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Fists of Iron Round 2

REH Foundation Press

2014
Publication type
Collection
Edition format
Hardcover

Publication date: February 2014

Series / set

Four-volume-set

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Introduction

The Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard: Fists of Iron Round 2.The REH Foundation have made a beautiful four-volume series that presents the Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard. This volume features the first half of the collected Sailor Steve Costigan yarns and measures in at 330 pages (plus introductory material). Introduction by Mark Finn.The First edition is limited to 200 numbered copies, each individually numbered.Contents

Notes

Edited by Patrice Louinet, Christopher Gruber, and Mark Finn
First appearance:
"Alleys of Peril" (synopsis)
"Sailors’ Grudge" (outline)
Second in a series of four books.
Limited edition of 200 copies

"First Printing" on the copyright page.
Cover artist credited on the rear jacket flap; cover art is also signed.
This volume features the character Sailor Steve Costigan.

 

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
February 2014
Pages
xxii plus 329
Cover art
Tom Gianni
Illustrations
None
Media details
Collection - 4 volume set

28 linked Howard works

52 contents entries

  1. "Tall Lying in the Far East: Robert E. Howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, and the Narrative Idyll" by Mark Finn ( Introduction)
  2. Fists of Iron - Round 2
  3. "The Pit of the Serpent"
  4. "By the Law of the Shark"
  5. "The Bull Dog Breed"
  6. "Sailors’ Grudge"
  7. "Fist and Fang"
  8. "Winner Take All"
  9. "Waterfront Fists"
  10. "The Champion of the Forecastle"
  11. "Alleys of Peril"
  12. "Waterfront Law"
  13. "Hard-Fisted Sentiment"
  14. "The Yellow Cobra" (originally untitled)
  15. "A Student of Sockology"
  16. "Texas Fists"
  17. "The Fightin’est Pair"
  18. "Cultured Cauliflowers"
  19. Appendix
  20. "Blue River Blues"
  21. "Sailors’ Grudge" (outline)
  22. "The Battling Sailor" (incomplete, originally untitled)
  23. Untitled ("It was the end…")
  24. Untitled ("The night Sailor Steve Costigan…")
  25. "Alleys of Peril" (synopsis)
  26. Untitled Mike O’Brien fragment ("Help! Help! They’re murderin’ me!")
  27. "The Lord of the Ring" (part 2) by Patrice Louinet
  28. Tall Lying in the Far East: Robert E. Howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, and the Narrative Idyll • essay by Mark Finn vii · essay
  29. The Pit of the Serpent • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 3 · story
  30. By the Law of the Shark • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1996) • short story by Robert E. Howard 21 · story
  31. The Bull Dog Breed • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 39 · story
  32. Sailors' Grudge • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 57 · story
  33. Fist and Fang • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 75 · story
  34. Winner Take All • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 97 · story
  35. Waterfront Fists • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 113 · story
  36. The Champion of the Forecastle • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Champ of the Forecastle) 146 · story
  37. Alleys of Peril • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 165 · story
  38. Waterfront Law • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The TNT Punch) 181 · story
  39. Hard-Fisted Sentiment • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1996) • short story by Robert E. Howard 196 · story
  40. A Student of Sockology • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 210 · story
  41. The Yellow Cobra • short story by Robert E. Howard 210 · story
  42. Texas Fists • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of "Shanghied Mitts") 229 · story
  43. The Fightin'est Pair • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Breed of Battle) 249 · story
  44. Cultured Cauliflowers • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of In High Society) 266 · story
  45. Blue River Blues • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 285 · story
  46. Sailors' Grudge (outline) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 301 · story
  47. The Battling Sailor (incomplete) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 302 · story
  48. Untitled ("It was the end...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 308 · story
  49. Untitled ("The night Sailor Steve Costigan...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 311 · story
  50. Alleys of Peril (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 314 · story
  51. Untitled Mike O'Brien fragment ("Help! Help! They're murderin' me!") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 315 · story
  52. The Lord of the Ring (part 2) • essay by Patrice Louinet 319 · essay

Contributors

Mark Finn
Introduction author, Editor, Essayist
Patrice Louinet
Editor, Essayist
Tom Gianni
Cover artist

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Chris GruberRobert E. HowardThomas Gianni
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