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From: ix21@sdccs6.UUCP (David Whiteman)
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Subject: Fafhrd & Gray Mouser comic strip
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Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 01:10:52 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  8 01:10:52 1984
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I am posting this article as a favor for a friend of mine.  If you
desire to reply to this article please leave the subject heading
intact, so I can quickly pass your reply on.  If you decide to post
a followup please also send me a copy.

Thank You

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