Death's Deputy
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | L. Ron Hubbard |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Lou Goldstone |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 167 |
| OCLC | 1132496 |
Death's Deputy is a fantasy novel by author L. Ron Hubbard.[1][2]
Death's Deputy was first published in book form in 1948 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 700 copies. The novel originally appeared in the February 1940 issue of the magazine Unknown.[3]
Plot introduction
An air force pilot is unnaturally accident-prone and seemingly cannot be killed.
Publication history
- 1940, US, Unknown[3]
- 1948, US, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. OCLC 1132496, hardcover, first book publication
- 1951, France, Hachette Livre, hardcover, as Le Bras de la mort
- 1954, Italy, Urania 37, hardcover, as L'uomo che no poteva morire
- 1971, US, Leisure Books OCLC 2907011, paperback
References
- ^ Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 269.
- ^ Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 232. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
- ^ a b "Unknown Vol. 2, No. 6, February 1940". Vinylzart.com.