Partial Bibliography
Excerpted from SPINE INTACT, SOME CREASES (ECIB 2004, reissued by Wildside Press, 2007)
Here as promised is a partial bibliography of the books et alii that I wrote—partial because, as I explained many pages back, I no longer have copies of all the books I did and many of those titles have fled my memory; and there are as well those untitled books I did at the end of my gay paperback period. I have made no attempt to include them here.
Nor have I included any books of which I could not with certainty cite titles or bylines. My fellow writer—and sometimes partner—Sam Dodson and I did a great many books together and sometimes with Lady Agatha. I remember, for example, a bodice-ripper titled Love’s Tormented Flame, but I have no copy of it and no longer recall the byline that appeared on the book, and in fact I am not even entirely certain of the title and so I have omitted it from this list. I have also not included the previously mentioned Black and White Together because, although Sam and I assuredly did write a book with that title, I no longer have a copy and am not sure of the byline or publisher, or even the year of publication. And there was that marriage manual and other illustrated books which are also long vanished from my library and my memory.
I also wrote some volumes in the perennially popular macho action series, The Executioner, byline Mack Bolan, but since I haven’t the faintest idea which volumes they were (and it was a multi-volume series) I have left them out as well.
There is some inevitable confusion when one gets into the realm of these paperback publisher’s imprints. Many of the pulp publishers released books under a variety of imprints and sometimes more than one imprint appears in the same book. Greenleaf Classics, Corinth Publications, Leisure Books, Ember Library Books, Sundown Reader, Adult Books, Companion Books, Nightstand Books, and Late-Hour Library Books were all essentially the same San Diego operation owned by William Hamling et alii. Brandon House Books, Barclay House Books, and Private Edition Books were all part of the Luros operations in North Hollywood, and Sherbourne Press and Medco Books were the same Los Angeles outfit.
If the Publishers imprints were confusing, the question of bylines is a veritable circus. As I have already indicated, when they joined forces to form Greenleaf Classics, Scott Meredith was a prominent literary agent and Hamling was virtually a legend in the field of science fiction—as an author and as creator and editor of sci-fi magazines, among them Imagination, Imaginative Tales, and Space Travel. Between the two of them, they brought an incredible list of “A” writers on board to write pulps for Greenleaf.
There is a popular misconception that pulp fiction writers are usually hacks, but in fact Greenleaf’s stable of writers during its heyday included such popular and well regarded authors as Tony Calvano, Hal Dresner, Robert Silverberg, Donald Westlake, John Jakes, Harlan Ellison, Lawrence Block, Evan Hunter, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, among others.
Of course, these were not writers who wanted their own names on sexy paperbacks, and in no time at all, Greenleaf had accrued a collection of house names, many of which did multiple duty for numerous writers. So, J. X. Williams, which appeared on some of my novels, was a byline as well for John Jakes and Edward Wood Jr., among others. Don Holliday was a byline for Jakes also, and for Hal Dresner, Lawrence Block, Arthur Plotnik, and numerous others.
Earl Kemp has told me that it was originally intended that The Man from C.A.M.P. should have its own, exclusive byline, but the first book got the Don Holliday name by mistake, and once that had been published to such overwhelming success, it was too late to go back and change things.
The result of all this is that someone searching for books by Don Holliday will find that there are literally scores of books with that byline—some of which are indeed my writings, and some of which are not. To be honest, even I cannot always distinguish between them, but if there is a particular work about which you would like to know, I will try to sort it out for you.
I have included here only those books of which I am certain. This list represents, as best I can estimate, about two-thirds of my total output.
An ABC of Sexual Words and Phrases by Victor Samuels (Greenleaf Classics, 1969?), with Sam Dodson
AC-DC Lover by Victor Jay (Private Edition Books, 1965)
AC-DC Stud by J. X. Williams (Ember Library, 1967)
Acts of Incest by Victor Dodson (Medco Books, 1968), with Sam Dodson
"Adolf's First Goose" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2006): short story
The Affairs of Gloria by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1964)
All the Ways Homosexuals Make Love by Dodd V. Banson (Academy Press, 1970), with Sam Dodson
The Anal Compulsion in Homosexuality by Victor Samuels (Brandon House, 1968)
“An Apple a Day” by Victor J. Banis (Adam Bedside Reader # 24, 1966): heterosexual short story
"An Apple a Day" by Victor J. Banis (Harrington Gay Men's Literary Quarterly, 2007): gay short story
Auto-Erotic Acts & Devices by Victor Dodson (Medco Books, 1967), with Sam Dodson
"A Virgin Anew" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2005): short humor
The Bishop’s Palace by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1973): gothic romance
Bizarre Sex Acts and Unusual Behavior by Bob Michaels (Medco Books, 1965), with Sam Dodson
Black & Gay by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Blood Moon by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1970): gothic romance
Blood Ruby by Jan Alexander (Ballantine, 1975; Thorndike Presas, 2004): gothic romance
Bloodstone by Lynn Benedict (Beagle, 1973)
Blow the Man Down by Don Holliday (Late Hour Library, 1968); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (ebook); included in Tales from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 9
Bondage: The Super Sex Game by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Born to Be Gay by J. X. Williams (Sundown Reader, 1966)
Brandon’s Boy by Jay Vickery (Adult Books, 1968), reprinted as The Greek Boy, see below
“Broken Record” by Victor J. Banis (Der Kreis, 1963): short story
The Bronze and the Wine by J. X. Williams (Leisure Books, 1966)
"The Canals of Mars" by Victor J. Banis (Charmed Lives, Lethe Press 2006, edited by Toby Johnson): short story
Charms, Spells, and Curses for the Millions by Victor Banis (Sherbourne Press, 1970; Wildside Press, 2007)
Color Him Gay by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): C.A.M.P. # 2
Darkwater by Jan Alexander (Pocket Books, 1975; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
Daughters of Moonsong by Jessica Stuart (Pinnacle, 1981): Moonsong Chronicles # 1
“David, Victorious” by Victor J. Banis (One magazine, 1963): poem
Devil Sex: The Erotic Lure of Witchcraft by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Devil Soul by Victor Jay (Belmont, 1970; PBS [U.K.], 1970)
The Devil’s Dance by Jan Alexander (Avon, 1972); by V.J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
Drag Thing by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Earth and All It Holds by V. J. Banis (St. Martin’s Press, 1980, hardcover; Fawcett Crest, 1981, paperback; New English Library [U.K.], 1980; (Wildside Press, 2007); various foreign editions and audio tape
"The Emerald Mountain" by Victor J. Banis (Blithe House Quarterly, 2007): short mystery
A Family Affair by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
Fatal Flower by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
The Flaming Suckers by Jay Symon (Barclay House, 1969)
Friar Peck and His Tale, published anonymously (Greenleaf Classics, 1969)
Gay Buddies by Don Holliday [J. X. Williams on title page] (Nightstand Books, 1967)
The Gay Dogs by Don Holliday (Ember Library, 1967); by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): C.A.M.P. # 7
The Gay Haunt by Victor Jay (The Other Traveller, 1970); reissued by Victor J. Banis (Traveller’s Companion, 1972; Wildside Press, 2007): ghost story
The Gay Trap by Don Holliday (Sundown Reader, 1966)
Gay Treason by J. X. Williams (Ember Library, 1968): World War II romance
Gaydreams by Jay Vickery (Adult Books, 1968)
The Girl Who Never Was by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1972): gothic romance
“The Girls” by Victor J. Banis (Paws and Reflect: Exploring the Bond between Gay Men and Their Dogs, edited by Neil Plakcy & Sharon Sakson, Alyson Books, 2006): memoir
The Glass House by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1972; by V. J. Banis, writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The Glass Painting by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1972; by V. J. Banis, writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
Good-bye My Lover by J. X. Williams (Sundown Reader, 1966); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (e-book); by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): murder mystery
Gothic Gaye by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (e-book) Included in Tales From C.A.M.P., see below: C.A.M.P. # 8
The Greek Boy by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007)
Green Willows by Jan Alexander (Pocket Books, 1977; Heyne, 1978 [Germany]; Thorndike Press, 2004): gothic romance
The Haunting of Helen Wren by Jan Alexander (Pocket Books, 1975; Thorndike Press, 2004): gothic romance
Hidden Flames by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1966)
Holiday Gay by Don Holliday (Phenix Companion Books, 1967); included in That Man from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 8
Hollywood . . . Gay Capital of the World (Dominion Books, 1968): introduction by Don Holliday to book by L. Jay Barrow
Home of the Gay by Don Holliday (Adult Books, 1968)
Homo Oralism ‘70 by Victor Samuels (Barclay House, 1969), with Sam Dodson
Homo Farm by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1968); reprinted as Kenny's Back, (see below): mystery
House at Rose Point by Jan Alexander (Avon, 1972: gothic romance
House of Fools by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1971): gothic romance
"In Passing" by Victor J. Banis (eI, 2006): short story
Kenny's Back by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Lamb by Jay Dodd (Presse de l’Amour, 1969), with Sam Dodson
The Lion’s Gate by Jan Alexander (Berkley Medallion, 1976; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
Life and Other Passing Moments by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): collection of short fiction
"Loaves and Fishes" by Victor J. Banis (The Main Artery, 2006)
“Longhorns” by Victor J. Banis (Cowboys: Gay Erotic Tales, edited by Tom Graham, Cleis Press, 2006): western short story
Longhorns by Victor J. Banis (Carroll & Graf, 2007): western novel
The Love Expert by Victor Jay (Brandon House, 1966)
The Lucifer Cult by Lynn Benedict (Pocket Books, 1974)
The Man from C.A.M.P. by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); included in That Man from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 1
Man into Boy by Jay Vickery (Adult Books, 1968): science fiction
Men and Their Boys by Victor J. Banis (Medco Books, 1966)
Moon Fire by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
Moon Garden by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1972; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The Moonsong Chronicles by Jessica Stuart (Pinnacle, 1981): Moonsong Chronicles # 1
"Neighbors" by Victor J. Banis (Subterraneans 2006): short story
Only a Boy, edited anonymously (Greenleaf Classics, 1968)
Pederasty: Sex between Men & Boys by Victor Dodson (Barclay House, 1968), with Sam Dodson
Pretty Man by J. X. Williams (Sundown Reader, 1966)
The Pot Thickens by Victor J. Banis (Wildside Press, 2007): cookbook
Prison Confidential (Medco Books, 1969): introduction only by Victor J. Banis, to book by Prisoner X
The Pussycat Man by Victor Banis (Sherbourne Press, 1969)
Rally Round the Fag by Don Holliday (Ember Library, 1967); by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006 (e-book); included in
Tales from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 6
San Antone by V. J. Banis (Arbor House, 1985, hardcover; PaperJacks, 1986, paperback; Wildside Press, 2007): western
The Second Tijuana Bible Reader, edited anonymous (Greenleaf Classics, 1969; edited by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Second House: A Novel of Terror by Jan Alexander (Beagle Books, 1971): gothic romance
Sex and the Single Gay by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1967)
Shadows by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1970): gothic romance
Small Town Sex . . . Today by Victor Jay (Medco Books, 1966)
So Sweet, So Soft, So Queer by Victor Jay (Private Edition Books, 1965)
The Son Goes Down by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966); included in That Man from C.A.M.P. (see below): C.A.M.P. # 4
Spine Intact, Some Creases: Remembrances of a Paperback Writer by Victor J. Banis, edited with an introduction by Fabio Cleto (ECIG, 2004) revised (Wildside Press, 2007)
"The Story of God as History's First Trannie" by Victor J. Banis (eI 2006): short humor
Stranger at the Door by Don Holliday (Late Hour Library, 1967; by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
A Study of Deviate Sexual Fantasies by Victor & Samuels Dodson (Publishers Export Co., 1968), with Sam Dodson
The Sword and the Rose by Victor Banis (Pyramid Books, 1975; by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
Tales from C.A.M.P.: Jackie’s Back! by Victor J. Banis (GLB Publishers, 2006): revisions of Rally Round the Fag, Blow the Man Down, & Gothic Gaye, with an interview and checklist by Drewey Wayne Gunn
That Man from C.A.M.P.: Rebel without a Pause by Victor J. Banis, edited with an introduction and an interview by Fabio Cleto (Harrington Park Press, 2004): revisions of The Man from C.A.M.P., Holiday Gay & The Son Goes Down
This Splendid Earth by V. J. Banis (St. Martin’s Press, 1978, hardcover; Fawcett Crest, 1979, paperback; New English Library [U.K.], 1979; (Wildside Press, 2007) various other foreign editions and audio tape
Three on a Broomstick by Don Holliday (Adult Books, 1967)
The Tijuana Bible Reader, edited anonymously (Greenleaf Classics, 1969; edited by Victor J. Banis, (Wildside Press, 2007)
The Twisted Tree by Lynn Benedict (Avon, 1973)
Unusual Sex Acts, Practices & Perversions, edited by Victor Dodson (Medico Books, 1968): book by Dr. T. K. Peters
The Vampire Women by Victor Samuels (Popular Library, 1973)
The Watercress File by Don Holliday (Leisure Books, 1966): C.A.M.P. # 3
"Welcome to Antoinette's" by Victor J. Banis (The Main Artery 2006): short story
A Westward Love by Elizabeth Monterey ( Warner, 1981; Wildside Press, 2007)
Whisper of Heather by Lynn Benedict (Pocket Books, 1974)
White Jade by Jan Alexander (Popular Library, 1971; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander, (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The Why Not by Victor J. Banis (Greenleaf Classics, 1966; Wildside Press, 2007): Impressionistic sketches
The Wolves of Craywood by Jan Alexander (Lancer Books, 1970; by V. J. Banis writing as Jan Alexander, (Wildside Press, 2007): gothic romance
The World’s Dirtiest Jokes, edited by Victor Dodson (Medco 1968?), with Sam Dodson