Comics, magazines and newspapers

4,657–4,704 of 196,589, 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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Unknown v06n01 (1942 06)

1942 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Love Story Magazine, Mar 30 1935

1935 · 164 pages · Internet Archive

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Alice 010

Comic · Internet Archive

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Weird Tales Canadian Ed. v41n01 (1948 11)

1948 · 101 pages · Internet Archive

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Air Stories (UK) v05 n01 [1937-07]

1937 · Internet Archive

Air Stories (UK) [Vol. 5 No. 1, July 1937] ed. T. Stanhope Sprigg (George Newnes Ltd., 7d, 96pp, pulp, cover by S. R. Drigin) 2 · Angel of Death ·…

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v012 n56 [1948-07]

1948 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v12, #56, July 1948] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) o 4…

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I Confess 025 v09n01 1923-01-12.Dell (McCoy&Darwin-IA)

1923 · Internet Archive

I Confess v09n01 January 12 1923, Dell Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY, 84 pages, 15 cents. Editor - Elizabeth Sharp Cover by C. Clyde Squires “I…

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Manhunt v10 n02 (1962-04.Flying Eagle) (Darwin-IA)

1962 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 10 No. 2, April 1962] ed. John Underwood (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) 1 · Obsession · Robert Page Jones · ss 17 ·…

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Out of the Night 007 (1953)

1953 · Internet Archive

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Fantastic Adventures v05n05 (1943 05) (cape1736)

1943 · 245 pages · Internet Archive

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Unknown v01n05 (1939 07) (ufikus DPP)

1939 · 165 pages · Internet Archive

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Astounding Science Fiction 1946-1948

1946 · Internet Archive

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Dizzy Dames 002

Comic · Internet Archive

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Scotland Yard 04

Comic · Internet Archive

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Harper's Weekly 1872-03-16: Vol 16 Iss 794

1872 · 24 pages · Internet Archive

Harper's Weekly 1872-03-16: Volume 16 , Issue 794. Digitized from IA1642822-05 . Previous issue: sim_harpers-weekly_1872-03-09_16_793 . Next issue:…

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Planet Stories v04n05 (1949 Winter)

1949 · 116 pages · Internet Archive

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Cheer Boys Cheer: The Boys' Journal, No. 62, Vol. 3, 1913

1913 · Internet Archive

Cheer Boys Cheer: The Boys' Journal, No. 62, Vol. 3, 1913. Edited by Horace Phillips. Published by the Amalgamated Press. Founded 1912, ceased 1913.…

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Manhunt October 1961

1961 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 9 No. 5, October 1961] ed. John Underwood (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) 1 · Pure Vengeance · Michael Zuroy ·…

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Fantastic Adventures v12n01 (1950 01) (cape1736)

1950 · 164 pages · Internet Archive

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Feature Comics 107

Comic · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v08n03 (1936 12)

1936 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Vers un Avenir Perdu - Pierre Barbet [1962]

1962 · Internet Archive

Vers un Avenir Perdu [Towards A Lost Future] - Pierre Barbet [pseudonym of Claude Avice, 1925-1995] (Librairie Gallimard, 1962). Author's first…

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Beadle's Half Dime Library v01n02 [1877-10-19]

1877 · Internet Archive

Beadle's Half Dime Library v01n02 [1877-10-19]. "Yellowstone Jack; Or, Trappers Of The Enchanted Ground" by Joseph Edward Badger (1848-1909).

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Planet Stories v01n03 (1940 Summer)

1940 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Science Fantasy #47v16 (1961 06 07)

1961 · 117 pages · Internet Archive

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Candy 001

Comic · Internet Archive

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The Saturday Evening Post 1929-04-27: Vol 201 Iss 43

1929 · 234 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1929-04-27: Volume 201 , Issue 43. Digitized from IA1627713-05 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1929-04-20_201_4…

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Adventure, Aug 3 1919

1919 · 204 pages · Internet Archive

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Top-Notch Laugh Comics 31 (1942)

1942 · Internet Archive

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The American Eagle v24n02 [1942-04] (-ibc, bc) {jvh-EXciter}

1942 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: The American Eagle [v24 #2, April 1942] ed. Bruce McAlester (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 100pp, pulp) 10 · Around The Hangar · The…

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Blue Book v061 n03 [1935-07]

1935 · Internet Archive

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 61 No. 3, July 1935] ed. Donald Kennicott (The McCall Company, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) · Our…

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A Knight Of The Air; Or, The Aerial Rivals - Henry Coxwell (1895)

1895 · Internet Archive

A Knight Of The Air; Or, The Aerial Rivals - Henry Coxwell (Digby, Long, 1895). The chapters have in the PDF have been bookmarked for ease of access.

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Cookie 002

Comic · Internet Archive

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Planet Stories v01n04 (1940 Fall)

1940 · 132 pages · Internet Archive

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Blue Ribbon Comics 02 -(1939)

1939 · Internet Archive

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Sparkie 004 (1952) begin of the skype highlighting            004 (1952)      end of the skype highlighting

1952 · Internet Archive

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Top-Notch Comics 19 (1941)

1941 · Internet Archive

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Blue Book v024 n04 [1917-02]

1917 · Internet Archive

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 24 No. 4, February 1917 ] ed. Ray Long (The Story-Press Corporation, 15¢, 240pp, pulp, cover by B. Lichtman) 721 ·…

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Blue Book v069 n02 [1939-06]

1939 · Internet Archive

The Blue Book Magazine [Vol. 69 No. 2, June 1939] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 15¢, 144pp, pulp, cover by Herbert Morton Stoops) ifc. ·…

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v41n01 (1952 10.Standard)

1952 · 146 pages · Internet Archive

Comic

Adventures into the Unknown 081

Comic · Internet Archive

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Thrilling Wonder Stories v36n03 (1950 08)

1950 · 164 pages · Internet Archive

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Fantastic Summer 1952

1952 · Internet Archive

Fantastic [v1 #1, Summer 1952] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Barye W. Phillips & Leo R. Summers) 4 · Six and Ten Are Johnny · Walter M. Miller, Jr.…

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Manhunt April 1961

1961 · Internet Archive

Manhunt [Vol. 9 No. 2, April 1961] ed. John Underwood (Flying Eagle Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest) 1 · Deadly Triangle · Les Collins · ss 9…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1906-08-11: Vol 179 Iss 6

1906 · 28 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1906-08-11: Volume 179 , Issue 6. Digitized from IA1627712-02 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1906-08-04_179_5…

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The Saturday Evening Post 1925-10-31: Vol 198 Iss 18

1925 · 186 pages · Internet Archive

The Saturday Evening Post 1925-10-31: Volume 198 , Issue 18. Digitized from IA1627713-03 . Previous issue: sim_saturday-evening-post_1925-10-24_198_1…

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Collier's v130 n13 [1952-09-27]

1952 · Internet Archive

General Interest Magazine

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Jackpot Comics 06 (1942)

1942 · Internet Archive