- Author: William P. McGivern Author Record # 1412
- Legal Name: McGivern, William Peter
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Birthdate: 6 December 1918
- Deathdate: 18 November 1982
- Language: English
- Webpages: Books and Writers, findagrave.com, SFE-1, SFE-2, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names:
P. F. Costello, Sgt. P. F. Costello, Clee Garson, W・P・マッキヴァン?W. P. Makkivan, Sgt. William P. McGivern, Bill Peters (1950s), Gerald Vance, Sgt. Gerald Vance
- Author Tags: invisibility (1), show business (1), time travel (1)
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Novels
- The Seeing (1980) with Maureen McGivern
- The First William P. McGivern Science Fiction Megapack (2014)
- 3 Science Fiction Stories (2014) with unknown [only as by Gerald Vance]
- The William P. McGivern Fantasy Megapack (2015)
- Larson's Luck (2009) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- Monsoons of Death (2010) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- The Chameleon Man (2010)
- Death Makes a Mistake (2010) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Captain Stinky
- Captain Stinky (1942) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- Captain Stinky's Luck (1942) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- Reggie
- Never Mind a Martian (1953)
- John Brown's Body (1940) with David Wright O'Brien
- The Visible Invisible Man (1940)
- People of the Pyramids (1941) [also as by P. F. Costello]
- The Perfect Hideout (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Yellow Mud for Cowards (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- The Dynamouse (1941)
- Adopted Son of the Stars (1941)
- Killer's Turnabout (1941)
- Dictagraphs of Death (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- The Fate of Asteroid 13 (1941)
- The Masterful Mind of Mortimer Meek (1941)
- Sidney, the Screwloose Robot (1941)
- The Quandary of Quintus Quaggle (1941)
- Doorway of Vanishing Men (1941)
- Sidetrack in Time (1941)
- Mr. Muddle Does As He Pleases (1941) with David Wright O'Brien
- Peter Fereny's Death Cell (1941)
- Flame for the Future (1941) [also as by P. F. Costello]
- Thunder Over Washington (1941)
- Tink Takes a Hand (1941)
- Al Addin and the Infra-Red Lamp (1941)
- Convoy to Atlantis (1941)
- Planet of Lost Men (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Rewbarb's Remarkable Radio (1941)
- Daughter of the Snake God (1942) with David Wright O'Brien [only as by John York Cabot and William P. McGivern]
- Double in Death (1942) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- Duncan's Dreadful Doll (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Plot of Gold (1942) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- The Giant from Jupiter (1942) with David Wright O'Brien [only as by Bruce Dennis and Gerald Vance]
- The Lady and the Vampire (1942) [also as by P. F. Costello]
- The Tireless Leg (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- When Destiny Dealt (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Mystery on Base Ten (1942)
- Rehearsal for Danger (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- The Contract of Carson Carruthers (1942)
- Howie Lemp Meets an Enchantress (1942)
- Kidnaped into the Future (1942)
- The Cosmic Punch of Lefty O'Rourke (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Bertie and the Black Arts (1942)
- The Avengers (1942)
- The Battle of Manetong (1942)
- They Forgot to 'Remember Pearl Harbor' (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Tink Takes a Fling (1942)
- Safari to the Lost Ages (1942)
- Tink Takes Command (1942)
- Convoy in Space (1942)
- Goddess of the Fifth Plane (1942)
- Vengeance on Venus (1942) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- The Voice (1942)
- The Picture of Death (1942)
- Monsoons of Death (1942) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- The Ghost That Haunted Hitler (1942)
- Death Makes a Mistake (1943) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Flight of the Sirius (1943) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Larson's Luck (1943) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- Silver Raiders of Sirius (1943) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Spawn of Hell (1943) [also as by P. F. Costello]
- The Man Who Cried "Werewolf" (1943) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Visitor to Earth (1943) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- The Chameleon Man (1943)
- The Willful Puppets (1943)
- Enchanted Bookshelf (1943)
- Victory from the Void (1943) with David Wright O'Brien
- Genie of Bagdad (1943)
- World Beyond Belief (1943)
- Tink Fights the Gremlins (1943)
- Double-Cross on Mars (1944) [only as by Sgt. Gerald Vance]
- Phantom City of Luna (1944) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Professor Thorndyke's Mistake (1944) [only as by Sgt. P. F. Costello]
- The Curse of El Dorado (1944) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- The Needle Points to Death (1944) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- The Mad Robot (1944)
- The Musketeers in Paris (1944)
- A Horse on Thorndyke (1944)
- The Thinking Cap (1944) [only as by Sgt. William P. McGivern]
- Manchu Terror (1946)
- Goddess of the Golden Flame (1947)
- Voice from a Star (1947)
- Orders for Willie Weston (1948)
- Double Cross in Double Time (1948)
- The Wandering Swordsmen (1948)
- The Death of Asteroid 13 (1948)
- Dark Wish (1948)
- The Ring of Faith (1948)
- The Reluctant Genii (1950) [only as by P. F. Costello]
-
The Galaxy Raiders (1950)
also appeared as:
-
Translation: 星団の侵入者?せいだんのしんにゅうしゃ[Japanese] (1950) [as by
Seidan no Shinnyuusha
Seidan no ShinnyūshaW・P・マッキヴァン?W. P. Makkivan]
-
Translation:
- Survival (1950)
- Tink Takes Over (1951) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- No Medal for Captain Manning (1951)
- Fix Me Something to Eat (1951)
- Conditioned Reflex (1951)
- There's No Way Out! (1951)
- Some Wolves Can't Kill! (1951)
- The Secret of John Marsh (1951)
- The Travelling Brain (1952)
- The Man Who Bought Tomorrow (1952)
- Roman Holiday (1952)
- The Machine That Knew Too Much (1952)
- He Played with Dolls (1952)
- I'll Follow You to Hell (1952)
- Star Child (1953) [only as by Bill Peters (1950s)]
- Jinn and Tonic (1953)
- Operation Mind-Pick (1953)
- Amphytrion 40 (1953)
- The Chase (1953) [only as by Bill Peters (1950s)]
-
I Love Lucifer (1953)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein Kinderspiel [German] (1971)
- Little Tin Soldier (1954) [only as by Bill Peters (1950s)]
- Miracle in Manhattan (1954) [only as by Bill Peters (1950s)]
- Mr. Dittman's Monsters (1954)
- The Moon and Nonsense (1954)
- Love That Potion (1955)
- Scavengers of Space (1955) [only as by Clee Garson]
- Graveyard Shift (1957)
- The Sound of Murder (1963)
- More About the Sun (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Strange But True (1941)
- Time from the Stars (1941) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- Introducing the Author: William P. McGivern (1941)
- Cagliostro - Magnificent Charlatan (1941)
- Ersatz (1941)
- Strange, But True (Amazing Stories, June 1941) (1941)
- Broadcast by Bees (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- How Smart Were the Ancients? (1941)
- Fantastic Playground (1941)
- Russian Ziegfeld (1941)
- Scientists Wanted (1941) [only as by P. F. Costello]
- Amazing Fallacies About Weather (1941) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- The Science of Suckers (1941) [only as by Gerald Vance]
- They Write... (1953)