Title: Mimic Title Record # 41154
Author: Donald A. Wollheim
Date: 1942-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations
Year Title 1942 Mimic [as by Martin Pearson]	Year Language Title 1972ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr German Mimik 1981ⓘTranslated by Martine Blond. French Camouflage 1981ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch German Mimikry 1981ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli Italian Mimesi

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
6	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Astonishing Stories, December 1942	1942-12-00	ed. Alden H. Norton	Fictioneers, Inc.		$0.10?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	116	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	Stephen Lawrence
Super Science Stories (Canadian), June 1943	1943-06-00	ed. Alden H. Norton	Popular Publications, Inc.; Toronto, Canada		C$0.15?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	100	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	Leo Morey
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 3	1947-07-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Avon Book Co.		$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Fantastic Novels Magazine, September 1950	1950-09-00	ed. Mary Gnaedinger	New Publications, Inc.		$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Saunders
Science Fiction Digest, Vol 1 No 1, 1954	1954-02-00	ed. Chester Whitehorn	Specific Fiction, Corp.		$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	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	Chester Martin
Terror in the Modern Vein	1955-04-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Hanover House		$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	315	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Lindners
More Terror in the Modern Vein	1961-00-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Digit Books	R508	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	Arthur Holmes
Monster Mix	1968-06-00	ed. Robert Arthur	Mayflower / Dell	5797	$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	284	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	Oscar Liebman
Monster Mix	1968-08-00	ed. Robert Arthur	Mayflower / Dell	5797	$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	284	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	Oscar Liebman
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs	1969-09-00	Donald A. Wollheim	Powell	PP 181	$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Wie weit ist es nach Babylon?	1972-01-00	Donald A. Wollheim	Goldmann ( Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher?Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbuecher #0135)	3-442-23135-3	DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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
Creatures from Beyond	1975-11-00	ed. Terry Carr	Thomas Nelson	0-8407-6459-6	$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	192	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James E. Barry
Creatures from Beyond	1976-04-00	ed. Terry Carr	Thomas Nelson / SFBC	2066	$1.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vi+ 180	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	James E. Barry
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs	1977-07-00	Donald A. Wollheim	Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction)	0-234-72054-9	£3.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard Weaver (artist)
Bug-Eyed Monsters	1980-03-00	ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini	Harvest / HBJ	0-15-614789-0	$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 273	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	Ruby Mazur
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405)	0-87997-570-9 / UE1570	$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	448	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	Antonio Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-570-9	C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	448	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	Antonio Bernal
Antarès, Volume 4	1981-00-00	ed. Editors of Antarès	Antarès			138	unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag	Sylvaine Charlet
Die besten Stories von 1942	1981-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717)	3-8118-6717-2	DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	335	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
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-41367-1		723	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Bug Awful	1984-01-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles Waugh	Raintree Publishers (Science Fiction Shorts)	0-8172-1739-8	$15.15?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	48	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	William Ersland
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 4	1990-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #155)	88-452-1638-1 / 268474	Lit 10,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	444	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	Aurelia Raffo
Famous Fantastic Mysteries	1991-08-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Gramercy Books	0-517-05577-5	$10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 449	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Virgil Finlay
100 Creepy Little Creatures	1994-08-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Barnes & Noble Books	1-56619-511-X	$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 585	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Kevin McGuinness
100 Creepy Little Creatures	1995-07-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Barnes & Noble Books	1-56619-919-0	$4.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 585	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
The Reel Stuff	1998-09-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen	DAW Books	0-88677-817-4	$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	383	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	Les Edwards
Cyberfilms	2004-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen	ibooks	0-7434-8743-5	$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 368	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	Dave Seeley
The Reel Stuff	2008-06-03	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1098)	978-0-7564-0522-9	$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 456	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
Passing for Human	2009-09-00	ed. Michael Bishop, Steven Utley	PS Publishing	978-1-905834-22-8	£20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	x+ 253	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jamie Bishop
Passing for Human	2009-09-00	ed. Michael Bishop, Steven Utley	PS Publishing	978-1-905834-23-5	£50.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	x+ 253	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jamie Bishop
Classic Science Fiction, Volume 2	2009-12-02	ed. uncredited	CoolBeat Audiobook Publishing		$12.18?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2011-10-31	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Corvus	978-0-85789-487-8	£25.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3360-5	$39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 1126	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor / SFBC	1356431	$22.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 1126	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3362-9	$29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xx+ 1126	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	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	date unknown	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3362-9		xx+ 1126	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	Nic Cheetham

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Reviews

• Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction