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Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition #1

Graceland College Comic Club

1976

Publication type

Magazine Periodical

Contains

Poetry Stories

Publication date: January 1976

Introduction

A fanzine or periodical edited by Jonathan Bacon. This special edition from January 1976 contains the poem VISIONS, the first apperance of the story FISTS OF THE REVOLUTION and MORE EVIDENCES OF THE INNATE DIVINITY OF A MAN. Also an interesting review by Harold Preece about L. Sprague de Camps "The Miscast Barbarian".

Notes

Edited by Jonathan Bacon
Limited edition print run of 535 copies.
Announced as FANTASY CROSSROADS ANNUAL in THE HOWARD REVIEW #4.
First appearance: "Fists of the Revolution"

Stapled individual pages, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
This is sometimes called Special Edition #1. A second Special Edition was apparently prepared at some point, and a few copies may have been distributed for comment, but it was never published.
Produced by Bacon's winter term (January) class at Graceland College.

Edition and production details

Language: English

Edition: 1st
Edition format: Magazine
Publication date: January 1976
Pages: 36
Publisher / imprint: Graceland College Comic Club
Cover art: Richard Huber, Jr
Illustrations: See index above

3 linked Howard works

Fists of the Revolution story Howard writing Publications
More Evidences of the Innate Divinity of Man story Howard writing Publications
Visions verse Poetry Publications

36 contents entries

" Fists of the Revolution"
Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition [3] • interior artwork by David Reisman ibc · artwork
" Visions" (poem)
Arena in the Snow • short story by j. e. coplin [as by Jim Coplin] 1 · story
" More Evidence of the Innate Divinity of Man"
Arena in the Snow • interior artwork by Richard Huber [as by Richard Huber, Jr.] 2 · artwork
Non-REH Contents
Lullaby • (1972) • poem by Steve Eng [as by John Bredon] 8 · poem
" Arena in the Snow" by Jim Coplin
Lullaby • interior artwork by Douglas Herring 8 · artwork
" Lullaby" (poem) by John Bredon
" Nightmare" (poem) by Gordon Larkin
Nightmare • interior artwork by Robert K. Oermann 9 · artwork
" Heroes of Swords and Sorcery" by Jerry L. Schattenburg
Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition • interior artwork by Ken Raney 10 · artwork
" Echoes in Rock" (poem) by Gordon Larkin
Heroes of Swords and Sorcery • essay by Jerry L. Schattenburg 11 · essay
" To Race a Jungle Night" (poem) by Deborah K. Raney
Heroes of Swords and Sorcery • interior artwork by Douglas Herring 12 · artwork
"Of Fauns and Devils" by Richard G. Huber Jr.
"The Miscast Barbarian in Review" by Harold Preece
Echoes in Rock • interior artwork by Broc Sears 15 · artwork
"De Camp Responds" by L Sprague de Camp
To Race a Jungle Night • interior artwork by Ken Raney 16 · artwork
Of Fauns and Devils • poem by Richard Huber [as by Richard G. Huber, Jr.] 18 · poem
Of Fauns and Devils • interior artwork by Richard Huber [as by Richard Huber, Jr.] 18 · artwork
Fists of the Revolution • short story by Robert E. Howard 20 · story
Visions • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 25 · poem
Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition [2] • interior artwork by Broc Sears 25 · artwork
More Evidences of the Innate Divinity of Man • essay by Robert E. Howard 26 · essay
More Evidence of the Innate Divinity of Man • interior artwork by Gene Day 26 · artwork
The Miscast Barbarian in Review: The Real Robert E. Howard • essay by Harold Preece 27 · review
Review: The Miscast Barbarian by L. Sprague de Camp • review by Harold Preece 27 · review
Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition • interior artwork by Broc Sears 31 · artwork
De Camp Responds • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 32 · essay
Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition [4] • interior artwork by David Reisman bc · artwork

Contributors

Jonathan Bacon: Editor
Richard Huber Jr.: Cover artist
Richard Huber , Jr: Cover artist
Robert E. Howard: Essayist
Harold Preece: Essayist
L. Sprague de Camp: Essayist
Jerry L. Schattenburg: Essayist

Additional related terms

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

Broc Sears Gene Day Steve Eng

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Bibliographic source layer

Title: Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition #1
Publisher: Graceland College Comic Club
Date: January 1976
Source file: fantasycrossroadsSpecialEdition.html

REH World editorial layer

Title: Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition #1
Publisher: Graceland College Comic Club
Date: January 1976