# Dead Ringer by Lester Del Rey

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Podcast: [The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lost-sci-fi-podcast-vintage-sci-fi-short-stories-5315368)
Published: 2026-05-13T00:52:37+00:00
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## Resource

A reporter spends ten years chasing evidence that certain men do not stay dead, only to discover that every attempt to expose them pushes him closer to losing his own mind. When the last piece of proof vanishes before his eyes, Dane Phillips faces a far worse possibility than failure. Dead Ringer by Lester Del Rey. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues to grow rapidly thanks to you. Sharing the podcast with your friends, leaving 5 star ratings on Spotify and Apple Podcasts are just a few of the ways you continue to help us grow like never before. We recently hit #2 in Sweden, #4 in the UK and #6 in the US which are the highest ranking we have ever achieved in those countries. Thank you!  We have narrated one great sci-fi story after another written by Lester Del Rey. And there are more to come. Today’s tale was published in Galaxy Science Fiction in November 1956 on page 36, Dead Ringer by Lester Del Rey… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The first photographs taken on Jupiter reveal towering shapes that watch the explorers’ ship through the mist. Inside the sealed cabin, the crew realizes too late that the creatures outside already know they are there. The Vibration Wasps by Frank Belknap Long. 👉 💎 Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee =========================== 🎧 Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebook YouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube X - http://Lostscifi.com/x Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social 👕 Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ =========================== ❤️ ❤️ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 S…

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