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The "New" Howard Reader #2

Joe & Mona Marek

1998
Publication type
Periodical
Contains
PoetryStories

Publication date: August 1998 | 2nd state of 1 edition also August 1998

Introduction

The second issue of 'The "New" Howard Reader, from 1998. Filled with Howard content. Published by Joe & Mona Marek. Cover art by Steven R. Trout.

Notes

Saddle stapled, wraps.Page numbers do not include covers.

Selected and compiled by Joe Marek. Numbered and signed by Joe Marek.

Second state of #2. Not explicitly stated, but the poem "Red Thunder" is 25 lines as it appeared in JAPM: The Poetry Weekly; in the first state, it was 24 lines , as the poem appeared in Weird Tales #1, Zebra, as reported by HowardWorks.com.

First state was about 30 copies, at least 84 copies in both states.Available new for one year from date of publication.

Associate Editor: Rusty Burke assisted by Dave Gentzel, Glenn Lord, Steve Trout, and Patrice Louinet

The first state was limited to 30 copies.
Limited print run of 120 copies (both states combined).
The 2nd state corrected some typographical errors.
The first printing contained the 24 line version of "Red Thunder" from WEIRD TALES #1, Zebra. The 2nd state contained the original version that first appeared in JAPM: THE POETRY WEEKLY, September 16, 1929.

Signed and numbered by Joe Marek.Limited to one year of distribution.

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Periodical (8.5 x 11, saddle stapled)
Publication date
August 1998 | 2nd state of 1 edition also August 1998
Pages
32 including covers
Publisher / imprint
Joe & Mona Marek
Cover art
Steven R. Trout
Illustrations
None

30 linked Howard works

93 contents entries

  1. "A Song of the Naked Lands" (poem)
  2. A Song of the Naked Lands • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard 1 · poem
  3. "The Touch of Death"
  4. The Touch of Death • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Fearsome Touch of Death) 2 · story
  5. "The Tower of Time" (incomplete)
  6. The Tower of Time (fragment) • [James Allison] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 3 · story
  7. Letter to WEIRD TALES , ca. May 1927 "Your last three issues …"
  8. Letter to "The Eyrie" in Weird Tales Magazine ("Your last three issues have been...") • [Letters to Weird Tales] • (1927) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter (Weird Tales, June 1927)) 5 · essay
  9. "Zukala's Love Song" (poem)
  10. Zukala's Love Song • [The Zukala Poems: A Narrative Cycle • 4] • (1991) • poem by Robert E. Howard 5 · poem
  11. Letter to Carl Jacobi , postmarked 22 March 1932 "I found your recent letter …"
  12. Letter to Carl Jacobi, postmarked March 22, 1932 ("Dear Mr. Jacobi: / I found your recent letter very interesting...") • (1985) • essay by Robert E. Howard 6 · essay
  13. "Red Thunder" (poem) [See Notes]
  14. Red Thunder • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard 6 · poem
  15. "The Ghost in the Doorway"
  16. The Ghost in the Doorway • (1969) • essay by Robert E. Howard 6 · essay
  17. "For Man Was Given the Earth to Rule" (poem)
  18. For Man Was Given the Earth to Rule • (1986) • poem by Robert E. Howard 7 · poem
  19. "Spectres in the Dark" (incomplete)
  20. Spectres in the Dark • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard 8 · story
  21. Letter to August Derleth , ca. March 1933 "I should have told you …"
  22. Letter to August Derleth, no date ("Dear Mr. Derleth: / I should have told you that I meant...") • [Letters to August Derleth] • (1972) • essay by Robert E. Howard 11 · essay
  23. "Golnor the Ape" (incomplete)
  24. Golnor the Ape • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard 12 · story
  25. "Buccaneer Treasure" (poem)
  26. Buccaneer Treasure • (1985) • poem by Robert E. Howard 13 · poem
  27. "The Sands of the Desert" (poem)
  28. The Sands of the Desert • (1980) • poem by Robert E. Howard 14 · poem
  29. Letter to Emil Petaja , 23 July 1935 "Please believe my delay …"
  30. Letter to Emil Petaja, July 23, 1935 ("Dear Mr. Petaja: / Please believe my delay in answering your letter...") • essay by Robert E. Howard 14 · essay
  31. "Custom" (poem)
  32. Custom • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard 14 · poem
  33. "A Dream"
  34. A Dream • (1971) • essay by Robert E. Howard 15 · essay
  35. "Memories" (2, poem)
  36. Memories ("Shall we remember, friend of the morning...") • (1988) • poem by Robert E. Howard 15 · poem
  37. "The Heathen"
  38. The Heathen • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 15 · story
  39. "A Dungeon Opens" (poem)
  40. A Dungeon Opens • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard 16 · poem
  41. "The Symbol" (poem)
  42. The Symbol • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 17 · poem
  43. "Miss High-Hat"
  44. Miss High-Hat • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard 17 · story
  45. Letter to R.H. Barlow , ca. December 1932 "Price tells me that you are interested …"
  46. Letter to R. H. Barlow, no date ("Dear Mr. Barlow: / Price tells me that you are interested in the collection...") • [Letters to R. H. Barlow] • (1993) • essay by Robert E. Howard 17 · essay
  47. "The Tale of Am-ra" (incomplete)
  48. The Tale of Am-ra • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 18 · story
  49. "The Viking of the Sky" (poem)
  50. The Viking of the Sky • poem by Robert E. Howard 18 · poem
  51. Letter to Harold Preece , postmarked 5 September 1928 "Yes, I like the idea …"
  52. Letter to Harold Preece, postmarked September 5, 1928 ("Salaam: / Yes, I Iike the idea of Eldorado...") • [Letters to Harold Preece] • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 18 · essay
  53. "Dreaming on Downs" (poem)
  54. Dreaming on Downs • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard 19 · poem
  55. Letter to Novalyne Price , ca. December 1934 "Like my meal ticket …"
  56. Letter to Novalyne Price, no date ("Dear Novalyne, / Like my meal-ticket, Conan the Cimmerian...") • [Letters to Novalyne Price] • (1986) • essay by Robert E. Howard 20 · essay
  57. "To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew"
  58. Echo from the Ebon Isles • poem by Robert E. Howard 20 · poem
  59. "An Outworn Story" (poem)
  60. To a Woman ("Though fathoms deep you sink me in the mold...") • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard 20 · poem
  61. Letter to Robert W. Gordon, 15 February 1926 "I was delighted to receive …"
  62. One Who Comes at Eventide • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard 20 · poem
  63. "Aha! Or the Mystery of the Queen's Necklace"
  64. To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew • (1968) • essay by Robert E. Howard 20 · essay
  65. "A Young Wife's Tale" (poem)
  66. An Outworn Story • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard 20 · poem
  67. "Musings"
  68. Letter to Robert W. Gordon, February 15, 1926 ("Dear Mr. Gordon; / I was delighted to receive your letter...") • [Letters to Robert W. Gordon] • essay by Robert E. Howard 21 · essay
  69. "L'Envoi" (2, poem)
  70. Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace • non-genre • (1923) • short story by Robert E. Howard 21 · story
  71. Letter to Hugh G. Schonfeld, 15 June 1933 "As I promised …"
  72. A Young Wife's Tale • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard 22 · poem
  73. Untitled ("And Bill, he looked at me and said") (poem)
  74. Musings • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 22 · poem
  75. Letter to ARGOSY ALL-STORY WEEKLY, ca. Spring 1929, "I was born in Texas …"
  76. L'envoi ("Harlots and choir girls...") • poem by Robert E. Howard 22 · poem
  77. "A Man" (poem)
  78. Letter to Hugh G. Schonfeld, June 15, 1933 ("Dear Sir: / As I promised, in answer to your letter...") • (1975) • essay by Robert E. Howard 22 · essay
  79. "Mountain Man" (magazine version)
  80. Untitled poem ("And Bill, he looked at me and said...") • poem by Robert E. Howard 23 · poem
  81. Letters of Comment by our readers
  82. Letter to Argosy All-Story Magazine, no date ("I was born in Texas about twenty-three years ago...") • (1929) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To "Argosy All-Story Weekly", ca. Spring 1929 ("I was born in Texas about...") 2007) 23 · essay
  83. Afterword by Joe Marek
  84. A Man • poem by Robert E. Howard 23 · poem
  85. Mountain Man • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 23 · story
  86. Letters of Comment (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by uncredited 27 · essay
  87. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by Mark Iacampo 27 · essay
  88. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by Rusty Burke 27 · essay
  89. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by Steve Trout 27 · essay
  90. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by Dennis McHaney 27 · essay
  91. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by Glenn Lord 27 · essay
  92. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #2) • essay by Patrice Louinet 27 · essay
  93. Afterword (The "New" Howard Reader #1) • (1998) • essay by Joe Marek 28 · essay

Contributors

Steven R. Trout
Cover artist

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Dave GentzelGlenn LordJames AllisonJoe MarekMark IacampoMona MarekPatrice LouinetRobert E. HowardRusty Burke

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
The "New" Howard Reader #2
Publisher
Joe & Mona Marek
Date
August 1998 August 1998 (2nd state of 1st edition)
Source file
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REH World editorial layer

Title
The "New" Howard Reader #2
Publisher
Joe & Mona Marek
Date
August 1998 | 2nd state of 1 edition also August 1998
Source provenance

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