Mahatma (magazine)

*Mahatma*
	; First page of issue 1 (March 1895)
Editor	George H. Little
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	March 1895
Final issue; Number	February 1906; 104 (V9N8)

Mahatma was a monthly magic periodical founded by George Little, which was published March 1895 – February 1906 (issue 104).^[1] According to Alfredson and Daily,^[1] it was "the first English language magical serial of any substance". With the September 1902 issue, it became the official magazine of the Society of American Magicians.^[1] Mahatma was printed in the back of New York City's Martinka's magic shop.^[2]

Publication history[edit]

The first issue of Mahatma was published in March 1895.^[1] There was a gap in publication of 28 months between issues 8 and 9 of volume 1. During this time, the publishers put out 2 other magazines that followed the numbering of Mahatma: Vaudeville and Artist Era. Vaudeville claimed to be a continuation of Mahatma with a change in name and format, and ran for two issues (Volume 1 Numbers 9 & 10). Only two issues of Artist Era are known to exist (Volume 1 Numbers 11 & 13). When it continued publication of volume 1, Mahatma ignored the numbering of Vaudeville and Artist Era and continued with volume 1 number 9.

in 1902, Mahatma began publishing the meeting notes of the Society of American Magicians.^[2] It became the society's official magazine starting with the September 1902 issue.^[1]

A complete set comprises nine volumes, all containing 12 issues except for volume 9, which contains only 8.^[1] Vaudeville and Artist Era are sometimes considered necessary to complete a collection

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Mahatma (magazine)

Publication history[edit]

First page of issue 1 (March 1895)
Editor	George H. Little
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	March 1895
Final issue Number	February 1906 104 (V9N8)