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Title: The Dead Man Title Record # 64829
Author: Ray Bradbury
Date: 1945-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1945 The Dead Man [2]
Year Language Title
1970ⓘTranslated by Gérard Halleux
 French L'homme mort
1972ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm
 German Der tote Mann
1972ⓘTranslated by 伊藤典夫 Itō Norio
 Japanese
死人?しにん
Shinin
[as by
レイ・ブラッドベリ?Rei Buraddoberi
]
1975ⓘTranslated by Elsa Figueira.
 Portuguese O Morto
1992ⓘTranslated by Sari Kallioinen and Anita Puumalainen
 Finnish Kuollut mies

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, July 1945 1945-07-00 ed. D. McIlwraith Weird Tales  
$0.15?$: US dollar
 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 Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Weird Tales, September 1945 1945-09-00 ed. uncredited American News Co.  
C$0.20?C$: Canadian dollar
 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 Lee Brown Coye  
Dark Carnival 1947-05-10 Ray Bradbury Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 313
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll George Burrows Checkmark
Dark Carnival 1948-00-00 Ray Bradbury Hamish Hamilton  
9/-?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).
 271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Ayrton  
The Small Assassin 1962-00-00 Ray Bradbury Ace UK H-521
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).
 144
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 Checkmark
The Small Assassin 1964-00-00 Ray Bradbury Four Square Books 1234
3/6?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).
 144
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 Checkmark
The Small Assassin 1965-08-00 Ray Bradbury Four Square Books 1234
3/6?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).
 144
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 Checkmark
I Can't Sleep at Night 1966-04-00 ed. Kurt Singer Whiting & Wheaton  
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).
 238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
I Can't Sleep at Night 1967-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GN7676
3/6?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).
 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.
 anth Josh Kirby  
I Can't Sleep at Night 1968-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer Corgi 0-552-07676-7
3/6?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).
 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.
 anth Josh Kirby Checkmark
Bloch and Bradbury 1969-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer Tower Books 43-246
$0.60?$: US dollar
 155
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
Bloch and Bradbury 1969-00-00 ed. Kurt Singer Tower Books 43-246
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar
 155
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
Fever Dream: and other Fantasies 1970-09-00 ed. Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Singer Sphere (Sphere Occult) 17140
£0.25?£: UK pound
 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.
 anth Checkmark
The Small Assassin 1970-12-00 Ray Bradbury New English Library 0-450-00649-2
£0.25?£: UK pound
 144
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 Richard Clifton-Dey Checkmark
Whispers from Beyond 1972-00-00 ed. uncredited Peacock Press (Illinois) 7202
$1.00?$: US dollar
 80
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
 anth  
The Small Assassin 1973-05-00 Ray Bradbury New English Library 0-450-01562-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
 144
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 Richard Clifton-Dey Checkmark
The Small Assassin 1976-02-00 Ray Bradbury Panther 0-586-04228-8
£0.50?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Checkmark
The Small Assassin 1984-00-00 Ray Bradbury Panther / Granada 0-586-04228-8
£1.50?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Checkmark
Masters of Darkness 1986-00-00 ed. Dennis Etchison Tor 0-812-51763-6    
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 Small Assassin 1986-00-00 Ray Bradbury Grafton 0-586-04228-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
 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.
 coll Checkmark
Masters of Darkness 1986-08-00 ed. Dennis Etchison Tor 0-812-51762-8
$3.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
338
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 J. K. Potter Checkmark
Dark Carnival 2001-00-00 Ray Bradbury Gauntlet Press 1-887368-50-7
$150.00?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ray Bradbury Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-08-00 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins 0-06-054242-X
$29.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-09-00 Ray Bradbury William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC 01567
$14.99?$: US dollar
 xvii+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2003-10-00 Ray Bradbury The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #192) 106-192   xv+
893
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2005-04-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-054488-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
893
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 Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales 2007-00-00 Ray Bradbury Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-054488-0
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
888+
5
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 Checkmark
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 2 2008-12-00 Ray Bradbury HarperVoyager 978-0-00-728058-2
£16.99?£: UK pound
 xvi+
841
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  
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
Ray Bradbury Stories Volume 2 2012-06-28 Ray Bradbury Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-749769-0
£1.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales date unknown Ray Bradbury William Morrow 978-0-06-054488-1
$25.99?$: US dollar
 xv+
893
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 Richard L. Aquan Checkmark
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