Challenge For Men, September 1955

About this issue

This September 1955 issue of Challenge for Men features reportage and adventure narratives alongside service articles. Contents include "I Lived Among Headshrinkers of the Amazon," an eyewitness account of indigenous ceremonies; "Lifeboat to Hell," an adventure story about survival at sea; "I Found the Sunken City of Port Royal," describing underwater exploration; and "The Last Warpath," covering Modoc Indian resistance. Other pieces include "Blood Money!" on litigation, an article on wedding night advice from a psychiatrist, and "The Death of Gargantua," recounting a circus doctor's account of the famous gorilla. Features on Weimaraners, Paris strip-tease culture, and boxer Jack Johnson round out the contents. The issue includes reader letters debating flying saucers and pen-pal requests.