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Title: Cosmic Report Card: Earth

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Title: Cosmic Report Card: Earth Title Record # 73709
Author: Forrest J. Ackerman
Date: 1973-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Evaluation of the entire history of mankind, balancing every human achievement against every human failing. Earth gets a grade.
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Current Tags: humor (1), only Earth (1), disappointment (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1973 The Shortest Science Fiction Story Ever Told
1973Listed as "The Shortest SF Story Ever Told" in ToC and on title page for story. For the story to be understood though, its real title must be understood to be "Cosmic Report Card", and to keep its justification for the record, the word "Earth" has to be considered to be part of a graphical image of such a report card rather than part of the text itself. To avoid spoiling the plot, I shall not reveal what single letter the story consists of.
The Shortest SF Story Ever Told
1997 The Shortest SF Story Ever Told [as by Forrest J Ackerman]
Year Language Title
1975 French
Fiche d'exploration spatiale: Résultat de l'examen d'entrée dans la Fédération Galactique: Planète Terre?Fiche d'exploration spatiale: Resultat de l'examen d'entree dans la Federation Galactique: Planete Terre
1987 Serbian
Kozmička izveštajna karta?Kozmicka izvestajna karta
Kozmichka izveshtajna karta
[as by Forest Dž. Akerman]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, June 1973 1973-06-00 ed. Donald J. Pfeil Mankind Publishing Company  
$1.50?$: US dollar
100
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Kevin Davidson Checkmark
Perry Rhodan #29: A World Gone Mad 1973-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman Ace Books 66012
$0.75?$: US dollar
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.
mag Gray Morrow Checkmark
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... 1974-02-07 ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos, Jane Agorn McGee Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-010796-2   x+
619
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
Univers 02 1975-08-08 ed.
Yves Frémion?Yves Fremion
J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #614)     187
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 Sergio Macedo Checkmark
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... 1976-00-00 ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos, Jane Agorn McGee Holt, Rinehart and Winston 0-03-010796-2   x+
619
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
Alef, #3 1987-10-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
Dnevnik  
Din 700?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
132
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag
Bob Živković?Bob Zivkovic
Bob Zhivkovic
Checkmark
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts 1997-04-00 ed. Forrest J Ackerman General Publishing Group 1-57544-056-3
$12.95?$: US dollar
xi+
304
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 Kurt Wahlner Checkmark
Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition 2000-09-00 ed. Forrest J. Ackerman Sense of Wonder Press 0-918736-25-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
xi+
302
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 Anton Brzezinski Checkmark
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