- Harlan Ellison's Kersh site notes a possible first appearance in Harper's Bazaar, date unknown, next in the non-genre anthology Modern Reading No. 1, ed. Reginald Moore, Staples & Staples 1941. This anthology has been used to provide an approximate date of first appearance.
- Also appeared in Best World Short Stories 1947 (eds. J Cournos & HSNK Cournos, Appleton 1947), and Eddie Condon's Treasury Of Jazz (eds. Eddie Condon & Richard Gehman, Dial Press 1956).
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1943 |
|
Selected Stories | Staples and Staples | Collection | |
| March 1944 |
|
The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories | Staples and Staples | Collection | 20 |
| October 1944 |
|
The Horrible Dummy and Other Stories | William Heinemann | Collection | 115 |
| October 2013 |
|
The Horrible Dummy and Other Stories | Faber and Faber | Collection | 115 |