Banner Books UK!
Published by Len Miller & Son.
Banner Books swung between mostly westerns & thriller novels and always with eye catching art (not always the best art) but always eye catching!
Miller & Co were also publishing the highly collectible Red Seal series which also covered Crime & Westerns! and were also using exact back covers style with the Blue/Yellow border with the Black dotted line across toward the bottom!
Predominately using covers from Lion Books/Library USA from the mid 50's!
It appears that just like Red Seal Books the series started for both sets at number 50! This is pretty much why I started this Blog to try and piece together the listing and try and provide info for others!
These are the Banner covers that I can find on the WWW & the others with back cover images shown I own!
On the right hand column I have found the original covers from the US publishers just for reference!
50 - A Knife Is Silent - David Kent (Herman Hoffman Birney) - Originally Lion Library # LL91 - June 1957.
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| Art by Mort Kunstler |
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| 50 - Back cover |
51 - The Gunslingers - Ketchum, Chadwick & Fox - Originally Lion Library #89.
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| Art by Jim Bentley |
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| 51 - Back cover |
52 - The Outward Room - Millen Brand - Originally Lion Library # 49
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| Art by Harry Barton |
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| 52 - Back cover |
53 - Slade - Ad Gordon (Arnold Hano) - Originally Lion Library # 79
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| 53 - Back cover |
54 - Sarason Special Agent - Maurice Moisevitsch
55 - Bring Me My Bow - Maurice Moisevitsch
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| 55 - Back cover |
56 - Handful Of Hell - 23 short stories (various authors)
57 - The Naked and The Guilty - Ralph Ingersoll - Originally published by Lion Library # 48.
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| Art by Samson Pollen |
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| 57 - Back cover |
58 - Two-Gun Texan - Burt Arthur - Originally Lion Books # 85
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| Art by Verne Tossey |
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| 58 - Back cover |
59 - Hell's Pavement - Damon Knight - Originally Lion Library #13.
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| Art by Richard M. Powers |
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| 59 - Back cover |
60 - The Burglar - David Goodis - Originally Lion Books (The Dark Chase) #133
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| Art by Julian Paul |
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| 60 - Back cover |
61 - Night Cry - William L. Stuart
62 - Someone Is Bleeding - Richard Matheson - Originally Lion Books #137.
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| Someone Is Bleeding |
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| 62 - Back cover |
63 - Black Friday - David Goodis - Originally Lion Books # 224
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| Black Friday |
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| 63 - Back cover |
64 - Pay-Off At Black Hawk - Harry Sinclair Drago
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| Art by Stan Borack |
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| 64 - Back cover |
65 - Gervaise - Emile Zola
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| Gervaise |
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| 65 - Back cover |
66 - Post Mortem - Maurice Moisevitsch
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| 66 - Back cover |
67 - The Man From Texas - H.A. DeRosso - Originally Lion Books #154 .
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| Art by Robert Stanley |
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| 67 - Back cover |
68 - Tina (The Story Of A Hell-Cat) - Robert Bruce - Originally Lion Books # 226 (with alt cover art)
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| Cover art by Robert Maguire |
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| 68 - Back cover |
69 - Gunman's Grudge - George C. Appell - Originally LL # 161 with alternative art
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| Art by Jim Bentley |
70 - The Cheat - Don Tracy - Published by Lion Library #118.
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| Art by Charles Copeland |
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70 - Back cover
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71 - In The Raw - James Cabell Stern
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| 71 - Back cover |
72 - The Big Make - Gene Paul
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| Art by Robert Maguire |
73 - Nightfall (The Dark Chase) - David Goodis - Originally Lion Books #131
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| 73 - Back cover |
74 - Fighting Man - Mark Morgan
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| 74 - Back cover |
75 - Ruby - Frederick Lorenz
76 - Jazz Boy - William Gwinn - Originally Lion Books (Jazz Bum) # 225 (with adapted cover art)
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| 76 - Back cover |
77 - Hot Town - Frank Malachy
78 - Dealing Out Death - W.T. Ballard (Art originally used Lion Library #113)
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| Art by Stanley Borack |
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| 78 - Back cover |
79 - The Naked Night - Dan Brennan - Originally Lion Books ~ LB 147
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| Art by George Gross |
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| 79 - Back cover |
80 - The Junk Pusher - Robert W. Taylor - Originally Pyramid Books #126
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| Original art by Frank Cozzarelli |
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| 80 - Back cover |
81 - Three Trails - George C. Appell - Originally Perma Books #3112
82 - Lila - Curtis Lucas - Originally Lion Library #14
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| Art by Rudy Nappi |
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| 82 - Back cover |
83 - Gift Of Guns - Buck Gilmore (Zella Pearsal Ucney)
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| 83 - Back cover |
84 - Murder Can't Stop - W.T. Ballard - Originally Graphic Novels #26 & #65 & Phantom Books (AUS) #644
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| 84 - Back cover |
85 - Showdown At Sunset - Sinclair Drago - Originally Perma Book # 3115 (alt cover)
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| 85 - Back cover |
86 - The Brass Bed - Fletcher Flora - Originally Lion Library #87
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| 86 - Back cover |
87 - Blind Quest - Willie Dainton
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| 87 - Back cover |
88 - Westward The Wagons - Burt & Budd Arthur
89 - Return Of The Texan - Burt Arthur (Herbert Arthur Shappiro)
90 - The Matsu Dossier - Willie Dainton
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| 90 - Back cover |
91 - Gunsmoke In Nevada - Burt Arthur (Herbert Arthur Shappiro) - Originally Signet Book # 1443
92 - A Hell Of A Woman - Jim Thompson - Originally Lion Books #218 (1956)
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| Art by Morgan Kane |
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| 92 - Back cover |
93 - Gun Hell - Riley Ryan
94 - The Gentle Thief - Wallace Ware (David Karp)
95 - Platoon - Adam Singer (David Karp) - Originally Lion Books #109
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| Art by Clark Hulings |
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| 95 - Back cover |
96 - The Man From Spanish Creek - Logan Stuart (Philip Wilding)
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| Art by Mick Anglo |
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| 96 - Back cover |
97 - A Party Every Night - Frederick Lorenz - Originally Lion Library #63
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| Art by Robert Schultz |
98 - Wild Grass - Harry Sinclair Drago - Originally Perma Book #3085 (alt cover)
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| Art by Clarks Pierce |
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| 98 - Back cover |
99 - House Of Evil - Clayre & Michel Lipman - Originally Lion Book # 231 (alt cover)
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| Art by Clarks Pierce |
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| 99 - Back cover |
100 - Stage City - Jefferson Fraser
101 - The Brotherhood Of Velvet - Wallace Ware (David Karp) - Originally Lion Book # 105 (alt cover)
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| 101 - Back cover |
102 - The Girl On Crown Street - Wallace Ware (David Karp) - Originally Lion Books #86 (alt cover)
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 102 - Back cover |
103 - Murder With Merit - Philip Wilding
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 103 - Back cover |
104 - Tough Outfit - Logan Stuart (AKA Philip Wilding)
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 104 - Back cover |
105 - Hardman - Wallace Ware (David Karp) - Originally Lion Book # 119 - 1953 (alt art)
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 105 - Back cover |
106 - The Murder Of Ann Avery - Henry Kuttner - Originally Perma Book #3058 (alt cover)
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| 106 - Back cover |
107 - Three Shells To Quit - Lance Carson
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| 107 - Back cover |
108 - The Long Desire - Max Weatherly
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 108 - Back cover |
109 - The Bandit Hunter - Logan Stuart (aka Philip Wilding)
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 109 - Back cover |
110 - Die Screaming - Jo Pagano - Originally by Zenith Books #4 - 1958 (alt cover)
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| Art by Ray Theobald |
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| 110 - Back cover |
111 - Gun Business - Tom Curtis (1960) - Originally published 1958 in H/B by John Long Ltd (alt art)
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| Art by Ray Theobald |
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| 111 - Back cover |
112 - Of Missing Persons - David Goodis - Originally Pocket Books #833 (alt cover)
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| Art by Ray Theobald |
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| 112 - Back cover |
113 - Settlement In Lead - Lance Carson
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| Art by Ray Theobald |
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| 113 - Back cover |
114 - Stirrups In The Dust - Burt Arthur (Herbert Arthur Shappiro) - Originally Signet Books # 952 (Alt cover)
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| Art by J. Coppin |
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| 114 - Back cover |
115 - The Missouri Maiden - C. William Harrison - Lion Books #88 (alt cover)
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| 115 - Back cover |
116 - Murder With Honor - Philip Wilding.
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| Art by Philip Wilding |
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| 116 - Back cover |
117 - Trigger Man - Burt Arthur - (Herbert Arthur Shappiro) - Originally Signet Books #822 & 1401 (alt cover art)
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| Art by J. Coppin |
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| 117 - Back cover |
118 - The Drifter - Burt Arthur (Herbert Arthur Shappiro) - Originally by Ace Books 1955 with alt cover art.
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| 118 - Back cover |
119 - Killers Crossing - Burt Arthur - (Herbert Arthur Shappiro) - Originally published by Lion Books # 168.
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| 119 - Back cover |
120 - The Buckaroo - Burt Arthur - (Herbert Arthur Shappiro) - Originally published by Signet Books # 782 - 1950 (Alt cover)
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| 120 - Back cover |
121 - Texas Sheriff - Burt Arthur (Herbert Arthur Shappiro)
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| 121 - Back cover |
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