The first issue of Uhu appeared in October 1924, the last in October 1934, for a total of 120 issues. Long before other publications, Uhu pioneered trends in culture and science that later became manifest, such as the importance of broadcasting and television. Literary talents such as Fritz Kahn, who became famous later for his visualizations of body functions, and the futurist Ludwig Kapeller found their most important publication platform in the magazine. Philosopher Walter Benjamin, and novelists Bertolt Brecht and Hermann Hesse wrote for the magazine. Guest authors included the physicist Albert Einstein and Danish film star Asta Nielsen. For a time the later publisher Peter Suhrkamp worked at the magazine, as did Kurt Tucholsky, usually using his pseudonym Theobald Tiger.