Startling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines’ Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of
Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard’s other science fiction title.
Startling ran a lead novel in every issue; the first was
The Black Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum. When Standard Magazines acquired
Thrilling Wonder in 1936, it also gained the rights to stories published in that magazine’s predecessor,
Wonder Stories, and selections from this early material were reprinted in
Startling as “Hall of Fame” stories.
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| Covers of the Startling Stories in the 1940s |
Much of Startling’s cover art was painted by Earle K. Bergey, who became strongly associated with the magazine, painting almost every cover between 1940 and 1952. He was known for equipping his heroines with brass bras and implausible costumes, and the public image of science fiction in his day was partly created by his work for Startling and other magazines.
In mid-1952, Standard attempted to change Startling’s image by adopting a more sober title typeface and reducing the sensationalism of the covers, but by 1955 the pulp magazine market was collapsing. Startling absorbed its two companion magazines, Thrilling Wonder and Fantastic Story Magazine, in early 1955, but by the end of that year it too ceased publication.
Here below is a set of amazing photos that shows covers of the Startling Stories in the 1940s.
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, January 1940 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, July 1940 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1940 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, May 1940 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, November 1940 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, September 1940 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, January 1941 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, July 1941 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1941 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, May 1941 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, November 1941 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, September 1941 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, January 1942 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, July 1942 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1942 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, May 1942 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, November 1942 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, September 1942 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Fall 1943 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, June 1943 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1943 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Fall 1944 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Spring 1944 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Summer 1944 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Fall 1945 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Spring 1945 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Summer 1945 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Winter 1945 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Fall 1946 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1946 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Spring 1946 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Summer 1946 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, Winter 1946 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, January 1947 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, July 1947 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1947 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, May 1947 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, November 1947 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, January 1948 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, July 1948 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1948 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, May 1948 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, November 1948 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, September 1948 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, January 1949 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, July 1949 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, March 1949 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, May 1949 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, November 1949 |
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| Startling Stories magazine cover, September 1949 |
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