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Title: O Ugly Bird! Title Record # 58004
Author: Manly Wade Wellman
Date: 1951-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: John the Balladeer
Language: English
Note: "With this story we introduce a new character who's bound, we feel sure, to become a noted figure of American folk-fantasy: the wandering minstrel name of John ..." -- editor's intro to story
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1974 O Ugly Bird
Year Language Title
1958Translated by 中村能三 (Yoshimi Nakamura)
Japanese
醜鳥?Miniku Tori
[as by ]
2015Translated by Annarita Guarnieri
Italian Oh, uccellaccio!

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, December 1951 1951-12-00 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 George Salter , Dirone Photography Checkmark
Galaxy of Ghouls 1955-05-00 ed. Judith Merril Lion Library LL25
$0.35?$: US dollar
192
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.
anth B. Thomas Checkmark
宇宙の妖怪たち?Uchū no Yōkaitachi
1958-10-00 ed.
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
( #3008)
    295
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  
Off the Beaten Orbit 1959-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Pyramid Books G397
$0.35?$: US dollar
192
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.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Off the Beaten Orbit 1961-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Pyramid Books F-683
$0.40?$: US dollar
192
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.
anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
Who Fears the Devil? 1963-00-00 Manly Wade Wellman Arkham House  
$4.00?$: US dollar
213
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Who Fears the Devil? 1964-11-00 Manly Wade Wellman Ballantine Books U2222
$0.50?$: US dollar
186
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
A Red Skeleton in Your Closet 1965-00-00 ed. Red Skelton Grosset & Dunlap  
$4.95?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Al Hirschfeld Checkmark
Monster Mix 1968-06-00 ed. Robert Arthur Mayflower / Dell 5797
$0.60?$: US dollar
284
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.
anth Oscar Liebman Checkmark
Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories 1968-06-00 ed. Red Skelton Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap T-182
$0.75?$: US dollar
187
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.
anth H. Kane  
Monster Mix 1968-08-00 ed. Robert Arthur Mayflower / Dell 5797
$0.60?$: US dollar
284
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.
anth Oscar Liebman Checkmark
Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories 1969-05-00 ed. Red Skelton Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap T-182
$0.75?$: US dollar
187
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.
anth H. Kane Checkmark
Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories 1971-07-00 ed. Red Skelton Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap T-182
$0.75?$: US dollar
187
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.
anth H. Kane Checkmark
The Edge of Never: Classic and Contemporary Tales of the Supernatural 1973-06-00 ed. Robert Hoskins Fawcett Premier M590
$0.95?$: US dollar
287
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.
anth Larry Kresek Checkmark
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1974-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company 0-673-03409-7   384
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 Joan Miro Checkmark
Who Fears the Devil? 1975-05-00 Manly Wade Wellman Star 0-352-30065-5
£0.50?£: UK pound
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown 1976-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company (Fountainhead) 0-673-10225-4   384
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 Joan Miro  
Who Fears the Devil? 1980-02-00 Manly Wade Wellman Dell 0-440-19776-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
238
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 Rowena Morrill Checkmark
The Eureka Years 1982-06-00 ed. Annette McComas Bantam Books 0-553-20673-7
$3.50?$: US dollar
xvii+
348
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.
anth George Jones Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame 1983-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-521-2
$16.95?$: US dollar
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth E. T. Steadman Checkmark
Sorcerers! 1986-10-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
xi+
244
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.
anth Dean Morressey Checkmark
Sorcerers! 1986-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
xi+
244
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.
anth Dean Morressey  
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Robinson 0-948164-71-9
£4.95?£: UK pound
431
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 Christos Achilleos Checkmark
John the Balladeer 1988-07-00 Manly Wade Wellman Baen 0-671-65418-7
$3.50?$: US dollar
306
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 Steve Hickman Checkmark
John the Balladeer 1988-07-00 Manly Wade Wellman Baen 0-671-65418-7
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar
306
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 Steve Hickman Checkmark
John the Balladeer 1989-01-00 Manly Wade Wellman Baen / SFBC 14433
$5.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Alan M. Clarke Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats 1990-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Robinson 0-948164-71-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
431
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 Christos Achilleos  
The American Fantasy Tradition 2002-09-00 ed. Brian M. Thomsen Tor 0-765-30152-0
$27.95?$: US dollar
604
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens 2003-03-20 Manly Wade Wellman Night Shade Books 1-892389-23-1
$35.00?$: US dollar
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The American Fantasy Tradition 2003-09-00 ed. Brian M. Thomsen Tor 0-765-30456-2
$17.95?$: US dollar
604
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
The Drake Disk 2003-10-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #3)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
Great Fantasy 2004-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg W. H. Smith 1-84529-106-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
431
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 Julek Heller Checkmark
Mountain Magic (Wellman version) 2004-10-00 David Drake, Eric Flint, Ryk E. Spoor, Manly Wade Wellman Baen 0-7434-8856-3
$4.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Gary Ruddell  
Mountain Magic (Wellman version) 2007-05-00 David Drake, Eric Flint, Ryk E. Spoor, Manly Wade Wellman Baen  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
Mountain Magic (Wellman version) 2007-05-00 David Drake, Eric Flint, Ryk E. Spoor, Manly Wade Wellman Baen  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk 2007-05-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk 2007-05-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The David Drake When the Tide Rises Disk 2008-03-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #15)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
Sorcerers! 2013-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-152-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Ron Miller  
Sin's Doorway and Other Ominous Entrances 2013-10-22 Manly Wade Wellman Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens 2013-11-05 Manly Wade Wellman Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Fantasy & ScienceFiction - Edizione Italiana, #12 2015-06-00 ed. Armando Corridore Elara  
€5.90?€: Euro
160
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.
mag Marc Simonetti Checkmark
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56386-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
876
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 Leonora Carrington Checkmark
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy 2020-07-21 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Books 978-0-525-56387-7
$12.99?$: US dollar
896
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Leonora Carrington Checkmark
The Complete John the Balladeer 2023-00-00 Manly Wade Wellman Haffner Press 978-1-893887-95-4
$110.00?$: US dollar
xxi+
568,xiii+
541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Raymond Swanland , Raymond Swanland Checkmark
Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens date unknown Manly Wade Wellman Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
The Fantasy Hall of Fame date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-521-2
$16.95?$: US dollar
431
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth E. T. Steadman Checkmark
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