Comprises: Vol. 2, Nos. 1-46, 50-55, 58-59, 65-66, 68-71; plus duplicates of 59, 66, 68-71. January 1959 to July 1982. Together, 66 issues. Illustrated from photographs, drawings, etc. (a few in color). 10x6¾, original pictorial wrappers. First appearances.
Large run of Volume Two of this exceedingly scarce and important fanzine publication, discussing largely Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, but also includes other swashbuckle-fantasy adventures, swordplay and sorcery, etc. Winner of two Hugo awards in 1964 and 1968. George Scithers with L. Sprague de Camp published two anthologies from it, Conan Swordbook (1969) and Conan Grimoire (1972). Earlier, de Camp alone was responsible for AMRA derived The Conan Reader (1968). Literary contributions by: Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, The Art of Robert E. Howard by Poul Anderson, John Brunner, Ray Capella, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harry Harrison, Frank Herbert, Leight Brackett, August Derleth, John W. Campbell, Jr., P. Schuyler Miller, Anthony Boucher, Michael Moorcock, etc. Articles include: An Informal Biography of Conan the Cimmerian; John Carter: Sword of Theosophy by Fritz Leiber; Conan's Great Grandfather by de Camp; etc. Illustrations by Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Eddie Jones, Gerald V. Woods, George Barr, Larry Ivie, Dan Adkins, etc.