Initially most of the fiction was by Francis Smith. Soon established some key writers, especially Horatio Alger, Bertha M. Clay, May Agnes Fleming, Edward S. Ellis, Edward Judson and Prentiss Ingraham (both "Ned Buntline"), John Coryell. Published the first stories featuring Buffalo Bill (23-Dec-1869) and Nick Carter (18-Sep-1886).

Note: originally The Weekly Universe (1846 - 1854) published by Amos Williamson. Williamson retitled it The New York Weekly Dispatch in 1855 and sold it to his employees Messrs Street & Smith; succeeded by Smith's Magazine: overview in Dime Novel Round-Up #200 (May-1949).

Issues & Index Sources

Publishers

Editors

Formats

Pagecounts

Frequency

Issues & Index Sources:  1898

Publishers:   Street & Smith (New York)
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  1898:

Dime Novel Bibliography

(sample issues only)

Publishers:   Street & Smith (New York)
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

This appears to have been a different periodical from the Street & Smith one of similar title, above; it serialized Jules Verne's "A Trip to the Moon" (26-Jan-1867 - 30-Mar-1867), which was the first English-language appearance of any of his novels. Other authors include Mrs. Henry Wood, Mary E. Braddon, George A. Sala, Thomas W. Speight.

Issues & Index Sources

Publishers

Formats

Prices

Frequency

Issues & Index Sources:  1841 – 15-Feb-1879:

Dime Novel Bibliography

(sample issue only)

Publishers:   Weekly Messenger, 24 Beekman St., New York, NY
Formats:   16½ x 23"
Prices:   $1.00 per year
Pagecounts:   8
Frequency:   weekly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  1886

Publishers:   G.W. Dillingham
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Generally regarded as "the Ladies paper par excellence" and reputedly sold in 100,000s.

"A pirate of the Youth's Magazine." (W.O.G. Lofts) "Compiled from the most admired writers, issued each month stories and articles rather of an educational nature." (W.O.G. Lofts)

The Illustrated Magazine was a monthly, and was published in Auckland from 1899 to 1905. It carried contributions from most of the top New Zealand writers of the day including Apirana Ngata, Jane Mander, James Cowan and Elsdon Best. It featured poetry, short stories and articles and was heavily illustrated by the likes of Frances Hodgkins and Kennaway Henderson.

Minor fanzine which eventually grew into a semi-pro magazine which had newsstand distribution.

Small press glossy sf magazine blending fiction and articles.

Fanzine.

Subtitled "the international fan magazine" it consisted mostly of adverts, cartoons and a mildly erotic comic strip, but it did run two prose fiction serials.

Online magazine.

Canadian literary magazine with SF, fantasy and horror stories.