Omni vol. 1 #4 (January 1979, Omni Publications International, Ltd.)

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Formerly held in the Penn State Science Fiction Library (stamp on back cover)! Front and rear covers split (from each other) and detached; some internal folds laid flat once again, but apparent. Please consult image gallery further for condition!

Contents (from https://www.isfdb.org/ — Copyright © 1995-2025 Al von Ruff and the ISFDB team):

6 • First Word (Omni, January 1979) • essay by Frank Kendig
12 • Forum (Omni, January 1979) • essay by various
16 • Earth: Pacific Jewel • essay by Kenneth Brower
20 • Space: Happy New Year • essay by Mark R. Chartrand, III
23 • Life: Henrietta’s Legacy • essay by Dr. Bernard Dixon
24 • Stars: No Exit Mars • essay by Patrick Moore
26 • The Arts: Film (Omni, January 1979) • essay by James Delson
28 • The Arts: Music (Omni, January 1979) • essay by Richard Dubin and Bret Primack
30 • The Arts: Books (Omni, January 1979) • essay by uncredited
30 •   Review: Doomsday Has Been Cancelled by J. Peter Vajk • review by uncredited
32 • UFO Update: The Coyne Incident • essay by James Oberg
35 • Continuum (Omni January 1979) • essay by various
44 • Forever War • essay by William K. Stuckey
45 •  Forever War • interior artwork by De Es Schwertberger
48 •  Cartoon: no caption (Omni January 1979) • interior artwork by uncredited
50 •  Newton’s Gift • interior artwork by Rudolf Hausner
51 • Newton’s Gift • short story by Paul J. Nahin
54 • Fritz Goro • essay by Anthony Wolff
54 •  Fritz Goro • interior artwork by Fritz Goro
66 • New Is Beautiful • short story by Tony Holkham
67 •  New Is Beautiful • interior artwork by Michel Henricot
69 •  Cartoon: no caption [2] (Omni January 1979) • interior artwork by Blanchon
70 • Interview: I. J. Good • interview of I. J. Good • interview by Christopher Evans (I) [as by Dr. Christopher Evans]
76 •  The First Starship • interior artwork by Don Dixon
77 • The First Starship • essay by Owen Davies
82 • To Race the Wind • short story by Jack C. Haldeman, II
83 •  To Race the Wind • interior artwork by Friedrich Hechelmann
85 •  Cartoon: no caption [2] (Omni January 1979) • interior artwork by Bill Lee
86 • Atomic First! (pictorial) • essay by uncredited
88 •  Goodbye Gravity • interior artwork by Hannah Kay
89 • Goodbye Gravity • essay by Robert L. Forward
92 • Solar Politics • essay by Helen Drusine
98 • The Hole Thing • short story by Dean R. Lambe
99 •  The Hole Thing • interior artwork by Eric Paetz
101 •  Cartoon: “Four points to you, Fenwick.” • interior artwork by uncredited
102 • Worlds Beyond (excerpt) • essay by Buckminster Fuller
103 •  Worlds Beyond • interior artwork by Don Dixon
104 • Worlds Beyond (excerpt) • essay by Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
105 •  Worlds Beyond [2] • interior artwork by Don Dixon
106 • Worlds Beyond (excerpt) • essay by Russell Schweickart
107 •  Worlds Beyond [3] • interior artwork by Don Dixon
108 •  And Whether Pigs Have Wings • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
109 • And Whether Pigs Have Wings • short story by Nancy Kress
111 •  Cartoon: “Terrific form, Meyers. Now what do you say we work on accuracy.” • interior artwork by Pledko
131 • Explorations: Acoustic Sands • essay by Jerry Schad
146 • Strike! • short fiction by Isaac Asimov

 

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