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  "textContent": "Contributed by Andy Bartlett\n\n\n _Photo:  Andy Bartlett. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nBattle Mask, 1970. Secondary text is in **Trade Gothic** and **Gothic No. 13** or similar.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Matterhorn** is used for Don Pendleton’s The Executioner series from Pinnacle Books. Shown above is the first printing of the third book, Battle Mask, published in April 1970. The shorter bar in the first letter of the **tt** combo and the shorter bottom bar in **E** are likely contextual modifications. This masthead became the standard for the series starting with the the seventh book and the series’ many reprints until sometime in the late 1970s, several of which are shown below.\n\nFrom Wikipedia:\n\n> The Executioner (a.k.a. Mack Bolan) is a monthly men's action-adventure paperback book series (published from 1969–2020) following the exploits of the character Mack Bolan and his wars against organized crime and international terrorism. The series has sold more than 200 million copies since its 1969 debut installment, _War Against the Mafia_.\n>\n> The regular series includes 464 novels (as of December 2020 when the series ended). …] _The Executioner_ was created and initially written by American author [Don Pendleton, who penned 37 of the original 38 _Bolan_ novels (he did not write #16).\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  careysemporium.com **Carey’s Emporium (edited). License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nWar Against the Mafia, 1972 (8th printing)\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.etsy.com **TheDustyBook (edited). License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nDeath Squad, 1971. Text in the angled band is in **Eurostile** Bold Condensed and the synopsis in **Helvetica Bold**.\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.flickr.com **Bart Solenthaler. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nMiami Massacre, 1970. Text in the angled band is in **Franklin Gothic** and the synopsis in **Helvetica Condensed**.\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nContinental Contract, 1971\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nAssault on Soho, 1978. Matterhorn is paired with two weights of Helvetica Condensed.\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.amazon.com **License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nNightmare in New York, 1971\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nChicago Wipe-Out, 1978\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nVegas Vendetta, 1979. Text in the angled band is in **Akzidenz-Grotesk Condensed** and the synopsis in Trade Gothic Bold.\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nCaribbean Kill, 1972\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nCalifornia Hit, 1972\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.abebooks.com **OnTimeBooks. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nBoston Blitz, 1974\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.abebooks.com **32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nWashington I.O.U., 1978\n\n\n\n\n _**Source:  www.flickr.com **Boy de Haas. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nSan Diego Siege, 1972. Cover art by Gil Cohen.\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.flickr.com **Bart Solenthaler. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nPanic in Philly, 1973. Cover art by Gil Cohen.\n\n\n\n\n_**Source:  www.abebooks.com **OnTimeBooks. License: All Rights Reserved. _\n\n\n\nSicilian Slaughter by Jim Peterson, 1973\n\n\n\nThis post was originally published at Fonts In Use\n\n* * *",
  "title": "The Executioner book series, Pinnacle Books"
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