Weird Tales

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Renewed issues

This includes all active issue renewals prior to 1964, when automatic renewals began. It might not show all renewals from 1964 onward.

• April 1930 (v. 15 no. 4)
• May 1930 (v. 15 no. 5)
• June 1930 (v. 15 no. 6)
• July 1930 (v. 16 no. 1)
• August 1930 (v. 16 no. 2)
• September 1930 (v. 16 no. 3)
• October 1930 (v. 16 no. 4)
• November 1930 (v. 16 no. 5)
• December 1930 (v. 16 no. 6)
• January 1931 (v. 17 no. 1), © December 1, 1930
• February-March 1931 (v. 17 no. 2), © February 1, 1931
• April-May 1931 (v. 17 no. 3)
• June-July 1931 (v. 17 no. 4)
• August 1931 (v. 18 no. 1)
• September 1931 (v. 18 no. 2)
• October 1931 (v. 18 no. 3)
• November 1931 (v. 18 no. 4)
• December 1931 (v. 18 no. 5)
• January 1932 (v. 19 no. 1)
• February 1932 (v. 19 no. 2)
• March 1932 (v. 19 no. 3)
• April 1932 (v. 19 no. 4)
• May 1932 (v. 19 no. 5)
• June 1932 (v. 19 no. 6)
• July 1932 (v. 20 no. 1)
• August 1932 (v. 20 no. 2)
• September 1932 (v. 20 no. 3)
• October 1932 (v. 20 no. 4)
• November 1932 (v. 20 no. 5)
• December 1932 (v. 20 no. 6)
• January 1933 (v. 21 no. 1)
• February 1933 (v. 21 no. 2)
• March 1933 (v. 21 no. 3)
• April 1933 (v. 21 no. 4)
• May 1933 (v. 21 no. 5)
• June 1933 (v. 21 no. 6)
• July 1933 (v. 22 no. 1)
• August 1933 (v. 22 no. 2)
• September 1933 (v. 22 no. 3)
• October 1933 (v. 22 no. 4)
• November 1933 (v. 22 no. 5)
• December 1933 (v. 22 no. 6)
• January 1934 (v. 23 no. 1)
• November 1946 (v. 39 no. 8)
• January 1947 (v. 39 no. 9)
• March 1947 (v. 39 no. 10)
• May 1947 (v. 39 no. 11)
• July 1947 (v. 39 no. 11); Issue number repeats for May and July issues.
• September 1947 (v. 39 no. 12)

Renewed contributions

This includes all active contribution renewals prior to 1964, when automatic renewals began. It might not show all renewals from 1964 onward.

• June 1929 (v. 13 no. 6): "The House on the Highway", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• August 1929 (v. 14 no. 2): "Old Mark", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1929 (v. 14 no. 5): "Scarlatti's Bottle", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• December 1929 (v. 14 no. 6): "The Inheritors", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1930 (v. 15 no. 1): "A Matter of Sight", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• February 1930 (v. 15 no. 2): "The Lilac Bush", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1930 (v. 15 no. 3): "The Pacer", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• April 1930 (v. 15 no. 4): "The Portrait", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1930 (v. 15 no. 5): "The Whistler", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• June 1930 (v. 15 no. 6): "Across the Hall", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• August 1930 (v. 16 no. 2): "Pigmy Island", by Edmond Hamilton [Permissions]
• August 1930 (v. 16 no. 2): "Just a Song at Twilight", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• October 1930 (v. 16 no. 4): "Mrs. Bentley's Daughter", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• June-July 1931 (v. 17 no. 4): "Seeds of Death", by David H. Keller
• August 1931 (v. 18 no. 1): "Prince Borgia's Mass", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1931 (v. 18 no. 2): "The Bridge of Sighs", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• October 1931 (v. 18 no. 3): "The Captain is Afraid", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1932 (v. 19 no. 1): "Those Who Seek", by August Derleth [Permissions] (Renewal record says this appeared in the February 1932 issue, but both Galactic Central and ISFDB place it in the January 1932 issue.)
• March 1932 (v. 19 no. 3): "Laughter in the Night", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• May 1932 (v. 19 no. 5): "The Last Magician", by David H. Keller
• May 1932 (v. 19 no. 5): "The Bishop Sees Through", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• June 1932 (v. 19 no. 6): "In the Left Wing", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• June 1932: "A Battle Over the Teacups", by August Derleth [Permissions] (Renewal record claims this was published in the June 1932 issue of Weird Tales, but Galactic Central and ISFDB do not show it appearing in that issue. ISFDB does note a Derleth story titled 'A Battle Over the Tea-Cups' in the Summer 1932 issue of Oriental Stories.)
• August 1932 (v. 20 no. 2): "Lair of the Star-Spawn", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• September 1932 (v. 20 no. 3): "The Sheraton Mirror", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• October 1932 (v. 20 no. 4): "Red Hands", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• February 1933 (v. 21 no. 2): "The Vanishing of Simmons", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• April 1933 (v. 21 no. 4): "The House of Shadows", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• April 1933 (v. 21 no. 4): "The White Moth", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• April 1933: "Mr. Jimson Assists", by August Derleth [Permissions] (Renewal record claims this was published in the April 1933 issue of Weird Tales, but Galactic Central and ISFDB do not show it appearing in that issue. They instead place it in the April 1933 issue of Magic Carpet.)
• May 1933 (v. 21 no. 5): "The Girl with the Green Eyes", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• May 1933 (v. 21 no. 5): "The Carven Image", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• June 1933 (v. 21 no. 6): "Nellie Foster", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• August 1933 (v. 22 no. 2): "An Elegy for Mr. Danielson", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1933 (v. 22 no. 3): "The Return of Andrew Bentley", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• November 1933 (v. 22 no. 5): "Shambleau", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• October 1933 (v. 22 no. 4): "The Cat-Woman", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• November 1933 (v. 22 no. 5): "The Accursed Isle", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• April 1934 (v. 23 no. 4): "Black Thirst", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• May 1934 (v. 23 no. 5): "Scarlet Dream", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• June 1934 (v. 23 no. 6): "Wizard's Isle", by Jack Williamson [Permissions]
• June 1934 (v. 23 no. 6): "Colonel Markesan", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• July 1934 (v. 24 no. 1): "Wild Grapes", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• August 1934 (v. 24 no. 2): "Dust of Gods", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• September 1934 (v. 24 no. 3): "A Cloak From Messer Lando", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• October 1934 (v. 24 no. 4): "The Black God's Kiss", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• November 1934 (v. 24 no. 5): "Feigman's Beard", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• December 1934 (v. 24 no. 6): "Black God's Shadow", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• December 1934 (v. 24 no. 6): "A Matter of Faith", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• February 1935 (v. 25 no. 2): "The Metronome", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1935 (v. 25 no. 3): "Julhi", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• May 1935 (v. 25 no. 5): "Muggridge's Aunt", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• June 1935 (v. 25 no. 6): "The Destroying Horde", by Donald Wandrei [Permissions]
• July 1935 (v. 26 no. 1): "Jirel Meets Magic", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• October 1935 (v. 26 no. 4): "The Cold Gray God", by C. L. Moore [Permissions]
• November 1935 (v. 26 no. 5): "Mr. Berbeck Had a Dream", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1936 (v. 27 no. 1): "The Satin Mask", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• April 1936 (v. 27 no. 4): "The Ruler of Fate" (part 1 of 3), by Jack Williamson [Permissions]
• April 1936 (v. 27 no. 4): "They Shall Rise", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• April 1936 (v. 27 no. 4): "The Druidic Doom", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1936 (v. 27 no. 5): "The Faceless God", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1936 (v. 27 no. 5): "Lesandro's Familiar", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• June 1936 (v. 27 no. 6): "The Telephone in the Library", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• June 1936 (v. 27 no. 6): "The Grinning Ghoul", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1936 (v. 28 no. 1): "The Return of Sarah Purcell", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• August-September 1936 (v. 28 no. 2): "Death Holds the Post", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• October 1936 (v. 28 no. 3): "The Opener of the Way", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1936 (v. 28 no. 4): "The Dark Demon", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• December 1936 (v. 28 no. 5): "Mother of Serpents", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• December 1936 (v. 28 no. 5): "The Woman at Loon Point", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• February 1937 (v. 29 no. 2): "Glory Hand", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1937 (v. 29 no. 3): "The Brood of Bubastis", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• March 1937 (v. 29 no. 3): "The Elixir of Death", by Eando Binder [Permissions] (Author name is a pseudonym for Earl and Otto Binder)
• April 1937 (v. 29 no. 4): "The Shuttered House", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• April 1937 (v. 29 no. 4): "The Mannikin", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1937 (v. 29 no. 5): "The Wind From the River", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• August 1937 (v. 30 no. 2): "The Soul-Eater", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• September 1937 (v. 30 no. 3): "McGovern's Obsession", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1937 (v. 30 no. 3): "The Dream and the Shadow", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• October 1937 (v. 30 no. 4): "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• November 1937 (v. 30 no. 5): "The Secret of Sebek", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1937 (v. 30 no. 5): "Futility", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• December 1937 (v. 30 no. 6): "Fane of the Black Pharaoh", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• December 1937 (v. 30 no. 6): "Uneasy Lie the Drowned", by Donald Wandrei [Permissions]
• December 1937 (v. 30 no. 6): "Fragment", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• February 1938 (v. 31 no. 2): "Haunting Columns", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• March 1938 (v. 31 no. 3): "The Poets", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• March 1938 (v. 31 no. 3): "Dreadful Sleep" (part 1 of 3), by Jack Williamson [Permissions]
• April 1938 (v. 31 no. 4): "The Singer in the Mist", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• April 1938 (v. 31 no. 4): "The Eyes of the Mummy", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• April 1938 (v. 31 no. 4): "Dreadful Sleep" (part 2 of 3), by Jack Williamson [Permissions]
• May 1938 (v. 31 no. 5): "Pigeons From Hell", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• May 1938 (v. 31 no. 5): "Dreadful Sleep" (part 3 of 3), by Jack Williamson [Permissions]
• June 1938 (v. 31 no. 6): "The Last Hour", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• June 1938 (v. 31 no. 6): "From the Beginning", by Eando Binder [Permissions] (Author name is a pseudonym for Earl and Otto Binder)
• June 1938 (v. 31 no. 6): "Slave of the Flames", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1938 (v. 32 no. 1): "Return to the Sabbath", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1938 (v. 32 no. 1): "Ships", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• August 1938 (v. 32 no. 2): "Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• August 1938 (v. 32 no. 2): "Three Gentlemen in Black", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1938 (v. 32 no. 3): "A Thunder of Trumpets", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions] and Frank Thurston Torbett
• November 1938 (v. 32 no. 5): "The Hound of Pedro", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1938 (v. 32 no. 5): "Recompense", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• December 1938 (v. 32 no. 6): "Beetles", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• December 1938 (v. 32 no. 6): "The Ghost Kings", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• January 1939 (v. 33 no. 1): "Waxworks", by Robert Bloch [Permissions] (Title as given in issue. Renewal record in CCE gives title as 'Wax Works'.)
• February 1939 (v. 33 no. 2): "The King and the Oak", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• February 1939 (v. 33 no. 2): "The Drifting Snow", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1939 (v. 33 no. 3): "The Return of Hastur", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1939 (v. 33 no. 3): "Desert Dawn", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• April 1939 (v. 33 no. 4): "The Red Swimmer", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1939 (v. 33 no. 5): "The Dark Isle", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1939 (v. 33 no. 5): "Almuric" (part 1 of 3), by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• June-July 1939 (v. 34 no. 1): "Giants of Anarchy", by Eando Binder [Permissions] (Author name is a pseudonym for Earl and Otto Binder)
• June-July 1939 (v. 34 no. 1): "The Hills of Kandahar", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• June-July 1939 (v. 34 no. 1): "Almuric" (part 2 of 3), by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• August 1939 (v. 34 no. 2): "Almuric" (part 3 of 3), by Robert E. Howard [Permissions]
• August 1939 (v. 34 no. 2): "The Totem Pole", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1939 (v. 34 no. 3): "Spawn of the Maelstrom", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer (Renewal record only mentions Derleth, but Galactic Central and ISFDB name Schorer as a co-author.)
• October 1939 (v. 34 no. 4): "Worms of the Earth", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions] (There is no renewal filed specifically for this novel; however, it was originally published in the November 1932 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2027.)
• December 1939 (v. 34 no. 6): "Mannikins of Horror", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• January 1940 (v. 35 no. 1): "Twister", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• March 1940 (v. 35 no. 2): "Bramwell's Guardian", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1940 (v. 35 no. 6): "Wine of the Sabbat", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1940 (v. 35 no. 6): "The Sandwin Compact", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1941 (v. 35 no. 7): "The Goddess of Zion", by David H. Keller
• January 1941 (v. 35 no. 7): "House of the Hatchet", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• March 1941 (v. 35 no. 8): "Come to Me", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1941 (v. 35 no. 9): "Beauty's Beast", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1941 (v. 35 no. 9): "Altimer's Amulet", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1941 (v. 35 no. 10): "The Believers", by Robert Arthur
• September 1941 (v. 36 no. 1): "Beyond the Threshold", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1941 (v. 36 no. 1): "A Sorcerer Runs for Sheriff", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1941 (v. 36 no. 2): "Compliments of Spectro", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1942 (v. 36 no. 3): "Death Thumbs a Ride", by Robert Arthur
• January 1942 (v. 36 no. 3): "Parasite Mansion", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• January 1942 (v. 36 no. 3): "The Phantom Slayer", by Fritz Leiber [Permissions]
• March 1942 (v. 36 no. 4): "Here, Daemos", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1942 (v. 36 no. 5): "Ghost for a Night", by Robert Arthur
• May 1942 (v. 36 no. 5): "Masquerade", by Henry Kuttner [Permissions]
• July 1942 (v. 36 no. 6): "Lansing's Luxury", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1942 (v. 36 no. 6): "The Gun", by Frank Gruber
• September 1942 (v. 36 no. 7): "A Question of Etiquette", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1942 (v. 36 no. 8): "Nursemaid to Nightmares", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1942 (v. 36 no. 8): "The Candle", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• January 1943 (v. 36 no. 9): "The Eager Dragon", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• January 1943 (v. 36 no. 9): "McElwin's Glass", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1943 (v. 36 no. 10): "No Light for Uncle Henry", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1943 (v. 36 no. 10): "The Book and the Beast", by Robert Arthur
• March 1943 (v. 36 no. 10): "A Bottle of Gin", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1943 (v. 36 no. 11): "A Wig for Miss Devore", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1943 (v. 36 no. 11): "The Crowd", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• July 1943 (v. 36 no. 12): "The Scythe", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• July 1943 (v. 36 no. 12): "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1943 (v. 37 no. 1): "Black Barter", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1943 (v. 37 no. 1): "Baynter's Imp", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1943 (v. 37 no. 2): "The Ducker", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• November 1943 (v. 37 no. 2): "A Thin Gentleman with Gloves", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1944 (v. 37 no. 3): "The Sea Shell", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• March 1944 (v. 37 no. 4): "The Trail of Cthulhu", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1944 (v. 37 no. 4): "Reunion", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• May 1944 (v. 37 no. 5): "Iron Mask", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1944 (v. 37 no. 5): "The Dear Departed", by Alice-Mary Schnirring
• May 1944 (v. 37 no. 5): "The Lake", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• July 1944 (v. 37 no. 6): "The Beasts of Barsac", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1944 (v. 37 no. 6): "There Was an Old Woman", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• July 1944 (v. 37 no. 6): "Lady Macbeth of Pimley Square", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1944 (v. 38 no. 1): "Bang! You're Dead", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• September 1944 (v. 38 no. 1): "The Devil's Ticket", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1944 (v. 38 no. 1): "Pacific 421", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1944 (v. 38 no. 2): "The Dweller in Darkness", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1944 (v. 38 no. 2): "A Gentleman from Prague", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• November 1944 (v. 38 no. 2): "The Jar", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• November 1944 (v. 38 no. 2): "The Bat is My Brother", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• January 1945 (v. 38 no. 3): "The Inverness Cape", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1945 (v. 38 no. 3): "The Poems", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• March 1945 (v. 38 no. 4): "Alannah", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• March 1945 (v. 38 no. 4): "The Tombstone", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• May 1945 (v. 38 no. 5): "The Man Who Cried 'Wolf!'", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1945 (v. 38 no. 5): "The Watchers", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• May 1945 (v. 38 no. 5): "The Lost Day", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1945 (v. 38 no. 6): "The Watcher From the Sky", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1945 (v. 38 no. 6): "One Way to Mars", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1945 (v. 38 no. 6): "The Dead Man", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• September 1945 (v. 39 no. 1): "The Skull of the Marquis de Sade", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1945 (v. 39 no. 1): "The God-Box", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1945 (v. 39 no. 1): "Skeleton", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• September 1945 (v. 39 no. 1): "Mr. Lupescu", by Anthony Boucher [Permissions]
• November 1945 (v. 39 no. 2): "Mrs. Lannisfree", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1945 (v. 39 no. 2): "Soul Proprietor", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• January 1946 (v. 39 no. 3): "Mr. Bauer and the Atoms", by Fritz Leiber [Permissions]
• January 1946 (v. 39 no. 3): "Satan's Phonograph", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• January 1946 (v. 39 no. 3): "Pikeman", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1946 (v. 39 no. 4): "The Bogey Man Will Get You", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• March 1946 (v. 39 no. 4): "Dead Man's Shoes", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• March 1946 (v. 39 no. 4): "The Traveller", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• May 1946 (v. 39 no. 5): "The Smiling People", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• May 1946 (v. 39 no. 5): "Frozen Fear", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1946 (v. 39 no. 6): "The Night", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• July 1946 (v. 39 no. 6): "The Man Who Told the Truth", by Jim Kjelgaard [Permissions] and Robert Bloch [Permissions] (Story was credited to Kjelgaard in the magazine, but copyright was renewed by Bloch, with CCE record saying Bloch was using Kjelgaard's name as a pseudonym.)
• September 1946 (v. 39 no. 7): "Enoch", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1946 (v. 39 no. 7): "Alice and the Allergy", by Fritz Leiber [Permissions]
• November 1946 (v. 39 no. 8): "Let's Play Poison", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• November 1946 (v. 39 no. 8): "A Collector of Stones", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1946 (v. 39 no. 8): "Lizzie Borden Took an Axe", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• January 1947 (v. 39 no. 9): "The Extra Passenger", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• January 1947 (v. 39 no. 9): "The Handler", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• March 1947 (v. 39 no. 10): "Mr. George", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym. CCE renewal record gives title as 'Mister George'.)
• March 1947 (v. 39 no. 10): "The Terror in Teakwood", by Harold Lawlor
• March 1947 (v. 39 no. 10): "Sweets to the Sweet", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1947 (v. 39 no. 11): "Mistress Sary", by William Tenn [Permissions]
• May 1947 (v. 39 no. 11): "The Black Madonna", by Harold Lawlor
• July 1947 (v. 39 no. 11): "The Churchyard Yew", by August Derleth [Permissions] (July 1947's issue number is the same as May 1947's.)
• July 1947 (v. 39 no. 11): "Parrington's Pool", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym. July 1947's issue number is the same as May 1947's.)
• July 1947 (v. 39 no. 11): "Interim", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions] (July 1947's issue number is the same as May 1947's.)
• July 1947 (v. 39 no. 11): "The Breeze and I", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman (July 1947's issue number is the same as May 1947's.)
• September 1947 (v. 39 no. 12): "The Occupant of the Crypt", by August Derleth [Permissions] and Mark Schorer
• November 1947 (v. 40 no. 1): "The Cheaters", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1947 (v. 40 no. 1): "The Ghost Walk", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• November 1947 (v. 40 no. 1): "The Lens", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• November 1947 (v. 40 no. 1): "Portrait in Moonlight", by Carl Jacobi [Permissions]
• November 1947 (v. 40 no. 1): "Clair de Lune", by Seabury Quinn [Permissions]
• January 1948 (v. 40 no. 2): "And Give Us Yesterday", by Seabury Quinn [Permissions]
• January 1948 (v. 40 no. 2): "The Night Train to Lost Valley", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• March 1948 (v. 40 no. 3): "Something in Wood", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1948 (v. 40 no. 3): "The October Game", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• May 1948 (v. 40 no. 4): "Saunder's Little Friend", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1948 (v. 40 no. 4): "The Black Ferris", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• July 1948 (v. 40 no. 5): "What Beckoning Ghost", by Harold Lawlor
• July 1948 (v. 40 no. 5): "The Isantsa in the Parlor", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym. Renewal record in CCE gives title as 'The Isantsa in the Parlor'; Galactic Central and ISFDB give title as 'The Tsanta in the Parlor'. I have not examined the issue to see what title is shown there.)
• September 1948 (v. 40 no. 6): "The Whippoorwills in the Hills", by August Derleth [Permissions] (Renewal record in CCE gives title as 'The Whippoorwill in the Hills', but magazine cover gives title as 'The Whippoorwills in the Hills'.)
• September 1948 (v. 40 no. 6): "Fever Dream", by Ray Bradbury [Permissions]
• November 1948 (v. 41 no. 1): "The Indian Spirit Guide", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1948 (v. 41 no. 1): "Blessed Are the Meek", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• January 1949 (v. 41 no. 2): "The Thirteenth Floor", by Frank Gruber
• January 1949 (v. 41 no. 2): "The Great Stone Death", by John D. MacDonald [Permissions]
• January 1949 (v. 41 no. 2): "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", by Robert Bloch [Permissions] (Renewal record in CCE gives title as 'The Sorceror's Apprentice'.)
• January 1949 (v. 41 no. 2): "Balu", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• January 1949 (v. 41 no. 2): "Our Fair City", by Robert A. Heinlein [Permissions]
• March 1949 (v. 41 no. 3): "The Testament of Claiborne", by August Derleth [Permissions] (Renewal record in CCE gives title as 'The Testament of Claiborne'; Galactic Central and ISFDB give title as 'The Testament of Claiborne Boyd'. I have not examined the issue to see what title is shown there.)
• May 1949 (v. 41 no. 4): "But Not to Dream", by John D. MacDonald [Permissions]
• May 1949 (v. 41 no. 4): "Kingsridge 214", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1949 (v. 41 no. 5): "The Blue Spectacles", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• July 1949 (v. 41 no. 5): "Floral Tribute", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1949 (v. 41 no. 6): "One Foot and the Grave", by Theodore Sturgeon [Permissions]
• September 1949 (v. 41 no. 6): "The Slayers and the Slain", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• September 1949 (v. 41 no. 6): "The Shot Tower Ghost", by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
• November 1949 (v. 42 no. 1): "Twilight Play", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1950 (v. 42 no. 2): "The Ormolu Clock", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1950 (v. 42 no. 2): "In That Same Moment", by Manly Wade Wellman [Permissions]
• March 1950 (v. 42 no. 3): "Home to Mother", by Manly Wade Wellman [Permissions]
• March 1950 (v. 42 no. 3): "The Corn Dance", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• May 1950 (v. 42 no. 4): "Tell Your Fortune", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1950 (v. 42 no. 4): "The Last Three Ships", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• May 1950 (v. 42 no. 4): "The Man on B-17", by Stephen Grendon [Permissions] (Author is August Derleth writing under a pseudonym.)
• July 1950 (v. 42 no. 5): "The Weird Tailor", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• July 1950 (v. 42 no. 5): "The Closing Door", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1950 (v. 42 no. 5): "Mrs. Hawk", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• September 1950 (v. 42 no. 6): "Legal Rites", by Isaac Asimov [Permissions] and Frederik Pohl (using the name James MacCreagh) [Permissions]
• September 1950 (v. 42 no. 6): "The Shadow From the Steeple", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• September 1950 (v. 42 no. 6): "Pott's Triumph", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• November 1950 (v. 43 no. 1): "The Dead Man", by Fritz Leiber [Permissions]
• November 1950 (v. 43 no. 1): "The Invisible Reweaver", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• January 1951 (v. 43 no. 2): "Something From Out There", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1951 (v. 43 no. 4): "Notebook Found in a Deserted House", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• May 1951 (v. 43 no. 4): "The Keeper of the Key", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1951 (v. 43 no. 5): "A Knocking in the Wall", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1951 (v. 43 no. 5): "The Little Red Owl", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• November 1951 (v. 44 no. 1): "The Bird", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• November 1951 (v. 44 no. 1): "Hector", by August Derleth (using the name Michael West) [Permissions]
• November 1951 (v. 44 no. 1): "The Night They Crashed the Party", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• November 1951 (v. 44 no. 1): "When the Night Wind Howls", by L. Sprague De Camp [Permissions] and Fletcher Pratt [Permissions]
• January 1952 (v. 44 no. 2): "The Black Island", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1952 (v. 44 no. 2): "Lucy Comes to Stay", by Robert Bloch [Permissions]
• March 1952 (v. 44 no. 3): "The Place of Desolation", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• May 1952 (v. 44 no. 4): "The Night Road", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1952 (v. 44 no. 5): "Hell's Bells", by Eric Frank Russell (using the name Duncan H. Munro) [Permissions] (Author name as given on issue cover. Renewal record gives pseudonymous last name as 'Munroe'.)
• September 1952 (v. 44 no. 6): "Island of the Hands", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• September 1952 (v. 44 no. 6): "Where To, Please?", by L. Sprague De Camp [Permissions] and Fletcher Pratt [Permissions]
• September 1952 (v. 44 no. 6): "The Lost Path", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• January 1953 (v. 44 no. 8): "Wet Straw", by Richard Matheson [Permissions]
• January 1953 (v. 44 no. 8): "Sexton, Sexton, in the Wall", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• March 1953 (v. 45 no. 1): "Slime", by Joseph Payne Brennan [Permissions]
• March 1953 (v. 45 no. 1): "Caveat Emptor", by L. Sprague De Camp [Permissions] and Fletcher Pratt [Permissions] (Pratt is credited along with De Camp in FictionMags, but only De Camp is mentioned in the online renewal record for this story. I have not examined the issue in question.)
• May 1953 (v. 45 no. 2): "The Vengeance of Kali Mai", by Garnett Radcliffe (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the December 1951 issue of Britannia and Eve, which is likely to have an active copyright renewal through the end of 2046 due to GATT restoration. We have not checked that issue for signs of American simultaneous publication, however.)
• July 1953 (v. 45 no. 3): "Slaughter House", by Richard Matheson [Permissions]
• July 1953 (v. 45 no. 3): "On the Elevator", by Joseph Payne Brennan [Permissions]
• September 1953 (v. 45 no. 4): "The Tree-Man", by Henry S. Whitehead (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the February-March 1931 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2026.)
• November 1953 (v. 45 no. 5): "The Black Stone", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions] (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the November 1931 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2026.)
• January 1954 (v. 45 no. 6): "Tiger Dust", by Bassett Morgan (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the April 1933 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2028.)
• March 1954 (v. 46 no. 1): "Brenda", by Margaret St. Clair [Permissions]
• May 1954 (v. 46 no. 2): "The Place in the Woods", by August Derleth [Permissions]
• July 1954 (v. 46 no. 3): "The Tree of Life", by Paul Ernst (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the September 1930 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2025.)
• July 1954 (v. 46 no. 3): "Passing of a God", by Henry S. Whitehead (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the January 1931 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2025.)
• September 1954 (v. 46 no. 4): "The Dark Man", by Robert E. Howard [Permissions] (There is no renewal filed specifically for this novel; however, it was originally published in the December 1931 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2026.)
• September 1954 (v. 46 no. 4): "De Brignac's Lady", by Kirk Mashburn (There is no renewal filed specifically for this story; however, it was originally published in the February 1933 issue, which has a renewal active through the end of 2028.)

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