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Contains Robert E. Howard’s work
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Fists of Iron Round 3

REH Foundation Press

2014
Material type
CollectionHardcover

Publication date: November 2014

Series / set

Four-volume-set

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Introduction

The Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard: Fists of Iron Round 3.The REH Foundation have made a beautiful four-volume series that presents the Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard. This volume features the second half of the collected Sailor Steve Costigan yarns and measures in at 325 pages (plus introductory material). Introduction by Chris Gruber.The First edition is limited to 200 numbered copies, each individually numbered.Contents

Notes

Edited by Patrice Louinet, Christopher Gruber, and Mark Finn
First appearance:
"Night of Battle" (synopsis)
"Sailor Costigan and the Turkish Menace" (two incomplete drafts)
"Sailor Costigan and the Turkish Menace" (synopsis)
"Sailor Costigan and the Jade Monkey" (1936 version)
"Alleys of Darkness" (synopsis)
"Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla" (synopsis)
"A New Game for Costigan" (synopsis)
"A Two-Fisted Santa Claus" (synopsis)
"The Slugger’s Game" (synopsis)
"General Ironfist" (synopsis)
"Sluggers of the Beach" (synopsis)
"Iron-Clad Fists" (synopsis)
"Alleys of Treachery" (synopsis)
Third in a series of four books.
Limited edition of 200 copies

"First Printing" on the copyright page.
Cover artist credited on the rear jacket flap; cover art is also signed.
This volume features the character Sailor Steve Costigan.
All Howard material after p. 173 has not been published before.

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
November 2014
Pages
xxvi plus 325
Publisher / imprint
The REH Foundation Press
Cover art
Tom Gianni
Illustrations
None
Media details
Collection - 4 volume set

19 linked Howard works

66 contents entries

  1. "Big Talk Don't Bust No Chins" by Christopher Gruber ( Introduction)
  2. Fists of Iron - Round 3
  3. "Circus Fists"
  4. "Vikings of the Gloves"
  5. "Night of Battle"
  6. "Sailor Costigan and the Yellow Cobra"
  7. "Sailor Costigan and the Jade Monkey"
  8. "Alleys of Darkness"
  9. "Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla"
  10. "A New Game for Costigan"
  11. "A Two-Fisted Santa Claus"
  12. "The Slugger’s Game"
  13. "General Ironfist"
  14. "Sluggers of the Beach"
  15. "The Honor of the Ship"
  16. Untitled story (A sailorman ain’t got no business…)
  17. "Iron-Clad Fists"
  18. "Sailor Costigan and the Swami "
  19. "Alleys of Treachery"
  20. Appendix
  21. "Night of Battle" (synopsis)
  22. "Sailor Costigan and the Turkish Menace" (two incomplete drafts)
  23. "Sailor Costigan and the Turkish Menace" (synopsis)
  24. "Sailor Costigan and the Jade Monkey" (1936 version)
  25. "Alleys of Darkness" (synopsis)
  26. "Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla" (synopsis)
  27. "A New Game for Costigan" (synopsis)
  28. "A Two-Fisted Santa Claus" (synopsis)
  29. "The Slugger’s Game" (synopsis)
  30. "General Ironfist" (synopsis)
  31. "Sluggers of the Beach" (synopsis)
  32. "Iron-Clad Fists" (synopsis)
  33. "Alleys of Treachery" (synopsis)
  34. "The Lord of the Ring" (part 3) by Patrice Louinet
  35. Big Talk Don't Bust No Chins • essay by Christopher Gruber vii · essay
  36. Circus Fists • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 3 · story
  37. Vikings of the Gloves • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 22 · story
  38. Night of Battle • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 41 · story
  39. Sailor Costigan and the Yellow Cobra • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Yellow Cobra) 59 · story
  40. Sailor Costigan and the Jade Monkey • [Steve Costigan] • (1971) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Jade Monkey) 73 · story
  41. Alleys of Darkness • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 86 · story
  42. Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla • [Steve Costigan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Destiny Gorilla) 101 · story
  43. A New Game for Costigan • [Steve Costigan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Playing Journalist) 115 · story
  44. A Two-Fisted Santa Claus • [Steve Costigan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Playing Santa Claus) 127 · story
  45. The Slugger's Game • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 144 · story
  46. General Ironfist • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 161 · story
  47. Sluggers of the Beach • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 179 · story
  48. The Honor of the Ship • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1996) • short story by Robert E. Howard 194 · story
  49. Untitled ("A sailorman anin't got no business...") • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1996) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Flying Knuckles 1987) 211 · story
  50. Iron-Clad Fists • [Steve Costigan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of A Knight of the Round Table) 227 · story
  51. Sailor Costigan and the Swami • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1977) • short story by Robert E. Howard 244 · story
  52. Alleys of Treachery • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Mandarin Ruby) 258 · story
  53. Night of Battle (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 273 · story
  54. Sailor Costigan and the Turkish Menace (drafts) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 275 · story
  55. Sailor Costigan and the Turkish Menace (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 284 · story
  56. Sailor Costigan and the Jade Monkey (1936 version) • short story by Robert E. Howard 285 · story
  57. Alleys of Darkness (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 299 · story
  58. Sailor Costigan and the Jade Gorilla (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 301 · story
  59. A New Game for Costigan (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 303 · story
  60. A Two-Fisted Santa Claus (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 304 · story
  61. The Slugger's Game (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 306 · story
  62. General Ironfist (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 308 · story
  63. Sluggers of the Beach (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 310 · story
  64. Iron-Clad Fists (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 311 · story
  65. Alleys of Treachery (Synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 312 · story
  66. The Lord of the Ring (part 3) • essay by Patrice Louinet 313 · essay

Contributors

Tom Gianni
Cover artist

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Chris GruberMark FinnPatrice LouinetRobert E. HowardThomas Gianni
Source provenance

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