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Title: The Dead Spot Title Record # 97527
Author: Jack Williamson
Date: 1938-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1979Translated by Krunoslav Poljak
Croatian Mrtva zona

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 2014 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Marvel Science Stories, November 1938 1938-11-00 ed. Robert O. Erisman Postal Publications  
$0.15?$: US dollar
132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part 2 1936-1945 1975-00-00 ed. Michael Ashley New English Library 0-450-02574-8
£3.95?£: UK pound
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Josh Kirby Checkmark
The History of the Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 2 1936-1945 1976-00-00 ed. Michael Ashley Henry Regnery 0-8092-8000-0
$4.95?$: US dollar
298
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
The History of the Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 2, 1936-1945 1976-00-00 ed. Michael Ashley Henry Regnery 0-8092-8002-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Josh Kirby Checkmark
The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part 2. 1936-1945 1978-04-00 ed. Michael Ashley New English Library 0-450-03296-5
£1.50?£: UK pound
298
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
The Crucible of Power 2006-04-00 Jack Williamson Haffner Press 1-893887-22-7
$40.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hubert Rogers Checkmark
The Crucible of Power 2006-04-00 Jack Williamson Haffner Press 1-893887-23-5
$125.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
521
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hubert Rogers  
Marvel Science Stories, November 1938 2019-00-00 ed. Robert O. Erisman Pulp Tales Press 978-1-947964-55-6
$12.95?$: US dollar
130
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 Frank R. Paul  
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