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Oscar J. Friend

Friend, Oscar Jerome

January 9, 1898 – January 19, 1963 (aged 65)

Birth place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

79 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
October 1938 63 Short Fiction Of Jovian Build Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1938
July 1939 87 Short Fiction Robot A-1 Startling Stories, July 1939
October 1939 64 Short Fiction Experiment with Destiny Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1939
December 1939 68 Short Fiction Coup d'état Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1939
January 1940 112 Short Fiction Mind Over Matter Startling Stories, January 1940
March 1940 106 Short Fiction Station Death Startling Stories, March 1940
April 1940 91 Short Fiction Roar of the Rocket Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940
April 1940 122 Essay The Story Behind the Story: Roar of the Rocket Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940
May 1940 108 Short Fiction Glamour Girl—2040 Startling Stories, May 1940
July 1940 109 Short Fiction The Worms Turn Startling Stories, July 1940
August 1940 161 Short Fiction The Impossible Highway Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1940
August 1940 123 Essay The Story Behind the Story: The Impossible Highway Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1940
September 1940 124 Essay Meet the Author: Eastward Ho! Startling Stories, September 1940
September 1940 12 Serial The Kid from Mars (Complete Novel) Startling Stories, September 1940
September 1940 108 Short Fiction The Stolen Spectrum Thrilling Wonder Stories, September 1940
September 1940 124 Essay The Story Behind the Story: The Stolen Spectrum Thrilling Wonder Stories, September 1940
October 1940 87 Short Fiction Jessamin's Death Strange Stories, October 1940
February 1941 104 Short Fiction Blind Victory Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1941
May 1941 121 Essay Meet thet Author: The H2O Kid Startling Stories, May 1941
May 1941 14 Short Fiction The Water World Startling Stories, May 1941
August 1941 Editor Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1941 Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1941
September 1941 Editor Captain Future - 1941 Captain Future, Fall 1941
September 1941 Editor Startling Stories - 1941 Startling Stories, September 1941
November 1941 88 Essay Into the Stratosphere Startling Stories, November 1941
November 1941 89 Essay Scatter-Gun for Microbes Startling Stories, November 1941
November 1941 87 Essay The Magical Prism Startling Stories, November 1941
November 1941 87 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, November 1941) Startling Stories, November 1941
December 1941 Editor Captain Future - 1942 Captain Future, Winter 1942
December 1941 37 Essay Realm of Wonder Writer's Digest, December 1941
January 1942 81 Essay Oxygen for Pegasus Startling Stories, January 1942
January 1942 78 Essay Quick as a Flash Startling Stories, January 1942
January 1942 79 Essay Secrets of the Spectroscope Startling Stories, January 1942
January 1942 Editor Startling Stories - 1942 Startling Stories, January 1942
January 1942 78 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, January 1942) Startling Stories, January 1942
February 1942 108 Short Fiction This Is Hell Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1942
February 1942 Editor Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1942 Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1942
March 1942 83 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, March 1942) Startling Stories, March 1942
May 1942 100 Essay Boneyard Detective Startling Stories, May 1942
May 1942 99 Essay Painless Dentist Startling Stories, May 1942
May 1942 101 Essay Riding on Air Startling Stories, May 1942
May 1942 99 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, May 1942) Startling Stories, May 1942
July 1942 105 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, July 1942) Startling Stories, July 1942
September 1942 102 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, September 1942) Startling Stories, September 1942
October 1942 7 Short Fiction The Molecule Monsters Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1942
November 1942 96 Essay Thrills in Science Startling Stories, November 1942
December 1942 103 Short Fiction Ali Baba, Junior Captain Future, Winter 1943
December 1942 Editor Captain Future - 1943 Captain Future, Winter 1943
January 1943 Editor Startling Stories - 1943 Startling Stories, January 1943
January 1943 101 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, January 1943) Startling Stories, January 1943
February 1943 Editor Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1943 Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1943
March 1943 95 Essay Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: Spinning Like a Top Startling Stories, March 1943
March 1943 94 Essay Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Durability of Stone Startling Stories, March 1943
March 1943 93 Essay Thrills in Science: Thumbnail Sketches of Great Men and Achievements: The Hot-Air Merchant Startling Stories, March 1943
June 1943 85 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, June 1943) Startling Stories, June 1943
July 1943 112 Short Fiction Venusian Quartz Captain Future, Summer 1943
September 1943 92 Interior Art Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, Fall 1943) Startling Stories, Fall 1943
November 1943 Editor Captain Future - 1944 Captain Future, Winter 1944
December 1943 110 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, Winter 1943-1944) Startling Stories, Winter 1943-1944
February 1944 Editor Thrilling Wonder Stories - 1944 Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1944
March 1944 97 Essay Self-Made Science: Thales Had No Tools of Equipment—Only His Brain! Startling Stories, Spring 1944
March 1944 96 Essay Smooth as Silk: The Story of Count de Chardonnet, Father of Rayon Startling Stories, Spring 1944
March 1944 Editor Startling Stories - 1944 Startling Stories, Spring 1944
March 1944 98 Essay Waves of Genius: How Rudolf Hertz Drew Scientific Secrets from the Air Startling Stories, Spring 1944
June 1944 79 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, Summer 1944) Startling Stories, Summer 1944
September 1944 92 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, Fall 1944) Startling Stories, Fall 1944
January 1945 75 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, Winter 1945) Startling Stories, Winter 1945
July 1945 61 Essay Thrills in Science (Startling Stories, Summer 1945) Startling Stories, Summer 1945
1949 108 Review The Kid from Mars The Arkham Sampler, Autumn 1949
September 1949 160 Review From Off This World Startling Stories, September 1949
January 1950 97 Review The Kid from Mars Super Science Stories, January 1950
February 1950 160 Review The Kid from Mars Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1950
March 1950 159 Review My Best Science Fiction Story Startling Stories, March 1950
January 1951 73 Review The Kid from Mars Astounding Science Fiction, January 1951
1953 43 Short Fiction Filterable Virus Popular Science Fiction, #2 1953
October 1954 98 Review The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1954
November 1954 127 Review Giant Anthology of Science Fiction Fantastic Universe, November 1954
December 1954 92 Review Giant Anthology of Science Fiction The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1954
February 1955 76 Review Giant Anthology of Science Fiction Science Fiction Quarterly, February 1955
April 1959 149 Review Race to the Stars Astounding Science Fiction, April 1959

26 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1949 Anthology From Off This World: Gems of Science Fiction Chosen from "Hall of Fame Classics" Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend
1949 Anthology My Best Science Fiction Story Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend
1949 Novel The Kid from Mars Oscar J. Friend
1950 Chapbook Roar of the Rocket Oscar J. Friend
1954 Anthology The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend
1958 Anthology Race to the Stars Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend
1963 Novel The Star Men Oscar J. Friend
2008 Anthology Captain Future, Summer 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2009 Anthology Captain Future, Summer 1943 Oscar J. Friend
2011 Anthology Startling Stories, January 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2012 Anthology Startling Stories, March 1943 Oscar J. Friend
2014 Anthology Startling Stories, January 1943 Oscar J. Friend
2014 Anthology Startling Stories, September 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2015 Anthology Captain Future, Winter 1944 Oscar J. Friend
2015 Anthology Startling Stories, July 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2016 Anthology Captain Future, Fall 1941 Oscar J. Friend
2016 Anthology Captain Future, Spring 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2017 Anthology Captain Future, Fall 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2017 Anthology Captain Future, Winter 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2017 Anthology Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1941 Oscar J. Friend
2017 Anthology Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2017 Anthology Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1943 Oscar J. Friend
2018 Anthology Startling Stories, March 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2018 Anthology Startling Stories, May 1942 Oscar J. Friend
2018 Anthology Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fall 1944 Oscar J. Friend
2022 Anthology Captain Future, Spring 1944 Oscar J. Friend
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