In “Waterfront Fists,” Steve Costigan finds himself in Honolulu, where Bill O’Brien, a fellow crew member of the Sea Girl, announces that Steve has been matched to fight a formidable opponent from the ship Ruffian that very night. First published in Fight Stories September 1930. Featuring Steve Costigan. It was published again in Fight Stories volume 6 number Summer 1940 but then under the name, Mark Adam, and the title STAND UP AND SLUG!
Join Steve Costigan and Bill Stark in “Iron-Clad Fists” as they navigate a hilariously misguided attempt to leave their boxing careers behind, only to find themselves in even more absurd adventures. Howard used Patrick Ervin as a pseudonym. Alternative title: “A Knight of the Round Table”.
Fists of the Revolution.
Collected from Damon C. Sasser’s blog here is a 10-round boxing match, or rather an interview regarding Fists of Iron and how it came to be. Patrice Louinet, Chris Gruber, and Mark Finn go 10 rounds answering questions.
Alternative title: SHANGHIED MITTS.
Alternative title: Iron-Jaw.
Featuring Steve Costigan. Alternative title: Slugger Bait. First published in Fight Stories December 1931.
First published for DIME SPORTS MAGAZINE in April 1936. Alternative title: Fists of the Desert.
First published in FIGHT STORIES May 1930. Published again in Winter 1938-1939 but under the name of Mark Adam and the title: “Cannibal Fists”.
“By the Law of the Shark” is a rollicking adventure story set in the South Seas, specifically on the notorious island of Barricuda, a den of iniquity and the backdrop for a tale of fists, honor, and a daring quest for freedom. The protagonist, Steve Costigan, a sailor aboard the merchant ship Sea Girl and a formidable boxer, finds himself stranded in Barricuda after a night of inadvertent revelry.
