In the middle of the desert he finds a man buried up to his neck. Sukhov (Anatoli Kusnetsov) is a Red Army soldier on his way home. The result is a classic adventure tale told in a distinct and refreshing style. Instead of a cowboy, the protagonist is a Red Army soldier, instead of the War Between the States, the era is the Russian Revolution, instead of Indians or bandidos, the antagonists are basmichi, Turkmen rebels. Yezhov and Ibragimbekov transposed the Western cliches into a distinctly Soviet setting. What Posner got back was not exactly a Western, but the very first Eastern. He gave the job to a pair of screenwriters, Valentin Yezhov and Rustem Ibragimbekov. In the late ‘60s Vladimir Posner (father of Phil Donohue’s buddy), the boss at Mosfilm Studios wanted to make a western. The print run is 200 numbered issues, so order your copy today. There is also poetry by Barbara Barrett and Morgan Holmes' review of Griots, a Sword & Soul anthology, as well as lavish illustrations by David Burton, Terry Pavlet, Michael Peters, Dave Houston, Bill Cavalier and many others. There's also a Howard short-short, 'Miss High Hat,' a saucy tale of spanking & sorority gals. Rob Roehm brings his remarkable research talents to bear on the Lone Scouts and Howard's circle of friends known as the Junto. Jeff Shanks examines another aspect of Howard's fiction & boxing history analyzing Ace Jessel & Tom Molineaux. McGuiness and his Kid Socko stories' influence on REH's boxing comedies. I take a look at one of Howard's dramatic Westerns, 'Wild Water,' a tale of revenge & madness in Depression-era Texas.īrian Leno reports on James K. Patrice Louinet continues the tall-tale theme with a look at the text behind A Gent from Bear Creek, the only Howard novel published in his lifetime. 16, are Howard's own works, 'The Diablos Trail,' a Pike Bearfield tall-tale Western.

“ Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology: A Review” by Morgan Holmes.

“Victory Revisited” verse by Barbara Barrett.

“Ace Jessel and the Ghost of Tom Molineaux” by Jeffrey Shanks, illustrated by Nathan Furman.

Howard and the Lone Scouts: The Birth of The Junto” by Rob Roehm, illustrated by Bill Cavalier

“Rogues in the House: A Conan Portfolio” by Michael L.

“One Gent too Many on Bear Creek” by Patrice Louinet, illustrated by Joe Wehrle.

“Introducing…in this Corner…Kid Socko” by Brian Leno, illustrated by Clayton Hinkle.

“When the Dam Breaks: Violence and Wild Water” by David Hardy, illustrated by Nathan Furman.

Back Cover: The Sonora Kid by Richard Pace.

Inside Front and Back Covers: Scenes from “The Footfalls Within” by Bob Covington.

Full Color Cormac Mac Art Cover by Terry Pavlet.

With fire and sword soundtrack