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Omni [v1 #11, August 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · The Illustrated Man · Peter Goodfellow · cv
6 · First Word · Jerry Grey · cl
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
12 · Forum · [Various] · cl
14 · Earth: Night of the Condor · Kenneth Brower · cl
16 · Space: Planet Obsolescence · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
20 · Life: Death Riddle · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
22 · Official Circles: Mean Little Brothers · William K. Stuckey · cl
24 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv
26 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr
28 · The Arts: Xerographics · Stephen Demorest · ar
30 · UFO Update: UFO Over Iran · James Oberg · cl
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
44 · White Dwarfs and Green Men [from Broca’s Brain] · Carl Sagan · ex Random House 1979
50 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv; illustrated by Ernst Fuchs
54 · Wizards of Silicon Valley · Gene Bylinsky & Zhenya Lane · ar
60 · The Notebooks of Lazarus Long [from Time Enough for Love; Lazarus Long] · Robert A. Heinlein · ex Putnam 1973
71 · Interview: John D. Isaacs · Joseph E. Brown · iv
76 · Quietus · Orson Scott Card · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot
80 · Shark! · Kenneth Jon Rose · ar
86 · The Fox and the Hedgehog · John Anthony West · ss; illustrated by Eric Paetz
90 · Aloft · Nick Engler · pi [Sebastian Bastel]
98 · Vagabond · David Searls · ss; illustrated by Dean Ellis
129 · Stars: How Wrong We Were! · Patrick Moore · cl
130 · Explorations: Desert Jewel · Michael Cassutt · cl
138 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn
142 · Phenomena: Warning Colors · Peter Parks · pt
144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
146 · Last Word: The Restless Roach · Joyce McWilliams · fa

Omni [v1 #12, September 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Alan Magee)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Stan Kent · cl
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
12 · Forum · [Various] · cl
16 · Earth: The Bone Hunter · Kenneth Brower · cl
18 · Space: Nightlight · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
20 · Life: Microbe Miners · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
22 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr
24 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv
26 · The Arts: Music · Stephen Demorest · cl
30 · The Arts: Books · Eric Rosen · cl
_30 · The Politics of Energy, by Dr. Barry Commoner · Eric Rosen · br
_30 · The Eighth Day of Creation, by Horace Freeland Judson · Eric Rosen · br
32 · UFO Update: True UFO’s · James Oberg · cl
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
45 · “Doc” · Stephen Davis · ar [Harold “Doc” Edgerton]; illustrated by Ben Rose
52 · Kinsman [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ex Quantum Science Fiction, The Dial Press 1979; illustrated by John Schoenherr
56 · Geoscapes · Eric Rosen · pi; illustrated by Douglas Faulkner
62 · Life in Darwin’s Universe · Gene Bylinsky · ar; illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin
68 · Graveside Watch · Edward H. Gandy · ss; illustrated by Gage Taylor
76 · Interview: B.F. Skinner · Michael Hollingshead · iv
83 · Eyewitness to Space · F. C. Durant, III · pi
90 · Saraswati in the Bronx · William K. Stuckey · ar; illustrated by Michael Somoroff
94 · The Vacuum-Packed Picnic · Rick Gauger · ss; illustrated by Ludek Pesek
98 · Food for Zero G · Dava Sobel · ar
137 · Explorations: Italy’s Golden Age of Science · Dava Sobel · cl
140 · Phenomena: Schlieren Photography · Gary Settles · pt
143 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn
144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
146 · Last Word: Nuchic · Stuart Diamond · ar

Omni [v2 #1, October 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 180pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · Smart As the Devil · Peter Caras Caras · cv
6 · First Word · Bob Guccione · cl
10 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
12 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
18 · Forum · [Various] · cl
20 · Earth: In Warm Blood · Kenneth Brower · cl
24 · Space: Jupiter Journey · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
26 · Life: Thinking of Cancer · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
28 · Stars: Venus Glow · Patrick Moore · cl
32 · Official Circles: The Election of 1984 · William K. Stuckey · cl
34 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv
42 · The Arts: Music · Tom Johnson · cl
44 · UFO Update: Tunguska · James Oberg · cl
51 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
60 · Intelligent Machines · Thomas Hoover · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy
66 · The Number of the Beast [Part 1 of 2; Lazarus Long] · Robert A. Heinlein · ex; from the forthcoming book (New English Library, January 1980).; illustrated by Les Edwards
70 · A Rocket for the People · Kathleen Stein · ar; illustrated by Douglas Kirkland
76 · Alien Landscapes · Robert Holdstock & Malcolm Edwards · ex Pierrot Publishing 1979
86 · The Test [Pirx] · Stanislaw Lem; translated by Louis Iribarne · nv; translated from the Polish (“Test”, 1958).; illustrated by Don Maitz
92 · Interview: Philip Morrison · Eileen Zalisk · iv
96 · Decades of Decision · [Various] · ar
104 · The Lost Culture of Deli · Jean Shepherd · ss; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson
108 · Unseen Yeti · Lord John Hunt · ar [Yoshikazu Shirakawa]
114 · Rent Control · Walter Tevis · ss; illustrated by George Tooker
169 · Explorations: Brave New World · Susan Mazur · cl
172 · Phenomena: Combat · Marty Stouffer · pt
176 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
178 · Last Word: Where Does the Time Go? · Ursula K. Le Guin · fa

Omni [v2 #2, November 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · Ears Are Eyes · Ute Osterwalder · cv
6 · First Word · J. Anderson Dorman · cl
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
12 · Forum · [Various] · cl
14 · Earth: Encomeyum · Kenneth Brower · cl
16 · Space: The Shrinking Sun · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
18 · Life: Blinded by the Blight · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
20 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr
26 · Stars: Speaking English in Space · Patrick Moore · cl
30 · UFO Update: Alien Metals · Harry Lebelson · cl
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
44 · Antimatter Revealed · Robert L. Forward · ar; illustrated by Mati Klarwein
50 · Dream House · Ronald Dans · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy
56 · The Number of the Beast [Part 2 of 2; Lazarus Long] · Robert A. Heinlein · ex; from the forthcoming book (New English Library, January 1980).; illustrated by Colin Hay
66 · Manfred Kage · Herbert W. Franke · pi [Manfred Kage]
76 · Malthus’s Day · Jayge Carr · ss; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter
80 · Interview: Carl Sargent · Christopher Evans · iv
84 · Illegal Aliens · Robert A. Freitas · ar; illustrated by H. R. Giger
88 · 21st-Century Foss · Chris Foss · ex Dragon’s Dream 1978
96 · Cyber Fun! · Anon. · ms; illustrated by Pete Turner
135 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn
137 · Explorations: Paper Chase · Cheryl Simon · cl
140 · Phenomena: Eruption · Pete Turner · pt
144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
146 · Last Word: The True Pioneers of Space · L. A. P. Moore · ar

Omni [v2 #3, December 1979] ed. Frank Kendig (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · Uranus from Umbreil · David Egge · cv
6 · First Word · Rawleigh Warner, Jr. · cl
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
16 · Forum · [Various] · cl
20 · Earth: Visions of Mono · Kenneth Brower · cl
26 · Space: The Reefs of Space · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
28 · Life: Synchronicity · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
30 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr
36 · The Arts: Music · Bibi Wein · cl
40 · UFO Update: Alternatives · Robert Anton Wilson · cl
43 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
52 · So That Others May Live · Dava Sobel · ar; illustrated by Marshall Arisman
60 · White Continent · Eric Rosen · pi; illustrated by Eliot Porter
66 · Soul Search · Spider Robinson · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot
76 · Europe’s Scientific Renaissance · Daniel S. Greenberg · ar; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk
82 · War Beneath the Tree · Gene Wolfe · ss; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson
86 · Interview: René Dubos · Claire Warga · iv
90 · 7 Wonders of the Universe · Philip Dunn · pi
96 · Sam and the Dirty Mudder [Sam] · Dean Ing · ss; illustrated by Ellen Griesedieck
108 · Prizes · Scot Morris · ar
116 · Survivors · Barbara Ford · ar; illustrated by René Magritte
142 · Phenomena: Cosmic Ray · Phillip A. Harrington · pt
144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
146 · Last Word: Night Before Christmas, 2001 · David A. Tarr · pm

Omni [v2 #4, January 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · Humming Ship · Tim White · cv
6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
12 · Forum · [Various] · cl
14 · Earth: The Inhaber Affair · Kenneth Brower · cl
16 · Life: The Body Electric · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
20 · Space: Sky Fire · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
22 · Official Circles: T. Jefferson in the Tune-Inn · William K. Stuckey · cl
24 · The Arts: Television · James Delson · rv
26 · The Arts: Media · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ar
28 · UFO Update: Death on the Range · Harry Lebelson · cl
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
44 · The Life of Allie · G. Harry Stine · ss; illustrated by Pierre Lacombe
50 · The Good Life Underground · Mike Edelhart · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy
56 · Adventure of the Metal Murderer [Berserker] · Fred Saberhagen · ss; illustrated by Chris Moore
62 · Interview: Jacques Vallee [Jacques Vallée] · Dr. Christopher Evans · iv
68 · Lesson One · James Randi · vi; illustrated by The Brothers Hildebrandt
75 · Design Luigi Colani · Kathleen Stein · pi [Luigi Colani]; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk
84 · The Box · Paul J. Nahin · ss; illustrated by Michel Gueranger
88 · Talk to the Animals · Eugene Linden · ar; illustrated by Dr. Ronald H. Cohn
100 · Fat Farm · Orson Scott Card · ss; illustrated by Fernando Botero
113 · Explorations: America’s Fire Mountains · Joel Davis · ar
119 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn
124 · Phenomena: Calendar · Kjell Sandved · pt
127 · Laser Sound, Far-Out Batteries · Anon. · ms
128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
130 · Last Word: Aftcast: The 1980s · Les Waas · fa

Omni [v2 #5, February 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · Broken Hearts · Nick Aristovulos · cv
6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
14 · Forum · [Various] · cl
17 · Earth: Heartland Spike · Kenneth Brower · cl
20 · Space: Star Clusters · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
22 · Life: Listening to Life · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
24 · The Arts: Film · James Delson · mr
26 · The Arts: Music · Sam Bruskin · cl
32 · UFO Update: Alone Again · James Oberg · cl
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
44 · Orthohealing · Belinda Dumont · ar; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter
50 · Message from Earth · Ian Stewart · ss; illustrated by Tim White
54 · Comet Catcher · Robert L. Forward · ar
62 · Why Dolphins Don’t Bite [Part 1 of 3; Medea] · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Michel Henricot
68 · Infinite Voyager · F. C. Durant, III · pi; illustrated by Chesley Bonestell
79 · Interview: Arno Penzias · Monte Davis · iv
82 · Uphill Skiing · Anon. · pi; illustrated by Matthias Wendt
88 · The President’s Image · Stephen Robinett · ss; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann
92 · Future Curves: Omni Surveys the Royal Society · Bernard Dixon & John Gribbin · ar
119 · People: Frosch Drops a Bomb · Dick Teresi · cl [Robert A. Frosch]
123 · Explorations: Atom Smashers · K. C. Cole · cl
126 · Phenomena: Computer Graphics · Anon. · pt
128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
130 · Last Word: Swinger Speaks · Daniel S. Greenberg · fa

Omni [v2 #6, March 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a “Stars” column in place of the “Innovations” column on page 134, was distributed for 95p.

fc. · Gene of Art · Guy Fery · cv
6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl
9 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
12 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
14 · Forum · [Various] · cl
16 · Earth: Who’ll Stop the Rain? · Kenneth Brower · cl
18 · Life: Potent Plasmids · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
20 · Space: Made in Space · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
22 · The Arts: Technology · James Delson · cl
26 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr
30 · The Arts: Music · Joe Hannan · cl
34 · The Arts: Theater · Damon Knight · th
36 · UFO Update: Phantom Moonlet · James Oberg · cl
38 · People: Rocky · Dick Teresi · cl [Rocky Raisen]
43 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
53 · Spinoff · Robert A. Heinlein · ar
58 · The Emperor’s New Clothes · John Anthony West · ss; illustrated by Charles Pfahl
62 · The Gene Trust · Kathleen & Sharon McAuliffe · ar; illustrated by Douglas Kirkland
68 · Why Dolphins Don’t Bite [Part 2 of 3; Medea] · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Michel Henricot
76 · Small Wonders · Robert Malone · pi
85 · Interview: Gordon Cooper · E. Lee Speigel · iv
88 · X-Hero · John Brunner · ss; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann
92 · Star Seekers · Robert Sheckley · pi
108 · The High Priest of Guerrilla Psych · Douglas Colligan · ar; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk
116 · The Longest Story Ever Told · Hugh Downs · vi; illustrated by Eric Paetz
131 · Explorations: State of the Art · Joel Davis · cl
134 · Innovations: Sonic Holography · Anon. · cl
138 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn
142 · Phenomena: Heat Thermography · Richard Lowenberg · pt
144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
146 · Last Word: Thinking Out Loud · Martin J. Pitt · ar

Omni [v2 #7, April 1980] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Gervasio Gallardo)
A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “Stars” column, was distributed for 95p.

6 · First Word · Frank Herbert · cl; from the forthcoming book Without Me, You’re Nothing (Pocket Books, Fall 1980).
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc
14 · Forum · [Various] · cl
16 · Earth: Vela’s Vision · Kenneth Brower · cl
18 · Life: An End to Cavities · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl
22 · Space: Power Orbiter · G. Harry Stine · cl
24 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr
28 · The Arts: Books · Spider Robinson · cl
30 · People: Cries and Whispers · Dick Teresi · cl
32 · UFO Update: Close Encounter · Harry Lebelson · cl
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl
44 · Star Power for Supersocieties · Jonathan V. Post · ar; illustrated by Don Dixon
48 · Giant on the Beach · John Keefauver · ss; illustrated by Dominique Peyronnet
53 · Cyberforms · David Lyttleton-Smith · ar
58 · The Last Jerry Fagin Show · John Morressy · ss; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson
63 · New Sun · Mike Edelhart · pi
68 · Why Dolphins Don’t Bite [Part 3 of 3; Medea] · Theodore Sturgeon · nv; illustrated by Michel Henricot
76 · Interview: James Randi · Scot Morris · iv
80 · Law Giver · Gervasio Gallardo · pi
88 · Beyond Eden · Ray Bradbury · ar
92 · Three Futures · Robert Malone · ar; illustrated by Thomas Akawie
136 · Innovations: Time Capsules, Translators · Anon. · cl
139 · Stars: Cosmic Caldron · Mark R. Chartrand, III · cl
140 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn
142 · Phenomena: Ancient Seashell · Robert E. Pelham · pt
144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl
146 · Last Word: Future Books · Cynthia Darnell · fa

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