Comics, magazines and newspapers

4,753–4,800 of 196,589, 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

Outer Space 021

Comic · Internet Archive

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Startling Stories v22n01 (1950-09.Better)

1950 · Internet Archive

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Photoplay 1940-10 Vol. 54, No. 10

1940 · 98 pages · Internet Archive

Photoplay Vol. 54, No. 10 This item was derived from a bound volume . Note: some pages are incomplete. Missing cover.

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The New Movie 1931-03 Vol. 3, No. 3

1931 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

The New Movie Magazine Vol. 3, No. 3 This item was derived from a bound volume .

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Manhunt v05n04 Apr 1957

1957 · Internet Archive

Manhunt Magazine April 1957 1 · Body on a White Carpet · Al James · ss 5 · “Use Five Grand?” · Michael Zuroy · ss 10 · Night Job · Robert Plate · ss…

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Pluck And Luck #139 [1901-01-30] ("Jack Wright And His Deep Sea Monitor; Or Searching For A Ton Of Gold" by "Noname")

1901 · Internet Archive

Pluck And Luck #139 [1901-01-30]. "Jack Wright And His Deep Sea Monitor; Or Searching For A Ton Of Gold" by "Noname" (Luis Senarens). Originally…

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Liberty v25 n10 [1948-10]

1948 · Internet Archive

Liberty [v25 #10, October 1948] ed. David Brown (Liberty Magazine, Inc., 10¢, 92pp, 8½″ x 11½″, cover: [photo] by George Hurrell) [] 4 · Vox Pop ·…

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The Aldine "O'er Land And Sea" Library #001 [1890] ("Buffalo Bill": His Life And Adventures In The Wild West - Captain Marcy Hunter)

1890 · Internet Archive

The Aldine "O'er Land And Sea" Library #001 [1890]. "'Buffalo Bill': His Life And Adventures In The Wild West" by Captain Marcy Hunter.

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Startling Stories v03n03 (1940-05.Better)(missing p103-104)

1940 · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v42n06 (1950 09) [LPM AT]

1950 · 101 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v40n02 (1948 01) [LPM AT SAS]

1948 · 101 pages · Internet Archive

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Unknown v01n04 (1939 06) (unz.org)

1939 · 164 pages · Internet Archive

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Manhunt June 1959

1959 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 7 No. 3, June 1959] ed. John Underwood (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) 1 · Down and Out · Joe Gores · ss 15 ·…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1923-03-17: Vol 195 Iss 38

1923 · 188 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1923-03-17: Volume 195 , Issue 38. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1923-03-10_195_3…

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Blue Ribbon Comics 17 (1941)

1941 · Internet Archive

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Railroad Stories v17n01 (1935-04) (153 pages) (Ufikus-Teachbug)

1935 · Internet Archive

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Pluck And Luck #250 [1903-03-18] ("Jack Wright And His Electric Balloon Ship; Or, 30,000 Leagues Above The Earth")

1903 · Internet Archive

Pluck And Luck #250 [1903-03-18]. "Jack Wright And His Electric Balloon Ship; Or, 30,000 Leagues Above The Earth" by "Noname" [Luis Senarens].

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Planet Stories v06n06 (1954 05)

1954 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

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Startling Stories v05n01 [1941 01] (urf sas)

1941 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Air Wonder Stories, Dec 1929

1929 · 98 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Ester with Mother goose 4C 114

Comic · Internet Archive

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Eerie 011

Comic · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v02n09 (1944 Wi) (sas)

1944 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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The Modern Boy v01n014 [1928-05-12] {minotaur}

1928 · Internet Archive

The Modern Boy was a British story paper published weekly by The Amalgamated Press based at Fleetway House in Farringdon Street, London. It was…

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[CFC-6] Philip K. Dick (1960) Planetas morales

1960 · Internet Archive

Ciencia ficción Cenit - 6 de 72 En un futuro post apocalíptico el sistema político se enfoca más en la propaganda que en hacer gestión. La sociedad…

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[M-13] Enid Blyton (1956) Misterio del fugitivo

1956 · Internet Archive

Coleccion Misterio - 13 de 15 En esta nueva aventura de los Cinco Pesquisidores y el perro, Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip y Bets tendrán que buscar un…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1924-06-07: Vol 196 Iss 49

1924 · 228 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1924-06-07: Volume 196 , Issue 49. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1924-05-31_196_4…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1924-10-18: Vol 197 Iss 16

1924 · 216 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1924-10-18: Volume 197 , Issue 16. Digitized from IA1627713-03 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1924-10-11_197_1…

Comic

Forbidden Worlds 062

Comic · Internet Archive

Comic

Out of the Night 001

Comic · Internet Archive

Magazine

Wonder Stories Quarterly v03n02 (1932 Winter) (cape1736)

1932 · 147 pages · Internet Archive

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Argosy v156n02 (1923-12-01.Munsey) (ufikus-DPP)

1923 · Internet Archive

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Avon Science Fiction And Fantasy Reader v01n01 (1953 01)

1953 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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McCall's v083 n09 [1956-06]

1956 · Internet Archive

Woman's Magazine

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Adventure v107 n04 [1942-08]

1942 · Internet Archive

Adventure [v107 #4, August 1942] ed. Kenneth S. White (Popular Publications, Inc., 15¢, pulp, cover by E. Franklin Wittmack) [interior artwork] · W.…

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Popular Magazine v087 n01 [1927-11-19]

1927 · Internet Archive

The Popular Stories [v87 #1, November 19, 1927] (15¢, pulp, cover by Stockton Mulford) 2 · Coral Sands · H. de Vere Stacpoole · na 55 · The Grinning…

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Weird Tales v45n02 (1953 05) [LPM AT]

1953 · 101 pages · Internet Archive

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The New Movie 1932-02 Vol. 5, No. 2

1932 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

The New Movie Magazine Vol. 5, No. 2 This item was derived from a bound volume .

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Argosy V 146 N 04 1922 10 21

1922 · Internet Archive

Argosy All_Story Weekly v164 n04 1922 October 21. This is a cleaned up copy of the first issue in my post of 1922 Argosy.

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The Saturday Evening Post 1922-10-21: Vol 195 Iss 17

1922 · 144 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1922-10-21: Volume 195 , Issue 17. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1922-10-14_195_1…

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All-Story Weekly v106 n03 [1920-01-31]

1920 · Internet Archive

All-Story Weekly v106 n03 [1920-01-31] (January 31, 1920)

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Avon Science Fiction Reader 002 cape1736

1736 · Internet Archive

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The Tatler, Nov. 1919

1919 · Internet Archive

November 1919.

Comic

Treasure Chest v10 016 (1955)

1955 · Internet Archive

Magazine

Weird Tales v34n04 (1939 10) ( ibc) (slpn)

1939 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Fantastic v07n05 [1958-05]

1958 · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v32n02 (1948 06)

1948 · 146 pages · Internet Archive

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The Red Raven Library #21 [1905-06-03]

1905 · Internet Archive

The Red Raven Library #21 [1905-06-03]. ("Captain Kidd In New Orleans; Or, The Pirate Scourge Of The Rigolets") The Red Raven Library was a dime…