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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Years in Operation: 1952 - 1973
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 4 Indicia Publishers: 2 Series: 28 Printings: 64 Disclose Notes: Ballantine began as publisher of newsstand-size paperbacks, low-priced for mass-market sales, often simultaneously released alongside the hardcover versions of the same works released by other publishers.

In 1973, Ballantine was acquired and became a division of Random House.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
The Autumn People #U2141 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1965 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
B. Wiseman's Cartoon Countdown #340K (Comic Book) January 1959 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Barnaby #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1985 4 (1 story, 1 cover)
Barnaby #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1985 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Barnaby #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1986 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Barnaby #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1986 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Barnaby #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1986 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Barnaby #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1986 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Brothers Mad #267 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1958 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
The Brothers Mad #267K (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon May 1960 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
The Brothers Mad #494K (Trade Paperback) February 1961 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Brothers Mad #715 (Trade Paperback) January 1962 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Brothers Mad #U2105 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon December 1963 20 (19 stories, 1 cover)
The Brothers Mad #01567 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon March 1969 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Brothers Mad #24331 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon January 1975 24 (15 stories, 1 cover)
The Brothers Mad #25283 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon June 1976 18 (14 stories, 1 cover)
The Brothers Mad #28264 (Trade Paperback) January 1979 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Dracula #U2271 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1966 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
Fritz Bugs Out #[nn] (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1972 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Fritz the No-Good #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1972 15 (1 story, 1 cover)
Garfield His 9 Lives #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1984 40 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Garfield: Complete Works #1 (Comic Book) January 2018 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Garfield: Complete Works #2 (Comic Book) March 2019 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book #338 K (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 September 1959 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
The Humbug Digest #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1957 39 (30 stories, 1 cover)
Inside Mad #124 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1955 20 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Inside Mad #265 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1958 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Inside Mad #492K (Comic Book) February 1961 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Inside Mad #U2103 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1964 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Inside Mad #01565 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1969 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Inside Mad #24427 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1975 26 (18 stories, 1 cover)
Kudzu #30573 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon August 1982 8 (1 story, 1 cover)
The Mad Reader #93 [1] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1954 25 (14 stories, 1 cover)
The Mad Reader #U2101 (1) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1963 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Mad Reader #01563 [1] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1969 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The Mad Reader #24360 (1) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1975 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Mad Strikes Back #106 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 May 1955 16 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Mad Strikes Back #297K (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1958 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Mad Strikes Back #491K (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1961 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Mad Strikes Back #U2102 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1964 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Mad Strikes Back #01564 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1970 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Mad Strikes Back #03373-6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1973 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Mad Strikes Back #24705 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1975 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Peanuts Jubilee #25132 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1976 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Picture Stories from the Bible: New Testament #34030 (Comic Book) January 1986 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Picture Stories from the Bible: Old Testament #34031 (Comic Book) January 1986 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1969 10 (3 stories, 1 cover)
R. Crumb's Head Comix #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1970 31 (23 stories, 1 cover)
Secret Agent for the C.I.A. #[nn] (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon January 1972 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Tales from the Crypt #U2106 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1964 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Tales of the Incredible #U2140 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1965 13 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Tomorrow Midnight #U2142 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1966 13 (8 stories, 1 cover)
The Trouble With Tribbles #24942 (Comic Book) May 1973 1 (1 story, 0 covers)
Utterly Mad #178 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1956 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Utterly Mad #266 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon March 1958 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Utterly Mad #654 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon October 1962 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Utterly Mad #U2104 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 1963 17 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Utterly Mad #01566 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon March 1970 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Utterly Mad #25340 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon July 1976 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Utterly Mad #24451 (Trade Paperback) View Issue Images Icon May 1975 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The Vault of Horror #U2107 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1965 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
The World of Li'l Abner #172 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1952 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
The World of Li'l Abner #350K (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 October 1959 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
The World of Li'l Abner #U2249 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1965 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)

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