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The Devil's Joker (alternate version)

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Introduction

An alternate draft of The Devil’s Joker. It remained unpublished until the Robert E. Howard Foundation included it in Western Tales in 2013. The draft is substantially longer and darker in tone, with more intense violence and a harsher portrayal of Steve Allison’s world.

Characters in this exact text

Bill LarsonBill Larson — hired killer in the alternate Devil’s JokerOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532Cactus LemarkCactus Lemark — deadly figure whose associates pursue Steve AllisonMentionedfirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532La CostaLa Costa — figure in the alternate Devil’s Joker; not the French La Costa of The Judgment of the DesertOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532Sam HerdSam Herd — county sheriff shot by Steve AllisonMentionedfirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532MacFarlaneSheriff John MacFarlane — sheriff in The Devil’s JokerOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532Steve AllisonStephen Angus Allison — Steve Allison / the Sonora KidOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532WellsWells — named figure in the alternate versionOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 517-532

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Western Tales - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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