strange stories strange stories pulp magazine ran thirteen issues edited credited contributors included august strange stories competitor established leader weird fiction weird tales launch received unable compete ceased publication left edit superman comic books publication history contents fantasy fiction appeared popular magazines twentieth century magazine genre appeared 1930s genre industry leader magazines launched niche unknown published edited editing thrilling wonder stories startling stories standard obtained stories authors contributed including august accounted stories magazine printed thirteen issues critics consider little fiction memorable better received stories cursed city citadel darkness april august issues respectively heads science fiction historian described best weird fantasy magazine stories early issues contributors included serialized novels time standard policy forbade described covers standard house artists worst seen pulp magazine attempt imitate weird tales able distinctive character received little assistance sister magazines standard publishing stable typically magazine carried advertisements standard publications startling stories thrilling wonder stories rarely mentioned way left edit superman comics editorial director standard interested continuing magazine final issue dated february stories purchased strange stories left unpublished later appeared standard magazines including road yesterday appeared august issue married ghost published july details thirteen issues pulp format pages long priced cents june page count went price reduced cents editor credited publisher subsidiary strange stories stayed schedule run issues volume final volume
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