Publication:RLFTRPTPHR1994

Bibliographic Comments for Reel Future and.


 * Note: This publication was verified without a dustjacket. Neither the price, nor the lack of a cover artist is confirmed at this time.


 * Air Raid is credited to John Varley (not Boehm) on both the contents page and on page 527.
 * Armageddon 2419 A.D. does not appear with a - before 2419 on either the Contents page or page 41.
 * Barry B. Longyear is credited without the middle initial on both the Contents page and page 472.
 * Herbert West--Re-animator appears with a dash in Re-animator on both the Contents and page 15.
 * John W. Campbell Jr. (not Don A. Stuart) is credited for Who Goes There? on both the Contents, page 97 and in the acknowledgments.
 * Seventh Victim is listed as The Seventh Victim on both the Contents, page 320 and in the acknowledgments.


 * Acknowledgments appear on page v and continue to page vi, but are not listed in the Table of Contents
 * The illustrated man is acknowledged as copyright 1951, not 1950 (ISFDB left unchanged as 1950 pending further research)
 * Air Raid is acknowledged as copyright 1976, not 1977 (ISFDB left unchanged as 1977 pending further research)
 * After further research, Air Raid first appeared with a date of Spring 1977. It is very possible this story was copyright in 1976, but first printed with a publication date of 1977 (Especially for a start-up magazine).
 * Several works are acknowledged as being out of copyright, but "the authors are forwarding honorariums to the authors heirs' as they are located."
 * Herbert West--Re-animator
 * Armageddon 2419 A.D.
 * The Empire of the Ants

Notes on the Book Club edition
I have a copy of what I believe is the Book Club edition but it's possible this is the retail trade edition and so am describing some details here in case someone has a confirmed retail-trade or book club edition and can state if my copy is retail or BCE. --Marc Kupper|talk 01:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * There is no price on the front flap.
 * The back cover has an EAN barcode that states
 * "ISBN 1-56619-450-4" at the top
 * "9781566194501" on the bottom (the EAN number)
 * An EAN 5 coded price of "90000" which is the code for "no price specified."
 * There are no "Book Club" notations nor a book club number on the back flap or cover.
 * The title verso or copyright page is rather plain and states: Copyright (C) 1994 by Forrest J. Ackerman and Jean Stine All rights reserved. This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc., by arrangement with The Ackerman Agency. 1994 Barnes & Noble Books Book design by Nicola Ferguson ISBN 1-56619-450-4 Printed and bound in the United States of America M 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1