Comics, magazines and newspapers

5,281–5,328 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 Phantom Detective v37 n01 [1941-10]

1941 · Internet Archive

The Phantom Detective [Vol. XXXVII No. 1, October 1941 ] ( 10 ¢, pulp) 14 · Race Horses of Death [ Richard Curtis Van Loan (The Phantom Detective )…

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Wonder Stories Quarterly v02n04 Stellar (Sep 1930) (cape1736)

1930 · Internet Archive

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Future Science Fiction #28 (1955)

1955 · 134 pages · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v15n01 (1940 01)

1940 · 134 pages · Internet Archive

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Climax v03 n06 [1959-03]

1959 · Internet Archive

Men's Magazine

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[Detective-1] Ricky Drayton (1952) Llamad al F.B.I.

1952 · Internet Archive

Detective - 1 de 48 El timbre del teléfono comenzó a sonar repentinamente, con estrepitosa aspereza que rompió la quietud que imperaba en el…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1920-09-25: Vol 193 Iss 13

1920 · 189 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1920-09-25: Volume 193 , Issue 13. Digitized from IA1627713-01 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1920-09-18_193_1…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1922-12-02: Vol 195 Iss 23

1922 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1922-12-02: Volume 195 , Issue 23. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1922-11-25_195_2…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1924-10-25: Vol 197 Iss 17

1924 · 192 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1924-10-25: Volume 197 , Issue 17. Digitized from IA1627713-03 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1924-10-18_197_1…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1927-10-29: Vol 200 Iss 18

1927 · 160 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1927-10-29: Volume 200 , Issue 18. Digitized from IA1627713-04 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1927-10-22_200_1…

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Fantastic Novels v04n02 (1950 07) (AK)

1950 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v08n02 (1936 10)

1936 · 128 pages · Internet Archive

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Jungle Stories, Spring 1946

1946 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Shocking Mystery Cases 052

Comic · Internet Archive

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New Nick Carter Weekly #33 [1897-08-14]

1897 · Internet Archive

New Nick Carter Weekl y #33 [1897-08-14]. "Trim Turns Professor And Teaches A Lesson To A Queer Pupil" - by the author of "Nick Carter."

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Air Stories (UK) v06 n01 [1938-01]

1938 · Internet Archive

Air Stories (UK) [Vol. 6 No. 1, January 1938] ed. T. Stanhope Sprigg (George Newnes Ltd., 7d, 96pp, pulp, cover by S. R. Drigin) 2 · Traitor’s Tune…

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Gripping Detective Stories v01 n02 [1954-03]

1954 · Internet Archive

Gripping Detective Stories [#2, n.d. (March 1954 )] (Pembertons (of Manchester) Ltd., 9d, 66pp, pulp) Date based on ICS and Atlas adverts. Partial…

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Astounding British edition May 1945

1945 · Internet Archive

Astounding Science-Fiction (UK) [Vol. IV No. 10, May 1945] ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, 6″ x…

Comic

Jack Armstrong 004 (1948)

1948 · Internet Archive

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Unknown v03n02 (1940 04) (unz.org sas)

1940 · 164 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

All True Romance 014

38 pages · Internet Archive

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Fantastic v07n02 [1958-02]

1958 · Internet Archive

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Short Stories v102 n02 [1923-01-25]

1923 · Internet Archive

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Super-Detective v05 n02 [1943-12]

1943 · Internet Archive

Super - Detective [ v5 #2, December 1943 ] (15¢, pulp) 4 · Murder at Chantilly · John Ryan · nv 42 · Detective , Private · T. V. Faulkner · ss 52 ·…

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Saturday Evening Post 1884-01-19: Vol 63 Iss 27

1884 · 20 pages · Internet Archive

Saturday Evening Post 1884-01-19: Volume 63 , Issue 27. Digitized from IA1627935-01 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1884-01-12_63_26 .…

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Strange Suspense Stories 018

Magazine · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v44n04 (1952 05) (aMouse)

1952 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Unknown v03n03 (1940-05.Street and Smith)

1940 · Internet Archive

Comic strip

Buster Brown 029 (1954) c2c

1954 · Internet Archive

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[M-14] Enid Blyton (1957) Misterio de los mensajes sorprendentes

1957 · Internet Archive

Coleccion Misterio - 14 de 15 En esta nueva aventura, los Cinco Investigadores tendrán que resolver un misterio relacionado con unos extraños…

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[LC-1] Enid Blyton (1942) Los Cinco y el tesoro de la isla

1942 · Internet Archive

Los cinco - 1 de 21 Llegan las vacaciones para los pequeños Julian (Julián), Dick y Anne (Ana), pero el repentino viaje de negocios de sus padre a…

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The New Movie 1935-03 Vol. 11, No. 3

1935 · 76 pages · Internet Archive

The New Movie Magazine Vol. 11, No. 3 This item was derived from a bound volume .

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La Guerre Infernale N 28 (1908 08 02)

1908 · Internet Archive

La Guerre Infernale - Grand Roman d'Aventures Inédit 28ème épisode (sur un total de 30) par Pierre Giffard - Illustrations d'Albert Robida publié…

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine July 1959

1959 · Internet Archive

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [Vol. 5 No. 2, July 1959] ed. Cylvia Kleinman (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Dick Shelton) 4…

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Nick Carter ( Eichler) N 006 ( NCW 237)

1905 · Internet Archive

Nick Carter le grand détective 006 publié par Eichler après 1905 le numéro 6 est la traduction de Nick Carter weekly 237

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Texas Rangers February 1952

1952 · Internet Archive

Texas Rangers [Vol. 45 No. 3, February 1952] ed. Jim Hendryx (Better Publications, Inc., 20¢, pulp, cover by Sam Cherry) 6 · The Frontier Post ·…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1923-07-28: Vol 196 Iss 4

1923 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1923-07-28: Volume 196 , Issue 4. Digitized from IA1627713-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1923-07-21_196_3…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1929-06-15: Vol 201 Iss 50

1929 · 192 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1929-06-15: Volume 201 , Issue 50. Digitized from IA1627713-05 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1929-06-08_201_4…

Comic

Golden Lad 001

Comic · Internet Archive

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Scientific American Volume 101 Number 24 (December 1909)

1909 · Internet Archive

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Venture v02n03 Mercury (May 1958)

1958 · Internet Archive

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McCall's v088 n08 [1961-05]

1961 · Internet Archive

Woman's Magazine

Comic

Daredevil Comics 016

Comic · Internet Archive

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Science Wonder Stories v01n08 (1930 01.Stellar)

1930 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Astounding British Ed. v16n02 (1960 04)

1960 · 67 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v45n06 (1954 01) [LPM AT SAS]

1954 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Fantastic Adventures v02n07 (1940-08.Ziff-Davis)(cape1736)

1940 · Internet Archive

Comic

GI Joe v4 028 (1954 01)

1954 · Internet Archive