Unknown magazine
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Unknown magazine was an influential American fantasy and science fiction pulp magazine of the late 1930s and early 1940s, noted for its high literary standards and innovative, humorous, and psychologically rich stories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unknown (magazine) | 2 |
| Unknown magazine canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy magazine
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pulp magazine ⓘ science fiction magazine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Unknown Fantasy Fiction
ⓘ
Unknown Worlds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinctionFromPeers | focus on fantasy rather than science fiction despite same editor as Astounding ⓘ |
| editor |
John W. Campbell Jr.
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surface form:
John W. Campbell
|
| editorialApproach |
emphasis on character-driven fantasy
ⓘ
rationalized fantasy settings ⓘ |
| editorialStandard |
avoidance of traditional horror emphasis
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preference for logical, internally consistent fantasy ⓘ |
| endPublicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| format | pulp magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
blend of humor and fantasy
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psychological depth in stories ⓘ strong author loyalty ⓘ |
| influenced |
humorous fantasy subgenre
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modern fantasy magazines ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Astounding Science Fiction
ⓘ
surface form:
Astounding Science-Fiction
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketPosition | influential American fantasy and science fiction pulp magazine ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notedFor |
high literary standards
ⓘ
humorous stories ⓘ innovative stories ⓘ psychologically rich stories ⓘ |
| originalPublisherLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publicationType | commercial magazine ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith ⓘ |
| reasonForCessation | World War II paper shortages ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of fantasy and science fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unknown (magazine)
this entity surface form:
Unknown (magazine)