Comics, magazines and newspapers

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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 Saturday Evening Post 1906-06-23: Vol 178 Iss 52

1906 · 36 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1906-06-23: Volume 178 , Issue 52. Digitized from IA1627712-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1906-06-16_178_5…

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Fantastic Universe v01n06 (1954 05) (UnkSc cape1736)

1954 · 165 pages · Internet Archive

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Western Story v209n06 [1943-12-25] (SAS-LPM)

1943 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Street & Smith’s Western Story [v209 #6, December 25, 1943] ed. John Burr (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 15¢, digest) 7 · Skeleton…

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Popular Magazine v070 n01 [1923-10-20]

1923 · Internet Archive

The Popular Magazine [v70 #1, October 20, 1923] (20¢, 192pp, pulp) 3 · The Rogue’s Badge · Charles Neville Buck · na 71 · At a Critical Juncture ·…

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The Ghost Super Detective #3, Summer 1940

1940 · Internet Archive

The Ghost, Super-Detective [v1 #3, Summer 1940] (10¢, 116pp, pulp) 14 · Murder Makes a Ghost [ George Chance (The Green Ghost) ] · George Chance ·…

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True Confessions v34 n200 [1939-03]

1939 · Internet Archive

6 – CONFIDENTIALLY - The Editor Your page --- and mine! 8 - PORT OF LONELY HEARTS - Sally O'Day Let the Skipper help you fill your mail box. 10 -…

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Calling All Boys 004 (1946)

1946 · Internet Archive

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Wonder Stories v02n01 (1930 06)

1930 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Radio stars (July 1933)

1933 · 54 pages · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories v35n05 (1961 05) (UnkSc cape1736)

1961 · 149 pages · Internet Archive

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Diamond Dick, Jr.; No. 600

1908 · 36 pages · Internet Archive

A western story about the fictional character Diamond Dick, Jr. Main story: "Diamond Dick's Slashing Blow; or, A Close Call in the Big Ditch." The…

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A-1 Comics 021 - Joan Of Arc nn

Comic · Internet Archive

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Astounding v51n03 (1953 05) (cape1736)

1953 · 165 pages · Internet Archive

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The Crescent Magazine

1910 · Internet Archive

The Crescent Magazine published by the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners) 1910-1926, 1929-1932 Incomplete…

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Five-Novels Monthly v27 n01 [1934-07]

1934 · Internet Archive

Five-Novels Monthly [v27 #1, July 1934] ed. F. A. McChesney (Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 160pp+, pulp) 9 · The Dead Are Avenged · Jack Bechdolt…

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Blue Ribbon Comics 20 (1941)

1941 · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories v15n12 (1941 12) (cape1736)

1941 · 152 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales British Ed. 1950 07 (Missing ibc,bc)

1950 · 97 pages · Internet Archive

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Cap'n Joey's Jazza-Ka-Jazza, May 1922

1922 · Internet Archive

No. 4, May 1922 Publisher: Jazza Ka Jazza Magazine Co, New York City

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La Guerre Infernale N03 (1908 02 09)

1908 · Internet Archive

La Guerre Infernale - Grand Roman d'Aventures Inédit Les Semeurs d'Epouvante (3ème épisode) par Pierre Giffard - Illustrations d'Albert Robida…

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Romantic Adventures 087 (1959)

1959 · Internet Archive

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Zip Comics 30 (1942)

1942 · Internet Archive

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Five-Novels Monthly v26 n02 [1934-05]

1934 · Internet Archive

Five-Novels Monthly [v26 #2, May 1934] ed. F. A. McChesney (Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 20¢, 160pp+, pulp) 9 · Peril Range · A. Corcoran & Myrtle…

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Peter Wheat Coloring Book

Comic · Internet Archive

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Astounding v47n05 (1951 07) (Gorgon776)

1951 · 165 pages · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Western v06n03 [1935-09] (AT-LPM-URF)

1935 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Thrilling Western [v6 #3, September 1935] ed. G. B. Farnum (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 130pp, pulp) 10 · The Swap Counter · [The…

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Astonishing Stories v01n01 1940-02.Fictioneers (D&M-IA)

1940 · Internet Archive

Astonishing Stories [v1 #1, February 1940] (10¢, 112pp+, pulp, cover by Binder ) 6 · Chameleon Planet [ Archer Lakington ] · Polton Cross · nv 26 ·…

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G-Men March 1939

1939 · Internet Archive

G-Men [Vol. XIV No. 3, March 1939] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116 pg pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 15 · Crossroads of Crime […

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Weird Tales v15n02 (1930 02) (sas)

1930 · 149 pages · Internet Archive

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Stella M. During - Temptation of Carlton Earle

1917 · Internet Archive

Stella M. During - Temptation Of Carlton Earle (1919) All six serialized chapters of "Temptation of Carlton Earle" as published in All-Story Weekly…

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The New Movie 1933-04 Vol. 7, No. 4

1933 · 124 pages · Internet Archive

The New Movie Magazine Vol. 7, No. 4 This item was derived from a bound volume .

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La Guerre Infernale N04 (1908 02 16)

1908 · Internet Archive

La Guerre Infernale - Grand Roman d'Aventures Inédit Prisonnier dans les Nuages (4ème épisode) par Pierre Giffard - Illustrations d'Albert Robida…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1906-03-31: Vol 178 Iss 40

1906 · 28 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1906-03-31: Volume 178 , Issue 40. Digitized from IA1627712-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1906-03-24_178_3…

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Astounding v48n06 (1952 02) (MadMaxAU)

1952 · 87 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v36n07 (1942 09) [LPM AT SAS]

1942 · 133 pages · Internet Archive

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Hangman Comics 04 (1942)-inc

1942 · Internet Archive

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Out of the Night 010 (1953) c2c

1953 · Internet Archive

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Everybodys Magazine v57 n03 [1927-09]

1927 · Internet Archive

Everybody’s [v57 #3, September 1927] ed. Oscar Graeve (The Ridgway Company, 25¢, 6¼" x 9½", cover by G. C. Delano) [headings] · Neil O’Keefe · il 1…

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Wild West Weekly #1817 v113n01 [1937-08-14] {EXciter}

1937 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Street & Smith’s Wild West Weekly [v113 #1, #1817, August 14, 1937] (Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 10¢, 127pp, pulp) fc. · Bait For A…

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American Tales No. 10 [1864-09-16] ("The Secret Shot; Or, The Rivals Of Misty Mount")

1864 · Internet Archive

American Tales No. 10 [August 16, 1864]. Contains: "The Secret Shot; Or, The Rivals Of Misty Mount" by Herrick Johnstone. Note: It is unknown…

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Man Junior v03n05 K.G. Murray (Jul 1955-07) (New Series)

1955 · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories v32n03 (1958 03) (cape1736)

1958 · 150 pages · Internet Archive

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The Tatler, June 1922

1922 · 52 pages · Internet Archive

Vol. IV, No. 5. June 1922. Publisher: Tatler Publishing Co., Inc., New York City

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v10n01 (1937 08)

1937 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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If - Worlds Of Science Fiction v08n04 (1958-06.Quinn)(AKv1.0)

1958 · 125 pages · Internet Archive

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Rifle Ranch - Lincoln Drew (Permabooks M-3120, 1958) {EXciter}

1958 · Internet Archive

Rifle Ranch - Lincoln Drew [pseudonym of Dudley Dean McGaughey, who also wrote as Dean Owen, Dudley Dean, etc.] (Permabooks M-3120, 1958).

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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine September 1959

1959 · Internet Archive

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [Vol. 5 No. 4, September 1959] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Biggs) 4 · Die Like a Dog…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1906-10-13: Vol 179 Iss 15

1906 · 36 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1906-10-13: Volume 179 , Issue 15. Digitized from IA1627712-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1906-10-06_179_1…