WritingPermanent catalogue Work
Sailor’s Grudge
Published as:Costigan vs. Kid Camera5textual states13Characters
Introduction
First published in Fight Stories volume 2 number 10 March 1930 as 'Sailor's Grudge'. It was published again in Fight Stories volume 5 number 7 in 1938 under the name Mark Adam and with the changed title.
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.
Characters in this Work
Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. They are not assumed exhaustive until the underlying texts have been analyzed.
BertMarjory Harper’s big brother and movie-star double2 textual statesBob Fitzsimmonshistorical heavyweight champion; source also uses Robert Fitzsimmons/Fitz1 textual stateHoney Preciousactress starring opposite Reginald Van Veer, mentioned1 textual stateHornswogglemerchant ship on which Spike Monahan serves1 textual stateMarjory Harperyoung blonde woman Steve courts; Bert’s sister2 textual statesMikeSteve Costigan’s white bulldog and constant animal companion1 textual stateReginald Van Veerfamous movie star; Bert’s lookalike2 textual statesSea Girlmerchant ship associated with Sailor Steve Costigan1 textual stateSpike MonahanHornswoggle sailor competing for the movie-fighter job1 textual stateSteve Costigansailor-boxer brought in to face Snake Wamberson in The Trail of the Snake2 textual statesTerry O’RourkeSeattle fighter hired for the movie fight scene1 textual statethe directorunnamed head director of The Honor of the Champion1 textual stateTommy MarksSteve’s acquaintance and assistant movie director2 textual states
Publication appearances
Fight Stories - March 1930Fight Stories, Inc. (Fiction House)March 1930↗
Fight Stories - Spring 1938Fight Stories, Inc. (Fiction House)Spring 1938↗
Steve CostiganNeONovember 1986↗
Robert E. Howard's Fight Magazine #1Necronomicon PressMarch 1990↗
Железный кулак (Zheleznyj kulak) (Iron Fist) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1998↗
Waterfront Fists and OthersWildside PressMay 2003 (hardcover); December 2004 (trade paperback)↗
The Battles of Sailor Steve CostiganFrancis DiPietroAugust 2008↗
The Collected Boxing Stories of Robert E. HowardHalcyon Press, Ltd.December 2009↗
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected StoriesHalcyon Press, Ltd.May 2010↗
Fists of Foolishness: The Tales of Sea-Faring Boxing Champ Steve CostiganNuelow GamesOctober 2011↗
The Sailor Steve Costigan StoriesJame-BooksAugust 2012↗
Robert E. Howard's Collected WorksJame-BooksFebruary 2013↗
Fists of Iron Round 2REH Foundation PressFebruary 2014↗
Robert E. Howard's Sailor Steve CostiganPulp-Lit Press & Audible AudioJuly 2019↗
Fists of Iron Round Two - UEREH Foundation PressApril 2026↗