Donald A. Wollheim was born on this date, October 1, in 1914.  Although he wrote some fiction for the pulps, his greatest impact was as an editor, first at Avon, then Ace, and finally under his own label at DAW books.

Wollheim was responsible for bringing Edgar Rice Burroughs back into print, publishing Tolkien in paperback, and played a significant role in the emergence of mass market paperbacks and paperback anthologies.

He did like pulp, and DAW’s line until the time of his death reflected that.  He published early work by such authors as C. J. Cherryh, Jo Clayton, and Brian Stableford.  He also published some things that were rather controversial, such as John Norman’s Gor books.

Below is a sampling of some of the titles he published.