Author:Robert Ervin Howard

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Robert Ervin Howard (1906–1936)

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Contents 1 Works 1.1 Essays & articles 1.2 Letters 1.3 Novels 1.4 Other 1.5 Poetry 1.6 Short Stories 1.6.1 Conan the Barbarian 1.6.2 Solomon Kane 1.6.3 Breckinridge Elkins 1.6.4 El Borak 1.6.5 Kull of Atlantis 1.6.6 Bran Mak Morn 1.6.7 Black Vulmea 1.6.8 Turlough O'Brien 1.6.9 Cormac Fitzgeoffrey 1.6.10 Steve Harrison 1.6.11 Sailor Steve Costigan 1.6.12 Other Boxing stories 1.6.13 Other Historical stories 1.6.14 Other Horror stories 1.6.15 Other Western stories 1.6.16 Other Fantasy stories 1.6.17 Other stories 1.6.18 Spicy stories 1.6.19 Other humor 2 Copyright

[edit] Works

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[edit] Essays & articles

• What the Nation Owes the South (First published in The Brownwood Bulletin, May 26, 1923)
• The Ideal Girl (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, January 1925)
• Dula Due To Be Champion (First published in The Brownwood Bulletin, July 1928)
• Them (First published in The Junto, September 1928)
• Midnight (First published in The Junto, September 1928)
• More Evidences of the Innate Divinity of Man (First published in The Junto, October 1928)
• To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew (First published in The Junto, November 1928)
• The Galveston Affair (First published in The Junto, December 1928)
• The Hyborian Age (First published in The Phantagraph, February-November 1936)
• With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles (First published in Leaves #1, Summer 1937)
• The Beast from the Abyss
• The Ghost of Camp Colorado (First published in The Texaco Star)

[edit] Letters

• Subpage: Letters

[edit] Novels

• The Hour of the Dragon (First published in Weird Tales, December 1935-April 1936. Alternate title: Conan the Conqueror)
• Almuric
• A Gent from Bear Creek (1937)

[edit] Other

• Suicide note

[edit] Poetry

• Subpage: Poetry

[edit] Short Stories

[edit] Conan the Barbarian

• The Phoenix on the Sword (First Published in Weird Tales, December 1932)
• The Scarlet Citadel (First Published in Weird Tales, January 1933)
• The Tower of the Elephant (First Published in Weird Tales, March 1933)
• Black Colossus (First Published in Weird Tales, June 1933)
• The Slithering Shadow (First published in Weird Tales, September 1933. Alternate title: Xuthal of the Dusk)
• The Pool of the Black One (First published in Weird Tales, October 1933)
• Rogues in the House (First Published in Weird Tales, January 1934)
• Gods of the North (First Published in Fantasy Fan, March 1934. Alternate titles: The Frost Giant's Daughter, The Frost King's Daughter)
• Shadows in the Moonlight (First published in Weird Tales, April 1934. Alternate title: Iron Shadows in the Moon)
• Queen of the Black Coast (First published in Weird Tales, May 1934)
• The Devil in Iron (First Published in Weird Tales, August 1934)
• The People of the Black Circle (First published in Weird Tales, September, October and November 1934)
• A Witch Shall Be Born (First published in Weird Tales, December 1934)
• Jewels of Gwahlur (First Published in Weird Tales, March 1935. Alternate titles: Teeth of Gwahlur, The Servants of Bit-Yakin)
• Beyond the Black River (First Published in Weird Tales, May and June 1935)
• Shadows in Zamboula (First Published in Weird Tales, November 1935. Alternate title: The Man-Eaters of Zamboula)
• Red Nails (First Published in Weird Tales, July, August-September, October 1936)
• The Hyborian Age (First published in The Phantagraph, February-November 1936)
• The Vale of Lost Women

[edit] Solomon Kane

• Red Shadows (First published in Weird Tales, August 1928. Alternate title: Solomon Kane)
• Skulls in the Stars (First published in Weird Tales, January 1929)
• Rattle of Bones (First published in Weird Tales, June 1929)
• The Moon of Skulls (First published in Weird Tales, June-July 1930)
• The Hills of the Dead (First published in Weird Tales, August 1930)
• The Footfalls Within (First published in Weird Tales, September 1931)
• Wings in the Night (First published in Weird Tales, July 1932)

[edit] Breckinridge Elkins

• Mountain Man (First published in Action Stories, March-April 1934)
• Guns of the Mountains (First published in Action Stories, May-June 1934)
• The Scalp Hunter (First appeared in Action Stories, August 1934. Alternate title: A Stranger in Grizzly Claw)
• A Gent From Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, October 1934)
• The Road to Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, December 1934)
• The Haunted Mountain (First published in Action Stories, February 1935)
• War on Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, April 1935)
• The Feud Buster (First published in Action Stories, June 1935)
• Cupid From Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, August 1935. Alternate title: The Peaceful Pilgrim)
• The Riot at Cougar Paw (First published in Action Stories, October 1935)
• The Apache Mountain War (First published in Action Stories, December 1935)
• Pilgrims to the Pecos (First published in Action Stories, February 1936. Alternate title: Weary Pilgrims on the Road)
• Pistol Politics (First published in Action Stories, April 1936)
• Evil Deeds at Red Cougar (First published in Action Stories, June 1936)
• High Horse Rampage (First published in Action Stories, August 1936. Alternate title: Gents on the Rampage)
• No Cowherders Wanted (First published in Action Stories, September 1936. Alternate title: Gents in Buckskin)
• The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts (First published in Action Stories, October 1936. Alternate titles: Politics at Blue Lizard, Politics at Lonesome Lizard)
• Sharp's Gun Serenade (First published in Action Stories, January 1937. Alternate title: Educate or Bust)
• Texas John Alden (First published in Masked Rider Western, May 1944. Originally a Buckner J. Grimes story)

[edit] El Borak

• The Daughter of Erlik Khan (First published in Top-Notch, December 1934)
• Hawk of the Hills (First appeared in Top-Notch, June 1935)
• Blood of the Gods (First published in Top-Notch, July 1935)
• The Country of the Knife (First published in Complete Stories, August 1936. Alternate title: Sons of the Hawk)
• Son of the White Wolf (First published in Thrilling Adventures, December 1936)
• The Lost Valley of Iskander (Alternate title: Swords of the Hills)

[edit] Kull of Atlantis

• The Shadow Kingdom (First Published in Weird Tales, August 1929)
• The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune (First published in Weird Tales, September 1929)
• Kings of the Night (First appeared in Weird Tales, November 1930)

[edit] Bran Mak Morn

• The Lost Race (First published in Weird Tales, January 1927)
• Kings of the Night (First appeared in Weird Tales, November 1930)
• The Dark Man (First published in Weird Tales, December 1931)
• Worms of the Earth (First appeared in Weird Tales, November 1932)

[edit] Black Vulmea

• Black Vulmea's Vengeance (First published in Golden Fleece, November 1938)
• Swords of the Red Brotherhood (First published in Black Vulmea's Vengeance, 1976)
• The Isle of Pirate's Doom (First published in Isle of Pirate's Doom, 1975)

[edit] Turlough O'Brien

• The Gods of Bal-Sagoth (First published in Weird Tales, October 1931)
• The Dark Man (First published in Weird Tales, December 1931)
• The Shadow of the Hun (First published in Shadow of the Hun, 1975. Fragment)

[edit] Cormac Fitzgeoffrey

• Hawks of Outremer (First published in Oriental Stories, April-May-June 1931)
• The Blood of Belshazzar (First published in Oriental Stories, Fall 1931)

[edit] Steve Harrison

• Fangs of Gold (First published in Strange Detective Stories, February 1934. Alternate title: People of the Serpent)
• The Tomb's Secret (First published in Strange Detective Stories, February 1934. Alternate title: Teeth of Doom)
• Names in the Black Book (First published in Strange Detective Stories, May 1934)
• Graveyard Rats (First published in Thrilling Mystery, February 1936)

[edit] Sailor Steve Costigan

Including the Sailor Dennis Dorgan stories (the same character with a different name).

• The Pit of the Serpent (First published in Fight Stories, July 1929. Alternate title: Manila Manslaughter)
• The Bull Dog Breed (First published in Fight Stories, February 1930. Alternate title: You Got to Kill a Bulldog)
• Sailors' Grudge (First published in Fight Stories, March 1930. Alternate title: Costigan vs. Kid Camera)
• Fist and Fang (First published in Fight Stories, May 1930. Alternate title: Cannibal Fists)
• Winner Take All (First published in Fight Stories, July 1930. Alternate title: Sucker!)
• Waterfront Fists (First published in Fight Stories, September 1930. Alternate title: Stand Up and Slug)
• Champ of the Forecastle (First published in Fight Stories, November 1930. Alternate title: Champ of the Seven Seas, The Champion of the Forecastle)
• Alleys of Peril (First published in Fight Stories, January 1931. Alternate title: Leather Lightning)
• The TNT Punch (First published in Action Stories, January 1931. Alternate titles: The Waterfront Law, The Waterfront Wallop)
• Texas Fists (First published in Fight Stories, May 1931. Alternate title: Shanghied Mitts)
• The Sign of the Snake (First published Action Stories, June 1931)
• Blow the Chinks Down! (First appeared in Action Stories, October 1931. Alternate title: The House of Peril)
• Breed of Battle (First published in Action Stories, November 1931. Alternate title: The Fighten'est Pair and Sampson Had a Soft Spot)
• Circus Fists (First published in Fight Stories, December 1931. Alternate title: Slugger Bait)
• Dark Shanghai (First published in Action Stories, January 1932. Alternate title: One Shanghai Night)
• Vikings of the Gloves (First published in Fight Stories, February 1932. Alternate title: Including the Scandinavian)
• Night of Battle (First published in Fight Stories, March 1932. Alternate title: Shore Leave for a Slugger)
• Alleys of Darkness (Published in Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934. Alternate title: Alleys of Singapore) A Dennis Dorgan story
• The Slugger's Game (First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, May 1934)
• General Ironfist (First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, June 1934)
• Sluggers on the Beach (First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, August 1934)

[edit] Other Boxing stories

• Cupid vs. Pollux (First published in Yellow Jacket, October 1927)
• Apparition in the Prize Ring (First published in Ghost Stories, April 1929. Alternate title: The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux) An Ace Jessel story
• Fighting Nerves A Kid Allison story
• Fistic Psychology A Kid Allison story
• The Jinx A Kid Allison story
• The Texas Wildcat A Kid Allison story
• A Tough Nut to Crack A Kid Allison story
• The Fighting Fury
• Misto' Demsey
• Night Encounter
• Trail of the Snake

[edit] Other Historical stories

• Red Blades of Black Cathay (Published in Oriental Stories, February-March 1931)
• The Lion of Tiberias (Published in Magic Carpet Magazine, July 1933)
• Gates of Empire (Published in Golden Fleece, January 1939). Alternate title: The Road of the Mountain Lion)
• Lord of Samarcand (First published in Oriental Stories, Spring 1932. Alternate title: The Lame Man)
• The Sowers of Thunder (First published in Oriental Stories, Winter 1932)
• The Shadow of the Vulture (First published in Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934) Featuring Red Sonya
• The Treasure of Tartary (Published in Thrilling Adventures, January 1935) A Kirby O'Donnell yarn
• The King's Service (Fragment)

[edit] Other Horror stories

• In the Forest of Villefére (First published in Weird Tales, August 1925) A De Montour story
• Wolfshead (First published in Weird Tales, April 1926) A De Montour story
• The Hyena (First published in Weird Tales, March 1928)
• Sea Curse (First published in Weird Tales, May 1928) A Faring Town story
• Skull-Face (First published in Weird Tales, October-December 1929)
• The Fearsome Touch of Death (Published in Weird Tales, February 1930)
• The Black Stone (First published in Weird Tales, November 1931)
• The Cairn on the Headland (First published in Strange Tales, January 1933)
• The Haunter of the Ring (First published in Weird Tales, June 1934)
• The Grisly Horror (First published in Weird Tales, February 1935. Alternate title: Moon of Zambebwei)
• The Challenge from Beyond (First published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935)
• Black Hound of Death (First published in Weird Tales, November 1936)
• Pigeons from Hell (First published in Weird Tales, May 1938)
• Black Country (First published in Weirdbook Six, 1973)

[edit] Other Western stories

• "Golden Hope" Christmas (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, December 1922)
• Drums of the Sunset (First published in The Cross Plains Review, November 1928 - January 1929. Alternative title: Riders of the Sunset)
• Black Talons (First published in Strange Detective Stories, December 1933. Alternate title: Talons in the Dark)
• Boot Hill Payoff (Published in Western Aces, October 1935. Alternate title: The Last Ride)
• The Vultures of Whapeton (First published in Smashing Novels Magazine, December 1936. Alternate titles: The Vultures, The Vultures of Wahpeton, The Vultures of Teton Gulch)
• While the Smoke Rolled (First published in Double-Action Western, December 1956) A Pike Bearfield story
• Six-Gun Interview

[edit] Other Fantasy stories

• Spear and Fang (First published in Weird Tales, July 1925)
• People of the Dark (First published in Strange Tales, June 1932)
• The Voice of El-Lil (First published in Oriental Stories, November 1930. Alternate title: Temptress of the Tower of Torture and Sin)
• The Valley of the Worm (First published in Weird Tales, February 1934) A James Allison story
• The Garden of Fear (First published in Marvel Tales, July-August 1934) A James Allison story
• Black Canaan (First published in Weird Tales, June 1936)
• Witch from Hell's Kitchen (Published in Avon Fantasy Reader, 1952. Alternate title: The House of Arabu)

[edit] Other stories

• Westward Ho!
• Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1923)
• Unhand Me, Villain (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, February 1923)
• Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (First published in Weird Tales, July 1925)
• Ambition by Moonlight (First published in The Junto, January 1929)
• Midnight (First published in The Junto, September 1929)
• Etched in Ebony (First published in The Junto, September 1929)

[edit] Spicy stories

• She Devil (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, April 1936) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• Desert Blood (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, June 1936. Alternative title: Revenge by Proxy) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• The Dragon of Kao Tsu (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, September 1936) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• The Purple Heart of Erlik (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, November 1936) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• Murderer's Grog (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, January 1937. Alternative title: Outlaw Working) A Wild Bill Clanton story

[edit] Other humor

• Musings of a Moron
• After the Game (First published in Yellow Jacket, October 1926)
• Halt! Who Goes There? (First published in Yellow Jacket, September 1924)
• The Reformation: A Dream (First published in Yellow Jacket, April 1927. Alternative title: The Reformation of a Dream)
• The Sheik (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1923)
• Sleeping Beauty (First published in Yellow Jacket, October 1926)
• The Thessalians (First published in Yellow Jacket, January 1927)
• Weekly Short Story (First published in Yellow Jacket, November 1926)
• West Is West (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, December 1922)
• Ye College Days (First published in Yellow Jacket, January 1927)

[edit] Copyright

Paul Herman has undertaken extensive research into the copyright status of works by Robert E. Howard. Herman released a document for a Howard website called REHeapa entitled: 'THE COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP STATUS OF THE WORKS AND WORDS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD' in December of 2002. This document contains a comprehensive list of Howard works in the public domain. Some of his conjectures as to what is or is not public domain have been called into question by claimants to the rights to the work and are currently being researched. Anyone using Herman's original list are advised to consult the updated versions of the document.

• Original version (See The Internet Archive copy)
• Revised version (Jan 2007 CE) (See The Internet Archive copy)
• Further revised version (May 2007 CE)