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The Bear Creek Omnibus

Dennis McHaney

2009
Material type
HardcoverPaperback

Publication date: 2009

Introduction

This book was supposed to be published by The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, but this was never done. Since the project was canceled, Dennis McHaney made this a personal project. He made only 3 books in hardcover. Only 2 of these 3 have dustjackets. One of these (with a dustjacket) was traded to Jeffrey Shanks (a collector friend), one was given to Glenn Lord and the third was kept by McHaney himself until it was listed on a 3-day eBay auction. It went for $840 on August 3, 2022. The book contains all of Howard's humorous westerns, all the Breckinridge Elkins, Pike Bearfield, and more. The stories are from the original magazine version of the stories. A Gent From Bear Creek is the text from the Herbert Jenkins first edition, published in Great Britain in 1937. There is also previously unpublished material in this volume. Contains the following first appearances: "A Elkins Never Surrenders" (early draft) Untitled fragment ". . . throat under his lower jaw, and I had . . ."The Glenn Lord copy was sold for $70 at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention in 2022.

Hero of Bear Creek

Sons of Bear Creek

A Gent From Bear Creek - Herbert Jenkins Version

Notes

Some of the information below is from Dennis McHaney but he says he can't remember 13 years back in time. So this is what I have:Only 3 hardcover books were made and only 2 of these exist with a dust jacket. Hardcover: Limited to three copies (one test copy and two corrected copies).Trade paperback: The exact number of copies is not known, but it is believed to be less than 10 copies. There were according to McHaney about 10 softcovers, and most of these were given away. One copy was used as a prize for the first poetry reading contest at Howard Days. Patrice Louinet and Paul Herman both have a copy.This book was prepared for publication by The REH Foundation and about the time it was finished, the owners of the REH rights thought they had a paperback deal going for Breckinridge Elkins and the project was canceled. No paperback deal materialized.The cover artist is not credited (it is a Frazetta painting). No ISBN, no price.The stories are all taken from the original pulps where available, or from typescripts if the pulps were not available to the editor/publisher. Exceptions: 1. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (novel) was taken from the Herbert Jenkins edition of the book. 2. "Mayhem and Taxes", "The Peaceful Pilgrim" and "A Elkins Never Surrenders" were taken from The Summitt County Journal."A Gent from Bear Creek" is the Herbert Jenkins version of the made-up novel.

Notes

Some of the information below is from Dennis McHaney but he says he can't remember 13 years back in time. So this is what I have:

Only 3 hardcover books were made and only 2 of these exist with a dust jacket. Hardcover: Limited to three copies (one test copy and two corrected copies).

Trade paperback: The exact number of copies is not known, but it is believed to be less than 10 copies. There were according to McHaney about 10 softcovers, and most of these were given away. One copy was used as a prize for the first poetry reading contest at Howard Days. Patrice Louinet and Paul Herman both have a copy.

This book was prepared for publication by The REH Foundation and about the time it was finished, the owners of the REH rights thought they had a paperback deal going for Breckinridge Elkins and the project was canceled. No paperback deal materialized.

The cover artist is not credited (it is a Frazetta painting).
No ISBN, no price.

The stories are all taken from the original pulps where available, or from typescripts if the pulps were not available to the editor/publisher. Exceptions:
1. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (novel) was taken from the Herbert Jenkins edition of the book.
2. "Mayhem and Taxes", "The Peaceful Pilgrim" and "A Elkins Never Surrenders" were taken from The Summitt County Journal.

"A Gent from Bear Creek" is the Herbert Jenkins version of the made-up novel.

 

 

 

Edition and production details

Edition
1st
Format
hardcover
Publication date
2009
Pages
248
Publisher / imprint
Dennis McHaney
Cover art
FC: Blurry Frank Frazetta cover - not credited - BC: Cropped image of the original Jenkins novel
Illustrations
Frontispiece illustration from "A Gent from the Pecos" from ARGOSY, October 3, 1936. The artist is unknown.
Edition
1st
Format
paperback
Publication date
2009
Pages
248
Publisher / imprint
Dennis McHaney
Cover art
FC: Blurry Frank Frazetta cover - not credited - BC: Cropped image of the original Jenkins novel
Illustrations
Frontispiece illustration from "A Gent from the Pecos" from ARGOSY, October 3, 1936. The artist is unknown.

36 linked Howard works

71 contents entries

  1. Hero of Bear Creek (Breckinridge Elkins)
  2. Mountain Man • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 1 · story
  3. " Mountain Man "
  4. Guns of the Mountains • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 13 · story
  5. " Guns of the Mountains "
  6. The Scalp Hunter • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of "A Stranger in Grizzly Claw") 24 · story
  7. " The Scalp Hunter "
  8. A Gent from Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 37 · story
  9. " A Gent from Bear Creek " (short story)
  10. The Road to Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 51 · story
  11. " The Road to Bear Creek "
  12. The Haunted Mountain • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 63 · story
  13. " The Haunted Mountain "
  14. War on Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 75 · story
  15. " War on Bear Creek "
  16. The Feud Buster • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 90 · story
  17. " The Feud Buster "
  18. Cupid from Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 102 · story
  19. " Cupid from Bear Creek "
  20. The Riot at Cougar Paw • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 114 · story
  21. " The Riot at Cougar Paw "
  22. The Apache Mountain War • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 127 · story
  23. " The Apache Mountain War "
  24. Pilgrims to the Pecos • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 141 · story
  25. " Pilgrims to the Pecos "
  26. Pistol Politics • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 157 · story
  27. " Pistol Politics "
  28. Evil Deeds at Red Cougar • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 170 · story
  29. " Evil Deeds at Red Cougar "
  30. High Horse Rampage • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 184 · story
  31. " High Horse Rampage "
  32. "No Cowherders Wanted" • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of "Gents in Buckskin") 199 · story
  33. " No Cowherders Wanted "
  34. The Conquerin' Hero of the Humboldts • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 214 · story
  35. " The Conquerin' Hero of the Humboldts "
  36. Sharp's Gun Serenade • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard 227 · story
  37. " Sharp's Gun Serenade "
  38. Mayhem and Taxes • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 240 · story
  39. " Mayhem and Taxes "
  40. The Peaceful Pilgrim • (1968) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 248 · novelette
  41. " The Peaceful Pilgrim "
  42. A Elkins Never Surrenders • non-genre • (1979) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 263 · novelette
  43. " A Elkins Never Surrenders "
  44. A Elkins Never Surrenders (early draft) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 277 · novelette
  45. " A Elkins Never Surrenders " (early draft)
  46. Untitled fragment ("throat under his lower jaw...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 289 · story
  47. Untitled fragment ("… throat under his lower jaw ...")
  48. Evil Deeds at Red Cougar (synopsis fragment) • (1936) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 291 · story
  49. " Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (synopsis fragment)
  50. A Gent from the Pecos • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of "Shave that Hawg!") 295 · story
  51. Sons of Bear Creek
  52. Gents on the Lynch • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 309 · story
  53. " A Gent from the Pecos " (Pike Bearfield)
  54. The Riot at Bucksnort • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 323 · story
  55. " Gents on the Lynch " (Pike Bearfield)
  56. While Smoke Rolled • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1956) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 336 · novelette
  57. " The Riot at Bucksnort " (Pike Bearfield)
  58. The Diablos Trail • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1983) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 347 · story
  59. " While Smoke Rolled " (Pike Bearfield)
  60. A Man-Eating Jeopard • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 353 · story
  61. " The Diablos Trail " (Pike Bearfield)
  62. Knife River Prodigal • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Knife-River Prodigal) 366 · story
  63. " A Man-Eating Jeopard " (Buckner J. Grimes)
  64. A Ringtailed Tornado • non-genre • (1944) • short story by Robert E. Howard 379 · story
  65. " Knife River Prodigal " (Buckner J. Grimes)
  66. The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth • non-genre • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 392 · story
  67. " A Ring-Tailed Tornado " (Buckner J. Grimes)
  68. A Gent from Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1937) • novel by Robert E. Howard 405 · novel
  69. " The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth " ( Bearfield Elston )
  70. A Gent from Bear Creek (Breckinridge Elkins) (Herbert Jenkins Version)
  71. " A Gent from Bear Creek " ( novel)

Contributors

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Breckinridge ElkinsDennis McHaneyGlenn LordRobert E. Howard

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title
The Bear Creek Omnibus
Publisher
Dennis McHaney
Date
June 2009
Source file
BearCreekOmnibus-mchaney.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
The Bear Creek Omnibus
Publisher
Dennis McHaney
Date
2009
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved Howard Works bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; Howard Works remains the source and fallback.