“The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,” July, 1954. Cover art by Kirberger for “Star Lummox” by Robert A. Heinlein.
“Star Lummox” was serialized in the May, June, and July 1954 issues of F & SF magazine, and then published by Scribner’s in an expanded hardcover version titled “The Star Beast.” In the story, Earth has had interstellar spaceflight for centuries and contacted many extraterrestrial intelligent species. A high school student discovers that his extraterrestrial pet is more than it appears to be. His pet Lummox has learned how to speak, and has gradually grown from the size of a collie pup to a ridable behemoth – especially after consuming a used car. The childlike Lummox is perceived to be a neighborhood nuisance and the student’s mother wants him to get rid of it, and brings an action in the local court to have it destroyed. – Wikipedia
“The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,” July, 1954. Cover art by Kirberger for “Star Lummox” by Robert A. Heinlein.
“Star Lummox” was serialized in the May, June, and July 1954 issues of F & SF magazine, and then published by Scribner’s in an expanded hardcover version titled “The Star Beast.” In the story, Earth has had interstellar spaceflight for centuries and contacted many extraterrestrial intelligent species. A high school student discovers that his extraterrestrial pet is more than it appears to be. His pet Lummox has learned how to speak, and has gradually grown from the size of a collie pup to a ridable behemoth – especially after consuming a used car. The childlike Lummox is perceived to be a neighborhood nuisance and the student’s mother wants him to get rid of it, and brings an action in the local court to have it destroyed. – Wikipedia