MIA: History: USA: Publications: The Comrade
The Comrade
1901–1905
We present here scans made of all issues of The Comrade from the Greenwood Reprint of this publication, from a volume held by U.C. Davis. We also present here scans of The Comrade’s last two volumes, Volume 3 and Volume 4, made by Google for Hathi Trust from original issues of The Comrade held at Princeton University. These include color images of the covers.
Introduction
Launched in 1901, during the first year of the Socialist Party, The Comrade [1901 - 1905] is viewed by many as the most significant forerunner (some describe it as a "pale" forerunner) of The Masses [1911-1917]. Both are distinguished by the a commitment to present socialist art and literature along with socialist politics. The Comrade was published in New York City.
The Comrade printed utopian fantasies as well as revolutionary propaganda (notes Rebels in Bohemia / The Radicals of The Masses by Leslie Fishbein), and included works by Walt Whitman, Heinrich Heine, Thomas Nast, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Edward Markham, Jack London, Maxim Gorky, Clarence Darrow, Upton Sinclair, Eugene Debs, and Mother Jones.
International Socialist Review began in 1901 also, but its character was a bit dry and stale until Charle H. Kerr fired its original editor (Algie M. Simons) in 1908 and transformed International Socialist Review into a much more lively and visually interesting publication. "The Comrade" can, thus, also in a way be considered to be a "predecessor" of the later incarnation of International Socialist Review. Note the firing of Simons was primarily due to political differences, not over the format of ISR. But Kerr's takeover of ISR's editorship did also result in its format becoming more lively.
Archivist's Note:
We present here scans made of all issues of The Comrade by the Riazanov Library digital archive project from the Greenwood Reprint of this publication, from a volume held by U.C. Davis. Scanned 600 dpi 8 bit gray scale and/or at 1200 dpi single bit BW. Text is scanned at 600 dpi single bit BW, as is some of the line drawn art. Below that we present scans of The Comrade's last two volumes, Volume 3 and Volume 4, made by Google for Hathi Trust from original issues of The Comrade held at Princeton University. The resolution they used is 350 dpi, and most of this is in 8 bit gray scale. Significantly, some of the covers in this section are rendered in 350 dpi 24 bit color.
Martin Goodman, MD
Director, Riazanov Library Digital Archive Projects
Immediately below: scans of The Comrade from the Greenprint held by the University of California at Davis.
Google for Hathi Trust digitized Volumes 3 and 4 of The Comrade held by Princeton University. They are scanned from original issues, not reprints, and contain color images of some of the covers. Click here for these versions.
Index for Volumes 1, 2, and 3 combined click here
1901–1902, Volume 1
Index for Volume 1 click hereVol. 1, No. 1, October, 1901
Vol. 1, No. 2, November, 1901
Vol. 1, No. 3, December, 1901
Vol. 1, No. 4, January, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 5, February, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 6, March, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 7, April, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 8, May, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 9, June, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 10, July, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 11, August, 1902
Vol. 1, No. 12, September, 1902
1902–1903, Volume 2
Index for Volume 2 click hereVol. 2, No. 1, October, 1902
Vol. 2, No. 2, November, 1902
Vol. 2, No. 3, December, 1902
Vol. 2, No. 4, January, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 5, February, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 6, March, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 7, April, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 8, May, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 9, June, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 10, July, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 11, August, 1903
Vol. 2, No. 12, September, 1903
1903–1904, Volume 3
Index for Volume 3 with OCR click hereVol. 3, No. 1, October, 1903
Vol. 3, No. 2, November, 1903
Vol. 3, No. 3, December, 1903
Vol. 3, No. 4, January, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 5, February, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 6, March, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 7, April, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 8, May, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 9, June, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 10, July, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 11, August, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 12, September, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 13, October, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 14, November, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 15, December, 1904
1905, Volume 4
Vol. 4, No. 1, January, 1905
Vol. 4, No. 2, February, 1905
Vol. 4, No. 3, March, 1905
Vol. 4, No. 4, April, 1905 [Last issue]
1903–1905, Volumes 3 & 4 Google / Hathi Trust versions
scanned from original issues held by Princeton University / Includes color covers
Index for Volume 3 of the Google/Hathi Trust versions click hereVol. 3, No. 1, October, 1903
Vol. 3, No. 2, November, 1903
Vol. 3, No. 3, December, 1903
Vol. 3, No. 4, January, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 5, February, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 6, March, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 7, April, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 8, May, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 9, June, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 10, July, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 11, August, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 12, September, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 13, October, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 14, November, 1904
Vol. 3, No. 15, December, 1904
Vol. 4, No. 1, January, 1905
Vol. 4, No. 2, February, 1905
Vol. 4, No. 3, March, 1905
Vol. 4, No. 4, April, 1905
Last updated on 26 September 2017