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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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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v03n01 [1933-01]

1933 · Internet Archive

Final issue of this rival to Weird Tales . CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror [v3 #1, January 1933] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton…
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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v02n02 [1932-06]

1932 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror [v2 #2, June 1932] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by H. W.…
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Alfred Hitchcocks Mystery Magazine v01 n12 [1956-12]

1956 · Internet Archive

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v1 #12, December 1956] ed. William Manners (H.S.D. Publications, 35¢, 128pp+, digest) Return Trip · Eugene…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v001n01 [1941-Fall]

1941 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v001n01 [1941-Fall]. Here is a scan of the very first issue of this long lasting detective digest publication. All…
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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v01n03 [1932-01]

1932 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror [v1 #3, January 1932] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by H. W.…
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Super Detective Library #065 [1955] (Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery Of The Red-Headed League And The Case Of The Greek Interpreter)

1955 · Internet Archive

Super Detective Library #065 [1955] (Sherlock Holmes Solves The Mystery Of The Red-Headed League And The Case Of The Greek Interpreter). Scan of…
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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v01n01 [1931-09]

1931 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terr or [v1 #1, September 1931] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by H.…
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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v02n03 [1932-10]

1932 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror [v2 #3, October 1932] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by H. W.…
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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v02n01 [1932-03]

1932 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror [v2 #1, March 1932] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by H. W.…
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Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror v01n02 [1931-11]

1931 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Strange Tales Of Mystery And Terror [v1 #2, November 1931] ed. Harry Bates (The Clayton Magazines, Inc., 25¢, 144pp+, pulp, cover by H. W.…
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Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine v01n01 [1956-09] (JT)

1956 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine [v1 #1, September 1956] ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 160pp+, digest) ifc. · Full…
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MacKill's Mystery Magazine v01n01 [1952-09] (CosmicJukebox)

1952 · Internet Archive

MacKill’s Mystery Magazine was primarily a reprint magazine, and ran for 22 monthly issues from September 1952 to June 1954. The title was changed…
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Avon Murder Mystery Monthly No. 41 [1946] (The Metal Monster - A. Merritt)

1946 · Internet Archive

Avon Murder Mystery Monthly No. 41. The Metal Monster. By A. Merritt (New York: Avon Book Company, 1946) (203, [1] pages) (Cover art by Paul Stahr)…
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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine v05n02 [1959-07] (Urf)

1959 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [v5 #2, July 1959] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Dick Shelton) 4 · Murder Plays…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v021n114 [1953-05] (bogof39)

1953 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v21, #114, May 1953] ed. Ellery Queen (American Mercury, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) Starting with this issue,…
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Mystery v09 n06 [1934-06]

1934 · Internet Archive

Mystery [ v9 #6, June 1934 ] ed. Hugh Weir (Tower Magazines, Inc., 10¢, 144pp, 9 " x 12", cover by Charles De Feo) Subtitled “The Illustrated…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v034 n03 [1959-09]

1959 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #3, #190, September 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh) 5 ·…
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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine v04n01 [1943-01]

1943 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v4 #1, January 1943] (American Mercury, 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 3 · Mystery For…
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10 Story Mystery (UK) #01 [1948] (aka Ten Story Mystery)

1948 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: Ten Story Mystery (UK) [#1, (1948?)] (Pemberton’s (of Manchester), Ltd., 1/-, 64pp, pulp) Partial reprint of the April 1942 (US) issue…
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Mammoth Mystery v03n04 [1947-08] (JT)

1947 · Internet Archive

Mammoth Mystery was the second mystery-detective pulp magazine published by Ziff-Davis, appearing three years after Mammoth Detective . It weighed…
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Avon Murder Mystery Monthly Cover Artwork (1942-1950)

1942 · Internet Archive

This is a compilation of scans of the front covers (only) of all 49 issues of Avon Murder Mystery Monthly from 1942-1950 (with alternate scans of a…
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Mystery Book Magazine v09 n01 [1949-Fall]

1949 · Internet Archive

Mystery Book Magazine [v9 #1, Fall 1949] (25¢, pulp) 9 · The Deadly Weekend · Fredric Brown · na; condensed from The Screaming Mimi , Dutton, 1949.…
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Mystery Book Magazine v09 n03 [1950-Spring]

1950 · Internet Archive

Mystery Book Magazine [v9 #3, Spring 1950] (Best Publications, 25¢, 146pp, pulp) 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 11 · Murder Has Girl…
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Bestseller Mystery #B29 [1942] (unz)

1942 · Internet Archive

Bestseller Mystery #B29 [1942]. This issue contains an abridged version of the Terry Clane mystery novel " Murder Up My Sleeve " by Erle Stanley…
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Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe (George Routledge & Sons, 1882)

1882 · Internet Archive

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe (George Routledge & Sons, 1882). CONTENTS: 3 · The Unparalleled Adventure Of One Hans Pfaall · ss…
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Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine v14n68 American Mercury (Jul 1949)

1949 · Internet Archive
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Mystery Magazine v07 n02 [1941-05]

1941 · Internet Archive

Dime Mystery Magazine [v35 #3, October 1947] (15¢, 98pp+, pulp) 6 · Cry Wolf, Cry Murder! · Franklin Gregory · na 27 · Early to Bed—Never to Rise ·…
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Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine v12n60 American Mercury (Nov 1948)

1948 · Internet Archive
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Shocking Mystery Cases 055 (1953)c2c

1953 · Internet Archive
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Tales of Magic and Mystery v01n01 (1927-12.Personal Arts) (Darwin-IA)

1927 · Internet Archive

Tales of Magic and Mystery v01n01 December 1927, Personal Arts Co., Philadephia, PA, 68 pages, 25 cents. President - C.M. Long Editor - Walter…
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Crack Detective And Mystery Stories December 1956

1956 · Internet Archive

Crack Detective and Mystery Stories [v16 #4, December 1956] ed. Robert W. Lowndes (Columbia Publications, Inc., 25¢, 98pp, pulp, cover by Norman…
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Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine v11n51 American Mercury (Feb 1948)

1948 · Internet Archive
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v008 n033 1946-08

1946 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v8, #33, August 1946] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 4…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Spring 1942

1942 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v3, Spring 1942] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 3 ·…
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True Mystery v07n04 (1957-08.Skye)(DREGS P.I.)

1957 · Internet Archive
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Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine 075 Mellifont (Apr 1959) (British Edition)

1959 · Internet Archive
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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine July 1961

1961 · Internet Archive

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [Vol. 9 No. 2, July 1961] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest) 2 · Murder Over Miami [Mike Shayne] · Brett…
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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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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v023 n123 [1954-02]

1954 · Internet Archive

Mystery Digest
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Mammoth Mystery v02 n03 [1946-06]

1946 · Internet Archive

Mammoth Mystery [Volume 2 Number 3, June 1946 ] ed. Ray Palmer (Ziff-Davis, 25¢, 178pp, pulp, cover by Arnold Kohn) 6 · That’s All for You · Ray N.…
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London Mystery Magazine #003 v01n03 [1950-04 & 05]

1950 · 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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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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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1963

1963 · Internet Archive

Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine [Vol. 12 No. 4, March 1963] (Renown Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest) 2 · Death Rides the Ski-Tow [Peter Duluth; Iris…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine May 1942

1942 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v3 #2, May 1942] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 3 · The…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 1942

1942 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v3 #3, July 1942] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 3 ·…
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine v021 n110 [1953-01]

1953 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v21, #110, January 1953] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone…
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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1942

1942 · Internet Archive

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v3 #5, November 1942] ed. Ellery Queen (The American Mercury, Inc., 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) 5…