First published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine as "What Was in the Box"
riddle story; $25 given to the reader with the best answer to what was in the box.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1959 |
|
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1959 | Davis Publications | MAGAZINE | 43|1 |
| October 1964 |
|
Shock II | Dell | Collection | 107 |
| 1965 |
|
Shock II | Corgi | Collection | 81 |
| 1969 |
|
Shock II | Organizacion Editorial Novaro | Collection | 106 |
| 1974 |
|
Uncanny | Blackie & Son | Anthology | 280 |
| 1978 |
|
Shock 2 | Sphere | Collection | 77 |
| July 1979 |
|
Shock II | Berkley Books | Collection | 104 |
| July 1984 |
|
Shock 2 | Mondadori | Collection | 80 |
| March 1986 |
|
Une aiguille en plein cœur | Néo | Collection | 173 |
| December 1987 |
|
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader | Dembner Books | Anthology | 184 |
| September 1989 |
|
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories | Dream/Press | Collection | 639 |
| September 1989 |
|
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories | Dream/Press | Collection | 639 |
| September 1989 |
|
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories | Dream/Press | Collection | 639 |
| June 1993 |
|
Nursery Crimes | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 172 |
| October 2000 |
|
Shock prima parte | Mondadori | Collection | 272 |
| November 2000 |
|
Le pays de l'ombre | Flammarion | Collection | 141 |
| October 2003 |
|
Nouvelles: Tome II - 1953-1959 | J'ai Lu | Collection | 493 |
| 2005 |
|
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three | Edge Books | Collection | 15 |
| October 2017 |
|
The Best of Richard Matheson | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 338 |
| October 2017 |
|
The Best of Richard Matheson | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| July 2025 |
|
Albtraum über den Wolken | Festa | Collection | 313 |