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Title: Disappearing Act

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Title: Disappearing Act Title Record # 426721
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1953-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: There were two stories called "Disappearing Act" published in 1953. One by Alfred Bester and the other by Richard Matheson. Unfortunately, this created considerable confusion and many sources report this as a single story written by both authors.
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), into-tv (1), Twilight Zone (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1956Translated by Alain Dorémieux, revised by Jacques Chambon in 1999 edition.
French Escamotage
1957Translated by Manuel van Loggem
Dutch Het verdwijn-nummer
1962Translated by Andreina Negretti
Italian Pezzo per pezzo
1966 German Das Verschwinden
1977Translated by Andreina Negretti
Italian Scomparsa graduale
1977Translated by Alain Dorémieux
French Auto-escamotage
1987Translated by Helmut Degner.
German Furie des Verschwindens
1987Translated by Guido Zurlino
Italian Pezzo per pezzo

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1953 1953-03-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Born of Man and Woman 1954-03-00 Richard Matheson Chamberlain Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mel Hunter  
Third from the Sun 1955-02-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books 1294
$0.25?$: US dollar
180
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Charles Binger Checkmark
Third from the Sun 1962-06-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books J2467
$0.40?$: US dollar
180
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Third from the Sun 1970-09-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books H5548
$0.60?$: US dollar
180
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh MJF Books 1-56731-065-6   550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-07-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh Avon Books 0-380-89601-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
550
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$125?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
899
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll William Stout Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet 2002-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-765-30411-2
$24.95?$: US dollar
335
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ravenwood  
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet 2002-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-312-87827-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
335
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Ravenwood  
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume One 2003-12-00 Richard Matheson Gauntlet Press 1-887368-62-0
$16.95?$: US dollar
399
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Harry O. Morris  
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