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Title: Santa Claus vs. S. P. I. D. E. R. Title Record # 53471
Author: Harlan Ellison
Date: 1969-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: Secret Agent Kris Kringle must leave the North Pole to battle alien symbiotes who intend to take over the Earth by seizing control of the minds of prominent politicians and turning them evil.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Bruno Martin
French L'hydre et le Père Noël
1977Translated by Ef Leonard
Dutch De kerstman contra S.P.I.D.E.R.
1979Translated by Jacques Chambon
French Papa Noël contre S.P.I.D.E.R.

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, January 1969 1969-01-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.50?$: 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 Gahan Wilson Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300
$0.75?$: US dollar
254
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 Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1969-07-00 Harlan Ellison Avon V2300
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
254
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 Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1970-03-00 Harlan Ellison Avon / SFBC 2187   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon Checkmark
Fiction, #200 1970-08-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
OPTA  
F4.00?F: French frank
164
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 Siudmak Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library Y5870
$1.25?$: US dollar
254
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1974-04-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library of Canada Y5870
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
254
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Millington 0-86000-065-6
£3.50?£: UK pound
vi+
215
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1976-07-00 Harlan Ellison Signet W7235
$1.50?$: US dollar
254
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
Hoe kan ik schreeuwen zonder mond 1977-00-00 Harlan Ellison Bruna (Bruna SF #53) 90-229-9053-2   191
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 Victor Linford Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-00-00 Harlan Ellison Signet / New American Library 0-451-08590-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
254
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 Bob Pepper Checkmark
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1979-09-00 Harlan Ellison Pan Books 0-330-25575-4
£0.90?£: UK pound
215
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 Stuart Hughes (artist) Checkmark
La bête qui criait amour au coeur du monde 1979-10-22 Harlan Ellison Les Humanoïdes Associés (Harlan Ellison : Oeuvres #3) 2-7316-0006-3   292
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 Keleck Checkmark
Heavy Metal, December 1979 1979-12-00 ed. Ted White HM Communications, Inc.  
$1.50?$: US dollar
96
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Richard Lon Cohen , Jon Townley  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1984-11-00 Harlan Ellison Bluejay Books (Bluejay Special Edition) 0-312-94027-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
252
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 Barclay Shaw  
Edgeworks 4: Love Ain't Nothing But Sex Misspelled / The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 1997-11-00 Harlan Ellison White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-963-2 / WW 11953
$21.99?$: US dollar
xx+
xxx+
350+
xxii+
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John K. Snyder, III Checkmark
A Yuletide Universe: Sixteen Fantastical Tales 2003-11-00 ed. Brian M. Thomsen Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-69187-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
ix+
257
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  
A Yuletide Universe: Sixteen Fantastical Tales 2009-06-27 ed. Brian M. Thomsen Aspect / Warner Books 978-0-446-56261-4
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2012-03-05 Harlan Ellison Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12361-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-04-01 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-0488-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World 2014-06-03 Harlan Ellison Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-4288-1
$14.99?$: US dollar
300
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  
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