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Title: Re: Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser comic
Article-I.D.: fau.148
Posted: Thu Apr 28 03:02:20 1983
Received: Sat Apr 30 06:33:39 1983


As to why the series was cancelled is anyone's guess. Since it was
pulled at issue no. five, any accurate sales figures could only
have been tabulated for the first issue at the time of cancellation.

The contents of the Swords of Sorcery series are as briefly follows:

#1) "The Price of Pain-Ease" adapted by Denny O'Neil with a cover
    by Micheal Kaluta, pencils by Howard Chaykin, and inks by
    the Crusty Bunkers (including Neal Adams)

#2) "Theives House" adaptation, O'Neil, Chaykin, Crusty Bunkers

#3) "Betrayal", original story by O'Neil
    Chaykin pencils, Berni Wrightson, Mike Kaluta, Walt Simonson inks

#4) "The Cloud of Hate" adaptation, O'neil, Chaykin, and a mess of
    uncredited inkers.
    "The Prophecy" O'Neil original story, art by Walt Simonson

#5)  ""The Sunken Land" adaptation, O'Neil, Simonson, Al Milgrom inks
    "The Mouse Alone", original story by George Effinger
    pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrrom

In case anyone doesn't know what this is all about, and cares,
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are creations of Fritz Lieber and are
quite possibly the best sword/sorcery characters ever.

There is a pretty good article on this series in BEM #36.
BEM is a British based comics magazine along the lines of Comics Journal,
but mainly concerned with British comics.
It is now available in U.S. from New Media Publishing, Tampa, Florida.

I've kinda had it with sword and sorcery type comics, but a good
adaptation of Fritz Leiber material could change my mind.

P.S. This series was initially previewed in Wonder Woman #202.