The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v17 #2

Dive into the newest newsletter from the Robert E. Howard Foundation, offering a wealth of exclusive content. This issue brings you a “Letter from the Board,” the first draft typescript of “The Blue Flame of Death,” and a riveting series of poems titled “Sonnets Out of Bedlam,” among other News & Events. A must-read for any Howard aficionado!

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v17 #1

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 1, volume 17 – Spring 2023. Contains the typescript of The Iron Shadows in the Moon (part 2 of 2). It also contains a typescript of a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa March 1930. The letter contains 4 poems (‘The Autumn of the World’, ‘A Tribute to the Sportsmanship of the Fans’, ‘Aw Come On and Fight’ and ‘The Songe of the Sage’.

In the news and event section, we get a report from the 2023 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards. And finally Paul Herman’s story about Howard’s writing desk and how he acquired it.

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v16 #4

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 4, volume 16 – Winter 2022/23. Contains the typescript of The Iron Shadows in the Moon (part 1 of 2). It also contains the draft A and draft B of The Hyborian Age. The cover is of another Jenkins Gent which was sold to Jason Germany, and two letters to Wilfred B. Talman that recently appeared. One of the letters can be viewed here. 

It also has a first appearance of “List of Hyborian Names, Places, and Locations”.

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v16 #3

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 3, volume 16 – Fall 2022. Contains The Vultures of Whapeton part 3 of 3 of The Vultures of Wahpeton typescript. Also included is a copy of the handwritten verse ‘The Sword of Lal Singh’, the usual News & Events and a typescript of a letter to Emil Petaja from February 15, 1936. Rob Roehm explains how The Robert E. Howard Foundation got hold of it.

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v16 #2

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 2, volume 16 – Summer 2022. Contains The Vultures of Whapeton part 2 of 3 of The Vultures of Wahpeton typescript. It also contains a letter to H.P. Lovecraft marked as received November 9, 1931.

The cover is from Smashing Novels Magazine for December 1936 with artwork by Howard Sherman.

Robert E. Howard Foundation Holiday Special

Robert E. Howard Foundation Holiday Special 2009.

It contains the first publication of an incomplete and untitled REH story that was tentatively titled “Six Gun Interview” by Glenn Lord. The story is estimated to be half to two-thirds complete based on other stories aimed at similar markets, and the remaining pages are missing. The story was likely written in 1931 and appears to be an attempt to adapt Sailor Steve Costigan’s stories to a western format. The tale appears to be a precursor to the Breckinridge Elkins series.

“Six-Gun Interview” is presented first as a facsimile copy of Howard’s typescript (p. 3), then as a clean, modern copy of the same fragment (p. 15). The Christmas cards on the front and back covers are commercial cards signed by Howard.