First published in the magazine Dude, May 1961.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1961 |
|
Nightmares and Geezenstacks | Bantam Books | Collection | 137 |
| 1962 |
|
Nightmares and Geezenstacks | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | 137 |
| January 1977 |
|
The Best of Fredric Brown | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 280 |
| May 1977 |
|
The Best of Fredric Brown | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 315 |
| March 1979 |
|
Nightmares and Geezenstacks | Bantam Books | Collection | 182 |
| 1981 |
|
Weekend Book of Science Fiction | Harmsworth Publications Ltd. for Assoc. Newspapers Group Ltd. | Anthology | 127 |
| September 1982 |
|
The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown | New English Library | Collection | 447 |
| October 1987 |
|
And the Gods Laughed | Phantasia Press | Collection | 431 |
| October 1987 |
|
And the Gods Laughed | Phantasia Press | Collection | 431 |
| February 2001 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | Collection | 604 |
| October 2001 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press / SFBC | Collection | 604 |
| July 2002 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | Collection | 604 |
| June 2011 |
|
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown | NESFA Press | Collection | 604 |
| November 2013 |
|
The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Wildside Press | Collection | |
| July 2014 |
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The Fredric Brown Megapack: 33 Classic Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Wildside Press | Collection |