elsene Peck, James Montgomery Flagg and others. Full page color ads include Ivory Soap, Mohawk Rugs, Jell-O plus many other delightful examples from 1927. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 286 pages, B&W and full color. Cover price $0.25.

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May 1927. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. "The Double Birthday Party" by Elizabeth Woodruff with a gorgeous color plate by Gustav Tenggren. Interior art by Herbert Morton Stoops, Walt Louderback, James Montgomery Flagg, James Allen, Henry Raleigh, and others. Full page color ads include Gustav Tenggren painting of pirates for Rogers Bros. Silverplate, Andrew Loomis for Johnson's Liquid Wax, Henry Pitz black and white image of fairies for Sunshine Biscuits plus many other delightful examples from 1927. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 320 pages, B&W and full color. Cover price $0.25.

June 1927. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. "The Story of the Soap Boat" by Elizabeth Woodruff gorgeously illustrated in full color by Gustav Tenggren. Home, food and fashion articles, plus fiction and poetry for adults and children. Interior art by Herbert Morton Stoops, Walt Louderback, Pruett Carter, Henry Raleigh and others. Full page ads include Monarch Teenie Weenie Peanut Butter by William Donahey in full color plus many other delightful examples from 1927. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 286 pages, B&W and full color. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 87, No. 1. July 1928. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. This issue features a full-color, painted illustration by Dean Cornwell. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, Clara Elsene Peck, Joseph M. Clement, C. D. Williams, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 242 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 89, No. 1. July 1929. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. This issue with a full-color, full-page illustration by N. C. Wyeth for "The Prince who was Hidden", part of the "Children of the Bible" series. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by Joseph M. Clement, Charles D. Mitchell, Stuart Hay, James Swinnerton, James E. Allen, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 238 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

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May 1930. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Travel article with contemporary photographs by Frances Parkinson Keyes on Patagonia. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by Clara Elsene Peck, Harold von Schmidt, Jules Gotlieb, Stuart Hay, Henry Raleigh, Harrison Fisher, James Swinnerton and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 328 pages, B&W/PC Cover price $0.25.

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June 1930. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by Clara Elsene Peck, Jules Gottleib, James Allen, James Swinnerton, Henry Raleigh, W. Smithson Broadhead, James Montgomery Flagg and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 292 pages, B&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 92, No. 1. January 1931. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. This issue includes "The Pink Bassinet with Desperate Lace" by Lenora Mattingly Weber with charming illustrations by Rose O'Neill. Interior art by Henry Raleigh, Charles D. Mitchell, Thomas Webb, W. E. Heitland, James Montgomery Flagg, James Swinnerton, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 204 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 92, No. 2. February 1931. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by Henry Raleigh, Jose Segrelles, James Billmyer, Elbert McGran Jackson, James Swinnerton, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 268 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 92, No. 3. March 1931. Cover by Jessie Willcox Smith. Home, food and fashion articles plus fiction, poetry and more. Interior art by James Montgomery Flagg, Pruett Carter, James E. Allen, W. E. Heitland, James Swinnerton, and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 292 pages, PB&W/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Mrs. Vernon Thomas. Home, Food and Fashion articles, plus fiction stories for adults and children. "Storm Signals" Part 4 by Joseph c. Lincoln. Illustrations by Franz Felix, Hans Flato, Dan Content, Bradshaw Crandell, Elbert McGran Jackson, McClelland Barclay, Matt Clark, and David Robinson. 2 full color pages cartoons by James Swinnerton. Photos and illustrations. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. 224 Pages B&W/PC Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Horace Gaffron. Gorgeous example of Walt Disney's full color page entitled Mickey's Amateurs. Part two of Erich Maria Remarque's Three Comrades. Other fiction by Hellen Topping Miller, Annette Bromfield, Adela Rogers St. Johns, A.J. Cronin, Sarah-Elizabeth Rodger, Elsie Singmaster, Doris Hume. Interior art by E.M. Jackson, Pruett Carter, Maurice Bower, Jay Barnum, James Montgomery Flagg, Tom Cronin, McClelland Barclay, Lu Kimmel, Charles Mitchell. Plus articles on fashion, food, interior design, household tips and more. Ads include Ovaltine selling a Little Orphan Annie mug, Karo syrup featuring the Dionne quintuplets, Campbell's Pea Soup and many more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 130 pages, predominantly B&W with with spot and full color pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Horace Gaffron. Gorgeous example of Walt Disney's full color page entitled Clock Cleaners from the famous cartoon. Fiction by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Temple Bailey, Edison Marshall, Gordon Hillman, Baird Hall, Helen Topping Miller, Rebecca Eastman. Interior art by John R. Flanagan, Jay Barnum, John LaGatta, Tom Webb, Maurice Bower, Robert Reid, E.M. Jackson, Harrison Cady, James Montgomery Flagg. Plus articles on fashion, food, interior design, household tips and more. Ads include Elgin watches, Ford, Wheaties, Palmolive soap and many more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 244 pages, predominantly B&W with with spot and full color pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Horace Gaffron. Gorgeous example of Walt Disney's full color page entitled Beach Picnic. Plus James Swinnerton's Canyon Kiddies page. Fiction by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Leslie Ford, Joseph Harrington, Martha Ostenso, Franken Meloney, Ethel Doherty and Louise Long, Louise Peattie, Helen Topping Miller. Interior art by Stanley Parkhouse, Jon Whitcomb, Pruett Carter, Dean Cornwell, Jay Barnum, Haddon Sundblom, Edwin George, Tom Webb, . Plus articles on fashion, food, interior design, household tips, house plans and more. Ads include Shirley Temple for Puffed Wheat cereal, Loretta Young for Lux soap, Sonja Henie for Doublemint gum and many more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 244 pages, predominantly B&W with with spot and full color pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jon Whitcomb. Nice example of Walt Disney's full color page entitled Mickey Mouse Ice Antics. Article on Gulliver's Travels with color stills from the Fleischer Studios movie. Plus James Swinnerton's Canyon Kiddies page. Fiction by Faith Baldwin, Grace Flandrau and others. Interior art by Alfred Parker, Haddon Sundblom and others. Plus articles on fashion, food, interior design, household tips, house plans and more. Ads include Barbara Stanwyck for Lux soap and many more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 206 pages, predominantly B&W with with spot and full color pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Alexander Sharpe Ross. Home, Food and Fashion articles, plus fiction stories for adults and children. "Something Sacred" by A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh author), "The Foolish Gentlewoman" Part 2 by Margery Sharp. Illustrations by Dorothy Monet, Coby Whitmore, Robert Patterson, Al Parker, and Alexander Sharpe Ross, Photos and illustrations. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. 314 Pages B&W/PC Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Alexander Sharpe Ross. Home, Food and Fashion articles, plus fiction stories for adults and children. "Loved One" by A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh author). Illustrations by Walter Skor, Fredric Varady, Robert Patterson, Stan Klimley, and Dorothy Monet. Photos and illustrations. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. 222 Pages B&W/PC Cover price $0.35.