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ACE Single Title Paperbacks

70000 thru 79999

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    TITLE FRONT COVER BACK COVER EXTRA IMAGE/S AUTHOR GENRE DATE PRICE EDITION COVER BY NOTES
70270 -8 Race of Death Nick Carter
(house pseudonym for David Hagberg)
Spy Thriller 1978 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint
70351 Rafe Nelson Nye Western c.1962; 1979; nd
70352 -6 Rafe Nelson Nye Western c.1962; 1979; nd Rafe was originally published in ACE Double F-150 (1962) bound with Hideout Mountain.  ACE Double 70350 (nd) also reprints Rafe, bound with Hideout Mountain and used the same cover art for both stories.
70360 -7 The Ragged Edge Giles A. Lutz Western
70390 -1 Raiders from Whiskey Smith Eric Allen
(aka: Eric Allen-Ballard)
Western 1972 1st ACE printing
70395 -X Rampage in Whiskey Smith Eric Allen
(aka: Eric Allen-Ballard)
Western 1979 1st ACE printing
70440 Ransome's Army Kyle Hollingshead Western
71076 Reckless Men Clifton Adams Western c.1964; nd; 2nd ACE printing listed as "complete and unabridged"
This edition uses the same cover art as ACE F-262. Note the potential renumber and reuse of old "new" stock.
71077 Reckless Men Clifton Adams Western c.1964; nd; 3rd ACE printing Reckless Men was originally published as ACE F-262 (1964).
71120 Red Is The Valley Joseph Wayne
(aka: Wayne D. Overholser
And Lewis B. Patten)
Western c.1967; 1968; nd; 2nd ACE printing Red Is The Valley was originally published in hard cover by Doubleday & Company (1967) and then in paperback as ACE G-741 (1968).
71133 -2 The Redolmo Affair Nick Carter Spy Thriller 1979 ACE Charter imprint listed as "First Time In Paperback"
71150 The Red Sabbath Lewis B. Patten Western 1969 1st ACE printing
71151 The Red Sabbath Lewis B. Patten Western 1973 c.1968; 1969; 1973; 2nd ACE printing
71152 The Red Sabbath Lewis B. Patten Western c.1968; 1969; 1973; nd; 3rd ACE printing
71153 -7 The Red Sabbath Lewis B. Patten Western c.1968; 1969; 1973; nd; 4th ACE printing George Gross
71154 The Red Sabbath Lewis B. Patten Western c.1968; 1969; 1973; nd; 5th ACE printing
71155 -3 The Red Sabbath Lewis B. Patten Western 1984 c.1968; 1969; 1973; 1984; 10th ACE printing George Gross ACE Charter edition
The Red Sabbath was a "Spur Award" winner for "Best Western Novel." Based on Custer's battle at the Little Big Horn.  Published in hard cover by Doubleday & Company (1968) and then in numerous editions by ACE (and later Charter).
71220 -7 Reincarnation in Venice Max Ehrlich Mystery 1982 Original title: The Bond
71228 -2 Reich Four Nick Carter
(house pseudonym for Fred Huber)
Spy Thriller 1979 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint
71360 Rendezvous in Black Cornell Woolrich Mystery nd c.1967; nd; 2nd ACE printing Rendezvous in Black was originally published as ACE H-057 (1967).
71420 -X Reprisal! Giles A. Lutz Western 1976 c.1974; 1976; 1st ACE printing listed as "First Paperback Publication"
71720 Return to Broken Crossing Lee Hoffman Western c.1982; nd
71721 Return to Broken Crossing Lee Hoffman Western c.1982; nd
71816 The Return Of The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs Western  c.1976; probably 2nd ACE printing Frank Frazetta
71828 -0 The Revenge of Broken Arrow Max Brand
(aka: Frederick Faust)
Western 1981 ACE Charter edition The Revenge of Broken Arrow was originally published under the pseudonym of Evan Evans.
71834 -5 Revenge of the Generals Nick Carter Spy Thriller 1978 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint
72280 The Rider Edgar Rice Burroughs Western 1974 c.1915; 1974; Frank Frazetta listed as "First Time in Paperback"
72281 The Rider Edgar Rice Burroughs Western 1978 c.1915; 1974; 1978; Frank Frazetta listed as "First Time in Paperback"
72299 Rider on a Roan Nelson Nye Western c.1967; nd; 2nd ACE printing
72301 Rider on a Roan Nelson Nye Western c.1967; nd Rider on a Roan was originally published as ACE G-657 (1967).
72320 Ride the Hot Wind Lewis B. Patten Western c.1971; nd
72321 -3 Ride the Hot Wind Lewis B. Patten Western c.1971; nd
72322 -5 Ride the Hot Wind Lewis B. Patten Western c.1971; nd
72324 -1 Ride the Hot Wind Lewis B. Patten Western c.1971; nd; ACE Charter edition - possibly 1984
72350 -0 Riders By Night Nelson Nye Western 1978
72355 -1 Riders to Cibola Norman Zollinger Western nd; may be 1st thus
72360 ? John Callahan Western 1968 c.1965; 1968 illustration by Jack Gaughan
72740 -9 Rio Diablo Gordon D. Shirreffs Western 1977
73425 Rogue's Rendezvous Nelson Nye Western c.1965; nd
73426 -X Rogue's Rendezvous Nelson Nye Western c.1965; nd; ACE Charter edition Rogue's Rendezvous was previously published in ACE Double 30701-9 (nd), ACE Double 30798-1 (nd), and ACE Double M-112 (1965) bound with Gun Feud At Tiedown.
73435 Rogue's Legacy L. L. Foreman Western c.1968; 1970; 1st ACE printing listed as "complete and unabridged"
frontis illustration by Jack Gaughan
74300 -5 Ryan D. R. Sherman Western 1973 1st ACE printing
74875 -9 The Saint: Angels of Doom Leslie Charteris Mystery 1982 1982; 1st thus ACE Charter edition ~~ This story was released under the titles "The Saint Meets His Match" and "She Was A Lady."
74886 -4 The Saint: The Saint in Europe Leslie Charteris Mystery 1981 1981; 1st thus ACE Charter edition
74888 -0 The Saint: The Saint Errant Leslie Charteris Mystery 1981 ACE Charter edition
74894 -5 The Saint: The Saint In New York Leslie Charteris Mystery 1981 ACE Charter edition
74895 -3 The Saint: The Saint Overboard Leslie Charteris Mystery 1981 1981; 1st thus ACE Charter edition
74899 -6 The Saint: The Saint in Action Leslie Charteris Mystery 1980 1980; 1st thus ACE Charter edition ~~ Also released under the title The ACE of Knaves.
74902 -X The Saint: The Saint Steps In Leslie Charteris Mystery 1980 1980; 1st thus ACE Charter edition
74903 -8 The Saint: The Saint To The Rescue Leslie Charteris Mystery 1980 1980; 1st thus ACE Charter edition ~~ This volume reprints six (6) "Saint" short stories originally collected in a hardcover edition.
74911 -9 The Saint: The Saint and Mr. Teal Leslie Charteris Mystery 1981 1981; 1st thus ACE Charter edition ~~ Also released under the title Once More The Saint.
74920 -8 Sam Chance Benjamin Capps Western c.1965; nd; ACE Charter edition
74940 Sam Chance Benjamin Capps Western 1986 c.1965; 1969; June 1986
74965 -8 San Juan Inferno Nick Carter
(house pseudonym for Joseph Gilmore)
Spy Thriller 1984 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint Killmaster #195
75081 The Savage Hours L. P. Holmes Western c.1966; nd Although the first page ink drawing illustration looks like Jack Gaughan, I cannot find his characteristic initials (JG) to verify artist identity.
75352 -3 The Saint: The Saint in Miami Leslie Charteris Mystery 1981 1981; 1st thus ACE Charter edition
75724 -3 Second Vespers Ralph Mcinerny Mystery 1981 c.1980; 1981; 1st thus ACE Charter edition
75945 The Same Lie Twice: A John Easy Mystey #3 Ron Goulart Mystery 1973 1st ACE printing and PBO Elaine Duillo Third of the 'John Easy' mysteries, a Hollywood private eye by Ron Goulart.
75965 The Seven Six-Gunners Nelson Nye Western c.1963; nd
75965 The Seven Six-Gunners Nelson Nye Western c.1963; nd The Seven Six-Gunners was originally published in ACE Double F-224 (1963) and ACE Double 75968 (nd) bound with Bancroft's Banco.
76015 The Shadow Maker Robert Mccaig Western 1970 1st ACE printing George Gross
76068 -6 Shadow of a Star Elmer Kelton Western c.1958; nd; ACE Charter edition
76172 -0 Shorty Clifton Adams Western c.1966
76175 -9 Showdown on Texas Flat Ray Hogan Western 1972 interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
76176 Showdown on Texas Flat Ray Hogan Western c.1972; nd
76178 -X Showdown at Cibecue Creek Dan Kirby Western 1979 1st ACE printing
76181 Showdown at Yellow Butte Jim Mayo
(aka: Louis L'Amour)
Western c.1953; nd
76190 Showdown at Yellow Butte Jim Mayo
(aka: Louis L'Amour)
Western c.1953; nd
76338 -3 Siege at High Meadow Louis Trimble Western 1978 c.1962; November 1978; 3rd ACE printing Siege at High Meadow was originally published in ACE Double F-128 (1962) bound with Tom West's The Buzzard's Nest (1962).
Louis Ttimble also writes as Stuart Brock and Gerry Travis.
76355 -3 The Sign of the Prayer Shawl Nick Carter Spy Thriller 1976 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint
76631 -1 The Silver Ladies Margaret Erskine
(aka: Margaret Wetherby Williams)
Mystery 1969 c. 1966; 1969; 2nd ACE printing ACE Gothic Mystery ~~ The Silver Ladies was originally published as ACE K-270 (1966) and is an "Inspector Finch Gothic mystery". 
76721 -4 The Sinful Stones Peter Dickinson Mystery 1970 Original title: The Seals
76761 Single Action Nelson Nye Western c. 1967; 1972; 2nd ACE printing Single Action was originally published as ACE F-418 (1967). Artist signature cut off on book cover (argh).
76785 The Singular Case of the Multiple Dead Mark Mcshane Mystery nd Mark McShane also writes as Marc Lovell.
76838 Six Bloody Summer Days Nick Carter
(house pseudonym for Dewitt Copp)
Spy Thriller 1975 1st ACE printing and PBO - Charter imprint
76840 Six Ways of Dying Lewis B. Patten Western c.1970; nd; 1st ACE printing Jerome Podwil
76841 Six Ways of Dying Lewis B. Patten Western c.1970; nd; 2nd ACE printing Note that the cover art is signed "Jerry Podwil" - this is odd as most of the other cover art by Podwil is signed as Jerome Podwil.
76842 Six Ways of Dying Lewis B. Patten Western c.1970; nd; 3rd ACE printing
76846 -6 Six Who Died Young C. R. Clumpner Western 1978
76851 Sixgun Duo Ernest Haycox Western c.1965; nd; probably 2nd ACE printing Includes the novellas The Gun Singer and The Killers. Although the cover blurb say “two newly discovered short novels,” this volume was originally published in its entirety as ACE F-336 (1965).
76901 The Skull Riders Dean Owen
(aka: Dudley Dean Mcgaughey)
Western c.1969; nd The Skull Riders was originally published in ACE 76900 (1969) bound with Merle Constiner's The Man Who Shot "The Kid."  This ACE Letter-Number series would be a 2nd ACE printing of this title, but the first printing in ACE single format.
77050 Sleep No More Margaret Erskine
(aka: Margaret Wetherby Williams)
Mystery nd c.1958; nd; Robert Maguire ACE Star edition ~~ ACE Gothic Mystery
77051 -1 Sleep No More Margaret Erskine
(aka: Margaret Wetherby Williams)
Mystery nd c.1958; nd; Robert Maguire ACE Gothic Mystery ~~ An "Inspector Finch Gothic #6" mystery. 
77233 -1 The Society of Nine Nick Carter Spy Thriller 1981 1st ACE Charter printing George Gross
77413 -X The Solar Menace  Nick Carter
(house pseudonym for Robert E. Vardeman)
Spy Thriller 1981 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint Robert E. Vardeman also writes fantasy and science fiction for ACE.
77480 Something Blue Charlotte Armstrong
(aka: Charlotte Armstrong Lewis)
Mystery nd c.1962; nd; 2nd ACE printing ACE Mystery/Suspense ~~ Something Blue was originally published as ACE Single G-514 (1962). This volume uses the same cover art.
77855 The Spy Who Hated Fudge Richard L. Hershatter Mystery nd c.1970; nd
77911 -5 Stage Line to Rincon Clement Hardin Western 1971
77918 -2 Stage to Seven Springs James Powell Western 1979 1st ACE printing
77951 The Star and the Gun Lewis B. Patten Western 1967; nd; 2nd ACE printing JHL The Star and the Gun was originally published as ACE G-671 (1967).
78580 Steel-Jacket Merle Constiner Western 1972 1st ACE printing George Gross
78830 The Stranger Giles A. Lutz Western 1972 1st ACE printing
79073 -9 The Strontium Code Nick Carter Spy Thriller 1981 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint George Gross
79077 -1 Suicide Seat Nick Carter
(house pseudonym for George Warren)
Spy Thriller 1980 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint
79107 -7 Sun Boy Robert J. Steelman Western 1975 1st ACE Charter edition
79132 -8 The Sweetman Curve Graham Masterton Mystery 1979 1979; 1st ACE printing
79540 -4 The Takeover G. C. Edmondson
and C. M. Kotlan
Mystery 1984 1984; 1st ACE printing G. C. Edmondson is the pseudonym of Jose Mario Gary Ordonez Edmondson. This is the first mystery I have found written by Edmondson who is better known for his ACE Doubles science fiction story The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream and the sequel To Sail The Century Sea (ACE 81787-4; 1981)
79805 Tangled Trail Roy Manning Western 1978 1st thus
79822 -3 Target Red Star Nick Carter Spy Thriller nd 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint Killmaster #208