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'''''The Star Weekly''''' magazine - founded as the "Toronto Star Weekly" - was a Canadian periodical published from April 9, 1910 to December 29, 1973 by the staff of the newspaper "[[The | '''''The Star Weekly''''' magazine - founded as the "Toronto Star Weekly" - was a Canadian periodical published from April 9, 1910 to December 29, 1973 by the staff of the newspaper "[[The Toronto Star]]". | ||
The publication was published each saturday (for the comics, one day before their USA Sunday page similar releases) and included feature articles, fiction, recipes, sports, lifestyle articles. A key feature of the magazine was its extensive section of colour comics which became | The publication was published each saturday (for the comics, one day before their USA Sunday page similar releases) and included feature articles, fiction, recipes, sports, lifestyle articles. A key feature of the magazine was its extensive section of colour comics which became | ||
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At its peak, in the early sixties, the magazine "The Star Weekly" had averaged 108 pages and sold over one million copies a week and also sold 30,000 copies in the United States. | At its peak, in the early sixties, the magazine "The Star Weekly" had averaged 108 pages and sold over one million copies a week and also sold 30,000 copies in the United States. | ||
"[[Mandrake the Magician]]" [[Sunday strip]] appeared | "[[Mandrake the Magician]]" [[Sunday strip]] appeared in the “Star Weekly” from 1941 (the exact date remains to be determined) to its last edition (December 29, 1973). | ||
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Image:SW-02.1944 03 18.jpg|''"Star Weekly" March 18, 1944 / Sunday page dated next day'' | Image:SW-02.1944 03 18.jpg|''"Star Weekly" March 18, 1944 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
Image:SW-03.1945 01 06.jpg|''"Star Weekly" January 6, 1945 / Sunday page dated next day'' | Image:SW-03.1945 01 06.jpg|''"Star Weekly" January 6, 1945 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
Image:SW-03B.1946 10 12.jpg|''"Star Weekly" October 12, 1946 / Sunday page dated next day' | Image:SW-03B.1946 10 12.jpg|''"Star Weekly" October 12, 1946 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
Image:SW-04.1951 10 O6.jpg|''"Star Weekly" October 6, 1951 / Sunday page dated next day' | Image:SW-04.1951 10 O6.jpg|''"Star Weekly" October 6, 1951 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
Image:SW-05.1953 06 27.jpg|''"Star Weekly" June 27, 1953 / Sunday page dated next day' | Image:SW-05.1953 06 27.jpg|''"Star Weekly" June 27, 1953 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
Image:SW-06.1959 06 20.jpg|''"Star Weekly" June 20, 1959 / Sunday page dated next day' | Image:SW-06.1959 06 20.jpg|''"Star Weekly" June 20, 1959 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
Image:SW-07.1966 04.jpg|''"Star Weekly" April 9, 1966 / Sunday page dated next day'' | Image:SW-07.1966 04.jpg|''"Star Weekly" April 9, 1966 / Sunday page dated next day'' | ||
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[[Category:Canadian newspapers|Star Weekly, The]] | [[Category:Canadian newspapers|Star Weekly, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:55, 4 August 2020
The Star Weekly magazine - founded as the "Toronto Star Weekly" - was a Canadian periodical published from April 9, 1910 to December 29, 1973 by the staff of the newspaper "The Toronto Star".
The publication was published each saturday (for the comics, one day before their USA Sunday page similar releases) and included feature articles, fiction, recipes, sports, lifestyle articles. A key feature of the magazine was its extensive section of colour comics which became a major driver of the publication's circulation success.
At its peak, in the early sixties, the magazine "The Star Weekly" had averaged 108 pages and sold over one million copies a week and also sold 30,000 copies in the United States.
"Mandrake the Magician" Sunday strip appeared in the “Star Weekly” from 1941 (the exact date remains to be determined) to its last edition (December 29, 1973).
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"Star Weekly" March 18, 1944 / Sunday page dated next day
"Star Weekly" January 6, 1945 / Sunday page dated next day
"Star Weekly" October 12, 1946 / Sunday page dated next day
"Star Weekly" October 6, 1951 / Sunday page dated next day
"Star Weekly" June 27, 1953 / Sunday page dated next day
"Star Weekly" June 20, 1959 / Sunday page dated next day
"Star Weekly" April 9, 1966 / Sunday page dated next day
