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Vol 1, no 1 (February 1940). Source: Galactic Central Publications (www.philsp.com)
y separately published work icon Argosy [UK: 1940-1974] periodical   short story  
Alternative title: Argosy : The Short Story Magazine; Argosy of Complete Stories
Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 Argosy [UK: 1940-1974]
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There have been three major fiction magazines called Argosy. The earliest was founded by Alexander Strahan in 1865 (and later published by Ellen Wood's as a 'serious monthly magazine' up until 1901. The most famous was the American magazine started by Frank A. Munsey that ran from 1882 to 1979 (with a couple of revivals since). This UK magazine, which had no connection (beyond the name) with either of the other two periodicals, ran for a very respectable 571 issues from 1926 to 1974 (albeit with two distinct publication phases).

From the start the UK Argosy was predominantly intended as 'a reprint magazine of the world's best short stories.' For the first 14 years it was a fairly staid pulp magazine. Its covers typically included a single sailing ship. Then in 1940 there was a dramatic change in format as the magazine became a digest and began a new numbering system. As with most digests it was notable for much of its life for also having fairly uninteresting covers, although the final ten years of its life did see a burst of full-colour, illustrated, covers.

Despite the predominance of reprint fiction, the magazine also published a significant amount of interesting new fiction, particularly while a digest.

[Source: Galactic Central]

Notes

  • FREQUENCY: Monthly
  • RANGE: Vol. 1, no. 1 (February 1940) - Vol 35, no 2 (February 1974)

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First known date: 1940
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