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Halfpenny Marvel
Cover 'Halfpenny Marvel #74 from 1895
CategoriesStory paper
FrequencyWeekly
First issue1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Final issue1922 (1922)
CompanyAmalgamated Press
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish

The Halfpenny Marvel was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, published by Amalgamated Press. It was the first of Alfred Harmsworth's story papers aimed at putting the "penny dreadfuls" out of business by producing "pure, healthy literature" at a cheaper price. Begun in 1893, the magazine was originally named The Halfpenny Marvel Library, but was shorted to The Marvel in 1898. The magazine folded in 1922.[1]

References

  1. ^ R. B. Kershner (1 February 2014). Joyce, Bakhtin, and Popular Literature: Chronicles of Disorder. University of North Carolina Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-4696-1621-6. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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