Introduction
Spanish Gold on Devil Horse. This is a 2-part serial (45 pages) that was submitted to Argosy and Adventure but rejected by both in 1928.
“Spanish Gold on Devil Horse” piques one’s curiosity as it represents Howard’s maiden venture into fictionalizing the community of Cross Plains. By ingeniously integrating the surrounding geographical features of Caddo Peaks, he crafted a story that saw him, under the pseudonym Mike Costigan, embroiled in a thrilling saga of concealed treasure, illegal liquor dealings, and, predictably, a damsel in dire straits.
Published in:
- THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #17, Glenn Lord, Autumn 1972 (part 1 of 2)
- THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #18, Glenn Lord, Autumn 1973 (part 2 of 2)
- THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, Ace, April 1979
- LE MANOIR DE LA TERREUR, NeO, September 1987 (French)
- NIE KOPCIE MI GROBU, Wydawnictwo Andor, 1994 (Polish)
- BLOOD OF THE GODS, North-West, 1998 (Russian)
- THE NEW HOWARD READER #7, Marek, Spring 2000
- ANNIVERSARY: GLENN LORD AND THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, Dennis McHaney, June 2011
- ANNIVERSARY: GLENN LORD AND THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, Dennis McHaney, November 17, 2011
- POST OAKS AND SAND ROUGHS, REH Foundation Press, June 2019