Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Arena" is a science fiction short story by Fredric Brown that was first published in the June 1944 issue of [Astounding] magazine. Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it as one of the best science fiction stories published before the advent of the Nebula Awards, and as such it was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964.The Star Trek episode "Arena" had some similarity to this story, so to avoid legal problems, it was agreed that Brown would receive a story credit.[citation needed] An Outer Limits episode, "Fun and Games", also has a similar plot, as does an episode of Blake's 7, titled "Duel".Marvel Comics Worlds Unknown issue 4 (November 1973) featured a faithful adaptation of the story.. }
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- Arena_(short_story) abstract ""Arena" is a science fiction short story by Fredric Brown that was first published in the June 1944 issue of [Astounding] magazine. Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it as one of the best science fiction stories published before the advent of the Nebula Awards, and as such it was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964.The Star Trek episode "Arena" had some similarity to this story, so to avoid legal problems, it was agreed that Brown would receive a story credit.[citation needed] An Outer Limits episode, "Fun and Games", also has a similar plot, as does an episode of Blake's 7, titled "Duel".Marvel Comics Worlds Unknown issue 4 (November 1973) featured a faithful adaptation of the story.".