Periodical

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Cross Plains Volume 1 Number 6

George Hamilton

1975

Material type

Magazine

Publication categories

Fanzines Periodicals

Publication date: February/March 1975

Introduction

Periodical or fanzine from early 1975 containing Robert E. Howards 'The Devil's Joker' and several letters. This is the first appearance of 'The Devil's Joker'.

Notes

Saddle stapled, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
First page (ToC) mislabeled page 2 instead of page 1; second page is blank without a page number.
Color mailing sheet stapled to the outside with the front cover illustration on it.
"The Hyborian Cult" is letters to the editor.
"Whispers from Cross Plains" is a list of recent publications of interest to fans of Robert E. Howard.

Edition and production details

Format: 8.5 x 7, saddle stapled
Publication date: February/March 1975
Pages: 44
Publisher / imprint: George Hamilton
Cover art: Stephen E. Fabian
Illustrations: G. Shaheen, Stephen E. Fabian, John Stewart, Rick Roe
Media details: Periodical

1 linked Howard work

The Devil's Jokerstory

28 contents entries

"The Devil's Joker "
Editorial (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by Wayne Warfield 3 · editorial
To Harold Preece, pm, January 4, 1930, "Yes, we fade from youth swiftly."
The Devil's Joker • [The Sonora Kid] • short story by Robert E. Howard 5 · story
To E. Hoffmann Price, February 15, 1936, "I have eventually found time to answer your cards."
The Devil's Joker • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Stephen E. Fabian] 7 · artwork
To Farnsworth Wright, ca. June-July 1931, "In your last letter you asked me to give you . . . "
Solomon Kane in the Black Forest • essay by Fred Blosser 14 · essay
Non-REH Content
Kull the King • interior artwork by G. Shaheen 17 · artwork
"Editorial" by Wayne Warfield
Letter to Harold Preece, postmarked January 4, 1930 ("Yes, we fade from youth swiftly... ") • [Letters to Harold Preece] • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To Harold Preece, postmarked January 4, 1930 ("Yes, we fade from youth swiftly...")) 18 · essay
"Solomon in the Black Forest" by Fred Blosser (Article)
Letter: Robert E. Howard to Farnsworth Wright, circa 1931 ("In your last letter you asked me...") • [Letters to Farnsworth Wright] • essay by Robert E. Howard 24 · essay
"Still There" by John Bredon (poem)
Cross Plains V1n6 • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Stephen E. Fabian] 26 · artwork
"Whispers from Cross Plains" by George T. Hamilton (news)
Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, February 15, 1936 ("Dear Ed, / I've eventually found time...") • (1945) • essay by Robert E. Howard 27 · essay
Cross Plains V1n6 [2] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Stephen E. Fabian] 30 · artwork
Still There • poem by Steve Eng [as by John Bredon] 31 · poem
Cross Plains V1n6 • interior artwork by John Stewart [as by J. Stewart] 32 · artwork
The Hyborian Cult (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by Wayne Warfield 33 · essay
Letter (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by James A. Cox 33 · essay
Letter (Cross Plains V1n6) • [Letters: L. Sprague de Camp] • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 35 · essay
Letter (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by John Stewart 37 · essay
Cross Plains V1n6 [2] • interior artwork by John Stewart [as by J. Stewart] 40 · artwork
Whispers from Cross Plains (Cross Plains V1n6) • essay by uncredited 41 · essay
Cross Plains V1n6 • interior artwork by Rick Roe bc · artwork

Contributors

Stephen E. Fabian: Cover artist
G. Shaheen, Stephen E. Fabian, John Stewart, Rick Roe: Illustrator

Additional related terms

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

George Hamilton L. Sprague de Camp Robert E. Howard Stephen Fabian Wayne Warfield