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October 1912 issue ~ cover art by Jay Hambidge

cover art by Jay Hambidge

included “Excess Baggage” by Rex T. Stout – his 4th published story

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cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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cover art by John A. Coughlin

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February 1933 – premiere issue

first appearance of The Phantom Menace

cover art by Bertram Glover

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cover art by Lejaren Hiller

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October 1935 – first issue when changed from weekly to monthly

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cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

cover art by Rafael DeSoto