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REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #1

The Black Coast Press

1976

Material type

Fanzine

Publication categories

Chapbooks Fanzines

Publication date: Spring 1976

Introduction

The very first issue of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur from 1976. Contains several articles by Damon Sasser, artwork by James Bozarth. Even an article about an astrological look at Howard.

In the mid-1970s, when the Robert E. Howard Boom was just beginning, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur was on the cutting edge of Howard Fandom. During those heady days there was a continuous stream of hardback books, paperbacks, magazines, comics, chapbooks, fanzines, art portfolios and one-shot publications all devoted to the gifted author and poet from Cross Plains, Texas. When the Boom eventually faded out in the late eighties, the fans and admirers of Robert E. Howard still carried the torch, waiting for a time when Howard would return and that time has come. While not on as grand a scale as the earlier boom, it is nonetheless a great time to be a Howard fan.

As a result of this renewed interest in Howard, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur resumed publication in 2003. Issues 5 through 4have been published with the current schedule having The Definitive Robert E. Howard Journal appearing annually. REH: Two-Gun Raconteur is a classic Howard journal that keeps its roots intact. The journal is geared toward the reader who enjoys escaping into the fantastic worlds and characters created by Robert E. Howard.

Each issue features an outstanding line-up of obscure Robert E. Howard fiction, insightful essays and in-depth articles by award winning Howard scholars, plus first-rate artwork by up and coming young artists as well as established favorites.

So, if you are an aficionado of the works of the world’s greatest fantasy and adventure writer, you will find the spirit of Robert E. Howard lives on, bringing fire and thunder to the pages of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur.

Notes

Typed and mimeographed.
Stapled. Covers included in page numbers.
"Damon C. Sasser, Editor and Publisher" on ToC page.
"The Junto" is a contributors' page.
"The Dark Lines" is an editorial.
"An Astrological Look at REH" is subtitled "First in a Series".
All uncredited essays almost certainly by Damon C. Sasser.

There was a special limited edition of only 30 copies reprint for sale at the Robert E. Howard Gift shop published in June 2006.

Volume 1 Number 1
Limited to 350 copies
There is no Howard material in this issue.

Edition and production details

Edition: 1st
Format: Magazine
Publication date: Spring 1976
Pages: 44
Publisher / imprint: The Black Coast Press
Cover art: James D. Bozarth
Illustrations: James D. Bozarth

35 contents entries

The Junto (Contributor's page)
REH in Prose (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #1) • essay by Damon C. Sasser 2 · essay
"The Dark Lines" (Editorial) by Damon Sasser
Review: Etchings in Ivory by Robert E. Howard • review by uncredited 2 · review
"God's Angry Man" by Damon Sasser
Review: Two against Tyre by Robert E. Howard • review by uncredited 2 · review
The Annotated Solomon Kane by Damon Sasser
Review: The Lost Valley of Iskander by Robert E. Howard • review by uncredited 2 · review
The Kane Glossary by Damon Sasser
The Junto (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #1) • essay by uncredited 4 · essay
The Complete Kane by Damon Sasser
The Dark Lines (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #1) • essay by Damon C. Sasser 5 · essay
The Dark Man: A Portfolio, art by James Bozarth
God's Angry Man • essay by Damon C. Sasser 6 · essay
"An Astrological Look at REH" part I by Elaine Kuhns
God's Angry Man • interior artwork by James Bozarth 6 · artwork
REH in Graphics (Comics' reviews)
The Annotated Solomon Kane • essay by uncredited 9 · essay
"Robert E. Howard: Retrospectively" by Wayne Warfield
The Kane Glossary • essay by uncredited 17 · essay
"An Experiment in Exploitation: Donald M. Grant's Conan" by Byron L. Roark
The Complete Kane • essay by uncredited 19 · essay
"The Sense of Hideous Antiquity" by Bill Wallace
The Dark Man; A Portfolio • interior artwork by James Bozarth 20 · artwork
REH News
An Astrological Look at REH • essay by Elaine Kuhns [as by Elaine] 25 · essay
Red Sonya vs Red Sonja by Damon Sasser
REH in Graphics (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #1) • essay by uncredited 28 · essay
Robert E. Howard: Retrospectively • essay by Wayne Warfield 29 · essay
An Experiment in Exploitation: Donald M. Grant's Conan • essay by Byron L. Roark 33 · essay
"The Sense of Hideous Antiquity" • essay by Bill Wallace 35 · essay
REH News (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #1) • essay by uncredited 38 · essay
Red Sonja vs Red Sonja • essay by Damon C. Sasser 40 · essay
Red Sonja vs Red Sonja • interior artwork by uncredited43 • Robert E. Howard Astrological Chart • interior artwork by Elaine Kuhns [as by Elaine] 40 · artwork
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur • interior artwork by James Bozarth 44 · artwork

Contributors

James D. Bozarth: Cover artist, Illustrator

Additional related terms

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

Bill Wallace Damon Sasser Dark Agnes Elaine Kuhns James Bozarth Robert E. Howard Wayne Warfield