Sword of Sorcery

Sword of Sorcery

Sword of Sorcery was a sword-and-sorcery comic book featuring Fafhrd the Barbarian and the Gray Mouser ("sic"), heroes and rogues created by Fritz Leiber. Published bi-monthly by National Periodical Publications, it ran for five issues in 1973, with a cover price of 20¢.

Publishing history

"Wonder Woman"

A prequel or introduction to the series appears in two issues of "Wonder Woman", in the last panel of #201 and all of #202. In this story, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser team up with Diana Prince (Wonder Woman minus her super-powers), Catwoman, and Prince's kung-fu master, I Ching, to defeat the dimension-spanning wizard Gahwron.

This story was written by Samuel R. Delany.

#1: March-April 1973

untitled story — "adapted from Fritz Leiber's story, 'The Price of Pain Ease'" (1970 "Swords Against Death", coll.)

* Writer: Denny O'Neil
* Pencils: Howard Chaykin
* Inks: The Crusty Bunkers
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited
* Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Michael Wm. Kaluta (inks) (uncredited) Fact|date=March 2008

#2: May-June 1973

"Revenge of the Skull of Jewels" — "from Fritz Leiber's story, 'Thieves' House'" (1943 "Unknown")

* Writer: Denny O'Neil
* Art: Howard Chaykin
* Inks: The Crusty Bunkers (uncredited) [http://www.members.shaw.ca/strictlycomics2/DC/Sword%20Of%20Sorcery.html Sword Of Sorcery] ]
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited

* Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Berni Wrightson (inks) (uncredited) [http://p206.ezboard.com/Mighty-Comic-Artist-Challenge-Bout-13-CHAYKIN-vs-SIMONSON/fmarvelmasterworksfansitefrm3.showMessage?topicID=277.topic Marvel Masterworks Message Board] ]

#3: July-August 1973

"Betrayal!" — original story by Denny O'Neil

* Writer: Denny O'Neil (uncredited)
* Pencils: Howard Chaykin (uncredited)
* Inks: Michael Wm. Kaluta, Berni Wrightson (uncredited)
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited

* Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Alan Weiss (inks) (uncredited)

#4: September-October 1973

"The Cloud of Hate!" — "adapted from a story by Fritz Leiber" ("The Cloud of Hate", 1963 "Fantastic")

* Writer: Denny O'Neil
* Artists: Chaykin, Inc.
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited

"The Prophecy!" — original story by Denny O'Neil — featuring "Young Fafhrd the Barbarian"

* Story: Denny O'Neil
* Art: Walter Simonson
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited

* Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils & inks) (uncredited)

#5: November-December 1973

"The Sunken Land" — adaptation of Leiber's story (1942 "Unknown") — featuring a romantically inclined, but mute, bird woman

* Story: Denny O'Neil, Fritz Leiber
* Art: Walter Simonson, Al Milgrom
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited

"The Mouse Alone" — original story by George Alec Effinger — exploring the Gray Mouser's introduction to thievery — cameo appearance by Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian (second page, third panel)

* Story: George Alec Effinger
* Art: Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom
* Letterer: not credited
* Colorist: not credited

* Cover: Walter Simonson (pencils & inks) (uncredited)

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