A complete issue · 128 pages · 1892
Munsey's Magazine, January 1892
A complete, restored issue of Pulp Fiction from 1892 — all 128 pages of painted-cover fiction magazines that launched science fiction, horror, and hardboiled crime, free to page through at ComicBooks.com.
A complete issue · 128 pages · 1892
This issue features editor Frank A. Munsey's substantial analysis of contemporary New York journalism. Munsey discusses how the editorial page has diminished in importance as newspapers have become business enterprises prioritizing factual reporting over opinion. He traces modern American journalism's transformation to Joseph Pulitzer's arrival in New York and the World's phenomenal success, which revolutionized the competitive landscape and forced established papers like the Herald and Sun to expand their coverage and pages. Munsey profiles key figures: Pulitzer as owner; Colonel John A. Cockerill as the World's editor, now heading the Commercial Advertiser; Ballard Smith replacing Cockerill at the World; Charles A. Dana elevating the Sun's literary standards; and James Gordon Bennett overseeing the Herald from abroad. The article examines the economics of penny morning papers, current newspaper size (ten to sixteen pages), and debates about optimal journalism formats.
Each page has its own page — the cartoon, who’s in it, and what the satire means.