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The Dark Man The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies Contents of Issue no. 7: “The Robert E. Howard Collections found in the University of California at Berkeley’s Bancroft Library” by Edward Waterman. An extensive examination of this library's holdings of original manuscripts and ephemera. Included are reproductions of several postcards from Howard, a tentative collection contents page and letters regarding an unrealized reprint edition. “Bibliography of the Robert E. Howard Collections held at the University of California at Berkeley, Bancroft Library” by Glenn Lord. A supplement to the previous essay, this thorough bibliography notes publication histories as well as variations. “The Past is Dead, The Past is Deadly: Three Dragons in one Hour” by Steven Tompkins. An essay regarding Howard's infamous Conan story "The Hour of the Dragon", which was renamed as "Conan the Conqueror". Fred Blosser’s critical review of the Del Rey Conan collection (The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian).