Omni vol. 8 #1 (October 1985, Omni Publications International, Ltd.) (ii)

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Formerly held in the Penn State Science Fiction Library (stamp on back cover)! Please consult image gallery for condition (note: interior poster/centerfold detached and ripped partially).

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

6 • First Word (Omni, October 1985) • essay by Kathy Keeton
16 • Forum (Omni, October 1985) • essay by various
18 • Earth: Windfalls • essay by T. A. Heppenheimer
22 • Life: The Hundredth Monkey • essay by Maureen O’Hara
24 • Space: Shuttle Shutout • essay by Owen Davies
28 • Mind: Kids and Superkids • essay by Benjamin J. Spock, M.D.
33 • Explorations: Love Among the Vampires • essay by Bill Lawren
36 • Stars: Cut-Rate Glory • essay by Owen Davies
38 • The Arts: Books (Omni, October 1985) • essay by Isaac Asimov
41 • Continuum (Omni, October 1985) • essay by various
50 • Visions of Classes to Come • essay by Richard Wolkomir
58 •  Quicktime • interior artwork by Tony Roberts (artist) (variant of cover art for The Plague of Oblivion 1977)
59 • Quicktime • short story by Harlan Ellison
62 • Making of a Mind • essay by Kathleen McAuliffe
76 •  Under Siege • interior artwork by René Magritte?
77 • Under Siege • novelette by George R. R. Martin
99 • Interview: Seymour Papert • interview of Seymour Papert • interview by Ron Schultz
106 • Retro Spectacle • essay by Gerard Pomeroy
106 •  Retro Spectacle (14 pulp covers) • interior artwork by uncredited
114 • Hard Science • essay by Judith Hooper
129 • Antimatter (Omni, October 1985) • essay by various
172 • Lat Word (Omni, October 1985) • essay by Gahan Wilson

 

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