Sword of Sorcery

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Sword of Sorcery was a sword-and-sorcery comicbook 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¢.

1 Publishing history
2 References

[edit] Publishing history

[edit] 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.

[edit] #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 ^[1]
Letterer: not credited
Colorist: not credited
Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Michael Wm. Kaluta (inks) (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}

[edit] #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) ^[2]
Letterer: not credited
Colorist: not credited

Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Berni Wrightson (inks) (uncredited) ^[2]^[3]

[edit] #3: July-August 1973

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

Writer: Denny O'Neil (uncredited) ^[2]
Pencils: Howard Chaykin (uncredited) ^[2]
Inks: Michael Wm. Kaluta, Berni Wrightson (uncredited) ^[2]
Letterer: not credited
Colorist: not credited

Cover: Howard Chaykin (pencils) and Alan Weiss (inks) (uncredited) ^[2]^[3]

[edit] #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) ^[2]^[3]

[edit] #5: November-December 1973

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

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