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Banner Weekly

Description: Banner Weekly, the popular storypaper published by Beadle & Adams, first appeared as Saturday Journal (1870) and later Beadle's Weekly (1882) before taking on its present name in 1885. Storypapers were weekly newspapers that featured an array of serialized stories, poems, humor, sports, fashion, and current events intended for the entire family. The Bannner enjoyed an enormous circulation and by 1892 boasted a readership 250,000 strong. Format: 8 pages, with a front-page illustration.
Publisher: Beadle & Adams
Place of Publication: New York
Collection ID: RBC ZZ1
Date of First Issue: 1888
Date of Last Issue: 1895
Holdings: ZZ1-S1 v.8:319-324, 325-342, 349-351, 353 (Dec. 1888-Aug. 1889)
  ZZ1-S2 v.13:627-676 (Nov. 1894-Oct. 1895)

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