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Monthly magazines published in the United States

  • GQThe year 1931 marked the launch of a publication called Apparel Arts in the United States. This magazine targeted wholesale buyers and retail sellers within…
  • Wired (magazine)Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe launched Wired magazine in January 1993 from a loft space in the SoMa district of San Francisco.
  • Game InformerIn August 1991, a six-page circular appeared inside FuncoLand retail locations. David R. Pomijie, the owner of that video game retailer, decided to launch a…
  • Harper's BazaarOn the 2nd of November 1867, a new magazine called Harper's Bazar debuted in New York City. Fletcher Harper had proposed an American version of the German…
  • GameProIn late 1988, Patrick Ferrell sat in a San Francisco Bay Area house with his sister-in-law Leeanne McDermott. They worked alongside Michael and Lynne Kavish…
  • Electronic Gaming MonthlySendai Publications launched Electronic Gaming Monthly in 1988 as the U.S. National Video Game Team's flagship magazine.
  • Next Generation (magazine)Next Generation magazine opened its doors in January 1995 with a bold declaration that the video game industry needed a new kind of voice.
  • Wide Awake (magazine)Daniel Lothrop launched Wide Awake in July 1875 from his Boston publishing firm. He envisioned a magazine for children aged ten to eighteen years old.
  • Vogue (magazine)The first issue of Vogue appeared on the 17th of December 1892. Arthur Baldwin Turnure published this weekly newspaper in New York City with a cover price of…
  • Discover (magazine)Leon Jaroff watched magazine sales climb whenever a science topic appeared on the cover of Time. He saw this pattern in 1971 and began pushing for a…
  • Playthings (magazine)The first issue of Playthings hit newsstands in January 1903 with a modest twenty pages. Editor Robert McCready and publisher Henry C.
  • Official U.S. PlayStation MagazineThe first issue of Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine hit newsstands on the 23rd of September 1997 with a cover date of October 1997.
  • Rolling StoneJann Wenner borrowed seven thousand five hundred dollars from his family and the parents of his soon-to-be wife Jane Schindelheim to launch Rolling Stone in…
  • Esquire (magazine)The first issue of Esquire hit newsstands in October 1933 with a price tag of fifty cents. This monthly publication emerged from the ashes of a trade…
  • Fortune (magazine)Henry Luce launched Fortune magazine in 1929, declaring it the Ideal Super-Class Magazine. The publication made its official debut in February 1930 during…
  • PlayStation: The Official MagazineThe first issue of PSM hit newsstands in September 1997 with Final Fantasy VII on the cover. This launch marked a distinct moment for independent video game…
  • Mix (magazine)David Schwartz, Penny Riker-Jacob, and Bill Laski established a publication called the Mix in 1977. They launched it as a tabloid directory of recording…
  • India CurrentsThe San Francisco Bay Area became the birthplace of India Currents in April 1987. Editor Arvind Kumar and publisher Ashok Jethanandani launched the…
  • PC GamerThe United Kingdom saw the birth of PC Gamer in November 1993. Future plc published this monthly magazine devoted to personal computer gaming.
  • AnimericaA single copy of Animerica issue number zero appeared in November 1992. This preview edition carried no official launch date and served as a test for the…
  • Computer (magazine)The IEEE Computer Society launched Computer magazine to serve its practitioners directly. Every member of the society received a subscription free of cost…
  • GameFanFour men named Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising, and Dave Halverson launched a publication called Diehard GameFan in September 1992.
  • Popular MechanicsHenry Haven Windsor launched Popular Mechanics on the 11th of January 1902 in Chicago. The first issue featured a large illustration of a technological…
  • The NationThe Nation magazine opened its doors on the 6th of July 1865, at 130 Nassau Street in Manhattan. This date marked the end of William Lloyd Garrison's The…
  • Scientific AmericanRufus Porter released the first issue of Scientific American on the 28th of August 1845. This four-page weekly newspaper appeared in New York City at a time…
  • Ebony (magazine)Ebony magazine arrived on newsstands in Chicago on the 1st of November 1945. John H. Johnson launched the publication with a press run of just 25,000 copies.
  • The AtlanticIn the autumn of 1857, Moses Dresser Phillips announced a new magazine idea at a dinner party held inside Boston's Parker House Hotel.
  • Dragon (magazine)June 1976 marked the debut of The Dragon, a monthly magazine published by TSR to replace its earlier publication called The Strategic Review.
  • Dungeon (magazine)The first issue of Dungeon magazine appeared in late 1986, though its cover bore no date. Roger E. Moore served as the publication's original editor and…
  • The Comic ReaderJerry Bails released On the Drawing Board on the 7th of October 1961. This single-page news sheet debuted as a standalone publication after appearing as a…
  • Smithsonian (magazine)Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, received a request from S. Dillon Ripley in 1970 to create a new publication for the Smithsonian…
  • Play MeterRalph C. Lally II opened the doors to his new magazine in December 1974 with a single goal. He wanted to give voice to the coin-operated amusement arcade…
  • Astronomy (magazine)Stephen A. Walther launched the first issue of Astronomy magazine in August 1973 from a small office near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Comics Buyer's GuideAlan Light was seventeen years old when he launched The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom in February 1971. He operated the publication from his home in the…
  • Pizzazz (magazine)Pizzazz magazine arrived on newsstands in 1977 with a clear mission to capture the youth culture market. Marvel Comics published sixteen issues of this…
  • Physics TodayPhysics Today arrived on newsstands in May 1948 as a membership magazine for the American Institute of Physics. The first issue went directly to members of…
  • Vanity Fair (magazine)Condé Montrose Nast purchased a men's fashion magazine called Dress in 1913. He renamed it Dress and Vanity Fair before shortening the title to Vanity Fair.
  • PC WorldThe magazine PC World first appeared on newsstands in March 1983. It had been announced at the COMDEX trade show just four months earlier in November 1982.
  • IEEE SpectrumJanuary 1964 marked the birth of IEEE Spectrum. This new magazine replaced Electrical Engineering as the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical…
  • National GeographicThe first issue of The National Geographic Magazine appeared on the 22nd of September 1888. Gardiner Greene Hubbard wrote an introductory address for that…
  • Byte (magazine)In January 1975, the Altair 8800 appeared in the back pages of electronics magazines. This announcement sparked intense interest among technical workers and…
  • Life (magazine)Henry Luce purchased the name Life magazine for ninety-two thousand dollars in 1936. He wanted to use that name for his company Time Inc.
  • The Christian CenturyThe Christian Century began its life in 1884 as The Christian Oracle within the Disciples of Christ denomination. This publication started in Des Moines…
  • Goldmine (magazine)Brian Bukantis launched Goldmine from a small office in Fraser, Michigan during September 1974. The first issues appeared on newsprint as a black-and-white…
  • Monthly ReviewOn a New Hampshire farm in 1948, two former Harvard colleagues met to discuss the future of American socialism. F. O. Matthiessen offered Paul Sweezy $5,000…