Fists of Iron, Round One by Robert E. Howard (The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, June 2013, $44.00, xxii+419pp, hc, co, cover by Tom Gianni) [edited by Patrice Louinet, Christopher Gruber & Mark Finn]
First in a series of 4 volumes of Howard’s boxing fiction. Limited to 200 copies. Volume one in “The Collected Boxing Fiction of Robert E. Howard”.
- vii · The Brute Eternal · Christopher Gruber · in
- · Fists of Iron
- 3 · 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
- 16 · Double-Cross [Ace Jessel] · Robert E. Howard · ss Bran Mak Morn: A Play, and Others by Robert E. Howard, Cromlech, 1983
- 33 · The Weeping Willow · Robert E. Howard · ss The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 39 · The Right Hook · Robert E. Howard · ss The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 53 · The Voice of Doom · Robert E. Howard · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #39, Roodmas 1986
- 59 · Crowd-Horror · Robert E. Howard · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly July 20 1929
- 94 · 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”.
- 130 · The Mark of a Bloody Hand · Robert E. Howard · ss Writer of the Dark by Robert E. Howard, Dark Carneval Press, 1986
- 138 · They Always Come Back · Robert E. Howard · nv The Iron Man by Robert E. Howard, Zebra, 1976
- 162 · 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
- 185 · Kid Lavigne Is Dead · Robert E. Howard · pm The Ring June 1928
- 186 · “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
- 187 · The Cooling of Spike McRue · Robert E. Howard · pm Writer of the Dark by Robert E. Howard, Dark Carneval Press, 1986
- 189 · Fables for Little Folks · Robert E. Howard · pm The Daniel Baker Collegian March 15 1926
- 190 · The Champ · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #2, September 1990
- 191 · Slugger’s Vow · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
- 191 · untitled (“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
- 192 · In the Ring · Robert E. Howard · pm Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
- 194 · untitled (“They matched me up that night”) · Robert E. Howard · pm The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 195 · 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
- 197 · John L. Sullivan · Robert E. Howard · pm The Right Hook v1 #2, 1925
- 199 · Jack Dempsey · Robert E. Howard · pm The Right Hook v1 #2, 1925
- 200 · untitled (“We are the duckers of crosses”) · Robert E. Howard · pm The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 201 · untitled (“All the crowd”) · Robert E. Howard · pm The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 202 · 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
- 207 · 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.
- 211 · A Man of Peace · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 236 · The Atavist · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 249 · Cupid vs. Pollux · Robert E. Howard · ss The Yellow Jacket February 19 1927
- 253 · 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
- 266 · 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
- 269 · The Ferocious Ape · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 277 · untitled fragment (“Spike Morissey was as tough a kid as ever came…”) · Robert E. Howard · uw
- 279 · untitled fragment (“The tale has always been doubted and scoffed at…”) · Robert E. Howard · uw
- 281 · 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
- 284 · Lobo Volante · Robert E. Howard · uw
- 285 · Night Encounter · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 298 · The Folly of Conceit · Robert E. Howard · uw The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 315 · Iron Men (Draft C) · Robert E. Howard · ss
- · Appendix 2: Articles
- 377 · Dula Due to Be Champion · Robert E. Howard · lt Brownwood Bulletin July 18 1928
- 379 · The Punch · Robert E. Howard · ar The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 382 · Men of Iron · Robert E. Howard · ar The Iron Man by Robert E. Howard, Zebra, 1976
- · Appendix 3: Odds and Ends
- 387 · untitled document (“The round started slow…”) · Robert E. Howard · ms
- 391 · Jeffries Versus Dempsey · Robert E. Howard · ms The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v2 #1, 2008
- 394 · Misto Dempsey · Robert E. Howard · vi The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 396 · The Funniest Bout · Robert E. Howard · ms The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval by Robert E. Howard, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
- 397 · The Great Munn-ey Ring · Robert E. Howard · ms The Right Hook v1 #1, 1925
- 398 · Sporting Page · Robert E. Howard · ms The Right Hook v1 #1, 1925
- 399 · untitled wrestling article (“Munn!”) · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #2, 1925
- 400 · untitled article (“I progress slowly in my classification of champions”) · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #3, 1925
- 401 · untitled article (“I like John L. Sullivan”) · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #3, 1925
- 403 · Ringside Tales · Robert E. Howard · ar The Right Hook v1 #3, 1925
- · Appendix 4
- 409 · The Lord of the Ring [Part 1 of 4] · Patrice Louinet · ar
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