Sword of Sorcery
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| Sword of Sorcery | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | Vol. 1: March 1973 - December 1973 Vol. 2: November 2012 - July 2013 |
| Number of issues | Vol. 1: 5 Vol. 2: 9 (#1-8 and #0) |
| Main character(s) | Vol. 1: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Vol. 2: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, Beowulf |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Vol. 1: Denny O'Neil Vol. 2: Christy Marx, Tony Bedard |
| Artist(s) | Vol. 1: Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin Vol. 2: Aaron Lopresti, Jesus Saiz |
Sword of Sorcery was an American sword-and-sorcery comic book featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, 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¢. The title was written by Denny O'Neil and featured art by Howard Chaykin,[1] Walt Simonson and Jim Starlin.
In June 2012, the series returned with a revival of Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld by writer Christy Marx and artist Aaron Lopresti. The title included a backup feature starring Beowulf written by Tony Bedard and drawn by Jesus Saiz.[2]
Contents
Publishing history
Wonder Woman
A prequel to the series appears the Wonder Woman series, in the last panel of #201[3] and all of #202.[4] In this story, written by Samuel R. Delany, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser team up with Diana Prince (Wonder Woman minus her super-powers), her kung-fu mentor I Ching, and Catwoman, to defeat the dimension-spanning wizard Gahwron.
#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
- Cover: Michael Wm. Kaluta[5]
#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)
- Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Berni Wrightson (inks) (uncredited)[6]
#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)
- Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Vincente Alcazar (inks) (uncredited)[7]
#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.
"The Prophecy!" — original story by Denny O'Neil — featuring "Young Fafhrd the Barbarian"
- Story: Denny O'Neil
- Art: Walter Simonson
- Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Walt Simonson (inks)[8]
#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
"The Mouse Alone" — original story by George Alec Effinger — exploring the Gray Mouser's introduction to thievery —
- Story: George Alec Effinger
- Art: Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom
- Cover: Walter Simonson (pencils & inks)[9]
The New 52
The series was relaunched with issue #0 in September 2012 (cover dated November 2012, as part of DC's The New 52 line.[2] This series was written by Christy Marx with art by Aaron Lopresti and featured the adventures of Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld.[10] A backup story written by Tony Bedard and drawn by Jesus Saiz told the story of Beowulf.[11] DC cancelled the new series as of issue #8 (July 2013).[12][13]
Collected Editions
- Sword of Sorcery Vol. 1: Amethyst collects Sword of Sorcery vol. 2 #0–8, 238 pages, September 2013, ISBN 978-1401241001
References
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- ↑ O'Neil, Dennis (w), Giordano, Dick (p), Giordano, Dick (i). "The Fist of Flame" Wonder Woman 201 (July–August 1972)
- ↑ Delany, Samuel R. (w), Giordano, Dick (p), Giordano, Dick (i). "Fangs of Fire" Wonder Woman 202 (September–October 1972)
- ↑ Sword of Sorcery #1 at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Sword of Sorcery #2 at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Sword of Sorcery #3 at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Sword of Sorcery #4 at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Sword of Sorcery #5 at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Marx, Christy (w), Lopresti, Aaron (p), Lopresti, Aaron (i). "Homecoming" Sword of Sorcery v2, 0 (November 2012)
- ↑ Bedard, Tony (w), Saiz, Jesus (p), Saiz, Jesus (i). "Chapter I: The Perfect Soldier" Sword of Sorcery v2, 0 (November 2012)
- ↑ Sword of Sorcery vol. 2 at the Grand Comics Database
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External links
- Sword of Sorcery at the Comic Book DB
- Sword of Sorcery vol. 2 at the Comic Book DB
- Sword of Sorcery at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
