MAGAZINES

   For a statement about which magazines receive entries in this volume, and why, see Magazines in the Introduction; for a general discussion of sf magazines (and some fantasy magazines that occasionally published sf stories) SF MAGAZINES, and also the individual entries for the approximately 240 professional sf magazines and SEMIPROZINES we discuss in detail; for amateur sf periodical publications FANZINES; for a discussion of pulp magazines generally, and a listing of all the pulp entries not listed under the SF MAGAZINES rubric, including the hero/villain pulps, PULP MAGAZINES, which also discusses the relationship between the pulpsand their competitors, the "slicks" and tabloids.Many general-fiction magazines other than the pulps have regularly published sf stories, and a selection of the most important have received entries in this encyclopedia: COLLIER'S WEEKLY, The IDLER , MCCLURE'S MAGAZINE, MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE, The OVERLAND MONTHLY , The PASSING SHOW , PEARSON'S MAGAZINE,PEARSON'S WEEKLY, ST NICHOLAS MAGAZINE and The STRAND MAGAZINE . Other forms of periodical publishing are discussed under BOYS' PAPERS, COMICS, DIME-NOVEL SF and JUVENILE SERIES. The entries for HISTORY OF SF andPUBLISHING include discussion of the importance of the magazines.

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