Dell Magazines was a
company founded by
George T. Delacorte Jr. in 1921 as part of his
Dell Publishing Co. Dell is today known for its many
puzzle magazines
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,
astrology
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magazines, as well as fiction magazines such as ''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (AHMM) is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AHM ...
'', ''
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fict ...
'', ''
Asimov's Science Fiction
''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It is currently published by Penny Publications. From January 2017, the publicatio ...
'', and ''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact''. It was sold in March 1996 by Dell's successor company to
Crosstown Publications, with headquarters in
Norwalk, Connecticut, under the same ownership as
Penny Publications, LLC, which publishes PennyPress puzzle magazines. The name "Dell Magazines" is still used on some of its magazines.
The first puzzle magazine Dell published was ''
Dell Crossword Puzzles'', in 1931, and since then it has printed magazines containing
word search
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es,
math and
logic puzzles
A logic puzzle is a puzzle deriving from the mathematical field of deduction.
History
The logic puzzle was first produced by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who is better known under his pen name Lewis Carroll, the author of ''Alice's Adventures in W ...
, and other diversions.
Former Dell magazines
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1000 Jokes''
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Ballyhoo
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I Confess''
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Modern Screen
''Modern Screen'' was an American fan magazine that for over 50 years featured articles, pictorials and interviews with film stars (and later television and music personalities).
Founding
''Modern Screen'' magazine debuted on November 3, 193 ...
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Louis L'Amour Western Magazine''
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Zane Grey Western Magazine''
See also
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Penny Publications
Penny Publications, LLC is a United States magazine publisher specializing in puzzles, mysteries, and crosswords. , Penny Publications publishes at least 85 magazines, distributed through newsstands, in stores, and by subscription in U.S. and Ca ...
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Magazine publishing companies of the United States
Publishing companies established in 1921
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