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REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5

The Black Coast Press

2003

Material type

Fanzine

Publication categories

Chapbooks Fanzines

Publication date: Winter 2003

Introduction

After 26 years without any published issues, Damon Sasser returned with issue #5 of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur in 2003. Contains the story 'A Horror in the Night' by Robert E. Howard, an art folio by Stephen Fabian and several articles.

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

Volume 1, number 5.
Saddle stapled, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
"The Junto" lists the contributors.
"The Dark Lines" is an editorial.
Front cover illustration titled, "...his back against the mast, he heaped mangled corpses at his feet...".

Editor and publisher: Damon C. Sasser
Volume 1 Number 5
Limited to 250 copies
"A Horror in the Night" is illustrated by Don Herron

Edition and production details

Edition: 1st
Format: Magazine
Publication date: Winter 2003
Pages: 36
Publisher / imprint: The Black Coast Press
Cover art: Stephen Fabian
Illustrations: Gene Day, Greg Vander Leon, Stephen Fabian, Fred Bobb, Jeff Easley, Ken Raney, Don Herron, Arnold Fenner

1 linked Howard work

A Horror in the Night story Publications

34 contents entries

"A Horror in the Night " Illustrated by Don Herron
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 (Solomon Kane) • interior artwork by Arnie Fenner [as by Arnold Fenner] ifc · artwork
The Junto (Contributor's page)
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 (Valeria) • interior artwork by Arnie Fenner [as by Arnold Fenner] ibc · artwork
"The Dark Lines" (Editorial) by Damon Sasser
The Junto (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5) • essay by uncredited 2 · essay
"The Sins of Our Tastes, The Sins of Our Trade" by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
The Junto (REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5) • interior artwork by David Parsons 2 · artwork
"El Dios Diabó lico de Tlasceltec" by Damon Sasser
The Dark Lines: The Comeback Trail • essay by Damon C. Sasser 3 · essay
Almuric: Art Portfolio by Stephen Fabian
The Dark Lines: The Comeback Trail • interior artwork by uncredited 3 · artwork
"Two Against the Post Office" by Keith Taylor
A Horror in the Night • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 4 · story
"Fists of Cross Plains" (fiction) by Charles R. Saunders
A Horror in the Night • interior artwork by Don Herron and David Parsons 4 · artwork
"Was Robert E. Howard a Hack?" by Darrell Schweitzer
The Sins of Our Tastes; The Sins of Our Trade • (1989) • essay by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 8 · essay
The REH Review: "Graveyard Rats"
The Sins of Our Tastes, the Sins of Our Trade • interior artwork by Jeff Easley and Stephen Fabian 8 · artwork
Nemedian Dispatches (Recommended Products)
Nekht Semerkeht • interior artwork by Fred Bobb 12 · artwork
El Dios Diabólico de Tlasceltec • essay by Damon C. Sasser 13 · essay
Almuric Folio • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian [as by Steve Fabian] 15 · artwork
Two Against the Post Office • essay by Keith Taylor 19 · essay
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 • interior artwork by uncredited 20 · artwork
Fists of Cross Plains • short story by Charles R. Saunders 21 · story
Fists of Cross Plains • interior artwork by Gene Day 21 · artwork
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 [1] • (1975) • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian 25 · artwork
Was Robert E. Howard a Hack? • essay by Darrell Schweitzer 26 · essay
Was Robert E. Howard a Hack? • interior artwork by Greg Vander Leun 26 · artwork
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 (Conan and Belit) • interior artwork by Ken Raney 30 · artwork
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 [2] • interior artwork by Stephen Fabian 31 · artwork
REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #5 (Black Turlogh O'Brien) • interior artwork by Ken Raney bc · artwork

Contributors

Stephen Fabian: Cover artist
Gene Day , Greg Vander Leon, Stephen Fabian , Fred Bobb, Jeff Easley, Ken Raney, Don Herron , Arnold Fenner: Illustrator
Gene Day, Greg Vander Leon, Stephen Fabian, Fred Bobb, Jeff Easley, Ken Raney, Don Herron, Arnold Fenner: Illustrator

Additional related terms

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Arnie Fenner Charles R. Saunders Conan Damon Sasser David Parsons Don Herron Fred Bobb Gene Day Greg Vander Leon Greg Vander Leun Jeff Easley Jessica Amanda Salmonson Keith Taylor Ken Raney Robert E. Howard