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Sword & Fantasy #5

James Van Hise

2006
Material type
Magazine
Publication categories
Fanzines

Publication date: January 2006

Introduction

The front cover art is from a foreign Conan paperback edition. Articles include a facsimile of the 24 page writer's bible to the 1997 Conan The Adventurer TV series. Two vintage 1940s articles on Clark Ashton Smith from the British fanzine Fantasy Review. The novella "Demon Wizard" by James Van Hise. A review of the 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie. A folio of covers from foreign language Robert E. Howard paperbacks. "Lin Carter And The Curse Of The Monolith" by Richard Toogood. A 1959 fanzine article about Robert E. Howard. Artwork by Rick McCollum, Virgil Finlay, Virgil Partch, Alfredo Alcala, Frank R. Paul and others.

Notes

Edited by James Van Hise

Side stapled single pages. 
Front cover art from a foreign paperback edition of Conan, artist unknown.
"Some Notes on REH" is from Science Fiction Times #462.
"The Poet of Science Fiction" is about Clark Ashton Smith and appeared in Fantasy Review, April/May 1949.
The review of Genius Loci & Other Tales first appeared in Fantasy Review, February/March 1949.
"Keller's 'Conan' into syndie wars" is a facsimile of a newspaper article from The Hollywood Reporter.

Side stapled single pages. 
The Henry Kuttner obituary on p. 67 is from Science-Fiction Times V13n288.

Edition and production details

Format
Quarto (8.5" x 11" magazine)
Publication date
January 2006
Pages
96
Publisher / imprint
James Van Hise
Cover art
Jean-Michel Nicollet
Illustrations
See above
Media details
Fanzine

37 contents entries

  1. Sword & Fantasy #5 (The Wizard's Demands) • interior artwork by Rick McCollum ifc · artwork
  2. Sword & Fantasy #5 • interior artwork by Roy G. Krenkel ibc · artwork
  3. Sword & Fantasy #5 • (2005) • interior artwork by Rick McCollum (variant of Sword & Fantasy #2) 1 · artwork
  4. Editorial: First Anniversary • essay by James Van Hise 2 · editorial
  5. Sword & Fantasy #5 (The Dragon from "Red Nails") • interior artwork by Rick McCollum 3 · artwork
  6. Demon Wizard • (1984) • novelette by James Van Hise 4 · novelette
  7. Demon Wizard • interior artwork by Alfredo Alcala [as by Alfredo P. Alcala] 4 · artwork
  8. Little Known Facts About Robert E. Howard • (1959) • essay by Bernard M. Cook 18 · essay
  9. Little Known Facts about Robert E. Howard • interior artwork by Rick McCollum 18 · artwork
  10. Sword & Fantasy #5 • interior artwork by Rick Tucker 21 · artwork
  11. Sword & Fantasy #5 (Homage to R. E. Howard) • interior artwork by Charlie Williams 22 · artwork
  12. Some Notes on REH • (1969) • essay by Gerald W. Page [as by Jerry Page] 23 · essay
  13. Letter to Robert E. Howard, March 10, 1932 • essay by Farnsworth Wright 24 · essay
  14. Sword & Fantasy #5 • interior artwork by James Cawthorn 25 · artwork
  15. The Poet of Science Fiction • (unknown) • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 26 · artwork
  16. The Poet of Science Fiction • (1949) • essay by Arthur F. Hillman 26 · essay
  17. The Poet of Science Fiction • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul 28 · artwork
  18. The Poet of Science Fiction • interior artwork by Virgil Partch 29 · artwork
  19. The Lure of Clark Ashton Smith • interior artwork by Frank R. Paul 32 · artwork
  20. Review: Genius Loci and Other Tales by Clark Ashton Smith • (1949) • review by Arthur F. Hillman 32 · review
  21. A Folio of Foreign Robert E. Howard Paperback Covers • interior artwork by uncredited 34 · artwork
  22. Sword & Fantasy #5 • interior artwork by Gary Kwapisz [as by Gary Kwapicz] 40 · artwork
  23. Conan the Barbarian—The John Milius Version • essay by James Van Hise 41 · essay
  24. Conan the Barbarian—The John Milius Version • interior artwork by Rick McCollum 41 · artwork
  25. Sword & Fantasy #5 • interior artwork by uncredited 43 · artwork
  26. Keller's 'Conan' into syndie wars • (1996) • essay by Jonathan Davies 44 · essay
  27. Conan the Adventurer: A Post Mortem • essay by James Van Hise 45 · essay
  28. Press Release: "Conan the Adventurer" Flexes Its Muscles with a "Firm Go" for Fall '97 • essay by uncredited 47 · essay
  29. Conan the Adventurer: Series Bible • essay by uncredited 49 · essay
  30. Sword & Fantasy #5 [2] • interior artwork by Rick Tucker 75 · artwork
  31. The Devil His Due — Lin Carter & "The Curse of the Monolith" • interior artwork by Bob Covington 76 · artwork
  32. The Devil His Due — Lin Carter & "The Curse of the Monolith" • essay by Richard Toogood 76 · essay
  33. The Devil His Due — Lin Carter & "The Curse of the Monolith" • interior artwork by Richard Corben 81 · artwork
  34. The Devil His Due — Lin Carter & "The Curse of the Monolith" (cartoon) • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel 85 · artwork
  35. Sword & Fantasy #5 ("Aaaiiieee!") • interior artwork by Rick McCollum 89 · artwork
  36. Sword & Fantasy #5 (Pictish Death to the Enemy) • interior artwork by Rick McCollum 90 · artwork
  37. Sword & Fantasy #5 (Homage to Jack Kirby's Conan) • interior artwork by Emilio Soltero bc · artwork

Contributors

See above
Illustrator

Additional related terms

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

Alfredo P. AlcalaArthur F. HillmanBernard M. CookBob CovingtonCharlie WilliamsClark Ashton SmithEmilio SolteroFarnsworth WrightFrank R. PaulFrank UtpatelGary KwapiczGerald W. PageJames Van HiseJonathan DaviesRichard CorbenRichard ToogoodRick McCollumRick TuckerRobert E. HowardRoy G. KrenkelVirgil Finlay

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

REH World editorial layer

Title
Sword & Fantasy #5
Publisher
James Van Hise
Date
January 2006
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved Howard Works bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; Howard Works remains the source and fallback.