ix21@sdccs6.UUCP (David Whiteman) (08/08/84)
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David
Begining of Article:
I posted a certain question a few years ago
regarding why the "Sword of Sorcery" series
was trashed. The answer I got weren't very
enlightening. I am posting the same question
again, in hopes that some new light may be shed
on this matter.
For interested people, the "Sword of Sorcery" series
delt with Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser and lasted 5
issues. Fritz Leiber liked it, so I don't think they had
any law trouble, and all the letters seemed to be positive.
The issues are...
(oh, by the bye, they were put out by DC)
#1 adapted from F. Leiber's "The Price of Pain Ease"
#2 adapted from Leiber's "Thieves' House"
#3 (an original) "Betrayal!"
#4 adpated from a Leiber story, not sure what it's called, but this
issue is: "The Cloud of Hate!"
(also, an original story about young Faf, "The Prophecy!"
#5 adapted from said author's story: "The Sunken Land"
(also the original about Mouser's youth: "The Mouse Alone!"
The stories were organized by Denny o'Neil. Howard Chaykin did some
of the art work, in others Walt Simonson & Al Milgrom did it.
A ironic, sad remark found in the letter page of #3 is:
"Contrary to certain rumors, there will be a fourth isssue of S of S
(and a fifth and . . .) "----
Too-bad they didn't do a story with Hisvet in it (!!!) :-\
The Wraith