12 Sports Aces was a sports-focused pulp magazine published by Ace Magazines (also known as Magazine Publishers) in the early 1940s. It was part of the broader collection of pulp magazines published under A. A. Wyn’s publishing house, which was established in 1929.
Publication Details
The magazine featured various sports content, including coverage of baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf. Issues were published monthly, with confirmed editions from March 1940 (Volume 3, No. 1) through at least September 1942.
Publishing Context
The magazine was one of many specialized publications from Ace Magazines, which published various pulp titles including Ace Detective Magazine, Ace Mystery, and Ace Sports. The publishing house continued producing magazines until the early 1950s, when the company shifted its focus to book publishing under the name Ace Books.
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| 1 | Variety Sports Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 | 1938-09-01 |
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| 2 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 1, No. 2 | 1938-12-01 |
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| 3 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 1, No. 3 | 1939-03-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 4 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 1, No. 4 | 1939-05-01 |
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| 5 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 2, No. 1 | 1939-07-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 6 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 2, No. 2 | 1939-09-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 7 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 2, No. 3 | 1939-11-01 | Rafael M. DeSoto |
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| 8 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 2, No. 4 | 1940-01-01 |
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| 9 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 3, No. 1 | 1940-03-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 10 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 3, No. 2 | 1940-05-01 |
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| 11 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 3, No. 3 | 1940-07-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 12 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 3, No. 4 | 1940-09-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 13 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 4, No. 1 | 1940-11-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 14 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 4, No. 2 | 1941-01-01 |
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| 15 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 4, No. 3 | 1941-03-01 |
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| 16 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 4, No. 4 | 1941-05-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 17 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 5, No. 1 | 1941-07-01 |
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| 18 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 5, No. 2 | 1941-09-01 |
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| 19 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 5, No. 3 | 1941-11-01 |
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| 20 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 5, No. 4 | 1942-01-01 |
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| 21 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 6, No. 1 | 1942-03-01 | Monte Herridge, Morbus Iff |
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| 22 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 6, No. 2 | 1942-05-01 |
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| 23 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 6, No. 3 | 1942-07-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 24 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 6, No. 4 | 1942-09-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 25 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 7, No. 1 | 1942-11-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 26 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 7, No. 2 | 1943-01-01 |
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| 27 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 7, No. 3 | 1943-03-01 |
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| 28 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 7, No. 4 | 1943-05-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 29 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 8, No. 1 | 1943-09-01 | Norman Saunders |
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| 30 | 12 Sports Aces, Vol. 8, No. 2 | 1943-12-01 |
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