This unusual May 1953 cover of Man To Man was painted by Mark Schneider, who we haven’t seen for a while. You may remember his extensive work for Sir magazine. Inside here you get plenty of value. Jonathan Craig offers a short story titled “Death of a Jazzman,” while John F. Hudgins offers “The Coward.” Both tales feature illustrations, once again, from Schneider. Onward, and readers get a deep look at Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, and his supposed correct predictions. There are pieces about baseball, and the world’s strongest woman Kati Sandwina, aka Kati Brumbach, from Alsace-Lorraine. There’s also an interesting article on child marriage by journo Edgar Price, and he contorts himself into a generally favorable position, which many modern politicians would appreciate. After that there’s a feature on the deaths of Lupe Velez and Carole Landis via sleeping pills, or “goof balls,” framed as a big problem in America. And as usual with men’s adventure magazines, you get models, in this case Margie Tenney and Vicki Stevens. All below, in nearly forty scans.
