Comics, magazines and newspapers

5,089–5,136 of 196,631, 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.
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The Professional Bulletin of Stage and Screen v01n04 (1925-11.Service Bulletin) (Darwin-IA)

1925 · Internet Archive

The Professional Stage and Screen Bulletin v01n04 November 1925, The Service Bulletin, Inc., 52 pages, New York, NY, 25 cents. Cover of Edna Leedom…

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The Rover #0933 [1940-03-02]

1940 · Internet Archive

The Rover #0933 [1940-02]. British story paper for boys. The cover story is about a fictional WWII secret weapon: "Britain's Secret Weapon: The…

Comic

Black Magic 007 (v02 01)

Comic · Internet Archive

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[EEMF-162] Johnny Garland (1959) Semilla cósmica

1959 · Internet Archive

Espacio - El mundo futuro - 162 de 547 Otro de los pseudónimos de Juan Gallardo Muñoz (Barcelona, 28 de octubre de 1929 - Barcelona, 5 de febrero de…

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Weird Tales v46n02 (1954 05) [LPM AT SAS]

1954 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v06n05 (1954 03)

1954 · 117 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Forbidden Worlds 006 (US)

Comic · Internet Archive

Comic

Shield Wizard Comics 11- (1943)

1943 · Internet Archive

Comic

Top-Notch Comics 03- (1940)

1940 · Internet Archive

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Smart Set v82n02 (1928-04.Magus) (Darwin-IA)

1928 · Internet Archive

Smart Set [Volume 82 No. 2, April 1928] ed. William C. Lengel (The Magus Magazine Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, cover by Henry Clive ) Subtitled “Stories…

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Sport Story Magazine v62n05 1939-03-01.Street & Smith (Darwination-IA)

1939 · Internet Archive

Street & Smith’s Sport Story Magazine [Volume LXII Number 5, First March 1939] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by…

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Terence X. O’Leary’s War Birds March 1935

1935 · Internet Archive

Terence X. O’Leary’s War Birds [Vol. 30, Whole No. 84, March 1935] (Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 15¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover: The Devil’s Dreadnaught…

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Chatterbox 1884

1884 · Internet Archive

Chatterbox was a well-known Victorian children’s magazine founded in 1866 by British clergyman John Erskine Clark. Originally it was issued weekly;…

Comic

Crime Does Not Pay 088

Comic · Internet Archive

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Western Story Magazine, Nov 25 1911

1922 · 148 pages · Internet Archive

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Adventure v018 n04 [1918-08-18]

1918 · Internet Archive

Adventure v018 n04 [1918-08-18] (August 18, 1918)

Comic

Treasure Chest v14 013 (1959)

1959 · Internet Archive

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Manhunt v08 n01 1960-02.Flying Eagle (Darwin-IA)

1960 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 8 No. 1, February 1960] ed. John Underwood (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) 1 · Wrong Pigeon [ Philip Marlowe ] ·…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1923-11-10: Vol 196 Iss 19

1923 · 180 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1923-11-10: Volume 196 , Issue 19. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1923-11-03_196_1…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1929-08-03: Vol 202 Iss 5

1929 · 112 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1929-08-03: Volume 202 , Issue 5. Digitized from IA1627713-05 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1929-07-27_202_4…

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Male v10 n12 [1960-12]

1960 · Internet Archive

Men's Action Adventure Magazine

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McCall's v053 n11 [1926-08]

1926 · Internet Archive

McCall's v053 n11 [1926-08] (August 1926)

Comic

Animal Comics 022

53 pages · Internet Archive

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FATE v15 n12 dec 1962

1962 · 148 pages · Internet Archive

How the Pyramids Were Built by L. Sprague de Camp, The Phenomenal Psionic Machine by David M. Dressier, Psychic Photography of Ted Serios by Polly…

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Liberty v14 n31 [1937-07-31]

1937 · Internet Archive

Liberty [v14 #31, July 31, 1937] ed. Fulton Oursler (Liberty Publishing Corporation, 5¢, 60pp, 8½″ x 11½″, cover by Robert G. Harris) [] 4 · Riches…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1871-06-03: Iss 2601

1871 · 8 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1871-06-03: Volume None , Issue 2601. Digitized from IA1627927-01 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1871-05-27_26…

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Fantastic v06n03 [1957-04]

1957 · Internet Archive

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Galaxy Novel 028 - Destiny Times Three (1952) - Leiber Fritz

1952 · Internet Archive

Comic

Black Hood Comics 18 (re-edit)

Comic · Internet Archive

Comic

Green Lama 005

Comic · Internet Archive

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Astounding British edition July 1943

1943 · Internet Archive

Astounding Science-Fiction (UK) [July 1943] ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, 6″ x 8.75″, cover: Hunch…

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Planet Stories v03n11 (1948 Summer)

1948 · 130 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Black Hood Comics 14 (1945)

1945 · Internet Archive

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The Saturday Evening Post 1923-06-09: Vol 195 Iss 50

1923 · 180 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1923-06-09: Volume 195 , Issue 50. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1923-06-02_195_4…

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New Nick Carter Weekly #22 [1897-05-29]

1897 · Internet Archive

New Nick Carter Weekly #22 [1897-05-29]. "Trim In Mexico; Or, Breaking Up A Secret Society" - by the author of "Nick Carter."

Comic

Weird Terror 010

Comic · Internet Archive

Magazine

Air Wonder Stories v01n08 (1930 02) (bogof39 slpn)

1930 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v41n03 (1953 02.Standard)

1953 · 148 pages · Internet Archive

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Air Wonder Stories v01n09 (1930 03)

1930 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Science Wonder Stories v01n06 (1929 11.Stellar)

1929 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Calling All Kids 018 (1948)

1948 · Internet Archive

Comic

Jackpot Comics 07 (1942)

1942 · Internet Archive

Comic

Top-Notch Comics 10 (1940)

1940 · Internet Archive

Magazine

Harper's Weekly v59n3002 [1914-07-04]

1914 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Harper’s Weekly [v59, July 4, 1914] (The McClure Publications, 10¢, 28pp, 11" x 16", cover by Everett Shinn) 1 · Editorials · Norman…

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Manhunt v05 n02 1957-02.Flying Eagle (Darwin-IA)

1957 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 5 No. 2, February 1957] ed. William Manners (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 25¢, 144pp, digest, cover by Ray Houlihan ) 1 · The…

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Bluebook v102 n03 [1956-01]

1956 · Internet Archive

Men's Adventure Magazine

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Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #44 A. E. Van Vogt The Mating Cry (1960)

1960 · 162 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v36n09 (1943 01) (AT)

1943 · 136 pages · Internet Archive