Myth Maker by Cross Plains Comics. Adaptations of Howard’s short stories. Contains MEN OF THE SHADOWS and THE DREAM SNAKE by Tim Sale and Matt Hollingsworth, SPEAR AND FANG by Richard Corben and Eric Hope, and DERMOD’S BANE by Kelley Jones, Laurie Smith, and George Freeman.

Pin-up art by Rafael Kayanan, John Bolton, Michael Kaluta, Mark Schultz, Steve Lightle, and Colin MacNeil, a bit of history on comics adaptions of Howard’s creations by Thomas, and a short bio on Novalyne Price Ellis, author of a well-known Robert E. Howard memoir, by Rusty Burke.

Contents

• ifc •  Robert E. Howard’s Myth Maker • interior artwork by Rafael Kayanan
• 1 • Full page painting by John Bolton
• 2 • “Three Years in the Making”  • editorial by Richard Ashford
• 7 • “From Cimmeria to Cross Plains” • introduction by Roy Thomas
• 8 • “Men of the Shadows” • adapted by Roy Thomas • Art: Tim Sale • Color: Matt Hollingsworth
  “The Song of a Mad Minstrel” (poem, lines 1 thru 4) • Embedded in the adaptation of “Men of the Shadows”
  “Moon Shame” (poem, lines 25 and 26) Embedded in the adaptation of “Men of the Shadows”
• 13 • “Spear and Fang” adapted by Roy Thomas • Art: Richard Corben • Color & Rendering: Eric Hope
• 24 • “The Dream Snake” adapted by Roy Thomas • Art: Tim Sale • Color: Matt Hollingsworth
• 37 “Men of the Shadows” (verse heading) • “Chant of the White Beard” (poem) • “Rune” (poem) • Illustrated by John Bolton with additional photography by Barbara Gillespie • “Chant of the White Beard” and “Rune” appear as untitled verse.
• 41 • “Dermod’s Bane” adapted by Roy Thomas • Art: Kelly Jones • Color: Laurie E. Smith and George Freeman
  “The Tempter” (poem, lines 1 thru 4, 8 thru 16)
  Embedded in the adaptation of “Dermod’s Bane”
• 56 • REH Gallery (4 full page illustrations) • Art by Michael W. Kaluta, Mark Schultz, Steve Lightle, and Colin MacNeil
• 60 • Novalyne Price Ellis” • article/obituary by Rusty Burke
• 64 “An Open Window” • poem Illustrated by Rafael Kayanan
• ibc •  Cross Plains Comics • interior artwork by Jeff Jones
• bc •  Robert E. Howard photograph

Notes

Editor: Richard Ashford
Art Director: Rafael Kayanan
First printing was limited to around 9000 copies.