Windy City Pulp Stories #24
Publication date: March 2025
Introduction
Windy City Pulp Stories No. 24 honors two giants of fantasy and pulp literature. The volume places strong focus on Robert E. Howard—featuring letters, rare family documents, photos, and several early stories, including Spear and Fang, The Hyena, and the De Montour tales. The issue also includes material related to Edgar Rice Burroughs, scholarly essays, art features, and archival treasures from the pulp era. A must-have for fans of both authors and pulp history alike.
Notes
Compiled and edited by Tom Roberts.
Cover art by Gary Gianni.
Proofreading and editorial assistance by Doug Ellis and Gene Christie.
Edition and production details
- Format
- Paperback (6 x 9 inches, perfect bound)
- Publication date
- March 2025
- Pages
- 180
- Publisher / imprint
- Black Dog Books
- Cover art
- Cover illustration by Gary Gianni.
- Illustrations
- Photos and scans of newspaper clippings
6 linked Howard works
- In the Forest of Villeferestory
- Spear and Fangstory
- The Hyenastory
- The Lost Racestory
- The Seaverse
- Wolfsheadstory
70 contents entries
- About Robert E. Howard
- One Hundred Years of Robert E. Howard in Print – Morgan Holmes 5
- " One Hundred Years of Robert E. Howard in Print " by Morgan Holmes
- Robert E. Howard's Letters to Adventure
- December 30 15 – 1923
- Editor's Note
- March 29 18 – 1924
- To Adventure, ca. late 1923, "White Man and Native of West Africa …"
- August 20 20 – 1924
- To Adventure, ca. late 1923, Published in pulp in February 1924, "I am writing for information …"
- To Adventure, ca. July 1924, "At what period did the feudal system flourish most …"
- Howard Family Photos, Documents, and Clippings
- Editor's Note
- Howard Family Photo Gallery
- Birth Certificate Robert E. Howard
- Dr. I.M. Howard letter to Frank Torbett (June 1936)
- Obituary no. 01-Young Author Shoots Self
- Obituary no.02-Writer is Shot at Cross Plains
- Obituary-Mother, Son to be Buried
- Death Certificate Robert Ervin Howard (1936)
- Funeral Notice
- Death Certificate-Hester Jane Howard (1936)
- A Brief Biography of Dr. I.M. Howard (1935)
- Death Certificate-Dr. Isaac M. Howard (1944)
- The Sea (verse, 1923) 41 · poem
- Texas State Journal of Medicine Death Notice-Dr. Isaac M. Howard
- Spear and Fang (written 1924, published 1925) 43
- Robert E. Howard Fiction and Verse
- The Hyena (written 1924, published 1928) 53
- Editor's Note
- The Lost Race (written 1924, published 1928) 68
- "The Sea" (poem)
- De Montour 01 – In the Forest of Villefère (1925) 84
- "Spear and Fang"
- De Montour 02 – Wolfshead (1926) 89
- "The Hyena"
- A Brief Biography of Gary Gianni – Tom Roberts 114
- " The Lost Race "
- " In the Forest of Villefère "
- Tarzan on Mars! – Will Murray 132
- " Wolfshead "
- The Rarest Burroughs Collectible? – Tom Roberts 142
- Artist Gary Gianni
- "A Brief Biography of Gary Gianni" by Tom Roberts
- The Successful Writer (1925 letter) – Edgar Rice Burroughs 145 · letter
- A Gallery of Works by Gary Gianni (representing Solomon Kane, Conan, Bran Mak Morn, Tarzan, and other characters, with commentary)
- The Story Behind Burroughs’ Personal Bookplate (1922) – Edgar Rice Burroughs 147 · story
- Non-REH Content
- Press Man Visits Creator of Tarzan (1921) – Anonymous 149
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- When I Was Twenty-One (1924) – Edgar Rice Burroughs 152
- " Tarzan on Mars! " by Will Murray
- Woman’s First Duty Is in the Home (1928) – Edgar Rice Burroughs 153
- " The Rarest Burroughs Collectible? " by Tom Roberts
- He Failed at 18 Jobs Before He Wrote Tarzan (1929) – Edgar Rice Burroughs 156
- From the Vault
- Why is Tarzan Named Tarzan? (1916) – Fanny Butcher 162
- Editor's Note
- From Pulp to the Silver Screen, 2025 – Ed Hulse 164
- " The Successful Writer " by Edgar Rice Burroughs ( 1925 letter )
- Index of Advertisers 180 · reference
- " The Story Behind Burroughs' Personal Bookplate " by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- " Press Man Visits Creator of Tarzan (1921) " by Anonymous
- " When I Was Twenty-One (1924) " by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- " Woman's First Duty Is in the Home (1928) " by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- " He Failed at 18 Jobs Before He Wrote Tarzan (1929) " by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- " Why is Tarzan Named Tarzan? (1916) " by Fanny Butcher
- Film Focus
- "From Pulp to the Silver Screen, 2025" by Ed Hulse
- Index to Advertisers
Contributors
- Gary Gianni
- Cover artist
- Cover illustration by Gary Gianni
- Cover artist
- Photos and scans of newspaper clippings
- Illustrator
Additional related terms
Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.
Bibliographic and editorial layers
Howard Works source layer
- Title
- Black Dog Books
- Publisher
- Contents
- Date
- March 2025
- Source file
- WindyCityPulpStories24-BlackDogBooks.html
REH World editorial layer
- Title
- Windy City Pulp Stories #24
- Publisher
- Black Dog Books
- Date
- March 2025