- Author: Mort Weisinger Author Record # 1243
- Legal Name: Weisinger, Mortimer
- Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
- Birthdate: 25 April 1915
- Deathdate: 7 May 1978
- Language: English
- Webpages: Fancyclopedia 3, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names: The Editor, Will Garth, Tom Erwin Geris, Mortimer Weisinger, Weisinger
- Note: As part of the staff of Standard Magazines, Weisinger edited Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1941), Startling Stories (1938-1941), Captain Future (1940-1941). He served as a sergeant in World War II. After the war he became editor in chief of Superman Comics, and also served as story editor of the Superman television show. Also edited the comics Strange Adventures and Mystery in Space with Julius Schwartz. As editorial director of DC Comics, he brought in a number of writers from the SF field, including Alfred Bester, Otto Binder, H. L. Gold, Edmond Hamilton, and Manly Wade Wellman.
- Author Tags: deception (1), revenge (1), time travel (1)
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Magazine Editor
- Captain Future - 1940 (1940)
- Captain Future - 1941 (1941)
- Startling Stories - 1939 (1939)
- Startling Stories - 1940 (1940)
- Startling Stories - 1941 (1941)
- Strange Stories - 1939 (1939)
- Strange Stories - 1939 (1939) with uncredited
- Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1936 (1936)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1937 (1937)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1938 (1938)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1939 (1939)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1940 (1940)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1941 (1941)
- Captain Future, Fall 1940 (2018)
- Captain Future, Spring 1940 (2016)
- Captain Future, Spring 1941 (2014)
- Captain Future, Summer 1941 (2009)
- Captain Future, Winter 1940 (unknown)
- Captain Future, Winter 1941 (2016)
- Startling Stories, Fall 1944 (2019)
- Startling Stories, January 1939 (2010)
- Startling Stories, July 1939 (2018)
- Startling Stories, March 1939 (2013)
- Startling Stories, March 1941 (2018)
- Startling Stories, May 1939 (2017)
- Startling Stories, May 1940 (2011)
- Startling Stories, May 1941 (2009)
- Startling Stories, September 1939 (2014)
- Startling Stories, September 1940 (2011)
- Strange Stories, February 1939 (2019)
- Strange Stories, February 1939 (2019) with uncredited
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1937 (2016)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1937 (2019)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1938 (2016)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1937 (2018)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1938 (2017)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1940 (unknown)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1941 (2014)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1940 (2015)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1938 (2017)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940 (2013)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1941 (2013)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1939 (2019)
- Incident on Titan (1941)
- Incident on Titan (1941) with Will Garth
- Lever of Destruction (1939)
- Lever of Destruction (1939) with Tom Erwin Geris
- Pigments Is Pigments (1935)
- Pigments Is Pigments (1935) with Mortimer Weisinger
- The Nth Degree (1936)
- The Prenatal Plagiarism (1935)
- The Prenatal Plagiarism (1935) with Mortimer Weisinger
- The Price of Peace (1933)
- The Price of Peace (1933) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Thompson's Time Traveling Theory (1944)
- Thompson's Time-Traveling Theory (1937)
- Thompson's Time-Traveling Theory (1937) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Time on My Hands (1938)
- Torture Tower (1936)
- Turnabout (1939)
- Turnabout (1939) with Will Garth
- A Billion Miles for a Plot (1940)
- A Eulogy to Mr. Hamilton (1932)
- A Eulogy to Mr. Hamilton (1932) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Air Wonder (1932)
- Air Wonder (1932) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Alier's Alibi (1935)
- Alier's Alibi (1935) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Astounding Stories of Super-Science (1932)
- Astounding Stories of Super-Science (1932) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Blood Will Tell (1941)
- Can You Explain It? (1930)
- Can You Explain It? (1930) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) (1934)
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) (1934) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, May 1934) (1934)
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, May 1934) (1934) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, November 1933) (1933)
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, November 1933) (1933) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Eulogy to Mr. Hamilton (1932) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Fans I've Met (1934)
- Fans I've Met (1934) with Mortimer Weisinger
- King of Inventors (1941)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, July 1933) (1933)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, June 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, June 1931) (1931) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Letter (Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October 1930) (1930)
- Letter (Astounding Stories, April 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Astounding Stories, August 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Astounding Stories, August 1931) (1931) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Letter (Astounding Stories, March 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Astounding Stories, November 1932) (1932)
- Letter (Fantasy-Times, October 1941) (1941)
- Letter (The Fantasy Fan, September 1933) (1933)
- Letter (The Fantasy Fan, September 1933) (1933) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Letter (Wonder Stories, May 1931): Marks an Epoch (1931)
- Letter (Wonder Stories, May 1931): Marks an Epoch (1931) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Miracle, Science and Fantasy Stories (1932)
- Miracle, Science and Fantasy Stories (1932) with Mortimer Weisinger
- My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1933)
- My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1933) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Of Human Hearts (1940)
- Review of Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, May 1940) (1940)
- Review of Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, May 1940) (1940) with The Editor
- Review of the nonfiction work "Science for the Citizen" by Lancelot Hogben (1939)
- Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940) with The Editor
- Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- Science Fiction Quiz (1930)
- Science Fiction Quiz (1930) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Science Question Box (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Science Question Box (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940) with The Editor
- Science Questions and Answers (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1938) (1938) with various
- Science Questions and Answers (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Science Questions and Answers (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940) with The Editor
- Scientibook Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1939) (1939)
- Scientibook Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1936) (1936)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, May 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, November 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts: Incredible But True: A Special Feature of Interesting Oddities (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts: Incredible But True: A Special Feature of Interesting Oddities (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1941) (1941)
- Scientific Detective Monthly (1933)
- Scientific Detective Monthly (1933) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Shall We Eat in 2030? (1930)
- Shall We Eat in 2030? (1930) with Mortimer Weisinger
- The Ether Vibrates (Science Fiction Digest, March 1933) (1933)
- The Ether Vibrates (Science Fiction Digest, March 1933) (1933) with Mortimer Weisinger
- The Ether Vibrates (Startling Stories, May 1940) (1940)
- The Ether Vibrates (Startling Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- The Future of Captain Future (Captain Future, Spring 1941) (1941)
- The Genie in the Bottle (1941)
- The Great Prediction (1939)
- The Inventor Nobody Knew (1939)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1940)
- The Next Invasion (1940)
- The Next Invasion (1940) with Mortimer Weisinger
- The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1936) (1936)
- The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1936) (1936) with The Editor
- The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940) with The Editor
- The Royal Road (1940)
- The Science Fiction Eye (Fantasy Magazine, July 1935) (1935)
- The Science Fiction Eye (Fantasy Magazine, July 1935) (1935) with Mortimer Weisinger
- The Science Fiction League (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1936) (1936)
- The Science Fiction League (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1936) (1936) with The Editor
- The Twist of a Dial (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, January 1939) (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, January 1941) (1941)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, July 1939) (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, March 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, March 1941) (1941)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, May 1941) (1941)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, November 1939) (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, November 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, September 1939) (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science: A Columbus of Space (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Dr. Pettenkofer's Strange Meal (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Fate Reveals the Magic Ray (1939)
- Thrills in Science: The Life-Secret of Mice and Men (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches (Startling Stories, May 1940) (1940)
- Thrills In Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: A Piece of Wood (1941)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Death of a Star-Gazer (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Mad About Microbes (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Milestones of Madness (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Mysterious Alchemy (1940)
- Thrills In Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Stars In His Eyes (1941)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Birth of an Element (1940)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Human Guinea-Pigs (1940)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The India Rubber Man (1940)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Last Theorem (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Light-Trapper (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Mental Marvel of France (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Mystery Man of Science (1940)
- Thrills In Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Toy Heard 'Round the World (1941)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Unfinished Experiment (1940)
- Under Observation (Captain Future, Winter 1940) (1940)
- Under Observation (Captain Future, Winter 1940) (1940) with The Editor
- We'll Bet You Didn't Know (1934)
- We'll Bet You Didn't Know (1934) with Mortimer Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, August 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, August 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, December 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, December 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, June 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, June 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, May 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, May 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, November 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, November 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, October 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, October 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, September 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, September 1934) (1934) with Schwartz and Weisinger
- Rockets Through Space (1936) by P. E. Cleator
- The Second Deluge (1933) by Garrett P. Serviss
- The Second Deluge (1933) by Garrett P. Serviss (co-reviewed with Mortimer Weisinger)
- Arthur J. Burks Interview (1933) with Arthur J. Burks (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Arthur J. Burks Interview (1933) with Arthur J. Burks (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- David H. Keller, M.D. Interview (1933) with David H. Keller, M.D. (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- David H. Keller, M.D. Interview (1933) with David H. Keller, M.D. (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Donald Wandrei Interviewed (1934) with Donald Wandrei (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Donald Wandrei Interviewed (1934) with Donald Wandrei (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Hans Waldemar Wessolowski (1933) with H. W. Wesso (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Hans Waldemar Wessolowski (1933) with H. W. Wesso (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Harry Bates Interview (1933) with Harry Bates (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Harry Bates Interview (1933) with Harry Bates (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Interview with Dr. Keller (1940) with David H. Keller, M.D. (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Interview with Harry Bates (excerpt) (1933) with Harry Bates (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Interview with Harry Bates (excerpt) (1933) with Harry Bates (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Interview with Laurence Manning (1934) with Laurence Manning (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Interview with Laurence Manning (1934) with Laurence Manning (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Leo Morey Interviewed (1934) with Leo Morey (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Leo Morey Interviewed (1934) with Leo Morey (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Seabury Quinn Interviewed (1934) with Seabury Quinn (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Seabury Quinn Interviewed (1934) with Seabury Quinn (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)
- Thomas O'Conor Sloane Interview (1933) with T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
- Thomas O'Conor Sloane Interview (1933) with T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. (co-interviewers Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger)