DescrizioneWolfe-Invitation-to-Murder-1.jpg	English: Lead illustration for "Invitation to Murder," a Nero Wolfe story by Rex Stout that first appeared in The American Magazine and was subsequently collected in the book Black Orchids (1942) as "Cordially Invited to Meet Death" Illustration represents Nero Wolfe and Janet Nichols Text reads as follows: Nero Wolfe grimaced … I pulled her around by the arm and steered her to the red leather chair … An American short mystery novel complete in this issue
Data	aprile 1942
Fonte	Self scan from The American Magazine for April 1942 (page 125)
Autore	Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, illustration by Fred Ludekens
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The April 1942 issue of The American Magazine was copyrighted in 1942 by Crowell-Collier Publishing Company (page 148), but copyright was not renewed:

• January–December 1970 — no renewal for Crowell-Collier

Background
"Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly began publishing in 1876. In 1904, it was renamed Leslie's Monthly Magazine, and then Leslie's Magazine in 1905. Later that year (in the middle of volume 60), it was renamed the American Illustrated Magazine, shortening to the American Magazine in 1906. It kept continuous volume numbering throughout its history. The magazine ceased publication in 1956. While no copyright renewals are known for the issues, a number of stories that appeared in the magazine had their copyrights renewed."