Sword of Sorcery
| Sword of Sorcery | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date |
Vol. 1: March 1973 - December 1973 Vol. 2: November 2012 - July 2013 |
| Number of issues |
Vol. 1: 5 Vol. 2: 9 (#1-8 and #0) |
| Main character(s) |
Vol. 1: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Vol. 2: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, Beowulf |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Vol. 1: Denny O'Neil Vol. 2: Christy Marx, Tony Bedard |
| Artist(s) |
Vol. 1: Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin Vol. 2: Aaron Lopresti, Jesus Saiz |
Sword of Sorcery was an American sword-and-sorcery comic book featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, 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¢. The title was written by Denny O'Neil and featured art by Howard Chaykin,Walt Simonson and Jim Starlin.
In June 2012, the series returned with a revival of Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld by writer Christy Marx and artist Aaron Lopresti. The title included a backup feature starring Beowulf written by Tony Bedard and drawn by Jesus Saiz.
A prequel to the series appears the Wonder Woman series, in the last panel of #201 and all of #202. In this story, written by Samuel R. Delany, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser team up with Diana Prince (Wonder Woman minus her super-powers), her kung-fu mentor I Ching, and Catwoman, to defeat the dimension-spanning wizard Gahwron.
untitled story — "adapted from Fritz Leiber's story, 'The Price of Pain Ease'" (1970 Swords Against Death, coll.)
"Revenge of the Skull of Jewels" — "from Fritz Leiber's story, 'Thieves' House'" (1943 Unknown)
"Betrayal!" — original story by Denny O'Neil
"The Cloud of Hate!" — "adapted from a story by Fritz Leiber" ("The Cloud of Hate", 1963 Fantastic)
"The Prophecy!" — original story by Denny O'Neil — featuring "Young Fafhrd the Barbarian"
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