Title: Disappearing Act

Title: Disappearing Act Title Record # 426721
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1953-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: There were two stories called "Disappearing Act" published in 1953. One by Alfred Bester and the other by Richard Matheson. Unfortunately, this created considerable confusion and many sources report this as a single story written by both authors.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1956^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux, revised by Jacques Chambon in 1999 edition.	French	Escamotage
1957^ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem	Dutch	Het verdwijn-nummer
1962^ⓘTranslated by Andreina Negretti	Italian	Pezzo per pezzo
1966	German	Das Verschwinden
1977^ⓘTranslated by Andreina Negretti	Italian	Scomparsa graduale
1977^ⓘTranslated by Alain Dorémieux.	French	Auto-escamotage
1987^ⓘTranslated by Helmut Degner.	German	Furie des Verschwindens
1987^ⓘTranslated by Guido Zurlino	Italian	Pezzo per pezzo
2025^ⓘTranslated by Andreas Decker	German	Verschwunden

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1953	1953-03-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Chesley Bonestell
Born of Man and Woman	1954-03-00	Richard Matheson	Chamberlain Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Mel Hunter
Third from the Sun	1955-02-00	Richard Matheson	Bantam Books	1294	$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	180	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	Charles Binger
Fiction, #29	1956-04-00	ed. Editors of Fiction	OPTA		F100^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	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	Philippe Curval
Verbinding met morgen	1957-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)			198	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	Pim van Boxsel
Verbinding met morgen	1957-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)			198	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	Pim van Boxsel
Urania, #278	1962-03-25	ed. uncredited	Mondadori	278	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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	Karel Thole
Third from the Sun	1962-06-00	Richard Matheson	Bantam Books	J2467	$0.40^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	180	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
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres	1966-00-00	ed. Roger Caillois	Gallimard		F35.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	640	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
De verschrikkelijke buiksprekerspop	1966-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1008)	1008	ƒ2.00	191	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	Dick Bruna
Der dritte Planet	1966-02-11	Richard Matheson	Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #106)	TTB106	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	160	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	Karl Stephan
Third from the Sun	1970-09-00	Richard Matheson	Bantam Books	H5548	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	180	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	Gene Szafran
Les mondes macabres de Richard Matheson	1974-03-00	Richard Matheson	Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes)			314	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	J. Palmans
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome I : Angleterre Irlande Amérique du Nord Allemagne Flandres	1977-00-00	ed. Roger Caillois	Gallimard			642	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	anth
Regola per sopravvivere	1977-05-00	Richard Matheson	Mondadori (Classici Urania #2)	14209	Lit 1,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	206	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	Karel Thole
Histoires d'aberrations	1977-11-03	ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1466)	2-266-00425-5		406	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	C. Broutin
Les mondes macabres	1978-00-00	Richard Matheson	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7024)	2-253-02038-9		350	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
Histoires d'aberrations	1980-00-00	ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	France Loisirs (La grande anthologie du fantastique #7)	2-7242-0721-1		406	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Benjamin Baltimore
Histoires d'aberrations	1981-08-24	ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1466)	2-266-00425-5		406	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	C. Broutin
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. ISO code: USD	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
Magische Schatten	1987-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6927)	3-453-00367-5	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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.	anth	Otto (I)
Urania, #1062	1987-11-22	ed. Gianni Montanari	Mondadori	1062	Lit 3,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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	Karel Thole
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories	1989-09-00	Richard Matheson	Dream/Press	0-910489-10-6	$125.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 889	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories	1989-09-00	Richard Matheson	Dream/Press	0-910489-10-6	$25.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories	1989-09-00	Richard Matheson	Dream/Press	0-910489-10-6	$^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 889	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
La grande anthologie du fantastique : 1	1996-02-00	Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	Omnibus (France) (Collection Omnibus)	2-258-03652-6	F155^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	1165	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	Gustave Moreau
La dimension fantastique	1996-12-00	ed. Barbara Sadoul	Librio (Librio #150)	2-277-30150-7	F10.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	155	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	J. K. Potter
Intrusion	1999-10-00	Richard Matheson	Flammarion (Imagine)	2-08-067736-5	F85.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	296	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
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet	2002-01-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-765-30411-2	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	335	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ravenwood
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet	2002-01-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-312-87827-3	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	335	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	Ravenwood
La dimension fantastique	2003-01-00	ed. Barbara Sadoul	Librio (Librio #150)	2-290-31418-8		155	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	J. K. Potter
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume One	2003-12-00	Richard Matheson	Edge Books	1-887368-62-0	$16.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	399	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
La dimension fantastique - 1	2005-12-00	ed. Barbara Sadoul	Librio (Librio #150)	2-290-33532-0	€2.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	155	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	J. K. Potter
Chefs-d'œuvre du fantastique: de E.T.A. Hoffmann à Stephen King^?Chefs-d'oeuvre du fantastique: de E.T.A. Hoffmann à Stephen King	2007-08-00	ed. Jacques Goimard	Omnibus (France) (Collection Omnibus)	978-2-258-07526-9	€25.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	xxiv+ 1121	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	Yan' Dargent
Albtraum über den Wolken^?Albtraum ueber den Wolken	2025-07-08	Richard Matheson	Festa			377	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dirk Berger
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories	date unknown	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	Avon Books	0-380-89601-X	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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

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Reviews

Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)