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Amra [v2 #2, March 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 20pp, ph, cover by George H. Scithers) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed 4 · The Wheel Turns · August Derleth · ar; illustrated by Robert E. Gilbert 7 · Heroes Are Out of Date · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar; illustrated by Stony Brook Barnes & George H. Scithers 9 · Why I Rejected My Husband · Karen Anderson · ar; illustrated by George H. Scithers 10 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _10 · On the True Circumstances of Howard’s Death · Glenn Lord · lt 11 · John Carper and His Electric Barsoom · Thomas Stratton · ss Yandro Jul 1956; illustrated by Juanita W. Coulson 17 · The Kingdoms of Hyboria · Stephen F. Schultheis · ar 18 · Conan & His Women · W. H. Griffey & Franklin Bergquist · ar; illustrated by Irene L. Brown

Amra [v2 #3, May 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 24pp, ph, cover by Dan Adkins) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · Contents · Anon. · ms 3 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed 4 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _4 · [letter] · Robert Coulson · lt _4 · [letter] · Robert Bloch · lt _4 · [letter] · Glenn Lord · lt _4 · [letter] · Mike Moorcock · lt 5 · Who Were the Æsir? · Poul Anderson · ar; illustrated by Dan Adkins & George H. Scithers 12 · Rats with Skull · George Barr · il 14 · Conan: A Social Commentary · Robert Coulson · ar; illustrated by Bill Pearson 16 · Some Remarks on the Suül-Tais Manuscript · Steve Schultheis · ar; illustrated by Steve Schultheis 20 · Balthus of the Tauran & Robert of Cross Plains · G. H. Scithers · br; review of Beyond the Black River [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by G. H. Scithers 23 · The Illustrators · Anon. · bg 24 · Conan of the Reavers · Roy Hunt · ar

Amra [v2 #4, June 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 28pp, ph, cover by Jim Cawthorn) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · An Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian · L. Sprague de Camp, Dr. John D. Clark & P. Schuyler Miller · ar; based on “A Probable Outline of Conan’s Career” by P. Schuyler Miller & John D. Clark (The Hyborian Age, LANY Cooperative Publications, 1938); illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 19 · The Chronicles of Conan · P. Schuyler Miller, Glenn Lord & Norman Metcalf · bi 21 · Dragons · Elizabeth Wilson · ar; illustrated by Irene L. Brown & Elizabeth Wilson 24 · An Exegesis of Howard’s Hyborian Tales · L. Sprague de Camp · ar; illustrated by Dan L. Adkins

Amra [v2 #5, July 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 24pp, ph, cover by George Barr) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed 4 · The Agent · Björn Nyberg · ss; illustrated by Dan Adkins 5 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _5 · On Jhil · L. Sprague de Camp & Justin Kidd · lt _7 · On the Suül-Thais Manuscript · John Boardman · lt _7 · On “The Return of Conan” · Björn Nyberg · lt 8 · One Woman’s Opinion · V. A. H. Nietz · ar; illustrated by Juanita Coulson 10 · The Novels of Eric Rücker Eddison · John Boardman · ar [E. R. Eddison]; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 13 · An Exegesis of Howard’s Hyborian Tales—Part II · L. Sprague de Camp · ar; illustrated by Ray Capella & Robert Gilbert 24 · [illustration] · George Barr · il

Amra [v2 #6, September 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 28pp, ph, cover by Ray G. Capella) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _2 · [letter] · Ray Nelson · lt 3 · John Carter: Sword of Theosophy · Fritz Leiber · ar [Edgar Rice Burroughs]; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 6 · The Illustrators · Anon. · bg 10 · An Exegesis of Howard’s Hyborian Tales—Part 3 · L. Sprague de Camp · ar; illustrated by Robert E. Gilbert 24 · Limerick: Thetis & Conan · Jim Cawthorn · pm 25 · Hercules · G. H. Scithers · mr; illustrated by G. H. Scithers

Amra [v2 #7, November 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 16pp, ph, cover by George Barr) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed 4 · untitled (“The wind from the Mediterranean...”) · Robert E. Howard · uw; illustrated by George Barr 6 · Á La Rescue · W. H. Griffey · ar; illustrated by George Barr 8 · [illustration] · Jim Cawthorn · il 10 · Eddison’s Zimiamvian Trilogy · Robert E. Briney · ar [E. R. Eddison]; illustrated by Robert Sheridan 13 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _13 · On the Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian · Richard H. Eney · lt; illustrated by Dan Adkins _14 · On Book Sales · August Derleth · lt; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 15 · Scrolls and Such · L. Sprague de Camp · br; review of Vanished Cities, by Hermann Schreiber & Georg Schreiber; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 16 · [illustration] · George Barr · il

Amra [v2 #8, November/December 1959] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 20pp, ph, cover by Robert E. Gilbert) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · The Gray Mouser [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · pm The Acolyte Fll 1944; given as two separate poems (“The Gray Mouser: 1” and “The Gray Mouser: 2”).; illustrated by Ray G. Capella & Jim Cawthorn 5 · Illustrators and Their Work · Anon. · bg 6 · Conan and Togetherness · L. Sprague de Camp · ar; illustrated by Juanita W. Coulson 9 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _9 · On Conan · Raymond Sowers · lt 10 · But the Hills Were Ancient Then · Robert E. Howard · pm; illustrated by Ray G. Capella 12 · More Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _12 · On Crom-Cruach and Aquilonia · Albert E. Gechter · lt _12 · On “The Broken Sword” · George W. Earley · lt [Poul Anderson] 12 · [limerick] · Jim Cawthorn · pm 13 · Sons of Conan · W. H. Griffey · ss; illustrated by George Barr 20 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed

Amra [v2 #9, January 1960] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 20pp, ph, cover by Larry Ivie) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · Pirettes · L. Sprague de Camp · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by R. E. Gilbert 4 · Who Was Crom? · Albert E. Gechter · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 7 · One Man’s BEM · Reginald Bretnor · ar; illustrated by G. H. Scithers 12 · Exegetical Addenda · L. Sprague de Camp · ms 13 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed 13 · [limerick] · Theodore Cogswell · pm 14 · I Remember Conan · Grace A. Warren · pm; illustrated by Payne Drummond 16 · A Case for Conan the Cimmerian · Ray G. Capella · ar; illustrated by Ray G. Capella 19 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _19 · On Astounding · Robert E. Howard · lt; excerpt from letter to August Derleth, ca. December 1933 (“I think Scribner’s was nuts to turn down ‘Hawk on...’”) _19 · On Aquilonia · Raymond Sowers · lt _20 · On Illustration · Ray G. Capella · lt _20 · On the Calendar of Hyborea · John Boardman · lt

Amra [v2 #10, April 1960] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 20pp, ph, cover by George Barr) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · Greetings! · W. H. Griffey · pm; illustrated by Irene L. Brown 4 · Kush · L. Sprague de Camp · ar; illustrated by George Barr 9 · Blunders · [The Editor] · ed 10 · ... And Strange-Sounding Names · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ar; illustrated by Juanita Coulson 15 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _15 · On Howard & Women · Glenn Lord · lt _15 · [letter] · Avram Davidson · lt 16 · Introduction to a Series of Fillers · Poul Anderson · ar _17 · [untitled poem] · Thjodholf Arnason; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse. 18 · Index to Volume II, Issues 1—10 · Anon. · ix

Amra [v2 #11, Late April 1960] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 24pp, ph, cover by George Barr) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · Blunders: Coeditor & Fournishation · [The Editor] · ed 3 · Conan: A Broadside Blow · Ronn Whyte · pm; illustrated by Juanita Coulson 4 · Proposal for the Foundation of a Demonological Journal · John Boardman & George Cowgill · ms; illustrated by Ray G. Capella 8 · The Cult of Gunkit · John Berry · ar; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 12 · [limerick] · Alan Burns · pm 13 · Chariot Operas · L. Sprague de Camp · br; illustrated by Dan Adkins 18 · The Protest · Thjodholf Arnason; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse.; illustrated by George Scithers 19 · Words from Xaltotun · Robert Coulson · ar; illustrated by George Barr 21 · The Leopard of Poitain [Arquel of Argos] · Ray G. Capella · ss; not the same as the story of the same name in the September 1970 issue.; illustrated by Ray G. Capella 24 · Thuds: Hobbits · [The Editor] · ed

Amra [v2 #12, September 1960] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 16pp, ph, cover by Robert Sheridan) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · [illustration] · Steve Stiles · il 3 · [illustration] · Jim Cawthorn · il 3 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _3 · On Calendars · John Boardman · lt _3 · Indirect Swackle · George H. Scithers, L. Sprague de Camp & Inga Pratt · ms; summary by Scithers of a letter from LDSC about Tros and one by Inga Pratt about illustrations. 4 · Blunders: Barsoom · [The Editor] · ed 5 · The Mouser on Games · Fritz Leiber · ar; illustrated by Ray G. Capella 7 · The Tower of the Elephant · George Barr · il 8 · Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter and Tars Tarkas · Larry Ivie · il 10 · The Beast · Alan Dodd · mr; illustrated by George Barr 15 · African Swackles · L. Sprague de Camp · lt; illustrated by George Barr 16 · The First Love · King Olaf Haraldsson; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse.

Amra [v2 #13, September 1960] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 16pp, ph, cover by Karen Anderson) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · [illustration] · Ray G. Capella · il 3 · The God in the Bowl · George Barr · il 4 · The Dubrovsky Motif · Anthony Boucher · ar; illustrated by Larry Ivie 6 · A Response · King Harald Hardrede, Thjodholf Arnason; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse. 7 · Thuds: Man of Two Worlds & Lorelei of the Red Mist · [The Editor] · ed _7 · Lorelei of the Red Mist, by Ray Bradbury & Leigh Brackett · George H. Scithers · br 8 · Ocean Trade in the Hyborian Age · John Boardman · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Robert E. Gilbert 13 · Scrolls and Such · L. Sprague de Camp · br; review of The Abominations of Yondo [Clark Ashton Smith] 14 · King Kull and the Sea Witch · Alan Burns · pm; illustrated by George Barr 16 · Blunders: The Calendar · [The Editor] · ed

Amra [v2 #14, January 1961] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 28pp, ph, cover by Ray G. Capella) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 3 · The Case for Solomon Kane · John Pocsik · br; illustrated by Bob LaCava 8 · Lord of the Black Throne · P. Schuyler Miller · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Ray G. Capella 12 · Does Conan Need Suspenders? · Redd Boggs · ar; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 18 · The Storm · Thjodholf Arnason; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse.; illustrated by Bob Sheridan 19 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _19 · On “One Man’s BEM” · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt _19 · On “One Man’s BEM” · George Barr · lt _20 · On Chains · Theodore R. Cogswell · lt _21 · On “The Dubrovsky Motif” · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt _21 · On “The Dubrovsky Motif” · Basil Davenport · lt _21 · On “The Dubrovsky Motif” · Karl Würf · lt _22 · On the Lost Phases of Conan’s Career · Björn Nyberg · lt _22 · On Some Words from Ahriman · Ray G. Capella · lt 23 · 18th World Knowledge Sagas Forgathering · L. Sprague de Camp & Poul Anderson · ms 24 · Conan of the Khyber Rifles · Norman Metcalf & Chuck Hansen · ar; illustrated by Bob Sheridan 26 · More Illustrators · Anon. · ar 27 · Thuds: Legion Muster · [The Editor] · ed

Amra [v2 #15, May 1961] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 24pp, ph, cover by Roy Krenkel) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · [illustration] · Roy Krenkel · il 3 · Conan Undesexed · Björn Nyberg & L. Sprague de Camp · ss; illustrated by George Barr 7 · The Case for Solomon Kane: Addenda · John Pocsik · br 8 · Thuds: Artwork · [The Editor] · ed; illustrated by Roy Krenkel 8 · Ambuscade · Roy Krenkel · il 9 · When Set Fled · Fritz Leiber · ss; illustrated by Bob LaCava 12 · Half a Thought · Harald Sigurdharson; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse.; illustrated by Ed Emshwiller 14 · Robert E. Howard and His Heroes · E. Hoffmann Price · ar 15 · Putting a Tag on It · Mike Moorcock · ar; illustrated by Jim Cawthorn 18 · Miskatonic U Football Schedule · John Boardman · ms 19 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _19 · On Cogswell’s Chains · Gil Morangen · lt _19 · On the Problem of the Scarlet Citadel · Dick Eney · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _19 · On the Problem of the Scarlet Citadel · George Heap · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _21 · On the Gnarly Man and Old Man Mulligan · L. Sprague de Camp · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _21 · On the Gnarly Man and Old Man Mulligan · P. Schuyler Miller · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _22 · On Satire · Larry Breed · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _23 · On Movies · Ted Johnstone · lt _23 · On Movies · Dick Tierney · lt _24 · On Suspense · Buck Coulson · lt

Amra [v2 #16, July 1961] ed. George H. Scithers (George H. Scithers, 20¢, 24pp, ph, cover by Roy Krenkel) Details supplied by Ned Brooks. 2 · [illustration] · George H. Scithers · il 3 · Conan and Matho · L. Sprague de Camp · br; review of Salammbo [Gustave Flaubert]; illustrated by Roy Krenkel 8 · Gestum Conani in Gestis Romanorum · John Boardman · ar; illustrated by Steve Stiles 9 · Necessity · King Harald Sigurdharson; translated by Poul Anderson · pm; translated from the Old Norse.; illustrated by Steve Stiles 10 · Blunders: The Phenomenon of the First & Last Word · [The Editor] · ed; illustrated by Roy Krenkel 12 · Howard’s Heroes · Ray G. Capella · il 14 · A Portfolio for Hyborians · Robert E. Gilbert · ar; illustrated by Robert E. Gilbert 20 · Swackles · [The Readers] · lc _20 · On Two Queries · Avram Davidson · lt _21 · On Ocean Trade · George Heap · lt; illustrated by Robert E. Gilbert _21 · On Ocean Trade · Albert Gechter · lt; illustrated by Robert E. Gilbert _21 · On What We Should Call the Kind of Story This Magazine Is About · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _21 · On What We Should Call the Kind of Story This Magazine Is About · John Boardman · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _21 · On What We Should Call the Kind of Story This Magazine Is About · Fritz Leiber · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _23 · On Barsoom · George Heap · lt; illustrated by Roy Krenkel _24 · On Solomon Kane · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _24 · On Leiber’s Grey-Clad Hero · Robert Coulson · lt