''Nick Carter-Killmaster'' is a series of spy adventures published from 1964 until 1990, first by Award Books, then by

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, and finally by Jove Books. At least 261 novels were published. The character is an update of a pulp fiction private detective named Nick Carter, first published in 1886. No actual author is credited for the books, with the Nick Carter name being used as a house

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. Volumes varied between first-person and third-person narratives. Authors known to have contributed entries in the series are

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, Valerie Moolman,

Manning Lee Stokes Manning Lee Stokes (June 21, 1911 – January 5, 1976) was an American novelist who worked under a large number of pseudonyms. He specialized in pulp fiction, especially in the genres of mystery, detective fiction, westerns, sleaze, spy ficti ...

Dennis Lynds Michael Collins is the best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds (January 15, 1924 – August 19, 2005), an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction. Over four decades Lynds published some 80 novels and 200 short stories, in both myster ...

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, Robert J. Randisi, David Hagberg, and

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. The name Nick Carter was acknowledged by the series as having been inspired by the early 20th century pulp fiction detective of the same name in the 100th Killmaster volume (labelled ''Nick Carter 100'') which included an essay on the earlier Nick Carter and included a Nick Carter detective short story alongside a Killmaster adventure. The title character of the series serves as Agent N3 of AXE, a fictional spy agency for the United States government. The novels are similar to the literary

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

novels—low on gadgets, high on action. Sexual encounters in particular are described in detail.

The character

The definitive description of Nicholas J. Huntington Carter is given in the first novel in the series, '' Run, Spy, Run''. Carter is tall (over ), lean and handsome with a classic profile and magnificently muscled body. He has wide-set steel gray eyes that are icy, cruel and dangerous. He is hard-faced, with a firm straight mouth, laugh-lines around the eyes, and a firm cleft chin. His hair is thick and dark. He has a small tattoo of a blue axe on the inside right lower arm near the elbow—the ultimate ID for an AXE agent. At least one novel states that the tattoo glows in the dark. Carter also has a knife scar on the shoulder, a shrapnel scar on the right thigh. He has a sixth sense for danger. Carter served as a soldier in World War II, then with the OSS, before he joined his current employer AXE. Carter practices

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for at least 15 minutes a day. Carter has a prodigious ability for learning foreign languages. He is fluent in English (his native tongue), Cantonese, French,''

The Eyes of the Tiger ''The Eyes of the Tiger'' is the ninth novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence serv ...

'' German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Putonghua (Mandarin),''

The China Doll ''The China Doll'' is the second novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series. Publishing history The book was first published in April 1964 (Number A105F) by Award Books part of the Beacon-Signal division of Universal Publishing and ...

'' Russian, Sanskrit,'' A Korean Tiger'' Spanish and Vietnamese. He has basic skills in Arabic,'' Safari for Spies'' Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Romansch, Swahili, and Turkish.''

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'' In the early novels, Carter often assumes a number of elaborate

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s in order to execute his missions.

Weapons and paraphernalia

Nick Carter uses three main weapons during the course of the series, all of which are named, and have histories. The gun, Wilhelmina, is a stripped-down German Luger. In the earliest stories, Carter got the gun off a German officer during a harrowing mission during

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. Later stories state that he has had a series of Lugers, all named Wilhelmina. The knife, Hugo, is a pearl-handled 400-year-old stiletto crafted by

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. The blade retracts into the handle, and the knife is worn on a special sheath on the wrist, designed to release it into the user's hand with a simple muscle contraction. The third member of the triad is Pierre, a poison gas bomb, which is a small egg-shaped device, usually carried in a pocket but sometimes as a "third testicle" at his scrotum. Activated with a simple twist, it would, within seconds, kill anyone or anything that breathed its odorless and colorless gas. Carter often takes with him other weapons as the mission demands. These have included: * Cousin of Pierre: a smaller version of Pierre the poison gas bomb that can be concealed even more easily—described in ''

''; * Fang: a poison-tipped needle worn on a concealed index finger cap described in ''

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''; * Pepito: a non-lethal stun grenade used in '' Checkmate in Rio''. * Tiny Tim: a nuclear grenade "containing half a grain of sand of fissionable matter" used in ''

'' and '' The Red Guard'' * 10,000-watt laser pistol used in ''

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'' * Cigarette lighter that fires drugged darts used in ''

'' * Exploding cigars used in ''

'' Carter has used a variety of equipment in the novels, most of which have nicknames. These have included: * Antonio Moreno: a lifelike facemask made of a latex substance called Lastotex (apparently named after

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, the 1920s silent movie star); * Gladstone: a rhino hide suitcase with multiple concealed compartments; * Oscar Johnson: a small radio transmitter (unclear if it is named after Oscar Johnson, a baseball player active in the 1920s and 1930s, or Oscar G. Johnson, the

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recipient); * Quantity K: a powerful acid strong enough to destroy evidence/documents; * Laser torch: for burning through door locks used in '' The Weapon of Night''; * Singing Sam: a radio receiver concealed in electric razor/electric toothbrush used in ''

''; * Wristwatch with UHF transmitter used in ''

''; * Triple X tablet: a universal

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and

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used in ''

''; * Talkalot: a scopolamine-like

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used in ''

Danger Key ''Danger Key'' is the sixteenth novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. P ...

''; * Unnamed injectable knockout drug requiring subsequent injection of antidote to regain consciousness used in '' The Weapon of Night''; * Store: an injectable drug that induces a week-long state of

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used in '' Peking & The Tulip Affair''

AXE

The agency Carter works for is described as being smaller and far more secret than the

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, mostly concerned with assassinations. In the first novel of the series, '' Run, Spy, Run'', AXE is described as "the trouble-shooting arm of the US secret services". AXE headquarters are located in the 6th floor offices of a building in

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under the cover of the Amalgamated Press and Wire Service. AXE is purported to contain several different departments with specific functions including Editing (later called "Special Effects and Editing")—headed by Geoffrey Poindexter—which, among other things, creates false biographies for agents and provides appropriate props (e.g. fake latex fingerprints); Documents—whose role is to plant stories in the media to support specific activities and create false identification and travel documents; Records—which provides background information on suspects; and Operations—which provides logistic support for specific missions. AXE has a branch office near

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and affiliate offices in countries around the world. Agents are given code designations; Carter's N3, which has at least once been stated as standing for Number three, identifies him as one of the elite Killmasters. It has been stated in some novels that there are four Killmasters in AXE, with Carter the most senior. The meaning of the code N3 is described differently in different novels—sometimes it is Carter's personal designation, other times it is considered a rank, with N1 being the highest, while in other novels we are told that Carter is the third Killmaster to have worked for AXE, with both his predecessors having been killed in action. * David Hawk, described in early novels as looking a lot like

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, is the head of AXE and Carter's personal boss. * Della Stokes, Hawk's personal secretary, is a character similar to Bond's Miss

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—flirtatious but serious. * Ginger Bateman is Hawk's personal secretary in later novels. * Geoffrey Poindexter, AXE's equivalent to Q, runs the Special Effects and Editing department; in charge of weapons, gadgets, disguises, and papers.

AXE agents

In the first novel in the series ('' Run, Spy, Run''), AXE is described as comprising 24 agents. They are identified by alpha-numeric code. The following agents/codes have been described:

Novels

N.B.: The listing here is in series order (not necessarily by publication date, which is given) # '' Run, Spy, Run'' (Feb. 1964) A101F by

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# ''

'' (April 1964) A105F by

# '' Checkmate in Rio'' (May 1964) A110F by Valerie Moolman # '' Safari for Spies'' (Aug. 1964) A114F by

# '' Fraulein Spy'' (Oct. 1964) A118F by

# ''

'' (Dec. 1964) A122F by

# '' A Bullet for Fidel'' (March 1965) A130F by

# '' The 13th Spy'' (May 1965) A139F by

# ''

'' (Sept. 1965) A152F by

# ''

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# '' Web of Spies'' (Jan. 1966) A163F by

# '' Spy Castle'' (Jan. 1966) A166F by

# '' The Terrible Ones'' (May 1966) A172F by

# ''

Dragon Flame ''Dragon Flame'' is the fourteenth novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. ...

'' (May 1966) A173F by

# ''

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# ''

'' (1966) A183F by Lew Louderback # ''

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'' (1966) A197F by

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# '' The Mind Poisoners'' (1966) A198F by

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# '' The Weapon of Night'' (1967) A215F by

# '' The Golden Serpent'' (1967) A216F by

# '' Mission to Venice'' (1967) A228X by

# '' Double Identity'' (1967) A229X by

# '' The Devil's Cockpit'' (1967) A238X by

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The Chinese Paymaster ''The Chinese Paymaster'' is the twenty-fourth novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intellig ...

'' (1967) A239X by Nicholas Browne # '' Seven Against Greece'' (Sept 1967) A247X by Nicholas Browne # '' A Korean Tiger'' (1967) A248X by

# '' Assignment: Israel'' (1967) A260X by

# '' The Red Guard'' (1967) A261X by

# '' The Filthy Five'' (Nov 1967) A276X by

# '' The Bright Blue Death'' (1967) A277X by Nicholas Browne # ''

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# '' Operation Moon Rocket'' (1968) A295X by Lew Louderback # '' Judas Spy'' (April 1968) A325X by William L Rohde # '' Hood of Death'' (1968) A326X by William L Rohde # ''

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# '' 14 Seconds to Hell'' (Nov 1968) A376X by

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# '' Peking & The Tulip Affair'' (1969) A424X by

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# '' The Amazon'' (1969) A441X by

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# ''

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Jon Messmann Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Operation Che Guevara'' (1969) A509X by

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Jon Messmann Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".The Casbah Killers'' (1969) A560X by

Jon Messmann Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".''The Arab Plague'' (a.k.a. ''The Slavemaster'' in the U.K.) (Feb. 1970) A583X by

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Jon Messmann Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".The Executioners'' (April 1970) A598X by

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# '' Mind Killers'' (1970) A655X by

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'' (1970) A686X by George Snyder # '' The Death Strain'' (Aug. 1970) A703S by

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'' (1970) A710S by George Snyder # '' Jewel of Doom'' (1970) A744S by George Snyder # '' Ice Bomb Zero'' (March 1971) A787S by George Snyder # '' Mark of Cosa Nostra'' (1971) A847S by George Snyder # '' The Cairo Mafia'' (Aug. 1972) AN1001 by

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# '' Inca Death Squad'' (Sept. 1972) AN1016 by

# '' Assault on England'' (Oct. 1972) AN1030 by

# '' The Omega Terror'' (Nov. 1972) AN1033 by

# '' Code Name: Werewolf'' (Jan. 1973) AN1055 by

# '' Strike Force Terror'' (1972) AN1056 by

# '' Target: Doomsday Island'' (Feb. 1973) AN1075 By Richard Hubbard # '' Night of the Avenger'' (April 1973) AN1079 by Chet Cunningham # '' Butcher of Belgrade'' (April 1973) AN1109 by

/ Larry Powell # '' Assassination Brigade'' (April 1973) AN1121 by Thomas Chastain # '' The Liquidator'' (1973) AN1127 by Richard Hubbard # '' The Devil's Dozen'' (1973) AN1133 by

# '' The Code'' (1973) AN1146 by Larry Powell # '' Agent Counter-Agent'' (July 1973) AN1147 by

# ''

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'' (Aug. 1973) AN1157 by Jeffrey Wallman # '' Our Agent in Rome is Missing'' (1973) AN1160 by Al Hine # '' The Kremlin File'' (Sept. 1973) AN1165 by Willis T Ballard # ''

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# '' Death's Head Conspiracy'' (1973) AN1178 by Robert Colby # '' The Peking Dossier'' (Dec. 1973) AN1217 by

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# '' Ice-trap Terror'' (1974) AN1227 by Jeffrey Wallman # '' Assassin: Code Name Vulture'' (Jan. 1974) AN1239 by

# '' Massacre in Milan'' (March 1974) AN1251 by Al Hine # '' Vatican Vendetta'' (1974) AN1263 by George Snyder /

# '' Sign of the Cobra'' (1974) AN1270 by James Fritxhand # ''

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'' (1974) AN1297 by Lawrence VanGelder # '' The N3 Conspiracy'' (Aug. 1974) AQ1332 by

# '' Beirut Incident'' (1974) AQ1333 by Forrest V Perrin # '' Death of the Falcon'' (1974) AQ1354 by Jim Bowser # '' The Aztec Avenger'' (1974) AQ1356 by

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# '' Dr. Death'' (1975) AY1424 by

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# '' Counterfeit Agent'' (1975) AQ1439 by

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# '' Six Bloody Summer Days'' (1975) AQ1449 by DeWitt S Copp # '' The Z Document'' (1975) AQ1460 by Homer H Morris # '' The Katmandu Contract'' (1975)AQ1479 by Jim Bowser # '' The Ultimate Code'' (1975) AQ1486 by William Odell # '' Assignment: Intercept'' (1976) AQ1512 by Marilyn Granbeck # '' Green Wolf Connection'' (1976) AQ1546 by

# '' Death Message: Oil 74-2'' (1976) AQ1559 by Dee Stuart / Ansel Chapin # '' The List'' (1976) AQ1556 by Jim Bowser # '' The Fanatics of Al Asad'' (1976) AQ1575 by

# '' The Snake Flag Conspiracy'' (1976) AQ1576 by

# '' The Turncoat'' (1976) AQ1581 by Leon Lazarus # '' The Sign of the Prayer Shawl'' (1976) AQ1590 by David Hagberg # '' The Vulcan Disaster'' (1976) AQ1600 by George Warren # '' A High Yield in Death'' (1976) AQ1609 by Jim Bowser # '' The Nichovev Plot'' (1976) AQ1623 by

# ''

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'' (1976) AQ1636 by

# '' The Gallagher Plot'' (1976) AQ1647 by

# '' Plot for the Fourth Reich'' (Jan. 1977) AQ1655 by Bob Latona # '' Revenge of the Generals'' (June 1978) (AQ1664 Feb 1977 Cancelled) by

# '' Under the Wall'' (July 1978) (AQ1673 March 1977 cancelled) by DeWitt S Copp # '' The Ebony Cross'' (Aug. 1978) AQ1683 (April 1977 cancelled) by Jack Canon # '' Deadly Doubles'' (Sept. 1978) (AQ1695 May 1977 cancelled) by Lawrence VanGelder # '' Race of Death'' (Oct. 1978) by David Hagberg # '' Trouble in Paradise'' (Nov. 1978) by Robert Derek Steeley # '' Pamplona Affair'' (Dec. 1978) by Dee Stuart/ Ansel Chapin # '' The Doomsday Spore'' (Jan. 1979) by George Warren # '' The Asian Mantrap'' (Feb. 1979) by William Odell # '' Thunderstrike in Syria'' (March 1979) By Joseph Rosenberger # '' The Redolmo Affair'' (April 1979) by Jack Canon # '' The Jamaican Exchange'' (May 1979) by Leon Lazarus # '' Tropical Deathpact'' (June 1979) by Bob Stokesberry # '' The Pemex Chart'' (July 1979) by

Dwight V Swain Dwight may refer to: People * Dwight (given name) * Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th president of the United States and former military officer *New England Dwight family of American educators, military and political leaders, and authors * ...

# ''

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

'' (Sept. 1979) by Daniel C Prince # '' The Satan Trap'' (Oct. 1979) by Jack Canon # '' Reich Four'' (Nov. 1979) by

Fred Huber Fred A. Huber Jr. was one of the founders of the International Hockey League. He worked as the Director of Public Relations for the Detroit Red Wings. The Fred A. Huber Trophy is named in his honour. He was publicist for the Red Wings during th ...

# '' The Nowhere Weapon'' (Dec. 1979) by William Odell # '' Strike Of The Hawk'' (Jan 1980) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Day Of The Dingo'' (April 1980) by John Stevenson # '' And Next The King'' (May 1980) by

Steve Simmons Steve Simmons is a Canadian sports journalist with the ''Toronto Sun'', and nationally syndicated throughout Sun Media. He previously worked as a sports columnist for the ''Calgary Herald'', ''Calgary Sun'', ''London Free Press'', ''The Globe an ...

# '' Tarantula Strike'' (June 1980) by Dan Reardon # '' Ten Times Dynamite'' (July 1980) by Frank Adduci jr # '' Eighth Card Stud'' (Aug. 1980) by

Robert E. Vardeman Robert Edward Vardeman (sometimes called Vardebob) (born 1947) is an American science fiction fan and writer. Career Robert E. Vardeman was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, but is a longtime resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from ...

# '' Suicide Seat'' (Sept. 1980) by George Warren # '' Death Mission: Havana'' (Oct. 1980) by Ron Felber # '' War From The Clouds'' (Nov. 1980) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Turkish Bloodbath'' (Dec. 1980) by

Jerry Ahern Jerome Morrell Ahern (June 23, 1946 – July 24, 2012) was an American writer of science fiction and action novels, non-fiction books, and articles for various firearms publications. He was considered an expert on firearms and related accessories, ...

# '' The Coyote Connection'' (Feb. 1981) by

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/Jack Davis # '' The Q Man'' (March 1981) by John Stevenson # '' The Society Of Nine'' (April 1981) by Jack Canon # '' The Ouster Conspiracy'' (May 1981) by David Hagberg # '' The Golden Bull'' (June 1981) by John Stevenson # '' The Dubrovnik Massacre'' (July 1981) by Henry Rasof/

Stephen Williamson Stephen Williamson (28 June 1827 – 16 June 1903) was a founder of the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson & Co. and a Scottish Liberal Party politician. He was born in Cellardyke, Fife in 1827, the son of Archibald Williamson, a s ...

# '' The Solar Menace'' (Aug. 1981) by

# '' The Strontium Code'' (Sept. 1981) by David Hagberg # '' Pleasure Island'' (Oct. 1981) by

Robert J Randisi Robert Joseph Randisi (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, editor and screenwriter who writes in the detective and Western genres. Biography Randisi has authored more than 650 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of sh ...

# '' Cauldron Of Hell'' (Nov. 1981) by Mike Jahn # '' The Parisian Affair'' (Dec. 1981) by H Edward Husenburger # ''

Chessmaster ''Chessmaster'' is a chess-playing computer game series, which is owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold . Timeline *1986: '' The Chessmaster 2000''. First pub ...

'' (Jan. 1982) by

# ''

The Last Samurai ''The Last Samurai'' is a 2003 epic period action drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz from a story devised by Logan. The film stars Ken Watanabe in the ...

'' (Feb. 1982) by Bruce Algozin # '' The Puppet Master'' (March 1982) by David Hagberg # '' The Dominican Affair'' (March 1982) by David Hagberg # '' The Damocles Threat'' (March 1982) by David Hagberg # '' Earth Shaker'' (March 1982) by

# '' The Treason Game'' (March 1982) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Deathlight'' (March 1982) by

# '' The Israeli Connection'' (March 1982) by Robert Derek Steeley # '' Norwegian Typhoon'' (April 1982) by

# '' The Hunter'' (May 1982) by David Hagberg # '' Operation: McMurdo Sound'' (June 1982) by David Hagberg # '' Appointment In Haiphong'' (July 1982) by David Hagberg # '' Retreat For Death'' (Aug. 1982) by David Hagberg # '' The Mendoza Manuscript'' (Sept. 1982) by

# '' The Death Star Affair'' (Oct. 1982) by Jack Canon # '' Doctor DNA'' (Nov. 1982) by

# '' The Christmas Kill'' (Jan. 1983) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' The Greek Summit'' (Feb. 1983) by

# '' The Outback Ghosts'' (March 1983) by

# '' Hide And Go Die'' (April 1983) by Jack Canon # '' The Kali Death Cult'' (May 1983) by

# '' Operation Vendetta'' (June 1983) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' The Yukon Target'' (July 1983) by

# '' The Death Dealer'' (Aug. 1983) by Jack Canon # '' The Istanbul Decision'' (Sept. 1983) by David Hagberg # '' The Decoy Hit'' (Oct. 1983) by

# '' Earthfire North'' (Nov. 1983) by David Hagberg # '' The Budapest Run'' (Dec. 1983) by Jack Canon # '' Caribbean Coup'' (Jan. 1984) by

# '' The Algarve Affair'' (Feb. 1984) by Jack Canon # '' Zero-Hour Strike Force'' (March 1984) by David Hagberg # '' Operation Sharkbite'' (April 1984) by Jack Canon # '' Death Island'' (May 1984) by David Hagberg # '' Night of the Warheads'' (June 1984) by Jack Canon # '' Day of the Mahdi'' (July 1984) by

# '' Assignment: Rio'' (August 1984) by Jack Canon # '' Death Hand Play'' (Sept. 1984) by David Hagberg # '' The Kremlin Kill'' (Oct. 1984) Jack Canon # '' The Mayan Connection'' (Nov. 1984) by

# '' San Juan Inferno'' (Dec. 1984) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Circle of Scorpions'' (Jan. 1985) by Jack Canon # '' The Blue Ice Affair'' (Feb. 1985) by Ron Felber # '' The Macao Massacre'' (March 1985) by Jack Canon # '' Pursuit of the Eagle'' (April 1985) by

# '' The Vengeance Game'' (May 1985) by David Hagberg # '' Last Flight to Moscow'' (June 1985) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' The Normandy Code'' (July 1985) by Jack Canon # '' White Death'' (Aug. 1985) by

# '' The Assassin Convention'' (Sept. 1985) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Blood of the Scimitar'' (Oct. 1985) by Jack Canon # '' The Execution Exchange'' (Nov. 1985) by

# '' The Tarlov Cipher'' (Dec. 1985) by Jack Canon # '' Target Red Star'' (Jan. 1986) by Jack Canon # '' The Killing Ground'' (Jan. 1986) by David Hagberg # '' The Berlin Target'' (Feb. 1986) by Jack Canon # '' Mercenary Mountain'' (March 1986) by

# '' Blood Ultimatum'' (April 1986) by Ron Felber # '' The Cyclops Conspiracy'' (May 1986) by

# '' Tunnel for Traitors'' (June 1986) by Jack Canon # '' The Samurai Kill'' (July 1986) by

# '' Terror Times Two'' (Aug. 1986) by Jack Canon # '' Death Orbit'' (Sept. 1986) by David Hagberg # '' Slaughter Day'' (Oct. 1986) by Jack Canon # '' The Master Assassin'' (Nov. 1986) by

# '' Operation Petrograd'' (Dec. 1986) by David Hagberg # '' Crossfire Red'' (Jan. 1987) by Jack Canon # '' Blood of the Falcon'' (Feb. 1987) By

# ''

Death Squad A death squad is an armed group whose primary activity is carrying out extrajudicial killings or forced disappearances as part of political repression, genocide, ethnic cleansing, or revolutionary terror. Except in rare cases in which they are ...

'' (March 1987) by Jack Canon # '' The Terror Code'' (April 1987) by Jack Canon # ''

Holy War A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war ( la, sanctum bellum), is a war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion. In the modern period, there are frequent debates over the extent to wh ...

'' (May 1987) by Jack Canon # '' Blood Raid'' (June 1987) by Jack Canon # '' East of Hell'' (July 1987) by David Hagberg # '' Killing Games'' (Aug. 1987) by Jack Canon # '' Terms of Vengeance'' (Sept. 1987) by Jack Canon # ''

Pressure Point derive from the supposed meridian points in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indian Ayurveda and Siddha medicine, and martial arts. They refer to areas on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific ...

'' (Oct. 1987) by

Jack Garside Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, i ...

# '' Night of the Condor'' (Nov. 1987) by Gardner F. Fox # '' The Poseidon Target'' (Dec. 1987) by Jack Canon # '' The Andropov File'' (Jan. 1988) by

# '' Dragonfire'' (Feb. 1988) by David Hagberg # '' Bloodtrail to Mecca'' (March 1988) by Jack Canon # '' Deathstrike'' (April 1988) by

# '' Lethal Prey'' (May 1988) by David Hagberg # '' Spykiller'' (June 1988) by David Hagberg # '' Bolivian Heat'' (July 1988) by Jack Canon # '' The Rangoon Man'' (Aug. 1988) by Jack Canon # '' Code Name Cobra'' (Sept. 1988) by

# '' Afgan Intercept'' (Oct. 1988) by

# '' Countdown to Armageddon'' (Nov. 1988) by Jack Canon # '' Black Sea Bloodbath'' (Dec. 1988) by

# '' The Deadly Diva'' (Jan. 1989) by Jack Canon # '' Invitation to Death'' (Feb. 1989) by David Hagberg # '' Day of the Assassin'' (March 1989) by Jack Canon # '' The Korean Kill'' (April 1989) Jack Canon # '' Middle East Massacre'' (May 1989) by Jack Canon # '' Sanction to Slaughter'' (June 1989) by

# '' Holiday in Hell'' (July 1989) by Jack Canon # '' Law of the Lion'' (Aug. 1989) by Shelly Loewenkopf # '' Hong Kong Hit'' (Sept. 1989) by Jack Canon # '' Deep Sea Death'' (Oct. 1989) by

# '' Arms of Vengeance'' (Nov. 1989) by Shelly Loewenkopf # '' Hell-Bound Express'' (Dec. 1989) by Jack Canon # '' Isle of Blood'' (Jan. 1990) by Jack Canon # '' Singapore Sling'' (Feb. 1990) by

# '' Ruby Red Death''(March 1990) by

# '' Arctic Abduction'' (April 1990) by

# '' Dragon Slay'' (May 1990) by Jack Canon

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