Comics, magazines and newspapers

5,185–5,232 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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Adventure 1941 03

1941 · Internet Archive

Adventure Magazine (v104,n6) April 1941 , Surdez, Fisher, Goldsmith

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Cavalcade 1948-01

1948 · Internet Archive

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Fantastic Adventures v15n02 (1953 02) (unz.org)

1953 · 134 pages · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v05n02 (1951 09)

1951 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

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Treasure Chest v14 014 (1959)

1959 · Internet Archive

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Fantastic Adventures v12n04 (1950 04) (cape1736)

1950 · 165 pages · Internet Archive

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The Saturday Evening Post 1914-03-28: Vol 186 Iss 39

1914 · 84 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1914-03-28: Volume 186 , Issue 39. Digitized from IA1627712-03 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1914-03-21_186_3…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1925-04-11: Vol 197 Iss 41

1925 · 244 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1925-04-11: Volume 197 , Issue 41. Digitized from IA1627713-03 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1925-04-04_197_4…

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Thrilling Sports v19 n03 [1947-11]

1947 · Internet Archive

Thrilling Sports [v19 #3, November 1947] (15¢, pulp) 6 · The Sideline · Cap Fanning · cl 11 · The Swell-Headed Soph · Tracy Mason · nv 30 · Soccer…

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Frontier Stories V 07 N 06 [ 1928 03]

1928 · Internet Archive

Frontier Stories [v7 #6, March 1928] ed. Harry E. Maule (Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 20¢, 128pp+, pulp, cover by James Reynolds) [] 3 · Squad One ·…

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Manhunt v06n01 (1958-01.Flying Eagle) (Darwin-IA)

1958 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 6 No. 1, January 1958] ed. Francis X. Lewis (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, quarto) Cover by Michael Silver 1 The…

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Special Edition Comics (Fawcett Comics) Issue #1

1940 · Internet Archive

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Galaxy v05n05 (1953-02.Galaxy)

1953 · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v19n01 (1941 01)

1941 · 134 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v43n01 (1950 11) (Gorgon776)

1950 · 102 pages · Internet Archive

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Avon Fantasy Reader 16 (1951) (ed. Donald A. Wollheim)

1951 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Strange Stories v02n01 (1939 08)

1939 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Comics Magazine 001

Comic · Internet Archive

Comics Magazine 001 [paper+4fiche]-c2c -JVJ

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Space Adventures 01

Comic · Internet Archive

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All-Story Weekly, Jun 19 1920

1920 · 156 pages · Internet Archive

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Astounding British Ed. v14n08 1958 08

1958 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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If - Worlds Of Science Fiction v03n02 [Quinn] (Apr 1954) (Gorgon776)

1954 · 126 pages · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v05n04 (1952 01)

1952 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

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Worlds of Tomorrow v01n01 (1963 04) (LennyS EXciter)

1963 · 167 pages · Internet Archive

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The Saturday Evening Post 1922-12-09: Vol 195 Iss 24

1922 · 164 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1922-12-09: Volume 195 , Issue 24. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1922-12-02_195_2…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1923-10-27: Vol 196 Iss 17

1923 · 172 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1923-10-27: Volume 196 , Issue 17. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1923-10-20_196_1…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1929-05-04: Vol 201 Iss 44

1929 · 244 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1929-05-04: Volume 201 , Issue 44. Digitized from IA1627713-05 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1929-04-27_201_4…

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Ten Tall Men Movie Comic # 16 - Burt Lancaster

Comic · Internet Archive

Ten Tall Men Movie Comic # 16 - Burt Lancaster For a free download of up to 100 + TV Western Comics: Including Bat Masterson, Bonanza, Cheyenne,…

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Liberty v25 n05 [1948-05]

1948 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Liberty [ v25 # 5 , May 1948 ] ed. David Brown ( Liberty Magazine, Inc., 10¢, 92pp, 8½″ x 11½″, cover: [photo] by Roy Pinney) 11 · The…

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Astounding British Ed. v11n12 (1955 12)

1955 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Adventure v053 n02 [1925-06-20]

1925 · Internet Archive

Adventure v053 n02 [1925-06-20] (June 20, 1925)

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries v06 n01 [1944 06.Popular] (cape1736 edit)

1944 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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babe 07

Comic · Internet Archive

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GI Joe v4 029 (1954 03)

1954 · Internet Archive

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Hangman Comics 02 (1942)-inc

1942 · Internet Archive

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Treasure Chest v12 005 (1956)

1956 · Internet Archive

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Air Wonder Stories v01n07 (1930 01) ( ibc,bc) (bogof39 slpn)

1930 · 98 pages · Internet Archive

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Astounding British Ed. v05n02 (1946 01)

1946 · 68 pages · Internet Archive

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Fightin Air Force 016

Comic · Internet Archive

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Adventure v040 n05 [1923-05-20]

1923 · Internet Archive

Adventure [v40 #5, May 20, 1923] ed. Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (The Ridgway Company, 25¢, 192pp, pulp, cover by Colcord Heurlin) · [interior artwork]…

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Future Science Fiction #29 (1956)

1956 · 134 pages · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v04n06 (1950 Spring)

1950 · 115 pages · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v05n09 (1952-11.FictionHouse)(Gorgon)

1952 · Internet Archive

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Stirring Science Stories v01n01 (1941 02)

1941 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Wonder Stories v03n06 (1931 11)

1931 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Pep Comics 49

Comic · Internet Archive

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The New Movie 1933-07 Vol. 8, No. 1

1933 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

The New Movie Magazine Vol. 8, No. 1 This item was derived from a bound volume .

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The New Movie 1934-09 Vol. 10, No. 3

1934 · 108 pages · Internet Archive

The New Movie Magazine Vol. 10, No. 3 This item was derived from a bound volume .