Contents
“There Shall Be No Darkness” by James Blish (Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr. 1950)
“The Phantom Ship” by Captain Frederick Marrayat (New Monthly Magazine 1837)
“When Dead Gods Wake” by Victor Rousseau (Strange Tales Nov. 1931)
“The Writings of Elwin Adams” by Larry Eugene Meredith
“The Colossus of Ylourgne” by Clark Ashton Smith (Weird Tales June 1934)
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Once in a Thousand Years” by Frances Bragg Middleton (Weird Tales Aug. 1935)
“The Eye of Horus” by Steffan B. Aletti
“Four Prose-Poems” by H. P. Lovecraft (Beyond the Wall of Sleep)
“A Diagnosis of Death” by Ambrose Bierce (Can Such Things Be?)
“The Abyss” (conclusion) by David H. Keller (The Solitary Hunters and The Abyss)
Although not labeled officially with the “Ellery Queen Selects” banner, Mercury Mystery #112 met all the series’ criteria: a short story collection edited by Queen, with his introduction.
Mercury Mystery 112, June 10, 1947
“The Case Book of Mr. Campion” by Margery Allingham
“The Crimson Letters,” The Strand Magazine, Aug. 1938 as “The Case of the Longer View”
“Safe as Houses,” The Strand Magazine, Jan. 1940
“The Case of the Question Mark,” The Strand Magazine, Jan. 1938 as “The Question Mark”
“The Definite Article,” The Strand Magazine, Oct. 1937
“The Magic Hat,” The Strand Magazine, Oct. 1938 as “The Case of the Hat Trick”
“The Meaning of the Act,” The Strand Magazine, Sept. 1939
“A Matter of Form,” The Strand Magazine, May 1940
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“The Abyss” (part one) by David H. Keller (The Solitary Hunters and The Abyss)
“The Death Mask” by Mrs. H. D. Everett (uncredited source)
“One By One” by Richard M. Hodgens
“The Thirteenth Floor” by Douglas M. Dold (Strange Tales Nov. 1931)
“Leapers” by Robert A. W. Lowndes (Future Dec. 1942)
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“Worms of the Earth” by Robert E. Howard (Weird Tales Nov. 1932)
“Come” by Anna Hunger
“They Called Him Ghost” by Laurence J. Cahill (Weird Tales June 1934)
“The Phantom ‘Rickshaw” by Rudyard Kipling (The Phantom ‘Rickshaw)
“The Castle in the Window” by Steffan B. Aletti
“A Psychichal Invasion” (conclusion) by Algernon Blackwood (John Silence)
A Ziff-Davis magazine ad that ran on the back cover of Dream World #2 and #3 in 1957. Left to right; top row: Sports Cars Illustrated (June 1956) Auto Mechanics (Aug. 1956), 1956 Color Photography Annual, 1956 Hi-Fi Annual & Audio Handbook, Color Television (1957 Edition), 1957 Edition Hi-Fi Guide and Yearbook, Electronic Experimenter’s Handbook, Pen Pals (First Issue, Feb/Mar 1957), Popular Boating (Jan. 1957), and Dream World #1 (Feb. 1957).
Bottom row: Popular Photography (Aug. 1956), Radio & Television News (Aug. 1956), Flying (Aug. 1956), Popular Electronics (Aug. 1956), Modern Bride, 1957 Photography Annual, 1956 Photography Directory & Buying Guide, Amazing Stories (Aug. 1956), Fantastic Science Fiction (June 1956), and G.I. Joe #44 (April 1956).
Contents
“Kings of the Night” by Robert E. Howard (Weird Tales Nov. 1930)
“The Cunning of Private Rogoff” by David A. English
“The Brain-Eaters” by Frank Belknap Long (Weird Tales June 1932)
“A Psychichal Invasion” (part one) by Algernon Blackwood (John Silence)
“Nasturtia” by Col. S. P. Meek (Strange Tales Sep. 1931)
“The Dark Star” by G. G. Pendarves (Weird Tales Mar. 1937)
Worlds of Fantasy (UPD Publishing) Vol. 1 No. 3 Winter 1970–71 leads with a “complete new novel by this year’s Hugo winner!” The sequel to Wizard of Earthsea, “The Tombs of Atuan” by Ursula K. LeGuin runs 72 pages.
Although not labeled officially with the “Ellery Queen Selects” banner, Mercury Mystery #110 met all the series’ criteria: a short story collection edited by Queen, with his introduction.
Mercury Mystery 110, Apr. 4, 1947
“Dr. Fell, Detective and Other Stories” by John Dickson Carr Adventures of Dr. Fell
“The Proverbial Murder” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1943)
“The Locked Room” (The Strand Magazine July 1940)
“The Wrong Problem,” (The [London] Evening Standard Aug. 14 1936)
“The Hangman Won’t Wait” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sept. 1944; first broadcast on Suspense, CBS radio, Feb. 9, 1943)
“A Guest in the House” (The Strand Magazine Oct. 1940 as “The Incautious Burglar”)
Other Stories
“The Devil in the Summer House” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sept. 1946; first broadcast by the BBC on Oct. 14, 1940. This is the shorter version without Dr. Fell which was broadcast on the CBS radio program Suspense on Nov. 3, 1942)
“Will You Walk Into My Parlor?” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Sept. 1945; first broadcast on the CBS radio program Suspense on Feb. 23, 1943)
“Strictly Diplomatic” (The Strand Magazine Dec. 1939)
Contents
“The Siren of the Snakes” by Arlton Eadie (Weird Tales June 1932)
“The Rack” by G. G. Ketcham
“A Cry from Beyond” by Victor Rousseau (Strange Tales Sep. 1931)
“Only Gone Before” by Emil Petaja
“The Voice” by Nell Kay (Ghost Stories July 1928)
“The Monsters” by Murray Leinster (Weird Tales Jan. 1933)
