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My Best Science Fiction Story ed. Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend (Merlin Press, November 1949, $3.95, xiv+556pp, hc, an)

vii · Introduction · Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend · in

3 · Why I Selected “Robot AL-76 Goes Astray” · Isaac Asimov · is

4 · Robot AL-76 Goes Astray [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories February 1942

20 · Why I Selected “Grief of Bagdad” · Arthur K. Barnes · is

22 · Grief of Bagdad [Pete Manx] · Arthur K. Barnes · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1943, as by Kelvin Kent

44 · Why I Selected “The Teacher from Mars” · Eando Binder · is

46 · The Teacher from Mars · Eando Binder · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1941

64 · Why I Selected “Almost Human” · Robert Bloch · is

66 · Almost Human · Robert Bloch · ss Fantastic Adventures June 1943, as by Tarleton Fiske

89 · Why I Selected “Zero Hour” · Ray Bradbury · is

91 · Zero Hour · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fall 1947

103 · Why I Selected “Nothing Sirius” · Fredric Brown · is

104 · Nothing Sirius · Fredric Brown · ss Captain Future Spring 1944

124 · Why I Selected “Blindness” · John W. Campbell, Jr. · is

126 · Blindness · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ss Astounding Stories March 1935, as by Don A. Stuart

145 · Why I Selected “Visiting Yokel” · Cleve Cartmill · is

146 · Visiting Yokel · Cleve Cartmill · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1943

165 · Why I Selected “The Hibited Man” · L. Sprague de Camp · is

167 · The Hibited Man · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1949

193 · Why I Selected “The Thing in the Pond” · Paul Ernst · is

194 · The Thing in the Pond · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Stories June 1934

207 · Why I Selected “Wanderer of Time” · John Russell Fearn · is

209 · Wanderer of Time · John Russell Fearn · ss Startling Stories Summer 1944, as by Polton Cross

228 · Why I Selected “The Inn Outside the World” · Edmond Hamilton · is

229 · The Inn Outside the World · Edmond Hamilton · ss Weird Tales July 1945

247 · Why I Selected “The Professor Was a Thief” · L. Ron Hubbard · is

249 · The Professor Was a Thief · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1940

285 · Why I Selected “Don’t Look Now” · Henry Kuttner · is

286 · Don’t Look Now · Henry Kuttner · ss Startling Stories March 1948

302 · Why I Selected “The Green Hills of Earth” · Robert A. Heinlein · is

303 · The Green Hills of Earth · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 8 1947

317 · Why I Selected “The Lost Race” · Murray Leinster · is

319 · The Lost Race · Murray Leinster · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1949

344 · Why I Selected “The House of Rising Winds” · Frank Belknap Long · is

345 · The House of Rising Winds · Frank Belknap Long · ss Startling Stories May 1948

366 · Why I Selected “The Carriers” · Sam Merwin, Jr. · is

367 · The Carriers · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1949

384 · Why I Selected “Doctor Grimshaw’s Sanitarium” · Fletcher Pratt · is

385 · Doctor Grimshaw’s Sanitarium · Fletcher Pratt · ss Amazing Stories May 1934

402 · Why I Selected “The Uncharted Isle” · Clark Ashton Smith · is

403 · The Uncharted Isle · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales November 1930

416 · Why I Selected “Thunder and Roses” · Theodore Sturgeon · is

417 · Thunder and Roses · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1947

444 · Why I Selected “The Ultimate Catalyst” · John Taine · is

445 · The Ultimate Catalyst · John Taine · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1939

473 · Why I Selected “Project—Spaceship” · A. E. van Vogt · is

474 · Project—Spaceship · A. E. van Vogt · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1949

503 · Why I Selected “Space Station No. 1” · Manly Wade Wellman · is

504 · Space Station No. 1 · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Argosy October 10 1936

523 · Why I Selected “Star Bright” · Jack Williamson · is

525 · Star Bright · Jack Williamson · nv Argosy November 25 1939

Popular Book of Western Stories ed. Leo Margulies (Popular Library, 1948, #156, pb, an)
Anthology of western stories culled from pulps published between 1910 and 1942.

· Introduction · Leo Margulies · in

· The Lamb of the Flying U [Flying U Ranch] · B. M. Bower · ss The Popular Magazine July 1906

· The Orneriest Three · Walt Coburn · ss Adventure January 1 1929

· In the Mexican Quarter · Tom Gill · ss Cosmopolitan June 1930

· Some Were Brave [Land Rush] · Ernest Haycox · ss Collier’s June 15 1940

· The Saga of Ragged MacLean · James B. Hendryx · ss Short Stories April 25 1927

· Fight at Painted Rock · Alan LeMay · ss Collier’s May 6 1939

· Hopalong’s Hop [Hopalong Cassidy] · Clarence Mulford · ss Pearson’s Magazine (US) November 1912

· This Timid Guy · William MacLeod Raine · ss (r)

· Ace and the Two-Spot · Charles Alden Seltzer · ss Pearson’s Magazine (US) January 1911

· Clean Crazy · W. C. Tuttle · ss Adventure mid May 1918

Race to the Stars ed. Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend (Crest, October 1958, s245, 35¢, 224pp, pb, an, cover by Stanley Meltzoff)
4 stories from Giant Anthology of Science Fiction.

7 · City of the Lost Ones [Eric John Stark] · Leigh Brackett · na Planet Stories Fall 1949, as “Enchantress of Venus”

69 · Forgotten World · Edmond Hamilton · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1946

121 · The Time Gate · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding Science-Fiction October 1941, as “By His Bootstraps” by Anson MacDonald

173 · The Sun Maker · Jack Williamson · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1940

Selected Western Stories ed. Leo Margulies (Popular Library, 1949, pb, an)

· Foreword · Leo Margulies · fw (r)

· Across the Rio Grande · Frederick R. Bechdolt · ss Cosmopolitan January 1927

· Ananias Green [Andy Green; Flying U Ranch] · B. M. Bower · ss The Popular Magazine February 1909

· The Two-Day Deputy · Eugene Cunningham · ss Western Romances #4, July 1930

· Crossing the Gorge · Jackson Gregory · ss Liberty November 2 1935

· On the Dodge · Will James · ss Redbook Magazine January 1930

· Young Pete Pays a Bill · Henry Herbert Knibbs · ss Short Stories March 10 1931

· The Contest Man · Alan LeMay · ss Adventure November 20 1925

· Fat Man in a Brown Derby · William MacLeod Raine · ss Short Stories 1941

· Psychology and Copper · W. C. Tuttle · ss Adventure August 1916

· The Right Honorable the Strawberries · Owen Wister · nv Cosmopolitan November 1926

Three In One ed. Leo Margulies (ghost written by ed. Sam Moskowitz) (Pyramid, August 1963, F-899, 40¢, 144pp, pb, an, cover by Emsh)
Title given as “3 in 1” on the cover (only).

7 · Introduction · Leo Margulies · in (r)

9 · There Is No Defence · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1948

67 · Galactic Chest · Clifford D. Simak · nv Science Fiction Stories September 1956

101 · West Wind · Murray Leinster · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1948

Three Times Infinity ed. Leo Margulies (ghost written by ed. Sam Moskowitz) (Gold Medal, January 1958, s726, 35¢, 176pp, pb, an, cover by Richard Powers)

5 · Lorelei of the Red Mist · Ray Bradbury & Leigh Brackett · na Planet Stories Summer 1946

64 · The Golden Helix · Theodore Sturgeon · na Thrilling Wonder Stories Summer 1954

121 · Destination Moon · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Short Stories September 1950

3 from Out There ed. Leo Margulies (Crest, March 1959, s282, 35¢, 192pp, pb, an, cover by Richard Powers)

7 · Mother Earth · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1949

47 · Double Meaning · Damon Knight · na Startling Stories January 1953

123 · Son of Two Worlds · Edmond Hamilton · na Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1941

The Unexpected ed. Leo Margulies (Pyramid, February 1961, G590, 35¢, 160pp, pb, an)
11 strange stories from Weird Tales.

6 · Introduction · Leo Margulies · in

7 · The Professor’s Teddy-Bear · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales March 1948

17 · Legal Rites · Isaac Asimov & Frederik Pohl · nv Weird Tales September 1950, as by Isaac Asimov & James MacCreigh

42 · The Strange Island of Dr. Nork · Robert Bloch · nv Weird Tales March 1949

60 · Mrs. Hawk · Margaret St. Clair · ss Weird Tales July 1950

67 · The Handler · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales January 1947

76 · The Automatic Pistol · Fritz Leiber · ss Weird Tales May 1940

91 · The Unwanted · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales January 1951

102 · The Valley Was Still · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales August 1939

115 · The Scrawny One · Anthony Boucher · vi Weird Tales May 1949

119 · Come and Go Mad · Fredric Brown · nv Weird Tales July 1949

154 · The Big Shot · Eric Frank Russell · ss Weird Tales January 1949

Weird Tales ed. Leo Margulies (ghost written by ed. Sam Moskowitz) (Pyramid, May 1964, R-1029, 50¢, 155pp, pb, an)

9 · Introduction · Leo Margulies · in

13 · The Man Who Returned · Edmond Hamilton · ss Weird Tales February 1934

27 · Spider Mansion · Fritz Leiber · ss Weird Tales September 1942

47 · A Question of Etiquette · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales September 1942

59 · The Sea-Witch · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales December 1937

91 · The Strange High House in the Mist [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales October 1931

101 · The Drifting Snow · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales February 1939

113 · The Body-Masters · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales February 1935

127 · Pigeons from Hell · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales May 1938

Western Thrillers ed. Leo Margulies (Robert Speller, 1935, hc, an)

· Introduction · Leo Margulies · in (r)

· Trigger Law · Harry Sinclair Drago · nv Short Stories May 25 1934

· Christmas Comes to Big Muddy · L. P. Holmes · nv Thrilling Ranch Stories January 1934

· Marks in the Sand · Ray Humphreys · ss Thrilling Ranch Stories May 1934

· Hell’s Home Trail · A. Scott Leslie · ss Popular Western January 1935, as by A. Leslie

· Uneasy Money · Syl MacDowell · ss Thrilling Ranch Stories November 1934, as by Sam Brant

· Buckaroo Deputy · Chuck Martin · ss Thrilling Western October 1934

· The Wild Man of Canyon Lobo [Hooker Brothers] · Ray Nafziger · ss Thrilling Western October 1934

· Round-Up Showdown · Stephen Payne · nv Thrilling Ranch Stories November 1934

· A Hell-a-Miler Functions · William MacLeod Raine · na Complete Western Book Magazine January 1934

· Six-Gun Justice · Oscar Schisgall · na Thrilling Western February 1934

· Ten Seconds Ahead · Wilton West · ss Thrilling Western August 1934

Wings Over the World ed. Leo Margulies (The Hampton Publishing Company, 1942, 433pp, hc, an, cover by C. R. Schaare)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

1 · The Three Mosquitoes · Ralph Oppenheim · nv (r)

35 · Mercy Planes · Robert Sidney Bowen · na (r)

99 · Transpacific Plunder · Frederick Painton · nv Argosy September 12 1936

145 · African Patrol · F. E. Rechnitzer · nv Sky Fighters May 1941

211 · Unreported · William O’Sullivan · na Five-Novels Monthly May 1941

293 · Savoias Out of Sapporo [Todd Bancroft & Larry Leadbeater] · Arch Whitehouse · nv Sky Fighters January 1940

341 · The Falcon Strikes · Major George Fielding Eliot · nv The Lone Eagle June 1935

369 · Sky Writin’ Fool · Frank Johnson · nv (r)

403 · The Border Blitzkrieg · Joe Archibald · nv Sky Fighters March 1941

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