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Omni [v3 #4, January 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 120pp, quarto, cover by Kazumasa Nagai) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “First Word” column, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Robert Anderson · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Forum · [Various] · cl 20 · Earth: Terra Infirma · Kenneth Brower · cl 22 · Life: Brain Mending · Kathleen McAuliffe · cl 24 · Space: Bring Me Some Stardust · Jerry Grey · cl 26 · Mind: Pleasure Machine · David Cohen · cl 29 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 38 · Fusion Odyssey · Michael Edelhart · ar; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate 46 · The Business of Fusion · R. Bruce McColm · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy 52 · Fusion Politics · Daniel S. Greenberg · ar; illustrated by Sheila Rose 56 · Interview: Robert Bussard · K. C. Cole · iv 62 · Divine Alchemist · Thomas Weyr · pi; illustrated by Ernst Fuchs 68 · Odd Man Out · Philip Hilts · ar [Julian Jayne]; illustrated by Philip Hilts 72 · Body Ball · John Keefauver · ss; illustrated by Di-Maccio 78 · Apertures · Geoffrey Golson · pi 84 · People: Nobel Predictions · Dick Teresi · cl 94 · A Cage for Death · Ian Watson · ss; illustrated by Marshall Arisman 99 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 102 · The Arts: Books · Marc Kaplan & D. R. Bensen · cl 106 · Stars: Masers and Lasers · David K. Lynch · cl 112 · Photo Contest · Geoffrey Golson · cn 114 · Phenomena: Persian Bronze · Nicholas Hartmann · pt 116 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 118 · Last Word · James Randi · ar

Omni [v3 #5, February 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto, cover by Pete Turner) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price and some advertisements, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Brian O’Leary · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 12 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Forum · [Various] · cl 16 · Earth: Ecofighters · Eric Schwartz · cl 20 · Life: Overkill · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 22 · Space: Necklace in the Sky · G. Harry Stine · cl 24 · Mind: Hypnotic Witnesses · R. Bruce McColm · cl 28 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 32 · UFO Update: Space Encounters · James Oberg · cl 35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 44 · In Through the Out Door · Eric Lander · ar; illustrated by Salvador Dali 50 · Space Activism · Trudy E. Bell · ar; illustrated by Christopher Springman 58 · Standing Woman · Yasutaka Tsutsui; translated by David Lewis · ss; translated from the Japanese (“Tatazumu Hito”, 1974).; illustrated by Victor Cupsa 68 · Future Chronology · David Wallechinsky, Amy & Irving Wallace · ar; illustrated by Rudolf Hausner 74 · Altered States · Paddy Chayefsky · ex Harper & Row 1978 80 · Where No Man Goes · Bob Buckley · ss; illustrated by Don Dixon 87 · Interview: Malcolm Forbes · Susan Mazur · iv 100 · Eastern Exposures · Robert Sheckley · pi; illustrated by Haruo Takino, Ichiro Tsuruta, Yoshihisa Sadamatsu, Takuro Kamiya, Yu Kasamatsu, Natsuo Noma & Junichi Ohka 114 · People: “Sorry, Sorry, Sorry” · Dick Teresi · cl 117 · Explorations: Rhythm and Blahs · Linda Steinman · cl 119 · Stars: Man’s Magnetic Origin · David K. Lynch · cl 124 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn 126 · Phenomena: Caterpillar · Hans Pfletschinger · pt 128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 130 · Last Word · Art Dula · ar

Omni [v3 #6, March 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 152pp, quarto, cover by Sadao Naito) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements, different “First Word” and “Stars” columns and an omitted “People” column, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Akio Monta · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Forum · [Various] · cl 18 · Earth: Alternating Currents · Kenneth Jon Rose · cl 20 · Life: Anticipation · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 22 · Space: Beyond the Shuttle · Theodore R. Simpson · cl 24 · Mind: High-Tech Anxiety · Denise Collier · cl 28 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 30 · The Arts: Sculpture · Janel Bladow · cl 35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 45 · The Endless Scale · Doug Garr · ar; illustrated by Norman Seeff 52 · Last of the Wild Ones [Sam Murdock] · Roger Zelazny · nv; illustrated by Don Eddy 58 · King of the Worm Runners · Kathleen Stein · ar 66 · Serpents’ Teeth · Spider Robinson · ss; illustrated by Kent G. Bellows 73 · Programs for Plunder · Roger Rapoport · ar; illustrated by Richard Cohen 81 · Plains of Forever · Robert Sheckley · pi; illustrated by Pete Turner 90 · Macro · Dan Ross & Arthur J. Maher · ar; illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin 94 · Interview: Donald Symons · Claire Warga · iv 100 · Postmarks · Marc Kaplan · ar 104 · Icons · Barry N. Malzberg · vi; illustrated by Don Ivan Punchatz 124 · Explorations: Cradle of the Nuclear Age · Norv Brasch · cl 128 · People: Diminishing Resource · Dick Teresi · cl 134 · Innovations: Security Plus · Anon. · cl 140 · UFO Update: Washington Debate · Karen Ehrlich & E. Lee Speigel · cl 142 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn 145 · Stars: He Has Hemorrhoids · Brian O’Leary · cl 146 · Phenomena: Synapse · Manfred Kage · pt 148 · Games · Geoffrey Golson · cl 150 · Last Word · Norman Spinrad · fa; proposal to deploy MX missiles on subway trains.

Omni [v3 #7, April 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto, cover by Ludwig Schwarzer) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “Stars” column, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl 10 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 12 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Forum · [Various] · cl 20 · Earth: Solar Sisters · Patricia Seremet · cl 22 · Life: Special Delivery · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 24 · Space: Pioneers Ponder · Robert Guccione, Jr. · cl 26 · Mind: The New Biofeedback · Bob Kall · cl 28 · The Arts: Film · Paul M. Sammon · mr 30 · The Arts: Music · Bill Moseley · cl 32 · The Arts: Books · Alexei Panshin · cl _32 · Expanded Universe, by Robert A. Heinlein · Alexei Panshin · br 35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 44 · Silicon Valley Spies · Christopher Simpson · ar; illustrated by Gottfried Helnwein 48 · Manifest Destiny · James A. Michener · ar 52 · The Hitmaker · Cynthia Morgan · nv; illustrated by Grant Wood 60 · High Fashion · Anthony Wolff · pi 66 · Interview: Peter Glaser · Douglas Colligan · iv 70 · Last Waltz · Warren Brown · ss; illustrated by Wolfgang Hutter 76 · Psychic Search · Stephan A. Schwartz · ar; illustrated by Pete Turner 84 · The Infinite Plane · Paul J. Nahin · ss; illustrated by Eric Paetz 92 · Transformations · Robert Sheckley · pi; illustrated by Michel Henricot, Marshall Arisman & Bob Venosa 118 · People: Folk Society in Toronto · Dick Teresi · cl 120 · Explorations: Science Down Under · Robert Rivlin · cl 139 · Stars: Gamma-Ray Bursts · William Herbst · cl 142 · Phenomena: Balloon · Vince Streano · pt 144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 146 · Last Word · David E. H. Jones · ar

Omni [v3 #8, May 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 140pp, quarto, cover by Wolfgang Hutter) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “Stars” column, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Forum · [Various] · cl 18 · Earth: Earth College · Gordon F. Sander · cl 19 · Life: A Test of Age · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 22 · Space: Return to Earth · Nick Engler · cl 26 · Mind: Groupthink · Walli F. Leff · cl 30 · The Arts: Film · Mitch Tuchman · mr 32 · The Arts: Universal Casting · Sal Manna · ar 34 · The Arts: Books · Christopher Evans · cl [Gordon R. Dickson] 36 · UFO Update: Mainland Mysteries · Paul Dong · cl 40 · Explorations: Earthquake Watch · Kenneth Jon Rose · cl 43 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 52 · 2081 [Part 1 of 2] · Gerard K. O’Neill · ex Simon & Schuster May 1981, as “The Year 2018”; illustrated by Eric Meola 56 · Johnny Mnemonic [Molly Millions] · William Gibson · ss; illustrated by Etienne Sandorfi 64 · Solar Chronometry · Kathleen Stein · pi; illustrated by Dale Eldred & John Lowery 72 · Tigers in Orbit · Fawn Vrazo · ar; illustrated by Michael Somoroff 76 · Colonel Stonesteel’s Genuine Home-Made Truly Egyptian Mummy · Ray Bradbury · ss; illustrated by Michel Henricot 80 · Interview: Olaf Helmer · Douglas Colligan · iv 85 · Rent-a-Conscience · Douglas Colligan · ar; illustrated by René Magritte 100 · Stellar Technician · Ellen Datlow · pi; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate 106 · Alien in Our Seas · Robert L. Forward · ar 110 · Magic Man · Scot Morris · ar; illustrated by Scot Morris 120 · People: Killer · Dick Teresi · cl 126 · Science-Fiction Table of Elements · Arlan Keith Andrews, Sr. · ms 132 · Stars: Speckle Search · Allan Hendry · cl 134 · Phenomena: Clouds · Paul D. Lewis · pt 136 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 138 · Last Word · James Randi · ar

Omni [v3 #9, June 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 156pp, quarto, cover by Robert Kittila) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements and a different “Stars” column, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Dr. Martin Sherwood · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Forum · [Various] · cl 18 · Earth: Poison Eater · Nick Sullivan · cl 20 · Life: Quick Wit · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 22 · Space: Space Week · Alex Wagner · cl 26 · Mind: Lonely Voices · R. Bruce McColm · cl 30 · The Arts: Technology · Sal Manna · cl 32 · The Arts: Microchip Art · Scott Cohen & Jack Freeman · ar 36 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 39 · The Arts: Books · Arthur Byron Cover · cl; on specialist SF bookshops. 40 · Explorations: Imagineering · Hal Hellman · cl 44 · UFO Update: Gossamer Wings · Daniel Cohen · cl 47 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 56 · Cell Defender · Mike Edelhart · ar 62 · Angel at the Gate · Russell M. Griffin · ss; illustrated by Cristobal Toral 68 · OTRAG · James Oberg · ar; illustrated by Pete Turner 74 · A Sepulcher of Songs · Orson Scott Card · nv; illustrated by Armodio 80 · Man As Art · Scot Morris · ar; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk 88 · 2081 [Part 2 of 2] · Gerard K. O’Neill · ex Simon & Schuster May 1981, as “The Year 2018”; illustrated by Tony Guccione 92 · Interview: Morris Kline · Frank Kendig · iv 96 · Eastern Star · F. C. Durant, III · pi; illustrated by Kazuaki Iwasaki 132 · Photo Contest · Geoffrey Golson · cn 134 · People: Psychic Tattoos · Dick Teresi · cl 138 · Omnilog: Calendar · Geoffrey Golson · ms 147 · Stars: Gravity Watch · David K. Lynch · cl 150 · Phenomena: Wingtip · Kent P. Wood · pt 152 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 154 · Last Word · Richard Ballard · fa

Omni [v3 #10, July 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto, cover by Ute Osterwald) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements, and different “First Word” and “Stars” columns, was distributed for £1.00. 6 · First Word · Ben Bova · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 12 · Forum · [Various] · cl 14 · Earth: The Warming · Karen Payne · cl 16 · Life: Testicular Threat · Raymond M. Lane & Shirley M. Nagelschmidt · cl 18 · Space: “It Was Worth It” · Ben Bova · cl 20 · Mind: Resurrection · Robert Kall · cl 24 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 27 · The Arts: Music · Scott Cohen · cl 28 · The Arts: Books · Jack Williamson · cl _28 · The New Worlds of Robert E. Heinlein: Expanded Universe, by Robert A. Heinlein · Jack Williamson · br 30 · Explorations: Cosmonautics · Nick Engler · cl 32 · UFO Update: Hoax · James Oberg · cl 35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 44 · High Wire Act · Robert L. Forward & Hans P. Moravec · ar; illustrated by Dean Ellis 48 · The Once and Future Ting · Bruce Schechter · ar; illustrated by John White 52 · The Palace at Midnight · Robert Silverberg · ss; illustrated by Jean-Pierre Alaux 56 · Submersibles · Anthony Wolff · pi 62 · Blind Spot · Jayge Carr · ss; illustrated by Henri Rousseau 68 · Interview: Albert Hofmann · David Monagan · iv 76 · Birth on Ice · Michael Jeffries · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy 82 · Tour of the Universe · Robert Sheckley · pi 96 · The Omni-Mensa I.Q. Test · Scot Morris · pz 107 · Photo Contest · Geoffrey Golson · cn 110 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn 124 · Stars: Rethinking Hubble · David K. Lynch · cl 126 · Phenomena: Welded Elements · Károly Buday · pt 128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 130 · Last Word · Jeff Rovin · fa

Omni [v3 #11, August 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 132pp, quarto) A UK edition, identical apart for the cover price, some advertisements, and different “First Word” and “Stars” columns, was distributed for £1.00. fc. · The Seer · John Holmes · cv 6 · First Word · John G. Driscoll, C.F.C. · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Forum · [Various] · cl 16 · Earth: Lake Maker · Don Wall · cl 18 · Life: Cure Barriers · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 20 · Space: Journey to the Giants · Charles Kohlhase · cl 22 · Mind: Dream Conceptions · Chris Tucker · cl 24 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 32 · The Arts: Television · Anon. · rv 35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 44 · This Way Out · Roger M. Williams · ar; illustrated by Gottfried Helnwein 48 · Cosmic Counselor · Ron Bitto · ar; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk 52 · Voyagers [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ex Doubleday 1981; illustrated by Mitchell Jamieson 56 · Green World · Robert Sheckley · pi; illustrated by Friedrich Hechelmann 62 · The Microbotic Revolution [Oliver Gurney] · Ian Stewart · ss; illustrated by Yoshihiro Ushiyima 68 · Project Tesla · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Dan McCoy 72 · Interview: Helen Singer Kaplan · Diane Klein · iv 78 · The Very Large Lion and the Very Small Mouse · Isaac Asimov · ar; illustrated by Mark Rickerson 84 · Tailored for Zero-G · Anthony Wolff · pi 88 · IQ Test Answers · Scot Morris · ms 102 · Innovations · Geoffrey Golson · ar; illustrated by Michael Somoroff 118 · Explorations: Modern Megalith · Kathleen McAuliffe · cl 124 · Stars: Lunar Chimera · Allan Hendry · cl 126 · Phenomena: Digitized Einstein · Herbert W. Franke · pt 128 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 130 · Last Word · Stephen Robinett · fa

Omni [v3 #12, September 1981] ed. Ben Bova (Omni Publications International Ltd., $2.00, 148pp, quarto) fc. · A Long Sleep of Nightmares · Ludek Pesek · cv 6 · First Word · Noel W. Hinners · cl 8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg 12 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc 14 · Forum · [Various] · cl 18 · Earth: The Climate Connection · Mark Washburn · cl 20 · Life: Engineering Enzymes · Dr. Bernard Dixon · cl 22 · Space: Mother Lode · Brian O’Leary · cl 24 · Mind: Misdiagnosis · Walli F. Leff · cl 26 · The Arts: Film · Jeff Rovin · mr 28 · The Arts: Computer Graffiti · Susanna Cuyler · ar 30 · The Arts: Books · Gini Kopecky · cl _30 · The Clan of the Cave Bear, by Jean M. Auel · Gini Kopecky · br 32 · The Arts: Photography · Brad Balfour · ar 34 · UFO Update: The Pine Bush Adventure · Harry Lebelson · cl 40 · Explorations: Quick-Frozen Meteorites · James E. Oberg · cl 43 · Continuum · [Various] · cl 53 · Zeus in Orbit · Gregory Benford · ar; illustrated by Pete Turner 56 · The Fighter · Wayne Wightman · ss; illustrated by Armodio 63 · Inner-City Savior · Jane Bosveld · ar 68 · Going Under · Jack Dann · nv; illustrated by Tony Guccione 76 · The Songs of Distant Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · uw; outline treatment for a possible film.; illustrated by Robert McCall 81 · The Healing Brain · Douglas Garr · ar; illustrated by Howard Sochurek 87 · Interview: Krafft Ehricke · Leonard David · iv 92 · Michromatics · Kathleen McAuliffe · pi 118 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn 128 · Photo Contest · Geoffrey Golson · cn 134 · Mr. Mouse · Frank L. Calloway · vi; illustrated by Marshall Arisman 140 · Stars: Cannibal Galaxies · William Herbst · cl 142 · Phenomena: Hermit Crab · James Beck · pt 144 · Games · Scot Morris · cl 146 · Last Word · Dr. Bernard Dixon · ar