Skin Diver magazine summary: 1959

month, year	vol, num	front cover	cover text | articles (E = Editorial; SF = Special Feature)	# of pages	cover price
January 1959	8, 1		First Annual National Skin Diver Convention Moray . . . the killer eel Search for the Loch Ness Monster "Silent Enemy" Moray, the Killer Eel "The Silent Enemy" National Convention What Is a Skin Diver? Loch Ness Monster Log of the Chiriqui La Paz How Much Should You Charge? Cypress, Mediterranean Expedition	52	$0.35
February 1959	8, 2		Special Features! UNDERWATER REGULATORS SF. Underwater Breathing Regulators Log of the Chiriqui Breathing Apparatus of Yesterday Regulations for Scuba Air and Equipment National Skin Divers Convention California Abalone Restriction Bill High Pressure Air Compressors Principles of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Occupation Skin Diver	68	$0.35
March 1959	8, 3		COLD GOLD World Federation Medicine Under Pressure World Federation Divers Search for Missing Plane Cold Gold Log of the Chiriqui Christmas in the Red Sea Development of an Underwater Gun Killer Gun Report to the Nation Y.M.C.A. Underwater Clinic More About Guns	52	$0.35
April 1959	8, 4		Sunken Treasure GRAND CAYMAN Andrea Doria THE BAHAMAS Andrea Doria Strong Room Sunken Treasure Below Log of the Chiriqui Grand Cayman Arisaig, Scottish West Coast Bahamas, Underwater Paradise National Convention The Falling Light Archimedes Without Tears Skin Diving in Rocket Ships	58	$0.35
May 1959	8, 5		In this issue Island of Giants Andros Adventure MISS INTERNATIONAL BEACH-TEMPTRESS CONTEST Savage Sea Siesta Land The Savage Sea Siesta Land Log of the Chiriqui Andros Adventure Massachusetts Society Action in the Gulf Hawaii Shark Attack Welcome to Nightmareland Athlete of the Year Book Review	70	$0.35
June 1959	8, 6		LA PAZ HAE-NYO GIRLS WHALE OF A TALE COBRA OF THE SEA DAINTY DIVING DAUGHTER "Calypso" Visits New York Unnecessary Eulogy Gary Coopers Have Fun Underwater What Is It? Cobra of the Sea Hae-Nyo Girls Dainty Diving Daughter Whale of a Tale How to Peel on a Rubber Suit La Paz--Heaven Underwater Log of the Chiriqui Underwater Recreation Life or Death in 60 Seconds Case of the Lost Wreck Morrison Springs Body Recovery Oslo Undervannsklubb Gill Faure Northwest Treasure Hunt New Orleans-Grand Isle Scuba Tourney Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo	80	$0.35
July 1959	8, 7		Personality Spotlight (New Feature) World Champions, 1980 Vintage Log of the Chiriqui Malta -- World Championship Preserving Practices Calypso Visits New York Fight Florida Spearfishing Ban C.M.A.S. (World Confederation) Beradius bairdii (the mystery animal is identified) Rescue at Night New Underwater Mark Bahamas in Retrospect Cornelius Grand Award Contest "Miss Mary" Romper Room Polynesia to the Bahamas	64	$0.35
August 1959	8, 8		MISS INTERNATIONAL BEACH-TEMPTRESS SPONGE DIVING--SCUBA STYLE UNDERWATER PRICE WAR ORIENTAL SKIN DIVING Skin Diving & Swimming . . . . No. 1 Participant Sport . . . . World-wide $50,000 In Gold and Silver Acapulco Adventures Underwater Society of America Personality Spotlight Sponge Diving--Scuba Style Oriental Skin Diving Underwater Price War Night Diving with Ultraviolet Lights Bermuda's "Sea Venture" YW-Red Cross Team in Philadelphia Eerie Finds in Florida Springs Ring Around the Rosey--Shark Style Shark Attack off La Jolla Miss International Beach-Temptress Boston Sea Rovers Clinic Snorkelings (Arthur C. Clarke) Record Blackfish British Columbia Super Lifeguards Man Overboard	64	$0.35
September 1959	8, 9		CAMERAS HOUSINGS FILMS VISIBILITY SETTINGS UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Dick Ferg Memorial Underwater Society of America New Look in Dive Shops Dr. Hill Retires from L.A. County Museum Home Construction of Underwater Cases How to Take Photos in Areas of Limited Visibility Fixed Focus Underwater Build Your Own Underwater Case Submerged 16 & 35mm Shooting Your First Day's Pictures Come On In! The Water's Fine Life Aboard Can Be Beautiful Electric Eyes One Man's Camera Camera Under The Sound Fish Story	64	$0.35
October 1959	8, 10		PHOTOS OF "BEACH-TEMPTRESS" RUNNERS-UP CALIFORNIA LOBSTER SEASON OPENS OCTOBER 1 UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Championships Underwater Bum Australian Championships New Orleans-Grand Isle Intl. Scuba Tourney Endurance-Distance Records Drop of Water Magnified Mouth-to-Mouth Mechanized The Octopi and I The Conch Catchers Short Ride on a Shark Men Who Go Down Divers of the Inland Seas Ceylon Championships West Side "Y" Training Mile High Diving Phillipine Silver Lures TV Adventure Fool's Paradise Runners-up in Beach-Temptress Contest Samoa Eaten Any Bugs Lately?	64	$0.35
November 1959	8, 11		TERRY LENTZ World Underwater Spearfishing Champion New Endurance Record Holiday in the Florida Keys Shark Attack Victim Report Odd Fish Universal Snapshots Malta Victory / World Underwater Spearfishing Championship Sea Stories from Morgan Autobiography of a Skin Diver, from July 1954 Nike Nelson -- Sea Hunt -- Lloyd Bridges Alaska Salvage Burrud Brings Home the Silver "A Boys' Ocean" Diving Gals Go Navy We Planted the Reef Something Fishy Sport -- Adventure -- Exploration	64	$0.35
December 1959	8, 12		OPERATION: BARNDOOR MALDIVES THE THRESHOLD SEA HARVESTERS UNDERWATER GAMES BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE Underwater Electronics Big Jade Operation: Barn Door Northeast Skin Divers Assist Lobstermen Underwater Games Sea Stories from Morgan "Bring 'em Back Alive" Maldives Gold Coast Spearfishing Revealing the Underwater World For Safety's Sake Underwater Lecture Naval Reservists Learn Frogman Ways The Threshold The Sea Harvesters Autobiography of a Skin Diver, from November 1955 Barrascubas in Acapulco Film Festival Fenjohn Company Turbidity Eliminator U.S.S. Hancock Divers	64	$0.35

Abbreviations

• C.M.A.S. = Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques
• U.S.S. = United States Ship
• Y.M.C.A. = Young Men's Christian Association
• YW = YWCA = Young Women's Christian Association

Comments

• January 1959: Caption solicitation for seahorse float cartoon.
• March 1959: Caption winner for seahorse float cartoon (2 months later).
• May 1959: Caption solicitation for occupied clam cartoon.
• May 1959: The cover text about the Miss International Beach-Temptress Contest refers only to a notice in the Driftwood letters section, calling for photo submissions.
• June 1969: Index says "New Orleans-Grand Isle Scuba Tourney," article says "The New Orleans - Grand Isle Scuba Divers International Tournament."
• June 1959: Caption solicitation for fish dart cartoon.
• July 1959: The "1980 Vintage" article title is not an error-- it's a humor article of how in 1980 the spearfishing champions will all be kids.
• July 1959: Caption winner for occupied clam cartoon (2 months later).
• July 1959: Caption solicitation for bathtub snorkel cartoon.
• August 1959: Caption winner for fish dart cartoon (2 months later).
• August 1959: Caption solicitation for long sleeves cartoon.