It was published by the New York-based company Magazine Management (under various other names), which later became known as Marvel Entertainment.

Because it employed young writers in New York City, many of its former staff and contributors — such as Martin Cruz Smith and Donald Bain — became well-known later in their lives.

[2] He said that while the stories were usually billed as being true, it was common practice for writers to completely make them up, including quotes from fictitious experts.

Likewise, many of the stories billed as excerpts from upcoming novels were actually just double-length articles written specifically for the magazine.

At the time the magazine featured a photo spread and centerfold but the female model was not nude.