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Startling Stories was a Pulp Science Fiction magazine which also published a lot of Science Fantasy . A companion magazine to Thrilling Wonder Stories and Captain Future Magazine, it published 99 issues from 1939 to 1955 . It was edited by Sam Merwin, Jr. from 1945 to 1951.

It featured a novel in each issue, several of which were written by Henry Kuttner . Among the classic stories which were published in it were ''The Black Flame'' by Stanley G. Weinbaum , ''The Last Days of Shandakor'' and ''The Star-Men of Llyrdis'' by Leigh Brackett , and '' Against The Fall Of Night '' by Arthur C. Clarke . From 1940 to 1952 it featured covers by Earle Bergey . After ''Captain Future'' magazine ceased publication, some of the final stories about the eponymous character were published in ''Startling''.