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Fists of Iron Round 1

REH Foundation Press

2013
Publication type
Collection
Edition format
Hardcover

Publication date: June 2013

Series / set

Four-volume-set

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Introduction

The Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard: Fists of Iron Round 1.The REH Foundation have made a beautiful four-volume series that presents the Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard. The first round measures in at 420 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket. Cover art by Tom Gianni and introduction by Christopher Gruber.The First edition is limited to 200 numbered copies, each individually numbered.Contents
  • vii • Introduction: The Brute Eternal • essay by Chris Gruber
  • 3 • The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux • (2008) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 16 • Double Cross • • (2003) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Double-Cross 1983)
  • 33 • The Weeping Willow • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 39 • The Right Hook • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 53 • The Voice of Doom • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 59 • Crowd Horror • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Crowd-Horror)
  • 94 • Iron Men • (2005) • novella by Robert E. Howard
  • 130 • The Mark of a Bloody Hand • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 138 • They Always Come Back • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 162 • The Trail of the Snake • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 185 • Kid Lavigne Is Dead • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 186 • "Aw Come On and Fight!" • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 187 • The Cooling of Spike McRue • (1986) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 189 • Fables for Little Folks • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 190 • The Champ • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 191 • Slugger's Vow • (1996) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 191 • Untitled ("And Dempsey climbed into the ring...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("And Dempsey climbed into the ring and the crowd sneered...") 2007)
  • 192 • In the Ring • (1996) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 194 • Untitled ("They matched me up that night...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("They matched me up that night with a bird that was a fright...") 2007)
  • 195 • Down the Ages • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 197 • John L. Sullivan • (1998) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 199 • Jack Dempsey • (2009) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 200 • Untitled ("We are the duckers of crosses...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("We are the duckers of crosses...") 2007)
  • 201 • Untitled ("All the crowd...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("All the crowd meek and proud...") 2007)
  • 202 • When You Were a Set-up and I Was a Ham • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard
  • 207 • The Spirit of Brian Boru • (1990) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 211 • A Man of Peace • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 236 • The Atavist • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 249 • Cupid Vs. Pollux • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 253 • The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux (alternative version) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux 1929)
  • 266 • Untitled fragment ("I had just hung...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 269 • The Ferocious Ape • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 277 • Untitled fragment ("Spike Morissey...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 279 • Untitled fragment ("The tale has always been...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 281 • The Ghost behind the Gloves • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 284 • Lobo Volante • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 285 • Night Encounter • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 298 • The Folly of Conceit • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 315 • Iron Men (first version) • novella by Robert E. Howard
  • 377 • Dula Due to Be Champion • (1928) • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 379 • The Punch • (2007) • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 382 • Men of Iron • (1976) • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 387 • Untitled document ("The round started slow...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 391 • Jeffries Versus Dempsey • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled story ("John L. Sullivan knocked out Ryan...") 2008)
  • 394 • Misto Dempsey • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 396 • The Funniest Bout • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 397 • The Great Munney Ring • (2003) • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 398 • The Sporting Page • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 399 • Munn! Munn! Munn! Munn! Munn! • (2009) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("MUNN! MUNN! ..."))
  • 400 • Classification of Champions - Untitled (I progress slowly in my classification of champions.) • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 401 • Untitled article ("I like John L. Sullivan.") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
  • 403 • Ringside Tales • (2009) • short story by Robert E. Howard
  • 409 • The Lord of the Ring (part 1) • essay by Patrice Louinet

Notes

Edited by Patrice Louinet, Christopher Gruber, and Mark Finn
First appearance:
"Iron Men" (first version)
Untitled ("The round started slow . . .)
Untitled fragment ("Spike Morissey…")
Untitled fragment ("The tale has always been . . .")
"Lobo Volante" (fragment)
First in a series of four books.
Limited edition of 200 copies

"First Printing" on the copyright page.
The cover artist is credited on the rear jacket flap, and the cover artwork is signed.
Some of the contents are non-genre, but many of the stories have speculative fiction content.
The Howard material from p. 397 through p. 406 is from 3 issues of Howard's self-published The Right Hook, of which only one copy is known to exist.

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
June 2013
Pages
xxii plus 419
Publisher / imprint
The REH Foundation Press
Cover art
Tom Gianni
Illustrations
None
Media details
Collection - 4 volume set

54 linked Howard works

108 contents entries

  1. "The Brute Eternal" by Christopher Gruber ( Introduction)
  2. Fists of Iron
  3. "The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux"
  4. "Double Cross"
  5. "The Weeping Willow"
  6. "The Right Hook"
  7. "The Voice of Doom"
  8. "Crowd-Horror"
  9. "Iron Men"
  10. "The Mark of a Bloody Hand"
  11. "They Always Come Back"
  12. "The Trail of the Snake"
  13. Poems
  14. "Kid Lavigne is Dead"
  15. "Aw Come on and Fight!"
  16. "The Cooling of Spike McRue"
  17. "Fables for Little Folks"
  18. "The Champ"
  19. "Slugger’s Vow"
  20. "In the Ring"
  21. Untitled ("And Dempsey climbed into the ring")
  22. Untitled ("They matched me up that night")
  23. "Down the Ages"
  24. "John L. Sullivan"
  25. "Jack Dempsey"
  26. Untitled ("We are the duckers of crosses")
  27. Untitled ("All the crowd")
  28. "When you Were a Set-up and I Was a Ham"
  29. Appendix 1: early tales, variants and fragments
  30. "The Spirit of Brian Boru"
  31. "A Man of Peace"
  32. "The Atavist" (unfinished)
  33. "Cupid vs. Pollux"
  34. "The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux" (alternate version)
  35. "Untitled fragment ("I had just hung...")
  36. "The Ferocious Ape" (fragment)
  37. Untitled fragment ("Spike Morissey…")
  38. Untitled fragment ("The tale has always been…")
  39. "The Ghost Behind the Gloves" (fragment)
  40. "Lobo Volante" (fragment)
  41. "Night Encounter" (incomplete)
  42. "The Folly of Conceit" (unfinished)
  43. "Iron Men" (first version)
  44. Appendix 2: Articles
  45. "Dula Due to be Champion"
  46. "The Punch"
  47. "Men of Iron"
  48. Appendix 3: Odds and Ends
  49. Untitled document ("The round started slow . . .")
  50. "Jeffries Versus Dempsey"
  51. "Misto Dempsey"
  52. "The Funniest Bout"
  53. Boxing material from Howard’s self-published The Right Hook (3 issues, 1925) "The Great Munney Ring" "Sporting Page" Untitled "Munn! Munn! Munn! . . ." Untitled "I progress slowly . . ." Untitled "I like John L. Sullivan" "Ringside Tales"
  54. Appendix 4: "The Lord of the Ring" (part 1), by Patrice Louinet
  55. Introduction: The Brute Eternal • essay by Chris Gruber [as by Christopher Gruber] vii · introduction
  56. The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux • (2008) • short story by Robert E. Howard 3 · story
  57. Double Cross • [Ace Jessel] • (2003) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Double-Cross 1983) 16 · story
  58. The Weeping Willow • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 33 · story
  59. The Right Hook • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 39 · story
  60. The Voice of Doom • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard 53 · story
  61. Crowd Horror • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Crowd-Horror) 59 · story
  62. Iron Men • (2005) • novella by Robert E. Howard 94 · novelette
  63. The Mark of a Bloody Hand • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard 130 · story
  64. They Always Come Back • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard 138 · story
  65. The Trail of the Snake • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 162 · story
  66. Kid Lavigne Is Dead • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard 185 · poem
  67. "Aw Come On and Fight!" • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard 186 · poem
  68. The Cooling of Spike McRue • (1986) • poem by Robert E. Howard 187 · poem
  69. Fables for Little Folks • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard 189 · poem
  70. The Champ • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard 190 · poem
  71. Slugger's Vow • (1996) • poem by Robert E. Howard 191 · poem
  72. Untitled ("And Dempsey climbed into the ring...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("And Dempsey climbed into the ring and the crowd sneered...") 2007) 191 · poem
  73. In the Ring • (1996) • poem by Robert E. Howard 192 · poem
  74. Untitled ("They matched me up that night...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("They matched me up that night with a bird that was a fright...") 2007) 194 · poem
  75. Down the Ages • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 195 · poem
  76. John L. Sullivan • (1998) • poem by Robert E. Howard 197 · poem
  77. Jack Dempsey • (2009) • poem by Robert E. Howard 199 · poem
  78. Untitled ("We are the duckers of crosses...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("We are the duckers of crosses...") 2007) 200 · poem
  79. Untitled ("All the crowd...") • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("All the crowd meek and proud...") 2007) 201 · poem
  80. When You Were a Set-up and I Was a Ham • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard 202 · poem
  81. The Spirit of Brian Boru • (1990) • short story by Robert E. Howard 207 · story
  82. A Man of Peace • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 211 · story
  83. The Atavist • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 236 · story
  84. Cupid Vs. Pollux • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 249 · story
  85. The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux (alternative version) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux 1929) 253 · story
  86. Untitled fragment ("I had just hung...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 266 · story
  87. The Ferocious Ape • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 269 · story
  88. Untitled fragment ("Spike Morissey...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 277 · story
  89. Untitled fragment ("The tale has always been...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 279 · story
  90. The Ghost behind the Gloves • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 281 · story
  91. Lobo Volante • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 284 · story
  92. Night Encounter • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 285 · story
  93. The Folly of Conceit • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 298 · story
  94. Iron Men (first version) • novella by Robert E. Howard 315 · novelette
  95. Dula Due to Be Champion • (1928) • essay by Robert E. Howard 377 · essay
  96. The Punch • (2007) • essay by Robert E. Howard 379 · essay
  97. Men of Iron • (1976) • essay by Robert E. Howard 382 · essay
  98. Untitled document ("The round started slow...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 387 · story
  99. Jeffries Versus Dempsey • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled story ("John L. Sullivan knocked out Ryan...") 2008) 391 · story
  100. Misto Dempsey • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 394 · story
  101. The Funniest Bout • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 396 · story
  102. The Great Munney Ring • (2003) • essay by Robert E. Howard 397 · essay
  103. The Sporting Page • essay by Robert E. Howard 398 · essay
  104. Munn! Munn! Munn! Munn! Munn! • (2009) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("MUNN! MUNN! ...")) 399 · story
  105. Classification of Champions - Untitled (I progress slowly in my classification of champions.) • essay by Robert E. Howard 400 · essay
  106. Untitled article ("I like John L. Sullivan.") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 401 · essay
  107. Ringside Tales • (2009) • short story by Robert E. Howard 403 · story
  108. The Lord of the Ring (part 1) • essay by Patrice Louinet 409 · essay

Contributors

Christopher Gruber
Introduction author, Editor
Tom Gianni
Cover artist
Patrice Louinet
Editor, Essayist
Mark Finn
Editor
Chris Gruber
Introduction author

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