| Year : |
January 1991
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| Book No. : |
None
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| Format : |
Chapbook
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| Pages : |
50 pages (saddle stapled, digest
size)
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| Cover art : |
Dell Barras (Front cover)
Bruce Timm (Back cover)
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| Illustrations
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Jerry Collins, Ken Kelly, Roy
Krenkel, Rudy Nebres, Gerry Taloac, Gary Kwapisz, Thomas Yeates
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Contents
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Contents
about REH
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"Vultures of Cross Plains" by
Fred Blosser
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"The Vultures of Whapeton"
3 sample pages of a comic book version of the Howard story published by Conquest
Press
Art by Steve Gan
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"De Montour:
Chevalier of Fang Clan" by Fred Blosser
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"Conan's
Parents" by Fred Blosser
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Non-REH
Contents
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"The Fifth,
Sixth, and Seventh Labors of Heracles" by Tom Collins, Sr.
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"Interview
with Ken Kelly" by anonymous
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"A Brief
Biography of the Legendary Illustrator Roy Krenkel" by Roger Hill
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"True to
His Word" by Ron Becker (short story)
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"Interview
with Writer: Roland Green" by anonymous
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Tavern
Talk (letter column)
Includes a letter from L. Sprague de Camp addressing some
regret in choosing Lin Carter as his collaborator instead of asking Leigh
Brackett first.
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"Loot and
Plunder" by anonymous (article about collectibles)
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"Point and Edge" by Jim Neal
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"The Last" by John T. Bien (short
story)
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"Interview with Artist:
Gary Kwapisz" by anonymous
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"Interview with Thomas Yeates"
by anonymous
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"The Barbarian" by
Stuart McLean (poem)
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The Cutting
Edge: News and Reviews
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Edited by
Alfonso D.J. Alfonso
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A fanzine
dedicated to sword and sorcery fiction, especially the writings of Robert
E. Howard, featuring interviews with writers and artists in the field,
a poem or two, quality artwork, and fiction.
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There were
a total of 16 issues. The first issue was called THE CIMMERIAN
SCROLL but Conan Properties, Inc. requested a name change.
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Issues
#1 thru #12 were listed as published by Alfonso D.J. Alfonso
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