Leo Margulies

Margulies, Leo

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Leo Margulies was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. He attended Columbia University, but left before completing a degree. In 1932, he began working at the Munsey chain of pulp magazines. He left Munsey for Thrilling Publications, where he became editorial director of Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1936. He edited as many as 46 pulp magazines at a time, including Captain Future, Startling Stories, Fantastic Universe, and Strange Stories. During World War II, Margulies served as a war correspondent. After the war, he began to edit and publish science fiction and fantasy paperback anthologies. In 1953, he started The Saint Detective Magazine with Leslie Charteris, following that up in 1956 with Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine, where he remained as editor until his death.

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Cactus and Sagebrush
Representative edition published 2007
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Flying Wildcats
Representative edition published 2007
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Master Mystery Stories
Representative edition published 2007
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Wings Over the World
Representative edition published 2007
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The Ghoul Keepers
Representative edition published 1965
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3 from out there
Representative edition published 1964
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The Ghoul Keepers
Representative edition published 1961
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Dames, danger, death
Representative edition published 1960
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Get Out of My Sky
Representative edition published 1960
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Fantastic Universe, April 1956
Representative edition published 1956
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Fantastic Universe, February 1956
Representative edition published 1956
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Fantastic Universe, June 1956
Representative edition published 1956
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Fantastic Universe, August 1955
Representative edition published 1955
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Fantastic Universe, December 1955
Representative edition published 1955
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Fantastic Universe, November 1955
Representative edition published 1955
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Fantastic Universe, September 1955
Representative edition published 1955
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My Best Science Fiction Story
Representative edition published 1954
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From Off this World
Representative edition published 1949
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Flying Wildcats
Representative edition published 1943
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Three in one
Representative edition published 1963
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The unexpected
Representative edition published 1962
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Get out of my sky
Representative edition published 1960
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Race to the stars
Representative edition published 1958
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Three times infinity
Representative edition published 1958
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