tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post7982937165679779965..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: Mack Bolan the Executioner: Panic in Philly by Don PendletonMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-51155392864081275332011-06-13T10:54:33.275-05:002011-06-13T10:54:33.275-05:00Duh -- I typed "Enforcer" but obviously ...Duh -- I typed "Enforcer" but obviously I meant "The Executioner!"Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-50118991382555497772011-06-13T10:53:46.320-05:002011-06-13T10:53:46.320-05:00Here's an interesting tidbit gleaned from the ...Here's an interesting tidbit gleaned from the mackbolan.com forum: since the late 1970s the French have gotten their own editions of the Enforcer, which bear no relation to the Gold Eagle volumes. Gerard de Villiers, the creator/writer of the French action series "Malko," bought the Executioner rights for the French market in the '70s. <br /><br />When Pendleton ended the "war against the Mafia" with his last volume #38, Villiers decided that he wanted Bolan to continue fighting the mob and not global terrorism, as he would in the Gold Eagle books. So, hiring a few ghostwriters, he continued the War against the Mafia storyline...meaning there is an entire "alternate universe" of Mack Bolan tales for the French market. And supposedly they're all pretty lurid and gory. Gold Eagle should license English translations to tap into the men's adventure nostalgia market -- ie, people like us who like men's adventure novels but aren't so interested in the Gold Eagle stuff.Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-70482153203774838182011-01-20T20:36:01.496-06:002011-01-20T20:36:01.496-06:00I've been getting around to reading some of th...I've been getting around to reading some of the original Pendleton Executioners over the last year. You pretty much sum them up - formulaic but entertaining, and it's very interesting to see how they go on to influence so, so many titles in years to come.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.com