The Book of The Howard Review

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

39 linked Howard works

• A Hairy Chested Idealist Sings verse Publications
• A Thunder of Trumpets story Howard writing Publications
• An Open Window verse Publications
• Arkham verse Publications
• Black Talons story Howard writing Publications
• Dead Man's Hate verse Publications
• Easter Island verse Publications
• Ecstasy verse Publications
• Emancipation verse Publications
• Fragment verse Publications
• Futility (1, "Golden goats . . .") verse Publications
• Lives and Crimes of Notable Artists story Howard writing Publications
• Moon Mockery verse Publications
• Niflheim verse Publications
• Riding Song verse Publications
• Sailor Costigan and the Swami story Howard writing Publications
• Singing in the Wind verse Publications
• Song Before Clontarf verse Publications
• The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts verse Publications
• The Beast from the Abyss story Howard writing Publications
• The End of the Glory Trail verse Publications
• The Fearsome Touch of Death story Howard writing Publications
• The Gates of Nineveh verse Publications
• The Harp of Alfred verse Publications
• The Noseless Horror story Howard writing Publications
• The Passionate Typist verse Publications
• The Riders of Babylon verse Publications
• The Riot at Bucksnort story Howard writing Publications
• The Song of the Bats verse Publications
• The Soul-Eater verse Publications
• The Tempter verse Publications
• The TNT Punch story Howard writing Publications
• The Tomb's Secret story Howard writing Publications
• The Voice of El-Lil story Howard writing Publications
• Thoroughbreds story Howard writing Publications
• Three Perils of Sailor Costigan story Howard writing Publications
• Two Against Tyre story Howard writing Publications
• Vikings of the Gloves story Howard writing Publications
• Which Will Scarcely Be Understood verse Publications

86 contents entries

1. "The Fearsome Touch of Death" Illustrated by Tom Foster
2. Introduction • by Dennis McHaney ix · introduction
3. "A Thunder of Trumpets" Illustrated by Virgil Finlay
4. The Fearsome Touch of Death • by Robert E. Howard 2
5. "Vikings of the Gloves" Illustrated by Tom Foster
6. A Thunder of Trumpets • by Robert E. Howard 5
7. "The Riot at Bucksnort" Illustrated by Tom Foster
8. Vikings of the Gloves • by Robert E. Howard 14
9. "The Three Perils of Sailor Costigan" Illustrated by Tom Foster
10. The Riot at Bucksnort • by Robert E. Howard 24
11. "The TNT Punch" Illustrated by Tom Foster
12. The 3 Perils of Sailor Costigan • by Robert E. Howard 31
13. "The Beast from the Abyss" Illustrated by Virgil Finlay
14. The TNT Punch • by Robert E. Howard 34
15. The poetry section is illustrated by Tom Foster unless otherwise noted.
16. The Beast from the Abyss • by Robert E. Howard 44
17. "Emancipation" (poem)
18. Poetry section • poems by Robert E. Howard 50
19. "An Open Window" (poem)
20. Two Against Tyre • by Robert E. Howard 67
21. "Arkham" (poem)
22. Conan and the Man with No Name • essay by Fred Blosser 77 · essay
23. "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
24. Heroes of Robert E. Howard : Solomon Kane • essay by Byron Roark 80 · essay
25. "The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts" (poem)
26. The Noseless Horror • by Robert E. Howard 82
27. "Niflheim" (poem)
28. Howard's Crusade Heroes • essay by Glenn Lord 88 · essay
29. "The Tempter" (poem)
30. Sailor Costigan and the Swami • by Robert E. Howard 90
31. "Ecstasy" (poem)
32. Conan's Creator Leaves Legacy • Newspaper article by Pat Remick 97 · essay
33. "Futility" (1, "Golden goats . . .") (poem)
34. Thoroughbreds • by Robert E. Howard 100
35. "Fragment" (poem)
36. Lives and Crimes of Notable Artists • by Robert E. Howard 102
37. "The Song of the Bats" (poem)
38. Pen and Inc, Blood and Thunder • by Rick McCollum 104
39. "The Gates of Ninevah" (poem)
40. Solomon and Sorcery • essay by Michael J. Kellar 106 · essay
41. "A Hairy Chested Idealist Sings" (poem)
42. Howard Fandom Today (circa 1997) • essay by Rusty Burke 110 · essay
43. "The End of the Glory Trail" (poem)
44. Bad Sword and Sorcery • essay by Morgan Holmes 114 · essay
45. "The Riders of Babylon" (poem)
46. Son of Bad Sword and Sworcery • essay by Morgan Holmes 119 · essay
47. "Riding Song" (poem)
48. Black Talons • by Robert E. Howard 123
49. "The Soul-Eater" (poem)
50. The Tomb's Secret • by Robert E. Howard 129
51. "Song Before Clontarf" (poem)
52. The Voice of El-Lil • by Robert E. Howard 137
53. "Moon Mockery" (poem) Illustrated by Stephen Fabian
54. The Trouble with FAX • essay J. R. R. Tolkein 149 · essay
55. "Singing in the Wind" (poem)
56. More Unborn Howard Books • essay by Dennis McHaney 157 · essay
57. "The Harp of Alfred" (poem) Illustrated by Hugh Rankin
58. Letters from Mom • essay by Dennis McHaney 158 · essay
59. "Dead Man's Hate" (poem)
60. "In the Tradition Of..." • essay by Charles Gramlich 160 · essay
61. "The Passionate Typist" (poem)
62. In Memoriam: Robert Ervin Howard • essay by Otis Adelbert Kline, E. Hoffman Price and Jack Byrne 166 · essay
63. "Easter Island" (poem)
64. "Two Against Tyre" Illustrated by Stephen Fabian
65. "The Noseless Horror" Illustrated by life-mask of Boris Karloff as Im-Ho-Tep.
66. "Sailor Costigan and the Swami" Illustrated by Tom Foster & Jayem Wilcox
67. "Thoroughbreds" Illustrated by Dennis Kesler
68. "Lives and Crimes of Notable Artists" Illustrated by Tom Foster
69. "Black Talons"
70. "The Tomb's Secret"
71. "The Voice of El-Lil" Illustrated by Donald von Gelb, Wally Wood & Joseph Doolin
72. Non-REH Content
73. "Conan and the Man with No Name" by Fred Blosser
74. "Heroes of Robert E. Howard: Solomon Kane" by Bryon Roark Illustrated by Arnie Fenner
75. "Howard's Crusade Heroes" by Glenn Lord Illustrated by Harold Delay
76. "Conan's Creator Leaves Legacy" News article by Rat Remick, Ventura County Star, 10/22/82
77. "Pen and Ink, Blood and Thunder" by Rick McCollum Illustrated by Rick McCollum
78. "Solomon and Sorcery" by Michael J. Kellar Illustrated by Jeff Jones
79. "Howard Fandom Today (1977)" by Rusty Burke Illustrated by Phil Hale, Richard Berry & Gerry Taloac
80. "Bad Sword and Sorcery" by Morgan Holmes Illustrated by Jeff Jones, Frank Frazetta, Jim Steranko
81. "Son of Bad Sword and Sorcery" by Morgan Holmes Illustrated by Gray Morrow
82. "The Trouble with FAX" by "JRR Tolkien" Illustrated by Michael W. Kaluta, Tom Foster & Marcus Boas
83. "More Unborn Howard Books" by Dennis McHaney
84. "Letters from Mom" by Dennis McHaney
85. "In the Tradition of . . " by Charles Gramlich Illustrated by Ken Barr, Frank Frazetta, Jeff Jones & Roy Krenkel
86. "In Memorium: Robert Ervin Howard" by Otis Adelbert Kline, E. Hoffman Price, and Jack Byrne

Contributors

Dennis McHaney

Editor, Introduction author, Essayist

Tom Foster

Illustrator, Cover artist

Virgil Finlay

Illustrator, Cover artist

Stephen Fabian

Illustrator, Cover artist

Hugh Rankin

Illustrator

Jayem Wilcox

Illustrator

Dennis Kesler

Illustrator

Donald von Gelb

Illustrator

Wally Wood

Illustrator

Joseph Doolin

Illustrator

Arnie Fenner

Illustrator

Harold Delay

Illustrator

Rat Remick

Essayist

Ventura County Star

Essayist

Rick McCollum

Illustrator

Jeff Jones

Illustrator

Phil Hale

Illustrator

Richard Berry

Illustrator

Gerry Taloac

Illustrator

Frank Frazetta

Illustrator

Jim Steranko

Illustrator

Gray Morrow

Illustrator

Michael W. Kaluta

Illustrator

Marcus Boas

Illustrator, Cover artist

Ken Barr

Illustrator

Roy Krenkel

Illustrator

Jerry Lawler

Cover artist

Roy G. Krenkel

Cover artist

J. Allen St. John Lawrence Sterne Stevens

Cover artist

J. Allen St. John

Illustrator

Covers

Cover artist

Fred Blosser

Essayist

Byron Roark

Essayist

Glenn Lord

Essayist

Pat Remick

Essayist

Michael J. Kellar

Essayist

Rusty Burke

Essayist

Morgan Holmes

Essayist

Charles Gramlich

Essayist

Otis Adelbert Kline

Essayist

E. Hoffman Price

Essayist

Jack Byrne

Essayist

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