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Title: The Mightiest Machine Title Record # 318041
Author: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1947-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Mightiest Machine
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1965 The Mightiest Machine [as by John W. Campbell]
Year Language Title
1960Translated by Walter Ernsting, i.e. Clark Darlton "The Incredible Planet"(Der unglaubliche Planet)is the sequel of this novel.
German Das unglaubliche System
1963Translated by Jean Cathelin
French
La machine suprême?La machine supreme
[as by John W. Campbell]
1971Translated by Stanis La Bruna
Italian I figli di Mu
1972Translated by Fúlvio Fonseca
Portuguese Guerra das Galáxias [as by John W. Campbell]
Year Title
1934 The Mightiest Machine (Part 1 of 5)
1935 The Mightiest Machine (Part 2 of 5)
1935 The Mightiest Machine (Part 3 of 5)
1935 The Mightiest Machine (Part 4 of 5)
1935 The Mightiest Machine (Part 5 of 5)
Year Language Title
1955Translated by Stanis La Bruna
Italian I figli di Mu (Complete Novel)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Stories, December 1934 1934-12-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, January 1935 1935-01-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, February 1935 1935-02-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, March 1935 1935-03-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
Astounding Stories, April 1935 1935-04-00 ed. F. Orlin Tremaine Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
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 Howard V. Brown Checkmark
The Mightiest Machine 1947-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Hadley Publishing Company  
$3.00?$: US dollar
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Robert Pailthorpe Checkmark
The Mightiest Machine 1947-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Hadley Publishing Company  
$3.00?$: US dollar
228
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Frank R. Paul  
I Romanzi di Urania #87 1955-07-14 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 87
Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira
128
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Das unglaubliche System 1960-00-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) 225
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Fritz Horn Checkmark
Das unglaubliche System 1961-08-18 John W. Campbell, Jr. Moewig (Terra #187) 187
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
62
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".
novel Johnny Bruck Checkmark
La machine suprême 1963-00-00 John W. Campbell Hachette (Le Rayon Fantastique #110)     251
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.
novel Jean-Claude Forest Checkmark
The Mightiest Machine 1965-00-00 John W. Campbell Ace Books F-364
$0.40?$: US dollar
220
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.
novel Jerome Podwil Checkmark
Urania #366 1965-01-10 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 366
Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira
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
Aarn Munro il Gioviano 1971-12-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #2)  
Lit 3,200?Lit: Italian lira
iv+
500
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Antonio Cazzamali  
Guerra das Galáxias 1972-00-00 John W. Campbell Editorial Bruguera (
Coleção Urania?Colecao Urania
#6)
    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.
novel  
The Mightiest Machine 1972-12-00 John W. Campbell Ace Books (Science Fiction from the Great Years) 0-441-53151-2 / 53151
$0.95?$: US dollar
217
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.
novel Dean Ellis Checkmark
Millemondinverno 1977: La trilogia completa di John W. Campbell, Jr. 1977-11-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Mondadori (Millemondi #12)  
Lit 1,800?Lit: Italian lira
418
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 Karel Thole  
I figli di Mu 1998-06-00 John W. Campbell, Jr. Mondadori (Classici Urania #255)  
Lit 6,500?Lit: Italian lira
190
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.
novel Bruce Pennington  
The Mightiest Machine 2008-04-00 John W. Campbell Wildside Press 978-1-4344-6462-0
$11.95?$: US dollar
220
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.
novel  
The Mightiest Machine 2008-04-00 John W. Campbell Wildside Press 978-1-4344-6463-7
$29.95?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Mightiest Machine 2011-09-00 John W. Campbell Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10194-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Mightiest Machine 2023-04-17 John W. Campbell, Jr. Faded Page 20230427
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel Checkmark
The Mightiest Machine unpublished John W. Campbell, Jr. Buffalo Book Company  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
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