Kull (Bantam/Grant)

Bantam, 1978. Cover by Lou Feck. Deluxe edition published by Donald M. Grant, 1985, illustrated by Ned Dameron. Includes portions of Howard’s essay “The Hyborian Age” in a prologue at the beginning and epilogue at the end. Nearly identical contents to the 1995 Baen edition, but that edition includes one additional story, “The Curse of the Golden Skull.” Out of print.

Stories

The Altar and the Scorpion

First published in King Kull (Lancer Books, 1967).

By This Axe I Rule!

First published in King Kull (Lancer Books, 1967).

The Cat and the Skull

First published in King Kull (Lancer Books, 1967) as “Delcardes’ Cat.”

Exile of Atlantis (untitled story)

First published in King Kull (Lancer Books, 1967).

Titled by Glenn Lord.

The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune

Originally published in Weird Tales, September 1929.

The Screaming Skull of Silence

First published in King Kull (Lancer Books, 1967) as “The Skull of Silence.”

The Shadow Kingdom

Originally published in Weird Tales, August 1929. First published Kull of Atlantis story.

The Striking of the Gong

First published in The Second Book of Robert E Howard (Zebra Books, 1976).

Swords of the Purple Kingdom

First published in King Kull (Lancer Books, 1967).

Poems

The King and the Oak

First published in Weird Tales, February 1939.

Miscellanea

The Black City (fragment)

Completed by Lin Carter and first published as “Black Abyss” in King Kull (Lancer, 1967).

Original fragment first published in Kull (Bantam Books, 1978).

The Hyborian Age (essay)

First published in The Phantagraph, serialized over three issues, February, August & October 1936.

Untitled draft (“‘Thus,’ said Tu…”)

First published in Kull (Bantam Books, 1978).

Untitled fragment (“Three men sat…”)

Completed by Lin Carter and first published as “Wizard and Warrior” in King Kull (Lancer, 1967).

Original fragment first published in Kull (Bantam Books, 1978).