Comics, magazines and newspapers

3,985–4,032 of 196,591, free to read, from the world's archives.

Where these come from, and who sees what

Every page is shown from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and, where this server is set up for them, Europeana and Trove. Nothing is copied to this site. Each work's page names its archive, links to the work there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

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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Amazing Stories v04n04 (1929 07) (Missing ibc,bc) (ufikus DPP)

1929 · 101 pages · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories, May 1934

1934 · 148 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Black Magic 015

Comic · Internet Archive

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September 1943

1943 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v4, #12, September 1943] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter)…

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Ha Ha Comics 093 (1953)

1953 · Internet Archive

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Pep Comics 11 (1941)

1941 · Internet Archive

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Amazing Serials 02 Wertenbaker, G. Peyton - The Man From The Atom (1926 4, 5)

1926 · Internet Archive

Scan of the two-part serial as published in Amazing Stories, April and May 1926.

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The Tatler, August 1921

1921 · 36 pages · Internet Archive

Vol. III, No. 7. August 1921. Publisher: Tatler Publishing Co., Inc., New York City

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Argosy v120n01 [1920-04-17]

1920 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Argosy [v120 #1, April 17, 1920] (The Frank A. Munsey Company, 10¢, pulp) 1 · Naked Men Of Naga [Part 1 of 3; “Jehannum” Smith] · Gordon…

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Fantasy Book v01n01 (1947) (UnkSc cape1736)

1947 · 44 pages · Internet Archive

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Giggle Comics 073 (1950)

1950 · Internet Archive

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Science Fiction Quarterly v01n02 - 1951 - Columbia

1951 · Internet Archive

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Top-Notch v078 n06 [1929-08-15]

1929 · Internet Archive

Top-Notch Magazine [v78 #6, Second August 1929] (Street & Smith Corporation, 15¢, 144pp+, pulp) 1 · Code of the Scarlet · J. Wendel Davis · nv 39 ·…

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TV Crimebusters (1962)

1962 · Internet Archive

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine November 1943

1943 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v4, #13, November 1943] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter)…

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La Guerre Infernale N 06 (1908 02 23)

1908 · Internet Archive

La Guerre Infernale - Grand Roman d'Aventures Inédit Les Chevaliers de l'Abîme (6ème épisode) par Pierre Giffard - Illustrations d'Albert Robida…

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Amazing Stories v09n02 (1934 06) (Gorgon776)

1934 · 149 pages · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales v43n06 (1951 09) (slpn)

1951 · 101 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Adventures Into The Unknown 089

Comic · Internet Archive

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Ghostly Weird Stories 124 ctc

Magazine · Internet Archive

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The American Magazine v120 n06 [1935-12]

1935 · Internet Archive

The American Magazine [ v120 #6, December 1935 ] (25¢, quarto) [] · · The Miracle Maker [Part 1 of 2] · H. G. Wells · sl; illustrated by Paul Hesse…

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Amazing Stories v02n05 (1927 08) (Missing ifc)

1927 · 108 pages · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories v05n03 (1930 06) (Missing ifc,193)

1930 · 99 pages · Internet Archive

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Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #02 Jack Williamson The Legion Of Space (1935)

1935 · 160 pages · Internet Archive

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Science Wonder Stories v01n12 (1930 05.Stellar)

1930 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Eerie 012

Comic · Internet Archive

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Pulp Magazine Rejection Letters (1920-1922)

1920 · Internet Archive

Here are scans of eight form letters which were sent out by various pulp magazines or publishers in the 1920s (circa 1920-1922) to reject stories…

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Short Stories v204 n05 [1948-06-25]

1948 · Internet Archive

Short Stories [v204 #5, #1018, June 25th, 1948] ed. D. McIlwraith (Short Stories, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by Benton Clark) 4 · The Story…

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v39n03 (1952 02)

1952 · 148 pages · Internet Archive

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Black Hood Comics 17 (1945)

1945 · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories v02n08 (1927 11) (Missing ifc,721) (ufikus DPP)

1927 · 103 pages · Internet Archive

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Amazing Stories v28n01 (1954 03) (Wilddog DPP)

1954 · 125 pages · Internet Archive

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Inside #02 [1963-06]

1963 · Internet Archive

Inside was a science fiction fanzine that was started in 1953 by Ron Smith. In late 1954 it merged with Science Fiction Advertiser and was renamed…

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Adventure v090 n01 [1934-11-01]

1934 · Internet Archive

Adventure [v90 # 1 , November 1 , 1934 ] ed. Howard V. L. Bloomfield (Popular Publications, Inc., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Ray Dean) · [interior…

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v14n02 (1939 10)

1939 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories, Jan 1954

1954 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

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Astounding v57n05 (1956 07) (EXciter LennyS) (FIXED)

1956 · 165 pages · Internet Archive

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Blue Book v038 n03 [1924-01]

1924 · Internet Archive

Blue Book v038 n03 [1924-01], pulp magazine

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Air Wonder Stories, Jul 1929

1929 · 100 pages · Internet Archive

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Modern Mechanix v18n03 [1937-07]

1937 · Internet Archive

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Air Trails 194804

1948 · Internet Archive

Monthly magazine dedicated to topics of air power and the design and flight of model planes

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Manhunt December 1958

1958 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 6 No. 7, December 1958] ed. John Underwood (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) 1 · A Little Variety · Richard Hardwick · ss…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1906-11-10: Vol 179 Iss 19

1906 · 36 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1906-11-10: Volume 179 , Issue 19. Digitized from IA1627712-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1906-11-03_179_1…

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Popular Magazine v061 n06 [1921-10-07]

1921 · Internet Archive

The Popular Magazine [v61 #6, October 7, 1921] (25¢, 192pp, pulp, cover by D. C. Hutchison) 1 · The Day of Uniting · Edgar Wallace · na 62 · Six…

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Science Fantasy #55v19 (1962 10)

1962 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Space Patrol 002 JVJonFills ctc

Comic · Internet Archive

Comic

GI Joe v5 039 (1955 06)

1955 · Internet Archive

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Astounding v05n01 (1931 01)

1931 · 142 pages · Internet Archive