The Robert E. Howard Guide

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

54 contents entries

1. "List of Plates"
2. List of Plates • essay by uncredited ix · essay
3. "Acknowledgements"
4. Robert E. Howard • interior artwork by uncredited 19 · artwork
5. "Introduction"
6. Hester Howard and Robert's dog Patch • interior artwork by uncredited 22 · artwork
7. "Common Misconceptions about Howard"
8. A teenage Howard demonstrating his fighting form • interior artwork by uncredited 26 · artwork
9. "Biography"
10. Postcard from Howard to his friend Harold Preece showing the customs house in Piedras Negras • interior artwork by uncredited 30 · artwork
11. "The Twenty Stories You Must Read (And Why)"
12. Robert in a childhood portrait ca. 1911 • interior artwork by uncredited 41 · artwork
13. "Twenty More Tales You Should Read"
14. Robert as a young boy • interior artwork by uncredited 42 · artwork
15. "A Few Laconic Words on Ten Other Tales"
16. A teenage Robert (left) with his mother Hester and father Isaac. • (2010) • interior artwork by uncredited (variant of Robert, Hester, and Dr. Isaac Howard) 43 · artwork
17. "The Real Conan . . . . . and the Imitations"
18. The Three Musketeers - Howard (left), Truett Vinson (center) and Tevis Clyde Smith (right). • interior artwork by uncredited 46 · artwork
19. "About Howard"
20. Howard (left) squared up in a fighting stance with his friend Dave Lee • (1975) • interior artwork by uncredited 46 · artwork
21. "The Adaptations"
22. Howard's first professional sale, "Spear and Fang" was published in the July 1925 issue of Weird Tales • (1925) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1925) 50 · artwork
23. "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
24. Howard's tale "Red Blades of Black Cathay" co-written with Tevis Clyde Smith made the cover of the February-March issue of Oriental Stories • (1931) • interior artwork by Donald von Gelb (variant of cover art for Oriental Stories, February-March 1931) 53 · artwork
25. "Dear Mr. Lovecraft . . . "
26. The Conan the Cimmerian story "The Devil in Iron" appeared on the cover of the August 1934 issue of Weird Tales • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, August 1934 1934) 55 · artwork
27. "Reading about Howard"
28. Novalyne Price, Howard's girlfriend and later biographer • (1986) • interior artwork by uncredited 58 · artwork
29. "The Howard Revolution"
30. The famous photo of Howard with the fedora was taken during a period he was dating Novalyne price. • interior artwork by uncredited 61 · artwork
31. "About the Author"
32. The last known photo of Robert E. Howard ca. Spring 1936 • interior artwork by uncredited 63 · artwork
33. Illustration by Hugh Rankin of "The Shadow Kingdom" in Weird Tales August 1929 • (1929) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin (variant of The Shadow Kingdom) 67 · artwork
34. Weird Tales January 1928 featuring the debut of Solomon Kane in "Red Shadows." • interior artwork by C. C. Senf (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, August 1928 1928) 69 · artwork
35. "Hawks of Outremer" interior illustration. • (1931) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin (variant of Hawks of Outremer) 74 · artwork
36. "Worms of the Earth" interior illustration • (1932) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox (variant of Worms of the Earth) 81 · artwork
37. "The Tower of the Elephant" interior illustration • (1933) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox (variant of The Tower of the Elephant) 84 · artwork
38. May 1934 issue of Weird Tales with "Queen of the Black Coast" cover by Brundage • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, May 1934 1934) 88 · artwork
39. "Beyond the Black River" interior illustration • (1935) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin (variant of Beyond the Black River (Part 1 of 2)) 95 · artwork
40. "Pigeons from Hell" interior illustration • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of Pigeons from Hell 1938) 100 · artwork
41. June 1933 Weird Tales with "Black Colossus" cover by Brundage • (1933) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, June 1933) 109 · artwork
42. June 1935 issue of Top-Notch with "Hawk of the Hills" cover • (1935) • interior artwork by uncredited 112 · artwork
43. Weird Tales June 1930 with "Moon of Skulls" cover • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, June 1930 1930) 118 · artwork
44. "The Valley of the Worm" interior illustration • (1934) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin (variant of The Valley of the Worm) 124 · artwork
45. Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) as Conan; Jason Momoa (right) as Conan • interior artwork by uncredited 136 · artwork
46. The author (right) and Glenn Lord (left) in 2009 • interior artwork by uncredited 147 · artwork
47. H. P. Lovecraft • interior artwork by uncredited 151 · artwork
48. Weird Tales was the premier fantasy and horror pulp of the 1920s and 1930s • interior artwork by uncredited 153 · artwork
49. A scene from the 1961 Thriller episode of "Pigeons from Hell" • interior artwork by uncredited 165 · artwork
50. Conan the Barbarian (1982) movie poster • interior artwork by uncredited 167 · artwork
51. The Mexican Conan comic 'La Reina de la Costa Negra' • interior artwork by uncredited 171 · artwork
52. Conan the Barbarian No. 1 (Marvel 1970) • (1970) • interior artwork by uncredited 173 · artwork
53. The Lancer Conan paperbacks with Frank Frazetta covers. • interior artwork by uncredited 178 · artwork
54. Blood and Thunder by Mark Finn, 2010 revised edition. • interior artwork by uncredited 192 · artwork

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