Anthologies

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Swordsmen and Supermen

Publication type

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Contains

Publication date: February 1972

Introduction

Swordsmen and Supermen is a 1972 anthology of fantasy short stories in the sword and sorcery subgenre, edited by Lawan Chomchalow. It contains Howard's MEET CAP'N KIDD.

Notes

Edited by Lawan Chomchalow.
"Centaur Press edition, February 1972"; no number line
Reginald and Chalker/Owings give the editor as Grant, though he is not credited in the book.

Edition and production details

Language: English

Edition: 1st
Edition format: Paperback
Publication date: February 1972
Identifiers: ISBN: 0-87818-007-9 [978-0-87818-007-3]
Pages: 120
Publisher / imprint: Centaur Press
Cover art: Virgil Finlay
Illustrations: None

1 linked Howard work

Meet Cap'n Kidd story Howard writing Publications

12 contents entries

"Introduction"
Meet Cap'n Kidd • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard 11 · story
"Meet Cap'n Kidd"
The Death of a Hero (excerpt from The Red Gods) • (1924) • short fiction by Jean d'Esme 35 · story
Non-REH Content
Wings of Y'vrn • novelette by Darrel Crombie 59 · novelette
"The Death of a Hero" by Jean D'Esme
The Slave of Marathon • (1926) • novelette by Arthur D. Howden Smith 89 · novelette
"Wings of Y'vrn" by Darrel Crombie
How Sargoth Lay Siege to Zaremm • short story by Lin Carter 117 · story
"The Slave of Marathon" by Arthur D. Howden Smith
"How Sargoth Lay Siege to Zaremm" by Lin Carter

Contributors

Lawan Chomchalow: Editor
Virgil Finlay: Cover artist

Characters / Featuring

Breckinridge Elkins

Additional related terms

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

Lin Carter Robert E. Howard

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title: Swordsmen and Supermen
Publisher: Centaur Press
Date: February 1972
Source file: swordsmenandsupermen.html

REH World editorial layer

Title: Swordsmen and Supermen
Publisher: Centaur Press
Date: February 1972