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Author Title Publisher Year Published Notes
Cobb, Weldon. At War with Mars, or the Boys Who Won. New York: Street and Smith 1907 1st edition. Brave and Bold Weekly no. 256. 32 p. An Edisonade. Serialized as The Boys Who Won in Gold Hours, 1897. (May be just one installment) .
Serviss, Garrett P. Edison's Conquest of Mars. Los Angeles: Carcosa House 1947 1st edition, hardcover. Originally serialized in the New York Evening Journal, January - February 1898. A sequel to a War of the Worlds rip-off, not the war of the Worlds proper. The forces of Earth mobilize to invade Mars after a bacteria killed off the Martian invaders. A great deal of fighting ensues, until Mars is flooded and their civilization wrecked. We find out mars has visited the earth in the past, and that there are asteroids of pure gold in space.
Serviss, Garrett P. Invasion of Mars. Reseda, CA: Powell Publications 1969 Paperback reprint. Originally serialized in the New York Evening Journal, January - February 1898. Includes an abridged version of War of the Worlds by Forrest J. Ackerman. Despite the fact this edition says it is a sequel to War of the Worlds, it is not. A sequel to a War of the Worlds rip-off, not the war of the Worlds proper. The forces of Earth mobilize to invade Mars after a bacteria killed off the Martian invaders. A great deal of fighting ensues, until Mars is flooded and their civilization wrecked. We find out mars has visited the earth in the past, and that there are asteroids of pure gold in space.

 

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