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This subject is written on a topic in the real world and reflects factual information. Strange Stories was a short-lived pulp magazine intended to be a competitor to Weird Tales.

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The magazine ran for thirteen issues from 1939 to 1941. It was edited by Mort Weisinger, assisted by Julius Schwartz, neither of whom were credited.

Contributors during its short run included Robert Bloch, C. L. Moore, August Derleth, and Henry Kuttner. Strange Stories was a competitor to the established leader in weird fiction, Weird Tales. With the launch, also in 1939, of the well-received Unknown, Strange Stories was unable to compete. Publication ended in 1941 due to low sales.

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