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The Amalgamated Press (AP) was a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur Alfred Harmsworth (1865–1922) in 1901, gathering his many publishing ventures together under one banner. At one point the largest publishing company in the world, AP employed writers such as Arthur Mee, John Alexander Hammerton, Edwy Searles Brooks, and Charles Hamilton. Its subsidiary, the Educational Book Company, published '' The Harmsworth Self-Educator'', '' The Children's Encyclopædia'', and '' Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia''. The company's newspapers included the ''
Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...
'', the ''
Daily Mirror The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily Tabloid journalism, tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its Masthead (British publishing), masthead was simpl ...
'', '' The Evening News'', ''
The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the ...
'', and ''
The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ( ...
''. At its height, AP published over 70 magazines and operated three large printing works and paper mills in
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."Amalgamated Press,"
''Grace's Guide to British Industrial History''. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.


History


Harmsworth Brothers Ltd

In 1888 Alfred Harmsworth and his younger brother
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(1868–1940) started Harmsworth Brothers, with Alfred acting as publisher and Harold handling the finances. The first thing they did was found a paper called '' Answers to Correspondents'', which was modeled after another popular paper called '' Tit-Bits'' (published by
George Newnes Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was a British publisher and editor and a founding figure in popular journalism. Newnes also served as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for two decades. His company, George Newne ...
). Harmsworth entered the
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market in 1890 with '' Comic Cuts'' and ''
Illustrated Chips ''Illustrated Chips'' was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. Its publisher was the Amalgamated Press, run by Alfred Harmsworth. Priced at a half-penny, ''Illustrated Chips'' was among a number of Harm ...
''; The comic '' Wonder'', launched in 1892, was part of a long string of connected titles which stretched from 1892 to 1953, known by a variety of additional names, including '' Funny Wonder'' and ''Jester''. Also in 1890, Harmsworth began publishing periodicals to challenge and compete with the
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popular among British youth. Priced at one half-penny, Harmsworth's
story papers A story paper is a periodical publication similar to a literary magazine, but featuring illustrations and text stories, and aimed towards children and teenagers. Also known in Britain as "boys' weeklies", story papers were phenomenally popular ...
were cheaper and, at least initially, were more respectable than the competition. Harmsworth claimed to be motivated by a wish to challenge the pernicious influence of penny dreadfuls. AP's ''
Halfpenny Marvel ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, published by Amalgamated Press. Overview ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was the first of Alfred Harmsworth's story papers aimed at putting the " ...
'', launched in 1893, was soon followed by a number of other Harmsworth half-penny periodicals, such as '' The Union Jack'' (1894–1933) and ''Pluck'' (also started in 1894), and the serialized boys'
story papers A story paper is a periodical publication similar to a literary magazine, but featuring illustrations and text stories, and aimed towards children and teenagers. Also known in Britain as "boys' weeklies", story papers were phenomenally popular ...
'' The Boys' Friend'' (1895). At first the stories were high-minded moral tales, reportedly based on true experiences, but it was not long before these papers started using the same kind of material as the publications they competed against. Beginning in 1894, the Harmsworth brothers dove into the newspaper business, first acquiring '' The Evening News'' and the ''Edinburgh Daily Record''. Harmsworth founded the ''
Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...
'' in 1896, which was a success, having the world record for daily circulation until Harmsworth's death. Harmsworth founded the woman's magazine '' Home Chat'' (1895–1959) to compete with C. Arthur Pearson's '' Home Notes''. In 1896, Harmsworth Brothers Ltd was incorporated as a
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. By this time, combined weekly sales of the company's publications exceeded one million copies, more than any other magazine publisher in the world.


Formation and expansion of Amalgamated Press

In 1901, Harmsworth gathered his many publishing ventures together under the banner of Amalgamated Press. In 1902, the company opened offices in
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, also setting up a system of codes and telegraphs that streamlined the layout and printing process. Expanding his newspaper empire, Harmsworth initiated the ''
Daily Mirror The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily Tabloid journalism, tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its Masthead (British publishing), masthead was simpl ...
'' during 1903, and rescued the financially desperate ''
The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the ...
'' and ''
The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ( ...
'' during 1905 and 1908, respectively. During 1908, he also acquired ''
The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...
''. The quality of the AP story papers began to improve throughout the early 20th century. They also proliferated, with AP launching new boys' papers like '' The Gem'' (1907–1939) and '' The Magnet'' (1908–1940). By the time of the
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, papers such as ''Union Jack'' dominated the market in the UK. Post-World War I story papers launched by AP included '' The Champion'' (1922–1955) and ''The Thriller'' (1929–1937). Recognizing the popularity of the story papers with girls, AP editor
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launched a girl's line, the most notable being ''
School Friend ''School Friend'' was the name of two different British weekly publications marketed toward girls, both of which were pioneering in their respective categories. The first ''School Friend'', published from 1919 to 1929, was the first story paper ...
'' (1919–1929), '' Schoolgirls' Own'' (1921–1936), and '' The Schoolgirl'' (1922–1923; 1929–1940). AP's '' My Magazine'' was published from 1908 to 1933 with different names; it had articles on science, technology, geography, and current events. From 1912 Amalgamated Press was based at Fleetway House in
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, London.W. O. G. Lofts, "Fleetway House is no more," ''C.D.'' #375 (March 1978)
Archived at the Friardale website
Amalgamated Press acquired the assets of James Henderson & Sons Ltd in 1920. "James Henderson and Sons", ''Graces Guide''
Retrieved 22 November 2020
AP story papers faced tougher competition in the 1930s with the rise of
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's line, including '' The Hotspur'' (launched in 1933). '' Comic Cuts'' and ''
Illustrated Chips ''Illustrated Chips'' was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. Its publisher was the Amalgamated Press, run by Alfred Harmsworth. Priced at a half-penny, ''Illustrated Chips'' was among a number of Harm ...
'' continued strongly into the 20th century; other notable pre- War humorous comics titles published by AP included '' Film Fun'' (launched in 1920), ''
Radio Fun ''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with ''Buster''. The comic strips included the uncredited work o ...
'' (1938), and ''
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'' (1939).


Harmsworth's death; Allied Newspapers; William Berry

Alfred Harmsworth died in 1922, and in 1926 Amalgamated Press was bought by
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and Gomer Berry of Allied Newspapers.Herbert Allingham biography
golden-duck.co.uk website; accessed 2013-09-16.
Shortly after this sale, in 1927, AP acquired and continued publishing a number of Cassell & Co.'s periodicals, including ''
Cassell's Magazine ''Cassell's Magazine'' is a British magazine that was published monthly from 1897 to 1912. It was the successor to ''Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper'', (1853–1867) becoming ''Cassell's Family Magazine'' in 1874, ''Cassell's Magazine'' in 1897 ...
'', '' The Story-Teller'', and '' Chums''. The Berry brothers dissolved their partnership in 1937, with William Berry (Lord Camrose) retaining Amalgamated Press. Editor
Leonard Matthews Leonard James Matthews (10 October 1914 – 9 November 1997) was a British editor, publisher, writer and illustrator of comics and children's magazines, best known as the founder of the educational magazine ''Look and Learn''. Early life Born in ...
(1914–1997), who joined AP in 1939, was a leading figure in the company's comics titles for 20 years, eventually becoming Manager Editor. The onset of
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, in the years 1940–1942, brought the merger and cancellation of a number of long-running AP comics titles, including ''Butterfly'' and ''Puck'' (both launched in 1904), ''
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'' (launched in 1912), '' Tiger Tim's Weekly'' (1919), ''Sunbeam'' (1922), ''The Joker'' (1927), ''Larks'' (1927), ''Bubbles'' (1921), ''Chicks' Own'' (1929), and '' Funny Wonder'' series 3 (dating back to 1914).
Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose John Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose (12 July 1909 – 15 February 1995) was a British nobleman, politician, and newspaper proprietor. Early life Berry was born in Surrey on 12 July 1909, the eldest son of William Berry, later first Viscoun ...
, the eldest son of William Berry, was Vice Chairman of Amalgamated Press from 1942 until the company's sale in 1959. In May 1949, AP acquired the publisher J. B. Allen, including their comics titles '' The Comet'' and '' Sun'', which they continued under the same names. AP launched a number of notable comics in the 1950s, including ''
School Friend ''School Friend'' was the name of two different British weekly publications marketed toward girls, both of which were pioneering in their respective categories. The first ''School Friend'', published from 1919 to 1929, was the first story paper ...
'' (launched in 1950; considered the first girls' comic), ''
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'' (1952), ''
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'' (1954), and the young children's comics '' Jack and Jill'' and ''
Playhour ''Playhour'' was a British children's comics magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway/ IPC between 16 October 1954 and 15 August 1987, a run of approximately 1,700 weekly issues. ''Playhour'' contained a mixture of original tales for you ...
'' (both 1954). Another round of mergers and cancellations of long-running AP comics titles occurred in the years 1952–1957, including ''
Illustrated Chips ''Illustrated Chips'' was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. Its publisher was the Amalgamated Press, run by Alfred Harmsworth. Priced at a half-penny, ''Illustrated Chips'' was among a number of Harm ...
'' and '' Comic Cuts'' (both launched in 1890), ''Jingles'' (launched in 1934), ''Tip Top'' (launched in 1934), ''Playbox'' (launched in 1925), ''The Rainbow'' (launched in 1914), and ''Tiny Tots'' (launched in 1920).


Acquisition by the Mirror Group/IPC

In 1959, Amalgamated Press was bought by the Mirror Group and renamed
Fleetway Publications Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies that mer ...
(after the name of AP's headquarters, Fleetway House). AP titles that were continued by IPC/Fleetway included: * ''Confessions Library'' (1959 series) * ''Cowboy Picture Library'' (1950 series; originally known as ''Cowboy Comics'') * ''Famous Romance Library'' (1956 series) * '' Film Fun'' (1920 series) * ''
Girls' Crystal ''Girls' Crystal'' was a British weekly story paper and then a comic book published by Amalgamated Press (AP) that ran from 1935 to 1963. Along with ''School Friend'' and ''Girl'', it was one of the first British girls' comics. Publication histo ...
'' (1935 series) * ''
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'' (1939 series) * ''
Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus '' Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adu ...
'' (1952 series) * ''Marilyn'' (1955 series) * ''
Playhour ''Playhour'' was a British children's comics magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway/ IPC between 16 October 1954 and 15 August 1987, a run of approximately 1,700 weekly issues. ''Playhour'' contained a mixture of original tales for you ...
'' (1954 series) * ''
Radio Fun ''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with ''Buster''. The comic strips included the uncredited work o ...
'' (1938 series) * ''Roxy'' (1958 series) * ''
School Friend ''School Friend'' was the name of two different British weekly publications marketed toward girls, both of which were pioneering in their respective categories. The first ''School Friend'', published from 1919 to 1929, was the first story paper ...
'' (1950 series) * ''Super Detective Library'' (1953 series) * ''
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'' (1951 series) * ''
Tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living Felidae, cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily pr ...
'' (1954 series) * ''Top Spot'' (1958 series) * ''TV Fun'' (1953 series) * ''Valentine'' (1957 series) With the transition to Fleetway, the AP titles '' The Comet'', '' Sun'', and '' Tiny Tots'' were all merged into other AP titles: ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
Playhour ''Playhour'' was a British children's comics magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway/ IPC between 16 October 1954 and 15 August 1987, a run of approximately 1,700 weekly issues. ''Playhour'' contained a mixture of original tales for you ...
'', respectively. ''
Radio Fun ''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with ''Buster''. The comic strips included the uncredited work o ...
'' was continued by Fleetway for a short time and then merged into '' Buster'' in 1960. Similarly, ''TV Fun'' was renamed ''TV Fan'', continued for a short time, and then was merged into ''Valentine''. In 1961, the Mirror Group also acquired Odhams Press (which by that point owned
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and
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/ Pearson). The group was renamed the
International Publishing Corporation TI Media (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of its tit ...
in 1963, although the component companies continued to use their own names until 1968 when they were reorganised into the unitary IPC Magazines. The "Fleetway" banner continued to be used for some publications until IPC's
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line was sold under the name Fleetway Publications to
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in 1987. Of the comics titles IPC acquired from Amalgamated Press, only five survived into the 1970s: '' Jack and Jill'', ''
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'', ''
Playhour ''Playhour'' was a British children's comics magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway/ IPC between 16 October 1954 and 15 August 1987, a run of approximately 1,700 weekly issues. ''Playhour'' contained a mixture of original tales for you ...
'', ''
Tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living Felidae, cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily pr ...
'', and '' Valentine''; of those five, ''Jack and Jill'', ''Playhour'', and ''Tiger'' survived until the mid-1980s.
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currently owns all comics characters and titles created by IPC's subsidiaries after 1 January 1970, together with 26 specified characters which appeared in '' Buster''; while IPC currently retains its other comics characters and titles, including Sexton Blake, The Steel Claw, and Battler Britton.


Newspapers

* ''
Daily Mail The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper and news websitePeter Wilb"Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail: The man who hates liberal Britain", ''New Statesman'', 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) publish ...
'' (founded 1896; acquired by
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in 1922) * ''
Daily Mirror The ''Daily Mirror'' is a British national daily Tabloid journalism, tabloid. Founded in 1903, it is owned by parent company Reach plc. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its Masthead (British publishing), masthead was simpl ...
'' (founded 1903; sold to Harold Harmsworth in 1913) * '' The Evening News'' (acquired in 1894) * ''Edinburgh Daily Record'' (founded 1894) * ''
The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the ...
'' (acquired in 1903; sold in 1911) * ''
The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...
'' (acquired in 1908; sold in 1915) * ''
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'' (acquired in 1908; sold in 1922)


Books

* ''The Boy's Book of Everyday Science'' (1937), edited by Charles Ray * ''The Concise Household Encyclopedia'' (1932–1939) edited by J A Hammerton. * ''
Everybody's Enquire Within ''Everybody's Enquire Within'' is a lavishly illustrated book of miscellaneous knowledge first issued in weekly instalments in Britain from 1937 to 1938. It was edited by Charles Ray and published by the Amalgamated Press Ltd. It is not to ...
'', edited by Charles Ray, published in 55 weekly instalments from 1937 to 1938. * ''The Great War: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict'' (1914-1919), edited by Wilson and Hammerton * '' Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia'' (1921/1922) * "Wonders" — all edited by
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, and published by Amalgamated Press as weekly instalments, with a book binding service available to keep as two volumes for each series. ** ''Railway Wonders of the World'', 50 installments (1935–36) ** ''Shipping Wonders of the World'', 55 installments (1936–37) ** ''Wonders of World Engineering'', 53 installments (1937–38) ** ''Wonders of World Aviation'', 40 installments (1938) * ''The World of Wonder: 10,000 Things Every Child Should Know'' (1933), edited by Charles Ray. Published in two volumes: Vol. One, pages 1 to 732; Vol. Two, pages 733 to 1460. An illustrated compendium of mainly science and technology, with some historical subjects.


Periodicals

* ''
Cassell's Magazine ''Cassell's Magazine'' is a British magazine that was published monthly from 1897 to 1912. It was the successor to ''Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper'', (1853–1867) becoming ''Cassell's Family Magazine'' in 1874, ''Cassell's Magazine'' in 1897 ...
'' (1927–1932) — acquired from Cassell & Co., where it originated in 1897; merged into ''Storyteller'' * '' The Children's Encyclopædia'' (1908–1964) * ''
The Children's Newspaper ''The Children's Newspaper'' was a long-running newspaper published by the Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) aimed at pre-teenage children founded by Arthur Mee in 1919. It ran for 2,397 weekly issues before being merged with ''Lo ...
'' (1919–1965) * ''
Everybody's Weekly ''Everybody’s Weekly'' was weekly tabloid founded 1913 in London as ''The Competitors' Journal''. The publication was widely syndicated in the United States. ''Everybody's'', then owned and published by Everybody’s Publications Ltd., was acq ...
'' (1950–1959) — acquired from Everybody's Publications Ltd., where it originated in 1913; merged into Odhams' '' John Bull'' * ''The Green Magazine'' (1922–1923) * ''
The Harmsworth Red Magazine ''The Harmsworth Red Magazine'', also known as ''Harmsworth's Red Magazine'' or just ''The Red Magazine'', was a fiction magazine published by Alfred Harmsworth's Amalgamated Press in 620 issues from June 1908 to September 1939. It was edited by J ...
'' (1908–1939) * '' The Harmsworth Self-Educator'' (1905–1907) * '' Home Chat'' (1895–1959) * ''
London Magazine ''The London Magazine'' is the title of six different publications that have appeared in succession since 1732. All six have focused on the arts, literature and miscellaneous topics. 1732–1785 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly I ...
'' (1898–1933) * ''
The Modern Boy ''The Modern Boy'' (later ''Modern Boy'') was a British boys' magazine published between 1928 and 1939 by the Amalgamated Press. It ran to some 610 issues. It was first launched on 11 February 1928 and cost 2d (two old pence, when there were 24 ...
'' (1928–1939) * '' My Magazine'' (1908–1933) * ''
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'' (1919–1960) * '' Storyteller'' (1927–1937) — acquired from Cassell & Co., where it originated in 1907 * '' Woman & Home'' (from 1926) * '' Woman's Weekly'' (from 1911) * ''
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'' (1905-1920), a weekly society paper originated in 1874 — acquired from the widow of
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in 1905 * ''The Yellow Magazine'' (1921–1926)"Yellow Magazine, The,"
''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (APRIL 10, 2015).


Story papers

* '' The Boys' Friend'' (1895–1927) * '' The Boys' Herald'' (1903–1913) * ''The Boy's Realm'' (1902–1916; 1919–1929)"The Boys' Realm,"
Comic Book+. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021.
* '' The Champion'' (1922–1955) * '' Chums'' (1927–1941) — acquired from Cassell & Co., where it originated in 1892 * '' The Gem'' (1907–1939) * ''
Halfpenny Marvel ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, published by Amalgamated Press. Overview ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was the first of Alfred Harmsworth's story papers aimed at putting the " ...
'' (1893–1922) * '' The Magnet'' (1908–1940) * ''Pluck'' (1894–1916; 1922–1924) * ''
School Friend ''School Friend'' was the name of two different British weekly publications marketed toward girls, both of which were pioneering in their respective categories. The first ''School Friend'', published from 1919 to 1929, was the first story paper ...
'' (1919–1929) * '' The Schoolgirl'' (1922–1923; 1929–1940) * '' Schoolgirls' Own'' (1921–1936) * ''The Thriller'' (1929–1937) * ''The Triumph'' (1924–1940) * '' The Union Jack'' (1894–1933)


Notable comics titles


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Complete List of Harmsworth/Fleetway/IPC comic titles

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