Originally published in Street & Smith’s Sport Story Magazine, September 1931.
Fists of Iron Round 4
Stories
The Fighting Fury
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
Fighting Nerves (Jim O’Donnel version)
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
Originally written as a Kid Allison story, Howard rewrote it by changing the name of the main character to Jim O’Donnel so he could submit it to a different magazine.
Fighting Nerves (Kid Allison version)
First published in Fists of Iron Round 4 (REH Foundation Press, February 2015).
Originally written as a Kid Allison story, Howard rewrote it by changing the name of the main character to Jim O’Donnel so he could submit it to a different magazine.
Fists of the Desert
Originally published as “Iron Jaw” in Dime Sports Magazine, April 1936.
Fists of the Revolution
First published in Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition #1 (Graceland College Comic Club, January 1976).
The House of Peril
First published as “Blow the Chinks Down!” in Action Stories, October 1931.
Howard’s original version of this story was edited to change the name of the main character to Steve Costigan when it was first published in 1931. The original, unedited version is published for the first time in Fists of Iron Round 4 (REH Foundation Press, 2015).
Kid Galahad
Originally published in Sport Story Magazine, December 25, 1931.
No apparent relation to either of the films with the same name, one made in 1937 with Bette Davis and the other in 1962 with Elvis Presley, although they are both about boxing as well.
The Man with the Mystery Mitts
Originally published in Street & Smith’s Sport Story Magazine volume 33 number 2, October 25, 1931.
One Shanghai Night
Originally published as “Dark Shanghai” in Action Stories, January 1932.
Howard’s original version of this story was edited to change the name of the main character to Steve Costigan when it was first published in 1931. The original, unedited version is published for the first time in Fists of Iron Round 4 (REH Foundation Press, 2015).
The Sign of the Snake
Originally published in Action Stories, June 1931.
The Tomb of the Dragon
First published in The Shadow of the Beast (George Hamilton, 1977).
The Wildcat and the Star
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
Miscellanea
The Drawing Card
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
Fistic Psychology
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
The Jinx
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
One Shanghai Night synopsis
First published in The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter volume 1 number 2, Fall 2007.
A Tough Nut to Crack
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, March 2007).
Unfinished Kid Allison story that Howard rewrote as a Kid Clarney story (also unfinished).
Untitled Notes (Knute Hansen)
First published in The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter volume 3 number 4, Winter 2009.