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Letters, paperback covers, film, television and comics: the things that tell the story of The Destroyer outside the novels.

  • 61paperback covers described
  • 6film, TV & comics records
  • 14companion books

Cover gallery

Paperback fronts, book by book.

A reading order shows where each story sits in The Destroyer. A cover records how a particular release met its readers: its artwork, lettering, price, publisher marks, and author credits.

Why covers matter

Cover references: Created, The Destroyer and Dying Space

2 covers
  1. #1Created, The Destroyer
  2. #47Dying Space

Paired-portrait cover witnesses: Books 1–10

10 covers
  1. #1Created, The Destroyer
  2. #2Death Check
  3. #3Chinese Puzzle
  4. #4Mafia Fix
  5. #5Dr. Quake
  6. #6Death Therapy
  7. #7Union Bust
  8. #8Summit Chase
  9. #9Murder’s Shield
  10. #10Terror Squad

Supplied cover witnesses: Books 11–20

10 covers
  1. #11Kill or Cure
  2. #12Slave Safari
  3. #13Acid Rock
  4. #14Judgment Day
  5. #15Murder Ward
  6. #16Oil Slick
  7. #17Last War Dance
  8. #18Funny Money
  9. #19Holy Terror
  10. #20Assassin’s Play-Off

Supplied cover witnesses: Books 21–40

20 covers
  1. #21Deadly Seeds
  2. #22Brain Drain
  3. #23Child's Play
  4. #24King's Curse
  5. #25Sweet Dreams
  6. #26In Enemy Hands
  7. #27The Last Temple
  8. #28Ship of Death
  9. #29The Final Death
  10. #30Mugger Blood
  11. #31The Head Men
  12. #32Killer Chromosomes
  13. #33Voodoo Die
  14. #34Chained Reaction
  15. #35Last Call
  16. #36Power Play
  17. #37Bottom Line
  18. #38Bay City Blast
  19. #39Missing Link
  20. #40Dangerous Games

Supplied cover witnesses: Books 41–60 (Book48 absent)

19 covers
  1. #41Firing Line
  2. #42Timber Line
  3. #43Midnight Man
  4. #44Balance of Power
  5. #45Spoils of War
  6. #46Next of Kin
  7. #47Dying Space
  8. #49Skin Deep
  9. #50Killing Time
  10. #51Shock Value
  11. #52Fool's Gold
  12. #53Time Trial
  13. #54Last Drop
  14. #55Master's Challenge
  15. #56Encounter Group
  16. #57Date with Death
  17. #58Total Recall
  18. #59The Arms of Kali
  19. #60The End of the Game

Each swatch is drawn from the written description of a cover; the photographs themselves are kept private and are not reproduced here.

Film, TV & comics

Remo off the page.

The full timeline
  1. 1985Feature filmRemo Williams: The Adventure BeginsGuy Hamilton (director) · Christopher Wood (screenplay) · +1 moreReleased
  2. 1988TV movie pilotRemo Williams: The ProphecyChristian I. Nyby II (director) · Steven Hensley and J. Miyoko Hensley (teleplay) · +1 moreReleased TV movie pilot
  3. 1989Comic seriesThe Destroyer (Marvel 1989 magazine series)Will Murray (principal story writer) · Lee Weeks and other artists (issue-specific credits vary) · +1 moreCompleted · 9 issues
  4. 1991Comic one-shotThe Destroyer (Marvel 1991 one-shot)Will Murray (stories) · Lee Weeks (main story art) · +2 moreReleased
  5. 1991Comic seriesThe Destroyer (Marvel 1991 limited series)Will Murray (writer) · Warren Murphy (story/script on issue 1) · +2 moreCompleted · 4 issues
  6. 2022TV projectThe Destroyer (reported Sony Pictures Television project)Gordon Smith (reported writer/producer) · Adrian Askarieh (reported executive producer) · +1 moreReported in development current status unverified

Companion books

Handbooks, novellas, anthologies and a graphic novel.

These books have their own pages in the library.

All companion books
  1. Series guide & novella · 1982The Assassin's Handbook
  2. Film novelizationRemo: The Adventure Begins...: A NovelFilm novelization · 1985Remo: The Adventure Begins...: A Novel
  3. Series guide · 2003Destroyer World: The Assassin's Handbook 2
  4. Companion bookDestroyer World: The Way of the AssassinCompanion book · 2003Destroyer World: The Way of the Assassin
  5. Collection · 2007The Best of the Destroyer
  6. NovellaSavage SongNovella · 2012Savage Song
  7. NovellaNumber Two: A Special Edition Destroyer NovellaNovella · 2012Number Two: A Special Edition Destroyer Novella
  8. Anthology · 2014More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology
  9. Anthology · 2024Remo Williams, The Destroyer: The Adventures Continue
  10. PrequelRising Son: The Ascension of ChiunPrequel · 2024Rising Son: The Ascension of Chiun
  11. Graphic novel · 2026The Destroyer
  12. Unproduced screenplayDestroyer World: The Movie That Never WasUnproduced screenplayDestroyer World: The Movie That Never Was
  13. Fan anthologyNew Blood: A Destroyer Fan Anthology
  14. NovellaThe Day Remo DiedNovellaThe Day Remo Died

In their own words

Interviews with the writers.

Behind the Series

Warren Murphy

First-person interview (interview conducted 2005)

In a first-person interview, Murphy describes writing Destroyer books with Sapir, later commissioning ghostwriters, rewriting drafts, and working with Molly Cochran, Will Murray, and Jim Mullaney.

Will Murray

First-person interview and author-affiliated publisher biography

Murray said in a 2000 interview that he had written more than forty Destroyer books; his official Adventures in Bronze author page describes him as having ghosted approximately forty entries, alone and with the series creators.

James Mullaney

First-person interview

In a 2021 interview, Mullaney described a 21-book Destroyer run for Gold Eagle, his later work on four New Destroyer novels with Warren Murphy, and writing Blood Brotherhood and Trial By Fire.

Fan community

Where readers gathered