King Kong

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Overview:

Title: King Kong
Author: Delos W. Lovelace
Year: 1976
Publisher: Ace Books
Price: $1.95
Pages: 219
Binding: Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: King Kong
Notes: Stated 1st printing. There are two variations with the date Nov. 1976 and number & price, so there is no way to determine which is the reprint. This one has "The Great Spellbinding Novel" in white under the title and the last page is blank.
Conflicting with the above note, Locus #196 (November 30, 1976) states this publication was published in November 1976. This appears the more likely date because the film that this book novelizes was released in December 1976.