Omni vol. 1 #5 (February 1979, Omni Publications International, Ltd.)

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Formerly held in the Penn State Science Fiction Library (stamp on back cover)! Please consult image gallery for condition.

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

6 • First Word (Omni, February 1979) • essay by Frank Kendig
14 • Forum (Omni, February 1979) • essay by various
16 • Earth: Darwin’s Archipelago • essay by Kenneth Brower
20 • Space: Meteors • essay by Mark R. Chartrand, III
24 • Stars: Shoals of Space • essay by Patrick Moore
26 • Life: Common Sense Fallacies • essay by Dr. Bernard Dixon
28 • The Arts: Books (Omni, February 1979) • essay by Ben Bova
30 • The Arts: Film (Omni, February 1979) • essay by James Delson
32 • UFO Update: Astronomy and the Flying Saucers • essay by James Oberg
35 • Continuum (Omni, February 1979) • essay by various
44 • The Wizard of Space and Time • essay by Dennis Overbye
48 •  The Ancient Mind at Work • interior artwork by H. R. Giger
49 • The Ancient Mind at Work • [The Vampire Tapestry] • novelette by Suzy McKee Charnas
51 •  Cartoon: no caption (Omni, February 1979) • interior artwork by Bill Lee
52 • Inner Landscapes • essay by Kathleen Stein
52 •  Inner Landscapes • interior artwork by Paul Peck
54 •  Inner Landscapes • interior artwork by Frank Armitage
58 • Farming the Planets • essay by James Oberg
58 •  Farming the Planets • interior artwork by Adolf Schaller [as by Adolph Schaller]
62 • Lobotomy Shoals • short story by Juleen Brantingham
63 •  Lobotomy Shoals • interior artwork by Cliff McReynolds
66 •  Lifecloud • interior artwork by Ching Ho Chang
67 • Lifecloud • essay by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe
69 •  Cartoon: no caption [2] (Omni, February 1979) • interior artwork by uncredited
70 • The Singing Diamond • [‘Red’ Vengeance • 1] • short story by Robert L. Forward
71 •  The Singing Diamond • interior artwork by Bob Venosa
76 •  Spaceships • interior artwork by David Jackson
77 • Spaceships • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
78 •  Spaceships [2] • interior artwork by Bob Layzell
80 •  Spaceships [3] • interior artwork by Tony Roberts (artist)
81 •  Spaceships [4] • interior artwork by Peter Knifton
83 •  Spaceships [5] • interior artwork by Robin Hiddon
84 •  Spaceships [7] • interior artwork by Alan Daniels
84 •  Spaceships [6] • interior artwork by Colin Hay
85 •  Spaceships [8] • interior artwork by Jim Burns
86 • An End to Pain • essay by Jonathan B. Tucker
92 •  The Blizzard Machine • interior artwork by Friedrich Hechelmann
93 • The Blizzard Machine • short story by Dean Ing
95 •  Cartoon: no caption (Omni, February 1979) • interior artwork by Revilo
96 • Interview: E. O. Wilson • interview of E. O. Wilson • interview by Tabitha Powledge
100 •  Nutrition Hype • interior artwork by René Magritte?
101 • Nutrition Hype • essay by Daniel S. Greenberg
109 •  Cartoon: no caption [4] (Omni, February 1979) • interior artwork by Tony Scott
121 •  Cartoon: no caption [5] (Omni, February 1979) • interior artwork by uncredited
123 • Explorations: Science’s Kind of Town • essay by Nancy Condylis and Paul Condylis
139 • The Arts: Music (Omni, February 1979) • essay by Bibi Wein
146 • Last Word: The 31-Hour Day • short fiction by Bruce Wallace

 

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