Munsey’s Magazine

Munsey's Magazine was an American magazine founded in 1889 by Frank Andrew Munsey. It was initially called Munsey's Weekly and was the first widely circulated, illustrated magazine in the United States to be sold for a low price, originally ten cents per copy. Munsey was a prominent publisher known for consolidating journalistic enterprises in the U.S.. He viewed his publications as businesses and managed them with a detailed approach, often maintaining an inoffensive editorial policy. Munsey also founded the Golden Argosy in 1882, which was later renamed the Argosy Magazine and converted into an adult publication.1