Comics and pulps on Wikimedia Commons

1–34 of 34, free to read, from the world's archives.

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Comics and magazines carry no age ratings, and Golden Age comics and the pulps are full of horror, crime, violence and racist caricature, so each work is placed cautiously from what its archive says about it. Erotica is left out altogether.

Little OnesFunny-animal comics and nursery magazines.
KidsComics and magazines made for children, such as St. Nicholas and Child Life, unless they deal with ghosts, monsters, spies or fights.
TweensHumour and teen comics, science, computing, sport and hobby magazines, true stories and education.
TeensEverything else, including the pulps and anything we cannot tell about; horror, crime, war, westerns, superheroes and romance go no lower; every newspaper, since historic papers carry graphic reports and racist content.
AdultWorks with racist caricature (named, or a series known for it, such as The Spirit's Ebony White), wartime comics of 1941–1946 and jungle comics, which commonly carried it, each with a note saying so; the true-crime magazines and the "weird menace" pulps; sexual themes and gore.
Comic strip

Buck Rogers Daily Newspaper Strips 1929

1929 · 165 pages · Commons

Buck Rogers comic strip D001 – "Meeting the Mongols" (1/7/29 to 7/5/29) (Series I, Strips 1 to 155) (A), (B)
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1917-05

1917 · 220 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 25 No. 1, May 1917] ed. Ray Long (The Story-Press Corporation, 15¢, 192pp, pulp, cover by Z. P. Nikolaki) 1 ·…
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1917-08

1917 · 216 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 25 No. 4, August 1917] ed. Ray Long (The Story-Press Corporation, 15¢, 192pp, pulp, cover by Z. P. Nikolaki) 577 · The…
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1929-02

1929 · 208 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 48 No. 4, February 1929] ed. Edwin Balmer (The Consolidated Magazines Corporation, 25¢, 196pp, pulp, cover by Laurence…
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1916-12

1916 · 268 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 24 No. 2, December 1916] ed. Ray Long (The Story-Press Corporation, 15¢, 240pp, pulp, cover by Z. P. Nikolaki) [] 241…
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Blue Book Magazine 1930-11

1930 · 140 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [v52 #1, November 1930] ed. Donald Kennicott (The McCall Company, 25¢, 136pp, letter) 3 · Editorial · [The Editor] · ed 4 ·…
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1930-12

1930 · 140 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 52 No. 2, December 1930] ed. Donald Kennicott (The McCall Company, 25¢, 136pp, quarto) 3 · [untitled editorial…
Comic strip

Tarzan first comic strips - Tarzan of The Apes and The Return of Tarzan

1929 · 204 pages · Commons

Tarzan Newspaper Dailies #1-2 - Tarzan of the Apes (Jan 7 – June 8, 1929), Return of Tarzan (June 10 – Aug 17, 1929)
Comic

Fawcett Horror Comics

1951 · 79 pages · Commons

Pre-Code horror comics published by Fawcett between 1951 and 1953. Color cover, black & white interior, features art and stories from This Magazine…
Comic

Whiz Comics no. 2

1940 · 68 pages · Commons

Scan of Whiz Comics #2 (cover date February 1940), featuring Captain Marvel (Shazam).
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1930-02

1930 · 204 pages · Commons

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 50 No. 4, February 1930] ed. Donald Kennicott (The McCall Company, 25¢, 196pp, pulp, cover by Frank Hoban) · Songs of…
Comic

The Green Turtle in Blazing Comics

19 pages · Commons

The Green Turtle is a superhero originally published by Rural Home Publications. He first appeared in Blazing Comics, and was created by…
Comic

All-Negro Comics

1947 · 51 pages · Commons

The first—and only—issue of All-Negro Comics.
Comic

Apollo 12 comic book

2019 · 46 pages · Commons
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1928-03

1928 · 204 pages · Commons

Blue Book Magazine, March 1928
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Blue Book Magazine 1928-02

1928 · 200 pages · Commons

Blue Book Magazine, February 1928
Magazine

PS Magazine Issue 002 July 1951

1951 · 47 pages · Commons

PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, Issue 2
Comic

Turok, Son of Stone - Four Color Comics no. 596

1954 · 36 pages · Commons

Four Color Comics #596, debut of Turok, Son of Stone
Comic

Zip Comics 1

1940 · 68 pages · Commons
Comic strip

Tarzan comic strip 1930

1930 · 341 pages · Commons

Collected from the Interwebs, The Stripper's Blog and The Barnacle Press.
Comic strip

Dick Tracy (1931 Strips)

1933 · 35 pages · Commons

All Dick Tracy comic strips from 1931
Magazine

PS Magazine Issue 001 June 1951

1951 · 25 pages · Commons

PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, issue 1
Comic

NRO Story Comic Book 2024

2024 · 20 pages · Commons

Comic-book about NRO activities
Magazine

Blue Book Magazine 1929-11

1929 · 204 pages · Commons

Pulp fiction magazine.
Comic

Blazing Comics 5

54 pages · Commons

Blazing Comics 005
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Blazing Comics 2

53 pages · Commons

Blazing Comics 002
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Blazing Comics 4

53 pages · Commons

Blazing Comics 004
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Jungle Tales 3

1955 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters
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Jungle Tales 2

1954 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters
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Jungle Tales 4

1955 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters
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Jungle Tales 1

1954 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters
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Jungle Tales 7

1955 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters
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Jungle Tales 6

1955 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters
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Jungle Tales 5

1955 · 36 pages · Commons

Jungle Tales was the first Marvel comic to star Black characters