Title: Itself!

Title: Itself! Title Record # 63008
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1963-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: First published in the magazine Scientific American, January 1963.

Synopsis: An artificially intelligent submarine left over from a human war becomes aware of an invading alien spaceship concealed on the sea bottom.

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Year	Title
1963	Itself

Year	Language	Title
1969^ⓘTranslated by Wulf H. Bergner	German	Itself, der König
1972^ⓘTranslated by Gisèle Bernier.	French	Sézigue
1974	Italian	Io!
1975^ⓘTranslated by Knut Azimuth	Dutch	Ditzelf!
1975^ⓘTranslated by J. Peels	Dutch	Zichzelf

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Gamma 1	1963-07-00	ed. Charles E. Fritch	Star Press, Inc.		$0.50^?$: US dollar	130	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	Morris Scott Dollens
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1968-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	H-92	$0.60^?$: US dollar	223	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	Jeff Jones
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1973-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-97947-X	£1.95^?£: UK pound	223	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jerzy Osmolski
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1974-01-00	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	22812	$1.25^?$: US dollar	330	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	Bart Forbes
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1974-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	New English Library	0-450-01735-4	£0.40^?£: UK pound	222	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	Ray Feibush
The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1974-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	22813	$1.50^?$: US dollar	330	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	Bart Forbes
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	1975-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	New English Library	0-450-02747-3	£0.50^?£: UK pound	222	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	Ray Feibush
Science Fiction Special (15)	1975-08-00	uncredited	Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #15)	0-283-98239-X	£^?£: UK pound	278+ 223+ 192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
101 Science Fiction Stories	1986-06-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Avenel Books	0-517-60669-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xvii+ 651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories	1992-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Magpie Books	1-85487-150-1	£3.99^?£: UK pound	xvii+ 651	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	Jim Burns
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories	1996-09-00	ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-0142-3	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 544	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Cheryl Knippenburg
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts	1997-04-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman	General Publishing Group	1-57544-056-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 304	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	Kurt Wahlner
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition	2000-09-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman	Sense of Wonder Press	0-918736-25-0	$14.95^?$: US dollar	xi+ 302	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	Anton Brzezinski
The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt	date unknown	A. E. van Vogt	Ace Books	22811	$0.75^?$: US dollar	223	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	Jeff Jones
101 Science Fiction Stories	date unknown	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Avenel Books	0-517-60669-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas

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