King has taken full ownership of the Bachman name on numerous occasions, as with the republication of the first four Bachman titles as The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King in 1985.
King a recunoscut adevărul în numeroase circumstanțe, ca de exemplu republicarea primelor patru titluri semnate Bachman în colecția „The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King” (Antologia Bachman: patru romane de Stephen King) din 1985.