Fists of Iron, Round One (var. 1) by Robert E. Howard (The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, May 2025, 978-1-955446-57-0, $24.99, xxiv+449pp, hc, co, cover by Mark Wheatley) [edited by Patrice Louinet, Christopher Gruber, Mark Finn & Paul Herman]
A hardcover edition (-56-3, $39.99) was announced but not seen. Slightly revised from the first edition (The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013) by the addition of “Tunney Can’t Win” and updating the poetry titles to correspond with the titles in The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard. Details taken from online listing. Volume one in “The Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard”.
- · The Brute Eternal · Christopher Gruber · in Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
- · Fists of Iron
- · The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux [Ace Jessel] · Robert E. Howard · ss Ghost Stories April 1929, as “The Apparition in the Prize Ring” by John Taverel
- · Double-Cross [Ace Jessel] · Robert E. Howard · ss Bran Mak Morn: A Play, and Others by Robert E. Howard, Cromlech, 1983
- · The Weeping Willow · Robert E. Howard · ss The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · The Right Hook · Robert E. Howard · ss The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · The Voice of Doom · Robert E. Howard · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #39, Roodmas 1986
- · Crowd-Horror · Robert E. Howard · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly July 20 1929
- · Iron Men · Robert E. Howard · na Boxing Stories by Robert E. Howard, Bison Books, 2005
originally published in an edited and truncated form in Fight Stories, June 1930, as “The Iron Man”.
- · The Mark of a Bloody Hand · Robert E. Howard · ss Writer of the Dark by Robert E. Howard, Dark Carneval Press, 1986
- · They Always Come Back · Robert E. Howard · nv The Iron Man by Robert E. Howard, Zebra, 1976
- · The Trail of the Snake · Robert E. Howard · nv The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · Poems
- · Kid Lavigne Is Dead · Robert E. Howard · pm The Ring June 1928
- · “Aw Come On and Fight!” · Robert E. Howard · pm The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard: Volume Two: 1930-1932 by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2007
- · The Cooling of Spike McRue · Robert E. Howard · pm Writer of the Dark by Robert E. Howard, Dark Carneval Press, 1986
- · Fables for Little Folks · Robert E. Howard · pm The Daniel Baker Collegian March 15 1926
- · The Champ · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #2, September 1990
- · Slugger’s Vow · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
- · And Dempsey Climbed Into the Ring · Robert E. Howard · pm The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard: Volume One: 1923-1929 by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2007, as “untitled (“And Dempsey climbed into the ring”)”
- · In the Ring · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
- · Fighting the Anaconda Kid · Robert E. Howard · pm The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007, as “untitled (“They matched me up that night”)”
- · Down the Ages · Robert E. Howard · pm A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems by Robert E. Howard, Robert E. Howard Properties LLC, 2002
- · John L. Sullivan · Robert E. Howard · pm The Right Hook v1 #2, 1925
- · Jack Dempsey · Robert E. Howard · pm The Right Hook v1 #2, 1925
- · The Duckers of Crosses · Robert E. Howard · pm The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007, as “untitled (“We are the duckers of crosses”)”
- · All the Crowd · Robert E. Howard · pm The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007, as “untitled (“All the crowd”)”
- · When You Were a Set-Up and I Was a Ham · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #2, September 1990
- · Appendix 1: Early Tales, Variants and Fragments
- · The Spirit of Brian Boru · Robert E. Howard · vi The “New” Howard Reader #6 by Robert E. Howard, Joe & Mona Marek, 1999
first appeared, in French, in La Tombe du Dragon, Nouvelles Editions Oswald, Paris, 1990.
- · A Man of Peace · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · The Atavist · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · Cupid vs. Pollux · Robert E. Howard · ss The Yellow Jacket February 19 1927
- · The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux (alternate version) · Robert E. Howard · ss The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard by Robert E. Howard, Del Rey, 2008
- · untitled fragment (“I had just hung by sparring partner, Battling O’Toole…”) [Sailor Steve Costigan] · Robert E. Howard · uw The Howard Review #2, March 1975
- · The Ferocious Ape · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · untitled fragment (“Spike Morissey was as tough a kid as ever came…”) · Robert E. Howard · uw Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
- · untitled fragment (“The tale has always been doubted and scoffed at…”) · Robert E. Howard · uw Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
- · The Ghost Behind the Gloves · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · Lobo Volante · Robert E. Howard · uw Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
- · Night Encounter · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · The Folly of Conceit · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · Iron Men (Draft C) · Robert E. Howard · ss Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
- · Appendix 2: Articles
- · Dula Due to Be Champion · Robert E. Howard · lt Brownwood Bulletin July 18 1928
- · Tunney Can’t Win… · Robert E. Howard · lt Fort Worth Record July 20 1928
- · The Punch · Robert E. Howard · ar The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · Men of Iron · Robert E. Howard · ar The Iron Man by Robert E. Howard, Zebra, 1976
- · Appendix 3: Odds and Ends
- · untitled document (“The round started slow…”) · Robert E. Howard · ms Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
- · Jeffries Versus Dempsey · Robert E. Howard · ms The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v2 #1, 2008
- · Misto Dempsey · Robert E. Howard · vi The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · The Funniest Bout · Robert E. Howard · ms The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- · The Great Munn-ey Ring · Robert E. Howard · ms The Right Hook v1 #1, 1925
- · Sporting Page · Robert E. Howard · ms The Right Hook v1 #1, 1925
- · untitled wrestling article (“Munn!”) · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #2, 1925
- · untitled article (“I progress slowly in my classification of champions”) · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #3, 1925
- · untitled article (“I like John L. Sullivan”) · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #3, 1925
- · Ringside Tales · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #3, 1925
- · Appendix 4
- · The Lord of the Ring [Part 1 of 4] · Patrice Louinet · ar Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard, The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2013
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