at least two near-identical editions/printings - or bind-ups of already existing carcasses with new title pages° - of this novel together with the related "the day of their return" exist:
° - the two novels are separately paginated
10/1982 (date in indica publishing history of canadadian-printed carcasses)
new largely typographical cover design advertising "two full novels for only $2.95" in chief, with
cover art by bob pepper from 1975 signet mmpb of "the day of their return" shrunk & cropped
cat# AE11849
isbn 0-451-11849-9
cover price $2.75 (merkin-printed carcasses; number-string 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
cover price $2.95 (canadadian-printing carcasses; number-string 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9)
no priority in date of publication/distribution established nor liable to be; probably simultaneous
366pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising; novels paginated separately to 176 & 185
near-identical editions/printings sharing merkin-printed covers and hence also cat#, and
cover art by fernando fernandez (original offered for sale by him on www.comicartfans.com)
cover price 95¢
publishing history number-string 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
176pp? including titles, indica etc.
refer to indica to see if the carcass of the copy held was merkin- or canadadian- printed.
no priority established nor liable to be, both giving first printing date & full number-string.
check also for statement of subsequent printing(s), introduction of printing number-string.
at least three printings at 95¢ on this cat#.
cover art retained on subsequent signet mmpb printings:
tenth printing at 95¢ cover price also reported with this cat#, but
fourth printing by publishing history number-string reported cat# W7900, cover price $1.50