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Boys’ Life Archives

Scout Life magazine has partnered with Google Books to archive more than 100 years of Boys’ Life magazine. You can view nearly every issue from March 1911 to December 2012 at the following links:

Once you find the issue you’d like to read, just click on the “Preview this magazine” link. You can also search within a particular issue or across all issues.

What About Issues Since 2012?

Many articles published since 2012 are available here on the Scout Life website. You can also find recent issues of the magazine on the Scout Life app.

14 Comments on Boys’ Life Archives

  1. Mr Retired Boy Scout // March 5, 2011 at 4:55 pm // Reply

    This thing is awesome! BL, I hope you find the missing magazines soon- I’ve asked my Grandpa, Dad, and looked in my attic but can’t find any.

  2. boyscout wannabe // March 4, 2011 at 7:36 pm // Reply

    terrific. really cool

  3. where does the first pee wee comic start

    • Boys' Life // March 8, 2011 at 10:01 am // Reply

      The first Pee Wee Harris comic appeared in the September 1952 issues.
      But, you’ll also find short stories about him, starting in April 1920.

  4. Where is May 1911?

  5. why can’t you downlond the mags

  6. Boys' Life // March 3, 2011 at 4:41 pm // Reply

    PLEASE HELP! Boys’ Life needs to find the October 1911 and January 1912 issues to complete its archives. Search your attics, dig through those old boxes. Surely, somebody must have a copy of these missing issues!

  7. A Scout uses the resources he has and makes due with them. Take whats given to you and make it work and stop complaining about what you do not have. After all this is the Boys’ Life Wayback Machine.
    2009, 2010 is not way back

  8. ok, i can get not having 2011, but why not up to 2010?

  9. someone who used to be a boy scout // February 28, 2011 at 7:53 pm // Reply

    interresting, how come there aren’t any 2009 and 2010 and 2011s?

    • Boys' Life // March 3, 2011 at 4:42 pm // Reply

      We still have a few issues missing, but hopefully they’ll be added soon. Watch for 2009 in the next few weeks.

  10. AWESOME!

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