REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 from the summer of 2007. Contains the story ‘The Touch of Color’ by Howard. Also a Conan art portfolio by Michael L. Peters.

In the mid-1970s, when the Robert E. Howard Boom was just beginning, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur was on the cutting edge of Howard Fandom. During those heady days there was a continuous stream of hardback books, paperbacks, magazines, comics, chapbooks, fanzines, art portfolios and one-shot publications all devoted to the gifted author and poet from Cross Plains, Texas. When the Boom eventually faded out in the late eighties, the fans and admirers of Robert E. Howard still carried the torch, waiting for a time when Howard would return and that time has come. While not on as grand a scale as the earlier boom, it is nonetheless a great time to be a Howard fan.

As a result of this renewed interest in Howard, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur resumed publication in 2003. Issues 5 through 4have been published with the current schedule having The Definitive Robert E. Howard Journal appearing annually. REH: Two-Gun Raconteur is a classic Howard journal that keeps its roots intact. The journal is geared toward the reader who enjoys escaping into the fantastic worlds and characters created by Robert E. Howard.

Each issue features an outstanding line-up of obscure Robert E. Howard fiction, insightful essays and in-depth articles by award winning Howard scholars, plus first-rate artwork by up and coming young artists as well as established favorites.

So, if you are an aficionado of the works of the world’s greatest fantasy and adventure writer, you will find the spirit of Robert E. Howard lives on, bringing fire and thunder to the pages of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur.

Contents

• ifc •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 (Francis X. Gordon) • interior artwork by Richard Pace
• ibc •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 (Bêlit) • interior artwork by Richard Pace
• 2 • The Junto (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11) • essay by uncredited
• 3 • The Dark Lines: Howard 101 • essay by Damon C. Sasser
• 4 • A Touch of Color • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 4 •  A Touch of Color • (1986) • interior artwork by Bill Cavalier
• 7 •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 • interior artwork by uncredited
• 8 • Reflections on Hyborian Africa • essay by Charles R. Saunders
• 8 •  Reflections on Hyborian Africa • interior artwork by Joe Wehrle, Jr. [as by Joe Wehrle]
• 10 •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 • interior artwork by uncredited
• 11 • An Atlantean Book Burning • essay by Rob Roehm
• 12 •  An Atlantean Book Burning • interior artwork by David Burton
• 14 • The Image of Conan • essay by Leon Nielsen
• 14 •  The Image of Conan • interior artwork by uncredited
• 16 •  Beyond the Black River: A Conan Portfolio • interior artwork by Michael L. Peters
• 21 • Blooming Madness and Death • essay by Danny Street
• 33 •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 • interior artwork by uncredited
• 34 • The REH Review • essay by Morgan Holmes
• 34 • Review: Conan and the Songs of the Dead, a 5-part monthly comic book by Joe R. Lansdale and Timothy Truman • essay by Morgan Holmes
• 35 •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 • interior artwork by uncredited
• bc •  REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 (Conan Battles the Lions) • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian

Notes

Volume 1, number 11.
Saddle stapled, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
Print run of 300 numbered and signed copies.
Front cover illustration titled “Shadowing Solomon Kane”.
“The Junto” is a list of contributors.
“The Dark Lines” is an editorial.”

A Touch of Color” first appeared in “Payday” from Cryptic Publications. It is illustrated by Bill Cavalier
Editor and publisher: Damon C. Sasser