Ariel was a fantasy magazine published by Morning Star Press, later Ariel Books, and Ballantine Books. There is a six page preview of the upcoming novel adaptation of THE VALLEY OF THE WORM. Article about Frank Frazetta. Two Howard poems, “The Symbol” and “A Crown for a King”. Also features “Conan the Existential”, an essay by Charles Hoffman (a variant of Conan the Existentialist from 1974).
Contents
- 1 • Ariel #1 • interior artwork by Arnold
- 1 • Ariel #1 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
- 1 • Ariel #1 • interior artwork by Richard Corben
- 3 • Ariel #1 • interior artwork by Burne Hogarth
- 6 • A Hero Lives in Brooklyn • essay by Peter Jackson
- 11 • Frazetta Interview (Part I) • interview of Frank Frazetta • interview by Armand Eisen
- 22 • On Frazetta’s Art • essay by Margaret Wilson-Cline
- 22 • On Frazetta’s Art • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
- 26 • On Frazetta’s Art • interior artwork by Charles Robinson
- 27 • Sister Act • short story by Paul Darcy Boles [as by Paul Boles]
- 28 • Sister Act • interior artwork by Margaret Wilson-Cline
- 32 • The Symbol • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 33 • Den • (1973) • interior artwork by Richard Corben
- 49 • A Crown for a King • [Voices of the Night • 5] • poem by Robert E. Howard
- 50 • Those Fantastic Titles • essay by Charles Wooley
- 54 • The Fiend Within • short story by John Pocsik
- 54 • The Fiend Within • interior artwork by Arnold
- 60 • Hogarth’s Last Tarzan • interview of Burne Hogarth • interview by Thomas Durwood
- 60 • Hogarth’s Last Tarzan • interior artwork by Burne Hogarth
- 66 • Will the Real Bruce Wayne Please Stand Up? • essay by Tappan King
- 67 • Will the Real Bruce Wayne Please Stand Up? • short fiction by Neal Adams and Carmine Infantino and Bob Kane
- 71 • Bloodstar (An Excerpt) • interior artwork by Richard Corben
- 77 • Conan the Existential • essay by Charles Hoffman (variant of Conan the Existentialist 1974)
- 77 • Conan the Existential • interior artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith [as by Barry Smith]
- bc • Ariel #1 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Conan of Cimmeria 1969)
Notes
Editor : Thomas Durwood
Publisher: | The Morning Star Press |
Year : | Autumn 1976 |
Book No. : | None |
Edition : | 1st |
Format : | Magazine, Perfect bound, wraps |
Pages : | 80 |
Cover : | Richard Corben (front) Frank Frazetta (back) |
Illustrations : | See contents |