Title: Mimic
Title Record # 41154
Author: Donald A. Wollheim
Date: 1942-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Donald A. Wollheim
Date: 1942-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Evolution produces eerie results in urban tenements.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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6 | 2018 Retro Hugo | Best Short Story |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Astonishing Stories, December 1942 | 1942-12-00 | ed. Alden H. Norton | Fictioneers, Inc. | $0.10?$: US dollar |
116 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Stephen Lawrence | ![]() |
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Super Science Stories (Canadian), June 1943 | 1943-06-00 | ed. Alden H. Norton | Popular Publications, Inc.; Toronto, Canada | C$0.15?C$: Canadian dollar |
100 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Leo Morey | ||
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 3, 1947 | 1947-07-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Avon Book Co. | $0.35?$: US dollar |
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 | Hannes Bok | ![]() |
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Fantastic Novels Magazine, September 1950 | 1950-09-00 | ed. Mary Gnaedinger | New Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
132 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Saunders | ![]() |
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Science Fiction Digest, Vol 1 No 1, 1954 | 1954-02-00 | ed. Chester Whitehorn | Specific Fiction, Corp. | $0.35?$: US dollar |
164 | 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 | Chester Martin | ![]() |
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Terror in the Modern Vein | 1955-04-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Hanover House | $3.95?$: US dollar |
315 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Richard Lindners | ![]() |
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More Terror in the Modern Vein | 1961-00-00 | ed. Donald A. Wollheim | Digit Books | R508 | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
156 | 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 | Arthur Holmes | |
Monster Mix | 1968-06-00 | ed. Robert Arthur | Mayflower / Dell | 5797 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
284 | 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 | Oscar Liebman | ![]() |
Monster Mix | 1968-08-00 | ed. Robert Arthur | Mayflower / Dell | 5797 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
284 | 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 | Oscar Liebman | ![]() |
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs | 1969-09-00 | Donald A. Wollheim | Powell | PP 181 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
207 | 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 | Bill Hughes | ![]() |
Wie weit ist es nach Babylon? | 1972-01-00 | Donald A. Wollheim | Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #0135) | 3-442-23135-3 | DM 3.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
158+ [2] |
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 | Eyke Volkmer | ![]() |
Creatures from Beyond | 1975-11-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Thomas Nelson | 0-8407-6459-6 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | James E. Barry | ![]() |
Creatures from Beyond | 1976-04-00 | ed. Terry Carr | Thomas Nelson / SFBC | 2066 | $1.98?$: US dollar |
vi+ 180 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | James E. Barry | ![]() |
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs | 1977-07-00 | Donald A. Wollheim | Dennis Dobson | 0-234-72054-9 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Weaver | ![]() |
Bug-Eyed Monsters | 1980-03-00 | ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini | Harvest / HBJ | 0-15-614789-0 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
273 | 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 | Ruby Mazur | ![]() |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-570-9 | C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
448 | 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 | Antonio Bernal | ![]() |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942 | 1980-10-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405) | 0-87997-570-9 / UE1570 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
448 | 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 | Antonio Bernal | ![]() |
Die besten Stories von 1942 | 1981-06-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717) | 3-8118-6717-2 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
335 | 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 | ![]() |
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Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series | 1983-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-41367-1 | 723 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ![]() |
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Bug Awful | 1984-01-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles Waugh | Raintree Publishers (Science Fiction Shorts) | 0-8172-1739-8 | $15.15?$: US dollar |
48 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | William Ersland | ![]() |
Famous Fantastic Mysteries | 1991-08-00 | ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg | Gramercy Books | 0-517-05577-5 | $10.00?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 449 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Virgil Finlay | ![]() |
100 Creepy Little Creatures | 1994-08-00 | ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-511-X | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xix+ 585 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Kevin McGuinness | |
100 Creepy Little Creatures | 1995-07-00 | ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg | Barnes & Noble Books | 1-56619-919-0 | $4.98?$: US dollar |
xx+ 585 |
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 | ||
The Reel Stuff | 1998-09-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | DAW Books | 0-88677-817-4 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
383 | 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 | Les Edwards | ![]() |
Cyberfilms | 2004-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | ibooks | 0-7434-8743-5 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 368 |
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 | Dave Seeley | ![]() |
The Reel Stuff | 2008-06-03 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1098) | 978-0-7564-0522-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
viii+ 456 |
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 | ||
Passing for Human | 2009-09-00 | ed. Michael Bishop, Steven Utley | PS Publishing | 978-1-905834-23-5 | £50.00?£: UK pound |
x+ 253 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jamie Bishop | ![]() |
Passing for Human | 2009-09-00 | ed. Michael Bishop, Steven Utley | PS Publishing | 978-1-905834-22-8 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
x+ 253 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Jamie Bishop | ![]() |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2011-10-31 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Corvus | 978-0-85789-487-8 | £25.00?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | ![]() |
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The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor / SFBC | 1356431 | $22.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | ![]() |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor | 978-0-7653-3362-9 | $29.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
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 | Nic Cheetham | ![]() |
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories | 2012-05-08 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Tor | 978-0-7653-3360-5 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
xx+ 1126 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nic Cheetham | ![]() |
Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction