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Title: The Rag Thing Title Record # 70692
Author: Donald A. Wollheim
Date: 1951-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A dirty rag behind a radiator evolves.
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Current Tags: horror (1), urban horror (1), spontaneous generation (1), contemporary (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1951 The Rag Thing [as by David Grinnell]
Year Language Title
1965ⓘTranslated by Paolo Radice
 Italian La cosa di stracci
1972ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr (first published in January of 1972)
 German Das Ding
1972ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr
 German Der lebende Lumpen
1979ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo Previously published in JVM #375, 1979.
 Swedish Trasvarelsen

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, October 1951 1951-10-00 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 Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1952-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xiii+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1953-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar
 xiv+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1953-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers     xiv+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Terror in the Modern Vein 1955-04-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Hanover House  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 315
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Lindners Checkmark
Terror in the Modern Vein 1961-00-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Digit Books R460
2/6?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).
 156
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 D. Rainey Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1963-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books AS516
$0.95?$: 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 Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1963-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books AS516
$0.95?$: 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  
L'altare a mezzanotte: 50 racconti di fantascienza 1965-07-30 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #16)  
Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira
 492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Rocco Borella Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1966-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1968-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1969-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$0.95?$: US dollar
 285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs 1969-09-00 Donald A. Wollheim Powell PP 181
$0.95?$: US dollar
 207
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 Bill Hughes Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1971-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
 285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Wie weit ist es nach Babylon? 1972-01-00 Donald A. Wollheim Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0135) 3-442-23135-3
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 158+
[2]
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: US dollar
 285
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1973-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.25?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1974-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.50?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1976-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 01639
$1.50?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs 1977-07-00 Donald A. Wollheim Dennis Dobson 0-234-72054-9
£3.95?£: UK pound
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Weaver (artist) Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1978-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$1.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Det hände i morgon 11?Det hande i morgon 11
 1979-00-00 ed. Sam J. Lundwall Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #102) 91-7228-221-5
skr 51.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
 285
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth Don Davis  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$1.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Omnibus of Science Fiction 1980-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-32097-5
$?$: US dollar
 xiii+
561
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Eddie Jones Checkmark
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy 1981-03-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon 0-380-77115-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
The Omnibus of Science Fiction 1984-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Chatham River Press 0-517-45370-3
$1.98?$: US dollar
 xiii+
561
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1984-03-09 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Doubleday 0-385-18165-5
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
311
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth One Plus One Studio Checkmark
Traumreich der Magie: Höhepunkte der modernen Fantasy 1985-00-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4254) 3-453-31262-7
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 795
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 Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1985-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$2.95?$: US dollar
 395
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 Checkmark
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
 395
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  
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories 1988-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, Martin H. Greenberg Avon 0-380-69917-6
$3.95?$: US dollar
 395
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 Checkmark
Masters of Fantasy 1992-08-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Galahad Books 0-88365-786-4
$9.98?$: US dollar
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Henri Rousseau Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1993-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-056-8
$7.95?$: US dollar
 496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Eckstein Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1994-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Michael O'Mara Books 1-85479-958-4
£14.99?£: UK pound
 496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Eckstein  
Masters of Fantasy 1994-10-00 ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9
$12.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
512
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 Henri Rousseau Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1995-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-923-9
$4.98?$: US dollar
 496
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 Jack Eckstein Checkmark
100 Tiny Tales of Terror 1996-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0140-7
$7.98?$: US dollar
 x+
565
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Cheryl Knippenburg Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-923-9
$4.98?$: US dollar
 496
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 Jack Eckstein  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales 1997-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Scribner Paperback Fiction 0-684-84296-3
$6.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fernes Licht 2000-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #2100) 3-453-17117-9
DM 15.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 1051
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 Thomas Thiemeyer Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 2003-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Sterling Publishing 1-4027-0975-7
$12.95?$: US dollar
 496
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  
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-056-8
$7.95?$: US dollar
 496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-056-8   496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Eckstein Checkmark
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Al Sarrantonio Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-056-8   496
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Eckstein Checkmark
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy date unknown ed. Terry Carr, Martin Harry Greenberg Avon / QPBC     xvii+
588
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 James Marsh Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$5.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Scribner 0-684-84296-3
$7.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$2.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-016390-8
$4.95?$: 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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
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