Cover image unavailableRisque Stories no. 1
Publication date: March 1984
Introduction
This chapbook is from 1984 and the first of five in this series edited by Robert M. Price. It contains three poems and an untitled synopsis (John Gorman) by Howard.
Notes
Saddle stapled, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
Cover and interior artists credited on p. 2.
Edited by Robert M. Price
Four interior black and white illustrations. One is by John Borkowski. Three are by Rick J. Bryant.
John Gorman was created by Robert E. Howard in an untitled synopsis for a "spicy" adventure story.
Marc A. Cerasini and Charles Hoffman took this synopsis and used it as a basis for a short story, "She-Cats of Samarkand." The story was published under the byline of Sam Walser, a pseudonym REH used when he wrote for the "spicy" pulps.
Four additional John Gorman adventures were published under the author's real names. All of these stories appeared in Robert M. Price’s Cryptic Publications.
By Robert E. Howard:
"Untitled Synopsis," Risque Stories #1
By "Sam Walser"
(pseudonym of Marc A. Cerasini and Charles Hoffman):
"She-Cats of Samarkand," Risque Stories #1
By Marc A. Cerasini and Charles Hoffman:
"The Temple of Forbidden Fruit," Risque Stories #2
"Jungle Curse," Risque Stories #3
"Drums of the Bizango," Pulse-Pounding Adventure Stories #1
"Hell Cat of Hong Kong," Risque Stories #5
Edition and production details
- Language
- English
- Edition format
- Booklet
- Publication date
- March 1984
- Pages
- 42
- Publisher / imprint
- Cryptic Publications
- Cover art
- Stephen E. Fabian
- Illustrations
- John Borkowski and Rick J. Bryant
5 linked Howard works
- Desire verse Poetry Publications
- Lesbia verse Poetry Publications
- She-Cats of Samarcand story Howard writing Publications
- Strange Passion verse Poetry Publications
- Untitled (John Gorman found himself in Samarkand, … [synopsis]) story Howard writing Publications
25 contents entries
- "Strange Passion" (poem)
- Editorial (Risque Stories #1) • essay by Robert M. Price 3 · editorial
- "Lesbia" (poem)
- She-Cats of Samarkand • [John Gorman] • short story by Marc Cerasini and Charles Hoffman and Robert E. Howard [as by Sam Walser] 4 · story
- "Desire" (poem) [Not listed in Table of Contents]
- She-Cats of Samarkand • interior artwork by John Borkowski 14 · artwork
- Untitled "John Gorman found himself ..." [ synopsis]
- Strange Passion • poem by Robert E. Howard 20 · poem
- Non-REH Content
- "For the Blood Is the Life" • [Tara of the Twilight] • short story by Lin Carter 21 · story
- "Editorial" by Robert M. Price
- "For the Blood Is the Life" • interior artwork by Rick J. Bryant 23 · artwork
- "She-Cats of Samarkand" by Sam Walser (See Notes)
- Lesbia • poem by Robert E. Howard 26 · poem
- "For the Blood is the Life" by Lin Carter
- Lesbia • interior artwork by Rick J. Bryant 27 · artwork
- "June, 4683" by Duane Rimel
- June, 4683 • short story by Duane W. Rimel [as by Duane Rimel] 28 · story
- "An Informal History of the Spicy Pulps" by Will Murray
- June, 4683 • interior artwork by Rick J. Bryant 31 · artwork
- "Geometries" by Clark Ashton Smith
- Desire • poem by Robert E. Howard 34 · poem
- An Informal History of the Spicy Pulps • essay by Will Murray 35 · essay
- Geometries • poem by Clark Ashton Smith 41 · poem
- Untitled Synopsis ("John Gorman found himself...") • [John Gorman] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of She-Cats of Samarkand (synopsis)) 42 · story
Contributors
- Robert M. Price
- Editor
- Will Murray
- Essayist
- Stephen E. Fabian
- Cover artist
- John Borkowski
- Illustrator
- Rick J. Bryant
- Illustrator
Additional related terms
Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.
Bibliographic and editorial layers
Bibliographic source layer
- Title
- Risque Stories #1
- Publisher
- Cryptic Publications
- Date
- March 1984
- Source file
- risquestories1.html
REH World editorial layer
- Title
- Risque Stories no. 1
- Publisher
- Cryptic Publications
- Date
- March 1984