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Chacal #1

Nemedian Chronicles

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Publication date: Winter 1976

Introduction

Chacal was a US slick-format small-press Magazine. 2 issues was published (Winter 1976, Spring 1977) . The title is French for jackal.Among the first quality Small-Press magazines, Chacal grew from REH: Lone Star Fictioneer, a fanzine devoted to Robert E Howard. The focus remained mostly on Sword and Sorcery, with stories by David C Smith and Karl Edward Wagner. 

Notes

Volume 1, number 1.
Saddle stapled, wraps. Front cover not included in page numbers, rear cover is.

Front cover artwork inspired by "Queen of the Black Coast".

Publisher/Assistant Editor: Arnie FennerEditor: Byron L. Roark"

Road of Azrael" is illustrated by Marcus Boas"
The Ballad of Singapore Nell" is illustrated by Clyde Caldwell

The second issue of Chacal (Spring 1977) was published by Daemon Graphics."

Howard wrote two poems titled "Futility"; the one here begins with "Time races on....").

Roark is not credited on the title page of the C.L. Moore interview but it is made clear he is the interviewer in the introduction to the interview.

Edition and production details

Edition
1st
Format
Magazine (stapled, wraps)
Publication date
Winter 1976
Pages
60 including covers
Publisher / imprint
Nemedian Chronicles
Cover art
Jeff Easley (Front)Richard Corben (Back)
Illustrations
See notes

3 linked Howard works

43 contents entries

  1. "Road of Azrael" Illustrated by Marcus Boas
  2. Chacal #1 • interior artwork by Jon Gerung ifc · artwork
  3. "The Ballad of Singapore Nell" (poem) Illustrated by Clyde Caldwell
  4. Cast & Credits (Chacal #1) • essay by uncredited 2 · essay
  5. "Futility" (2, poem) Eight lines from the poem are used as a heading for David C. Smith's story, "The End of Days."
  6. Editorial B. S. (Chacal #1) • essay by Arnie Fenner 3 · editorial
  7. Non-REH Content
  8. Editorial B. S. (Chacal #1) • essay by Byron L. Roark 3 · editorial
  9. Cast and Credits
  10. The Road of Azrael • novelette by Robert E. Howard 4 · novelette
  11. "Editorial" by Arnie Fenner
  12. The Road of Azrael • interior artwork by Marcus Boas 4 · artwork
  13. "Editorial" by Byron L. Roark
  14. Kirk's Corner (Chacal #1) • interior artwork by Tim Kirk 15 · artwork
  15. "Der Untergang Des Abenlandesmenschen" by Howard Waldrop
  16. Der Untergang des Abendlandesmenschen • short story by Howard Waldrop 16 · story
  17. "Reflections on the Winter of My Soul" A portfolio of Kane by Jeff Easley
  18. Der Untergang des Abendlandesmenschen • interior artwork by John C. Tibbetts [as by John Tibbetts] 16 · artwork
  19. Interview: C. L. Moore
  20. Reflections on the Winter of My Soul: A Portfolio of Kane • interior artwork by Jeff Easley 20 · artwork
  21. "Mistress of Windraven" by Tom Reamy
  22. Interview: C. L. Moore Talks to Chacal • interview of C. L. Moore • interview by Byron L. Roark 24
  23. "The End of Days" by David C. Smith
  24. Chacal #1 • interior artwork by Nestor Redondo 24 · artwork
  25. "Hannes Bok: Artist and Man" by Ben Indick
  26. Chacal #1 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta 32 · artwork
  27. "Sing a Last Song of Valdese" by Karl Edward Wagner
  28. The Ballad of Singapore Nell • poem by Robert E. Howard 33 · poem
  29. "Crosswinds" by Dave McFerran (UK news column)
  30. The Ballad of Singapore Nell • interior artwork by Clyde Caldwell 33 · artwork
  31. U.S. News column
  32. The Mistress of Windraven • short story by Tom Reamy 34 · story
  33. The Mistress of Windhaven • interior artwork by David Ireland 34 · artwork
  34. The End of Days (Part 1 of 2) • serial by David C. Smith 37
  35. The End of Days (Part 1 of 2) • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Steve Fabian] 37 · artwork
  36. Futility ("Time races on and none can stay the tread...") (excerpt) • (1926) • poem by Robert E. Howard 38 · poem
  37. Hannes Bok: Artist and Man • essay by Ben P. Indick [as by Ben Indick] 46 · essay
  38. Hannes Bok: Artist and Man • interior artwork by Hannes Bok 46 · artwork
  39. Sing a Last Song of Valdese • [Kane] • short story by Karl Edward Wagner 50 · story
  40. Sing a Last Song of Valdese • interior artwork by Jeff Easley 50 · artwork
  41. Crosswinds (Chacal #1) • essay by Dave McFerran 55 · essay
  42. U.S. News (Chacal #1) • essay by uncredited 57 · essay
  43. Chacal, Winter 1976 • interior artwork by Richard Corben 58 · artwork

Contributors

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Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title
Chacal #1
Publisher
Nemedian Chronicles
Date
Winter 1976
Source file
chacal1.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Chacal #1
Publisher
Nemedian Chronicles
Date
Winter 1976
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.