Lancer Books

Lancer Books
Status	Defunct (1973)
Founded	1961
Founder	Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius
Successor	Kensington Books
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	26 West 47th Street; later 185 Madison Avenue, New York City, New York
Key people	Larry Shaw; Robert Hoskins;
Publication types	Books
Fiction genres	Science fiction, fantasy

Lancer Books was a publisher of paperback books founded by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius that operated from 1961 through 1973. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularly its series of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian tales, the first publication of many in paperback format. It published the controversial novel Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg,^[2] and Ted Mark's ribald series The Man from O.R.G.Y.^[1] Lancer paperbacks had a distinctive appearance, many bearing mauve or green page edging.

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^ Fowle, Farnsworth. "Two Publishers Vie for Rights To 'Candy' Paperback Edition," New York Times (January 08, 1965).

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[2] Fowle, Farnsworth. "Two Publishers Vie for Rights To 'Candy' Paperback Edition," New York Times (January 08, 1965).

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