The main character is mack bolan, an army sniper who served in the army for 12 years. A cover gallery for the comic book original cover art. A cover gallery for the comic book original cover art original cover art. The character also appears in the stony man series and others. It was 1968, a time in america of civil unrest, love and flower power, psychedelic streets of haight ashbury and berkeley, the horrors of the vietnam war, and the iniquities of the mafia, when mack bolan, the executioner was conceived in the mind of don pendleton. The book covers are 6 x 9, which leaves 3 inches for text. The executioner collection, plus checking out a few other cool pulp novels with killer covers. Mobley, 1 book don pendleton, 1 book young, william h. A blurb from the san francisco examiner is also addedthe biggest of all adventure series. In 1972, gil cohen began painting the covers for the executioner books, and did so for many years.
The reissued version contained an introduction by linda pendleton, don pendletons creation of mack bolan. Mack bolan s takedown of a brutal african warlord reveals a more sinister plot. Gold eagle books, an early read with eyecatching cover art from gil cohen. Executioner creator don pendletons wife linda pendleton and some of the writers who wrote for the series hang out there. War against the mafia by don pendleton librarything. Mack learns that the shooting is the direct result of a small loan taken by the father which he was unable to servicerepay and the sister had agreed to work off the debt by selling herself. Finally, the formula that ive been using is to say that each book in the executioner series covers about a week of time. The executioner was adapted into a fivepart comic book series by idw, written by doug wojtowicz and illustrated by s.
May 31, 2019 in this video, were filling gaps in our mack bolan. Created by don pendleton, bolan made his first appearance on the printed page in war against the mafia 1969. Executioner mack bolan lot of 170 paperback books ebay. In many instances, the cover illustrations tell the story of what is waiting inside the books. Linda pendleton, wife of the late don pendleton shares a lookback at two inspiring men, one, a talented author, the other, a skilled fictional hero. Mack bolan series of actionadventure novels by don pendleton, published in 1969. The executioner, don pendleton creates mack bolan, 50 year. Don elaborated on the metaphysical elements and the essence of his executioner hero when he said, bolan lives large, responding to the challenge of life, remaining alive and remaining human in the process. Mack bolan nicknamed the executioner by his fellow soldiers is an elite sniperpenetration specialist in the vietnam war when he receives word that his father sam, a steelworker in pittsfield, has gone insane and shot dead his wife elsa and daughter cynthia cindy. This was a secret move only known to her and the loan sharks. Blood feud by david robbins, altered state by michael newton, diplomacy directive by jon guenther, killing game. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. An interview with artist gil cohen about his executionermack bolan. See more ideas about cover, books and pulp fiction.
Critical imitation a notorious assassin is captured before receiving the ultimate hit list from a major crime family. Anyway, the portrait was part of the first work i did for the executioner books in the beginning of 1972. That comic book time formula has also been simplified to say that comic book characters and other serials age at 14 the rate of real time. Artist gil cohen interview linda pendletons drops of. To protect the targets, stony man farm sends mack bolan to infiltrate the familys compound and secure the list. The search for the sunrise killer, was the last book don pendleton wrote and it was also cowritten by his wife.
A selection of cover art by daniel crouse for the very popular mack bolan novels. Feb 22, 2019 i knew who mack bolan was because i knew he was the basis of the punisher. It was reissued as the graphic novel don pendletons the executioner. This time, bolan has an extra weapon in his arsenal. Bolan was also considered a supersoldier by the government, so is cherry. Mack bolan is vietnam vet and an expert sniper who recorded over 90 kills during his time serving, earning him the nickname. My previous post here was part 1 of my extensive new interview with artist gil cohen about his cover paintings for the hugely popular executionermack bolan series of novels created by author don pendleton. In this video, were filling gaps in our mack bolan. If youre a regular reader of this blog, you know that gil cohen is one of the top illustration artists who did artwork for. The evolving cover art of mack bolan school book covers, best. Mack bolan, alias the executioner, is a fictional character who has been serialized in over 600. Dedicated to don pendletons character mack bolan, also known as the. See the complete super bolan series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
It ended with mack bolan number 109 hong kong hit list in 1987. Bolan was a weapons specialist and a skilled armourer and racked up 97 kills in vietnam. The 38 original novels have been international best sellers and published in numerous foreign languages. Cursed for decades, the infamous mack bolan may finally. Mack bolan, alias the executioner, is a fictional character who has been serialized in over 600 novels with sales of more than 200 million books. Here is a great lot of mack bolan, executioner paperback books. Pendleton wrote 37 other novels featuring bolan, often referred to as the mafia wars. Aug 12, 2014 its not uncommon that we hear about films that have been stuck in development hell for between five and 10 years, but paperback hero mack bolan has been waiting multiple decades for his time on. The complete series list for super bolan mack bolan don pendleton. Books vary in condition, most in very good or better condition, a. I even belonged to the book club and received the newest edition of the executioner, and its two offshoots able team, and phoenix force. Cindy bolan, mack bolans second born sister was compelled by this infliction of pain and torment that she took a step to save his father.
They confirmed that stallone owned the movie rights the executioner for a while and wanted to play mack bolan in a movie. Are the cherry delight books like the mack bolan executioner. May 20, 2014 the mack bolan shrinks and is consistently yellow or white, the title font changes significantly, and the cover art becomes less of a cohesive scene and more of a montage with something approaching a posing mack bolan. In the books, mack bolan was born in 1939 and fought in the vietnam war as a green beret. Mack bolans takedown of a brutal african warlord reveals a more sinister plot. My impression of the bolan books i saw on the shelves was iffy. Super bolan mack bolan series in order don pendleton. Im sure the scenes on the covers helped to sell books.
The stony man series is the successor of the previously published separate able team and phoenix force series. See more ideas about books, pulp fiction and best book covers. Model phil mccauley who has been associated with the character for several years now, reprised his role as the executioner. Don pendleton, 215 books don pendleton, 29 books c. Shifting gears, bolan hunts the hunters as the trail leads him to ar. May 16, 2012 that comic book time formula has also been simplified to say that comic book characters and other serials age at 14 the rate of real time. Someone has locked sights on bolan, gunning for the warrior in a determined bid to put him down fast.
The magazine had little connection to the mack bolan books save for the occasional story related. Aug 10, 2019 mack bolans character was written in the first person, so mr. The super bolan book series by multiple authors includes books stony man doctrine, terminal velocity, resurrection day, and several more. An interview with artist gil cohen about his executioner.
Mack bolan was not born to kill, as many of his comrades and superiors secretly believed. Mack bolan sudden death paperback january 1, 1987 by don pendleton author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. The mack bolan shrinks and is consistently yellow or white, the title font changes significantly, and the cover art becomes less of a cohesive scene and more of a montage with something approaching a posing mack bolan.
Dedicated to don pendletons character mack bolan, also known as the executioner. Mack bolan is vietnam vet and an expert sniper who recorded over 90 kills. When i judged books by their covers coilers creative corner. After that, i did the mack bolan executioner covers for pinnacle and then for harlequins gold eagle books until 1987. A notorious assassin is captured before receiving the ultimate hit list from a major crime family. Mack bolan, the executioner comic book series fandom. Mack bolan mega photoshoot recently gold eagle organized a mack bolan mega photoshoot to create new imagery for the bolan and executioner book covers. And it wasnt because i was sneering at the concepti was every bit the fan of escapist lowbrow fiction i remain today. The cover has a hardcover simplicity that pulls the me into a wild place with towering pines and an orange and red sky. An interview with artist gil cohen about his executionermack.
Mar 01, 2018 anyway, the portrait was part of the first work i did for the executioner books in the beginning of 1972. Aug 19, 2014 in the books, mack bolan was born in 1939 and fought in the vietnam war as a green beret. This new series of books featured bolan as a principled warrior fighting largerthanlife adversaries in the spirit of. The executioner is a monthly mens actionadventure series following the exploits of the. Popular mack bolan books meet your next favorite book. Jul 23, 2008 mack bolan mega photoshoot recently gold eagle organized a mack bolan mega photoshoot to create new imagery for the bolan and executioner book covers. Enraged at the loan sharking which killed his family, mack bolan is up at arms to eliminate the evil and this becomes a war against the mafia.
The series has multiple spinoff series, including phoenix force, mack bolan aka superbolan, stony man and more. Mack bolan is a fictional character created by american author don pendleton who appears in the mack bolan aka superbolan actionadventure series, which is a spinoff of his earlier series, the executioner. Cursed for decades, the infamous mack bolan may finally get. There, he killed over 90 targets as a sniper, earning his. Its not uncommon that we hear about films that have been stuck in development hell for between five and 10 years, but paperback hero mack bolan has. War on the mafia his first book of the executioner series sees the main actor mack bolan introduced for the first time. This book gives don pendletons insights into the creation of his fictional character, mack bolan, and explores why bolan continues the popularity with readers many decades after he was created. There, he killed over 90 targets as a sniper, earning his nickname the executioner, but was also kind to. Mack bolans character was written in the first person, so mr. Mack bolan does not portray the human situation in stark shades of black and white, and his quest is every man and womans quest. I knew who mack bolan was because i knew he was the basis of the punisher. The cover has a hardcover simplicity that pulls the me into a wild place with towering pines. His depiction of mack bolan was, and still is, the image of don pendletons mack bolan character for many readers of the books, now close to 900 books.