The Popular Magazine

The Popular Magazine
April 7, 1915 issue
EditorHenry Harrison Lewis (1903-1904); Charles Agnew MacLean (1904-1928)
CategoriesLiterary magazines
FrequencyVariable; most often bi-monthly
PublisherStreet & Smith
First issueNovember 1903
Final issueOctober 1931
CountryUnited States
Based inManhattan. New York City
LanguageEnglish

The Popular Magazine was an early American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931. It featured short fiction, novellas, serialized larger works, and even entire short novels. The magazine's subject matter ranged over a number of genres, although it tended somewhat towards men's adventure stories, particularly in the waning years of the publication when the vogue for hardboiled fiction was strong. The Popular Magazine touted itself as "a magazine for men and women who like to read about men." The magazine had its headquarters in New York City.[1][2]

The Popular Magazine was published by Street & Smith and edited by Henry Harrison Lewis from 1903 to 1904, and Charles Agnew MacLean from 1904 to 1928. A typical bi-monthly issue usually ran from 194 to 224 pages. In October 1931, The Popular Magazine was merged with another Street & Smith pulp, Complete Stories.[3]

  1. ^ "The Popular Magazines". Newstand. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ Mike Ashley and John Eggeling. "Popular Magazine, The" in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls. April 03, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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