Death's Deputy

Death's Deputy

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	L. Ron Hubbard
Cover artist	Lou Goldstone
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date	1948
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover, paperback)
Pages	167
OCLC	1132496

Death's Deputy is a fantasy novel by author L. Ron Hubbard. ^{[1] [2]}

Death's Deputy was first published in book form in 1948 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 700 copies. The novel originally appeared in the February 1940 issue of the magazine Unknown . ^[3]

Plot introduction

An air force pilot is unnaturally accident-prone and seemingly cannot be killed.

Publication history

• 1940, US, Unknown ^[3]
• 1948, US, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. OCLC   1132496, hardcover, first book publication
• 1951, France, Hachette Livre, hardcover, as Le Bras de la mort
• 1954, Italy, Urania 37, hardcover, as L'uomo che no poteva morire
• 1971, US, Leisure Books OCLC   2907011, paperback

References

1. Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 269.
2. Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 232. ISBN   0-911682-20-1.
3. "Unknown Vol. 2, No. 6, February 1940". Vinylzart.com.