ANOTHER THOUGHT #4

 

Prepared by Paul Herman for REHeapa

 

THE COPYRIGHT AND OWNERSHIP STATUS OF THE WORKS AND WORDS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD

 

Updated, May 1, 2007

 

PREFACE

 

This article is a condensed version of a legal article that is being prepared for possible publication.  Virtually all of the relevant statute, case and treatise citations have been removed, for this fan-based publication.  When and if the full article is published, the citations will be included there.  The conclusions herein are my own, and are based on the best information I have been able to acquire to date.  Though extensive efforts have been made to accurately obtain information, interpret laws, and draw conclusions, nothing contained herein is guaranteed to be absolutely accurate.  It may be that with regard to any particular item that I have somehow missed a registration or renewal or assignment, and anyone wishing to pursue the publication of REH works is strongly encouraged to undertake their own research, preferably using the services of either the US Copyright Office staff, or a competent and trained searcher familiar with such searches in the US Copyright Office.  A competent legal opinion might be a good idea as well.

 

Where the Hunt Began

 

In the late 1990Õs, as part of a lawsuit, certain people presented requests that suggested that there were potential problems with their alleged ownership in certain works of Robert E. Howard (ÒREHÓ).  The questions raised led to research in legal treatises, case law, statutes, and the Copyright Office.  The current status of this research is presented below.  Note that this research is still ongoing, there are still many details to review.

 

Legal Standards

 

Many of the works of REH were first published during or shortly after his lifetime, from 1922 through 1939.  More came out over the decades that followed, with a large amount seeing first publication after 1964.  Under US law, all of the REH works first published prior to 1964 were subject to the registration, renewal and notice requirements of the 1909 Copyright Act (Òthe 1909 ActÓ).  Under the 1909 Act, copyright was not automatically applied to a published work, as it is under the current Act.  Instead, to obtain copyright, the work had to be first published subject to a number of rules.  These included proper notice affixed to the work, and prompt registration.  If works were published without meeting these formalities, such works were usually injected into the Public Domain (Òthe PDÓ).  Further, 28 years after publication there was a one year window in which certain classes of people or entities could file for a renewal of the copyright for an additional 28 year term (later extended by Congress to a total term of currently 95 years).  In practice, the courts have said that as long as the original registration is filed prior or simultaneously with the renewal, the registration was still valid.  Further, the courts have on occasion been forgiving of flawed but still present notice under the 1909 Act.  But, the courts have been quite strict about the one year window for renewals.  Complete lack of notice also generally automatically injected the work into the Public Domain, though the totality of the circumstances can affect that issue.

Even with the 1976 Copyright Act coming into force on January 1, 1978, the need to file a timely renewal continued to be the rule until a change in the law in 1992.  Hence, for works first published before 1964, a renewal had to be timely filed by an appropriate person or entity, or the work was injected into the public domain.

Further, notice requirements remained in force until March 1, 1989. The time period from 1978 to 1989 had especially strict notice requirements.

 

The United States Copyright Office

 

All Copyright Office records prior to 1978 are currently available only in hardcopy at the Copyright Office Search Room in Washington DC.  No online access is avialable. Over the course of several visits, a review has been made of the US Copyright Office records with regard to REH works first published prior to 1964, looking for original registrations and renewal registrations, to see if a valid copyright could still exist.  A review of notices within the actual original publications has not been completed yet, and as stated earlier, if notice is flawed, the work could still be injected into the PD, regardless of having proper registration and renewal.

The result of this review was that a large number of REH works subject to the rules of the 1909 Act either did not have original registrations, or no renewal registrations were filed where required.  These works are therefore by law in the PD.  A listing of these PD works is provided below.

 

Renewal Problems

 

An additional legal matter, only select classes of people and entities can file for the renewals.  The courts have almost always said that if the renewal is made by an incorrect entity, the renewal is invalid, and the work PD.  About the only exception is when the only error is leaving a joint author off the renewal, or if it was impossible for a person to know they were a rightful renewer (such as with an illegitimate child with no knowledge of the parent).  Failure to file when the time was right is no excuse, nor is ignorance of the law.

A number of REH works had renewals filed by an incorrect person or entity.  Because of this, more works are also PD.  Of special interest, the renewals filed with regard to Weird Tales are of interest, and it may be that while at first blush they correct party did not file the renewals, it may be that it can be shown that they in fact were. The current owners are working hard on this issue. Accordingly, I have removed those works from this list, until some sort of resolution is reached. Regardless, a fair portion of the WT works are still PD, for failure to file any renewals at all.  Further, due to no registrations and/or no renewals, a great amount of the poetry that REH sold or otherwise had published during his lifetime is PD.

 

Ownership of Works First Published Prior to 1978

 

Under the 1909 Act it was presumed that the copyright in a work went with the physical item in which the work was first fixed.  So when an author sold a story to a magazine, or gave a poem to an amateur press, it was presumed that the owner of the publication owned the only opportunity to obtain a copyright, unless the author retained his rights, in writing, and had a proper notice in his own name in the publication, and filed his own separate registration.  In the case of most of REH works published during his lifetime, the rights were sold when REH sold or gave away the work.  Note that the notices were always in the name of the publisher, REH never had his own notice on any published work, nor ever filed any registrations.  Otis A. Kline, REHÕs agent, wrote a lengthy letter to Dr. Howard after RobertÕs death explaining this issue.  Such remained the law up until the 1976 Copyright Act came into force and flipped this presumption of ownership, though the new presumption applied only to works that were either first created or published after January 1, 1978, or were still unpublished as of that date.

Because of this rule, all of the REH works published prior to January 1, 1964 belonged at least initially to some publisher, as no rights were ever retained, as far as I have been able to ascertain, by either REH or any of his succeeding ÒheirsÓ to whom remaining stories were left.  Starting in 1963, the Kuykendalls began keeping some of the copyrights in the works that had not been published up to that time, and to which they had original typescripts, because Glenn Lord by then had become their agent, and was attempting to take care of the technical requirements as he gained knowledge in the field.  Further, Mr. Lord attempted to get assignments from a number of people and companies that owned the copyrights in the older stories which had not fallen into the PD, attempting to obtain those rights for the Kuykendalls as well.

Due to the rule on previously unpublished work, GlennÕs efforts to retain copyrights, the results of the settlement between Glenn Lord and the Baums, and finally the sale of the REH rights to Paradox, Paradox now own a sizable percentage of the copyrights in the works of REH. These copyrights still account for over half of REHÕs output, almost all first published after 1964.  Indeed, at the moment there are no works of REH published prior to 1963 that I can point to with absolute certainty as being owned by Paradox Entertainment, with the possible exception of the works that appeared in Argosy and the poems that first appears in Always Comes Evening, though with a good lawyer and some effort I think most of those titles can be held clean enough.  A listing of some other owners, as best as can be discerned from Copyright Office records, is included below.  There are almost certainly others to be found, and a thorough review of all works first published between 1963 and 1989 needs to be undertaken.

 

Expirations

 

Finally, on 12/31/2006, a number of works went PD, as their term of copyright expired. The next soonest that an REH work will simply have its term expire in the US is at the end of the year 2020, when ÒSpear and FangÓ will inarguably go PD. All of the works will not be in the PD until the year 2072, assuming there are no further changes in the law.

 

Non-US Copyrights

 

A thorough discussion of the application of non-US copyright law to the works of REH would be quite lengthy. However, a brief summary of the laws of a few English-speaking nations will be addressed here. Again, this is my own assessment, based on a reading of the laws of each country, and consultation with appropriate expert counsel in each country.

 

Most English speaking countries (indeed, most countries in the world) are signatories to the Berne Convention, many for several decades.  The US was one of the last to join, which prompted many of the significant changes in US copyright law embodied in the 1976 Act.  Each country has slightly different variations in how they have implemented the treaty terms, and some have implemented only part of the called-for changes.  For instance, for new works made today, the UK and the US grants copyright terms of life plus 70 years, while Australia and Canada grant life plus 50 years.  Of significance to a discussion of REH works, the UK and Australia have adopted a Berne Convention rule known as the Rule of the Shorter Term, which states that non-citizens will be given the same copyright term as citizens, EXCEPT that they will not be given any term of copyright longer than they receive in their own country.  This means that if the work is PD in the US, it is also PD in the UK and Australia.  In Canada, that Rule does not apply. It should be noted that all works first published prior to 1957 are already in the PD in the UK, Canada, and Australia.

 

Specifically, in the UK, with regard to works first published between 1/1/1957 and 12/31/1988 which have not otherwise gone PD in the US, those have a copyright term of publication date plus 50 years. All other works are in the PD.

 

In Canada, with regard to works first published between 1/1/1957 and 12/31/1997, those have a copyright term of publication date plus 50 years. All other works are in the PD.

 

In Australia, itÕs a bit more convoluted. With regard to works first published between 1/1/1957 and 12/31/1996 and which have not otherwise gone PD in the US, those have a copyright term of publication date plus 50 years. With regard to works first published between 1/1/1997 and 12/31/2002 and which have not otherwise gone PD in the US, those have a copyright term that expires on 12/31/2047. All other works are in the PD.

 

IMPORTANT EVENT: In March, 2007, Paradox published a very small print run of a volume titled THE LAST OF THE TRUNK OCH BREV I URVAL. This was published in Sweden, with a print run of eleven copies. As with the publication of a tiny print run of a couple volumes of material by the previous owners in 2002, this was an attempt to take advantage of a special copyright law. In this case, in the European Union, there is a rule regarding works that have gone PD without ever being published. That rule states that if the owner of such a work gets that work into print first in the European Union, they will be granted a 25-year Òpublication rightÓ, which for most purposes is the same as a copyright. This new book by Paradox attempts to include all the previous unpublished works of REH, prose, poetry and letters, and appears to meet all requirements. Hence, most or all of the works listed below as PD in the US that were unpublished in the US as of 1/1/2006 are likely back under copyright in most of Europe, for the next 25 years.

 

Ongoing and Future Research

 

Last, note that the PD list is not necessarily complete.  For pre-1989 works, a review of notices needs to be undertaken.  There may be other technical imperfections found that will invalidate some copyrights.  Further, ownership issues still abound to be reviewed, especially with works first published in the 1960s and 1970s, and changes may occur in the listing of owners of those stories as well.  Some assignments may or may not be legally adequate.  I may not have a complete listing of REH works that appeared in publications such as AMRA prior to 1964, none of which were renewed.  I have not chased all sources for letters first published prior to 1964.  I do not know how the various ownership interests in US copyrights effects non-US copyrights.  So consider this a list of what is known to date, with more knowledge to be gained later.

 

Comments and/or corrections are welcome.

 

Public Domain List for Robert E. Howard Works

(currently at 591 works)

 

Updated through 12-11-2002

 

Stories, Articles and Essays (254 total)

 

AFTER THE GAME, First appeared in the YELLOW JACKET, October 27, 1926

 

AGE LASTING LOVE (2), previously unpublished

 

AHA! OR THE MYSTERY OF THE QUEENÕS NECKLACE, First appeared in THE TATTLER, March 1, 1923

 

ALLEYS OF DARKNESS, by ÒPatrick ErvinÓ, Alternative Title: ALLEYS OF SINGAPORE, Featuring DENNIS DORGAN, First appeared in MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE, January, 1934

 

ALLEYS OF PERIL, Alternative Title: LEATHER LIGHTNING, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, January 1931

 

THE APACHE MOUNTAIN WAR, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in: ACTION STORIES, December 1935

 

APPARITION IN THE PRIZE RING, by ÒJohn TaverelÓ, Alternative Title: THE SPIRIT OF TOM MOLYNEAUX, Featuring ACE JESSEL, First appeared in GHOST STORIES, April 1929

 

THE ATAVIST, previously unpublished

 

BEYOND THE BLACK RIVER, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in 2-part serial form in WEIRD TALES: Part 1, May 1935; Part 2, June 1935

 

BLACK CANAAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, June 1936

 

BLACK CANAAN (synopsis), previously unpublished

 

BLACK-COUNTRY, previously unpublished

 

BLACK HOUND OF DEATH, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, November 1936

 

BLACK TALONS, Alternative Title: TALONS IN THE DARK, First appeared in STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES, December 1933

 

BLACK VULMEA'S VENGEANCE, Featuring TERENCE VULMEA, First appeared in GOLDEN FLEECE, November 1938

 

BLADES OF THE BROTHERHOOD (Malachi Grim version), previously unpublished

 

THE BLOOD OF BELSHAZZAR, Featuring CORMAC FITZGEOFFREY, First appeared in ORIENTAL STORIES, Fall 1931

 

BLOW THE CHINKS DOWN!, Alternative Title: THE HOUSE OF PERIL, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, October 1931

 

BOOT-HILL PAYOFF, by Robert E. Howard & R.E. Allen, Alternative Title: THE LAST RIDE, First appeared in WESTERN ACES, October 1935

 

THE BORE OF THE COWED, previously unpublished

 

THE BRAND OF SATAN, previously unpublished

 

BREED OF BATTLE, Alternative Title: THE FIGHTIN'EST PAIR and SAMPSON HAD A SOFT SPOT, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, November 1931

 

THE BULL DOG BREED, Alternative Title: YOU GOT TO KILL A BULLDOG, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, February 1930

 

THE CAIRN ON THE HEADLAND, First appeared in STRANGE TALES, January 1933

 

THE CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND, by Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, A Merritt, H.P. Lovecraft, & Frank Belknap Long, First appeared in FANTASY MAGAZINE, September 1935

 

CHAMP OF THE FORECASTLE, Alternative Title: CHAMP OF THE SEVEN SEAS; THE CHAMPION OF THE FORECASTLE, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, November 1930

 

CIRCUS CHARADE, previously unpublished

 

CIRCUS FISTS, Alternative Title: SLUGGER BAIT, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, December 1931

 

THE CONQUERIN' HERO OF THE HUMBOLTS, Alternative Title: POLITICS AT BLUE LIZARD, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, October 1936

 

CUPID FROM BEAR CREEK, Alternative Title: THE PEACEFUL PILGRIM, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, August 1935

 

CUPID VS. POLLUX, First appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, February 10, 1927

 

DARK SHANGHAI, Alternative Title: ONE SHANGHAI NIGHT, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, January 1932

 

DESERT BLOOD, by ÒSam WalserÓ, Alternative Title: REVENGE BY PROXY, Featuring WILD BILL CLANTON, First appeared in SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES, June 1936

 

THE DEVIL IN IRON, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, August 1934

 

THE DOMINANT MALE, previously unpublished

 

THE DOOK OF STORK, previously unpublished

 

THE DRAGON OF KAO TSU, by ÒSam WalserÓ, Featuring WILD BILL CLANTON, First appeared in SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES, September 1936

 

THE DRAWING CARD, previously unpublished

 

THE DRIFTER, previously unpublished

 

DRUMS OF THE SUNSET, Alternative Title: RIDERS OF THE SUNSET, First appeared in THE CROSS PLAINS REVIEW, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7, 14, 21, 1928; January 4, 1929 (9-part serial)

 

DULA DUE TO BE CHAMPION, First appeared in THE BROWNWOOD BULLETIN, July 18, 1928

 

EL BORAK (synopsis), previously unpublished

 

EVIL DEEDS AT RED COUGAR, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, June 1936

A FAITHFUL SERVANT, previously unpublished

 

FANGS OF GOLD, Alternative Title: PEOPLE OF THE SERPENT, Featuring STEVE HARRISON, First appeared in STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES, February 1934

 

THE FASTIDIOUS FOOEY MANCUCU, previously unpublished

 

FATE IS THE KILLER, previously unpublished

 

THE FEARSOME TOUCH OF DEATH, Alternative Title: THE TOUCH OF DEATH, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, February 1930

 

THE FEMININE OF THE SPECIES, previously unpublished

 

THE FEROCIOUS APE, previously unpublished

 

THE FEUD BUSTER, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, June 1935

 

THE FIGHTING FURY, previously unpublished

 

FIGHTING NERVES, previously unpublished

 

THE FIRE OF ASSHURBANIPAL (fantasy version), First appeared in WEIRD TALES, December 1936

 

THE FISHING TRIP, previously unpublished

 

FIST AND FANG, Alternative Title: CANNIBAL FISTS, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, May 1930

 

FISTIC PSYCHOLOGY, previously unpublished

 

THE FOLLY OF CONCEIT, previously unpublished

 

FRIENDS, previously unpublished

 

THE FUNNIEST BOUT, previously unpublished

 

THE GARDEN OF FEAR, Featuring JAMES ALLISON, First appeared in MARVEL TALES, July-August 1934

 

GATES OF EMPIRE, Alternative Title: THE ROAD OF THE MOUNTAIN LION, First appeared in GOLDEN FLEECE, January 1939

 

GENERAL IRONFIST, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE, June 1934

 

A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK (Novel), Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK, Jenkins, 1937

 

A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK (Short Story), Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, October 1934

 

THE GHOST BEHIND THE GLOVES, previously unpublished

 

THE GHOST OF BALD ROCK RANCH, previously unpublished

 

THE GHOST OF CAMP COLORADO, First appeared in TEXACO STAR, April 1931

 

THE GHOSTS OF JACKSONVILLE, previously unpublished

 

A GLASS OF VODKA, previously unpublished

 

GODS OF THE NORTH, Alternative Titles: THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER (slightly different), THE FROST KINGÕS DAUGHTER, First appeared in FANTASY FAN, March 1934

 

ÒGOLDEN HOPEÓ CHRISTMAS, First appeared in THE TATTLER, December 22, 1922

 

THE GRISLY HORROR, Alternative Title: MOON OF ZAMBEBWEI, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, February 1935

 

THE GROVE OF LOVERS, previously unpublished

 

GUNS OF THE MOUNTAIN, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, May-June 1934

 

HALT! WHO GOES THERE?, First Appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, September 24, 1924

 

THE HAUNTED MOUNTAIN, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, February 1935

 

THE HAUNTER OF THE RING, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, June 1934

 

HAWKS OF OUTREMER, Featuring CORMAC FITZGEOFFREY, First appeared in ORIENTAL STORIES, Spring (April-May-June) 1931

 

HIGH HORSE RAMPAGE, Alternative Title: GENTS ON THE RAMPAGE, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, August 1936

 

THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON, Alternative Title: CONAN THE CONQUEROR, Featuring CONAN, First appeared as a serial in WEIRD TALES: Part 1, December 1935; Part 2, January 1936; Part 3, February 1936; Part 4, March 1936; Part 5, April 1936

 

THE HYBORIAN AGE; Featuring CONAN, First appeared in THE PHANTAGRAPH, February 1936; THE PHANTAGRAPH, August, 1936; THE PHANTAGRAPH, October-November 1936 (3 part serial, incomplete, only goes up till the time of Conan)

 

THE HYENA, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, March 1928

 

THE IDEAL GIRL, First appeared in THE TATTLER, January 6, 1925

 

IN HIS OWN IMAGE, previously unpublished

 

INCONGRUITY, previously unpublished

 

THE INFLUENCE OF THE MOVIES, previously unpublished

 

THE IRON MAN, Alternative Title: IRON MEN, FALL GUY, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, June 1930

 

IRONY, previously unpublished

 

THE IVORY CAMEL, previously unpublished

 

THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR, Alternative Title: TEETH OF GWAHLUR; THE SERVANTS OF BIT-YAKIN, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, March 1935

 

THE JINX, previously unpublished

 

KING BAHTHUR'S COURT, previously unpublished

 

KING HOOTUS, previously unpublished

 

THE LAND OF FORGOTTEN AGES, previously unpublished

 

THE LAST MAN, previously unpublished

 

LEGEND, previously unpublished

 

THE LION GATE, previously unpublished

 

THE LION OF TIBERIAS, First appeared in THE MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE, July 1933

 

LOBO VOLANTE, previously unpublished

 

LORD OF SAMARCAND, Alternative Title: THE LAME MAN, First appeared in ORIENTAL STORIES, Spring 1932

 

THE LOST RACE, Featuring BRAN MAK MORN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, January 1927

 

MAN, previously unpublished

 

A MAN AND A BROTHER, previously unpublished

 

A MAN OF PEACE, previously unpublished

 

THE MAN WHO WENT BACK, previously unpublished

 

MIDNIGHT, First appeared in THE JUNTO, September 1928, then THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #1, Summer 1961

 

THE MIRRORS OF TUZUN THUNE, Featuring KULL, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, September 1929

 

MISTO' DEMPSEY, previously unpublished

 

MOUNTAIN MAN, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, March-April 1934

 

MR. DOWSER BUYS A CAR, previously unpublished

 

MURDERER'S GROG, by ÒSam WalserÓ, Alternative Title: OUTLAW WORKING, Featuring WILD BILL CLANTON, First appeared in SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES, January 1937

 

THE MUTINY OF THE HELLROARER, previously unpublished

 

NAMES IN THE BLACK BOOK, Featuring STEVE HARRISON, First appeared in SUPER-DETECTIVE STORIES, May 1934

 

NIGHT ENCOUNTER, previously unpublished

 

NIGHT OF BATTLE, Alternative Title: SHORE LEAVE FOR A SLUGGER, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, March 1932

 

"NO COWHERDERS WANTED", Alternative Title: GENTS IN BUCKSKIN, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, September 1936

 

OVER THE ROCKIES IN A FORD, previously unpublished

 

THE PARADOX, previously unpublished

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE, Featuring CONAN, First appeared as a serial in WEIRD TALES: Part 1, September 1934; Part 2, October 1934; Part 3, November 1934

 

PEOPLE OF THE DARK, First appeared in STRANGE TALES, June 1932

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE WINGED SKULLS, previously unpublished

 

PIGSKIN SCHOLAR, previously unpublished

 

PILGRIMS TO THE PECOS, Alternative Title: WEARY PILGRIMS ON THE ROAD, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, February 1936

 

PISTOL POLITICS, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, April 1936

 

THE PIT OF THE SERPENT, Alternative Title: MANILA MANSLAUGHTER, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, July 1929

 

THE POST OF THE SAPPY SLIPPER, previously unpublished

 

THE PUNCH, previously unpublished

 

THE PURPLE HEART OF ERLIK, by ÒSam WalserÓ, Alternative Title: NOTHING TO LOSE, Featuring WILD BILL CLANTON, First appeared in SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES, November 1936

 

QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, May 1934

 

THE QUESTION OF THE EAST, previously unpublished

 

RATTLE OF BONES, Featuring SOLOMON KANE, First Appeared in WEIRD TALES, June 1929

 

THE RECALCITRANT, previously unpublished

 

RECAP OF HAROLD LAMB'S THE WOLF CHASER, First Appeared in LORDS OF SAMARCAND, 2004

 

RED BLADES OF BLACK CATHAY, by Robert E. Howard & Tevis Clyde Smith, First appeared in ORIENTAL STORIES, February-March 1931

 

RED NAILS, Featuring CONAN, First appeared as a serial in WEIRD TALES: Part 1, July 1936; Part 2, August-September 1936; Part 3, October 1936

 

RED SHADOWS, Alternative Title: SOLOMON KANE, Featuring SOLOMON KANE, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, August 1928

 

THE RED STONE, previously unpublished

 

THE REFORMATION: A DREAM, First appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, April 21, 1927

 

THE RIOT AT COUGAR PAW, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, October 1935

 

THE ROAD OF AZRAEL (short version), previously unpublished

 

THE ROAD TO BEAR CREEK, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, December 1934

 

SAILOR'S GRUDGE, Alternative Title: COSTIGAN VS. KID CAMERA, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, March 1930

 

THE SAPPIOUS FEW MANCHEW, previously unpublished

 

THE SCALP HUNTER, Alternative Title: A STRANGER IN GRIZZLY CLAW, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, August 1934

 

THE SHADOW IN THE WELL (Draft), previously unpublished

 

THE SHADOW KINGDOM, Featuring KULL, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, August 1929

 

THE SHADOW OF THE VULTURE, First appeared in THE MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE, January 1934

 

SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT, Alternative Title: IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, April 1934

 

SHADOWS IN ZAMBOULA, Alternative Title: THE MAN-EATERS OF ZAMBOULA, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, November 1935

 

SHARP'S GUN SERENADE, Alternative Title: EDUCATE OR BUST, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, January 1937

 

SHE DEVIL, by ÒSam WalserÓ, Alternative Title: THE GIRL ON THE HELL SHIP, Featuring WILD BILL CLANTON, First appeared in SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES, April 1936

 

THE SHEIK, First appeared in THE TATTLER, March 15, 1923

 

THE SIGN OF THE SNAKE, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, June 1931

 

SIX-GUN INTERVIEW, previously unpublished

 

SKULL-FACE, First appeared as a serial in WEIRD TALES: Part 1, October 1929; Part 2, November 1929; Part 3, December 1929

 

SKULLS IN THE STARS, Featuring SOLOMON KANE, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, January 1929

 

THE SLAYER, previously unpublished

 

SLEEPING BEAUTY, First appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, October 27, 1926

 

THE SLUGGER'S GAME, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE, May 1934

 

SLUGGERS OF THE BEACH, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE, August 1934

 

SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD INFLUENCE OVER ME, First appeared in THE GHOST, May 1945

 

A SOUTH SEA STORM, previously unpublished

 

THE SOWERS OF THE THUNDER, First appeared in ORIENTAL STORIES, Winter 1932

 

THE SPLENDID BRUTE, previously unpublished

 

TALLYHO!, previously unpublished

 

TEN MINUTES ON A STREET CORNER, previously unpublished

 

TEXAS FISTS, Alternative Title: SHANGHIED MITTS, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, May 1931

 

TEXAS JOHN ALDEN, by ÒPatrick ErvinÓ, Alternative Title: A RINGTAILED TORNADO, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS (PIKE BEARFIELD), First appeared in MASKED RIDER WESTERN, May 1944

 

THE TEXAS WILDCAT, previously unpublished

 

THE THESSALIANS, First appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, January 13, 1927

 

THROUGH THE AGES, previously unpublished

 

THE TNT PUNCH, Alternative Title: WATERFRONT LAW; THE WATERFRONT WALLOP, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, January 1931

 

THE TOM THUMB MOIDER MYSTERY, previously unpublished

 

THE TOMB'S SECRET, by ÒPartrick ErvinÓ, Alternative Title: TEETH OF DOOM, Featuring BROCK ROLLINS, First appeared in STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES, February 1934

 

A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK, previously unpublished

 

THE TOY RATTLE MURDER CASE, previously unpublished

 

TRAIL OF THE SNAKE, previously unpublished

 

THE TREASURE OF HENRY MORGAN, previously unpublished

 

THE TREASURES OF TARTARY, Alternative Title: GOLD FROM TARTARY, Featuring KIRBY OÕDONNELL, First appeared in THRILLING ADVENTURES, January 1935

A TWENTIETH-CENTURY RIP VAN WINKLE, previously unpublished

 

UNHAND ME, VILLIAN, First appeared in THE TATTLER, February 15, 1923

 

A UNIQUE HAT, previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story ("Arrange, Madam, Arrange!"), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story ("As my dear public . . ."), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story ("Hatrack!"), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story ("Yessah," said Mrs _____________, . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (. . . that is, the artistry is but a symbol for the thought!), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (ÒA manÓ, said my friend Larry Aloysius OÕLeary . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (ÒHelp! Help! TheyÕre murderinÕ me!Ó), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (ÒHuh?Ó I was so dumbfounded I was clean off . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (ÒIÓ, said Cuchulain, Òwas a man, at least.Ó), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (ÒYou,Ó said Shifty Griddle, pointing his finger at me . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (A land of wild, fantastic beauty; of mighty trees . . .), First Appeared in KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, 2006

 

Untitled Story (A typical small town drugstore . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (As he approached the two, he swept off his feathered hat . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Better a man should remain in kindly ignorance, than . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Between berserk battle-rages, the black despair of melancholy . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (First Draft: James Norris), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Franey was a fool.), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (From the black, bandit-haunted mountains of Kang . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (He knew De Bracy, they having fought against the Saracens . . .), First Appeared in LORDS OF SAMARCAND, 2004

 

Untitled Story (I met him first . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (IÕm writing this with a piece of pencil on the backs of old . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (It was a strange experience, and I donÕt expect anyone . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Maybe it doesnÕt seem like anything interesting and . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Mike Costigan, writer and self-avowed futilist, gazed . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Old Man Jacobsen crunched his powerful teeth through . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (So I set out up the hill-trail as if on a hunt and . . .), First Appeared in KULL: EXILE OF ATLANTIS, 2006

 

Untitled Story (So there I was.), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Spike Morissey was as tough a kid as ever came . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The lazy quiet of the mid-summer day was shattered . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The matter seemed so obvious that my only answer . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The next day I was sluggish and inefficient in my work.), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The Persians had all fled . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The Seeker thrust . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The tale has always been doubted and scoffed at, . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (The wind from the Mediterranean wafted. . .), First appeared in AMRA, Vol. 2, No. 7, November 1959

 

Untitled Story (Thure Khan gazed out across the shifting vastness . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Trails led through dense jungle.), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Tumba Hooey . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Two men were standing in the bazaar at Delhi.), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (When Yar Ali Khan crept into the camp of Zumal Khan, . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (Who I am it matters little.), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Story (William Aloysius McGrawÕs father was red-headed and . . .), previously unpublished

 

Untitled Synposis (hunwulf, an American . . .), previously unpublished

 

THE VALLEY OF THE WORM, Featuring JAMES ALLISON, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, February 1934

 

VIKINGS OF THE GLOVES, Alternative Title: INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN!, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, February 1932

 

THE VOICE OF EL-LIL, Alternative Title: TEMPTRESS OF THE TOWER OF TORTURE AND SIN, First appeared in ORIENTAL STORIES, October-November 1930

 

VOYAGES WITH VILLAINS, previously unpublished

 

THE VULTURES OF WHAPETON, Alternative Title: THE VULTURES OF TETON GULCH; THE VULTURES, First appeared in SMASHING NOVELS MAGAZINE, December 1936 (printed with 2 endings)

 

THE WANDERING YEARS, First appeared in THE GHOST, May 1945

 

WAR ON BEAR CREEK, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS, First appeared in ACTION STORIES, April 1935

 

WATERFRONT FISTS, Alternative Title: STAND UP AND SLUG!, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, September 1930

 

WEEKLY SHORT STORY, Alternative Title: UNTITLED (I have been . . .), First appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, November 3, 1926

 

THE WEREWOLF MURDER CASE, previously unpublished

 

WEST IS WEST, First appeared in THE TATTLER, December 22, 1922

 

WESTWARD HO!, previously unpublished

 

WHAT THE DEUCE?, previously unpublished

 

WHAT THE NATION OWES THE SOUTH, First appeared in THE BROWNWOOD BULLETIN, May 26, 1923

 

THE WHEEL TURNS, previously unpublished

 

WHERE STRANGE GODS SQUALL, previously unpublished

 

WHILE SMOKE ROLLED, Featuring BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS or PIKE BEARFIELD, Alternative Title: WHILE THE SMOKE ROLLED, First appeared in DOUBLE-ACTION WESTERN, December 1956

 

THE WHITE JADE RING, previously unpublished

 

THE WILD MAN, previously unpublished

 

THE WINGS OF THE BAT, previously unpublished

 

WINNER TAKE ALL, Alternative Title: SUCKER!, Featuring STEVE COSTIGAN, First appeared in FIGHT STORIES, July 1930

 

WITCH FROM HELL'S KITCHEN, Alternative Title: THE HOUSE OF ARABU, First appeared in AVON FANTASY READER #18, 1952

 

A WITCH SHALL BE BORN, Featuring CONAN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, December 1934

 

WITH A SET OF RATTLESNAKE RATTLES, First appeared in LEAVES #1, Summer, 1937, THE HOWARD COLLECTOR #1, Summer 1961

 

WOLVES - AND A SWORD, previously unpublished

 

WORMS OF THE EARTH, Featuring BRAN MAK MORN, First appeared in WEIRD TALES, November 1932

 

YE COLLEGE DAYS, First appeared in THE YELLOW JACKET, January 20, 1927

 

YELLOW LAUGHTER, previously unpublished

 

POETRY (192 total)

 

ADVENTURE (2, ÒI am the spur . . .Ó), previously unpublished

 

ADVENTURER, previously unpublished

 

ALAMO, THE, previously unpublished

 

ALWAYS COMES EVENING, First Appeared In THE PHANTAGRAPH, August 1936

 

AMBITION, previously unpublished

 

AMERICAN EPIC, AN, previously unpublished

 

AMERICAN, AN, previously unpublished

 

ARCADIAN DAYS, previously unpublished

 

AT THE BAZAAR, previously unpublished

 

AW COME ON AND FIGHT!, previously unpublished

 

BABEL, First Appeared In FANTASY FAN, January 1935

 

BALLAD OF ABE SLICKEMMORE, THE, previously unpublished

 

BALLAD OF INSANITY, A, previously unpublished