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In 1874, Beadle & Adams by added the novelty of color to the covers when their New Dime Novels series replaced the flagship title.

The New Dime Novels were issued with a dual numbering system on the cover, one continuing the numbering from the first series, and the second and more prominent one indicating the number within the current series, i. e., the first issue was numbered 1 ( 322 ).

The stories were largely reprints from the first series.

Like its predecessor, Beadle ’ s New Dime Novels ran for 321 issues, until 1885.