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Title: The Cometeers Title Record # 3502
Author: Jack Williamson
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Legion of Space
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Astounding Stories, May-August 1936, illustrated by M. Marchioni.
Synopsis: Available on page 508, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Other Titles

Translations Serializations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1959Translated by Rainer Eisfeld
German Der Geist der Legion
1960Translated by Walter Ernsting
German Der Geist der Legion
1963Translated by A. Tranchant, revised by Pierre-Paul Durastanti for the omnibus Ceux de la légion.
French
Les Cométaires?Les Cometaires
1973 Italian Il popolo della cometa
1984Translated by Andreas Brandhorst
German
Der grüne Komet?Der gruene Komet
1986 Italian Quelli della cometa
Year Title
1936 The Cometeers (Part 1 of 4)
1936 The Cometeers (Part 2 of 4)
1936 The Cometeers (Part 3 of 4)
1936 The Cometeers (Part 4 of 4)
Year Language Title
1953Translated by Liliana Bonini
Italian Gli uomini della cometa (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Stories, May 1936 1936-05-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, June 1936 1936-06-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, July 1936 1936-07-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, August 1936 1936-08-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
The Cometeers 1950-00-00 Jack Williamson Fantasy Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Edd Cartier Checkmark
I Romanzi di Urania #29 1953-12-10 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 29
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
160
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Der Geist der Legion 1959-00-00 Jack Williamson Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) 159
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Der Geist der Legion 1960-01-08 Jack Williamson Moewig (Terra #98) 098
DM 0.60?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
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".
novel Karl Stephan Checkmark
Les Cométaires / Seul contre la légion 1963-00-00 Jack Williamson Hachette (Le Rayon Fantastique #107-108)     481
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.
omni Jean-Claude Forest Checkmark
The Cometeers 1967-06-00 Jack Williamson Pyramid Books X-1634
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
157
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.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Der Geist der Legion 1969-01-24 Jack Williamson Moewig (Terra Nova #42) TN042
DM 0.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
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".
novel Karl Stephan Checkmark
Il popolo della cometa 1973-06-00 Jack Williamson Libra Editrice (I Classici della Fantascienza #8) 8
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Allison  
Les Cométaires 1974-01-14 Jack Williamson Albin Michel (Albin Michel - Science-Fiction #24) 2-226-00026-7   249
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.
novel  
The Cometeers 1977-00-00 Jack Williamson Sphere 0-7221-9173-1
£0.65?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
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.
novel David Bergen Checkmark
The Cometeers 1978-05-00 Jack Williamson Pocket Books 0-671-81652-7
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
174
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.
novel Checkmark
The Cometeers 1978-05-00 Jack Williamson Pocket Books 0-671-81652-7
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
174
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.
novel Checkmark
The Cometeers 1979-00-00 Jack Williamson Sphere Books 0-7221-9192-8
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
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.
novel David Bergen Checkmark
Three from the Legion 1979-12-00 Jack Williamson Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3591
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
536
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Jack Woolhiser Checkmark
Three from the Legion 1980-05-00 Jack Williamson Pocket Books 0-671-83372-3
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
534
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.
omni Rowena Morrill Checkmark
Der grüne Komet?Der gruene Komet
1984-09-00 Jack Williamson Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3645) 3-8118-3645-5
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
250
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.
novel Checkmark
Quelli della cometa 1986-06-27 Jack Williamson Mondadori (Oscar #1897) 28415-8
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
217
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.
novel Atelier Energia Checkmark
Ceux de la légion 2004-11-00 Jack Williamson
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
2-84344-059-9
€23.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
504
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.
omni
Cédric Lecacheur?Cedric Lecacheur
 
The Cometeers 2012-07-12 Jack Williamson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11169-1
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Cometeers 2013-02-25 Jack Williamson Audible Frontiers  
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
novel Edd Cartier Checkmark
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