full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine

John D. MacDonald (1916-1966), “Looie Follows Me”
‘Stoney Wotnack was a tough city kid on his first visit to the country. He taught the Baker family that chivalry can take strange and violent forms’
*Collier’s*, August 27, 1949
#JohnDMacDonald #illustrationart #illustrationartists #EdGordon

#THISWEEK in 1949
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‘The Branton kids galloped into the yard. Kim dropped onto his knees and Cam gave Stoney a shove. Stoney went over hard’
#Illustration by Ed Gordon for ➡️
#illustrationartists #EdGordon

@lesterholtnbc.bsky.social might be interested. What about #edgordon formerly of #BET. There are lots of great newscasters that are well respected that could pull this off.