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Weekly magazines published in the United States

  • Time (magazine)On the 3rd of March 1923, a small office in New York City published its first issue. Briton Hadden and Henry Luce stood behind this new weekly news magazine…
  • The New YorkerThe New Yorker magazine opened its doors on the 21st of February 1925. Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant established the publication in a small office at…
  • Sports IllustratedHenry Luce stood at the edge of a business gamble in 1954. He was not a sports fan, yet he pushed to launch Sports Illustrated on August 9 that year.
  • Variety (magazine)The first issue of Variety appeared on the 16th of December 1905. Sime Silverman launched the weekly periodical from New York City to cover theater and…
  • The Sporting NewsThe first edition of The Sporting News hit newsstands on the 17th of March 1886 in St. Louis. Alfred H. Spink, a director for the St.
  • The Hollywood ReporterThe first edition of The Hollywood Reporter appeared on the 3rd of September 1930. William R. Wilkerson, known as Billy, founded the publication that day in…
  • The New RepublicThe first issue of The New Republic landed on newsstands on the 7th of November 1914. Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann founded the magazine with financial…
  • NewsweekNewsweek launched on the 17th of February 1933 with a cover featuring seven photographs from that week's news. Thomas J. C.
  • Bloomberg BusinessweekThe Business Week magazine debuted in New York City during September 1929. This launch occurred just weeks before the catastrophic stock market crash that…
  • 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…
  • Billboard (magazine)The first issue of Billboard appeared in Cincinnati, Ohio on the 1st of November 1894. William Donaldson and James Hennegan published the eight-page weekly…
  • AdweekAdweek first appeared on newsstands in 1979 as a weekly American advertising trade publication. The magazine emerged to cover marketing, creativity, and…
  • The New York Times MagazineOn the 6th of September 1896, the first issue of The New York Times Magazine appeared on newsstands. This date marked a turning point for the newspaper under…
  • 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.
  • Woman's WorldHeinrich Bauer Verlag of Hamburg, Germany launched Woman's World in the United States during 1981. The German publisher established a subsidiary named…