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Sword & Fantasy [#3, July 2005] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 82pp, quarto, cover by Joe Jusko) Details taken from online listing. 2 · History and Historionics... · James Van Hise · ed 3 · An Unsolicited Testimony · Rick McCollum · il 4 · R.E.H. · R. H. Barlow · pm Weird Tales Oct 1936 [Robert E. Howard] 5 · The Road to Kull Was Paved with Good Intentions · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by John Severin & Rick McCollum 21 · Cross Plains / Hyboria: Robert E. Howard · Rick McCollum · il Robert E. Howard: The Power of the Writing Mind, ed. Ben Szumskyj, Mythos Books 2003 27 · Kull the Conquerer: As Bad as We Feared · James Van Hise · ar 29 · Soft-Core Barbarism · John Petrakis · mr 1997 29 · Would-Be Epic ’Kull’ Can’t Quite Conquer Boredom · Bob Kurson · mr 1997 30 · Only ’Herculean’ Effort Could Have Saved ’Kull’ · Robert W. Butler · mr 1997 31 · ’Kull’ Conquers with Panache and an Admirably Dry Wit · Kevin Thomas · mr 1997 32 · A Biographical Sketch of E. Hoffmann Price · Alvin Earl Perry · bg Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935; illustrated by Duane W. Rimel & Rick McCollum 36 · Men Who Make the Argosy—E. Hoffmann Price · E. Hoffmann Price · ar Argosy May 10 1941 37 · Letter to August Derleth, 1945 · E. Hoffmann Price · lt [August Derleth] 41 · Author, Author: L. Sprague de Camp · Donald B. Day · bg The Fanscient Spr/Sum 1951 48 · Divide and Rule and The Stolen Dormouse, by L. Sprague de Camp · John K. Aiken · br Fantasy Review Apr/May 1949 48 · The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction, by L. Sprague de Camp · John K. Aiken · br Fantasy Review Apr/May 1949 49 · The Humor of de Camp · Rick McCollum · il 50 · Shadows in the Moonlight · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Hugh Rankin 56 · Fantasy, Art and Illustration · Hannes Bok · ar The Fanscient Spr/Sum 1951 69 · Forward, Into the Past · James Van Hise · ms; illustrated by Rick McCollum 70 · The Book of Robert E. Howard, by Robert E. Howard · James Van Hise · br 72 · Robert E. Howard’s Worms of the Earth, by Michael J. Venables · James Van Hise · br 74 · A Weird Tales Cover Porfolio · Margaret Brundage · il (r)

Sword & Fantasy [#4, October 2005] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 86pp+, quarto) fc. · [front cover] · Wally Wood · cv Gnome Press 1957; from The Return of Conan, 1957. 2 · Forward, Into the Past! · James Van Hise · ed 4 · The Weird Tales Panel: Comicon International (San Diego), August 13, 1998 · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Margaret Brundage, Hugh Rankin & C. C. Senf 16 · The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - I) [Cthulhu] · C. L. Moore · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935 The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - II) [Cthulhu] · A. Merritt · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935 The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - III) [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935 The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - IV) [Cthulhu] · Robert E. Howard · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935 The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - V) [Cthulhu] · Frank Belknap Long · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935 27 · Blow Lamps and Wicked Milk: An Interview with Karl Edward Wagner · Carl T. Ford · iv Dagon #25 1989; illustrated by Jessica Amanda Salmonson 36 · Modern Sword & Sorcery in Comics · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Gray Morrow & John Giunta 46 · The Legend of the Water Horse · Jim & Ruth Keegan · cs 50 · Interlude in Cross Plains · Rick McCollum · ar REHUPA #127 56 · Cry Mider for Zeulas: The Elak Stories of Henry Kuttner · Richard Toogood · ar [Henry Kuttner]; illustrated by Virgil Finlay 67 · Henry Kuttner Obit · Forrest J Ackerman · ob Science Fiction Times Feb 1958 68 · The People Who Write Science Stories · Virgil Finlay · bg Science Stories Apr 1954 72 · Dragonheart: The Chuck Pogue Interview · James Van Hise · iv 79 · REH in Paperback · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard] 83 · The Krenkel and Frazetta Question · Stephen J. Cassinelli · ar

Sword & Fantasy [#5, January 2006] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 96pp, quarto) Details taken from online listing. 2 · First Anniversary · James Van Hise · ed 4 · Demon Wizard · James Van Hise · nv Fantasy Book Sep 1984; illustrated by Alfredo P. Alcala 18 · Little Known Facts about Robert E. Howard · Bernard M. Cook · ar Shangri L’Affaires #46 1959 [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Rick McCollum 23 · Some Notes on REH · Jerry Page · ar Science Fiction Times #462 1969 [Robert E. Howard] 24 · Letter to Robert E. Howard, March 10, 1932 · Farnsworth Wright · lt The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant 1976 [Robert E. Howard] 26 · The Poet of Science Fiction · Arthur F. Hillman · ar Fantasy Review Apr/May 1949 [Clark Ashton Smith]; illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Frank R. Paul & Virgil Partch 32 · Genius Loci and Other Tales, by Clark Ashton Smith · Arthur F. Hillman · br Fantasy Review Feb/Mar 1949 34 · A Folio of Foreign Robert E. Howard Paperback Covers · [Various] · pi [Robert E. Howard] 41 · Conan the Barbarian—The John Milius Version · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Rick McCollum 44 · Keller’s ’Conan’ Into Syndie Wars · Jonathan Davies · ar Hollywood Reporter 1996 45 · Conan the Adventurer: A Post Mortem · James Van Hise · ar 47 · Press Release: “Conan the Adventurer” Flexes Its Muscles with a “Firm Go” for Fall ’97 · Anon. · ms 49 · Conan the Adventurer: Series Bible · Anon. · ms 76 · The Devil His Due—Lin Carter & “The Curse of the Monolith” · Richard Toogood · ar [Lin Carter]; illustrated by Bob Covington, Richard Corben & Frank Utpatel

Sword & Fantasy [#6, April 2006] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 88pp, quarto) Details taken from online listing. 2 · A Kind of Magic · James Van Hise · ed 5 · Up and In and Down and Out of the Tower of the Elephant · Rick McCollum · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Rick McCollum & Mark Schultz 32 · A Robert E. Howard Pulp Art Portfolio · [Various] · il [Robert E. Howard] 39 · More Conan Due · Lin Carter · ar Science Fiction Times Jun 1968 41 · untitled (“The times, the times stride on apace and fast”) · Robert E. Howard · pm REHUPA Nov 1992 41 · The Dark Man and Others, by Robert E. Howard · Charles M. Collins · br Castle of Frankenstein #6 1963 41 · Swords & Sorcery, by L. Sprague de Camp · Charles M. Collins · br Castle of Frankenstein #6 1963 42 · Original Cover Sheet for “Spears of Clontarf” · Robert E. Howard · ms 44 · An Interview with Raul Garcia-Capella [Raul Garcia Capella] · James Van Hise · iv; illustrated by Raul Garcia Capella 58 · The Lair · R. G. Capella · nv Weird Stories Apr 1997; illustrated by Raul Garcia Capella 67 · Conan Art Published in Czechoslovakia in the 1990s · Anon. · il [Robert E. Howard] 74 · Pastiches—The Burning Issue · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Rick McCollum 80 · Lord of the Dead: A Strange Detective Tale · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Felix Ortega

Sword & Fantasy [#7, July 2006] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 92pp, quarto) Details taken from online listing. 2 · Decades of Howard Fandom · James Van Hise · ed [Robert E. Howard] 4 · Tales from the Hyborian Age: Introducing the Group Called Nemesis · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Mahlon Fawcett 14 · Up and In and Down and Out of the Tower of the Elephant: The Second Part · Rick McCollum · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Rick McCollum 32 · The Ship of Ishtar · G. Gordon Dewey · ar Fantasy Advertiser Dec 1948 [A. Merritt] 37 · 7 Footnotes to Merritt · Thomas Carter · ar Fantasy Advertiser Dec 1948 [A. Merritt]; illustrated by Virgil Finlay & Ralph Rayburn Phillips 42 · Blasts from the Past · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Tim Kirk 42 · The Sowers of the Thunder, by Robert E. Howard · Richard E. Geis · br The Alien Critic Aug 1973 42 · A Witch Shall Be Born, by Robert E. Howard · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #18 1976 43 · Review of “Dark Winds”, Summer 1982 by Vernon Clark · Richard E. Geis · lr Science Fiction Review #47 1983 [Vernon Clark] 43 · Red Nails, by Robert E. Howard · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #18 1976 43 · The Tower of the Elephant, by Robert E. Howard · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #18 1976 43 · The Ghost Ocean, by Robert E. Howard · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #47 1983 43 · Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard, by L. Sprague de Camp · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #51 1984 44 · The Fringe of the Unknown, by L. Sprague de Camp · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #51 1984 44 · The Dark Barbarian: The Writings of Robert E. Howard, by Don Herron · Richard E. Geis · br Science Fiction Review #54 1985 45 · Pulp Ads from Asia Magazine · Anon. · ms 54 · The Emperor of Dreams: An Appreciation of Clark Ashton Smith · Lin Carter · ar Fantasy Advertiser Nov 1949 [Clark Ashton Smith]; illustrated by Henry Ernst & C. C. Senf 59 · Clark Ashton Smith Dies at 68 · Forrest J. Ackerman · ob Science Fiction Times Aug 1961; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 60 · Raising Kane: Interview with Karl Edward Wagner, M.D. · Gerald J. Brown · iv Night Voyages #6 1980 68 · HPL: The History · Lin Carter · ar Fantasy Advertiser Mar 1950 [H. P. Lovecraft]; illustrated by Lin Carter, Ed Whitham & Virgil Finlay 73 · Hyborian Times, #1 August 1967 (facsimile) · George R. Heap · mg Hyborian Times Aug 1967

Sword & Fantasy [#8, October 2006] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 84pp, quarto, cover by Salvador Lovall) Although dated October 2006, publication was delayed until January 2008. Details taken from online listing. 2 · The Conan You Don’t Know · James Van Hise · ed 36 · Solomon Kane and the Spirits of the Forest · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Silva Quiros, Jorge H. Soberanes, Mahlon Fawcett & Gary Gianni 50 · A Tribute to the Famous American Woman Writer of the Weird: Miss C. L. Moore · A. F. Hillman · ar 1945 [C. L. Moore] 54 · The Miscast Barbarian in Review: The Real Robert E. Howard · Harold Preece · ar Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition Jan 1976 [Robert E. Howard] 59 · De Camp Responds · L. Sprague de Camp · ms 61 · Robert E. Howard’s Conan · Lane Stannard · ar Fantasy Times Mar 1952 [Robert E. Howard] 63 · The Wizard of Lemuria, by Lin Carter · Richard P. Brisson · br 63 · Thongor of Lemuria, by Lin Carter · Richard P. Brisson · br 63 · Thongor Against the Gods, by Lin Carter · Richard P. Brisson · br 63 · Thongor in the City of Magicians, by Lin Carter · Richard P. Brisson · br 64 · Illustrations from Japanese Editions of Robert E. Howard Books · Anon. · il [Robert E. Howard] 66 · New (and Moderately New) and in Review · James Van Hise · br 74 · The Life and Times of Wild Bill Clanton · Rick Lai · ar The Pulp Collector Win 1991 [Robert E. Howard]

Sword & Fantasy [#9, September 2008] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 86pp, quarto) Details taken from online listing. 2 · Editorial · James Van Hise · ed 4 · Twenty Drawings by Howard Pyle · Howard Pyle · il 19 · Happy Fairy Tales: “Diamonds and Pebbles” · Frank Frazetta · il Happy Comics #33 1949 25 · H.P. Lovecraft: The Gods · Lin Carter · ar Inside SF Oct 1957 [H. P. Lovecraft]; illustrated by Bruce D. Patterson 38 · Random Notes on H. P. Lovecraft · T. G. L. Cockcroft · ar 1953 46 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br (r) 70 · The First Conan Comic Book · Daniel Navarro · ar 72 · The Origins of Conan: The First Comic · Maneul Barrero; translated by Nino Lucio · ar 78 · A Roy G. Krenkel Folio · Roy G. Krenkel · il

Sword & Fantasy [#10, February 2012] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 84pp, quarto, cover by Mahlon Fawcett) Details taken from online listing. 2 · Editorial · James Van Hise · ed 4 · Virgil Finlay: Dean of Science Fiction Artists · Sam Moskowitz · bg Worlds of Tomorrow Nov 1965; illustrated by Virgil Finlay 24 · Folio of the Kelly Freas Art from “Lorelei of the Red Mist” · Frank Kelly Freas · il 1953 32 · James Blish vs. A. Merritt · James Van Hise · ar [James Blish; A. Merritt] _32 · [letter] · R. P. Courtis · lt Fantasy Times #268 1957 _32 · The Moon Pool, by A. Merritt · James Blish · br Fantasy Times Feb 1957 _33 · [letter] · James Blish · lt Fantasy Times #268 1957 _33 · The Metal Monster, by A. Merritt · James Blish · br Science Fiction Times Jun 1957 _33 · The Face in the Abyss, by A. Merritt · James Blish · br Science Fiction Times Jun 1957 _34 · [letter] · Frank Berqouist · lt Fantasy Times #275 1957 _34 · [letter] · Larry Farsace · lt Fantasy Times #275 1957 _34 · The Ship of Ishtar, by A. Merritt · James Blish · br Science Fiction Times Jun 1957 _35 · [letter] · James Blish · lt Fantasy Times #282 1957 _35 · [letter] · Ron Smith · lt Fantasy Times #282 1957 _36 · [letter] · Alfred McCoy Andrews · lt Fantasy Times #282 1957 _36 · [letter] · Bob Silverberg · lt Fantasy Times #282 1957 38 · The Emperor of Dreams · Donald A. Wandrei · ar 1926 [Clark Ashton Smith] 42 · Some Self-Criticism by H. P. Lovecraft · H. P. Lovecraft · ar 45 · Forry Ackerman vs. Clark Ashton Smith · James Van Hise · ar [Forrest J Ackerman; Clark Ashton Smith]; illustrated by Frank R. Paul 58 · A Tribute to James Cawthorn (1929-2008) · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by James Cawthorn 60 · An Interview with James Cawthorn · David Britton · iv 1978 72 · On ’Tyrfing’ and—er—Other Fings · Pete Mansfield · ar 1960; illustrated by James Cawthorn

Sword & Fantasy [#11, December 2013] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $15.00, 80pp, quarto, cover by Mahlon Fawcett) Details taken from online listing. 2 · Fantasy Continues to Win · James Van Hise · ed 3 · “I can call spirits from the vasty deep.” · Virgil Finlay · il 1939 4 · The Techniques of Fantasy Collecting · Samuel Anthony Peeples · ar 1948; illustrated by Bill Kroll, John Grossman & John Coekraft 8 · A Short Essay on Long · Arthur J. Cox · ar 1951 12 · That Moment of Horror · Henry Kuttner · ar 1940 19 · The Acolyte · H. P. Lovecraft · pm (r); illustrated by Alva Rogers 20 · Masters of Fantasy: Clark Ashton Smith—The Star Treader · Neil Austin · ar 1949 [Clark Ashton Smith] 22 · The Case of Howard Phillips Lovecraft of Providence, R. I. · W. T. Scott · ar 1943 [H. P. Lovecraft] 25 · W. Paul Cook · Earle Cornwall · ar (r); illustrated by Bill Kroll 26 · The Hand of Kane Portfolio · Ned Dameron · il 1976 32 · The Ships of Ishtar · G. Gordon Dewey · ar 1948; illustrated by Henry Emst 35 · 7 Footnotes to Merritt · Thomas Carter · ar Fantasy Advertiser Dec 1948 [A. Merritt]; illustrated by Jon Arfstrom & Ralph Rayburn Phillips 38 · Dwellers in the Mirage · Nanek · pm Famous Fantastic Mysteries Sep 1943 [A. Merritt]; illustrated by Virgil Finlay 40 · Glenn Lord Nov. 17, 1931 - Dec. 31, 2011 · James Van Hise · ob _41 · Letter to James Van Hise, February 7, 1994 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _42 · Letter to James Van Hise, December 7, 1994 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _43 · Letter to James Van Hise, January 11, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _44 · Letter to James Van Hise, February 8, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _45 · Letter to James Van Hise, March 20, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _46 · Letter to James Van Hise, April 12, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _47 · Letter to James Van Hise, May 15, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _49 · Letter to James Van Hise, June 20, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _50 · Letter to James Van Hise, November 20, 1995 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _51 · Letter to James Van Hise, January 3, 1996 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] _52 · Letter to James Van Hise, May 8, 2006 · Glenn Lord · lt [James Van Hise] 53 · J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Survey & Comparison · “Doc” Weir · ar 1961 [J. R. R. Tolkien]; illustrated by Michael Thompson 69 · A Visit Inside Ackerman’s Sci-Fi Mansion · C. Jaye Cooper · ar 1979 [Forrest J Ackerman]; illustrated by Leo Hetzel 71 · Modern Sword & Sorcery: Roger Zelazny · James Van Hise · ar [Roger Zelazny]