Story Index

This story was voted the best story in its original WEIRD TALES appearance.
It had the highest total vote for that year and had the 40th highest total ever.

WEIRD TALES VOLUME 16 NUMBER 5, Popular Fiction Publishing Company, November 1930
SKULL-FACE AND OTHERS, Arkham House, 1946
NOCHES EN ZAMBOULA, Mateu, 1948 (Spanish)
MAGAZINE OF HORROR #21, Health Knowledge, Inc., May 1968
BRAN MAK MORN, Dell, September 1969
FEH 5: DE STEM VAN EL-LIL, A. W. Bruna & Zoon, 1972 (Dutch)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Grant, 1974
SKULL-FACE OMNIBUS, Neville Spearman, 1974
SKULL-FACE OMNIBUS, Neville Spearman, 1975
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #43, Marvel, du
TERRA FANTASY 3: HERRSCHER DER NACHT, Erich Pabel Verlag KG, January 1975 (German)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Zebra, July 1975 (1st printing)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Zebra, 1975 (Canadian edition)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Zebra, August 1975 (2nd printing)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Orbit, 1976
SKULL-FACE OMNIBUS, Volume 2, Panther, 1976
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Zebra, April 1976 (3rd printing)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Zebra, January 1977 (4th printing)
TERRA FANTASY 3: HERRSCHER DER NACHT, Erich Pabel Verlag KG, August 1977 (2nd printing)(German)
SKULL-FACE, Editrice Nord, October 1978 (Italian)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Ace, June 1979 (1st printing)
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 1 NUMBER 42, Marvel Comics, July 1979 (Part 1 of 2, graphic adaptation)
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 1 NUMBER 43, Marvel Comics, August 1979 (Part 2 of 2, graphic adaptation)
BRAN MAK MORN, NeO, November 1982 (French)
KÖNIG DER PIKTEN, Bastei Verlag, Winter 1984 (German)
BRAN MAK MORN, NeO, January 1985 (French, 2nd printing)
WARRIORS OF THE GLENN, Vernon Clark, May 1985 (excerpt only) [Distributed in REHUPA #75]
幻想文学19号ヒロイック・ファンタジー (GENSŌ NO BUNGAKU 19: HIROIKKU FANTAJĪ) (FANTASY LITERATURE 19: HEROIC FANTASY), Fantasy Literary Society and Publication Administration, July 1987 (Japanese)
WORMS OF THE EARTH, Ace, September 1987 (2nd printing)
GUSANOS DE LA TIERRA, Ediciones Martinez Roca, 1987 (Spanish)
GUSANOS DE LA TIERRA, Roca, 1987 (Spanish)
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S WORLD OF HEROES, Robinson, 1989
THE ETERNAL CITY, Baen, January 1990
KINGS OF THE NIGHT #1, Dark Horse Comics, 1990 (Part 1 of 2, graphic adaptation)
KINGS OF THE NIGHT #2, Dark Horse Comics, 1990 (Part 1 of 2, graphic adaptation)
SVATYNĔ ODPORNOSTI A JINÉ POVÍDKY, Laser Books, 1990 (Czech)
TYGRYSY MORZA, Pomorze, 1990 (Polish)
ÁRNYKIRÁLYOK, Cherubion Könyvkiadó, 1992 (Hungarian)
YÖN KUNINKAAT, WSOY, 1992 (Finnish)
BRAN MAK MORN, Fleuve Noir, February 1993 (French)
SKULL FACE, Editrice Nord, March 1993 (Italian)
КОРОЛИ НОЧИ (KOROLI NOCHI)(KINGS OF THE NIGHT), Алан (Alan), 1993 (Russian)
КОРОЛИ НОЧИ (KOROLI NOCHI)(KINGS OF THE NIGHT), Новое время (New Time), 1993 (Russian)
I SIGNORI DELLA SPADA, Newton Compton Editori, March 1994 (Italian)
ROBAKI ZIEMI, Wydawnictwo PiK, 1994 (Polish)
TUTTI I CICLI FANTASTICI - I CICLI CELTA E DI FACCIA DI TESCHIO, Newton Compton Editori, April 1995 (Italian)
BRAN MAK MORN, Baen, January 1996 (restored text)
THE NIGHT OF THE WOLF, North-West, 1997 (Russian)
SVATYNĔ ODPORNOSTI, Laser Books, 1999 (Czech)
BRAN MAK MORN, Laser Books, 2000 (Czech)
BRAN MAK MORN: THE LAST KING, Wandering Star, 2001
BRAN MAK MORN: THE LAST KING, Del Rey, June 2005
BRAN MAK MORN: THE LAST KING, Science Fiction Book Club, June 2005
PEOPLE OF THE DARK, Wildside Press, July 2005
THE WEIRD WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 1, Girasol Collectables, January 2006
PEOPLE OF THE DARK, Wildside Press, June 2006
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
KINGS OF THE NIGHT, Dodo Press, February 2008
KULL. ESULE DI ATLANTIDE, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, April 2008 (Italian)
KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, Subterranean Press, August 2008
KUNINGAS KULL JA BRAN MAK MORN, Fantaasia, 2008 (Estonian)
HEROES IN THE WIND: FROM KULL TO CONAN, Penguin Books, September 2009
BRAN MAK MORN, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, October 2009 (Italian)
BRAN MAK MORN, L'INTÉGRALE, Bragelonne, November 2009 (French)
CRIMSON SHADOWS: THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 1, Subterranean Press, November 2009
EL REINO DE LAS SOMBRAS Y OTRAS HISTORIAS DE UN EXILIADO DE LA ATLÁNTIDA, La Biblioteca del Laberinto, November 2009 (Spanish)
KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, Tantor Media Inc., January 2010 (audio)
THE KULL SERIES: KINGS OF THE NIGHT, Paradox Entertainment Inc., January 2010
BRAN MAK MORN: THE LAST KING, Tantor Media Inc., June 2010 (audio)
KULL LE ROI ATLANTE, Bragelonne, July 2010 (French)
CONAN'S BRETHREN, Gollancz, January 2011
THE SHADOW KINGDOM AND OTHER TALES, Benediction Classics, August 2011
THE KULL SERIES: KINGS OF THE NIGHT, Paradox Entertainment Inc., September 2011
KUNINGAS KULL JA BRAN MAK MORN, Fantaasia, 2011 (Estonian)
DAYS OF HIGH ADVENTURE, Schlock! Publications, March 2012 (UK)
I SIGNORI DELLA SPADA, Newton Compton Editori, May 2012 (Italian)
BRAN MAK MORN ÉS A PIKTEK, Delta Vision Kft., August 2012 (Hungarian)
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S SAVAGE SWORD #5, Dark Horse Comics, August 2012 (graphic adaptation)
SKULLCRUSHER: SELECTED WEIRD FICTION VOLUME 1, Creation Oneiros, September 2012
BRAN MAK MORN ÉS A PIKTEK, Delta Vision Kft., November 2012 (Hungarian)
KINGS OF THE NIGHT, eStar Books, January 2013
KULL: BANITA Z ATLANTYDY, Rebis, February 2014 (Polish)
БРАН МАК МОРН, ПОСЛЕДНИЙ КОРОЛЬ. КУЛЛ, ВЫХОДЕЦ ИЗ АТЛАНТИДЫ (BRAN MAK MORN: THE LAST KING. KULL: NATIVE OF ATLANTIS), Eksmo, May 2014 (Russian)
ROBERT E. HOWARD SHORT STORIES & NOVELLAS, Business and Leadership Publishing, July 2014
SWORDS OF THE NORTH, REH Foundation Press, December 2014
TALES OF BRAN MAK MORN, Ozymandias Press, June 2016
KULL OF ATLANTIS, Ozymandias Press, June 2016
KULL OF ATLANTIS, Jovian Press, October 2016
EL ÚLTIMO REY DE LOS PICTOS, La Hermandad del Enmascarado, January 2017 (Spanish)
TALES OF BRAN MAK MORN, Jovian Press, January 2017
KÖNIGE DER NACHT, Apex Verlag, August 2018 (German)
MAGAZINE OF HORROR #21, Fiction House Press, November 2019
KULL LE ROI ATLANTE, L'INTÉGRALE, Bragelonne, June 2020 (French)
EL EXILIADO DE LA ATLÁNTIDA. LA SAGA COMPLETA, La Hermandad del Enmascarado, November 2020 (Spanish)
LES ROIS DE LA NUIT, Le Livre de Poche, November 2020 (French)
KÖNIGE DER NACHT, Apex Verlag, January 2021 (German)
IL CICLO CELTA, GM Libri, February 2021 (Italian)
BRAN MAK MORN. O ÚLTIMO REI DOS PICTOS, Pipoca e Nanquim, March 2021 (Portuguese)
REIS DA NOITE E OUTRAS HISTÓRIAS, Red Dragon Publisher, August 2022 (Portuguese)
REY KULL, Ediciones t&t, February 2023 (Spanish)
BRAN MAK MORN, Reino de Cordelia, March 2023 (Spanish)
EL REINO DE LAS SOMBRAS, Sportula, May 2024 (Spanish)
SWORDS OF THE NORTH (Version 2), REH Foundation Press, June 2024
SWORDS OF THE NORTH (Version 2), REH Foundation Press, September 2024 (eBook)

THE KING'S SERVICE

THE KING'S SERVICE, Hamilton, 1975
SWORD WOMAN, Zebra, May 1977
SWORD WOMAN, Berkley, 1979
AGNÈS DE CHASTILLON, NeO, June 1983 (French)
AGNÈS DE CHASTILLON, NeO, September 1985 (French, 2nd printing)
SWORD WOMAN, Ace, October 1986
AGNÈS DE CHASTILLON, Fleuve Noir, July 1993 (French)
GATES OF EMPIRE, North-West, 1998 (Russian)
WEIRD TALES DE LHORK #29, Círculo de Lhork, 2008 (Spanish)
CORMAC MAC ART ÉS A VIKINGEK, Delta Vision Kft., September 2012 (Hungarian)
CORMAC MAC ART ÉS A VIKINGEK, Delta Vision Kft., December 2012 (Hungarian)
BARSOOM NÚMERO 23, La Hermandad del Enmascarado, Spring 2014 (Spanish)
AGNÈS LA NOIRE, Bragelonne, June 2014 (French)
SWORDS OF THE NORTH, REH Foundation Press, December 2014
IL SIGNORE DI SAMARCANDA E ALTRE STORIE ORIENTALI, Elara, January 2018 (Italian)
SWORDS OF THE NORTH (Version 2), REH Foundation Press, June 2024
SWORDS OF THE NORTH (Version 2), REH Foundation Press, September 2024 (eBook)

KNIFE, BULLET AND NOOSE

Alternate Title: KNIFE, GUN AND NOOSE

Featuring THE SONORA KID

THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #6, Glenn Lord, Spring 1965
THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, 1st, February 1976
THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, 2nd, du
THE LAST RIDE, Berkley, June 1978
THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, Ace, April 1979
THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Berkley, February 1980
BLOOD OF THE GODS, North-West, 1998 (Russian)
THE END OF THE TRAIL: WESTERN STORIES, Bison Books, April 2005
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S SAVAGE SWORD #3, Dark Horse Comics, October 2011 (graphic adaptation, Part 1 of 2)
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S SAVAGE SWORD #4, Dark Horse Comics, March 2012 (graphic adaptation, Part 2 of 2)
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S SAVAGE SWORD VOLUME 1, Dark Horse Comics, January 2013 (graphic adaptation)
WESTERN TALES, REH Foundation Press, December 2013
SFIDA AL CANYON INFERNALE, Fratini Editore, May 2014 (Italian)
BARSOOM NÚMERO 24, La Hermandad del Enmascarado, Summer 2014 (Spanish)
КАРАЮЩИЙ МЕЧ. ТОМ 1 (KARAIUSHCHII MECH. TOM 1)(PUNISHING SWORD. VOLUME 1), ACT (AST), 2016 (Russian, graphic adaptation)
ХИТЫ МИРОВОЙ ФАНТАСТИКИ (KHITY MIROVOI FANTASTIKI)(HITS OF WORLD FICTION), ACT (AST), 2018 (Russian, graphic adaptation)
WESTERN TALES (Version 2), REH Foundation Press, January 2025

KNIFE, GUN AND NOOSE

Alternate Title: KNIFE, BULLET AND NOOSE

KNIFE-RIVER PRODIGAL

Alternate Title: A TEXAS PRODIGAL

Featuring BUCKNER J. GRIMES

COWBOY STORIES VOLUME 32 NUMBER 1, Street and Smith Publications, Inc., July 1937
REH: LONE STAR FICTIONEER #1, Nemedian Chronicles, Spring 1975
THE SECOND BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, May 1976
ROBERT E. HOWARD OMNIBUS, Orbit, 1977
THE SECOND BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Berkley, March 1980
LA TOMBE DU DRAGON, NeO, February 1990 (French)
CLAW OF THE DRAGON (KOGOT DRAKONA), North-West, 1999 (Russian)
RIOT AT BUCKSNORT AND OTHER WESTERN TALES, Bison Books, April 2005
THE BEAR CREEK OMNIBUS, Dennis McHaney, June 2009
GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 20: WESTERN CLASSICS, Eureka Productions, March 2011 (graphic adaptation)
LA ISLA DE LOS EONES. MISCELÁNEA 1, La Biblioteca del Laberinto, January 2014 (Spanish)
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 2, REH Foundation Press, March 2017
BUCKNER J. GRIMES. IL TORNADO DEL TEXAS, Providence Press, December 2018 (Italian)

A KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE
by "Patrick Ervin"

Alternate Title: IRON-CLAD FISTS

Featuring DENNIS DORGAN

Cross Plains Library has an original draft of this story.

THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN, FAX, 1974
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN, Zebra, December 1975
THE IRON MAN, WITH THE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN, Ace, October 1983
DENNIS DORGAN, NeO, July 1987 (French)
CALLEJONES EN TINIEBLAS, La Biblioteca del Laberinto, May 2008 (Spanish)

A KOREAN NIGHT

Alternate Title: SAILOR DORGAN AND THE YELLOW COBRA;
A NIGHT ASHORE; THE YELLOW COBRA

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