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Title: The Ultimate Catalyst Title Record # 189591
Author: John Taine
Date: 1939-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1939 The Ultimate Catalyst [as by Eric Temple Bell]
Year Language Title
1985ⓘTranslated by Momir Lukšić
 Croatian
Konačni katalizator?Konacni katalizator
Konachni katalizator
2006 Italian Il catalizzatore finale

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1939 1939-06-00 ed. Mort Weisinger Better Publications, Inc.  
$0.15?$: US dollar
 132
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 Best of Science Fiction 1946-02-11 ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
Startling Stories, November 1949 1949-11-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Better Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: 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 Checkmark
My Best Science Fiction Story 1949-11-00 ed. Oscar J. Friend, Leo Margulies Merlin Press  
$3.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
556
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
My Best Science Fiction Story 1950-08-00 ed. Oscar J. Friend, Leo Margulies Merlin Press     xiv+
556
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
My Best Science Fiction Story 1954-07-00 ed. Oscar J. Friend, Leo Margulies Pocket Books 1007
$0.25?$: US dollar
 viii+
263
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 E. M. Godschalk Checkmark
My Best Science Fiction Story 1955-11-00 ed. Oscar J. Friend, Leo Margulies Pocket Books 1007
C$0.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 viii+
263
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 E. M. Godschalk Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1962-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books AS 218
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1962-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books AS 218
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1962-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books AS 218
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1966-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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  
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1968-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1970-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$0.95?$: US dollar
 313
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1973-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 01903
$1.25?$: US dollar
 313
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 Don Ivan Punchatz  
Great Science Fiction by Scientists 1978-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Collier Books 0-02-019030-1
$2.95?$: US dollar
 313
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 Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329) 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
$2.25?$: US dollar
 432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 1979-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Golden Age of Science Fiction 1980-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-33486-0   xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ray Yeldham Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction 1983-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-40147-9   432+
350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
Sirius, #107 1985-05-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
 Vjesnik  
Din 120?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
 132
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 Branka Brmbota Checkmark
Dangerous Vegetables 1998-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Keith Laumer, Charles G. Waugh Baen Books 0-671-57781-6
$5.99?$: US dollar
 378
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 Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Great Science Fiction Stories of 1939 2001-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg Dorset Press 0-7607-2417-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
 432
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 Tom McKeveny  
Lost Stars 2 2004-12-00 ed. Jean Marie Stine Renaissance E Books 1-58873-546-X
$4.99?$: US dollar
 249
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Le grandi storie della SF vol. 1 2006-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Mondadori (Urania Collezione #41) 41
€4.90?€: Euro
 360
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 Franco Brambilla  
The Best of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-87997-700-0 / UE1700
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 432
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Best of Science Fiction date unknown ed. Groff Conklin Crown Publishers  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 xxvii+
785
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Josephy Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939 date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329) 0-87997-454-0 / UE1454
$2.95?$: US dollar
 432
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
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