Planets of Adventure
| First published | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Jack Gaughan |
| Pages | 280 |
| Price | $3.00 |
Copyright 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc. No edition or publication date stated
Cover artist is credited on the front flap of the dustjacket. Illustration is on page 26 of Outermost: The Art & Life of Jack Gaughan
Data also in Contento, cross-checked against this checklist. (Contento page count is incorrect.)
Cover art attribution confirmed by the Merril collection at the Toronto Public Library.
"Daddy!" by Jack L. Chalker in Fantasy Newsletter No. 61, August 1983 notes that 2000 copies were printed, but only 1500 were bound. The other 500 were sold for Pick-a-Book.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | John K. Aiken | Science-Fantasy Review, Autumn 1949 |
| 1950 | uncredited | Fantasy Book, Vol. 1, No. 6 |
| 1950 | Frederik Pohl | Super Science Stories, January 1950 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Empire of Dust | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 39 | The Twisted Men | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 47 | The Hairy Ones | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 63 | Prison Rats | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 69 | Gateways | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 103 | Quest of Thig | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 117 | Power for Darm | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 133 | A Knight for Miss Merkins | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 145 | Caverns of Ith | Basil Wells | Novelette |
| 179 | Wall of Darkness | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 187 | The Swift People | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 201 | World of Misters | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 215 | Planet of New Men | Basil Wells | Novelette |
| 251 | Crusader | Basil Wells | Short Story |
| 265 | Scrambled World | Basil Wells | Short Story |