Art by Robert Fuqua

Manly Wade Wellman Part 1 (1927-1940)

Art by Frank R. Paul

In the later years of Manly Wade Wellman’s career, his success became largely associated with his horror writing, first from Weird Tales and later in the pages of Fantasy & Science Fiction. New readers might have thought he had only written of curses, monsters and Silver John with his silver string guitar. But horror was only about a third of Manly’s out-put. The rest was Science Fiction and later even Sword & Sorcery. Like Fritz Leiber, Wellman was a true writer of SF/F/H, a gifted Fantasy-creator, and like Leiber he was awarded the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He would also receive a Pulitzer nomination for his non-genre work.

Here you will find a bibliography of Wellman’s genre writing, his stories from Hugo Gernsback’s Wonder Stories, Thrilling Wonder (which he wrote for as often as he did Weird Tales), Astounding Science Fiction (he sold to Tremaine but not many for John W. Campbell), Startling Stories (where he wrote one of the Captain Future novels), Planet Stories and other magazines. He also wrote comics for Fawcett and DC. His story “Elephant Earth” (Astonishing Stories, February 1940) reappeared as “The Reign of the Elephants” in Strange Adventures #11 (August 1951). We hope this bibliography helps you to explore all the work of this amazing writer.

Letter to Weird Tales (August 1926)

Art by Leach
Art by Leach

“The Lion Roared” (Thrilling Tales, May 1927)

Art by Hugh Rankin
Art by Hugh Rankin

“Back to the Beast” (Weird Tales, November 1927)(as Gans T. Field)

Art by C. C. Senf
Art by C. C. Senf

“The White Road” (poem) (Weird Tales, June 1928)

1930s

Art by M. Marchioni

“When Planets Crashed” (Wonder Stories Quarterly, Spring 1931)

Art by H. S. Monaghan
Art by H. S. Monaghan

“Faithful Footsteps” (Mind Magic, June 1931)

Art by J. Illell
Art by J. Illell

“The Conquering Don” (Mind Magic, September-October 1931)

Art by M. Marchioni

“The Disc-Men of Jupiter” (Wonder Stories, September 1931)

Art by Frank R. Paul
Art by Frank R. Paul

“Rebels of the Moon” (Wonder Stories Quarterly, Spring 1932)

The Invading Asteroid (1932)

Art by Robert A. Graf
Art by Robert A. Graf

“The Boy Champion” (Argosy, September 23, 1933)

Art by Ferguson
Art by Ferguson

“From the Log of the Space-Ship Flammarion” (poem) (Marvel Tales #2, July-August 1934)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“At the Bend of the Trail” (Weird Tales, October 1934)

Letter to Weird Tales, December 1934.

Art by H. W. Wesso

“Outlaws on Callisto” (Astounding Stories, April 1936)

Art by Enoch Bolles
Art by Enoch Bolles

“The Four-Grand Kiss” (Gay Book Magazine, April 1936)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“The Horror Undying” (aka “The Undead Soldier”) (Weird Tales, May 1936)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“The Kelpie” (Weird Tales, July 1936)

Artist not known

“Space Station No. 1” (Argosy, October 10, 1936)

Art by J. Allen St. John
Art by J. Allen St. John

“The Theater Upstairs” (Weird Tales, December 1936)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“The Werewolf Snarls” (aka “Among Those Present”) (Weird Tales, March 1937)

Letter to Weird Tales, June 1937

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“The Terrible Parchment” (Weird Tales, August 1937)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“School For the Unspeakable” (Weird Tales, September 1937)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“The Golgatha Dancers” (Weird Tales, October 1937)

Artist not known

“Rule of the Bee” (Astounding Stories, October 1937)

Letter to Weird Tales, December 1937

Art by Elliott Dold Jr.

“Pithecanthropus Rejectus” (Astounding Stories, January 1938)

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Art by Virgil Finlay

“The Hairy Ones Shall Dance” (Weird Tales, January February March 1938)(as Gans T. Field)

Letter to Weird Tales, February 1938

Letter to Weird Tales, March 1938

Art by H. W. Wesso

“Dream-Dust From Mars” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1938)

Art by Elliott Dold Jr.

“Wings of the Storm” (Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1938)

Art by Alex Schomberg

“Glimpse” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1938)

Art by H. W. Wesso

“Men Against the Stars” (Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1938)

Art by Virgil Finlay

“The Black Drama” (Weird Tales, June July August 1938)(as Gans T. Field)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“Dead Dog” (Weird Tales, August 1938)

Artist Unknown

“Treasure Asteroid” (Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1938)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“The Cavern” (with Gertrude Gordon)(Weird Tales, September 1938)

Art by Margaret Brundage
Art by Margaret Brundage

“Up Under the Roof” (Weird Tales, October 1938)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“The Robot and the Lady” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1938)

Art by John V. Baltadonis
Art by John V. Baltadonis

“Who Knows?” (Fantasmagoria, November 1938)

Artist Unknown

Nuisance Value (Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1938January 1939)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“These Doth the Lord Hate” (Weird Tales, January 1939) (Reprinted in Weird Tales, May 1951)

Art by Robert Fuqua

“Battle in the Dawn”  (Amazing Stories, January 1939)

Art by Leo Morey

“Changeling” (Strange Stories, February 1939)

Art by Harold S. De Lay

“Fearful Rock” (Weird Tales, February March April 1939)

Art by H. T. Fisk

“‘Where Angels Fear…'” (Unknown, March 1939)

Art by H. W. Wesso

“Insight” (Dynamic Science Stories, April 1939)

Art by Frank R. Paul
Art by Frank R. Paul

“Brothers of Fate” (Science Fiction, June 1939)

“Meet Our Science Fiction Family” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1939)

Art by Rudolph Belarski
Art by Rudolph Belarski

“For Fear of Little Men” (Strange Stories, June 1939)

Art by Howard V. Brown
Art by Jack Binder

Giants From Eternity (Startling Stories, July 1939)

“Meet the Author” (Startling Stories, July 1939)

Art by Harry Ferman

“The Valley Was Still” (Weird Tales, August 1939)

Art by Virgil Finlay
Art by Virgil Finlay

“Voice in a Veteran’s Ear” (poem) (Weird Tales, August 1939) (as Gans T. Field)

Art by Hubert Rogers
Art by Charles Schneeman

“Forces Must Be Balanced” (Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1939)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Merrie England” (Thrilling Adventures, September 1939)

Artist Unknown

“Half Bull” (Strange Stories, October 1939)

Art by Harold S. De Lay
Art by Harry Ferman

“The Witch’s Cat” (Weird Tales, October 1939) (as Gans T. Field)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“War Cry of Death” (G-Men, October 1939) as C. K. M. Scanlon

Artist Unknown

“The Einstein Slugger” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1939)

Artist Unknown

“Rascal at Arms” (Thrilling Adventures, December 1939)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Murder Among Magicians” (Popular Detective, 1939)

Art by Robert Fuqua

“Hok Goes to Atlantis” (Amazing Stories, December 1939)

Artist Unknown

“For Love of a Witch” (Strange Stories, December 1939)

Artist Unknown

“Vigil” (Strange Stories, December 1939)(as Hampton Wells)

1940s

Art by Virgil Finlay

“The Day of the Conquerors” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“The Diamond Empire, hidden wonder of the world…” (Pep Comics #1, January 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“Fu Chang, American university-educated Chinaman…” (Pep Comics #1, January 1940)

Art by Maurice Gutwirth
Art by Maurice Gutwirth

“In London the night was clear and calm…” (Pep Comics #1, January 1940)

Art by R. Isip

“When It Was Moonlight” (Unknown, February 1940)

Art by Dan

“Elephant Earth” (Astonishing Stories, February 1940)(as Gabriel Barclay)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds” (Pep Comics #2, February 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“The time is at hand for our great triumph…” (Pep Comics #2, February 1940)

Art by Sam Cooper
Art by Sam Cooper

“The Terror of Rocky Pool” (Pep Comics #2, February 1940)

Art by H. W. Wesso

58. “The Planet of Change” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1940)

Art by Harry Ferman

“The Song of the Slaves” (Weird Tales, March 1940)

“Science and Reality” – Guest Editorial (Startling Stories, March 1940)

Letter to Astounding Science Fiction, March 1940

Art by Gus Ricca
Art by Jack Binder
Art by Jack Binder

“Is my plane ready?” (Slam-Bang Comics #1, March 1940)

Art by Alex Schomberg

“His Name on a Bullet” (Strange Stories, April 1940)

Art by Jack Binder
Art by Jack Binder

“The Boko Kidnappers” (Slam-Bang Comics #2, April 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“The Drug Slaves of Ghor” (Pep Comics #3, April 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“You don’t need me now…” (Pep Comics #3, April 1940)

Art by Sam Cooper
Art by Sam Cooper

“London, blacked out to avoid attack by enemy bombing planes…” (Pep Comics #3, April 1940)

Art by Robert Fuqua

“Hok Draws the Bow” (Amazing Stories, May 1940)

“Manly Wade Wellman” (Amazing Stories, May 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“Forward, dealer of death!” (Pep Comics #4, May 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“City of the Hawkmen” (Pep Comics #4, May 1940)

Art by Sam Cooper
Art by Sam Cooper

“The Hunchback Horror” (Pep Comics #4, May 1940)

Art by Jack Binder
Art by Jack Binder

“The Djinn” (Slam-Bang Comics #3, May 1940)

Art by Eron

“Hollow of the Moon” (Super Science Stories, May 1940) (as Gabriel Barclay)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“To Save Abe Lincoln” (Thrilling Adventures, May 1940)

Art by Howard V. Brown
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Art by Virgil Finlay

Twice In Time (Startling Stories, May 1940)

Art by Jack Binder
Art by Jack Binder

“The Safari of Dr. Scott” (Slam-Bang Comics #4, June 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“But disaster has been striking Fu Chang’s people…” (Pep Comics #5, June 1940)

Art by Lin Streeter
Art by Lin Streeter

“While making their way back to the Diamond Empire…” (Pep Comics #5, June 1940)

Art by Sam Cooper
Art by Sam Cooper

“The Man-Monster of London” (Pep Comics #5, June 1940)

Art by Hannes Bok

“The Dreadful Rabbits” (Weird Tales, July 1940)(as Gans T. Field)

Art by H. W. Wesso

“There Was No Paradise” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1940)

Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown

“Cannibals’ Revolt” (South Sea Stories, August 1940)

Art by Jack Binder
Art by Jack Binder

“Queen of the Driver Ants” (Slam-Bang Comics #6, August 1940)

Art by Jack Binder
Art by Jack Binder

“Lee Granger, Jungle King” (Slam-Bang Comics #7, September 1940)

Artist Unknown

“The Worlds of Tomorrow” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1940)

Art by Robert Fuqua

West Point, 3000 AD (Amazing Stories, November December 1940)

Art by Earle Bergey
Art by H. W. Wesso

“The Life Machines” (Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1940)

Art by John Giunta

“Bratton’s Idea” (Comet Stories, December 1940)

Art by G. Thorp

“Rocket of Metal Men” (Astonishing Stories, December 1940)

Next time we continue with the 1940s when Manly will write of John Thunstone, Captain Marvel and The Spirit… On to Part 2.

 

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