Periodical or fanzine from early 1975 containing Robert E. Howards ‘The Devil’s Joker’ and several letters. This is the first appearance of ‘The Devil’s Joker’.

Contents

  • 3 • Editorial (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by Wayne Warfield
  • 5 • The Devil’s Joker • [The Sonora Kid] • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 7 •  The Devil’s Joker • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Stephen E. Fabian]
  • 14 • Solomon Kane in the Black Forest • essay by Fred Blosser
  • 17 •  Kull the King • interior artwork by G. Shaheen
  • 18 •  Letter to Harold Preece, postmarked January 4, 1930 (“Yes, we fade from youth swiftly… “) • [Letters to Harold Preece] • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To Harold Preece, postmarked January 4, 1930 (“Yes, we fade from youth swiftly…”))
  • 24 •  Letter: Robert E. Howard to Farnsworth Wright, circa 1931 (“In your last letter you asked me…”) • [Letters to Farnsworth Wright] • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 26 •  Cross Plains V1n6 • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Stephen E. Fabian]
  • 27 •  Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, February 15, 1936 (“Dear Ed, / I’ve eventually found time…”) • (1945) • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 30 •  Cross Plains V1n6 [2] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Stephen E. Fabian]
  • 31 • Still There • poem by Steve Eng [as by John Bredon]
  • 32 •  Cross Plains V1n6 • interior artwork by John Stewart [as by J. Stewart]
  • 33 • The Hyborian Cult (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by Wayne Warfield
  • 33 •  Letter (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by James A. Cox
  • 35 •  Letter (Cross Plains V1n6) • [Letters: L. Sprague de Camp] • essay by L. Sprague de Camp
  • 37 •  Letter (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by John Stewart
  • 40 •  Cross Plains V1n6 [2] • interior artwork by John Stewart [as by J. Stewart]
  • 41 • Whispers from Cross Plains (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by uncredited
  • bc •  Cross Plains V1n6 • interior artwork by Rick Roe
Publisher :George Hamilton
Year :February/March 1975
Type:Periodical
Format :8.5 x 7, saddle stapled
Pages :44
Cover :Stephen E. Fabian
Illustrations :G. Shaheen, Stephen E. Fabian, John Stewart, Rick Roe

Notes

Saddle stapled, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
First page (ToC) mislabeled page 2 instead of page 1; second page is blank without a page number.
Color mailing sheet stapled to the outside with the front cover illustration on it.
“The Hyborian Cult” is letters to the editor.
“Whispers from Cross Plains” is a list of recent publications of interest to fans of Robert E. Howard.

Cross Plains Volume 1 Number 6

Periodical or fanzine from early 1975 containing Robert E. Howards ‘The Devil’s Joker’ and several letters. This is the first appearance of ‘The Devil’s Joker’.

Tags: George Hamilton / L. Sprague de Camp / Robert E. Howard / Stephen Fabian / Wayne Warfield