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Title: Steel Title Record # 74266
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1956-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: In the near future, when human boxing has been outlawed as dangerous and replaced by boxing robots, the low-budget owners of an obsolete and decrepit model try to carry on through one more fight.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1959Translated by Franco Lucentini
Italian Acciaio
1967Translated by Wulf H. Bergner
German Ring frei!
1967Translated by Ugo Carrega
Italian Acciaio
1971Translated by Henk Bouwman
Dutch Stalen jongens, felle knapen
1972Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Steel
1988Translated by Stéphane Bourgoin
French Des nerfs d'acier
2000Translated by Jacques Chambon.
French
L'indéracinable?L'inderacinable

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1956 1956-05-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
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 Emsh Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1957-02-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books A1571
$0.35?$: US dollar
184
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 Shores of Space 1958-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi S614
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).
221
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 John Richards Checkmark
Le Meraviglie del possibile: Antologia della fantascienza 1959-11-10 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Sergio Solmi Einaudi  
Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira
xx+
554
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Pseudo-People: Androids in Science Fiction 1965-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Sherbourne Press  
$4.50?$: US dollar
xviii+
238
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Czeslaw Banasiewicz Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1965-00-00 Richard Matheson Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers GS7230
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).
176
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 Josh Kirby Checkmark
Almost Human: Androids in Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Souvenir Press  
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).
xviii+
227
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Pseudo-People: Androids in Science Fiction 1967-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Mayflower-Dell 7172-8
5/-?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).
224
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
Die Anderen unter uns: Von Menschen und Pseudomenschen 1967-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Melzer  
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Quasi umani 1967-02-00 ed. William F. Nolan Sugar  
Lit 2,000?Lit: Italian lira
324
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 Enrico Baj Checkmark
The Pseudo-People: Androids in Science Fiction 1967-08-00 ed. William F. Nolan Berkley Medallion S1437
$0.75?$: 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 Hoot von Zitzewitz Checkmark
Die Anderen unter uns: Von Menschen und Pseudomenschen 1968-05-00 ed. William F. Nolan Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3120) 3120
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
196
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
Die Anderen unter uns: Von Menschen und Pseudomenschen 1969-00-00 ed. William F. Nolan Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3120) 3120
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
196
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1969-01-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books F3936
$0.50?$: US dollar
184
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 Mitchell Hooks Checkmark
The Shores of Space 1969-01-00 Richard Matheson Bantam Books F3936
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
184
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 Mitchell Hooks Checkmark
Stalen jongens, felle knapen 1971-00-00 Richard Matheson Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1385) 90-229-1385-6 ƒ2.95 190
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.
coll Dick Bruna Checkmark
Der letzte Tag 1972-07-00 Richard Matheson Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0146) 3-442-23146-9
DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
185+
[1]
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Run to Starlight: Sports Through Science Fiction 1976-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Patricia Warrick Delacorte Press 0-440-07401-0
$8.95?$: US dollar
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Pseudo People 1978-10-00 ed. William F. Nolan Charter House 0-8202-5021-X
$4.95?$: US dollar
238
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 Shores of Space 1979-02-00 Richard Matheson Berkley Books 0-425-04024-0
$1.75?$: US dollar
211
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 Murray Tinkelman Checkmark
Machines That Kill 1984-12-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Fred Saberhagen Ace Books 0-441-51358-1
$2.75?$: US dollar
326
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 Walter Velez Checkmark
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh MJF Books 1-56731-065-6   550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories 1985-07-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh Avon Books 0-380-89601-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
550
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
Cimetière blues 1988-05-30 Richard Matheson Clancier-Guénaud (Série 33 #9) 2-86215-128-9
F33.00?F: French frank
212
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 Lionel Fourneaux Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$125?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
899
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 William Stout Checkmark
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories 1989-09-00 Richard Matheson Dream/Press 0-910489-10-6
$?$: US dollar
xxii+
889
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Machines That Kill 1992-05-00 ed. Fred Saberhagen Tor 0-812-52059-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
341
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 Maelo Cintron Checkmark
Le pays de l'ombre 2000-11-00 Richard Matheson Flammarion (Imagine) 2-08-067742-X
F85.00?F: French frank
341
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 Sofiane Tilikete  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-312-87826-5
$15.95?$: US dollar
395
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  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-00 Richard Matheson Tor 0-765-30695-6
$27.95?$: US dollar
395
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2003-01-04 Richard Matheson Tor 1-4299-1366-5
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Nouvelles: Tome II - 1953-1959 2003-10-03 Richard Matheson J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Fantastique #6759) 2-290-32969-X   509
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 Jean Lecointre  
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two 2005-04-00 Richard Matheson Gauntlet Press 1-887368-79-5
$16.95?$: US dollar
453
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 Harry O. Morris  
Steel and Other Stories 2011-10-00 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-2942-4
$14.99?$: US dollar
320
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 Art Machine  
Steel and Other Stories 2011-10-04 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-6761-7
$7.99?$: US dollar
319
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 Art Machine Checkmark
Duel: Terror Stories by Richard Matheson 2017-12-05 Richard Matheson Tor 978-0-7653-9993-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
x+
464
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  
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