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Macfadden Publications
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Macfadden Communications Group.
Macfadden Publications
Physical Culture, Bernarr Macfadden's first magazine though the company Macfadden Publications (originally The Macfadden Company, Inc.), was based on Macfadden's interest in bodybuilding. The launch of True Story in 1919 made the company very successful. Other well-known magazines, such as Photoplay and True Detective, soon followed. Macfadden also launched the tabloid New York Evening Graphic. Bernarr Macfadden withdrew from his leadership roles with the company in 1941.