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Worlds of Fantasy 1968

Galaxy Publishing Corporation

1968
Publication type
MagazinePeriodical
Contains
Stories

Publication date: 1968

Introduction

Worlds of Fantasy #1.Contains DELENDA EST by Robert E. Howard and also a Conan pastiche, "Conan and the Cenotaph" by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp.The story "Conan and the Cenotaph" was authored by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp and was later featured in the 1969 Lancer paperback Conan of Cimmeria under the title “The Curse of the Monolith”. It was also featured in the 1971 anthology Warlocks and Warriors as well as Sphere Books' 1989 collection The Conan Chronicles. It was later adapted into comic form in Savage Sword of Conan #33.Contents
  • 4 • Fads and Fantasies • essay by Lester del Rey
  • 6 • The Mirror of Wizardry • • novelette by John Jakes
  • 6 •  The Mirror of Wizardry • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
  • 27 • The Mirror of Wizardry [2] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
  • 40 • Death is a Lonely Place • short story by Bill Warren
  • 47 • As Is • novelette by Robert Silverberg
  • 47 • As Is • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
  • 62 • What the Vintners Buy (Version 1) • short story by Mack Reynolds
  • 67 • Conan and the Cenotaph • • short story by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp
  • 67 • Conan and the Cenotaph • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
  • 79 • After Armageddon • short story by Paris Flammonde
  • 84 • A Report on J. R. R. Tolkien • essay by Lester del Rey
  • 86 • The Man Who Liked • short story by Robert Hoskins
  • 89 • Delenda Est • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 96 • However • novelette by Robert Lory
  • 96 •  However • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan

Notes

Vol 1, No 1. Publication month from Ashley's "Transformations". "Cover and illustrations by Jack Gaughan" on ToC page. "A Report On J. R. R. Tolkien" given as "A Report About J. R. R. Tolkien" in ToC. "Conan and the Cenotaph" is labeled short story on its title page but novelette in the ToC. A word count shows it to be the former.Robert M. Guinn, Publisher Frederick Pohl, Managing Editor Lester del Rey, Editor Jody-Lynn Benjamin, Associate Editor

Notes

Vol 1, No 1. Publication month from Ashley's "Transformations".
"Cover and illustrations by Jack Gaughan" on ToC page.
"A Report On J. R. R. Tolkien" given as "A Report About J. R. R. Tolkien" in ToC.
"Conan and the Cenotaph" is labeled short story on its title page but novelette in the ToC. A word count shows it to be the former.

Robert M. Guinn, Publisher
Frederick Pohl, Managing Editor
Lester del Rey, Editor
Jody-Lynn Benjamin, Associate Editor

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition format
Periodical (Digest)
Publication date
1968
Pages
132
Publisher / imprint
Galaxy Publishing Corporation
Cover art
Jack Gaughan
Illustrations
Jack Gaughan

1 linked Howard work

28 contents entries

  1. "Delenda Est"
  2. Fads and Fantasies • essay by Lester del Rey 4 · essay
  3. Non-REH Content
  4. The Mirror of Wizardry • [Brak the Barbarian] • novelette by John Jakes 6 · novelette
  5. "Editorial" by Lester Del Rey
  6. The Mirror of Wizardry • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan 6 · artwork
  7. "The Mirror of Wizardry" by John Jakes
  8. The Mirror of Wizardry [2] • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan 27 · artwork
  9. "However" by Robert Lory
  10. Death is a Lonely Place • short story by Bill Warren 40 · story
  11. "As Is" by Robert Silverberg
  12. As Is • novelette by Robert Silverberg 47 · novelette
  13. "Conan and the Cenotaph" by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp
  14. As Is • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan 47 · artwork
  15. "Death is a Lonely Place" by Bill Warren
  16. What the Vintners Buy (Version 1) • short story by Mack Reynolds 62 · story
  17. "What the Vinters Buy" by Mack Reynolds
  18. Conan and the Cenotaph • [Conan] • short story by Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp 67 · story
  19. "After Armageddon" by Paris Flammonde
  20. Conan and the Cenotaph • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan 67 · artwork
  21. "The Man Who Liked" by Robert Hoskins
  22. After Armageddon • short story by Paris Flammonde 79 · story
  23. "A Report on J. R. R. Tolkein" by Lester Del Rey (Article)
  24. A Report on J. R. R. Tolkien • essay by Lester del Rey 84 · essay
  25. The Man Who Liked • short story by Robert Hoskins 86 · story
  26. Delenda Est • short story by Robert E. Howard 89 · story
  27. However • novelette by Robert Lory 96 · novelette
  28. However • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan 96 · artwork

Contributors

Lester Del Rey
Editor, Essayist
Jack Gaughan
Cover artist, Illustrator

Characters / Featuring

[sc name="Conan"][/sc]

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Brak the BarbarianConanGensericL. Sprague de CampLin CarterRobert E. Howard

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
Worlds of Fantasy Volume 1 Number 1
Publisher
Galaxy Publishing Corporation
Date
1968
Source file
WorldsofFantasy1.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Worlds of Fantasy 1968
Publisher
Galaxy Publishing Corporation
Date
1968
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved source bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; the imported bibliography remains the source fallback.