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Areté [1999]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 41 (as at Jan-2014)

Literary/arts magazine with fiction by Ian McEwan, Julian Barnes, Rose Tremain..

Issues & Index Sources: Winter 1999 – present:

Website:   www.aretemagazine.com
Publishers:   Areté Ltd, 8 New College Lane, Oxford, OX1 3BN
Editors:   Craig Raine
Frequency:   thrice yearly

The Argonaut [1877]

Country: US
Total Issues: 4211

The fiction was often the lead item; published Ambrose Bierce, Emma Frances Dawson.

Issues & Index Sources

25-Mar-1877 – 1956

Publishers

Frank Pixley & Frederick Somers at outset

Editors

  25-Mar-1877 – 1880: Frank Pixley
  1900 – 1907: Ambrose Bierce & Jerome A. Hart
  Feb-1907 – Jun-1924: Alfred Holman
  Jun-1924 – Jul-1924: Morton Todd
  Jul-1924 – Mar-1925: Samuel T. Clover
  Apr-1925 – May-1925: Morton Todd
  May-1925 – ?: Edward Morphy

Formats

16-page tabloid (15"x11.5") on cheap stock

Prices

10c

Frequency

25-Mar-1877 – 1956: weekly

The Argonaut [1977]

Country: US
Total Issues: 20

Initially a fanzine, it changed format dramatically with the fifth issue.

Issues & Index Sources

May-1972 – Summer 1976, as Macabre:

Science Fiction Index

Spring/Summer 1977 – Fall/Winter 1981, as The Argonaut:

Science Fiction Index

Fall 1983 – Summer 1995, as Argonaut:

Science Fiction Index

Publishers

Spring/Summer 1977 – Fall 1983: Michael E. Ambrose
Summer 1984 – 1989: Argo Press, Austin, TX

Editors

Michael E. Ambrose

Prices

  Spring/Summer 1977: 75c
  Winter/Spring 1979 – Fall/Winter 1980: $1.50
  Fall/Winter 1981: $2.00
  Fall 1983 – 1989: $3.00
  Summer 1991: $5.00
  Summer 1992 – Summer 1995: $4.95



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Argonaut [1993]

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources:  Spring 1993 – ?

Website:   www.argonaut360.com
Publishers:   Argonaut Press (Warren Hinckle)
Editors:   Warren Hinckle
Frequency:   quarterly

Argos

Country: US
Total Issues: 3

Semi-professional magazine.

Issues & Index Sources: Winter 1988 – Summer 1988:

Science Fiction Index

Publishers:   Penrhyn Publishing Co., Renton, WA
Editors:   Ross Emry
Formats:   digest
Prices:   $2.50


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The Argosy [1865]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 431+9=440

Intended as a serious monthly magazine "of tales, travels, essays and poems" like The Cornhill, but its early serialization of the sensation novel "Griffith Gaunt" by Charles Reade (about bigamy) made it a racier magazine than planned. Under Mrs Wood it continued this trend. It published her "Johnny Ludlow" stories.

Had supplement called the "Summer Number" from 1884 to 1892, which ceased to be a separate publication in 1893, and became the June number of The Argosy.

Issues & Index Sources

Dec-1865 – Sep-1901:

FictionMags Index

Publishers

  1865 – 1867: Alexander Strahan
  1867 – 1871: Charles W. Wood
  1872 – Jun-1898: R. Bentley & Son.
  Jul-1898 – Dec-1899: Macmillan and Co.
  Jan-1900 – Sep-1901: George Allen

Editors

  Dec-1865 – 1867: Isa Craig
  1867 – Jun-1887: Mrs Henry Wood
  Jul-1887 – 1898: Charles W. Wood
  1899 – 1901: Herbert Morrah

Formats

5.5" x 8.5" (in 1884 - 1891)
standard, modelled on Belgravia

Prices

6d (in 1891)

Pagecounts

88pp (in 1891)

Frequency

monthly

Mentioned in: The Age of the Storytellers

Online Sources

Online Books

The Argosy [1882]

Country: US
Total Issues: 312+299+1543+411+4+5+3+1+1=2579

Started as a boys' magazine; in 1888 widened its areas of interest but was still basically juvenile. In Oct-1896 became an all-fiction magazine. Remained one of the leading fiction pulps until 1943 when it changed to a men's adventure magazine. Circulation peaked at 500,000 in 1907.

Argosy carried the "combined with All-American Fiction Magazine" on its front cover in decreasing sizes of type from September 24, 1938 through December 17, 1938--a total of 11 issues.

The final issue of the main sequence of the magazine is "November - December 1978". It is Vol. 338, No. 3, a misnumbering since the preceding two issues (September and October) bore the volume number of 388. This was followed by at least four issues in 1979 from a different publisher for which Argosy was subtitled "for a Greater America" and was focussed on articles attacking the government.

The 1990 incarnation was a semi-pro version, with a good helping of SF. The origin of the numbering is not known, but does not derive from the earlier incarnations.

Issues & Index Sources

9-Dec-1882 – 24-Nov-1888,	as The Golden Argosy
	General Fiction Index

1-Dec-1888 – Dec-1895,	as The Argosy
	General Fiction Index	(Missing: 7-Mar-1891)

Jan-1896 – 18-Jan-1919,	as The Argosy
	General Fiction Index

25-Jan-1919 – 24-May-1919,	as Argosy and Railroad Man's Magazine
	General Fiction Index

31-May-1919 – 17-Jul-1920, as Argosy:

General Fiction Index

24-Jul-1920 – 28-Sep-1929, as Argosy Allstory Weekly:

General Fiction Index

5-Oct-1929 – Aug-1943, as Argosy:

General Fiction Index

Sep-1943 – Nov/Dec-1978, as Argosy:

General Fiction Index

(Missing: Apr-1978)

Aug-1979 – Nov-1979?, as Argosy for a Greater America:

General Fiction Index

May-1990 – mid-1994, as Argosy:

General Fiction Index

Jan/Feb-2004 – Mar/Apr-2004, as Argosy Magazine:

General Fiction Index

Spring 2005, as Argosy Quarterly:

General Fiction Index

Fall 2016, as Argosy:

General Fiction Index

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Publishers

  9-Dec-1882 – 1-Sep-1883: E.G. Rideout
  8-Sep-1883 – 26-Dec-1925: Munsey Publications
  2-Jan-1926 – 4-Oct-1941: William T. Dewart
  1-Nov-1941 – Nov/Dec-1978: Popular Publications
  Aug-1979 – Nov-1979?: Lifetime Wholesalers, Inc., 535 Fifth Avenue, NY 10017
  May-1990 – mid-1994: Richard Kyle Publications, Long Beach, CA
  Jan/Feb-2004 – Spring 2005: Coppervale International, P.O. Box 1421, Taylor, AZ 85939
  Fall 2016: Altus Press

Editors

  9-Dec-1882 – 27-Nov-1886: Frank A. Munsey
  4-Dec-1886 – 2-Jun-1928: Matthew White Jr.
  9-Jun-1928 – Oct-1931: Archibald Bittner
  Oct-1931 – 1933: Don Moore
  1933 – 1934: Albert J. Gibney
  1934 – 1936: Frederick Clayton
  1936 – 1937: Jack Byrne
  1937 – 1939: Chandler H. Whipple
  1939 – 1942: George W. Post
  Jan-1943 – Feb-1944: Rogers Terrill
  Mar-1944 – Jul-1949: Henry Steeger
  Aug-1949 – Jun-1953: Jerry Mason
  Jul-1953 – Sep-1954: Howard J. Lewis
  Oct-1954: James B. O'Connell
  Nov-1954 – May-1955: Ken W. Purdy
  Jun-1955 – ?: Henry Steeger
  ?: Alden H. Norton
  in 1960s: Bruce Cassiday
  Aug-1979 – Nov-1979?: Garrik Roen
  May-1990 – mid-1994: Richard Kyle
  Jan/Feb-2004 – Mar/Apr-2004: Lou Anders
  Spring 2005 – Spring 2005: James Owen
  Fall 2016: Matthew Moring

Formats

  9-Dec-1882 – 27-Nov-1886: slightly larger than tabloid
  4-Dec-1886 – 24-Nov-1888: tabloid
  1-Dec-1888 – 24-Mar-1894: small tabloid
  Apr-1894 – Sep-1896: standard size
  Oct-1896 – 11-Jan-1941: standard pulp
  18-Jan-1941 – Dec-1942: large pulp
  Jan-1943 – Aug-1943: standard pulp
  Sep-1943 – Sep-1979?: bedsheet quasi-slick
  May-1990 – mid-1994: quarto
  Jan/Feb-2004 – Spring 2005: trade paperback

Prices

  initially 5c
  ?-1979 – Sep-1979?: $1.50
  Jan/Feb-2004 – Spring 2005: $12.95
  Fall 2016: $14.95

Pagecounts

  9-Dec-1882 – 27-Nov-1886: 8pp
  4-Dec-1886 – 24-Nov-1888: 16pp
  1-Dec-1888 – Sep-1896: 32pp
  Oct-1896 – Oct-1918: mostly 192pp
  Nov-1918 – 6-Dec-1919: 176pp
  13-Dec-1919 – 20-Mar-1920: 160pp
  27-Mar-1920 – 193?: 144pp
  Jan/Feb-2004 – Spring 2005: 224pp

Frequency

  9-Dec-1882 – 24-Mar-1894: weekly
  Apr-1894 – Sep-1917: monthly
  6-Oct-1917 – 4-Oct-1941: weekly
  1-Nov-1941 – 15-Jun-1942: bimonthly
  Jul-1942 – Nov/Dec-1978: monthly
  May-1990 – mid-1994: intended as quarterly but irregular
  Jan/Feb-2004 – Mar/Apr-2004: bimonthly
  Spring 2005: quarterly
  Fall 2016: semiannual

Title Changes

Aug-1899 – Jun-1900: The Argosy and the Peterson Magazine (on cover only?)
Apr-1902 – Summer 1903: The Argosy and the Junior Munsey (on cover only?)

Related Sites

  The Pulp Magazines Project
  MagazineArt
  Science Fiction Encyclopedia

Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps, It's a Man's World, Dime Novel Bibliography

Online Sources

Online Books






Issue Checklist

Argosy Allstory Weekly

see under The Argosy

Argosy (Canada)

Country: Canada

Canadian reprint edition of Argosy, with some stories from elsewhere.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1940s:

General Fiction Index

(sample issues only)

Formats: standard pulp
Mentioned in: The Pulpster #11, 2001



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The Argosy [1926]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 164+407=571

Predominantly a reprint magazine of the world's best short stories, much in the style of the US Golden Book, in later years it frequently published new fiction, notably "Bianca's Hands" by Theodore Sturgeon.

Absorbs Suspense in May-1961.

Issues & Index Sources

Jun-1926 – Jan-1940:

General Fiction Index

Feb-1940 – Feb-1974, as Argosy:

General Fiction Index

Publishers

  1926 – 1927: Cassells
  1927 – Sep-1959: The Amalgamated Press
  Oct-1959 – Jan-1969: Fleetway Publications
  Feb-1969 – Feb-1974: IPC Magazines

Editors

  1926 – 1935?: E.V. Odle
  in 1939: Clarence Winchester
  1941 – 1944: Harold W. Snoad
  1945 – 1964: Dorothy M. Sutherland
  1965 – 1974: Lawrence Hammond

Formats

Jun-1926 – Jan-1940: pulp
Feb-1940 – Feb-1974: digest

Prices

  May-1940 – Sep-1941: 1/-
  Mar-1942 – Dec-1947: 1/3d
  Feb-1948 – May-1956: 1/6d
  Jun-1956 – Dec-1958: 2/-
  Jan-1959 – Jun-1964: 2/6d
  Jul-1964 – Jul-1970: 3/6d
  Aug-1970 – Jan/Feb-1971: 4/-
  Mar-1971 – Apr-1971: 20p
  May-1971 – Feb-1974: 25p

Pagecounts

  May-1940: 192pp
  May-1941: 160pp
  Jun-1941 – Nov-1942: 128pp
  Feb-1944 – Nov-1946: 112pp
  Dec-1946 – Apr-1947: 128pp
  May-1947 – Jul-1947: 96pp
  Aug-1947 – May-1949: 128pp
  Jun-1949 – Jul-1949: 144pp
  Aug-1949 – Aug-1951: 160pp
  Sep-1951 – Jan-1962: 144pp (except Apr-1958, Dec-1958 & May-1960 were 160pp & Nov-1959 was 152pp)
  Feb-1962 – Apr-1964: 136pp
  May-1964: 152pp
  Jun-1964 – Sep-1966: 168pp
  Oct-1966 – Jan-1968: 160pp
  Feb-1968 – Mar-1969: 144pp
  Apr-1969 – Feb-1974: 128pp

Frequency

monthly (but no issue for Aug-1959 and double issue for Jan/Feb-1971)

Mentioned in: The Age of the Storytellers



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Argosy [2013]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 3

"Revival of the classic pulp format for the digital age, publishing low-cost, quality pulp fiction in ebook format".

Issues & Index Sources: Dec-2013 – Aug-2016:

General Fiction Index

Website:   www.argosymagazine.co.uk
Publishers:   Argosy Magazine, Herons Rise, Andover, Kent
Editors:   Daniel Bazinga
Formats:   paperback (#1-#2); ebook (#3)


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Argosy Weekly

see under The Argosy

Ariel

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  1890 – 1892

Editors:   Israel Zangwill
Frequency:   weekly?

Ariel Library

Country: US
Total Issues: 29?

Issues & Index Sources:  1890 – 1893: Dime Novel Bibliography (incomplete)

Publishers:   F.J. Schulte & Co., 198 Dearborn St., Chicago, IL
Formats:   Paperback
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   350
Frequency:   quarterly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Ariel Library Series

Country: US

A successor to the earlier Ariel Library which has a similar title but different contents.

Issues & Index Sources: Jul-1894 – 1897:

Dime Novel Bibliography

(sample issues only)

Publishers:   Schulte Publishing Company, 334 Dearborn St., Chicago, IL
Prices:   50c
Frequency:   quarterly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Ariel: A Quarterly Review of Arts and Letters in Israel

Country: Israel

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1962 – ?: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)

Publishers:   Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Formats:   trade paperback

Ariel: The Book of Fantasy

Country: US
Total Issues: 4

Emphasis on artwork and graphics. Attracted good writers but fiction took a back seat. Authors include Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Roger Zelazny, Larry Niven.