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Title: Puppet Show Title Record # 57254
Author: Fredric Brown
Date: 1962-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1963ⓘTranslated by Stefano Torossi
 Italian Il vecchio, il mostro spaziale e l'asino
1970ⓘTranslated by Ростислав Рыбкин (Rostislav Rybkin)
 Russian
Кукольный театр?Kukol'nyj teatr
[as by
Фредерик Браун?Frederik Braun
Frederic Brown
]
1970ⓘTranslated by Lech Jęczmyk
 Polish
Przedstawienie kukiełkowe?Przedstawienie kukielkowe
1974ⓘTranslated by Jean Sendy
 French Spectacle de marionnettes
1975ⓘTranslated by Robert Bergmann
 German Vorurteile
1976ⓘTranslated by C. van den Broek
 Dutch Poppenkast
1988ⓘTranslated by María Teresa Segur Giralt.
 Spanish Espectáculo de marionetas
1993ⓘTranslated by Raul Pontbriant
 Romanian Marionetele

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, November 1962 1962-11-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Urania #313 1963-07-28 ed. Carlo Fruttero Mondadori 313
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 152
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 Checkmark
The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1963-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Lawrence Ratzkin Checkmark
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 382
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
8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F 1964-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9774
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 382
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 Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1965-08-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
5/-?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).
 382
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 Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1966-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 1967-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 0544
5/-?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).
 382
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 Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1968-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0115
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
402
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 Jack Gregory , Seymour Mednick Checkmark
Tales of Time and Space 1969-00-00 ed. Ross R. Olney Whitman / Western Publishing Company (Whitman Classics) 1628   212
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Harvey Kidder Checkmark
Огненный цикл?Ognennyj tsikl
 1970-00-00 uncredited
Мир?Mir
(
Зарубежная фантастика?Zarubezhnaia fantastika
Zarubezhnaya fantastika
)		     440
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  
Kroki w nieznane tom 1 1970-00-00 ed.
Lech Jęczmyk?Lech Jeczmyk
 Iskry  
zł 30.00?zł: Polish zloty. ISO codes: PLZ in 1950-1994, PLN since 1995
 462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bohdan Bocianowski  
Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1970-03-00 ed. J. Francis McComas Random House  
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xv+
[3]+
410
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Last Train to Limbo 1971-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press 16106
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 187
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 Shelly Canton Checkmark
Special Wonder Volume 1 1971-01-00 ed. J. Francis McComas Beagle Books / Ballantine 95044
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
235
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
Themes in Science Fiction: A Journey Into Wonder 1972-00-00 ed. Leo P. Kelley McGraw-Hill (Patterns in Literary Art) 0-07-033504-4   iii+
428
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 Checkmark
Il passo dell'ignoto 1972-09-00 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori (Omnibus) 10531   xii+
636
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole  
Paradox Lost and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1973-05-00 Fredric Brown Random House 0-394-48448-7
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Wendell Minor Checkmark
Paradoxe perdu 1974-00-00 Fredric Brown Calmann-Lévy (Dimensions SF)     193
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  
Science Fact/Fiction 1974-00-00 ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher, Raymond J. Rodrigues Scott, Foresman and Company (The Man in Literature Program) 0-673-03407-0   xv+
394
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 Jack Youngerman Checkmark
Strange Universe 1974-00-00 ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis Blackie 0-216-89714-9
£2.10?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Anthony Pilley Checkmark
Paradox Lost, and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1974-09-00 Fredric Brown Berkley Medallion 0-425-02656-6 / N2656
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 176
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 Vincent DiFate Checkmark
Paradox Lost, and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1974-09-00 Fredric Brown Berkley Medallion 0-425-02656-6
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 176
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 Vincent DiFate Checkmark
Paradox Lost and Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories 1975-00-00 Fredric Brown Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-4848-8
£2.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xi+
210
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Welt ohne Horizont 1975-00-00 ed. Thomas Landfinder Arena 3-401-03729-3
DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 156
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Rüdiger Eschert Checkmark
Nooit gebeurd 1976-00-00 Fredric Brown Bruna (Bruna SF #50) 90-229-9050-8   191
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 Sjef Nix Checkmark
Tales of Time and Space 1977-00-00 ed. Ross R. Olney Golden Press / Western Publishing Company 0-307-21628-4
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 212
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 Tom Nachreiner Checkmark
The Best of Fredric Brown 1977-01-00 Fredric Brown Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3180
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of Fredric Brown 1977-05-00 Fredric Brown Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25700-6
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvi+
315
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 H. R. Van Dongen Checkmark
Paradoxe perdu 1977-08-05 Fredric Brown J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #767) 2-277-11767-6   188
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Master's Choice 1979-10-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-50419-4
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
358
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Maschinenmenschen 1980-00-00 ed. Erik Simon Das Neue Berlin  
M 8.50?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990
 334
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Albrecht von Bodecker  
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 Checkmark
Cosmolinea B-2 1983-06-00 Fredric Brown Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #12)  
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 360
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 Karel Thole  
Histoires fausses 1984-10-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3814) 2-253-03558-0   407
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 Philippe Adamov Checkmark
Lo mejor de Fredric Brown 1988-03-00 Fredric Brown Ediciones B (Libro Amigo Ciencia Ficción #60) 84-7735-781-1   361
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  
The Monster Book of Monsters 1988-05-00 ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy Xanadu 0-947761-42-X
£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Monster Book of Monsters 1988-08-00 ed. Michael O'Shaughnessy Bonanza Books 0-517-66293-0
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
Paradoxul pierdut 1993-00-00 Fredric Brown Editura Nemira (Nautilus #021) 973-9144-82-9   166
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  
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2001-02-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 1-886778-18-3
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2001-10-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press / SFBC 01122
$14.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2002-07-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 1-886778-18-3
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Il vagabondo dello spazio 2002-08-00 Fredric Brown Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #35)  
€5.10?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 408
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 Karel Thole  
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown 2011-06-00 Fredric Brown NESFA Press 978-1-886778-18-4
$29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 693
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2013-11-26 Fredric Brown Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4280-2
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2014-07-29 Fredric Brown Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-0202-1
$13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 259
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  
Worst Contact 2016-01-05 ed. Hank Davis Baen Books 978-1-4767-8098-6
$14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 362
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 Stephen Hickman Checkmark
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