Worms of the Earth #[nn]

(October 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Bran Mak Morn / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mark Schultz

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Atla; Bran Mak Morn

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; illustrated with pencil sketch

Robert E. Howard's Worms Of The Earth (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael J. Venables ?

Pencils

various (thumbnails)

Inks

various (thumbnails)

Colors

various (thumbnails)

Letters

?

Characters

Atla; Bran Mak Morn; Robert E. Howard

Indexer Notes

title/indicia/table of contents page; illustrated with art from pages 4, 9, 41, 55, 60, 62, & 63 of this book

Worms of the Earth (Table of Contents: 3)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (credited) (original story); Roy Thomas (credited) (adaptation)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (credited) (complete pencils on first few pages, partial pencils on later pages); Tim Conrad (credited) (finishes)

Inks

Tim Conrad (credited)

Colors

George Freeman (credited); Laurie Smith (credited as Laurie E. Smith)

Letters

?

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Valerius; Titus Sulla; Centurious Publius; Grom; Bran Mak Morn [as Partha Mac Othna]

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn witnesses one of his people being crucified by the Romans.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (December 1976)

Indexer Notes

colourized version of black and white story; pencil art credits from Tim Conrad interview in this book

A Ghost in the Night (Worms of the Earth Part II) (Table of Contents: 4)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (credited) (original story); Roy Thomas (credited) (adaptation)

Pencils

Tim Conrad (credited)

Inks

Tim Conrad (credited)

Colors

George Freeman (credited); Laurie Smith (credited as Laurie E. Smith)

Letters

?

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Grom; Bran Mak Morn [as Partha Mac Othna]; Gonar; Valerius

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn plans his revenge against the Romans.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #16 (December 1976)

Indexer Notes

colourized version of black and white story.

An Interview with Artist Tim Conrad (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ringgenberg (credited) (interviewer); Tim Conrad (credited) (interviewee)

Pencils

Tim Conrad

Inks

Tim Conrad

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

interview with Tim Conrad about his and Barry Windsor-Smith's roles in creating the artwork for the "Worms of the Earth" stories; printed on pages 17 and 40 of this book; background is recolourized art from pages 21 & 24 of this book.

Curse of the Black Stone (Table of Contents: 6)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (credited) (original story); Roy Thomas (credited) (adaptation)

Pencils

Tim Conrad (credited) (signed as Tac)

Inks

Larry Gaydos (credited) (background assistant); Joyce Furman (airbrush assistant); Tim Conrad (credited) (signed as Tac)

Colors

George Freeman (credited); Laurie Smith (credited as Laurie E. Smith)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Atla; Bran Mak Morn; Titus Sulla

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn seeks the assistance of a witch.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #17 (February 1977)

Indexer Notes

Colourized version of black and white story; reprint does not include prologue page from original 7-page story; inker credits from the GCD index for the original publication of the story

A Toppling of Towers (Table of Contents: 7)

Bran Mak Morn / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Robert E. Howard (credited) (original story); Roy Thomas (credited) (adaptation)

Pencils

Tim Conrad (credited)

Inks

Tim Conrad (credited)

Colors

George Freeman (credited); Laurie Smith (credited as Laurie E. Smith)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Editing

Roy Thomas (original editor)

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Characters

Atla; Bran Mak Morn; Titus Sulla

Synopsis

Bran Mak Morn holds the sacred stone of subterranean beast-men hostage until they carry out his revenge on the Romans.

Reprints

• from The Savage Sword of Conan (Marvel, 1974 series) #17 (February 1977)

Indexer Notes

colourized version of black and white story.

Bran Mak Morn...Destroyer (Table of Contents: 8)

Bran Mak Morn / text article / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Blosser (credited)

Pencils

Frank Frazetta (credited) (painting); David Ireland (credited) (painting); Jeff Jones (credited) (painting); Ken Kelly (credited) (painting); Jim Wilcox (credited as J. M. Wilcox); Stephen Fabian (credited as Steve Fabian); Virgil Finlay (credited); J. Allen St. John (credited) (painting); Sanjulián (credited as Sanjulian) (painting)

Inks

Frank Frazetta (credited) (painting); David Ireland (credited) (painting); Jeff Jones (credited) (painting); Ken Kelly (credited) (painting); Jim Wilcox (credited as J. M. Wilcox); Stephen Fabian (credited as Steve Fabian); Virgil Finlay (credited); J. Allen St. John (credited) (painting); Sanjulián (credited as Sanjulian); Sanjulián (credited as Sanjulian) (painting)

Colors

Frank Frazetta (credited) (painting); David Ireland (credited) (painting); Jeff Jones (credited) (painting); Ken Kelly (credited) (painting); J. Allen St. John (credited) (painting); Sanjulián (credited as Sanjulian) (painting); Sanjulián (credited as Sanjulian) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

sword and sorcery

Characters

Atla; Bran Mak Morn

Indexer Notes

Essay on Bran Mak Morn art; Weird Tales cover and black and white art (November 1932); Bran Mak Morn book covers (Dell, 1969; Donald Grant, 1974; Zebra, 1975; Ace, 1979; Cryptic, 1983; Orbit Publishing, 198?; Baen, 1996); Famous Fantastic Mysteries B&W art (June 1953)

The Adventures Of Two-Gun Bob (Table of Contents: 9)

Robert E. Howard / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Pencils

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Inks

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Colors

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Letters

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cross Plains, TX, - CIRCA 1930

Genre

biography; history

Characters

Robert E. Howard; Tevis Clyde Smith

Synopsis

Howard and Smith argue about whether Smith should wear a sombrero in public.

Indexer Notes

adapted from Report On A Writing Man essay by Tevis Clyde Smith; essay published in The Howard Collector #4 (Glenn Lord, Summer 1963); comic strip credits do not state who was responsible for script or art

A Conversation with Gary Gianni (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 12 pages (report information)

Robert E. Howard, Bran Mak Morn, and the Picts (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 3.4 pages (report information)

Script

Rusty Burke (credited)

Pencils

? (photos); ? (art)

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography; history

Characters

Robert E. Howard (photos); Cororuc

Indexer Notes

Essay on Howard's Pictish stories and historical and occult ideas of the time; illustrated with photos of Robert E. Howard, the cover of The Romance of Early British Life (Seeley & Co., 1909), and the first page of The Lost Race (Weird Tales, January 1927).

The Adventures Of Two-Gun Bob (Table of Contents: 12)

Robert E. Howard / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Pencils

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Inks

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Colors

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Letters

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bob, do you always write about barbarians and past history?

Genre

biography; history

Characters

Novalyne Price [Ellis]; Robert E. Howard

Synopsis

Price asks Howard why most of his stories are about fantasy or occult themes.

Indexer Notes

adapted from an anecdote in Novalyne Price Ellis's book One Who Walked Alone (Donald Grant, 1986); comic strip credits do not state who was responsible for script or art

Project Pride (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Rusty Burke (credited)

Pencils

Jim Keegan (Cross Plains photos); ? (Robert E. Howard photos); ? (cancellation stamp); ? (map)

Inks

? (cancellation stamp); ? (map)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Robert E. Howard (photos)

Indexer Notes

Essay on a project to preserve Robert E. Howard's home as a museum & tourist attraction; illustrated with photos of Cross Plains and Robert E. Howard; Cross Plains Post Office cancellation stamp; background is Texas road map showing location of Cross Plains.

The Adventures Of Two-Gun Bob (Table of Contents: 14)

Robert E. Howard / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Pencils

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Inks

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Colors

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

Letters

Jim Keegan ?; Ruth Keegan ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cross Plains, Texas, May 9, 1936

Genre

biography; history

Characters

Robert E. Howard

Synopsis

Howard writes a letter about why he wants to die young.

Indexer Notes

adapted from a letter Howard wrote to August Derleth on May 9, 1936; letter was published in IS #6 (Tom Collins, 1972); comic strip credits do not state who was responsible for script or art

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Bran Mak Morn; Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Bran Mak Morn / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gary Gianni

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; illustrated with pencil sketch for the painting on the outer back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Bran Mak Morn / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gary Gianni (signed as Gianni) (painting)

Inks

Gary Gianni (signed as Gianni) (painting)

Colors

Gary Gianni (signed as Gianni) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

historical; sword and sorcery

Reprints

• in Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (Wandering Star, 2001) [artwork reprinted as a colour plate]

Indexer Notes

back cover; includes bar code box, price and ISBN