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• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2), © January 8, 1931
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3)
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4)
• May 1931 (v. 90 no. 5)
• June 1931 (v. 90 no. 6)
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1)
• August 1931 (v. 91 no. 2)
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3)
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4)
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5)
• December 1931 (v. 91 no. 6)
• January 1932 (v. 92 no. 1)
• February 1932 (v. 92 no. 2)
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3)
• April 1932 (v. 92 no. 4)
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5)
• June 1932 (v. 92 no. 6)
• July 1932 (v. 93 no. 1)
• August 1932 (v. 93 no. 2)
• September 1932 (v. 93 no. 3)
• October 1932 (v. 93 no. 4)
• November 1932 (v. 93 no. 5)
• December 1932 (v. 93 no. 6)
• January 1933 (v. 94 no. 1)
• February 1933 (v. 94 no. 2)
• March 1933 (v. 94 no. 3)
• April 1933 (v. 94 no. 4)
• May 1933 (v. 94 no. 5)
• June 1933 (v. 94 no. 6)
• July 1933 (v. 95 no. 1)
• August 1933 (v. 95 no. 2)
• September 1933 (v. 95 no. 3)
• October 1933 (v. 95 no. 4)
• November 1933 (v. 95 no. 5)
• December 1933 (v. 95 no. 6)
• January 1934 (v. 96 no. 1)
• February 1934 (v. 96 no. 2)
• March 1934 (v. 96 no. 3)
• April 1934 (v. 96 no. 4)
• May 1934 (v. 96 no. 5)
• June 1934 (v. 96 no. 6)
• July 1934 (v. 97 no. 1)
• August 1934 (v. 97 no. 2)
• September 1934 (v. 97 no. 3)
• October 1934 (v. 97 no. 4)
• November 1934 (v. 97 no. 5)
• December 1934 (v. 97 no. 6)
• January 1935 (v. 98 no. 1)
• February 1935 (v. 98 no. 2)
• March 1935 (v. 98 no. 3)
• April 1935 (v. 98 no. 4)
• May 1935 (v. 98 no. 5)
• June 1935 (v. 98 no. 6)
• July 1935 (v. 99 no. 1)
• August 1935 (v. 99 no. 2)
• September 1935 (v. 99 no. 3)
• October 1935 (v. 99 no. 4)
• November 1935 (v. 99 no. 5)
• December 1935 (v. 99 no. 6)
• January 1936 (v. 100 no. 1), © December 5, 1935
• February 1936 (v. 100 no. 2), © January 10, 1936
• March 1936 (v. 100 no. 3)
• April 1936 (v. 100 no. 4)
• May 1936 (v. 100 no. 5)
• June 1936 (v. 100 no. 6)
• July 1936 (v. 101 no. 1)
• August 1936 (v. 101 no. 2)
• September 1936 (v. 101 no. 3)
• October 1936 (v. 101 no. 4)
• November 1936 (v. 101 no. 5)
• December 1936 (v. 101 no. 6)
• January 1937 (v. 102 no. 1), © December 8, 1936
• February 1937 (v. 102 no. 2), © January 8, 1937
• March 1937 (v. 102 no. 3)
• April 1937 (v. 102 no. 4)
• May 1937 (v. 102 no. 5)
• June 1937 (v. 102 no. 6)

Renewed contributions

This includes all active contribution renewals through 1932. It might not show all renewals past that date.

• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "Ukridge and the Home From Home", by P. G. Wodehouse [Permissions]
• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "Virtue", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "The Gay Bandit of the Border" (part 3 of 6), by Tom Gill
• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "Let's Play King" (part 2 of 3), by Sinclair Lewis [Permissions]
• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "No One Man" (part 4 of 7), by Rupert Hughes
• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "Back Streets" (part 6 of 7), by Fannie Hurst [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. CCE renewal record gives title as 'Back Street'.)
• February 1931 (v. 90 no. 2): "White Face" (part 5 of 5), by Edgar Wallace [Permissions]
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "Men Dislike Women" (part 1 of 3?), by Michael Arlen [Permissions]
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "Here We Are", by Dorothy Parker [Permissions]
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "Black Pearls", by Rex Beach
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "Sales Resistance", by P. G. Wodehouse [Permissions]
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "The Gay Bandit of the Border" (part 4 of 6), by Tom Gill
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "No One Man" (part 5 of 7), by Rupert Hughes
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "Back Streets" (part 7 of 7), by Fannie Hurst [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. CCE renewal record gives title as 'Back Street'.)
• March 1931 (v. 90 no. 3): "Let's Play King" (part 3 of 3), by Sinclair Lewis [Permissions]
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 1 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "But What About Mrs. Paul Revere?", by John Erskine
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "Men Dislike Women" (part 2 of 3?), by Michael Arlen [Permissions] (This is the last CCE renewal record we found for this serialization, though FictionMags says an additional part was published in the May issue. The CCE also has a renewal for a book with the same title and author.)
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "Quest", by P. G. Wodehouse [Permissions]
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "The Vessel of Wrath", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "No One Man" (part 6 of 7), by Rupert Hughes
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "The Sun Shines Bright", by Irvin S. Cobb
• April 1931 (v. 90 no. 4): "The Gay Bandit of the Border" (part 5 of 6), by Tom Gill
• May 1931 (v. 90 no. 5): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 2 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• May 1931 (v. 90 no. 5): "The Brain Goes Home", by Damon Runyon [Permissions]
• May 1931 (v. 90 no. 5): "No One Man" (part 7 of 7), by Rupert Hughes
• May 1931 (v. 90 no. 5): "Compromised", by P. G. Wodehouse [Permissions]
• May 1931 (v. 90 no. 5): "The Gay Bandit of the Border" (part 6 of 6), by Tom Gill
• June 1931 (v. 90 no. 6): "Skyscraper" (part 1 of 6), by Faith Baldwin [Permissions]
• June 1931 (v. 90 no. 6): "Fifteen", by Booth Tarkington
• June 1931 (v. 90 no. 6): "Dogmeat", by Peter B. Kyne
• June 1931 (v. 90 no. 6): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 3 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "Funny Face", by Fannie Hurst [Permissions]
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "Lady-Killer", by Rupert Hughes
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "Skyscraper" (part 2 of 6), by Faith Baldwin [Permissions]
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "The Right Thing is the Kind Thing", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 4 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "City of Mercy", by Sinclair Lewis [Permissions]
• July 1931 (v. 91 no. 1): "Business Man", by Phyllis Duganne (Title as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags gives title as 'A Business Man in Love'. We have not examined the issue in question.)
• August 1931 (v. 91 no. 2): "The Alien Corn", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• August 1931 (v. 91 no. 2): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 5 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• August 1931 (v. 91 no. 2): "Skyscraper" (part 3 of 6), by Faith Baldwin [Permissions]
• August 1931 (v. 91 no. 2): "A Mutiny", by John W. Thomason
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3): "The Arranways Mystery" (part 1 of 5), by Edgar Wallace [Permissions]
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3): "That Which Never Returns", by Louis Bromfield [Permissions]
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3): "Skyscraper" (part 4 of 6), by Faith Baldwin [Permissions]
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3): "That Ever-Loving Wife", by Damon Runyon [Permissions] (Title as given in CCE renewal record. FictionMags gives title as 'That Ever-Loving Wife of Hymie's'. We have not examined the issue in question.)
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 6 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• September 1931 (v. 91 no. 3): "A Slow Train Through Arizona", by Ring Lardner
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "Mothuh", by Booth Tarkington
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "The Arranways Mystery" (part 2 of 5), by Edgar Wallace [Permissions]
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "The Door of Opportunity", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "The House That Jack Built", by Phyllis Duganne
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "Love Lady no. 99", by Rupert Hughes
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "Skyscraper" (part 5 of 6), by Faith Baldwin [Permissions]
• October 1931 (v. 91 no. 4): "Scaramouch, the Kingmaker" (part 7 of 7), by Rafael Sabatini [Permissions]
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5): "Static" (part 1 of 6), by Rupert Hughes
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5): "The Arranways Mystery" (part 3 of 5), by Edgar Wallace [Permissions]
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5): "The Candor of Don Juan", by John Erskine
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5): "What a Haircut", by Ben Ames Williams [Permissions]
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5): "Skyscraper" (part 6 of 6), by Faith Baldwin [Permissions]
• November 1931 (v. 91 no. 5): "A Story Goes With It", by Damon Runyon [Permissions]
• December 1931 (v. 91 no. 6): "Spawn of the North" (part 1 of 6), by Barrett Willoughby
• December 1931 (v. 91 no. 6): "No Foolin'", by Edna Ferber [Permissions]
• December 1931 (v. 91 no. 6): "Static" (part 2 of 6), by Rupert Hughes
• December 1931 (v. 91 no. 6): "The Arranways Mystery" (part 4 of 5), by Edgar Wallace [Permissions]
• January 1932 (v. 92 no. 1): "Spawn of the North" (part 2 of 6), by Barrett Willoughby
• January 1932 (v. 92 no. 1): "Jungle War", by Tom Gill
• January 1932 (v. 92 no. 1): "Static" (part 3 of 6), by Rupert Hughes
• January 1932 (v. 92 no. 1): "The Arranways Mystery" (part 5 of 5), by Edgar Wallace [Permissions]
• January 1932 (v. 92 no. 1): "What G. B. S. Saw in Red Russia", by Bernard Shaw [Permissions]
• February 1932 (v. 92 no. 2): "Spawn of the North" (part 3 of 6), by Barrett Willoughby
• February 1932 (v. 92 no. 2): "The Temptation of Neal MacAdam", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• February 1932 (v. 92 no. 2): "A Pale Angel and the String of Pearls", by Arthur Somers Roche
• February 1932 (v. 92 no. 2): "Static" (part 4 of 6), by Rupert Hughes
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3): "Glamour", by Edna Ferber [Permissions]
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3): "The Girl Who Knew Everybody", by Louis Bromfield [Permissions]
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3): "Spawn of the North" (part 4 of 6), by Barrett Willoughby
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3): "Static" (part 5 of 6), by Rupert Hughes
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3): "No Good", by Rex Beach
• March 1932 (v. 92 no. 3): "Flying the Mail" (installment), by Bogart Rogers
• April 1932 (v. 92 no. 4): "His Apologies", by Rudyard Kipling [Permissions]
• April 1932 (v. 92 no. 4): "The Freak Hand", by Margaret Culkin Banning
• April 1932 (v. 92 no. 4): "Spawn of the North" (part 5 of 6), by Barrett Willoughby
• April 1932 (v. 92 no. 4): "Static" (part 6 of 6), by Rupert Hughes
• April 1932 (v. 92 no. 4): "Flying the Mail" (installment), by Bogart Rogers
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5): "God Made Little Apples", by Fannie Hurst [Permissions]
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5): "Riches Can Take Wings", by Arthur Somers Roche
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5): "Secondary Wife", by Rita Weiman
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5): "After the Storm", by Ernest Hemingway [Permissions]
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5): "Spawn of the North" (part 6 of 6), by Barrett Willoughby
• May 1932 (v. 92 no. 5): "Flying the Mail" (installment), by Bogart Rogers
• June 1932 (v. 92 no. 6): "About the Disappearance of Agatha King", by Anthony Abbot (Author is Fulton Oursler writing under a pseudonym.)
• June 1932 (v. 92 no. 6): "Flying the Mail" (installment), by Bogart Rogers
• July 1932 (v. 93 no. 1): "The Lost Wagon Train" (part 1 of 4), by Zane Grey
• July 1932 (v. 93 no. 1): "They Brought Their Women", by Edna Ferber [Permissions]
• July 1932 (v. 93 no. 1): "Yes, We All Do What We Want To", by Fannie Kilbourne
• July 1932 (v. 93 no. 1): "A Present for Miss Graykin", by Arthur Somers Roche
• August 1932 (v. 93 no. 2): "Are You Happy? If Not, Consult Mr. Parker Pyne", by Agatha Christie [Permissions]
• August 1932 (v. 93 no. 2): "The Lost Wagon Train" (part 2 of 4), by Zane Grey
• August 1932 (v. 93 no. 2): "The Pain Killer", by Rex Beach
• September 1932 (v. 93 no. 3): "Tourist Class", by John Erskine
• September 1932 (v. 93 no. 3): "The Lost Wagon Train" (part 3 of 4), by Zane Grey
• October 1932 (v. 93 no. 4): "The Narrow Corner" (part 1 of 3), by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• October 1932 (v. 93 no. 4): "Fraulein", by Edna Ferber [Permissions]
• October 1932 (v. 93 no. 4): "The Lost Wagon Train" (part 4 of 4), by Zane Grey
• November 1932 (v. 93 no. 5): "The Kennel Murder Case" (part 1 of 4), by S. S. Van Dine
• November 1932 (v. 93 no. 5): "The Narrow Corner" (part 2 of 3), by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• November 1932 (v. 93 no. 5): "Fox Fire", by Rex Beach
• November 1932 (v. 93 no. 5): "My San Francisco", by Kathleen Thompson Norris
• December 1932 (v. 93 no. 6): "Long, Long Trail", by Phyllis Duganne
• December 1932 (v. 93 no. 6): "The Kennel Murder Case" (part 2 of 4), by S. S. Van Dine
• December 1932 (v. 93 no. 6): "The Narrow Corner" (part 3 of 3), by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• January 1933 (v. 94 no. 1): "Kaleidoscope in K", by A. J. Cronin [Permissions]
• January 1933 (v. 94 no. 1): "The Silent Stars Go By", by Bess Streeter Aldrich
• January 1933 (v. 94 no. 1): "The Kennel Murder Case" (part 3 of 4), by S. S. Van Dine
• January 1933 (v. 94 no. 1): "Earthquake", by Damon Runyon [Permissions]
• February 1933 (v. 94 no. 2): "The Misses Narcissus", by Fannie Hurst [Permissions]
• February 1933 (v. 94 no. 2): "Tin Crown", by Rex Beach
• February 1933 (v. 94 no. 2): "The Kennel Murder Case" (part 4 of 4), by S. S. Van Dine
• March 1933 (v. 94 no. 3): "Big Executive", by Alice Duer Miller
• March 1933 (v. 94 no. 3): "Washington, 1789; Roosevelt, 1933", by Rupert Hughes
• April 1933 (v. 94 no. 4): "Dolly and the Colleagues", by Fannie Hurst [Permissions]
• April 1933 (v. 94 no. 4): "Have You Everything You Want? If Not, Consult Mr. Parker Pyne", by Agatha Christie [Permissions]
• May 1933 (v. 94 no. 5): "Penthouse" (part 1 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
• May 1933 (v. 94 no. 5): "Keep it Holy", by Edna Ferber [Permissions]
• May 1933 (v. 94 no. 5): "The Little Wee Fellow", by Rex Beach
• June 1933 (v. 94 no. 6): "Aunt Flora", by Louis Bromfield [Permissions]
• June 1933 (v. 94 no. 6): "Penthouse" (part 2 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
• July 1933 (v. 95 no. 1): "Half a Loaf", by Mary Hastings Bradley
• July 1933 (v. 95 no. 1): "Penthouse" (part 3 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
• July 1933 (v. 95 no. 1): "Don't Get Tired", by Paul Gallico [Permissions]
• August 1933 (v. 95 no. 2): "The Amazing Hat Mystery", by P. G. Wodehouse [Permissions]
• August 1933 (v. 95 no. 2): "Woman Into Diplomat", by Fannie Hurst [Permissions]
• August 1933 (v. 95 no. 2): "Night Bus", by Samuel Hopkins Adams [Permissions]
• August 1933 (v. 95 no. 2): "Penthouse" (part 4 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
• September 1933 (v. 95 no. 3): "Detour to the Left", by Rupert Hughes
• September 1933 (v. 95 no. 3): "The Sage of Fountain Inn", by Alexander Woollcott
• September 1933 (v. 95 no. 3): "Penthouse" (part 5 of 5), by Arthur Somers Roche
• October 1933 (v. 95 no. 4): "The Three Fat Women of Antibes", by W. Somerset Maugham [Permissions]
• October 1933 (v. 95 no. 4): "A Break for Eve and One for Sandy", by Kathleen Thompson Norris
• November 1933 (v. 95 no. 5): "All's Fair", by Margaret Ayer Barnes
• November 1933 (v. 95 no. 5): "The Luck of the Stiffhams", by P. G. Wodehouse [Permissions]
• December 1933 (v. 95 no. 6): "Lady Dick", by Arthur Somers Roche
• December 1933 (v. 95 no. 6): "Better Than None", by Mary Hastings Bradley
• January 1934 (v. 96 no. 1): "Sawdust Trail", by Rex Beach

Additional note

Absorbed Hearst's International in March 1925, and from then until 1952 published as 'Hearst's International and Cosmopolitan' or 'Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan'. However, 'Cosmopolitan' was the more prominently featured part of the title, and was generally used as the magazine's short title.

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