Whitman's Authorized Editions/Authorized TV Editions
1500 Series
I've just started this list. It's very, very incomplete and probably full of inaccuracies. I'm getting the information from eBay auctions and from WorldCat catalog records. Any corrections will be gratefully received. Some of these may actually be Big/Better Little Books; if you let me know, I'll take them off the list.
Thanks to Brenda Voelker for providing information on #1505, #1546, and #1585.
Thanks to Mary Neno for providing information on #1520a, #1533, #1549, and #1553.
Thanks to Tom Duffy for information on #1513, #1536, and others.
1500 - Lassie and the Secret of the Summer -- by Dorothea J. Snow. Illustrated by Ken Sawyer. 1958, Whitman (WATV).
1504 - Lassie: Lost in the Snow -- by Steve Frazee. Illustrated by Larry Harris. 1969, Whitman (WATV)
1504 - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in River of Peril -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Michael Arens. 1957, Whitman (WAE).1505 - Lucy and the Madcap Mystery -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Mel Keefer and Al Anderson. 1963.
1506 - Dale Evans and Danger in Crooked Canyon -- by Helen Hale. Illustrated by Henry Luhrs. 1958, Whitman (WAE).
1510 - Dragnet: Case Histories from the Popular Television Series -- by Richard Deming. Illustrated by Tony Sgroi. 1957, Whitman (WATV).
1511 - Hawaii Five-O: Top Secret -- by Robert Sidney Bowen. 1969, WATV.
1512 - Mission Impossible: Money Explosion -- by ????. Illustrated by ????. 1970, Whitman.1513 - Lassie: The Wild Mountain Trail -- by I. G. Edwards. Illustrated by Larry Harris. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
1514 - Patty Duke and Mystery Mansion -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Wilbur A. Howe. 1964, Whitman (WATV).
1515 - Mission, Impossible: The Priceless Particle -- by Talmage Powell. 1969, Whitman (WATV).
1516 - Land of the Giants: Flight of Fear -- by Carl Henry Rathjen. Illustrated by Fernando Da Silva. 1969, Whitman (WATV).
1517 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea -- by Raymond F. Jones. Illustrated by Leon Jason Studios. 1965, Whitman (WATV).
1517a - The Mod Squad: Assignment: The Hideout -- by Richard Deming. Illustrated by Dezso Canady. 1970, Whitman (WATV)
1518 - To Dance, To Dream -- by Maxine Drury. Illustrated by Sylvia Haggender. 1965, Whitman (Real Life Stories)
1519 - Dr. Kildare: The Magic Key -- by William Johnston. Illustrated by Al Anderson and Jason Art Studio. 1964, Whitman (WATV).
1520 - Gunsmoke: Showdown on Front Street -- by Paul S. Newman. Illustrated by Larry Frederick. 1969, Whitman
1520a - Combat! The Counterattack -- by Franklin M. Davis, Jr. Illustrated by Arnie Kohn. 1964, Whitman (WATV).
1521 - Ironside: The Picture Frame-Up -- by William Johnston. 1962, Whitman. WATV.
1522 - Ripcord -- by D(aniel) S(tephen) Halacy. Illustrated by Al Anderson and Robert D. Smith. 1962, Whitman (WATV).
1527 - Dragnet: Case Histories from the Popular Television Series -- by Richard Deming. Illustrated by Tony Sgroi. 1957, Whitman (WATV).1533 -- Tarzan and the Lost City of Gold -- by Edgar Rice Burroughs, illustrated by Tony Sgroi; authorized abridged version, 1954.
1536 - Lassie: The Mystery at Blackberry Bog -- by Dorothea J. Snow. Illustrated by Ken Sawyer. 1956, Whitman (WATV).1536a - Janet Lennon: Adventure at Two Rivers -- by Barlow Meyer. Illustrated by Al Anderson. 1961, Whitman (WATV).
1536b - The Monkees: Who's Got the Button? -- by William Johnston.
1537 - Fury and the Lone Pine Mystery --by ????. Date?
1537 - Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery of Moonstone Bay -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. Cover art by Al Andersen. 1962, Whitman.
1538 - Annie Oakley: Double Trouble -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Tony Sgroi. 1958, Whitman (WATV).
1538a - The Mod Squad: Assignment: The Arranger -- by Richard Deming. Illustrated by Dezno Csanady. 1969, Whitman (WATV).
1539 - Rin Tin Tin and Call to Danger -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Edward Andrey. 1957, Whitman (WATV)
1539 - The Waltons: Up She Rises -- by ????. Illustrated by ????. 1975, Whitman.
1539a - Janet Lennon at Camp Calamity -- by Barlow Meyers. Illustrated by Nathalee Mode. 1962, Whitman (WATV).
1541 - Sea Hunt -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Gerrald Hannah. 1960, Whitman (WATV).
1541a - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and the Affair of the Gentle Saboteur -- by Brandon Keith. Illustrated by Tom Gill. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
1542 - I Spy: Message from Moscow -- by Brandon Keith. Illustrated by Al Anderson, Ernie Kollar, and John Miller. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
1543 - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Affair of the Gunrunner's Gold -- by Keith Brandon. Illustrated by Larry Pelini. 1967, Whitman (WATV).
1544 - The Lennon Sisters: The Secret of Holiday Island -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Robert L. Limber. 1960, Whitman (WATV).
1544a - F Troop: The Great Indian Uprising -- by William Johnston. Illustrated by Larry Pelini. 1967, Whitman (WATV).1545 - The Invaders: Dam of Death -- by Jack Pearl. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenney. 1967, Whitman (WATV).
1546 - Walt Disney's Annette - The Desert Inn Mystery -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by James Schaeffing. 1961.
1547 - Dr. Kildare: Assigned to Trouble -- by Robert C. Ackworth. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenney. 1963, Whitman (WATV).
1547a - The Rat Patrol: The Iron Monster Raid -- by I.G. Edmonds. Illustrated by Michael Lowenbein. 1968, Whitman (WATV).
1548 - Garrison's Gorillas and the Fear Formula -- by Jack Pearl. Illustrated by Harvey Kidder. 1968, Whitman (WATV).
1548 - The Rebel -- by H.A. De Rosso. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. YEAR?, Whitman (WATV).
1549 - Circus Boy Under the Big Top -- by Dorothea Snow. Illustrated by Tony Sgroi. 1957, Whitman (WATV).1549 - Star Trek: Mission to Horatius -- by Mack Reynolds. Illustrated by Sparky Moore. 1968.
1550 - Bat Masterson -- by Wayne C. Lee. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. 1960, Whitman (WATV).
1553 - Hawaii Five-O: The Octopus Caper -- by Leo R. Ellis. Cover by Charles Hamrick. 1971, Whitman. WEB
1557 - Fury and the Mystery at Trapper's Hole -- by Franklin Folsom. Illustrated by Paul Frame. 1959, Whitman (WATV).
1559 - The Restless Gun -- by Barlow Meyers. Illustrated by Henry Luhrs. 1959, Whitman (WATV).
1566 - Maverick -- by Charles Ira Coombs. Illustrated by Alexander Toth. 1959, Whitman (WATV).
1567 - Wagon Train -- by ????. Illustrated by ????. 1959, Whitman (WATV).
1567a - The Munsters: The Last Resort -- by William Johnston. Illustrated by Gerald Powell. 1966, Whitman. (WATV)
1567 - Family Affair: Buffy Finds a Star -- 1970.
1567 - The Munsters: The Last Resort -- by William Johnston. Illustrated by Gerald Powell. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
1568 - Have Gun, Will Travel -- by Barlow Meyers. Illustrated by Nicholas S. Firfires. 1959, Whitman. (WATV)
1569 - The Rifleman -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Henry Luhrs. 1959, Whitman. (WATV)
1569a - The Big Valley -- by Charles Heckelmann. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenney. 1966, Whitman. (WATV)
1569b - Bonanza: Heroes of the Wild West -- by B.L. Bonham. 1970, Whitman. WATV.
1570 - The Green Hornet: The Case of the Disappearing Doctor -- by Brandon Keith. Illustrated by Larry Pelini. 1966, Whitman.
1570 - Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks -- by ????. 1971, Whitman.
1571 - Bonanza: Treachery Trail -- by H(arry) Whittington. Illustrated by Al Anderson and Richard Moore. 1968, Whitman. (WATV)
1572 - Beverly Hillbillies: The Saga of Wildcat Creek -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Al Anderson and Arnie Kohn. 1963, Whitman.1572 - Bewitched: The Opposite Uncle -- by William Johnston. Cover by Ben Otero. 1970, Whitman (WATV).
1574 - Annette and the Mystery of Smuggler's Cove -- by ????. Illustrated by ????. 1963, Whitman. WEB
1575 - Blackbeard's Ghost -- By Mary Carey from the Walt Disney screenplay. Illustrated by Al Anderson and Sparky Moore. 1968, Whitman (WAE).1576 - Assignment in Space with Rip Foster -- by Blake Savage (Hal Goodwin, author of the Rick Brant series). Illustrated by Denny McMains. 1958, Whitman. This is a retitling of the Whitman 2300 series title Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet. (information provided by Chuck Schilling.)
1577 - The Real McCoys: Danger at the Ranch -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Warren Tufts. 1961, Whitman (WATV).
1578 - Circus Boy: War on Wheels -- by ????. 1958, Whitman. WATV.
1583 - Janet Lennon and the Angels -- by Barlow Meyers. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. 1963, Whitman. (WATV)
1584 - Lassie: Forbidden Valley -- By Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Harry L. Timmins. 1959, Whitman. (WATV)
1585 - Walt Disney's Annette: Sierra Summer -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. 1960, Whitman.
1586 - Walt Disney's Zorro - by Steve Frazee. Illustrated by Henry Luhrs. 1958, Whitman. (WATV)
1587 - Cheyenne and the Lost Gold of Lion Park, based on the Warner Bros. television production starring Clint Walker -- by Steve Frazee. Illustrated by Tony Sgroi. 1958, Whitman. WATV. (Thank you, Patty Fountain, for information on this title!)
Based on the Warner Bros televison production starring Clint Walker by Steve Frazee Illustrated by Tony Sgroi 1958---thought you could use the author
1587a - Gunsmoke -- by ????. 1958, Whitman. WATV.
1588 - Wells Fargo and Danger Station -- by Sam Allison. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenney. 1958, Whitman. (WATV)???? - Gilligan's Island -- by William Johnston. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenny. 1966, Whitman (WATV). EBAY.
???? - Walt Disney's Annette: Sierra Summer -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. 1960, Whitman.
???? - The Munsters: The Great Camera Caper -- by William Johnston. Illustrated by Arnie Kohn. 1965, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Tarzan: The Lost Safari -- by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Illustrated by Tony Sgroi. 1957, 1966, Whitman (WAE? BLB?)
????- The High Chaparral: Apache Way -- by Steve Frazee. Illustrated by Larry Frederick. 1969, Whitman (WATV).
????- Leave it to Beaver -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Adam Szwejkowski. 1962, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Lucy and the Madcap Mystery -- by Cole Fannin. Illustrated by Mel Keefer and Al Anderson. 1963, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Walt Disney's The Gnome Mobile -- by Mary Carey. Illustrated by John Solie. 1967, Whitman (WAE).
???? - Walt Disney's The Prince and the Pauper --
adapted by Lee Wyndham. Illustrated by Adam
Szwejkowski. 1962, Whitman (WAE?).
???? - Bat Masterson -- by Wayne C. Lee. 1960, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Bonanza: Killer Lion -- by Steve Frazee. Illustrated by Jason Studios. 1966, Whitman (WATV)
???? - Lassie: The Mystery of Bristlecone Pine -- by Steve Frazee. 1967, Whitman.
???? - Star Trek: Mission to Horatius -- by Mack Reynolds. Illustrated by Sparky Moore. 1968, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Walt Disney's Annette and the Mystery at Smuggler's Cove -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Nathalee Mode. 1963, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Mission Impossible: The Money Explosion -- by Talmage Powell. Illustrated by Michael Lowenbein. 1970, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Lassie: The Wild Mountain Trail -- by I.G. Edmonds. Illustrated by Larry Harris. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Lassie: The Secret of the Smelter's Cave -- by ????. Date? (EBAY)
???? - Flipper: The Mystery of the Black Schooner - by Richard Hardwick. Illustrated by Al Anderson and Robert Allen. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Patty Duke and the Mystery of the Chinese Junk -- by Doris Schroeder. Illustrated by Arnie Kohn. 1966, Whitman (WATV).
???? - Walt Disney's Annette: Mystery at Medicine Wheel -- by Barlow Meyers. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenney and Maxine McCaffrey. 1964, Whitman.
Sources:
Ebay listings
WorldCat Holdings