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ACE Single Title Paperbacks

Series -M M label

 

NUMBER TITLE FRONT COVER COVER BY BACK COVER EXTRA IMAGE/S AUTHOR GENRE DATE PRICE EDITION NOTES
M-116 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Tenth Series M 116 Jack Gaughan Robert P. Mills (Ed.) Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
1st ACE printing
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
This volume contains stories by Poul Anderson The Martyr, Cyril Kornbluth, John Collier Man Overboard, Frederick Pohl, Daniel Keyes Crazy Maro, Ray Bradbury, Ward Moore The Fellow Who Married The Maxill Girl, Theodore Sturgeon, and Jane Rice The Rainbow Gold.
M-119 Journey to the Center of the Earth  M 119 Jules Verne Sci-Fi 1965 $0.45
(c. 1956; 1959; 1963;  1965,
4th ACE printing)
 Journey to the Center of the Earth was originally published as ACE Single D-155 (1956), D-397 (nd; probably 1959) and F-191 (1963). This is an example of the ACE "Science Fiction Classic' series. All of these are listed as a "New Modern Translation."
M-132 The King in Yellow  M 132 Jack Gaughan M 132b
 Robert W. Chambers Horror 1965 $0.45
listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Collection of 10 horror stories in the genre of H. P. Lovecraft. This novel was later published in an abridged editiion titled The Mask and Other Stories.
M-137 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Eleventh Series M 137 Bob Schinella Robert P. Mills (Ed.) Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
1st ACE printing
 Stories by Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Clifford D Simak, Charles G Finney, Cordwainer Smith, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Gordon Dickson, and Avram Davidson The Sources of the Nile.
M-142 Doppelgangers  M 142 Jerome Podwil H. F. Heard Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1947; 1966)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Henry Fitzgerald Heard (1889-1971) was a British author, philospher, and pre-war II science commentator for the BBC who moved to the United States in 1937.
M-143 Islands of Space M 143 McKeon John W. Campbell Sci-Fi 1965 $0.45
listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
M-144 Trigger Trio M 144 Gerald McConnell Ernest Haycox Western 1966 $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
This volume is a collection of 3 short novellas: The Fighting Call, The Octopus of Pilgrim Valley, and Ride Out!
M-145 The Patient At Tonesburry Manor  M 145 Elizabeth Kellier
(aka Elizabeth Kelly)		 ACE Nurse Gothic Novel 1966 $0.45
(c.1964; 1966)
 listed as "First Book Publication"
M-146 Cracked Again M 146 John Severin Anonymous Humor 1966 $0.45
1st ACE printing and PBO
 John Severin was an artist for EC comics in the early 1950s, mainly for their war titles such as "Two-Fisted Tales." He was also one of the five original MAD artists (along with Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis), contributing art to nine of the first ten issues, and later became the main artist for the MAD imitation magazine, the much maligned "Cracked."
The other "Cracked" ACE Book editions are K-111, T-135, and T-136.
M-147 The Stars Are Ours! M 147 Ed Valigursky Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1955; 1963; 1966)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
The Stars Are Ours! was originally published as ACE Double D-121 (1955) bound with Sam Merwin Jr's 3 Faces of Time. It was also printed as ACE Special Edition D-121 (1955). All of these editions use the same cover art.
M-148 Star Born M 148 Ed Emschwiller Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1958; 1963; 1966 )
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Star Born (the sequel to The Stars Are Ours!) was originally published as ACE Double D-299 (1958) bound with H. Beam Piper's and John J. McGuire's A Planet For Texans. It was also published as ACE Single F-192 (1963) using the same cover art.
M-149 The Eyes of the Overworld M 149 Jack Gaughan Jack Vance
(aka John Holbrook Vance)		 Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
cover and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
Original cover art by Jack Gaughan for The Eyes of the Overworld. Acrylic on board (20" x 16"). Signed lower center right.
M-150 The Defiant Agents M 150 Ed Emschwiller Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1963; 1966,
2nd ACE printing)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
The Defiant Agents was orginally published as ACE Single F-183 (1963) with the same Emsh cover art.
M-151 The Last Planet  M 151 Barton Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1958; 1959; 1962; 1966)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
original title: Star Rangers
The Last Planet was originally published in ACE Double D-096 (1955) bound with Alan E. Nourse's A Man Obsessed. It was also released as an ACE Special Edition (single) D-96 (1955) and reprinted in ACE F-366 (nd). All of these editions use the same cover art by Baron.
M-152 King of the World's Edge  M 152 Jack Gaughan  H. Warner Munn Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1939; 1966)
 listed as "First Book Publication"
cover, title page, and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
Although this is the first book publication, it was originally published as a serial in Weird Tales in 1939.
M-153 The Weapon Makers M 153 Jack Gaughan A. E. Van Vogt Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1947; 1966)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
M-154 Invaders From the Infinite M 154 Gray Morrow John W. Campbell Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
M-155 Four For Tomorrow M 155
 Jack Gaughan Roger Zelazny Sci-Fi 1967 $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
Four short novelettes by Zelazny with an Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon. Includes The Furies, The Graveyard Heart, The Doors of His Face, The Lambs of His Mouth, and A Rose for Ecclesiastes.
M-156 Key Out Of Time M 156 Ed Emschwiller Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1964; 1966)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Cover by Emsh and interior illustration by Jack Gaughan
The Key Out Of Time was orginally published as ACE Single F-287 (1964).
M-157 Star Gate M 157 Ed Emschwiller Andre Norton Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c.1956; 1963; 1966)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Star Gate was originally published as ACE Double D-199 (1956) bound with Poul Anderson's Planet of No Return. It was also published as ACE single F-231 (1963). The editions use the same cover art.
M-158 The Proud Riders M 158 Brian Wynne
(aka Brian Garfield)		 Western 1967 $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
A "Marshal Jeremy Six" story.
M-159 Down East Nurse M 159 Koenig Sylvia Lloyd ACE Nurse Romance 1966 $0.45 
listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Original title: Dr. Walker's People
M-160 Trail of Lost Skulls M 160 Gerald McConnell Nelson Nye Western 1967 $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-161 Nurse at Moorcroft Manor M 161 Sharon Heath ACE Nurse Gothic Novel 1966 $0.45 
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-162 Edge of Time M 162 Kelly Freas David Grinnell
(aka Donald A. Wollheim)		 Sci-Fi $0.45
(c.1959; 1967;
2nd ACE printing)
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Edge of Time was originally published as ACE Double D-362 (1959) bound with John Brunner's The 100th Millenium.
M-163 The Wolver  M 163
 Gerald McConnell Ray Hogan Western 1967 $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-164 Cross Country Nurse M 164 Suzanne Roberts ACE Nurse Romance 1966  $0.45
listed as "First Book Publication"
M-165 Worlds of the Imperium M 165 Ed Valigursky Keith Laumer Sci-Fi 1966 $0.45
(c. 1962; 1966;
2nd ACE printing) 
 listed as "Complete & Unabridged"
Worlds of the Imperium was originally published in ACE Double F-127 (1962) bound with Marion Zimmer Bradley's Seven From the Stars.