List of authors in the Executioner series
The Executioner (aka Mack Bolan) is a monthly men's action-adventure paperback series of books. It has spanned several spinoffs and imitators over its four decades in print and currently has #423 installments (as of February 2014) that have sold more than 200 million copies.[1] Created and initially written by American author Don Pendleton in 1969 who wrote 37 of the original 38 Bolan books (#16 was written by one "Jim Petersen" during a legal dispute between Pendleton and Pinnacle[2]) before he licensed the rights to Gold Eagle in 1980. Since 1981, the series has been written collectively by a series of ghostwriters.
Authors
Authors categorized into the decade in which they published their debut work.
1969-1980
# | Author | Titles Published | Years Active | Debut Novel | Final Novel | Notes of Interest |
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1 | Don Pendleton | 38 | 1969–1980 | #1: War Against The Mafia | #38: Satan's Sabbath | |
2 | Jim Peterson | 1 | 1973 | #16: Sicilian Slaughter | #16: Sicilian Slaughter | Pseudonym of William Crawford[3] |
1981-1989
# | Author | Titles Published | Years Active | Debut Novel | Final Novel | Notes of Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Saul Wernick | 1 | 1981 | #39: The New War | #39: The New War | |
4 | Steven Krauzer | 4 | 1982–1983 | #40: Double Crossfire | #50: Brothers in Blood | |
5 | Mike Newton | 78[4] | 1982–present | #41: The Violent Streets | N/A | |
6 | Stephen Mertz | 11 | 1982–1986 | #42: The Iranian Hit | #94: Save the Children | |
7 | Ray Obstfeld | 4 | 1982–1986 | #46: Bloodsport | #93: The Fire Eaters | |
8 | Patrick Neary | 1 | 1983 | #51: Vulture's Vengeance | #51: Vulture's Vengeance | |
9 | Alan Bomack | 4 | 1983–1986 | #53: Invisible Assassins | #87: Hellfire Crusade | Pseudonym of David Wade[5] |
10 | E. Richard Churchill | 2 | 1983 | #54: Mountain Rampage | #56: Island Deathtrap | |
11 | Chet Cunningham | 6 | 1983–1986 | #59: Crude Kill | #88: Baltimore Trackdown | |
12 | Tom Jagninski | 2 | 1984 | #61: Tiger War | #65: Cambodia Clash | |
13 | Peter Leslie | 8 | 1984–1990 | #70: Ice Cold Kill | #143: Helldust Cruise | |
14 | Tom Arnett | 2 | 1985–1986 | #78: Death Games | #86: Hell's Gate | |
15 | James Lord | 1 | 1985 | #84: Fastburn | #86: Fastburn | |
16 | Dan Schmidt | 23 | 1986–2006 | #95: Blood and Thunder | #331: Assault Force | |
17 | Mike McQuay | 23 | 1986–1988 | #96: Death Has A Name | #116: The Killing Urge | |
18 | Charlie McDade | 8 | 1987–1993 | #97: Meltdown | #171: Deadly Force | |
19 | Kent Delaney | 1 | 1987 | #105: Countdown to Chaos | #105: Countdown to Chaos | |
20 | Kevin Randle | 1 | 1988 | #118: Warrior's Revenge | #118: Warrior's Revenge | |
21 | Kirk Sanson | 4 | 1989–1990 | #121: Twisted Path | #138: Kill Trap | |
22 | Jack Garside | 1 | 1989 | #122: Desert Strike | #122: Desert Strike | |
23 | Mel Odom | 18 | 1989–2003 | #123: War Born | #298: Final Play | |
24 | Carl Furst | 8 | 1989–1992 | #127: Kill Zone | #168: Blood Price | |
1990-1990
# | Author | Titles Published | Years Active | Debut Novel | Final Novel | Notes of Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Jerry VanCook | 32[6] | 1990–present | #139: Cutting Edge | N/A | |
26 | Roland J. Green | 4 | 1991–1994 | #145: Chicago Payoff | #183: Clean Sweep | |
27 | Rich Rainey | 9 | 1991–2001 | #146: Deadly Tactics | #275: Crossed Borders | |
28 | William Fieldhouse | 6 | 1992–1999 | #166: Assassin's Creed | #245: Virtual Destruction | |
29 | Ron Renauld | 6 | 1992–2010 | #167: Double Action | #381: Killing Ground | |
30 | David L. Robbins | 9 | 1993–2005 | #169: White Heat | #322: Time Bomb | |
31 | Mike Linaker | 16[6] | 1993–present | #179: War Hammer | N/A | |
32 | Michael Kasner | 2 | 1995–1997 | #198: Shoot Down | #217: Fight or Die | |
33 | Rick Price | 1 | 1995 | #201: Prime Target | #201: Prime Target | |
34 | David North | 4 | 1996–1998 | #207: Freedom Strike | #232: Jackal Hunt | |
35 | Chuck Rogers | 25 [6] | 1996–present | #208: Death Whisper | N/A | |
36 | Tim Somheil | 4 | 1996–2004 | #215: Fire Hammer | #306: Mercy Mission | |
37 | Will Murray | 1 | 1997 | #226: Red Horse | #226: Red Horse | |
38 | Alan Philipson | 4 | 1998–2000 | #231: Slaughter Squad | #261: Dawnkill | |
39 | Mark Ellis | 2 | 1998 | #237: Hellfire Trigger | #240: Devil's Guard | |
2000-2009
# | Author | Titles Published | Years Active | Debut Novel | Final Novel | Notes of Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Jon Guenther | 11 | 2000–2010 | #255: War Bird | #385: Recovery Force | |
42 | Gerald Montgomery | 4 | 2000–2001 | #262: Trigger Point | #276: Leviathan | |
43 | Douglas P. Wojtowicz | 11[6] | 2003–present | #291: Blood Trade | #N/A | |
44 | Tim Tresslar | 4[6] | 2003–present | #293: Death Merchants | #N/A | |
45 | Andy Boot | 6[6] | 2003–present | #299: Dangerous Encounter | #N/A | |
46 | Nathan Meyer | 4[6] | 2007–present | #341: Rebel Force | #N/A | |
47 | Peter Spring | 3 | 2007–2008 | #345: Orange Alert | #356: Defense Breach | |
48 | Phil Elmore | 9 [6] | 2007–present | #345: Orange Alert | N/A | |
49 | Russell Davis | 6 [6] | 2009–present | #371: Fire Zone | N/A | |
50 | Keith DeCandido | 2 | 2009–2010 | #373: Code of Honor | #379: Deep Recon | |
2010-present
# | Author | Titles Published | Years Active | Debut Novel | Final Novel | Notes of Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Darwin Holmstrom | 2 | 2010–2011 | #373: Code of Honor | #379: Deep Recon | |
52 | Travis Morgan | 2 | 2011–2012 | #393: Stand Down | #401: Jungle Hunt | |
53 | Joshua Reynolds | 1 | 2012 | #408: Border Offensive | #408: Border Offensive | |
54 | Michael A. Black | 1 [6] | 2013–present | #419: Sleeping Dragons | N/A | |
55 | Nick Pollotta | 1 | 2014 | #423: Breakout | #423: Breakout | Published posthumously.[7] |
References
- ↑ According to Amazon.com
- ↑ Kraft, David Anthony, "The Executioner Speaks Out!" (interview with Don Pendleton), Marvel Preview #2, 1975, Marvel Comics.
- ↑ "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series". google.com.
- ↑ As of April 2014
- ↑ "How To Write Books With Your Atari". atarimagazines.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 As of January 2014
- ↑ Locus Publications. "Locus Online News » Nick Pollotta (1954-2013)". locusmag.com.
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