‘A Cure For Cancer’

Jerry Cornelius — the ambiguous, amoral, androgynous English Assassin —

There have been two different short-fiction appearances of (or from) A Cure For Cancer, second volume of the Cornelius tetralogy.

First was the four-part serialisation of the entire novel in New Worlds (q.v.) in 1969, the book itself being published in February 1971.

The second appearance (see below) — a post-publication extract from the novel’s opening section — was in December 2013.

First appearance: New Worlds Vol. 52  No. 188 & Vol. 53  Nos 189–191
London:  New Worlds Publishing, 1969 (March–June) magazines,
edited by: see below;
price:  5 shillings;
64 pages;
cover artists: see below.

New Worlds Vol. 52 No. 188, March 1969; ed. Michael Moorcock & Charles Platt; cover artist: Gabi Nasemann; A Cure For Cancer (‘Diagnosis’ [part]) (illustrated by Malcolm Dean): pp. 4–20.
New Worlds Vol. 53 No. 189, April 1969; ed. Langdon Jones, Moorcock & James Sallis; cover artist: Mervyn Peake; A Cure For Cancer Part 2 (‘Diagnosis’ [conclusion] & ‘Emergency Operation’ [part]) (illustrated by Dean): pp. 37–57.
New Worlds Vol. 53 No. 190, May 1969; ed. Jones, Moorcock & Sallis; cover artist: Nasemann; A Cure For Cancer (‘Emergency Operation’ [conclusion] & ‘Second Operation’ [untitled; part]) (illustrated by Dean): pp. 24–41.
New Worlds Vol. 53 No. 191, June 1969; ed. Jones, Moorcock & Sallis; cover artist: Dean; A Cure For Cancer Conclusion (‘Second Operation’ [conclusion] & ‘Final Operation’) (illustrated by Dean): pp. 4–17.

Also…

Eduardo Paolozzi At New Worlds
Manchester: Savoy, 2013 (December 16th) trade-sized paperback;
by David Brittain;
original price: £17·00;
184 pages;
I.S.B.N.: 978-0-86130-128-7;
introduction by Rick Poynor;
cover artist: John Coulthart (design [incl. interior]);
illustrated throughout (with artwork, book & magazine covers, photographs, etc.) by various hands.

‘Appendix III: Extract From A Cure For Cancer By Michael Moorcock’ (‘Diagnosis’ [part]): pp. 151–161.