Omni vol. 5 #12 (September 1983, Omni Publications International, Ltd.)

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, September 1983) • essay by Cyril Ponnamperuma
14 • Forum (Omni, September 1983) • essay by various
18 • Earth: Wild Orphans • essay by Dian Fossey
20 • Space: Uncorking Ariane • essay by James Kitfield
22 • Mind: Baseball Shrinks • essay by Mark Teich
24 • Artificial Intelligence: Literate Computers • essay by Phoebe Hoban
26 • Breakthroughs: Mock Machinery • essay by Michael Edelhart
28 • The Body: Making Girl Babies • essay by Judith Hooper
30 • Explorations: Tokyo’s High-Tech Mecca • essay by Doug Garr
34 • Life: Cancer Masquerade • essay by Rick Boling
38 • The Arts: Film (Omni, September 1983) • essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
40 • The Arts: Performance (Omni, September 1983) • essay by Robert S. Ryan
43 • Continuum (Omni, September 1983) • essay by various
52 • Quest for Flame • essay by Kathleen Stein
62 • Man-Mountain Gentian • short story by Howard Waldrop
63 •  Man-Mountain Gentian • interior artwork by Takahiko II
69 • The Wrath of Kahn • essay by James Reston, Jr.
80 • Megaworks • essay by John Stuart Cox and Frank P. Davidson
86 •  Boundary Echoes • interior artwork by Nenad Jakesevic
87 • Boundary Echoes • short story by John M. Ford
100 •  Seventh Sense • interior artwork by Robert Giusti
101 • Seventh Sense • short story by Robert Haisty
109 • Interview: Caspar W. Weinberger • interview of Caspar W. Weinberger • interview by Richard Halloran
117 •  Ominous Icons (7 paintings) • interior artwork by Rallé?
124 • The Elusive Soviet Space Plane • essay by James Oberg [as by James E. Oberg]
125 •  The Elusive Soviet Space Plane • interior artwork by Paul Lehr
132 •  Carrion Comfort (Part 1 of 2) • interior artwork by Robin Muller
133 • Carrion Comfort (Part 1 of 2) • serial by Dan Simmons
138 •  Cartoon: “Oh well, another day’s digging shot to hell.” • interior artwork by Dawes
147 • Antimatter (Omni, September 1983) • essay by various
172 • The Arts: Books (Omni, September 1983) • essay by A. A. Attanasio
172 •   Review: Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov • review by A. A. Attanasio
172 •   Review: 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke • review by A. A. Attanasio
172 •   Review: Timescape by Gregory Benford • review by A. A. Attanasio
174 • The Arts: Technology (Omni, September 1983) • essay by Patrick Tierney
176 • Stars: The Cosmic Burp • essay by Marcia Bartusiak
178 •  Cartoon: “See what I mean professor? … There’s something darned familiar about this cluster of computer chips … ” • interior artwork by Bob Curry
194 • Last Word (Omni, September 1983) • essay by John Ficarra

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