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Swan American Mags [#9, Crack Detective (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp)

2 · Death Comes Softly · Richard Landes · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942
9 · The Case of the Frightened Janitor [Ben & Betty Marvin (B & B Detectives)] · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942
16 · Murder Oak · Leo Stalnaker · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942
20 · Saboteur’s Swan Song · Richard W. Sprang · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942
24 · A Fare to Eternity · Greta Bardet · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942
30 · The Dead Man Kills · Ray Cummings · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942
33 · Murder Will Out [“Murder-Minded” Mike Murphy] · Fred J. Ford · ss Crack Detective Nov 1942

Swan American Mags [#10, Famous Western (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp)

2 · The Great Marpane · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Fll 1945
8 · Blood Quest of the Hawk · Barry Cord · ss (r)
13 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz (r)
14 · Funeral O’Neill’s Trigger Trap [Funeral O’Neill] · Lee Floren · ss (r)
20 · Last Laugh for a Lawman · Richard Brister · ss (r)
23 · To Kill a Man · Dev Klapp · ss (r)
26 · Owl-Hoot Dinero · Ralph Berard · ss (r)
29 · Primed for Slaughter · Charles D. Richardson, Jr. · ss (r)
31 · Birds Don’t Drink Likker · Joe Austell Small · ss (r)
35 · Death Loads the Stick · Cliff Campbell · ss (r)

Swan American Mags [#11, Future Fantasy and Science Fiction (1948)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp)

2 · The Key to the Dark Planet · Martin Pearson · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942
8 · Claggett’s Folly · Hugh Raymond · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942
11 · A Leader for Korcin · F. Orlin Tremaine · nv Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942
20 · The Leapers · Carol Grey · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942
27 · The Creator · Ross Rocklynne · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942
31 · The Cannibals · Oliver E. Saari · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1942

Swan American Mags [#12, Complete Cowboy Wild Western Stories] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp)

2 · Gunman’s Gold [The Silver Kid] · T. W. Ford · na Complete Cowboy Win 1944
23 · Wild Cats Are Gentle Creatures · Joe Austell Small · ss (r)
26 · Boothill Bait · Lee Floren · ss (r)
30 · Nothing to Lose · Lloyd Osburn · ss (r)
32 · Revenge of the Thunder Gods · Byron W. Dalrymple · ss (r)

Swan American Mags [#13, Famous Western] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp)

2 · Judge Bates’ Gun-Bought Gold [Judge Bates] · Lee Floren · nv Famous Western Sum 1945
10 · Bounty Hunter’s Reward [Lead McShane] · T. W. Ford · ss Famous Western Sum 1945
13 · Hell-on-Wheels McManus · Joe Austell Small · ss Famous Western Sum 1945, as “Hell-On-Wheels McManus and the Mean-Eyed Ladina”
17 · Lest Ye Be Judged [Jose Calderon] · Edward Schafer · ss Famous Western Sum 1945
19 · Wild West Quiz · Idaho Bill · qz Famous Western Sum 1945
20 · A Fair Shake [Gospel Cummings] · Chuck Martin · ss Famous Western Sum 1945
23 · Gunfire in the Canyon [Jeff Lake] · Ross Rocklynne · ss Famous Western Sum 1945
27 · Killers Die Hard [Slim Holt] · Kenneth P. Wood · ss Famous Western Sum 1945
30 · Major M. Kaplan, U.S.A.—Medico Magnificent · Nat Schachner · ar Famous Western Sum 1945; given as by Nat Schacner.
31 · Six-Shooter Fumigation · J. A. Rickard · vi Famous Western Sum 1945; given as by J.A. Rickards.
32 · Thumbs-Up at Sun Up [Ross Potter] · Richard Brister · nv Famous Western Sum 1945

Swan American Mags [#14, Complete Cowboy Wild Western Stories] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 48pp, small pulp)

2 · Outlaw Guns · Mat Rand (by E. B. Mann) · na Complete Cowboy Oct 1941
42 · Boothill Pride · C. C. Staples · ss Famous Western Win 1945
46 · Law West of the Pecos · Kenneth P. Wood · ar Complete Cowboy Oct 1941 [Judge Roy Bean]
47 · How “Buffalo Bill” Earned His Nick-Name · Kenneth P. Wood · ar (r)

Swan American Mags [#15, Science-Fiction Quarterly (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 48pp, small pulp)

2 · The Far Detour · Capt. Arthur J. Burks, U.S.M.C. · na Science Fiction Quarterly Win 1942
22 · The Growing Wall · David H. Keller · nv Science Fiction Quarterly Win 1942
33 · Wings Across Time · Frank Edward Arnold · nv Science Fiction Quarterly Win 1942
46 · The Perfect Incinerator · Arthur Lambert · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Win 1942

Swan American Mags [#16, Black Hood Detective (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 6d, 50pp, small pulp)

3 · Death’s Five Faces [Kip Burland (Black Hood)] · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Black Hood Detective Sep 1941
33 · Some Gold Is Bloody Red · Mat Rand · ss Black Hood Detective Sep 1941
39 · Refugee Racket · Leo Hoban · ss Black Hood Detective Sep 1941
46 · Accent on Death · Tom Grover · ss Black Hood Detective Sep 1941

Swan American Mags [#1 (New Series), Western Yarns (1950)] (Gerald G. Swan, 9d, 36pp, small pulp)
This issue is identical to the original No. 1 except for “No. 1 New Series” on the cover.

Sweet Dreams, Baby! (about)
Fanzine.

Publishers:

Zanzibar Productions; Cheltenham, England: Sweet Dreams, Baby!

Editors:

Adrian Hodges - Editor: Sweet Dreams, Baby!

Sweet Dreams, Baby! [#1, May 1990] (£1.25, 36pp+, octavo)

2 · Humus · P. J. Radford · vi
4 · A Holy Roman First · Ivor C. Treby · pm
5 · Recent Occurrences of Note · Mark Rich · vi
7 · Quark, Strangeness + Charm · Bruce P. Baker · ar
10 · Love at First Sight · Neil K. Henderson · vi
12 · Ancient Wisdom for Modern Use · Alawn Tickhill · ar
14 · Ode to a Dead Hippie · Larry Blazek · pm
15 · Fairycakes and Mesons · Richard Lee · vi
17 · Pity the City · Alan Allport · pm
18 · Setting Sail for the New World · Adrian Hodges · ar
19 · Death of Sun and Moon · Janet Reedman · pm
20 · Old Ralphy Boy · H. R. Felgenhauer · pm
22 · Diary · D. A. Warne · vi
24 · A Gap in Nature · Ivor C. Treby · pm
25 · Well, It Ain’t Jersey! · M. F. Korn · vi
26 · Rats · William P. Robertson · pm
27 · Chinese Poets 2 · Dave W. Hughes · br
28 · The Pocket Universe · Pia Mitchell · vi
30 · Ninja Nun · Larry Blazek · vi
31 · It’s Not Easy Being Dead · Steve Lockley · vi
32 · Chaos and Effect · Elliot Smith · ss

Sword & Fantasy (about)

Sword & Fantasy [#1, January 2005] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 86pp, quarto, cover by Roy G. Krenkel)
Details taken from online listing.

2 · Mission Statement · James Van Hise · ed; illustrated by Rick McCollum
4 · In Memoriam: Robert E. Howard · H. P. Lovecraft · mm Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936 [Robert E. Howard]
In Memoriam: Robert E. Howard · Otis A. Kline · mm Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936 [Robert E. Howard]
In Memoriam: Robert E. Howard · E. Hoffmann Price · mm Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936 [Robert E. Howard]
In Memoriam: Robert E. Howard · Jack Byrne · mm Fantasy Magazine Sep 1936 [Robert E. Howard]
9 · Etched in the Dying Sun Stood Kull · Hugh Rankin · il 1930
9 · The Song of Bran [from “Kings of the Night”] · Robert E. Howard · pm Weird Tales Nov 1930
10 · The 2002 San Diego Comicon Wandering Star / Robert E. Howard Panel · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Gary Gianni
28 · A Robert E. Howard Fanzine Rises from the Grave! · Anon. · ms [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Gene Day
32 · The REH Fanzines: Cross Plains · Anon. · ms [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Stephen Fabian
34 · The REH Fanzines: REH: Lone Star Fictioneer · Anon. · ms [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Stephen Fabian, George Barr & Nestor Redondo
38 · A Guide to the Robert E. Howard Related Material in Fantasy Crossroads · Anon. · ms [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Herb Arnold & Stephen Fabian
42 · Karl Edward Wagner’s Kane · James Van Hise · ar [Karl Edward Wagner]; illustrated by Rick McCollum
56 · The Valley of the Worm(s) · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Ron Wilber, Richard Corben & Hugh Rankin
66 · Gil Kane’s Blackmark: The First Sword & Sorcery Graphic Novel · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Gil Kane
74 · An Explanation for Censorship from Donald M. Grant · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]
_75 · Letter to James van Hise, April 29, 1994 · Donald M. Grant · lt [James Van Hise]
77 · [front cover] · C. C. Senf · il Weird Tales Sep 1931
78 · Conan as Drawn by Gustave Doré? · Gustave Doré · il 1879
80 · Solomon Kane · Zdenek Burian · il 1946
82 · Next Issue · Anon. · ms; illustrated by Rick McCollum

Sword & Fantasy [#2, April 2005] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 88pp, octavo)
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fc. · [front cover] · Margaret Brundage · cv Weird Tales Nov 1935
2 · Sword & Fantasy: Back for More · James Van Hise · ed; illustrated by Rick McCollum
4 · The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob: An Interview with Jim & Ruth Keegan [Jim Keegan] · James Van Hise · iv; illustrated by Jim & Ruth Keegan
16 · Sword & Sorcery or Thud & Blunder? It’s All in How It’s Done. · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Rick McCollum
19 · The Song of Laine the Dreamer · Lin Carter · pm Scientifantasy Win 1949; illustrated by Lin Carter
24 · The Modern Revival of Robert E. Howard Fandom · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Rick McCollum & James Cawthorn
32 · Selling the Fantasy Story · Henry Kuttner · ar Writer’s Digest Mar 1938
37 · “Stories We Reject—” · Charles D. Hornig · ar Fantasy Magazine Dec 1934/Jan ’35
38 · Skull-Face and Others, by Robert E. Howard · H. R. Hays · br New York Times Book Review 1945
39 · Skull Face and Others, by Robert E. Howard · Arthur F. Hillman · br Fantasy Review Feb/Mar 1947
40 · Robert E. Howard · Carl Dumbleton · bg The Fanscient Fll 1948
43 · Robert E. Howard Bio Excerpt · Harold Preece · ar [Robert E. Howard]
50 · Sword & Sorcery in the Warren Magazines · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Wally Wood, Angelo Torres, Gray Morrow, Reed Crandall, Jeff Jones & Frank Frazetta
64 · A Look at “The Scarlet Citadel” · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Frank Brunner
70 · Collecting Robert E. Howard Material · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]
77 · A Robert E. Howard Weird Tales Portfolio · Hugh Rankin & Vincent Napoli · il [Robert E. Howard]

Sword & Fantasy [#3, July 2005] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 82pp, quarto, cover by Joe Jusko)
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2 · History and Historionics... · James Van Hise · ed
3 · An Unsolicited Testimony · Rick McCollum · il
4 · R.E.H. · R. H. Barlow · pm Weird Tales Oct 1936 [Robert E. Howard]
5 · The Road to Kull Was Paved with Good Intentions · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by John Severin & Rick McCollum
21 · Cross Plains / Hyboria: Robert E. Howard · Rick McCollum · il Robert E. Howard: The Power of the Writing Mind, ed. Ben Szumskyj, Mythos Books 2003
27 · Kull the Conquerer: As Bad as We Feared · James Van Hise · ar
29 · Soft-Core Barbarism · John Petrakis · mr 1997
29 · Would-Be Epic ’Kull’ Can’t Quite Conquer Boredom · Bob Kurson · mr 1997
30 · Only ’Herculean’ Effort Could Have Saved ’Kull’ · Robert W. Butler · mr 1997
31 · ’Kull’ Conquers with Panache and an Admirably Dry Wit · Kevin Thomas · mr 1997
32 · A Biographical Sketch of E. Hoffmann Price · Alvin Earl Perry · bg Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935; illustrated by Duane W. Rimel & Rick McCollum
36 · Men Who Make the Argosy—E. Hoffmann Price · E. Hoffmann Price · ar Argosy May 10 1941
37 · Letter to August Derleth, 1945 · E. Hoffmann Price · lt [August Derleth]
41 · Author, Author: L. Sprague de Camp · Donald B. Day · bg The Fanscient Spr/Sum 1951
48 · Divide and Rule and The Stolen Dormouse, by L. Sprague de Camp · John K. Aiken · br Fantasy Review Apr/May 1949
48 · The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction, by L. Sprague de Camp · John K. Aiken · br Fantasy Review Apr/May 1949
49 · The Humor of de Camp · Rick McCollum · il
50 · Shadows in the Moonlight · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Hugh Rankin
56 · Fantasy, Art and Illustration · Hannes Bok · ar The Fanscient Spr/Sum 1951
69 · Forward, Into the Past · James Van Hise · ms; illustrated by Rick McCollum
70 · The Book of Robert E. Howard, by Robert E. Howard · James Van Hise · br
72 · Robert E. Howard’s Worms of the Earth, by Michael J. Venables · James Van Hise · br
74 · A Weird Tales Cover Porfolio · Margaret Brundage · il (r)

Sword & Fantasy [#4, October 2005] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 86pp+, quarto)

fc. · [front cover] · Wally Wood · cv Gnome Press 1957; from The Return of Conan, 1957.
2 · Forward, Into the Past! · James Van Hise · ed
4 · The Weird Tales Panel: Comicon International (San Diego), August 13, 1998 · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Margaret Brundage, Hugh Rankin & C. C. Senf
16 · The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - I) [Cthulhu] · C. L. Moore · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935
The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - II) [Cthulhu] · A. Merritt · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935
The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - III) [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935
The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - IV) [Cthulhu] · Robert E. Howard · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935
The Challenge from Beyond (Weird Fantasy - V) [Cthulhu] · Frank Belknap Long · rr Fantasy Magazine Sep 1935
27 · Blow Lamps and Wicked Milk: An Interview with Karl Edward Wagner · Carl T. Ford · iv Dagon #25 1989; illustrated by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
36 · Modern Sword & Sorcery in Comics · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Gray Morrow & John Giunta
46 · The Legend of the Water Horse · Jim & Ruth Keegan · cs
50 · Interlude in Cross Plains · Rick McCollum · ar REHUPA #127
56 · Cry Mider for Zeulas: The Elak Stories of Henry Kuttner · Richard Toogood · ar [Henry Kuttner]; illustrated by Virgil Finlay
67 · Henry Kuttner Obit · Forrest J Ackerman · ob Science Fiction Times Feb 1958
68 · The People Who Write Science Stories · Virgil Finlay · bg Science Stories Apr 1954
72 · Dragonheart: The Chuck Pogue Interview · James Van Hise · iv
79 · REH in Paperback · James Van Hise · ar [Robert E. Howard]
83 · The Krenkel and Frazetta Question · Stephen J. Cassinelli · ar

Sword & Fantasy [#5, January 2006] ed. James Van Hise (James Van Hise, $12.00, 96pp, quarto)
Details taken from online listing.

2 · First Anniversary · James Van Hise · ed
4 · Demon Wizard · James Van Hise · nv Fantasy Book Sep 1984; illustrated by Alfredo P. Alcala
18 · Little Known Facts about Robert E. Howard · Bernard M. Cook · ar Shangri L’Affaires #46 1959 [Robert E. Howard]; illustrated by Rick McCollum
23 · Some Notes on REH · Jerry Page · ar Science Fiction Times #462 1969 [Robert E. Howard]
24 · Letter to Robert E. Howard, March 10, 1932 · Farnsworth Wright · lt The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant 1976 [Robert E. Howard]
26 · The Poet of Science Fiction · Arthur F. Hillman · ar Fantasy Review Apr/May 1949 [Clark Ashton Smith]; illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Frank R. Paul & Virgil Partch
32 · Genius Loci and Other Tales, by Clark Ashton Smith · Arthur F. Hillman · br Fantasy Review Feb/Mar 1949
34 · A Folio of Foreign Robert E. Howard Paperback Covers · [Various] · pi [Robert E. Howard]
41 · Conan the Barbarian—The John Milius Version · James Van Hise · ar; illustrated by Rick McCollum
44 · Keller’s ’Conan’ Into Syndie Wars · Jonathan Davies · ar Hollywood Reporter 1996
45 · Conan the Adventurer: A Post Mortem · James Van Hise · ar
47 · Press Release: “Conan the Adventurer” Flexes Its Muscles with a “Firm Go” for Fall ’97 · Anon. · ms
49 · Conan the Adventurer: Series Bible · Anon. · ms
76 · The Devil His Due—Lin Carter & “The Curse of the Monolith” · Richard Toogood · ar [Lin Carter]; illustrated by Bob Covington, Richard Corben & Frank Utpatel

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