A fanzine or periodical edited by Jonathan Bacon. This special edition from January 1976 contains the poem VISIONS, the first apperance of the story FISTS OF THE REVOLUTION and MORE EVIDENCES OF THE INNATE DIVINITY OF A MAN. Also an interesting review by Harold Preece about L. Sprague de Camps “The Miscast Barbarian”.

Contents

• ibc •  Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition [3] • interior artwork by David Reisman
• 1 • Arena in the Snow • short story by j. e. coplin [as by Jim Coplin]
• 2 • Arena in the Snow • interior artwork by Richard Huber [as by Richard Huber, Jr.]
• 8 • Lullaby • (1972) • poem by Steve Eng [as by John Bredon]
• 8 • Lullaby • interior artwork by Douglas Herring
• 9 • Nightmare • poem by Gordon Larkin
• 9 • Nightmare • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann
• 10 • Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition • interior artwork by Ken Raney
• 11 • Heroes of Swords and Sorcery • essay by Jerry L. Schattenburg
• 12 • Heroes of Swords and Sorcery • interior artwork by Douglas Herring
• 15 • Echoes in Rock • poem by Gordon Larkin
• 15 • Echoes in Rock • interior artwork by Broc Sears
• 16 • To Race a Jungle Night • poem by Deborah K. Raney
• 16 • To Race a Jungle Night • interior artwork by Ken Raney
• 18 • Of Fauns and Devils • poem by Richard Huber [as by Richard G. Huber, Jr.]
• 18 • Of Fauns and Devils • interior artwork by Richard Huber [as by Richard Huber, Jr.]
• 20 • Fists of the Revolution • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 25 • Visions • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 25 • Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition [2] • interior artwork by Broc Sears
• 26 • More Evidences of the Innate Divinity of Man • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 26 • More Evidence of the Innate Divinity of Man • interior artwork by Gene Day
• 27 • The Miscast Barbarian in Review: The Real Robert E. Howard • essay by Harold Preece
• 27 •  Review: The Miscast Barbarian by L. Sprague de Camp • review by Harold Preece
• 31 • Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition • interior artwork by Broc Sears
• 32 • De Camp Responds • essay by L. Sprague de Camp
• bc • Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition [4] • interior artwork by David Reisman

Notes

Edited by Jonathan Bacon
Limited edition print run of 535 copies.
Announced as FANTASY CROSSROADS ANNUAL in THE HOWARD REVIEW #4.
First appearance: “Fists of the Revolution”

Stapled individual pages, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
This is sometimes called Special Edition #1. A second Special Edition was apparently prepared at some point, and a few copies may have been distributed for comment, but it was never published.
Produced by Bacon’s winter term (January) class at Graceland College.