- 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: 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 Series
- Captain Future Magazine
- Captain Future - 1940 (1940)
- Captain Future - 1941 (1941)
- Startling Stories
- Startling Stories - 1939 (1939)
- Startling Stories - 1940 (1940)
- Startling Stories - 1941 (1941)
- Strange Stories
- Strange Stories - 1939 (1939) [only as by uncredited]
- Wonder Stories Group
- Captain Future magazine reissues
- Captain Future, Summer 1941 (2009)
- Captain Future, Spring 1941 (2014)
- Captain Future, Winter 1941 (2016)
- Captain Future, Spring 1940 (2016)
- Captain Future, Fall 1940 (2018)
- Captain Future, Winter 1940 (unknown)
- Startling Stories magazine reissues
- Startling Stories, May 1941 (2009)
- Startling Stories, January 1939 (2010)
- Startling Stories, May 1940 (2011)
- Startling Stories, September 1940 (2011)
- Startling Stories, March 1939 (2013)
- Startling Stories, September 1939 (2014)
- Startling Stories, May 1939 (2017)
- Startling Stories, Fall 1944 (2019)
- Startling Stories: July 1939 (2019)
- Startling Stories, March 1941 (unknown)
- Strange Stories magazine reprints
- Strange Stories, February 1939 (2019) [only as by uncredited]
- Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine reissues
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940 (2013)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1941 (2013)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1941 (2014)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1940 (2015)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1937 (2016)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1938 (2016)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1938 (2017)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1938 (2017)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1937 (2018)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1937 (2019)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1939 (2019)
- Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1940 (unknown)
- The Price of Peace (1933) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- The Prenatal Plagiarism (1935) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Pigments Is Pigments (1935) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Torture Tower (1936)
- The Nth Degree (1936)
-
Thompson's Time-Traveling Theory (1937)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Thompson's Time-Traveling Theory (1937) [as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Variant: Thompson's Time Traveling Theory (1944)
- Time on My Hands (1938)
- Turnabout (1939) [only as by Will Garth]
- Lever of Destruction (1939) [only as by Tom Erwin Geris]
- Incident on Titan (1941) [only as by Will Garth]
- Celebrities I've Met
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, November 1933) (1933) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, May 1934) (1934) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Celebrities I've Met (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) (1934) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Our Science Fiction Magazines
- 1 Miracle, Science and Fantasy Stories (1932) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- 2 Astounding Stories of Super-Science (1932) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- 3 Air Wonder (1932) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- 4 Scientific Detective Monthly (1933) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Review of Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories)
- Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940) [only as by The Editor]
- Science Question Box (Startling Stories)
- Science Question Box (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940) [only as by The Editor]
- Scientifacts
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts: Incredible But True: A Special Feature of Interesting Oddities (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, May 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, November 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1940) (1940)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts: Incredible But True: A Special Feature of Interesting Oddities (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1941) (1941)
- Scientifacts (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1941) (1941)
- The Ether Vibrates
- Thrills in Science
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, January 1939) (1939)
- 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 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: The Mental Marvel of France (1939)
- The Great Prediction (1939)
- The Inventor Nobody Knew (1939)
- The Twist of a Dial (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, July 1939) (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, September 1939) (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: The Last Theorem (1939)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Light-Trapper (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, November 1939) (1939)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, March 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches (Startling Stories, May 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Mysterious Alchemy (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 (Startling Stories, July 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- 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 Mystery Man of Science (1940)
- Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Unfinished Experiment (1940)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, November 1940) (1940)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, January 1941) (1941)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, March 1941) (1941)
- Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, May 1941) (1941)
- 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: Stars In His Eyes (1941)
- Thrills In Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Toy Heard 'Round the World (1941)
- Blood Will Tell (1941)
- King of Inventors (1941)
- The Genie in the Bottle (1941)
- Under Observation
- Under Observation (Captain Future, Winter 1940) (1940) [only as by The Editor]
- Weird Whisperings
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, May 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, June 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, August 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, September 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, October 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, November 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Weird Whisperings (The Fantasy Fan, December 1934) (1934) with Julius Schwartz [only as by Schwartz and Weisinger]
- Can You Explain It? (1930) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Science Fiction Quiz (1930) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Shall We Eat in 2030? (1930) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Letter (Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October 1930) (1930)
- Letter (Amazing Stories, June 1931) (1931) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Letter (Astounding Stories, March 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Astounding Stories, April 1931) (1931)
- Letter (Wonder Stories, May 1931): Marks an Epoch (1931) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Letter (Astounding Stories, August 1931) (1931) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
-
A Eulogy to Mr. Hamilton (1932)
only appeared as:
- Variant: A Eulogy to Mr. Hamilton (1932) [as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Variant: Eulogy to Mr. Hamilton (1932) [as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Letter (Astounding Stories, November 1932) (1932)
- The Ether Vibrates (Science Fiction Digest, March 1933) (1933) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Letter (Amazing Stories, July 1933) (1933)
- Letter (The Fantasy Fan, September 1933) (1933) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1933) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- We'll Bet You Didn't Know (1934) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Fans I've Met (1934) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Alier's Alibi (1935) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- The Science Fiction Eye (Fantasy Magazine, July 1935) (1935) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Scientibook Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1936) (1936)
- Science Questions and Answers (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1938) (1938) with various
- Review of the nonfiction work "Science for the Citizen" by Lancelot Hogben (1939)
- Scientibook Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1939) (1939)
- Of Human Hearts (1940)
- Science Questions and Answers (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940) [only as by The Editor]
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1940)
- The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940) (1940) [only as by The Editor]
- The Royal Road (1940)
- Review of the Science Fiction Fan Publications (Startling Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- The Ether Vibrates (Startling Stories, September 1940) (1940)
- The Next Invasion (1940) [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- A Billion Miles for a Plot (1940)
- The Future of Captain Future (Captain Future, Spring 1941) (1941)
- Letter (Fantasy-Times, October 1941) (1941)
- The Second Deluge (1933) by Garrett P. Serviss [only as by Mortimer Weisinger]
- Rockets Through Space (1936) by P. E. Cleator
- Harry Bates Interview (1933) with Harry Bates (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Interview with Harry Bates (excerpt) (1933) with Harry Bates (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Hans Waldemar Wessolowski (1933) with H. W. Wesso (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Arthur J. Burks Interview (1933) with Arthur J. Burks (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Thomas O'Conor Sloane Interview (1933) with T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
-
David H. Keller, M.D. Interview (1933)
with
David H. Keller, M.D.
(co-interviewer Julius Schwartz)
only appeared as:
- Variant: David H. Keller, M.D. Interview (1933) [as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Variant: Interview with Dr. Keller (1940)
- Leo Morey Interviewed (1934) with Leo Morey (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Donald Wandrei Interviewed (1934) with Donald Wandrei (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Seabury Quinn Interviewed (1934) with Seabury Quinn (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]
- Interview with Laurence Manning (1934) with Laurence Manning (co-interviewer Julius Schwartz) [only as by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weisinger]