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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy magazine
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.
surface form: John W. Campbell
editorialApproach emphasis on character-driven fantasy
rationalized fantasy settings
editorialStandard avoidance of traditional horror emphasis
preference for logical, internally consistent fantasy
endPublicationYear 1943
format pulp magazine
genre fantasy
science fiction
weird fiction
hasNotableCharacteristic blend of humor and fantasy
psychological depth in stories
strong author loyalty
influenced humorous fantasy subgenre
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
late 1930s

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Street & Smith published Unknown magazine
this entity surface form: Unknown (magazine)
Theodore Sturgeon wroteFor Unknown magazine
this entity surface form: Unknown (magazine)