Argosy was an American magazine, founded by
Frank Munsey in 1882 as a children's weekly. In 1896 it became the first
pulp magazine, printing only fiction and using cheap pulp paper. Circulation rose and remained strong for decades, but fell to no more than 50,000 by 1942. Many famous writers appeared in
Argosy, including
O. Henry,
Edgar Rice Burroughs,
Erle Stanley Gardner, and
Robert E. Howard. It was sold in 1942 to
Popular Publications and converted from pulp to
slick format, and then to a men's magazine, carrying fiction and
Argosy was an American magazine, founded by
Frank Munsey in 1882 as a children's weekly. In 1896 it became the first
pulp magazine, printing only fiction and using cheap pulp paper. Circulation rose and remained strong for decades, but fell to no more than 50,000 by 1942. Many famous writers appeared in
Argosy, including
O. Henry,
Edgar Rice Burroughs,
Erle Stanley Gardner, and
Robert E. Howard. It was sold in 1942 to
Popular Publications and converted from pulp to
slick format, and then to a men's magazine, carrying fiction and feature articles. Circulation soared to well over one million.