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Jack Sharkey (1931–1992)

Author of The Addams Family

82+ Works 453 Members 4 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Jack Sharkey, John Michael Sharkey

Also includes: Mike Johnson (6)

Disambiguation Notice:

Jack Sharkey (1931-1992), American author; full name was John Michael Sharkey He wrote both science fiction and plays.

Works by Jack Sharkey

The Addams Family (1965) 66 copies
Ultimatum in 2050 A.D / Our Man in Space (1965) — Contributor — 59 copies
The Secret Martians / Sanctuary In The Sky (1960) — Contributor — 45 copies, 1 review
While the lights were out: An off-the-wall murder farce (2015) 20 copies
Murder Room (1977) 19 copies, 1 review
The Dope on Mars (2014) 13 copies
The Secret Martians (1960) 12 copies
Old Friends Are the Best (2011) 11 copies
Here Lies Jeremy Troy (2010) 10 copies
Minor Detail (2014) 10 copies
Who's on First? (2011) 9 copies
The pinchpenny phantom of the opera: An affordable musical comedy (1988) 7 copies
I take this man: A screwball farce (1991) 7 copies
Saving Grace (1976) 7 copies
Ultimatum in 2050 A.D. (1965) 6 copies
Double or Nothing (2014) 6 copies
Kiss or Make Up: A Comedy in Three Acts (1972) 6 copies
The perfect murder: A thriller (1989) 6 copies
Spinoff (1975) 5 copies
One toe in the grave: A new comedy (1986) 5 copies
Meanwhile, Back on the Couch...: A Comedy in Three Acts (2017) 4 copies
The Awakening 4 copies
A Gentleman and a Scoundrel (1973) 4 copies
Return of the maniac: A thriller (1981) 4 copies
Il secondo libro delle metamorfosi — Author — 4 copies
The Programmed People (2025) 4 copies
Missing Link (A Play) (1978) 4 copies
Take a number, darling: A comedy in three acts (2017) 4 copies
To Each His Own [short story] 4 copies
Death for Auld Lang Syne (1962) 4 copies
Arcturus Times Three 3 copies
Just say yes! : a comedy (2002) 3 copies
The Clone People: A Thriller (1978) 3 copies
The Business, As Usual (2016) 3 copies
A Matter of Protocol (2016) 3 copies
Big Baby (2016) 3 copies
100 lunches: A gourmet comedy (1989) 3 copies
And on the sixth day--: A musical drama (1984) 3 copies
The Twerlik [short story] 3 copies
Roomies! (1974) 2 copies
It's magic, you dope! (2009) 2 copies
Your Flake or Mine? (A Play) (2017) 2 copies
Short Science Fiction Collection 067 2 copies
No Harm Done [short story] 2 copies
How Green Was My Brownie (2017) 2 copies
The second lady: A political frolic (1983) 2 copies
Honestly, now!: A crime comedy (1981) 2 copies
The Creature Inside 2 copies
The Flying Tuskers of K'niik-K'naak 2 copies, 1 review
The Contact Point 2 copies
The swan song: A study in terror (1990) 2 copies
Rich is better: A comedy in three acts (1977) 2 copies
Multum in Parvo [short fiction] (1959) 2 copies
Hope for the best: A musical comedy in three acts (French's acting edition) (1977) 1 copy
What a Spot! (1976) 1 copy
Once Is Enough: A Comedy In Two Acts (1977) 1 copy
The premature corpse: A crime thriller (1990) 1 copy
Dracula The Real Story 1 copy
The picture of Dorian Gray: A musical drama : (based on the novel by Oscar Wilde) (1982) 1 copy
Short Science Fiction Collection 064 1 copy
Take a Number Darling 1 copy
Queen Of The Green Sun 1 copy
The saloonkeeper's daughter: A musical melodrama (1982) 1 copy
The Smart Ones 1 copy
The Man Who Was Pale 1 copy
Jekyll Hydes again!: A screwball musical (1984) 1 copy
My husband the wife 1 copy
The Secret Martian (2023) 1 copy
Conversation with a Bug [short story] 1 copy
The Pool [short story] 1 copy
Amy's Wish 1 copy
Take a Number, Darling 1 copy
M Is for the Million 1 copy
Sorry! Wrong Chimney (2017) 1 copy
El Señor de los Uffts 1 copy, 1 review
The Girl Who Threw Better Than the Boys (2004) 1 copy
Programmed People/Slaves of the Crystal Brain (2010) 1 copy
Double Exposure (1978) 1 copy
Star on the door: A new comedy (1992) 1 copy
Money, power, murder, lust, revenge and marvelous clothes 1 copy
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins' classic tale The woman in white!: A cautionary chronicle of monstrous evil and blackhearted villainy in song & dance (French's musical… (1987) 1 copy
Old Friends are Best 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998) — Contributor, some editions — 536 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy (2001) — Contributor — 202 copies, 1 review
10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (1965) — Contributor — 195 copies
101 Science Fiction Stories (1986) — Author — 173 copies, 2 reviews
5th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (1960) — Contributor — 159 copies, 4 reviews
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 14th Series (1965) — Author, some editions — 121 copies
The Vampire Omnibus (1995) — Contributor — 89 copies, 2 reviews
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Contributor — 72 copies, 1 review
The 6 Fingers of Time (1965) — Contributor — 69 copies
Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction (British Library Science Fiction Classics) (2020) — Contributor — 34 copies
The Bedside Playboy (1963) — Contributor — 24 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1964, Vol. 27, No. 5 (1964) — Author — 13 copies
Fantastic. No. 058 (August 1959) (1959) — Contributor — 6 copies
De beste sci-fi uit: Amazing en Fantastic (1970) 5 copies
Thrilling Science Fiction, October 1973 (1973) — Contributor — 5 copies
Fantastic stories of imagination. No. 097 (November 1962) (1962) — Contributor — 4 copies
Fantastic stories of imagination. No. 098 (December 1962) — Contributor — 3 copies
Horror Gems, Vol. Three: August Derleth and others (2012) — Contributor — 3 copies
Fantastic. No. 057 (July 1959) (1959) 3 copies
Fantastic science fiction stories. No. 069 (July 1960) (1960) — Contributor — 2 copies, 1 review
Horror Gems, Volume Six, H. P. Lovecraft and Others (2013) — Contributor — 2 copies
Great Science Fiction from Fantastic No. 4 (1966) — Contributor — 1 copy
9 science fiction stories — Author, some editions — 1 copy, 1 review
Short Science Fiction Collection 043 — Author — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Sharkey, John Michael
Other names
Abbot, Rick
Ferris, Monk
Chandler, Mark
Johnson, Mike
Birthdate
1931-05-06
Date of death
1992-09-28
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Place of death
Laguna Hills, California, USA
Disambiguation notice
Jack Sharkey (1931-1992), American author; full name was John Michael Sharkey He wrote both science fiction and plays.
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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6 reviews
Thecaps101,101 reviews
Sanctuary in the Sky / The Secret Martians by John Brunner
The Secret Martians - Jery Delvin, an ad agency employee known for spotting flaws, is recruited by interplanetary security. He investigates the impossible disappearance of fifteen Space Scouts from the spaceship Phobos II. Delvin uncovers a web of conspiracy, encountering Sugarfeet, Martian creatures, and a secret Martian civilization.

Sanctuary in the Sky - a relatively short, straightforward story focusing on a mysterious, neutral space station that holds strategic importance to galactic show more powers. A young steward, Vykor, working on Waystation, a neutral synthetic world managing cold war tensions between the aggressive Cathrodyne and Pagr empires, when a mysterious stranger arrives, threatening to shatter the fragile balance. show less
Feb 20, 2026
datrappert3,492 reviews
The Flying Tuskers of K'niik-K'naak by Jack Sharkey
Great White Hunter gets his comeuppance. Nicely done--and short.
Jul 23, 2021
CornStockTheatre26 reviews
Morning, Noon, and Night (Three One-Act Plays) by Jack Sharkey
Morning - 3m, 2f
Noon - 3m, 2f
Night - 3m, 2f
Feb 23, 2016 (Edited)
Vigonmi46 reviews
El Señor de los Uffts by Jack Sharkey
Jack Sharkey,Fritz Leiber,John L. Chapman,Murray Leinster
Nov 16, 2023

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Reviews
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ISBNs
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