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.

Contents

• 1 • A Song of the Naked Lands • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 2 • The Touch of Death • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Fearsome Touch of Death)
• 3 • The Tower of Time (fragment) • [James Allison] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 5 •  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 • Zukala’s Love Song • [The Zukala Poems: A Narrative Cycle • 4] • (1991) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 6 •  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 • Red Thunder • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 6 • The Ghost in the Doorway • (1969) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 7 • For Man Was Given the Earth to Rule • (1986) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 8 • Spectres in the Dark • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 11 •  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
• 12 • Golnor the Ape • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 13 • Buccaneer Treasure • (1985) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 14 • The Sands of the Desert • (1980) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 14 •  Letter to Emil Petaja, July 23, 1935 (“Dear Mr. Petaja: / Please believe my delay in answering your letter…”) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 14 • Custom • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 15 • A Dream • (1971) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 15 • Memories (“Shall we remember, friend of the morning…”) • (1988) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 15 • The Heathen • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 16 • A Dungeon Opens • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 17 • The Symbol • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 17 • Miss High-Hat • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 17 •  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
• 18 • The Tale of Am-ra • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 18 • The Viking of the Sky • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 18 •  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
• 19 • Dreaming on Downs • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 20 •  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 • Echo from the Ebon Isles • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 20 • To a Woman (“Though fathoms deep you sink me in the mold…”) • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 20 • One Who Comes at Eventide • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 20 • To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew • (1968) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 20 • An Outworn Story • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 21 •  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 • Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen’s Necklace • non-genre • (1923) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 22 • A Young Wife’s Tale • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 22 • Musings • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 22 • L’envoi (“Harlots and choir girls…”) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 22 •  Letter to Hugh G. Schonfeld, June 15, 1933 (“Dear Sir: / As I promised, in answer to your letter…”) • (1975) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 23 • Untitled poem (“And Bill, he looked at me and said…”) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 23 •  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 • A Man • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 23 • Mountain Man • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 27 •  Letters of Comment (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by uncredited
• 27 •  Letter (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by Mark Iacampo
• 27 •  Letter (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by Rusty Burke
• 27 •  Letter (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by Steve Trout
• 27 •  Letter (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by Dennis McHaney
• 27 •  Letter (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by Glenn Lord
• 27 •  Letter (The “New” Howard Reader #2) • essay by Patrice Louinet
• 28 • Afterword (The “New” Howard Reader #1) • (1998) • essay by Joe Marek

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.