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Fame and Fortune Weekly

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Fame and Fortune Weekly, 1921

Fame and Fortune Weekly: Stories of Boys Who Make Money (1905–1929) was an American periodical for children published by Frank Tousey in New York[1][2] which had 1197 weekly issues.

History and profile

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The magazine was started in 1905 with the name Fame and Fortune Weekly.[1] The first issue appeared on October 6, 1905.[1] The magazine was redesigned as a pulp magazine and renamed as Fame and Fortune Magazine in October 1928.[1] The frequency of the magazine was also switched to biweekly in 1928.[1] Then it was renamed as Fortune Story Magazine in July 1929 and ended publication in December of that year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Magazine Data, page 186
  2. ^ "Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls". Stanford University Libraries. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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