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.
— The Golden Argosy
Fiction, poetry (except that within letter, puzzle, etc. columns), and long and/or signed articles are indexed; short/unsigned filler material is ignored.
— The Argosy
Title changed from The Golden Argosy.
— Argosy and Railroad Man’s Magazine
Title changed from The Argosy.
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| 1919 |  v104 #1 Jan 25 |
 v104 #2 Feb 1 |
 v104 #3 Feb 8 |
 v104 #4 Feb 15 |
 v105 #1 Feb 22 |
 v105 #2 Mar 1 |
 v105 #3 Mar 8 |
 v105 #4 Mar 15 |
 v106 #1 Mar 22 |
 v106 #2 Mar 29 |
 v106 #3 Apr 5 |
 v106 #4 Apr 12 |
 v107 #1 Apr 19 |
| 1919 |   v107 #2 Apr 26 |
 v107 #3 May 3 |
 v107 #4 May 10 |
 v108 #1 May 17 |
 v108 #2 May 24 |
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— Argosy
Title changed from Argosy and Railroad Man’s Magazine.
— Argosy All-Story Weekly
Title changed from Argosy.
— Argosy
Title changed from Argosy All-Story Weekly. The masthead of Argosy All-Story Weekly ended with the September 28, 1929 issue. the October 5, 1929 issue relaunched the magazine as Argosy. This continued until the October 1, 1938 issue.
— Argosy for a Greater America
Title changed from Argosy.
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| 1979 |  v339 #1 Aug |
 v339 #2 Sep |
v339 #3 Oct |
 v339 #4 Nov |
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— Argosy
Title changed from Argosy for a Greater America. A semi-pro version of the magazine, with a good helping of SF. The origin of the numbering is not known.
Publishers: Richard Kyle Publications; Long Beach, CA.
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| 1989 |  v1 #1 Apr |
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| 1990 |  v3 #1 May |
 v3 #2 Nov |
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| 1991 |  v3 #3 Aug |
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| 1993 |  [X] |
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| 1994 |  v3 #1 Mid-Year |
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— Argosy Magazine
Title changed from Argosy.
Publishers: Coppervale International.
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| 2004 |  v1 #1 Jan/Feb |
 v1 #2 May/Jun |
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— Argosy Quarterly
Title changed from Argosy Magazine.
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| 2005 |  #3 Spring |
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— Argosy
Title changed from Argosy Quarterly.
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| 2016 |  v389 #5 Fall |
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