Story Index

In the late 1920s, and into the 1930s, REH contributed to a little mailing called THE JUNTO. There was probably only one copy of each issue. It was mailed to each person on the mailing list, who would read the contributions and make comments. These comments would then be typed up by the editor and included in a future mailing under the heading "The Commentary." Comments include those retyped by the editor and REH's own typed comments from the mailing list.

CONAN, MAN OF DESTINY

Alternate Title: THE WAY OF THE SWORDS
Alternate Title: THE ROAD OF THE EAGLES

"The Road of the Eagles" is an REH story and title for which two drafts presently exist.

An early draft that Glenn Lord published in the Donald Grant book ROAD OF AZRAEL as "The Way of the Swords."
A final draft (now at Cross Plains Public Library) that L. Sprague de Camp found and rewrote as "Conan, Man of Destiny," then later published as "The Road of the Eagles."

The L. Sprague de Camp Conan story titled "Conan, Man of Destiny" appears in:

FANTASTIC UNIVERSE Volume 4 Number 5, King-Size Publications, December 1955

CONAN THE CONQUEROR

Alternate Title: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON

CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Gnome Press, 1950 (edited by John Clark)
CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Ace Double D-36, 1953 (edited by John Clark)
CONAN THE CONQUEROR, T.V. Boardman, 1954 (edited by John Clark)
CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Lancer, 1967 (edited by L. Sprague de Camp)
CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Sphere, 1974 (edited by L. Sprague de Camp)
CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Prestige, 1977 (edited by L. Sprague de Camp)
CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Ace, 1981 (edited by L. Sprague de Camp)

THE CONQUERIN' HERO OF THE HUMBOLTS

Alternate Title: POLITICS AT BLUE LIZARD
Alternate Title: POLITICS AT LONESOME LIZARD

Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS

The original title of "The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts" is "Politics at Blue Lizard."
However, Howard undoubtedly meant "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" which is the name of the town in the story.
(Glenn Lord - THE LAST CELT)

ACTION STORIES Volume 13 Number 11, Fiction House, Inc., October 1936
THE PRIDE OF BEAR CREEK, Grant,1966
THE PRIDE OF BEAR CREEK, Grant, 1977
HEROES OF BEAR CREEK, Ace, November 1983
THE COMPLETE ACTION STORIES, Hermanthis, November 2001
THE COMPLETE ACTION STORIES, Wildside Press, November 2003
THE COMPLETE ACTION STORIES, Wildside Press, January 2005
RIOT AT BUCKSNORT AND OTHER WESTERN TALES, Bison Books, April 2005 (as "Politics at Lonesome Lizard")
RETURN TO BEAR CREEK, Dennis McHaney, December 2007
PISTOL POLITICS, AND THE CONQUERIN' HERO OF THE HUMBOLTS, Dodo Press, February 2008

COSTIGAN VS. KID CAMERA
by "Mark Adam"

Alternate Title: SAILOR'S GRUDGE

FIGHT STORIES, Spring, 1938

THE COUNTRY OF THE KNIFE

Alternate Title: SONS OF THE HAWK

Featuring EL BORAK

COMPLETE STORIES Volume 41 Number 1, Street and Smith Publications, August 1936
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #11, Marvel, April 1976 (as a Conan story?)
SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, FAX, 1977
SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Orbit, 1977
SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Berkley, April 1978
EL BORAK LE REDOUTABLE, NeO (French), 1984
SON OF THE WHITE WOLF, Ace, January 1987
BLOOD OF THE GODS AND OTHER STORIES, Girasol Collectables, April 2005
THE 'EL BORAK' STORIES, Echo Library, March 2007
THE EL BORAK ADVENTURES, Ignacio Hills Press, November 2008
EL BORAK AND OTHER DESERT ADVENTURES, Del Rey, February 2010 (as "Sons of the Hawk")

CROWD-HORROR

ARGOSY ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 20, 1929
BOXING STORIES, Bison Books, April 2005

CULTURED CAULIFLOWERS
by "Patrick Ervin"

Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN

Alternate Title: IN HIGH SOCIETY

"Cultured Cauliflowers" is an unpublished manuscript by Patrick Ervin found after Howard's death. "Cultured Cauliflowers" was edited and retitled "In High Society".

THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN, FAX, 1974 (as "In High Society")
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN, Zebra, December 1975 (as "In High Society")
THE IRON MAN, WITH THE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN, Ace, October 1983 (as "In High Society")
BOXING STORIES, Bison Books, April 2005

Cross Plains Library has one original draft of this story
and a retyped draft by the Otis Adelbert Kline Agency.

CUPID FROM BEAR CREEK

Alternate Title: THE PEACEFUL PILGRIM (slightly different)

Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS

ACTION STORIES Volume 13 Number 3, Fiction House, Inc., August 1935
THE SUMMIT COUNTY JOURNAL, February 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 1968 (as "The Peaceful Pilgrim," 7-part serial, an earlier, somewhat different version of "Cupid from Bear Creek")
THE SUMMIT COUNTY JOURNAL, March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 26, 1970 (14 part serial, same as book version)
MAYHEM ON BEAR CREEK, Grant, 1979 (as "The Peaceful Pilgrim")
HEROES OF BEAR CREEK, Ace, November 1983 (as "The Peaceful Pilgrim")
THE COMPLETE ACTION STORIES, Hermanthis, November 2001
THE COMPLETE ACTION STORIES, Wildside Press, November 2003
THE COMPLETE ACTION STORIES, Wildside Press, January 2005
RIOT AT BUCKSNORT AND OTHER WESTERN TALES, Bison Books, April 2005 (as "The Peaceful Pilgrim")
THE ROBERT E. HOWARD READER VOLUME 1, Wildshade Books, 2007

This short story was altered slightly to become Chapter 9 of the novel, A Gent From Bear Creek.

CUPID VS. POLLUX

THE YELLOW JACKET Volume XIII Number 20, Howard Payne College, February 10, 1927
THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #7, Glenn Lord, Winter 1965
THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, Ace, April 1979
THE COMPLETE YELLOW JACKET, Hermanthis, December 1999 (1st edition)
THE COMPLETE YELLOW JACKET, Hermanthis, October 2001 (2nd edition)
THE COMPLETE YELLOW JACKET, Hermanthis, 2002 (2nd printing, 2nd edition)
WEST IS WEST & OTHERS, Roehm & Runions, February 2006
WEST IS WEST & OTHERS, Roehm's Room Press, April 2007
SENTIMENT: AN OLIO OF RARER WORKS, REH Foundation Press, December 2009

THE CURLY WOLF OF SAWTOOTH

Alternate Title: A ELSTON TO THE RESCUE;
A ELKINS NEVER SURRENDERS

Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS

STAR WESTERN Volume 9 Number 4, Popular Publications, Inc., September 1936
THE SUMMIT COUNTY JOURNAL, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 1968 (as "A Elkins Never Surrenders")
MAYHEM ON BEAR CREEK, Grant, 1979
HEROES OF BEAR CREEK, Ace, November 1983 (as "A Elkins Never Surrenders")
REH: TWO-GUN RACONTEUR #14, The Black Coast Press, June 2010

THE CURSE OF GREED

FANTASY CROSSWINDS #1, Stygian Isle Press, January 1977
LURID CONFESSIONS #1, Cryptic Publications, June 1986
THE NEW HOWARD READER #7, Marek, Spring 2000
SENTIMENT: AN OLIO OF RARER WORKS, REH Foundation Press, December 2009
SENTIMENT: AN OLIO OF RARER WORKS, REH Foundation Press, December 2009

THE CURSE OF THE CRIMSON GOD

Alternate Title: THE TRAIL OF THE BLOOD-STAINED GOD
Alternate Title: THE BLOODSTAINED GOD

Featuring KIRBY O'DONNELL

Originally a Kirby O'Donnell story titled "The Trail of the Blood-Stained God."
It was re-written by L. Sprague de Camp into a Conan story titled "The Bloodstained God."
When the original REH story was finally published, the name was changed to "The Curse of the Crimson God" to avoid confusion.

SWORDS OF SHAHRAZAR, Orbit, 1976
SWORDS OF SHAHRAZAR, FAX, 1976
SWORDS OF SHAHRAZAR, Berkley, March 1978
SWORDS OF SHAHRAZAR, Ace, November 1987
EL BORAK AND OTHER DESERT ADVENTURES, Del Rey, February 2010 (as "The Trail of the Blood-Stained God")

Re-written by L. Sprague de Camp into a Conan story titled "The Bloodstained God." It appears in the following places:

TALES OF CONAN, Gnome Press, 1955
FANTASTIC UNIVERSE Volume 5 Number 3, King-Size Publications, April 1956
CONAN OF CIMMERIA, Lancer, 1969
CONAN OF CIMMERIA, Sphere, 1974
CONAN VAN CIMMERIË, Zwarte Beertjes, 1976 (Dutch)
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9, Marvel, 1976
CONAN OF CIMMERIA, Prestige, 1977
CONAN EN DE KONINGIN VAN DE ZWARTE KUST, W & L Boeken, 1983 (Dutch)
CONAN OF CIMMERIA, Ace, 1984
THE CONAN CHRONICLES Volume 1, Sphere, August 1989

Cross Plains Library has an original draft of this story.

THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN SKULL

Featuring KULL

THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #9, Glenn Lord, Spring 1967
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #37, Marvel, April 1974
FANTASY CROSSROADS #2, Graceland College Comic Club, February 1975
ROBERT E. HOWARD/FROM THE HELLS BENEATH THE HELLS, Alternate World Recordings, 1975 (audio)
THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, 1st, February 1976
THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, 2nd, du
THE GODS OF BAL-SAGOTH, Ace, April 1979
THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, Ace, April 1979
THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Berkley, February 1980
KULL, Baen, July 1995 (restored text)
KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, Del Rey, October 2006
KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, Science Fiction Book Club, November 2006
CRIMSON SHADOWS: THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 1, Del Rey, August 2007
KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, Subterranean Press, August 2008
CRIMSON SHADOWS: THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 1, Subterranean Press, November 2009
KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, Tantor Media Inc., January 2010 (audio)

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