Don Pendleton
1927-1995
Pseudonym: Stephan Gregory
 

Donald Eugene Pendleton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. In the Second World War he served in the US Navy as a Radioman. After his naval service, he became a telegrapher for the Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1957, he left the railroad and became an air traffic control specialist till 1961. He then turned toward aerospace engineering. In 1967, Pendleton became a full-time writer. He is the creator of:
1. 'Mack Bolan', aka The Executioner, an expert sniper and crime fighter.
2. 'Joe Copp', a private investigator in Los Angeles, California.
3. 'Ashton Ford', a former naval intelligence officer turned psychic detective.
The name 'Don Pendleton' was used as a house name for a great many titles published by Gold Eagle featuring 'Mack Bolan', the Executioner. See also Chet Cunningham, Steven M. Krauzer, Mark Sadler (Dennis Lynds), and Gayle Stone (Gayle Lynds).
 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Mack Bolan' Novels
 1) Death Squad  1969
 2) War Against the Mafia  1969
 3) Battle Mask  1970
 4) Miami Massacre  1970
 5) Assault on Soho  1971
 6) Chicago Wipeout  1971
 7) Continental Contract  1971
 8) Nightmare in New York  1971
 9) Vegas Vendetta  1971
10) Boston Blitz  1972
11) California Hit  1972
12) Caribbean Kill  1972
13) San Diego Siege  1972
14) Washington I.O.U.  1972
15) Panic in Philly  1974
16) Detroit Deathwatch  1974
17) Jersey Guns  1974
18) New Orleans Knockout  1974
19) Texas Storm  1974
20) Canadian Crisis  1975
21) Firebase Seattle  1975
22) Hawaiian Hellground  1975
23) St. Louis Showdown  1975
24) Acapulco Rampage  1976
25) Colorado Kill-Zone  1976
26) Dixie Convoy  1976
27) Arizona Ambush (with Michael Newton)  1977
28) Cleveland Pipeline (with Stephen Mertz and Michael Newton)  1977
29) Command Strike (with Stephen Mertz and Michael Newton)  1977
30) Savage Fire  1977
31) Monday's Mob  1978
32) Tennessee Smash (with Michael Newton)  1978
33) Friday's Feast  1979
34) Terrible Tuesday  1979
35) Thermal Thursday  1979
36) Wednesday's Wrath  1979
37) Satan's Sabbath  1980
38) The New War Book (short stories)  1984
39) Running Hot  1985
40) Teheran Wipeout  1985
41) Moscow Massacre  1986
'Joe Copp' Novels
 1) Copp for Hire  1987
 2) Copp on Fire  1988
 3) Copp in Deep  1989
 4) Copp in the Dark  1990
 5) Copp on Ice  1991
 6) Copp in Shock  1992
'Ashton Ford' Novels
 1) Ashes to Ashes  1986
 2) Eye to Eye  1986
 3) Heart to Heart  1987
 4) Life to Life  1987
 5) Mind to Mind  1987
 6) Time to Time  1988
As 'Stephan Gregory'
 1) Frame Up  1962

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