Title: The Metal Man
Title Record # 54789
Author: Jack Williamson
Date: 1928-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Jack Williamson
Date: 1928-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: An updated version of this short story was published by Williamson in his 1969 Ace collection, 'The Pandora Effect'.
First appearance in "Amazing Stories", December 1928, illustrated by Frank R. Paul.
Synopsis: Available on page 498, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Amazing Stories, December 1928 | 1928-12-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
100 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Paul | ||
Tales of Wonder, #8 | 1939-09-00 | ed. Walter H. Gillings | World's Work | 1/-?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). |
128 | 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 | Nick | ||
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 6, 1948 | 1948-05-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Avon Book Co. | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
124 | 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 | |||
Amazing Stories, October 1965 | 1965-10-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc. | $0.50?$: 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 | Kelly Freas | ||
The Best of Amazing | 1967-06-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ [3]+ 222 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Sylvie Selig | ||
The Best of Amazing | 1968-10-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Robert Hale (Hale SF) | 0-7091-0461-8 | 21/-?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | C. W. Bacon | |
The Pandora Effect | 1969-00-00 | Jack Williamson | Ace Books | 65125 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
189 | 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 | C. Gross | |
The Best of Amazing | 1969-06-00 | ed. Joseph Ross | Belmont Books | B75-1017 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
192 | 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 | ||
A Spectrum of Worlds | 1972-09-00 | ed. Thomas D. Clareson | Doubleday | 0-385-01657-3 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
311 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Robert Aulicino | |
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes | 1973-08-00 | ed. Roger Elwood, Vic Ghidalia | Follett Publishing Company | 0-695-40369-9 | $6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
381 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Franz Altschuler | |
The Early Williamson | 1975-08-00 | Jack Williamson | Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) | 0-385-02722-2 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 199 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gary Friedman | |
The Early Williamson | 1978-00-00 | Jack Williamson | Sphere | 0-7221-9167-7 | £0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
268 | 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 | Peter Elson | |
The Best of Jack Williamson | 1978-06-00 | Jack Williamson | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-27335-4 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 386 |
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 | Ralph McQuarrie | |
Urania #773 | 1979-03-04 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 773 | Lit 900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
168 | 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 | Karel Thole | |
Sirius, #36 | 1979-06-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 15?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
148 | 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. |
mag | Vicente Segrelles | ||
Die besten Stories von Jack Williamson | 1980-06-00 | Jack Williamson | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6705) | 3-8118-6705-9 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
416 | 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 | Carl Lundgren | |
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces | 1983-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Arbor House | 0-87795-445-3 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
538 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Best of Jack Williamson | 1984-01-00 | Jack Williamson | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-31343-7 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 386 |
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 | Ralph McQuarrie | |
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces | 1984-02-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Priam Books / Arbor House | 0-87795-446-1 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
538 | 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 | ||
Great Tales of Science Fiction | 1985-00-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Galahad Books | 0-88365-701-5 | $8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
529 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wonder Years 1926-1935 | 1987-01-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | TSR | 0-88038-439-5 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
316 | 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 | Larry Elmore | |
Great Tales of Science Fiction | 1988-06-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Galahad Books | 0-88365-701-5 | $9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
529 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Almanah România literară 1991?Almanah Romania literara 1991 |
1991-00-00 | ed. Lucian Hanu, Doina Rodina | România literară?Romania literara |
Lei 35?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
320 | 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 | Tudor Jebeleanu | ||
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | 1992-00-00 | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214204-6 | $22.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxvi+ 587 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Victor Stabin | |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | 1992-00-00 | ed. Tom Shippey | QPD | CN 9267 | 587 | 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 | Victor Stabin | ||
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | 1992-10-00 | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-214204-6 | C$31.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xxvi+ 587 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Victor Stabin | |
La Stazione della Stella Morta | 1993-02-00 | Jack Williamson | Mondadori (Classici Urania #191) | Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
368 | 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 | Alan Gutierrez | ||
La Stazione della Stella Morta | 1993-05-00 | Jack Williamson | Mondadori (I Libri di Urania #9) | 88-04-37129-3 | Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
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. |
coll | Alan Gutierrez | |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | 1993-10-21 | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-283167-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxvi+ 587 |
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 | David A. Hardy | |
Great Tales of Science Fiction | 1994-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Galahad Books | 0-88365-701-5 | $?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
529 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Decades of Science Fiction | 1997-04-00 | ed. Applewhite Minyard | NTC Publishing Group | 0-8442-5994-2 | $26.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvi+ 557 |
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 | François Robert | |
Decades of Science Fiction | 1997-04-00 | ed. Applewhite Minyard | NTC Publishing Group | 0-8442-5995-0 |
xvi+ 557+ vi+ 72 |
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 | François Robert | ||
Big Bangs: Famous First Stories by Science Fiction Masters | 1998-00-00 | ed. Scott Edelman | Sovereign Media Co. | 80 | 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 Metal Man and Others | 1999-05-00 | Jack Williamson | Haffner Press | 1-893887-02-2 | $32.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 543 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank R. Paul | |
The Metal Man and Others | 1999-05-00 | Jack Williamson | Haffner Press | 1-893887-03-0 | $100.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 543 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank R. Paul | |
The Metal Man and Others | 1999-05-00 | Jack Williamson | Haffner Press | 1-893887-02-2 | $500.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxii+ 543 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Frank R. Paul | |
Holt Anthology of Science Fiction | 2000-05-00 | ed. uncredited | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-052947-6 |
x+ 310 |
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 Cutler Studios | ||
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | 2003-01-00 | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-280381-6 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxvi+ 587 |
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 | Michael Llewellyn (artist) | |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | 2003-03-00 | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-280381-6 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
587 | 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 | Michael Llewellyn (artist) | |
Seventy-Five: The Diamond Anniversary of a Science Fiction Pioneer | 2004-08-00 | Jack Williamson | Haffner Press | 1-893887-20-0 | $50.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
599 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Chris Kalb | |
Seventy-Five: The Diamond Anniversary of a Science Fiction Pioneer | 2004-08-00 | Jack Williamson | Haffner Press | 1-893887-21-9 | $175.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
599 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Chris Kalb | |
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | 2011-06-00 | ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-3079-3 | $49.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
991 | 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 | ||
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | 2011-12-20 | ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-4035-8 | $39.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
The Best of Amazing Stories: The 1928 Anthology | 2016-04-01 | ed. Steve Davidson, Jean Marie Stine | Experimenter Publishing Company (Amazing Stories Classics) | 978-1-5308-5742-5 | $12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
vii+ 239 |
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 | |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-283167-4 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxvi+ 587 |
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 | David A. Hardy | |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | date unknown | ed. Tom Shippey | Oxford University Press | 0-19-283167-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xxvi+ 587 |
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 | David A. Hardy |