J. Francis McComas (1911–1978)
Author of Adventures in Time and Space
About the Author
Image credit: J. Francis McComas circa 1954
Series
Works by J. Francis McComas
Special Wonder Volume 2: Thirteen Stories from the Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology (1970) 16 copies
Special Wonder Volume 1: Sixteen Stories from the Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology (1971) 12 copies
Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1970) — Editor — 9 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Winter-Spring 1950, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1950) — Editor — 7 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1953, Vol. 5, No. 2 — Editor — 4 copies
Crimes and Misfortunes: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Mysteries — Editor — 4 copies
Flight into Darkness {short story} 2 copies
In Memoriam 1 copy
Associated Works
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1954, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1954) — Contributor — 14 copies
Science fiction verhalen [1969] — Contributor, some editions — 13 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1956, Vol. 11, No. 1 (1956) — Contributor — 8 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- McComas, Jesse Francis
- Other names
- Marlowe, Webb
- Birthdate
- 1911-06-09
- Date of death
- 1978-04-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Place of death
- Fremont, California, USA
- Occupations
- science fiction editor
- Relationships
- McComas, Annette (wife)
- Awards and honors
- Hugo Nominee (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1951], 2001)
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Statistics
- Works
- 37
- Also by
- 11
- Members
- 952
- Popularity
- #27,037
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 11
- ISBNs
- 21
- Languages
- 1
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