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3-D Star Pin-ups

#1

First Issue

All-Story

#108

'The Warlord of Mars' part 1 of 4 by Edgar Rice Burroughs. First Mars series.

#122

'The Beasts of Tarzan' pt 1 of 5 by Edgar Rice Burroughs

#221

'Thuvia, Maid of Mars' part 1 of 3 by Edgar Rice Burroughs

#306

First published story by A. Merritt 'Through the Dragon Glass'.

#395

First appearance of Zorro. "The Curse of Capistrano" part 1 of 5. Zorro cover.

#93

Contains 2 ads for 'Tarzan of the Apes'. Norman Bean revealed to be pseudonym for Edgar Rice Burroughs.

#94

First appearance of Tarzan of the Apes. First published image of Tarzan. Second published story by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Amazing Stories

#1

First issue in title. Stories by H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, Edgar Allen Poe

#158

#17

Classic 'War of the Worlds' cover

#29

First appearance of Buck Rogers

Analog

#v72 #4

Part one of 1st publication of "Dune" by Frank Herbert, entitled "Dune World"

Argosy

#31

First all-fiction issue. First official American pulp

Avengers Magazine

#1

First Issue

Back to the Future Fan Club Magazine

Beckett Baseball Card Monthly

#1

First Issue

Beckett Basketball Card Magazine

#1

First Issue

Beckett Football Card Magazine

#1

First Issue

Beckett Golf Collector

#1

First Issue

Beckett Hockey Magazine

#1

First Issue

Betty Page: Private Peeks

#1

First Issue

Big Brother

Bitcoin Magazine

#1

First Issue

Black Mask

#128

'Fly Paper' by Dashiell Hammett, credited as seminal in hard-boiled detective genre

Cinemagic

#1

First Issue

Comics Journal

#32

First Issue as TCJ

Comics Scene

#1

First Issue

#31

Harley Quinn preview appearance pre-dates Batman Adventures #12

Cracked

#1

First Issue

Creem

#1

First Issue

Cycle World

#1

First Issue

Doc Savage

#1

First appearance of Doc Savage

Doctor Who Weekly

#1

First Issue

Duelist

#v1 #1

First Issue

Dummy

#1

First Issue

Eclipse, the Magazine

Electronic Gaming Monthly

#v1 #1

First Issue

Empire Magazine

#1

First Issue

Fame and Fortune Magazine

#10

Classic cover

Fangoria

Fantastic Adventures

#14

'Slaves of the Fish Men' part 1 of 4 by Edgar Rice Burroughs

#17

'Slaves of the Fish Men' part 2 of 4 by Edgar Rice Burroughs

#21

'Slaves of the Fish Men' part 3 of 4 by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Film Fun

#316

1st issue of series. Was originally The Magazine of Fun.

Flipside

#1

First Issue

French Night Life Stories

#v1 #1

First Issue

Game Informer

#1

First Issue

Gamepro

#1

First Issue

Golf Magazine

#v38 #11

First Tiger Woods cover in title

Golf World

#v48 #10

First Tiger Woods cover

Guitar World

#1

First Issue

High Times

#1

First Issue

#2

First Issue

Horror Monsters

#1

First Issue

HorrorHound

JoyStik

#v1 #1

First Issue

Ka-Zar

#1

First appearance of Ka-Zar. Predates first comic book appearance in Marvel Comics #1 (1939)

Legend of Bruce Lee

#1

First Issue

Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine

#1

First Issue

Magic Carpet Magazine

#5

'The Shadow of the Vulture' features the first Red Sonya, later adapted in Marvel Comics as Red Sonja

Mallrats Companion

#1

Sole Issue

Marvel Year-In-Review

#1

First Issue

Maxim

Maximum Rocknroll

#1

First Issue

Modern Screen Pin-Ups

#1

First Issues

Ms. Magazine

#v1 #1

First Issue

National Geographic

#v1 #1

First Issue

National Lampoon

#1

First Issue

#34

Classic Dog & Gun Cover.

New York

#1

First Issue

Newsweek

#1

First Issue

Nintendo Fun Club News

#1

First Issue

#2

First Issue

NME

Official Octopussy Movie Magazine

#1

First Issue

One Magazine

#1

First Issue

Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide

#1

First Issue

Phantom Detective

#1

First appearance of Phantom Detective

Planet Stories

#1

First issue in series

#10

Classic monster bondage cover

#55

"Beyond Lies the Wub" First published story by Philip K. Dick

Playboy

#1

First Issue

#3

Donald Trump cover

#v25 #10

Dolly Parton cover

#v32 #9

Madonna cover

#v34 #5

Vanna White cover

#v36 #10

First Pamela Anderson cover

#v38 #2

Pamela Anderson cover

#v39 #7

Pamela Anderson cover

#v40 #10

Jerry Seinfeld cover

#v40 #8

Dan Aykroyd cover

#v41 #11

Pamela Anderson cover

#v46 #2

Pamela Anderson cover

#v51 #5

Pamela Anderson cover

#v54 #1

Pamela Anderson cover

#v54 #12

Kim Kardashian cover

#v63 #1

Pamela Anderson cover

Playgirl

#1

First Issue

Pleasure Parade

#v1 #1

Popular Electronics

#v7 #1

Altair 8800 cover

Previews

#V2 #3

Early Spawn appearance.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

#1

First Issue

PSM Magazine

#1

First Issue

Rolling Stone

#1

First Issue

Satan

#v1 #1

First Issue

Science Fantasy Film Classics

#1

First Issue

Shadow

#113

"Partners of Peril" story later swiped for Batman story in Detective Comics #27 (5/39)

#182

First appearance of Shiwan Kahn

Slam

#249

First Caitlin Clark cover

Spicy Mystery Stories

#5

Classic hypodermic needle cover

Sport

#v33 #6

First Hank Aaron cover

Sports Illustrated

#v1 #1

First issue in series

#v107 #2

First David Beckham cover

#v132 #12

First Trae Young and Luka Doncic cover

#v20 #3

First Swimsuit Issue

#v27 #21

First OJ Simpson Sports Illustrated cover

#v3 #5

First Ted Williams cover

#v4 #25

First Mickey Mantle cover

#v41 #10

First Evil Knievel cover

#v46 #2

First Matt Cavanaugh cover

#v47 #22

First Larry Bird cover

#v55 #16

First Wayne Gretzky cover

#v55 #16

First Wayne Gretzky cover

#v64 #1

First Mike Tyson cover

#v72 #19

First Ken Griffey Jr. cover

#v84 #2

First Brett Favre cover

#v85 #17

First Derek Jeter cover

#v85 #18

First Tiger Woods cover

#v86 #18

First Jackie Robinson cover

#v88 #17

First Kobe Bryant cover

#v92 #9

First Vince Carter pro cover

#v96 #7

First LeBron James cover

#v99 #16

First LeBron James pro cover

Sports Illustrated For Kids

#v11 #5

First Kobe Bryant cover

#v8 #12

Contains Tiger Woods Rookie Card inside

Star Wars Insider

#23

First Issue. Previously The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine

Starlog

Startling Stories

#1

First issue in series.

#5

First pulp cover by Alex Schomburg

#60

Classic robot cover. Cover used for Vampirella #68.

Stuff

#1

First Issue

Super Teen Special

#1

First Issue

The Lone Ranger Magazine

The Ring

#v65 #1

First Mike Tyson cover

The Source

#v1 #1

First Issue

The X-Files Magazine

#1

First Issue

Thrasher

#1

Premiere Issue

#v6 #10

First Tony Hawk cover

Thrilling Detective

#106

Classic severed heads cover

Time

#v13 #7

First Albert Einstein cover in series

#v133 #3

First Donald Trump cover

Titter

#v1 #1

First Issue

TV Guide

#v1 #1

First Issue

#v12 #6

The Beatles live American TV debut

WCW Magazine

#1

First Issue

Weekly Gong

#1

First Issue

Weird Tales

#1

First issue in Weird Tales series.

#108

First appearance of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard

#109

Second appearance of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard

#111

3rd appearance of Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard

#118

Classic Bat Woman cover

#119

First C.L. Moore in Weird Tales. First appearance of Northwest Smith.

#125

First cover appearance of Conan. Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard.

#128

Second cover appearance of Conan.

#140

First appearance of Doctor Satan

#53

"The Call of Cthulhu" by H. P. Lovecraft. First appearance of Cthulhu

Wink

#v1 #1

First Issue

Wrestlemania

#1

First Issue

Wrestling Confidential

Wrestling World

#v38 #3

First Dwayne Johnson cover (as Rocky Maivia)

WWF Magazine

#1

First Issue

X-Men Chronicles

#1

First Issue

Zoobooks

#v1 #1

First Issue

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