Enjoy our selected list of entirely free pulp magazines to read. Some other vintage magazines of great interest are included.
Remember, the alphabetical order includes the definite article “the“.
More “pulps” are coming, so stay tuned!


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10 STORY BOOK COVER - April 192210 STORY BOOK

First released in 1901.
 
 
 

ACTION STORIESACTION STORIES

First released in 1921.
 
 
 

ADVENTURE COVER - July 1935ADVENTURE

First released in 1910.
 
 
 

read AIR WONDER STORIESAIR WONDER STORIES

First released in 1929.
 
 
 

ALL-STORY DETECTIVEALL-STORY DETECTIVE

First released in 1949.
 
 
 

AMAZING STORIES COVER - READ FREEAMAZING STORIES

First released in 1926.
 
 
 

A. MERRITT'S FANTASY MAGAZINE - October 1950A. MERRITT’S FANTASY MAGAZINE

First released in 1949.
 
 
 

THE ARGOSY - April 1912ARGOSY

First released in 1888.
 
 
 

ASTONISHING STORIES ASTONISHING STORIES

First released in 1940.
 
 
 

ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION COVER - November 1940ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION

First released in 1930.
 
 
 

read BLACK BOOK DETECTIVE BLACK BOOK DETECTIVE

First released in 1933.
 
 
 

BLACK MASK - June, 1945 BLACK MASK

First released in 1920.
 
 
 

read CAPTAIN FUTURE freeCAPTAIN FUTURE

First released in 1940.
 
 
 

CAPTAIN SATAN magazineCAPTAIN SATAN

First released in 1938.
 
 
 

COLLEGE HUMOR MAGAZINE - July 1931COLLEGE HUMOR

First released in 1920.
 
 
 

COWBOY SHORT STORIES magazineCOWBOY SHORT STORIES

First released in 1938.
 
 
 

read DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY

First released in 1924.
 
 
 

DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES magazineDETECTIVE SHORT STORIES

First released in 1937.
 
 
 

DETECTIVE TALESDETECTIVE TALES

First released in 1935.
 
 
 

10 STORY MYSTERY - October, 1942 - FREE READDIME MYSTERY/10 STORY MYSTERY

First released in 1932.
 
 
 

DIME SPORTS - February 1944DIME SPORTS

First released in 1935.
 
 
 

read EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERY MAGAZINE - September 1964EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERY MAGAZINE

First released in 1964.
 
 
 

read EXCITING LOVEEXCITING LOVE

First released in 1941.
 
 
 

READ - FAMOUS FEATURE STORIES 1938FAMOUS FEATURE STORIES

First released in 1938.
 
 
 

read FANTASTIC magazine PDFFANTASTIC

First released in 1952.
 
 
 

READ FANTASTIC NOVELSFANTASTIC NOVELS

First released in 1940.
 
 
 

FEAR! - July 1960FEAR!

First released in 1960.
 
 
 

FIFTEEN SPORTS STORIESFIFTEEN SPORTS STORIES

First released in 1948.
 
 
 

FIFTEEN WESTERN TALES FIFTEEN WESTERN TALES

First released in 1942.
 
 
 

FIGHT STORIESFIGHT STORIES

First released in 1928.
 
 
 

read FIVE NOVELS MONTHLY MAGAZINEFIVE NOVELS MONTHLY/MAGAZINE

First released in 1928.
 
 
 

read FRONTIER STORIES magazine FRONTIER STORIES

First released in 1924.
 
 
 

GHOST STORIES - December, 1928 - FREE READGHOST STORIES

First released in 1926.
 
 
 

Read HORROR STORIES magazineHORROR STORIES

First released in 1935.
 
 
 

read IMAGINATIVE TALES IMAGINATIVE TALES

First released in 1954.
 
 
 

INDIAN STORIES - Summer 1950INDIAN STORIES

First released in 1950.
 
 
 

read JUNGLE STORIES JUNGLE STORIES

First released in 1938.
 
 
 

LOVE STORY MAGAZINE - January 29th, 1938 - FREE READLOVE STORY MAGAZINE

First released in 1921.
 
 
 

read MAMMOTH ADVENTURE magazineMAMMOTH ADVENTURE

First released in 1946.
 
 
 

read MAMMOTH DETECTIVE MAMMOTH DETECTIVE

First released in 1942.
 
 
 

read MAMMOTH MYSTERY MAMMOTH MYSTERY

First released in 1945.
 
 
 

read street smith's mystery magazine May 1943MYSTERY

First released in 1939.
 
 
 

read NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY NEW NICK CARTER WEEKLY

First released in 1897.
 
 
 

read NICK CARTER STORIESNICK CARTER STORIES

First released in 1912.
 
 
 

SCIENCE FICTION PLUS SCIENCE FICTION PLUS

First released in 1953.
 
 
 

SCOOPS magazine 1934SCOOPS

First released in 1934.
 
 
 

SEA STORIES magazineSEA STORIES

First released in 1922.
 
 
 

read SECRET SERVICE magazineSECRET SERVICE

First released in 1899.
 
 
 

SHORT STORIES COVER - FREE READSHORT STORIES

First released in 1890.
 
 
 

SPICY STORIES - September 1933SPICY STORIES

First released in 1928.
 
 
 

read STARTLING DETECTIVE ADVENTURESSTARTLING DETECTIVE ADVENTURES

First released in 1929.
 
 
 

STARTLING STORIES - July, 1947 - FREE READSTARTLING STORIES

First released in 1939.
 
 
 

read STAR WESTERN STAR WESTERN

First released in 1933.
 
 
 

STIRRING SCIENCE STORIES - April 1941STIRRING SCIENCE STORIES

First released in 1941.
 
 
 

STRANGE STORIESSTRANGE STORIES

First released in 1939.
 
 
 

STRANGE TALES OF MYSTERY AND TERROR - June, 1932 - FREE READSTRANGE TALES OF MYSTERY AND TERROR

First released in 1931.
 
 
 

TALES OF WONDER magazineTALES OF WONDER

First released in 1937.
 
 
 

TERROR TALES - September, 1934 - FREE READTERROR TALES

First released in 1934.
 
 
 

read THE BLACK CAT magazineTHE BLACK CAT

First released in 1895.
 
 
 

THE GOLDEN ARGOSYTHE GOLDEN ARGOSY

First released in 1882.
 
 
 

THE LONDON MYSTERY MAGAZINE THE LONDON MYSTERY MAGAZINE

First released in 1949.
 
 
 

THE MAGIC CARPET - July, 1933 THE MAGIC CARPET

First released in 1933.
 
 
 

THE MENTOR - October 1, 1919THE MENTOR

First released in 1913.
 
 
 

THE SHADOW - October 15th, 1941 - FREE READTHE SHADOW

First released in 1931.
 
 
 

THE SPIDER PULP MAGAZINETHE SPIDER

First released in 1933.
 
 
 

THE STRAND MAGAZINE COVER - SUSSEX VAMPIRE SHERLOCK HOLMES JANUARY 1924 - FREE READTHE STRAND MAGAZINE

First released in 1891.
 
 
 

THE THRILLER - April 20, 1929THE THRILLER

First released in 1929.
 
 
 

THRILLING ADVENTURES THRILLING ADVENTURES

First released in 1931.
 
 
 

THRILLING WONDER STORIESTHRILLING WONDER STORIES

First released in 1936.
 
 
 

THRILLS INCORPORATED THRILLS INCORPORATED

First released in 1950.
 
 
 

UNCANNY STORIESUNCANNY STORIES

First released in 1941.
 
 
 

UNKNOWN - July 1939UNKNOWN

First released in 1939.
 
 
 

read WALT COBURN'S WESTERN MAGAZINE WALT COBURN’S WESTERN MAGAZINE

First released in 1949.
 
 
 

WEIRD TALES READ FREEWEIRD TALES

First released in 1923.
 
 
 

WEST MAGAZINE - June 1936WEST

First released in 1926.
 
 
 

read WESTERN STORY magazineWESTERN STORY

First released in 1919.

 

 

 

If you wish to read more pulp magazines for free, we suggest to take a look at our “Reading Pulp Magazines Online” post. Amongst many other things, you will find a selected list of the best sites from which you could pick up the magazine you are looking for.
Also, you can read directly many short stories, selected by genre, in our “Short Stories and Great Fiction” page.