Title: The First Martian

Title: The First Martian Title Record # 64795
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1951-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: "The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt" lists a copyright date of 1939 but the first known publication is as "This Joe" in 1951.

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Year	Title
1951	This Joe

Year	Language	Title
1966^ⓘTranslated by Heiner H. Boeck	German	Der Indio auf dem Mars
1971^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Der erste Marsianer
1972^ⓘTranslated by Gisèle Bernier	French	Le premier martien
1973^ⓘTranslated by Árpád Göncz	Hungarian	Az első Mars-lakó^?Az elso Mars-lako Az elsooe Mars-lakoo
1978^ⓘTranslated by Mark Wynants	Dutch	De Eerste Martiaan

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Marvel Science Fiction, August 1951	1951-08-00	ed. Robert O. Erisman	Stadium Publishing Corporation		$0.25^?$: 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	Hannes Bok
Future Science Fiction (Australia), #3 1954	1954-03-00	ed. Ronald Forster	Blue Diamond Publishing		1/6d^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	64	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
Great Science Fiction Stories About Mars	1966-00-00	ed. T. E. Dikty	Frederick Fell		$3.95^?$: US dollar	187	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1968-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	H-92	$0.60^?$: US dollar	223	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	Jeff Jones
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1973-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-97947-X	£1.95^?£: UK pound	223	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jerzy Osmolski
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1974-01-00	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	22812	$1.25^?$: US dollar	330	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	Bart Forbes
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1974-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	New English Library	0-450-01735-4	£0.40^?£: UK pound	222	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	Ray Feibush
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1974-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	22813	$1.50^?$: US dollar	330	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	Bart Forbes
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1975-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	New English Library	0-450-02747-3	£0.50^?£: UK pound	222	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	Ray Feibush
Science Fiction Special (15)	1975-08-00	uncredited	Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #15)	0-283-98239-X	£^?£: UK pound	278+ 223+ 192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Best Science Fiction Stories	1977-00-00	ed. uncredited	Hamlyn	0-600-38243-5		750	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Skyworlds, November 1977	1977-11-00	ed. uncredited	Humorama, Inc.		$0.75^?$: US dollar	82	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
Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A. E. van Vogt	1999-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Tachyon Publications	1-892391-05-8	$17.00^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 203	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	Michael Dashow
Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A. E. van Vogt	1999-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Tachyon Publications	1-892391-04-X	$50.00^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 203	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Michael Dashow
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	date unknown	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	22811	$0.75^?$: US dollar	223	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	Jeff Jones

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