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Title: The Strange Case of John Kingman Title Record # 40905
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1948-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), first contact (1), alien (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1952Translated by Giorgio Monicelli
Italian Lo strano caso di John Kingman
1957Translated by María Luisa Masó
Spanish El extraño caso de John Kingman
1974Translated by R. Chomet
French
L'étrange cas de John Kingman?L'etrange cas de John Kingman
1980Translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
German Der seltsame Fall des John Kingman
1981Translated by Nada Kralj
Croatian
Čudni slučaj Johna Kingmana?Cudni slucaj Johna Kingmana
Chudni sluchaj Johna Kingmana
1986Translated by Chicchi Tomaselli
Italian Lo strano caso di John Kingman
1992Translated by М. Бертеневой (M. Berteneva)
Russian [as by
Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster
Murray Leinster
]
2014Translated by Tomasz Walenciak
Polish Dziwny przypadek Johna Kingmana

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1948 1948-05-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: 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 Alejandro Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1949 (UK) 1949-04-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
1/-?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).
68
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 Alejandro Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 1949-08-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$2.95?$: US dollar
314
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank McCarthy Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 1949-09-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell  
$2.95?$: US dollar
314
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank McCarthy Checkmark
Great Stories of Science Fiction 1951-05-00 ed. Murray Leinster Random House  
$2.95?$: US dollar
xxvii+
321
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Leo Manso Checkmark
Science Fiction Omnibus 1952-00-00 Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Garden City Books  
$2.95?$: US dollar
314+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Urania #1 1952-11-01 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 1
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
160
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
Great Stories of Science Fiction 1953-00-00 ed. Murray Leinster Cassell & Company  
15/-?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).
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Great Stories of Science Fiction 1955-01-00 ed. Murray Leinster The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 12
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).
318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
¡Vaya planeta!?Vaya planeta!
1957-00-00 ed. Pierre Versins E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #38) 38   219
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 Llobera  
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1974-04-17 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1974-06-11 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux  
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1974-11-15 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux  
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1975-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux  
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1976-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux  
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1978-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Pierre Faucheux  
The Best of Murray Leinster 1978-04-00 Murray Leinster Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25800-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
368
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
The Best of Murray Leinster 1978-04-00 Murray Leinster Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25800-2
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
xvi+
368
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
Die besten Stories von Murray Leinster 1980-05-00 Murray Leinster Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6704) 3-8118-6704-0
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
398
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 Bob Layzell Checkmark
Sirius, #62 1981-08-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
Vjesnik  
Din 30?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
148
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces 1983-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-445-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 1983-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #543) 0-87997-854-6 / UE1854
$3.50?$: US dollar
287
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
Robert André?Robert Andre
Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 1983-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-854-6
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
287
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
Robert André?Robert Andre
Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces 1984-02-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-446-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
538
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  
Histoires d'extraterrestres 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 #3763) 2-253-00060-4   414
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 Manchu  
The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series 1985-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-47566-9
$6.98?$: US dollar
641
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$8.98?$: US dollar
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Millemondiestate 1986: 3 Romanzi brevi e 15 Racconti 1986-06-00 ed. Gianni Montanari Mondadori (Millemondi #29)  
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira
364
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 Karel Thole  
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$9.98?$: US dollar
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Lo strano caso di John Kingman 1990-09-00 Murray Leinster Mondadori (Classici Urania #162)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
380
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 Oscar Chichoni Checkmark
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1994-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$?$: US dollar
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Histoires d'extraterrestres 1997-04-00 ed.
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (
Les maîtres de la science-fiction?Les maitres de la science-fiction
#7196)
2-253-07196-X
F15.00?F: French frank
127
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 Robert Fuqua  
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster 1998-08-00 Murray Leinster NESFA Press 0-915368-67-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hannibal King Checkmark
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster 1999-02-00 Murray Leinster NESFA Press / SFBC 02544
$12.50?$: US dollar
464
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hannibal King  
2006-02-00
Мюррей Лейнстер?Myurrey Leynster
Murray Leinster
() 5-699-15625-9   1024
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Pierwszy kontakt 2014-06-00 Murray Leinster Solaris (Poland) (Galaktyka Gutenberga #25) 978-83-7590-147-4
zł 32.99?zł: Polish zloty
333
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 Maciej Garbacz  
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster 2020-03-10 Murray Leinster Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-2737-8
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-854-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
287
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
Robert André?Robert Andre
Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 10, 1948 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-854-6
$3.50?$: US dollar
287
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
Robert André?Robert Andre
Checkmark
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