Savage Tales Volume 1 Number 2

Edition and production details

Language

English

3 linked Howard works

• Cimmeria verse Poetry Publications
• Red Nails story Howard writing Publications
• The Skull of Silence story Howard writing Publications

7 contents entries

1. "Red Nails" (Part 1 of 3, 21 pages, graphic adaptation) Adapted by: Roy Thomas & Barry Smith Writer: Roy Thomas Art: Barry Smith
2. "The Hyborian Rage" by Roy Thomas (Editorial) Illustrations by Al Williamson
3. "Robert E. Howard: Lone Star Fictioneer" by Glenn Lord Abridged by Roy Thomas Art by Frank Brunner and George Barr
4. "Cimmeria" (poem, lines 1-26 only, 5 pages, graphic adaptation) Illustrated by Barry Smith Smith's art is reproduced from the pencil stage.
5. "A Probable Outline of Conan's Career" by P. Schuyler Miller and John D. Clark, Ph.D. Includes a map of the Hyborian Age of Conan. Illustration by Barry Smith. Contains WEIRD TALES illustrations by Jayem Wilcox, Hugh Rankin, and Margaret Brundage.
6. Unused Berni Wrightson cover for TOWER OF SHADOWS #10 featuring "The Skull of Silence."
7. "The Skull of Silence" (7 page graphic adaptation) Adapted by: Roy Thomas Art: Berni Wrightson Reprinted from CREATURES ON THE LOOSE #10

Contributors

Barry Smith

Illustrator

John Buscema

Cover artist