ðə fˈɜːst dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ nˈɑːvəl tʊ wˌɪtʃ mˈʌleɪni kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd wʌz hˈæʃ ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt: ðɪ ˈʌltᵻmət dˈɛθ; hiː ðˈɛn wɛnt ˌɔn tə bɪkˌʌm ðə sˈoʊl ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɹiz fɔːɹ ˈɪʃuːz hˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən dˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.
The first Destroyer novel to which Mullaney contributed was #88: The Ultimate Death; he then went on to become the sole writer of the series for issues #111-131.