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Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla

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Genre
Boxing

Introduction

Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla is a Steve Costigan story combining boxing, dockside violence and romantic misunderstanding. A separate synopsis also survives for the story.

Textual states

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SynopsisSailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla (synopsis)
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Draft 1Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla — Draft 1
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Draft 2Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla — Draft 2
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Primary textSailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla
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Characters in this Work

Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. Additional textual research may add further appearances.

Ahmed the Malay2 textual statesBill Elkinslarge bartender/fighter and Teddy Blaine’s possessive admirer in Destiny Gorilla; not Breckinridge Elkins’s brother2 textual statesBully Klisson2 textual statesGorilla Baker1 textual stateJimmy Richards1 textual stateJoe Jacks1 textual stateMikeSteve Costigan’s white bulldog and constant animal companion2 textual statesNed Brock2 textual statesOne-Round Egan2 textual statesSea Girlmerchant ship associated with Sailor Steve Costigan1 textual stateSteve Costigansailor-boxer brought in to face Snake Wamberson in The Trail of the Snake2 textual statesTeddy Blaine2 textual statesTony Spagalli2 textual statesWaspy Shaw2 textual states

Publication appearances

Fists of Iron Round 3REH Foundation PressNovember 2014↗Steve Costigan. Pugni, pupe & pericoli (Steve Costigan. Fists, Gals & Dangers)Providence PressDecember 2018↗Steve Costigan. Pugni, pupe & pericoli (Steve Costigan. Fists, Gals & Dangers)Providence PressApril 2019↗