Popular Post RedFury Posted July 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2020 This thread is for collecting and discussing Robert E. Howard's pulp appearances. I'll start it off where it all began, Howard's first published story, "Spear and Fang", from 1925. Weird Tales, Jul 1925 Sarg, Bugfarm, Surfing Alien and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I'll refrain from posting my Weird Tales here, since I already showed most of them in the Weird Tales thread. But here's a few digests with Howard stories; either reprints or stories that were discovered after his death: Surfing Alien, RedFury, Sarg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Pat Calhoun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Here's one that's pretty hard-to-find, "Iron Jaw", one of Howard's many boxing stories. Dime Sports Magazine, Apr 1936 OtherEric, Surfing Alien, frozentundraguy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I will post the Weird Tales that I was happy to buy from mistermystery. One of you guys must have the Breckinridge Elkins stories from Action Stories pulps? RedFury and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detective35 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Edited July 10, 2020 by detective35DF RedFury, OtherEric and Scrooge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 3 hours ago, BitterOldMan said: I will post the Weird Tales that I was happy to buy from mistermystery. One of you guys must have the Breckinridge Elkins stories from Action Stories pulps? I have one Action Stories with Howard, but it's earlier than the Breckinridge Elkins tales. This one's from Jan 1932 and features one of his Sailor Steve Costigan stories, "Dark Shanghai". Surfing Alien, BitterOldMan and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted July 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2020 Trying to focus on Howard cover appearances while there is still time... jimjum12, OtherEric, waaaghboss and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted July 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2020 First Conan story on the cover. So eerie... frozentundraguy, Pat Calhoun, RedFury and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted July 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2020 My favorite Conan story cover for content and color palette. frozentundraguy, RedFury, Sarg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine with REH's General Ironfist story Edited July 11, 2020 by Hap Hazard OtherEric, RedFury and Surfing Alien 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Surfing Alien said: Trying to focus on Howard cover appearances while there is still time... This is high on my list to acquire Joshua33 and Surfing Alien 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Hap Hazard said: Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine with REH's General Ironfist story Did you get that at the paperback show Hap? I remember that guy having a lot of those. All the lovely ladies distracted me too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I have never read a Howard story even though I have several of them. Anyone suggest a couple to pop my cherry on? The stories I usually try to read are the shudder and detective stories. Was never much a fan of Conan or western tales. These are the ones I usually associate him with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I have never read a Howard story even though I have several of them. Anyone suggest a couple to pop my cherry on? The stories I usually try to read are the shudder and detective stories. Was never much a fan of Conan or western tales. These are the ones I usually associate him with. "Pigeons From Hell" is generally considered his best horror story, but my personal favorite is "The Horror From the Mound" (but this one is western horror, perhaps the first). His Sailor Steve Costigan stories are fun, humorous fight stories about a sailor on a tramp steamer fighting his way around the ports of Asia, jumping from one ridiculous predicament to another with his trusty bulldog at his side. His Breckinridge Elkins tales are humorous western tall tales, fun to read. He was a good writer. He's best remembered for sword and sorcery (which he created) but he was very adept at other genres too. jimjum12 and Surfing Alien 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Did you get that at the paperback show Hap? I remember that guy having a lot of those. All the lovely ladies distracted me too much... No, Had this for about a decade bought in a estate sale in San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing Alien Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: Anyone suggest a couple to pop my cherry on? Just reread, "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" in that Avon Fantasy Reader #2 I got. It's Kull but kind of a philosophical sword and sorcery. Even more powerful now that i'm older than when I first read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Surfing Alien said: Just reread, "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" in that Avon Fantasy Reader #2 I got. It's Kull but kind of a philosophical sword and sorcery. Even more powerful now that i'm older than when I first read it. The only non-reprint Kull I have is a poem; published several years after Howard's death. Not what I would normally call a good starting point, but since I scanned the page a while back I can post the whole thing here. It stands on its own well enough: frozentundraguy, Surfing Alien and RedFury 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing Alien Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 12 hours ago, OtherEric said: It stands on its own well enough: I find that Howard strikes this Elegiac mood more with Kull than with Conan. Especially the period when the older Kull becomes King. The heavy weight of the crown, constant threat of usurpation and brooding on the fate of all men create an aura of wisdom and wondering well suited to front a backdrop of ancient lands, men and mythical beings that Howard so poetically describes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Golden Fleece, Jan 1939 Howard's story in this one is Gates of Empire, an historical fiction tale set during the crusades. I think it was probably written in the early 1930s when Howard was trying (unsuccessfully) to break into Adventure and contributing to Oriental Stories and Magic Carpet. Even though Gates of Empire is considered by many Howard's best historical fiction story, I suppose it was rejected by all the aforementioned titles because it was not published until 1939, a few years after his death. The cover illustration by Harold De Lay is not for the Howard story, but for Farley's. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
