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Title: The Mute Question Title Record # 71564
Author: Forrest J. Ackerman
Date: 1950-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1955Translated by Walter Ernsting.
German Die Frage des Mutanten
1970Translated by Franz Weyergans
French La question muette
1972Translated by Albert van Hageland
Dutch Vragende mutanten
1978Translated by Mark Wynants
Dutch Bij Gebrek aan ... Antwoord
1981Translated by Roelof Goudriaan
Dutch De monsterlijke vraag

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Other Worlds Science Stories, September 1950 1950-09-00 ed. Raymond A. Palmer Clark Publishing Company  
$0.35?$: US dollar
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 Malcolm Smith Checkmark
Adventures in Tomorrow 1951-00-00 ed. Kendell F. Crossen Ambassador  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
278
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Adventures in Tomorrow 1951-04-12 ed. Kendell F. Crossen Greenberg (A Corwin Book)  
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
278
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Adventures in Tomorrow 1953-00-00 ed. Kendell F. Crossen The Bodley Head  
10/6?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).
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ley Kenyon Checkmark
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, #53 January 1955 1955-01-00 ed. Herbert J. Campbell Hamilton & Co.  
1/6?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.
mag Davis Checkmark
Utopia-Sonderband, #1 1955-12-16 ed. Walter Ernsting Pabel USB1
DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
112
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 Albert Nuetzell Checkmark
If This Goes On 1965-00-00 ed. Charles Nuetzel Book Company of America 015
$0.75?$: US dollar
256
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 Albert Nuetzell Checkmark
Adventures in Tomorrow 1968-02-00 ed. Kendell Foster Crossen Belmont Books B75-215
$0.75?$: US dollar
236
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
Adventures in Tomorrow 1968-02-00 ed. Kendell Foster Crossen Belmont Books B75-215
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
236
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
Après?Apres
1970-00-00 ed. Charles Nuetzel Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction
#345)
    302+
[18]
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
Minnaars 2075 1972-11-00 Charles Nuetzel De Vrijbuiter / De Schorpioen (Apollo #7)  
ƒ1.25?ƒ: Dutch guilder
49
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
chap Checkmark
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1974-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6412-X
$6.50?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1975-01-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson / SFBC 6434
$1.98?$: US dollar
x+
182
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Mutants: Eleven Stories of Science Fiction 1976-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Abelard-Schuman 0-200-72455-X
£3.95?£: UK pound
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth James Barry (I) Checkmark
Futurescapes: Explorations in Fact and Science Fiction 1977-00-00 ed. Robert Tompkins Methuen 0-458-92140-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
176
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  
Mutants 1977-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Corgi 0-552-10387-X
£0.65?£: UK pound
204
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
Sprong naar Omega 1978-00-00 ed. A. van Hageland D.A.P. Reinaert 90-310-0419-7   373
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
Van Jules Verne tot Isaac Asimov: De vijftig beste science fiction-verhalen 1981-00-00 ed. Erik Lankester Publiboek / Baart 90-6513-003-9   467
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank Frazetta Checkmark
La science-fiction 1992-10-00 ed. Antonia Gasquez, Edith Heintzmann Nathan 2-09-171093-8   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  
Mutants 2009-03-05 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5512-3
$14.99?$: US dollar
228
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 Jesse-lee Lang Checkmark
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