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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 Years in Print Issues (Printings)
The Autumn People {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Imprint: Ballantine U Imprint / Ballantine Books, Inc.
1965 - 1
B. Wiseman's Cartoon Countdown {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Part of a larger Ballantine Books paperback series, not all comics. Continues from series #339. Continues into series #341. Imprint: Ballantine Books, Inc.
1959 - 1
Barnaby {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Unlike with the two Henry Holt "Barnaby" books that featured some redrawn strips, this series reprints unedited the original PM magazine strips. Originally slated to be a twelve volume series.
1985 - 1986 6
The Brothers Mad {Trade Paperbacks} Disclose
Note: Numbering continues from Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #266 (March 1958) Numbering continues in On an Odd Note (Ballantine Books, 1958 series) #268 ([May 9] 1958) Numbering continues from Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #493k (February 1961) Numbering continues in ? (Ballantine Books, ? series) #495 ? Numbering continues from Hardrock (Ballantine Books, 1963 series) #714 (1963) Numbering continues in ? (Ballantine Books, ? series) #716 ? Numbering continues from Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #U2104 (December 1963) Numbering continues in Tales From the Crypt (Ballantine Books, 1964 series) #U2106 (December 1964) Numbering continues from Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #01566 (March 1970) Numbering continues in ? (Ballantine Books, ? series) #01568 ? Numbering continues from Farthest Star (Ballantine Books, 1975 series) #24330 (February 1975) Numbering continues in ? (Ballantine Books, ? series) #24332 ? Numbering continues from ? (Ballantine Books, ? series) #25282 ? Numbering continues in ? (Ballantine Books, ? series) #25284 ? Numbering continues from A Passion for Power (Ballantine Books, 1983 series) #28263 (July 1983) Numbering continues in Star Trek Log Two (Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 1979 series) #28265 (April 1979) Fifth of the Mad paperback reprints, as indicated by the number 5 (or 5th) on the covers of some editions. There were several issues in this series, starting with #267 and 267K, both first printings. The "k" in 267k refers to books distributed through Kable Distribution. First printing (#267 and #267k): October 1958. Second printing (#267 ? and 267k ?): December 1958. Third printing (#267 ? and 267k ?): April 1959. Fourth printing (#267 ? and 267k ?): October 1959. Fifth printing (#267 ? and 267k): May 1960. First Canadian printing (#267 ? and 267k ?): June 1960. Sixth printing (#494k): February 1961. Seventh printing (#715): circa 1962 ? A revised edition then was created which included additional material. First printing (#U2105): December 1963. First Canadian printing (#U2105): May 1964. Fourth printing (#01567): March 1969. Eighth printing and second Canadian printing (#24331): January 1975. Ninth printing (#25283): June 1976. Unknown printing (#28264): circa 1979.
1958 - 1979 9
Dracula {Trade Paperbacks} Disclose
Note: Part of a larger Ballantine Books paperback series, not all comics. Continues from series #U2270. Continues into series #U2272. Copyright 1966 by Russ Jones Productions.
1966 - 1
Fritz Bugs Out {Trade Paperbacks} 1972 - 1
Fritz the No-Good {Comic Books} 1972 - 1
Garfield His 9 Lives {Comic Books} 1984 - 1
Garfield: Complete Works {Comic Books} 2018 - ? 2
Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book {Trade Paperbacks} 1959 - 1
The Humbug Digest {Comic Books} 1957 - 1
Inside Mad {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Numbering continues from A Town Is Drowning (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #123 ([November 23] 1955) [non-comic paperback publication of the Crest Book series] Numbering continues in North to Texas (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #125 (1955) [non-comic paperback publication of the Crest Book series] Numbering continues from Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #264 (May 1958) Numbering continues in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #266 (October 1958) Numbering continues from Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #491K? (January 1961) Numbering continues in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #493K (February 1961) Numbering continues from Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #U2102 (October 1964) Numbering continues in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #U2104 (October 1964) Numbering continues from Mad Strikes Back (Ballantine Books, 1955 series) #01564 (March 1970) Numbering continues in Utterly Mad (Ballantine Books, 1956 series) #01566 (March 1970) Numbering continues from Help I Am Being Held Prisoner (Ballantine Books, 1975 series) #24426 ([April 12] 1975) Numbering continues in ? (Ballantine Books, 19XX series) #24428 Numbering continues from Mad Strikes Back! (Ballantine Books, 1975 series) #28191 (1978) Numbering continues in Titus Alone (Del Rey; Ballantine Books, 1978 series) #28193 (November 1978) Third book in Ballantine's series of Mad reprint paperbacks, as indicated by the number 3 on the covers of some printings. 22 known printings.
1955 - 1979 6
Kudzu {Trade Paperbacks} 1982 - 1
The Mad Reader {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: First of the Mad paperback reprints, as indicated by the number 1 on the covers of some editions.
1954 - 1979 4
Mad Strikes Back {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Second of the Mad paperback reprints, as indicated by the number 2 on the covers of some editions.
1955 - 1979 7
Peanuts Jubilee {Comic Books} 1976 - 1
Picture Stories from the Bible: New Testament {Comic Books} 1986 - 1
Picture Stories from the Bible: Old Testament {Comic Books} 1986 - 1
R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat {Comic Books} 1969 - 1
R. Crumb's Head Comix {Comic Books} 1970 - 1
Secret Agent for the C.I.A. {Trade Paperbacks} 1972 - 1
Tales from the Crypt {Comic Books} 1964 - 1
Tales of the Incredible {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Continues from Ballantine Books series non-comic paperback #U2139. Continues as series #U2141 (The Autumn People, 1965 series). The pages were re-arranged to fit the smaller paperback size; hence story page counts do not match the originals. Second printing April 1965.
1965 - 1
Tomorrow Midnight {Comic Books} 1966 - 1
The Trouble With Tribbles {Comic Books} 1973 - ? 1
Utterly Mad {Trade Paperbacks} Disclose
Note: Fourth of the Mad paperback reprints, as indicated by the number 4 on the covers of some editions.
1956 - 1979 7
The Vault of Horror {Comic Books} 1965 - 1
The World of Li'l Abner {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The first edition has 3 printings (1952, 1953, 1956); the second (1959) edition is the 4th printing; the third edition (1965) is the 5th printing.
1952 - 1965 3

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