Munsey's Magazine, January 1908

Munsey's Magazine, founded in 1889, pioneered the ten-cent pulp format that made popular fiction accessible to mass audiences. This issue's cover features formal portrait engravings of two Episcopal bishops—Alexander V. Griswold and William White—accompanying Richard H. Titherington's historical article on three centuries of the American Episcopal Church. The sober typography and dignified presentation distinguish this issue from the sensational adventure covers that dominated competing pulp titles, reflecting Munsey's position as a general-interest magazine blending serious reportage with serialized fiction. Its success established the pulp magazine business model that would later spawn dedicated genre publications.