Weird Tales

Brezhoneg: Ar gelaouenn amerikan Weird Tales a zo brudet peogwir ez eus bet embannet enni testennoù moliac’h (fantasy). Krouet e voe e miz Meurzh 1923 gant Jacob Clark Henneberger ha J.M. Lassinger. An daou anezho a oa dedennet gant an embannadurioù evit ar yaouankiz, hag e felle dezho tennañ o mat eus berzh kazetennoù pulp all, evel Black Mask.

Català: Weird Tales és el nom d'una revista nord-americana de ciència-ficció, fantasia i terror, relacionada amb les revistes anomenades pulp. El seu primer número data de març de 1923. Va ser llançada a Chicago per JC Henneberger, un ex periodista gran degustador del gènere macabre. Edwin Baird va ser el primer editor de la revista.

Deutsch: Weird Tales ist ein US-amerikanisches Pulp-Magazin, in dem Science-Fiction- und Horror-Geschichten veröffentlicht werden.

English: Weird Tales is an American pulp magazine that has been published by a succession of different companies, starting with Rural Publications in 1923. It became famous for its horror, fantasy and science fiction stories.

Español: Weird Tales es el nombre de una revista norteamericana de ciencia-ficción, fantasía y terror, encuadrable dentro de las llamadas revistas pulp. Su primer número data del mes de marzo de 1923. Fue lanzada en Chicago por J.C. Henneberger, un ex periodista gran degustador del género macabro.

Esperanto: Weird Tales estas usona pulpa magazino lanĉita en marto 1923, fama por esti aperiginta rakontojn de fantasto kaj hororo far plej konataj verkistoj de tiu ĝenro. Tiu magazino, eldonita de Jacob Clark Henneberger kaj J.M. Lassinger, esperis, origine profiti de la bona famo de aliaj tiamaj "pulpoj" kiel "Black Mask".

Français : Weird Tales est un magazine américain de type pulp lancé en mars 1923 célèbre pour avoir publié dans ses pages des récits et nouvelles, appartenant principalement au genre du fantastique et de la fantasy, écrits par certains des auteurs les plus emblématiques du genre. Ce magazine, édité par Jacob Clark Henneberger et J.M. Lassinger, souhaitait à son origine profiter de l'aura positive des autres pulp de l'époque, tels que Black Mask.

Italiano: Weird Tales è un pulp magazine statunitense di racconti horror e fantastici, pubblicata per la prima volta nel marzo del 1923. Il periodico fu fondato a Chicago da J.C. Henneberger, un ex giornalista con il gusto per il macabro. Edwin Baird fu il primo editore del mensile, aiutato da Farnsworth Wright.

日本語: ウィアード・テールズ（Weird Tales）は、1923年に創刊されたアメリカのパルプ雑誌。怪奇小説、ファンタジー小説、SF小説の専門誌。

Polski: Weird Tales (pełny tytuł: Weird Tales – The Unique Magazine) był amerykańskim magazynem drukującym powieści z gatunków fantasy, science fiction oraz horror. Pierwsze wydanie nastąpiło w marcu 1923.

Português: Weird Tales é o nome de uma revista pulp norte-americana de horror, do gênero literatura fantástica. Sediada em Chicago por J.C. Henneberger, um ex-jornalista com interesse pelo macabro, a Weird Tales foi publicada pela primeira vez em março de 1923. Edwin Baird foi o primeiro editor da revista, com Farnsworth Wright como assistente.

Suomi: Weird Tales oli amerikkalainen pulp-lehti, joka ilmestyi vuosina 1923–1954. Lehdessä julkaistiin pääasiassa fantasia- ja kauhutarinoita. Lehden ensimmäinen päätoimittaja oli Edwin Baird ja hänen apulaisensa Farnsworth Wright. Yleensä Weird Talesin kansi kuvasi pahassa pulassa olevaa puolialastonta naista.

Svenska: Weird Tales är en amerikansk science fiction-, skräck- och fantasytidskrift.

Copyrights

English: Before 1964, copyrights had to be renewed after 28 years or the work fell into the public domain. This renewal had to be filed separately for each issue. Some of the issues were renewed as required and these have been marked as such.

However, the renewals were sporadic; lone issues and runs of issues were missed and fell into the public domain when their copyrights expired.

All works published before 1929 are in public domain as of 2024.

Rural Publications (1923-1924)

English: The magazine begins publication with Edwin Baird as editor. Henneberger & Kline become editors with Vol. 4, no. 2, (May 1924/June 1924).

Vol. 1, no. 1, March 1923
Vol. 1, no. 2, April 1923
Vol. 1, no. 3, May 1923
Vol. 1, no. 4, June 1923
Vol. 2, no. 1, August 1923
Vol. 2, no. 2, September 1923
Vol. 2, no. 3, October 1923
Vol. 2, no. 4, November 1923
Vol. 3, no. 4, April 1924

English: The copyrights for the issues published in 1923 and 1924 (Vols. 1, 2, 3 and 4) have all entered the Public Domain, their copyrights expired.

Popular Fiction (1924-1938)

English: Farnsworth Wright becomes editor with vol. 4, no. 3 (November 1924).

English: The copyrights for the issues published through the end of 1928 have all entered the Public Domain, their copyrights expired.

November 1924 to May 1926

Vol. 4, no. 3, November 1924
Vol. 4, no. 4, December 1924
Vol. 5, no. 1, January 1925
Vol. 5, no. 2, February 1925
Vol. 5, no. 3, March 1925
Vol. 5, no. 4, April 1925
Vol. 5, no. 5, May 1925
Vol. 5, no. 6, June 1925
Vol. 6, no. 1, July 1925
Vol. 6, no. 2, August 1925
Vol. 6, no. 3, September 1925
Vol. 6, no. 4, October 1925
Vol. 6, no. 5, November 1925
Vol. 6, no. 6, December 1925

June 1926 to December 1928

Vol. 7, no. 6, June 1926
Vol. 8, no. 1, July 1926
Vol. 8, no. 2, August 1926
Vol. 8, no. 3, September 1926
Vol. 8, no. 4, October 1926
Vol. 8, no. 5, November 1926
Vol. 8, no. 6, December 1926
Vol. 9, no. 1, January 1927
Vol. 9, no. 2, February 1927
Vol. 9, no. 3, March 1927
Vol. 9, no. 4, April 1927
Vol. 9, no. 5, May 1927
Vol. 9, no. 6, June 1927
Vol. 10, no. 1, July 1927
Vol. 10, no. 2, August 1927
Vol. 10, no. 3, September 1927
Vol. 10, no. 4, October 1927
Vol. 10, no. 5, November 1927
Vol. 10, no. 6, December 1927
Vol. 11, no. 1, January 1928
Vol. 11, no. 2, February 1928
Vol. 11, no. 3, March 1928
Vol. 11, no. 6, June 1928
Vol. 12, no. 1, July 1928
Vol. 12, no. 2, August 1928
Vol. 12, no. 3, September 1928
Vol. 12, no. 4, October 1928
Vol. 12, no. 5, November 1928
Vol. 12, no. 6, December 1928

January 1929 to March 1930

Vol. 13, no. 1, January 1929
Vol. 13, no. 2, February 1929
Vol. 13, no. 3, March 1929
Vol. 13, no. 4, April 1929
Vol. 13, no. 5, May 1929
Vol. 13, no. 6, June 1929
Vol. 14, no. 1, July 1929
Vol. 14, no. 2, August 1929
Vol. 14, no. 3, September 1929
Vol. 14, no. 4, October 1929
Vol. 14, no. 5, November 1929
Vol. 14, no. 6, December 1929
Vol. 15, no. 1, January 1930
Vol. 15, no. 2, February 1930
Vol. 15, no. 3, March 1930

April 1930 to January 1934

English: The copyrights for the issues from Vol. 15, no. 4 (April 1930) to Vol. 21, no. 2 (February 1933) were renewed from 1958 to 1960 by Steinberg Press, Inc. The copyrights for the issues from Vol. 21, no. 3 (March 1933) to Vol. 23, no. 1 (January 1934) were renewed in 1961 by Blanchard Press, Inc.

February 1934 to October 1938

Vol. 23, no. 2, February 1934
Vol. 23, no. 3, March 1934
Vol. 23, no. 4, April 1934
Vol. 23, no. 5, May 1934
Vol. 23, no. 6, June 1934
Vol. 24, no. 1, July 1934
Vol. 24, no. 2, August 1934
Vol. 24, no. 3, September 1934
Vol. 24, no. 4, October 1934
Vol. 24, no. 5, November 1934
Vol. 24, no. 6, December 1934
Vol. 25, no. 1, January 1935
Vol. 25, no. 2, February 1935
Vol. 25, no. 3, March 1935
Vol. 25, no. 4, April 1935
Vol. 25, no. 5, May 1935
Vol. 25, no. 6, June 1935
Vol. 26, no. 1, July 1935
Vol. 26, no. 2, August 1935
Vol. 26, no. 3, September 1935
Vol. 26, no. 4, October 1935
Vol. 26, no. 5, November 1935
Vol. 26, no. 6, December 1935
Vol. 27, no. 1, January 1936
Vol. 27, no. 2, February 1936
Vol. 27, no. 3, March 1936
Vol. 27, no. 4, April 1936
Vol. 27, no. 5, May 1936
Vol. 27, no. 6, June 1936
Vol. 28, no. 1, July 1936
Vol. 28, no. 2, August 1936/September 1936
Vol. 28, no. 3, October 1936
Vol. 28, no. 4, November 1936
Vol. 28, no. 5, December 1936
Vol. 29, no. 1, January 1937
Vol. 29, no. 2, February 1937
Vol. 29, no. 3, March 1937
Vol. 29, no. 4, April 1937
Vol. 29, no. 5, May 1937
Vol. 29, no. 6, June 1937
Vol. 30, no. 1, July 1937
Vol. 30, no. 2, August 1937
Vol. 30, no. 3, September 1937
Vol. 30, no. 4, October 1937
Vol. 30, no. 5, November 1937
Vol. 30, no. 6, December 1937
Vol. 31, no. 1, January 1938
Vol. 31, no. 2, February 1938
Vol. 31, no. 3, March 1938
Vol. 31, no. 4, April 1938
Vol. 31, no. 5, May 1938
Vol. 31, no. 6, June 1938
Vol. 32, no. 1, July 1938
Vol. 32, no. 2, August 1938
Vol. 32, no. 3, September 1938
Vol. 32, no. 4, October 1938

Weird Tales, Inc. (1938-54)

English: Weird Tales, Inc. was a subsidiary of Short Stories, Inc.

November 1938 to September 1946

English: Dorothy McIlwraith becomes editor with Vol. 35, no. 3 (May 1940).

Vol. 32, no. 5, November 1938
Vol. 32, no. 6, December 1938
Vol. 33, no. 1, January 1939
Vol. 33, no. 2, February 1939
Vol. 33, no. 3, March 1939
Vol. 33, no. 4, April 1939
Vol. 33, no. 5, May 1939
Vol. 34, no. 1, July 1939
Vol. 34, no. 2, August 1939
Vol. 34, no. 3, September 1939
Vol. 34, no. 4, October 1939
Vol. 34, no. 5, November 1939
Vol. 34, no. 6, December 1939
Vol. 35, no. 1, January 1940
Vol. 35, no. 2, March 1940
Vol. 35, no. 3, May 1940
Vol. 35, no. 4, July 1940
Vol. 35, no. 5, September 1940
Vol. 35, no. 6, November 1940
Vol. 35, no. 7, January 1941
Vol. 35, no. 8, March 1941
Vol. 35, no. 9, May 1941
Vol. 35, no. 10, July 1941
Vol. 36, no. 1, September 1941 (DjVu scan)
Vol. 36, no. 2, November 1941
Vol. 36, no. 3, January 1942
Vol. 36, no. 4, March 1942
Vol. 36, no. 5, May 1942
Vol. 36, no. 6, July 1942
Vol. 36, no. 7, September 1942
Vol. 36, no. 8, November 1942
Vol. 36, no. 9, January 1943
Vol. 36, no. 10, March 1943
Vol. 36, no. 11, May 1943
Vol. 36, no. 12, July 1943
Vol. 37, no. 1, September 1943
Vol. 37, no. 2, November 1943
Vol. 37, no. 3, January 1944
Vol. 37, no. 4, March 1944
Vol. 37, no. 5, May 1944
Vol. 37, no. 6, July 1944
Vol. 38, no. 1, September 1944
Vol. 38, no. 2, November 1944
Vol. 38, no. 3, January 1945
Vol. 38, no. 4, March 1945
Vol. 38, no. 5, May 1945
Vol. 38, no. 6, July 1945
Vol. 39, no. 1, September 1945
Vol. 39, no. 2, November 1945
Vol. 39, no. 3, January 1946
Vol. 39, no. 4, March 1946
Vol. 39, no. 5, May 1946
Vol. 39, no. 6, July 1946
Vol. 39, no. 7, September 1946

November 1946 to September 1947

English: The copyrights for the issues from Vol. 39, no. 8 (November 1946) to Vol. 39, no. 12 (September 1947) were renewed from 1974 to 1975 by Weird Tales.

November 1947 to September 1954

Vol. 40, no. 1, November 1947
Vol. 40, no. 2, January 1948
Vol. 40, no. 3, March 1948
Vol. 40, no. 4, May 1948
Vol. 40, no. 5, July 1948
Vol. 40, no. 6, September 1948
Vol. 41, no. 1, November 1948
Vol. 41, no. 2, January 1949
Vol. 41, no. 3, March 1949
Vol. 41, no. 4, May 1949
Vol. 41, no. 5, July 1949
Vol. 41, no. 6, September 1949
Vol. 42, no. 1, November 1949
Vol. 42, no. 2, January 1950
Vol. 42, no. 3, March 1950
Vol. 42, no. 4, May 1950
Vol. 42, no. 5, July 1950
Vol. 42, no. 6, September 1950
Vol. 43, no. 1, November 1950
Vol. 43, no. 2, January 1951
Vol. 43, no. 3, March 1951
Vol. 43, no. 4, May 1951
Vol. 43, no. 5, July 1951
Vol. 43, no. 6, September 1951
Vol. 44, no. 1, November 1951
Vol. 44, no. 2, January 1952
Vol. 44, no. 3, March 1952
Vol. 44, no. 4, May 1952
Vol. 44, no. 5, July 1952
Vol. 44, no. 6, September 1952
Vol. 44, no. 7, November 1952
Vol. 44, no. 8, January 1953
Vol. 45, no. 1, March 1953
Vol. 45, no. 2, May 1953
Vol. 45, no. 3, July 1953
Vol. 455, no. 4, September 1953
Vol. 45, no. 5, November 1953
Vol. 45, no. 6, January 1954
Vol. 46, no. 1, March 1954
Vol. 46, no. 2, May 1954
Vol. 46, no. 3, July 1954
Vol. 46, no. 4, September 1954

1973 onwards

English: In 1973, Renown Publications began publishing a new version of Weird Tales with Sam Moskowitz as editor. Various versions of the magazine have been in print since, published by different companies. These issues are still under copyright.