Might is Right by Ragnar Redbeard

Survival of the Fittest Dept. One would think that in our liberal, enlightened times a book dating from the Victorian Age would be viewed as a quaint curiosity. Not so Dr. Ragnar Redbeard's (Jack London) notorious Might Is Right or the Survival of the Fittest. It is hated and denounced as much today as when it first made the rounds of the Victorian Age's elite and influential, which explains why the book is often featured on banned-book lists. Perhaps a 1905 ad for Might Is Right will give offer some insight:

This is a pitiless and appalling book by an author of extraordinary virility and rugged primeval force, whose sense perceptions borders on the supernatural.

Ten years ago private typewritten copies of this startling work sold in London and Berlin for $150. Since then the most powerful living minds have absorbed its teachings with satisfaction, but in guarded silence. Unquestionably it is the most pregnant and remarkable publication that has appeared in Christendom for 15 centuries. From its pages [Theodore] Roosevelt’s celebrated philosophy of ‘Strenuousness,’ ‘Race Suicide’ and ‘the Big Stick’ has been distilled and—diluted.

Prince Bismarck, Paul Kruger and President McKinley read it in manuscript before they died; and it has given nerve and decisiveness to the world-shaking aggressive activity of men like Cecil Rhodes, Von Buelow, Chamberlain, Elihu Root, Kaiser William, Abdul Hamid and Von Phleve. It has also had its effect on General Castro, Admiral Togo, Senator Tillman, Grand Duke Sergius, Lord Kitchener, General Trepoff, and their ablest adversaries. Indeed it has influenced public opinion throughout the whole world by changing the thoughts and opinions of national leaders and editors in the most wonderful way. It positively alters the course of mens lives. It has affected the destinies of nations, races, religions. It has annihilated many popular Ideals hitherto believed sacred and impregnable. Nevertheless it is written as interestingly as any romance.





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Wulf the Barbarian #1-4

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Wulf the Barbarian # 1: Wulf the Barbarian
February 1975
Cover - Larry Hama/Klaus Janson
Writer - Larry Hama
Art - Larry Hama/Klaus Janson
Letterer - Cathi Ann Thomas
Editor - Jeff Rovin


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Wulf the Barbarian # 2: The Beast of Famine
April 1975
Cover - Larry Hama/Klaus Janson w/Larry Lieber
Writer - Larry Hama
Art - Larry Hama/Klaus Janson


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Wulf the Barbarian # 3: The Colossus of the Iron Citadel
July 1975
Cover - Jim Craig
Writer - Steve Skeates
Art - Leo Summers


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Wulf the Barbarian #4: Death-Night in the Darkling Forest
September 1975
Cover - Jim Craig
Writer - Mike Friedrich
Art - Jim Craig and the Atlas Bullpen




"...On a nameless world in a forgotten time..." there lived a man called Wulf. Orphaned 10 years ago when his parents, the king and queen, were slain in an ambush staged by trolls in the service of an evil sorcerer, Wulf has spent the last decade training for the day he would return to claim his birthright.

After his trainer/mentor is killed by the same troll who killed his mother 10 years earlier, Wulf avenges his mother's death, reclaims his father's sword from the slain troll, and begins his long awaited trip home. As Wulf rides homeward with the intent to raise an army to raid the evil sorcerer's lair and free his hereditary kingdom, he encounters many magic-induced obstacles conjured by his foe.

Sword of Sorcery Prequel in Wonder Woman #201-202

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Surprise bonus download: Amazing World of DC Comics #15
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I decided to add the other Samuel R. Delaney scripted Wonder Woman:



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Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are two seminal sword-and-sorcery heroes created by Fritz Leiber (1910–1992) and loosely modelled upon himself and his friend Harry Otto Fischer (1910-1986). They are the protagonists of what are probably Leiber's best-known stories.

The stories have been collected in the Swords series:

1. Swords and Deviltry (collection 1970)
1. "Induction" (vignette 1970, first publication)
2. The Snow Women (novella 1970 Fantastic)
3. "The Unholy Grail" (novelette 1962 Fantastic)
4. Ill Met in Lankhmar (novella 1970 F&SF)—telling how Fafhrd and the Mouser met, this story won both a Nebula award and a Hugo award


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A prequel or introduction to the series Sword of Sorcery appears in two issues of Wonder Woman, in the last panel of issue #201 and all of issue #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. Wonder Woman #201 was written by Denny O'Neil while #202-203 were written by Samuel R. Delany. I'll upload Wonder Woman #203, which was was written by Delany, at a later date as it has no Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser or a Sword of Sorcery connection.

Creepy #9: "Terror in the Dark Kingdom!" (Frazetta and Gray Morrow!)

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Once I get started on a sword and sorcery track, it's tough for me to get derailed. However, let's look at Creepy #9's assets: "Winged Terror" cover painting by Frank Frazetta! "Dark Kingdom" cover story by Archie Goodwin and drawn by the artistic genius Gray Morrow! Can you say, "this is Sparta!" Ayep! They're in here, too. The ending is a bit gimmicky, but the art more than makes up for it in this classic tale featured in Creepy #9. The rest of the issue is nicely rounded out with Reed Crandall and Joe Orlando art. Steve Ditko is on board, too.

Viking Metal

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I was in a musical mood again and what better way to kick off the weekend than with some viking metal? While it's not Bathory, it's an excellent song in its on right called Regin Smiður, which is performed by the band Týr off their Eric The Red album. This song will make you think of vikings. Enjoy!