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Fantasy Crossroads #4/5

Graceland College Comic Club

1975

Material type

Magazine

Publication categories

Fanzines Periodicals

Publication date: August 1975

Introduction

A fanzine or periodical edited by Jonathan Bacon from 1975. Issue 4 and 5 contains the Kid Allison story 'Man with the Mystery Mitts', 'War to the Blind' (poem), 'The Abbey' (fragment) and 'The Day Breaks Over Simla' (poem)

Notes

Volume 1, number 4/5. Whole number 4/5.
Stapled single pages, wraps. Page number do not include front cover.
Front cover illustration title is "Conan Triumphant".
Mosig's review of Lovecraft: A Biography first appeared in the 10th mailing of the "Esoteric Order of Dagon".
"Revue Rak" reviews fanzines, as well as several books.
"Reaping the Whirlwind" is the Introduction to Approaching Oblivion, 1974.
"The Eyrie: An Unusual Mailbag" appeared originally as "The Very Odd 'Eyrie'" in the tenth mailing of the "Esoteric Order of Dagon"
Kellar's review of The Annotated Dracula treats Leonard Wolf as the author, rather than Bram Stoker.

Edited by Jonathan Bacon
Limited edition print run of 565 copies.
First appearance: "War to the Blind," "The Abbey"
and "The Day Breaks Over Simla"
"Man with the Mystery Mitts" is illustrated by Jim Pitts
"War to the Blind" is illustrated by Tom Foster
"The Abbey" is illustrated by Stephen Fabian
"The Day Breaks Over Simla" is illustrated by Frank Cirocco

Edition and production details

Edition: 1st
Format: Periodical (8.5 x 11, side stapled)
Publication date: August 1975
Pages: 122
Publisher / imprint: Graceland College Comic Club
Cover art: Broc Sears (front) Robert K. Oermann (back)
Illustrations: Brent Anderson, Herb Arnold, Cliff Bird, C. C. Beck, Diane Blair, Frank Cirocco, Gene Day, Sam de la Rosa, Stephen Fabian, Ronn Foss, Tom Foster, Dennis Fujitake, Kris Galloway, Douglas Herring, A. J. Hanley, Roy Krenkel, Robert K. Oremann, Jim Pitts, K. W. Raney, Steve Riley, Broc Sears, Barry Smith, Randall Spurgin, and Mercy Van Vlack

4 linked Howard works

86 contents entries

"Man with the Mystery Mitts" Illustrated by Jim Pitts
Ramblings (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • [Editorial Ramblings] • essay by Jonathan Bacon 1 · editorial
"War to the Blind" (poem) I llustrated by Tom Foster
Epistle Express (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • [Epistle Express] • essay by Jonathan Bacon 2 · essay
"The Abbey" (fragment) I llustrated by Stephen Fabian
Letter (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • essay by Frank Cirocco 2 · essay
"The Day Breaks Over Simla" (poem) I llustrated by Frank Cirocco
Letter (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • essay by Dave Lewis 2 · essay
Non-REH Contents
Letter (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • essay by Bob Barger [as by Robert P. Barger] 4 · essay
"Ramblings" by Jonathan Bacon (editorial)
Revue Rak (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • essay by uncredited 5 · essay
"Epistle Express" (letter column)
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 • interior artwork by Douglas Herring 5 · artwork
"Revue Rack"
Review: Lovecraft: A Biography by L. Sprague de Camp • (1975) • review by Dirk W. Mosig 5 · review
"The Hobbit Portfolio " by C. C. Beck
Response to Professor Mosig • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 8 · essay
"Tolkien and the Elves" by Ruth Ann Moore (article)
Mosig Rebuttal • essay by Dirk W. Mosig 9 · essay
"Middle Earth and the Bible" by David J. Grant (article)
The Hobbit Portfolio • interior artwork by C. C. Beck 10 · artwork
"Ten Tuesdays Down a Rabbit Hole" by Leslie Kay Swigart (article)
Tolkien and the Elves • essay by Ruth Ann Moore 17 · essay
"Reaping the Whirlwind" by Harlan Ellison
Tolkien and the Elves • interior artwork by Sam de la Rosa 17 · artwork
"Knox" by Harlan Ellison
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [2] • interior artwork by Douglas Herring 18 · artwork
"REH: Misfit" by Wayne Warfield
Middle Earth & the Bible • essay by David J. Grant 19 · essay
"The Sending of the Singing Bones" by J. E. Coplin (poem)
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 (Frankenstein's Monster) • interior artwork by Sam de la Rosa 20 · artwork
"Conan and Other Fantasy Swordsmen" (portfolio)
Ten Tuesdays Down a Rabbit Hole (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • essay by Leslie Kay Swigart 20 · essay
"Volsung Saga" by Coreen Casey and Ronn Foss (comic strip)
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [2] • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann 21 · artwork
"The Neglected Silence" by Bill Orlikow (article)
Reaping the Whirlwind • (1974) • essay by Harlan Ellison (variant of Introduction: Reaping the Whirlwind) 22 · introduction
"Secret Worship" by Algeron Blackwood
Reaping the Whirlwind • interior artwork by A. J. Hanley 25 · artwork
"Ancient Sorceries" (comic strip) Story: Algeron Blackwood; Script: Jonathan Bacon; Art: Ric Cruz & Sam de la Rosa
Knox • (1974) • short story by Harlan Ellison 26 · story
"UFO's" (comic strip) Script: Pat Boyette; Art: Ric Cruz & Sam de la Rosa
Knox • interior artwork by Frank Cirocco 26 · artwork
"The Eyrie: An Unusual Mailbag" by Robert Weinberg (article)
Man with the Mystery Mitts • [Kid Allison] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 32 · story
News (column)
Man with the Mystery Mitts • interior artwork by Jim Pitts 32 · artwork
"REH Checklist: Books Available in Japan" by Masaki Abe
REH: Misfit • essay by Wayne Warfield 38 · essay
"Incident" by Broc Sears (comic strip)
War to the Blind • poem by Robert E. Howard 39 · poem
War to the Blind • interior artwork by Tom Foster 39 · artwork
The Abbey (fragment) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 42 · story
The Abbey (fragment) • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian 42 · artwork
The Sending of the Singing Bones • poem by j. e. coplin [as by James Coplin] 44 · poem
The Sending of the Singing Bones • interior artwork by Douglas Herring 44 · artwork
The Sending of the Singing Bones [2] • interior artwork by Stephen Riley 55 · artwork
The Sending of the Singing Bones [3] • interior artwork by Frank Cirocco 59 · artwork
The Sending of the Singing Bones [4] • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann 60 · artwork
Conan & Other Fantasy Swordsmen Portfolio • interior artwork by Brent Anderson and Herb Arnold and Cliff Bird and Gene Day and Sam de la Rosa and Stephen Fabian and Ronn Foss and Tom Foster and Dennis Fujitake and Douglas Herring and Broc Sears and Randall Spurgin 61 · artwork
Day Breaks over Simla • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Day Breaks over Simla) 78 · poem
Day Breaks over Simla • interior artwork by Frank Cirocco 78 · artwork
Volsung Saga • short story by Coreen Casey 82 · story
Volsung Saga • interior artwork by Ronn Foss 82 · artwork
The Neglected Silence • essay by Bill Orlikow 86 · essay
Secret Worship • [John Silence] • (1908) • novelette by Algernon Blackwood 87 · novelette
Secret Worship • interior artwork by Diane Blair 90 · artwork
Secret Worship [2] • interior artwork by Kris Galloway 96 · artwork
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [3] • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann 99 · artwork
Ancient Sorceries • graphic format • [John Silence] • novelette by Jonathan Bacon and Algernon Blackwood 100 · novelette
Ancient Sorceries • interior artwork by Ric Cruz and Sam de la Rosa 100 · artwork
The Eyrie: An Unusual Mailbag • (1975) • essay by Robert Weinberg 108 · essay
News Notes (Fantasy Crossroads #4/5) • essay by uncredited 110 · essay
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [4] • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann 110 · artwork
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [5] • interior artwork by Cliff Bird 111 · artwork
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [6] • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel 112 · artwork
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [7] • (1971) • interior artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith [as by Barry Smith] 113 · artwork
Robert E. Howard Checklist: Books Available in Japanese • essay by Masaki Abe 114 · essay
Incident • interior artwork by Broc Sears 116 · artwork
Review: The Annotated Dracula by Bram Stoker • review by Michael Kellar 117 · review
Review: Horror Hunters by Roger Elwood and Vic Ghidalia • review by Michael Kellar 118 · review
Review: The Occult Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft and Anthony Raven • review by Michael Kellar 119 · review
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [8] • interior artwork by Mercy Van Vlack 122 · artwork
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [9] • interior artwork by Ric Cruz 123 · artwork
Fantasy Crossroads #4/5 [10] • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann 124 · artwork

Contributors

Broc Sears (front) Robert K. Oermann (back): Cover artist

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