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Kid Galahad

Published as:The Good Knight
4textual states11Characters
PublishedDecember 25, 1931Sale amount$90Howard received$90
Genre
Boxing

Introduction

The Good Knight. Accepted by Street & Smith circa mid-May 1931 and published in December. Howard got $90 for this story.

Textual states

Shown in a practical developmental order where possible: synopsis/outline, numbered drafts, submission states, then published or posthumous states. This display order does not itself assert exact chronology or textual authority.

Draft 1Kid Galahad — Draft 1
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Draft 2Kid Galahad — Draft 2
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Primary textKid Galahad
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Published versionThe Good Knight
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Characters in this Work

Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. They are not assumed exhaustive until the underlying texts have been analyzed.

Battling Worleyheavyweight fighting under Bat Brelen alias1 textual stateBilly Ash1 textual stateFranky JonesKid Allison’s fiancée/girlfriend1 textual stateJack ReynoldsKid Allison’s recurring manager1 textual stateJohn L. Sullivanhistorical boxer mentioned in Draft 21 textual stateKatherine Flynnwoman who recruits Allison to avenge an assault1 textual stateKid Allisonrecurring boxer/seaman identity appearing in The Voice of Doom and Lobo Volante and mentioned in Iron Men1 textual stateLopez (the Cuban Shadow)boxer called the Cuban Shadow1 textual stateOne-Round Donovanscheduled opponent in Kid Galahad1 textual stateRed Dartsassociate/handler in Kid Allison’s corner1 textual stateSir GalahadArthurian figure invoked as Allison’s chivalric model1 textual state

Publication appearances

Street & Smith's Sport Story Magazine Volume 33 Number 6Street and Smith PublicationsDecember 25, 1931↗Fantasy Crossroads #3Graceland College Comic ClubMay 1975↗The Second Book of Robert E. HowardZebraMay 1976↗Robert E. Howard OmnibusOrbit1977↗Коготь дракона (Kogot drakona) ( Claw of the Dragon ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1999↗Boxing StoriesUniversity of Nebraska Press - Bison BooksApril 2005↗Fists of Iron Round 4REH Foundation PressApril 2015↗Брат бури (Brat buri) (Brother of the Storm) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)2021↗