Although Weird Tales is known as "the magazine that never dies", it is not for lack of trying! The first incarnation, from Rural Publishing, never hit its stride and ran into financial problems after only thirteen issues. Matters improved in 1924 with the appointment of Farnsworth Wright as editor and, despite a financial crisis in 1931, the magazine flourished until 1938, when it was sold to William J. Delaney. Although it continued for another 16 years, it was only with marginal success (and of limited interest) until it folded in 1954.
During this period, there were also a variety of reprints overseas. The most interesting were in Canada. The first series (from June 1935 to July 1936) were simply abridged versions of the equivalent US editions. The second series (May 1942 to November 1951), however, both had all new artwork and had frequent reorganizations of stories, included some that appeared in Canadian issues earlier than the equivalent US printings, and others that were reprinted from Short Stories and did not appear in the US edition at all. This variation lasted until the January 1948 issue and thereafter the issues were identical to the US equivalents.
The other reprints were in the UK, where there were four different series. The first consisted of only three unnumbered and undated issues published in early 1942 by the infamous Gerald G. Swan, corresponding to abridged versions of the US issues September and November 1940, and January 1941. The second series was even briefer, with only a single issue (still unnumbered and undated) in late 1946 containing a mere three stories from the US October 1937 issue. The third series was more successful, lasting for 23 issues and overlapped with the fourth series, which lasted for a mere five. In each case the magazines were simply reprints of assorted US issues.
The title had established a major reputation among fans, however, and was revived in 1973 under the editorial guidance of Sam Moskowitz, but was unable to make a profit and died after only 4 issues. A further attempt was made to revive the magazine in 1981, this time as a paperback edited by Lin Carter, but after only four issues this fell foul of the contractual problems that were to dog the magazine for many years. The next phase was even more chaotic as two different editors (Forrest Ackerman and Gil Lamont) laid claim to the magazine, with each preparing mock-ups of the next issue. Gil Lamont finally won the dispute, but had little reason to celebrate as the magazine again died, this time after only two issues.
After a hiatus of two years, a period of relative stability was ushered in under the stewardship of George Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer who edited the magazine for six years on an irregular schedule that attempted to be quarterly. In 1994, however, the curse of Weird Tales struck again - Scithers & Schweitzer were only licensing the name from the copyright owner, and this licensing ran into "various legal, as well as financial, problems" as a result of which the title reverted to the owner. Undaunted, Scithers & Schweitzer continued the magazine under the name of Worlds of Fantasy & Horror, with the numbering restarted at #1, but this lasted for only four issues, spread over three years.
After a comparatively brief hiatus of only two years, a new publisher managed to arrange a new deal with the copyright owner and Weird Tales re-appeared, still with Scithers & Schweitzer at the helm. Just to confuse matters the new issues were numbered as if the 4 issues of Worlds of Fantasy & Horror had been part of the main sequence. At the time of writing this incarnation is still active, although there is little doubt the curse of the magazine will strike again in due course.
| 1923 |  v1 #1 Mar |
 v1 #2 Apr |
 v1 #3 May |
 v1 #4 Jun |
 v2 #1 Jul/Aug |
 v2 #2 Sep |
 v2 #3 Oct |
 v2 #4 Nov |
 v3 #1 Dec/Jan 1923/24 |
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| 1924 |  v3 #2 Feb |
 v3 #3 Mar |
 v3 #4 Apr |
 v4 #2 May/Jul |
 v4 #3 Nov |
 v4 #4 Dec |
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| 1925 |  v5 #1 Jan |
 v5 #2 Feb |
 v5 #3 Mar |
 v5 #4 Apr |
 v5 #5 May |
 v5 #6 Jun |
 v6 #1 Jul |
 v6 #2 Aug |
 v6 #3 Sep |
 v6 #4 Oct |
 v6 #5 Nov |
 v6 #6 Dec |
| 1926 |  v7 #1 Jan |
 v7 #2 Feb |
 v7 #3 Mar |
 v7 #4 Apr |
 v7 #5 May |
 v7 #6 Jun |
 v8 #1 Jul |
 v8 #2 Aug |
 v8 #3 Sep |
 v8 #4 Oct |
 v8 #5 Nov |
 v8 #6 Dec |
| 1927 |  v9 #1 Jan |
 v9 #2 Feb |
 v9 #3 Mar |
 v9 #4 Apr |
 v9 #5 May |
 v9 #6 Jun |
 v10 #1 Jul |
 v10 #2 Aug |
 v10 #3 Sep |
 v10 #4 Oct |
 v10 #5 Nov |
 v10 #6 Dec |
| 1928 |  v11 #1 Jan |
 v11 #2 Feb |
 v11 #3 Mar |
 v11 #4 Apr |
 v11 #5 May |
 v11 #6 Jun |
 v12 #1 Jul |
 v12 #2 Aug |
 v12 #3 Sep |
 v12 #4 Oct |
 v12 #5 Nov |
 v12 #6 Dec |
| 1929 |  v13 #1 Jan |
 v13 #2 Feb |
 v13 #3 Mar |
 v13 #4 Apr |
 v13 #5 May |
 v13 #6 Jun |
 v14 #1 Jul |
 v14 #2 Aug |
 v14 #3 Sep |
 v14 #4 Oct |
 v14 #5 Nov |
 v14 #6 Dec |
| 1930 |  v15 #1 Jan |
 v15 #2 Feb |
 v15 #3 Mar |
 v15 #4 Apr |
 v15 #5 May |
 v15 #6 Jun |
 v16 #1 Jul |
 v16 #2 Aug |
 v16 #3 Sep |
 v16 #4 Oct |
 v16 #5 Nov |
 v16 #6 Dec |
| 1931 |  v17 #1 Jan |
 v17 #2 Feb/Mar |
 v17 #3 Apr/May |
 v17 #4 Jun/Jul |
 v18 #1 Aug |
 v18 #2 Sep |
 v18 #3 Oct |
 v18 #4 Nov |
 v18 #5 Dec |
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| 1932 |  v19 #1 Jan |
 v19 #2 Feb |
 v19 #3 Mar |
 v19 #3 Apr |
 v19 #5 May |
 v19 #6 Jun |
 v20 #1 Jul |
 v20 #2 Aug |
 v20 #3 Sep |
 v20 #4 Oct |
 v20 #5 Nov |
 v20 #6 Dec |
| 1933 |  v21 #1 Jan |
 v21 #2 Feb |
 v21 #3 Mar |
 v21 #4 Apr |
 v21 #5 May |
 v21 #6 Jun |
 v22 #1 Jul |
 v22 #2 Aug |
 v22 #3 Sep |
 v22 #4 Oct |
 v22 #5 Nov |
 v22 #6 Dec |
| 1934 |  v23 #1 Jan |
 v23 #2 Feb |
 v23 #3 Mar |
 v23 #4 Apr |
 v23 #5 May |
 v23 #6 Jun |
 v24 #1 Jul |
 v24 #2 Aug |
 v24 #3 Sep |
 v24 #4 Oct |
 v24 #5 Nov |
 v24 #6 Dec |
| 1935 |  v25 #1 Jan |
 v25 #2 Feb |
 v25 #3 Mar |
 v25 #4 Apr |
 v25 #5 May |
 v25 #6 Jun |
 v26 #1 Jul |
 v26 #2 Aug |
 v26 #3 Sep |
 v26 #4 Oct |
 v26 #5 Nov |
 v26 #6 Dec |
| 1936 |  v27 #1 Jan |
 v27 #2 Feb |
 v27 #3 Mar |
 v27 #4 Apr |
 v27 #5 May |
 v27 #6 Jun |
 v28 #1 Jul |
 v28 #2 Aug/Sep |
 v28 #3 Oct |
 v28 #4 Nov |
 v28 #5 Dec |
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| 1937 |  v29 #1 Jan |
 v29 #2 Feb |
 v29 #3 Mar |
 v29 #4 Apr |
 v29 #5 May |
 v29 #6 Jun |
 v30 #1 Jul |
 v30 #2 Aug |
 v30 #3 Sep |
 v30 #4 Oct |
 v30 #5 Nov |
 v30 #6 Dec |
| 1938 |  v31 #1 Jan |
 v31 #2 Feb |
 v31 #3 Mar |
 v31 #4 Apr |
 v31 #5 May |
 v31 #6 Jun |
 v32 #1 Jul |
 v32 #2 Aug |
 v32 #3 Sep |
 v32 #4 Oct |
 v32 #5 Nov |
 v32 #6 Dec |
| 1939 |  v33 #1 Jan |
 v33 #2 Feb |
 v33 #3 Mar |
 v33 #4 Apr |
 v33 #5 May |
 v34 #1 Jun |
 v34 #2 Aug |
 v34 #3 Sep |
 v34 #4 Oct |
 v34 #5 Nov |
 v34 #6 Dec |
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| 1940 |  v35 #1 Jan |
 v35 #2 Mar |
 v35 #3 May |
 v35 #4 Jul |
 v35 #5 Sep |
 v35 #6 Nov |
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| 1941 |  v35 #7 Jan |
 v35 #8 Mar |
 v35 #9 May |
 v35 #10 Jul |
 v36 #1 Sep |
 v36 #2 Nov |
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| 1942 |  v36 #3 Jan |
 v36 #4 Mar |
 v36 #5 May |
 v36 #6 Jul |
 v36 #7 Sep |
 v36 #8 Nov |
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| 1943 |  v36 #9 Jan |
 v36 #10 Mar |
 v36 #11 May |
 v36 #12 Jul |
 v37 #1 Sep |
 v37 #2 Nov |
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| 1944 |  v37 #3 Jan |
 v37 #4 Mar |
 v37 #5 May |
 v37 #6 Jul |
 v38 #1 Sep |
 v38 #2 Nov |
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| 1945 |  v38 #3 Jan |
 v38 #4 Mar |
 v38 #5 May |
 v38 #6 Jul |
 v39 #1 Sep |
 v39 #2 Nov |
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| 1946 |  v39 #3 Jan |
 v39 #4 Mar |
 v39 #5 May |
 v39 #6 Jul |
 v39 #7 Sep |
 v39 #8 Nov |
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| 1947 |  v39 #9 Jan |
 v39 #10 Mar |
 v39 #11 May |
 v39 #11 Jul |
 v39 #12 Sep |
 v40 #1 Nov |
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| 1948 |  v40 #2 Jan |
 v40 #3 Mar |
 v40 #4 May |
 v40 #5 Jul |
 v40 #6 Sep |
 v41 #1 Nov |
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| 1949 |  v41 #2 Jan |
 v41 #3 Mar |
 v41 #4 May |
 v41 #5 Jul |
 v41 #6 Sep |
 v42 #1 Nov |
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| 1950 |  v42 #2 Jan |
 v42 #3 Mar |
 v42 #4 May |
 v42 #5 Jul |
 v42 #6 Sep |
 v43 #1 Nov |
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| 1951 |  v43 #2 Jan |
 v43 #3 Mar |
 v43 #4 May |
 v43 #5 Jul |
 v43 #6 Sep |
 v44 #1 Nov |
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| 1952 |  v44 #2 Jan |
 v44 #3 Mar |
 v44 #4 May |
 v44 #5 Jul |
 v44 #6 Sep |
 v44 #7 Nov |
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| 1953 |  v44 #8 Jan |
 v45 #1 Mar |
 v45 #2 May |
 v45 #3 Jul |
 v45 #4 Sep |
 v45 #5 Nov |
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| 1954 |  v45 #6 Jan |
 v46 #1 Mar |
 v46 #2 May |
 v46 #3 Jul |
 v46 #4 Sep |
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| 1973 |  v47 #1 Summer |
 v47 #2 Fall |
 v47 #3 Winter |
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| 1974 |  v47 #4 Summer |
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| 1981 |  v48 #1, #1 Spr #1 |
 v48 #2, #2 Spr #2 |
 v48 #3, #3 Fall |
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| 1983 |  v48 #4, #4 Summer |
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| 1984 |  v49 #1 Fall |
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| 1985 |  v49 #2 Winter |
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| 1988 |  v50 #1, #290 Spring |
 v50 #2, #291 Summer |
 v50 #3, #292 Fall |
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| 1989 |  v50 #4, #293 Winter 1988/1989 |
 v51 #1, #294 Fall |
 v51 #2, #295 Winter 1989/1990 |
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| 1990 |  v51 #3, #296 Spring |
 v51 #4, #297 Summer |
 v52 #1, #298 Fall |
 v52 #2, #299 Winter |
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| 1991 |  v52 #3, #300 Spring |
 v52 #4, #301 Summer |
 v53 #1, #302 Fall |
 v53 #2, #303 Winter |
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| 1992 |  v53 #3, #304 Spring |
 v53 #4, #305 Winter 1992/1993 |
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| 1993 |  v54 #1, #306 Spring |
 v54 #2, #307 Summer |
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| 1994 |  v54 #3, #308 Spring |
 v1 #1, #1 Summer |
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| 1995 |  v1 #2, #2 Spring |
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| 1996 |  v1 #3, #3 Summer |
 v1 #4, #4 Winter 1996/97 |
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| 1998 |  v55 #1, #313 Summer |
 v55 #2, #314 Fall |
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| 1999 |  v55 #3, #315 Spring |
 v55 #4, #316 Summer |
 v56 #1, #317 Fall |
 v56 #2, #318 Winter |
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| 2000 |  v56 #3, #319 Spring |
 v56 #4, #320 Summer |
 v57 #1, #321 Fall |
 v57 #2, #322 Winter |
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| 2001 |  v57 #3, #323 Spring |
 v57 #4, #324 Summer |
 v58 #1, #325 Fall |
 v58 #2, #326 Winter 2001/2002 |
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| 2002 |  v58 #3, #327 Spring |
 v58 #4, #328 Summer |
 v59 #1, #329 Fall |
 v59 #2, #330 Winter 2002/2003 |
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| 2003 |  v59 #3, #331 Spring |
 v59 #4, #332 Jul/Aug |
 v60 #1, #333 Sep/Oct |
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| 2004 |  v60 #2, #334 Jan/Feb |
 v60 #3, #335 Mar/Apr |
 v60 #4, #336 Dec |
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| 2005 |  #337 Sep |
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| 2006 |  #338 Feb |
 #339 Apr |
 #340 Jun |
 #341 Aug/Sep |
 #342 Oct/Nov |
 #343 Dec/Jan |
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| 2007 |  #344 Apr/May |
 #345 Jun/Jul |
 #346 Sep/Oct |
 #347 Nov/Dec |
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| 2008 |  #348 Jan/Feb |
 #349 Mar/Apr |
 #350 Jul/Aug |
 #351 Sep/Oct |
 #352 Nov/Dec |
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| 2008 |  #353 Spring |
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| 1935 | v25 #6 Jun |
v26 #1 Jul |
 v26 #2 Aug |
 v26 #3 Sep |
v26 #4 Oct |
 v26 #5 Nov |
v26 #6 Dec |
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| 1936 | v27 #1 Jan |
 v27 #2 Feb |
v27 #3 Mar |
 v27 #4 Apr |
v27 #5 May |
v27 #6 Jun |
v28 #1 Jul |
| 1942 |  v36 #3 May |
 v36 #4 Jul |
 v37 #1 Sep |
 v37 #1 Nov |
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| 1943 |  v36 #7 Jan |
v36 #8 Mar |
 v36 #9 May |
 v36 #10 Jul |
 v36 #11 Sep |
 v36 #12 Nov |
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| 1944 | v36 #13 Jan |
 v36 #14 Mar |
 v36 #15 May |
 v36 #15 Jul |
 v37 #5 Sep |
 v37 #6 Nov |
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| 1945 |  v38 #1 Jan |
 v38 #3 Mar |
 v38 #3 May |
 v38 #3 Jul |
 v38 #3 Sep |
 v38 #3 Nov |
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| 1946 |  v38 #3 Jan |
 v38 #4 Mar |
 v38 #4 May |
 v38 #4 Jul |
 v38 #4 Sep |
 v38 #4 Nov |
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| 1947 |  v38 #4 Jan |
 v38 #4 Mar |
 v38 #4 May |
 v38 #4 Jul |
 v38 #4 Sep |
 v38 #4 Nov |
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| 1948 |  Jan |
v40 #3 Mar |
v40 #4 May |
v40 #5 Jul |
v40 #6 Sep |
v41 #1 Nov |
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| 1949 | v41 #2 Jan |
v41 #3 Mar |
v41 #4 May |
v41 #5 Jul |
v41 #6 Sep |
 v42 #1 Nov |
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| 1950 | v42 #2 Jan |
v42 #3 Mar |
v42 #4 May |
v42 #5 Jul |
v42 #6 Sep |
v43 #1 Nov |
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| 1951 | v43 #2 Jan |
v43 #3 Mar |
v43 #4 May |
v43 #5 Jul |
v43 #6 Sep |
v44 #1 Nov |
As these issues have not been indexed, the following table indicates the US issues from which they were derived. There are two formats for this - "(date)" implies an unabridged reprint, while "[date]" implies an abridged reprint.
| 1942 |  (#1, Feb) [Sep-1940] |
 (#2, Mar) [Nov-1940] |
 (#3, Jun) [Jan-1941] |
| 1946 |  (#1) [Oct-1937] |
| 1949 |  (#1, Nov) (Jul-1949) |
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| 1950 |  #2 (Jan) (Nov-1949) |
 #3 (May) (Jan-1950) |
 #4 (Jul) (Mar-1950) |
 #5 (Nov) (May-1950) |
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| 1951 |  #6 (Feb) (Jul-1950) |
 #7 (Apr) (Sep-1950) |
 #8 (May) (Nov-1950) |
 #9 (Jun) (Jan-1951) |
 #10 (Aug) (Mar-1951) |
 #11 (Nov) (May-1951) |
 #12 (Dec) (Jul-1951) |
| 1952 |  #13 (Jan) (Sep-1951) |
 #14 (Mar) (Nov-1951) |
 #15 (Apr) (Jan-1952) |
 #16 (Aug) (Mar-1952) |
 #17 (Aug) (May-1952) |
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| 1953 |  #18 (Jan) (Jul-1952) |
 #19 (Feb) (Sep-1952) |
 #20 (Apr) (Nov-1952) |
 #21 (Jun) (Jan-1953) |
 #22 (Sep) (May-1953) |
 v1 #1 (Nov) (Sep-1953) |
 #23 (Dec) (Mar-1953) |
| 1954 |  v1 #2 (Jan) (Nov-1953) |
 v1 #3 (Mar) (Jan-1954) |
 v1 #4 (May) (Mar-1954) |
 v1 #5 (Jul) (May-1954) |
Information taken from Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index and Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines.