Introduction
“Son of the White Wolf” is an El Borak short story by Howard. It was originally published in the December 1936 issue of the pulp magazine Thrilling Adventures. Sold to Standard by Otto Binder circa June 1936 for $50.00.
El Borak is a contemporary of T.E. Lawrence, and Lawrence is mentioned several times in the story “Son of the White Wolf,” setting this tale firmly during World War I. Gordon is well-known to the Arabs; the name El Borak is used to striking fear into the hearts of children.
Published in:
- THRILLING ADVENTURES VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1, Metropolitan Magazines, December 1936
- SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, FAX,1977
- SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Orbit, 1977
- SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #37, Marvel, du
- SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Berkley, April 1978
- THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 1 NUMBER 37, Marvel Comics, February 1979 (graphic adaptation)
- TERRA FANTASY 77: IM LAND DER MESSER, Erich Pabel Verlag KG, 1980 (German)
- EL BORAK LE REDOUTABLE, NeO, February 1984 (French)
- SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Ace, January 1987
- EL BORAK LE REDOUTABLE, Fleuve Noir, March 1992 (French)
- BLOOD OF THE GODS, North-West, 1998 (Russian)
- TREASURES OF TARTARY, Wildside Press, 1st, July 2004
- TREASURES OF TARTARY, Wildside Press, 2nd, 2004
- TREASURES OF TARTARY, Wildside Press, July 2006
- WEIRD TALES DE LHORK #28, Círculo de Lhork, August 2006 (Spanish)
- THE EXOTIC WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Girasol Collectables, October 2006
- THE ‘EL BORAK’ STORIES, Echo Library, March 2007
- ADVENTURE TALES #4, Wildside Press, Spring 2007
- THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 2: GRIM LANDS, Del Rey, November 2007
- THE EL BORAK ADVENTURES, Ignacio Hills Press, November 2008
- EL BORAK AND OTHER DESERT ADVENTURES, Del Rey, February 2010
- THE EL BORAK SERIES: SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Paradox Entertainment Inc., June 2010
- THE EL BORAK SERIES: SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Paradox Entertainment Inc., September 2011
- EL BORAK – L’INTÉGRALE, Bragelonne, September 2011 (French)
- ORIENTAL STORIES, VOLUME 3, Nuelow Games, July 2012
- SOLOMON KANE AND OTHER STORIES, Jame-Books, August 2012
- THE ADVENTURE MEGAPACK: 25 CLASSIC TALES FROM THE PULPS, Wildside Press, September 2012
- ROBERT E. HOWARD’S COLLECTED WORKS, Jame-Books, February 2013
- WEIRD TALES: 101 WEIRD, STRANGE, AND SUPERNATURAL STORIES VOLUME 9, Civitas Media, June 2013
- ROBERT E. HOWARD SHORT STORIES & NOVELLAS, Business and Leadership Publishing, July 2014
- TALES OF EL BORAK, Ozymandias Press, July 2016
- TALES OF EL BORAK, Jovian Press, November 2016
- ROBERT E. HOWARD FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER V11N3/4, Robert E. Howard Foundation, Fall/Winter 2017 (final draft)
- EL BORAK, AVVENTURIERO DEL DESERTO, Elara, October 2018 (Italian)
