Ainslee's Magazine was an American literary periodical published from 1897 to December 1926. It was originally published as a humor magazine called The Yellow Kid, based on the popular comic strip character. It was renamed Ainslee's the following year.
The magazine's publishers were Howard, Ainslee & Co., a division of the Street & Smith publishing house in New York City.
Among those who contributed essays, short stories, or poetry to Ainslee's:
From 1920 to 1923 Dorothy Parker wrote the monthly drama reviews column, "In Broadway Playhouses". Edith Isaacs worked as a critic for the magazine prior to her tenure at Theatre Arts.
Ainslee's was published until December 1926, after which it was merged into Far West Illustrated, a western-fiction magazine.
In 1934, Street & Smith revived Ainslee's Magazine as a "sophisticated love-story monthly" edited by Daisy Bacon. In 1936, the title changed to AinsleeâÂÂs Smart Love Stories, then finally Smart Love Stories. It was discontinued in 1938.
Ainslee's switched from a 10â cover price to 15â with the October 1902 issue, allegedly the first magazine with a 15â price.
The magazine switched from slick to pulp paper with the February 1914 issue (it had slick ad sections front and back throughout).