Talk:Dynamite (magazine)

Issue numbers
Issue #38 of Dynamite from July 1977, featuring baseball player Mark Fidrych, initiated the use of a secondary numbering system and was labeled Volume 1, Number 1. That does not mean it was the first issue of Dynamite, since 37 issues preceded it. This secondary numbering system continued until March 1986 with Issue #134, which featured Michael J. Fox and was labeled Volume 9, Number 6. I have left this information out of the article because it's pretty dry, but I keep it here for clarification. (JosephASpadaro 07:24, 12 March 2007 (UTC))


 * I incorporated this information into the "Notes" that accompany the Table. (JosephASpadaro 23:46, 21 March 2007 (UTC))

Cover stories
I would like to add a section that indicates what was on the cover of each issue (example: Issue #1, March 1974, M*A*S*H, etc.). Do people think that this is a good idea or not? I have all the information at hand, but would probably need someone else's help to format it properly into a table. (64.252.65.246 04:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC) Joe S.)


 * I have begun to enter all of the information for the cover feature story of each issue. As there are 165 issues, this will take me some time and, as of now, it is only a work in progress.  I will continually add and update this section until I have completed all 165 issues.  Thanks for your patience!  (64.252.67.48 17:35, 24 February 2007 (UTC)   Joe S.)


 * As of now, I have updated the correct information and added the appropriate links for Issues Number 1 through 145. I will continue to update this page until all 165 issues are completed.  Thanks.  (JosephASpadaro 07:11, 11 March 2007 (UTC))


 * I have completed the information and links for all 165 covers. Thanks! (JosephASpadaro 05:35, 13 March 2007 (UTC))


 * I reformatted the information in the form of a Table. (JosephASpadaro 23:45, 21 March 2007 (UTC))

Wow and Bananas magazines
As there don't appear to be independent pages for Dynamite's sibling publications Wow and Bananas (for younger and older readers, respectively), a section for each here might be appropriate. I haven't been able to determine whether these magazines began later or ended sooner than Dynamite, but in terms of pop-culture influence they are clearly subordinate. Asat 20:06, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's a great idea -- incorporating some information on Wow and Bananas into this article. Do you have any information? (JosephASpadaro 04:20, 11 May 2007 (UTC))
 * I added a sentence about these two magazines into this article. The sentence reads as follows: "The magazine changed the fortunes of the company, becoming the most successful publication in its history and inspiring two similar periodicals for Scholastic, Wow and Bananas."  Thanks.  Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:49, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Old "Flip" Magazine about video games
I know this is the nostalgia talking, but didn't some issues in the 1980s have a second video-game focused magazine included? (printed upside-down, so that the back cover of Dynamite was the front cover of this other magazine?) Seems like that might be worth mentioning in the otherwise very complete index, I found it fascinating when I was a kid, and it speaks to the cultural influence of video games at that time. Kirkjerk (talk) 13:28, 26 September 2011 (UTC)


 * This magazine was called "Arcade", I found this reference: http://www.brandedinthe80s.com/flip-that-last-issue-of-dynamite-magazine-to-reveal-an-issue-of-arcade- Does anyone know anything more about it? Kirkjerk (talk) 16:54, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Good Vibrations editor
Who was the editor/author of the Good Vibrations section? Was this person an accredited psychologist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.122.209.150 (talk) 00:53, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * On the Good Vibrations page, right under the title, it read: "Paulina Kernberg, M.D.". There is also a Wikipedia article on a Paulina Kernberg.  At a quick glance, it seems like these two are indeed the same person.  According to the Wikipedia article, Kernberg was a child psychiatrist, based out of New York (i.e., the same location where Dynamite magazine was published).  You can see a copy of one of the Good Vibrations pages on the internet at the following link: Dynamite! Magazine Covers and Articles.  Thanks!  Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:35, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Magazine circulation
It would be great to add this information into the article. Does anyone have any information about the circulation of Dynamite magazine? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 22:27, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: Dynamite magazine made publishing history when the first issue sold 750,000 copies sight unseen through Scholastic's Arrow Book Club. This is per Linda Williams Aber, one of the editors of the magazine.  Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 00:20, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Editors
This is a (partial) list of the editors of Dynamite magazine:


 * Issues 001–027: None listed
 * Issues 028–036: Jane Stine
 * Issues 037–152: Work in progress
 * Issues 153–165: Sonia Black

It is incomplete; it is still a work in progress. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:59, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Most cover appearances
The two individuals who appear on the most Dynamite magazine covers are John Schneider and Michael J. Fox. Each appears on four separate covers. John Schneider is known for his role in The Dukes of Hazzard. Michael J. Fox is known for his roles in Family Ties and the Back to the Future film franchise. I will incorporate this information into the article at some point. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 07:57, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

To do
Add the template to the months/dates in the table. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 05:32, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

oxymoron
The opening phrase - "was a now-defunct magazine" - is redundant. "Was" and "now defunct" mean the same thing, using both is unnecessary. I'm going to change it to simply "was a magazine". Elsquared (talk) 03:55, 26 September 2022 (UTC)