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Weird Tales 1935 May

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

1935
Publication type
PeriodicalPulp magazine
Contains
Stories

Publication date: May 1935

Introduction

"Beyond the Black River" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine, v. 25, nos. 5-6, May-June 1935. The story was republished in the collections King Conan (Gnome Press, 1953) and Conan the Warrior (Lancer Books, 1967). It has more recently been published in the anthology The Mighty Swordsmen (Lancer Books, 1970), and the collections The Conan Chronicles Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon (Gollancz, 2001) and Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Three (1935-1936) (Del Rey, 2005). It's set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan's battle against a savage tribe of Picts in the unsettled lands beyond the infamous Black River.

The story takes place in Conajohara, a newly established Aquilonian province recently annexed by King Numedides from the Picts. Balthus, a young settler on his way to Fort Tuscelan at the Black River, the province's border to the Pict Lands, encounters Conan in the forest slaying a Pict. Accompanying the young man back to the fort, Conan finds the corpse of a merchant left by a Pictish wizard named Zogar Sag and slain by a swamp demon. The fort's commander, Valannus, desperately asks Conan to slay Zogar Sag before he raises the Picts against the whole borderlands, especially since Tuscelan is vastly undermanned after Numedides foolishly decided to withdraw most of its garrison. Taking a hand-picked team of scouts and Balthus, Conan sets off stealthily in his canoe.

Notes

Volume 25, Number 5.
Page numbers run from 529 to 656 and do not include the covers.

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Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition format
Pulp
Publication date
May 1935
Pages
132
Publisher / imprint
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art
Margaret Brundage
Illustrations
Se above

1 linked Howard work

53 contents entries

  1. "Beyond the Black River" (Part 1 of 2)
  2. fep • Coming Next Month (Weird Tales, May 1935) • essay by uncredited essay
  3. Non-REH Content
  4. The Death Cry • novelette by Arthur B. Reeve 530 · novelette
  5. "The Death Cry" by Arthur B. Reeve
  6. The Death Cry • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli 530 · artwork
  7. "Yellow Doom" by Robert H. Leitfred
  8. Weird Tales, May 1935 • [Weird Tales Decorations] • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch (variant of Weird Tales, November 1924 1924) 558 · artwork
  9. "The Bronze Casket" by Richard H. Hart
  10. Yellow Doom • novelette by Robert H. Leitfred 559 · novelette
  11. "Lord of the Lamia" (Part 3 of 3) by Otis Adelbert Kline
  12. Yellow Doom • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli 559 · artwork
  13. "The Flower-Women" by Clark Ashton Smith
  14. Under the Tomb • poem by Robert Nelson 581 · poem
  15. "Muggridge's Aunt" by August W. Derleth
  16. The Bronze Casket • short story by Richard H. Hart 582 · story
  17. "The Secret in the Tomb" by Robert Bloch
  18. The Bronze Casket • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli 583 · artwork
  19. "Arthur Jermyn" by H. P. Lovecraft
  20. Beyond the Black River (Part 1 of 2) • [Conan] • serial by Robert E. Howard 591
  21. "On Hangman's Hill" by Robert Avrett (poem)
  22. Beyond the Black River (Part 1 of 2) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 591 · artwork
  23. "Tea-Drinking" by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom] (poem)
  24. Lord of the Lamia (Part 3 of 3) • serial by Otis Adelbert Kline 609
  25. "Under the Tomb" by Robert Nelson (poem)
  26. Lord of the Lamia (Part 3 of 3) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin 609 · artwork
  27. The Eyrie (letter column)
  28. The Flower-Women • [Maal Dweb] • short story by Clark Ashton Smith 624 · story
  29. The Flower-Women • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli 625 · artwork
  30. On Hangman's Hill • poem by Robert Avrett 632 · poem
  31. Muggridge's Aunt • short story by August Derleth [as by August W. Derleth] 633 · story
  32. The Secret in the Tomb • short story by Robert Bloch 638 · story
  33. Weird Story Reprint • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 642 · artwork
  34. Arthur Jermyn • short story by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of The White Ape 1921) 642 · story
  35. Tea-Drinking • poem by Frank Owen [as by Hung Long Tom] 648 · poem
  36. The Eyrie • (1924) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch 650 · artwork
  37. The Eyrie (Weird Tales, May 1935) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor 650 · essay
  38. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Cheers for Mrs. Brundage • essay by Michael Liene 650 · essay
  39. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Smith for Dessert • essay by Alvin V. Pershing 650 · essay
  40. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): For Weird-Scietific Stories • essay by A. S. Doan 650 · essay
  41. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Robert Bloch's Rejoinder • essay by Robert Bloch 651 · essay
  42. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Anguish and Horror • essay by Fred Anger 652 · essay
  43. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Two Fine Stories • essay by L. K. Leftwich 652 · essay
  44. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): A Sweet, Pleasant Plot • essay by Henry Kuttner 652 · essay
  45. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): The Psychological Story • essay by Mrs. E. W. Murphy 653 · essay
  46. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Moore and Lovecraft • essay by Lacy L. Harold 653 · essay
  47. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Seconding Mr. Reynolds' Suggestion • essay by G. H. January 654 · essay
  48. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Exceptionally Good Issue • essay by B. M. Reynolds 654 · essay
  49. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Brief Comments • essay by Henry Hasse 654 · essay
  50. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): February Issue a Corker • essay by E. L. Mengshoel 654 · essay
  51. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): A Cover Story Contest • essay by Jack Darrow 655 · essay
  52. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): A Few Dislikes • essay by C. A. Butz [as by Carl A. Butz] 656 · essay
  53. Letter (Weird Tales, May 1935): Comments from an Author • essay by Clark Ashton Smith 656 · essay

Contributors

Margaret Brundage
Cover artist
Andrew Brosnatch
Illustrator
Hugh Rankin
Illustrator
Vincent Napoli
Illustrator
Joesph Doolin
Illustrator
A. S. Doan
Essayist
Robert Bloch
Essayist
Fred Anger
Essayist
Henry Hasse
Essayist
Jack Darrow
Essayist
C. A. Butz
Essayist

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ConanH. P. LovecraftPulpRobert E. HowardWeird Tales

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title
Weird Tales Volume 25 Number 5
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
May 1935
Source file
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REH World editorial layer

Title
Weird Tales 1935 May
Publisher
Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date
May 1935
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