Happy Birthday, Robert E. Howard
It was 106 years ago, on January 22nd, that Robert E. Howard was born. It would be another 23 years before he would create the most profitable character during his short lifetime - Sailor Steve Costigan and his sidekick Mike the bulldog - and several more years before Conan would sweep through the pages of Weird Tales and into the minds and hearts of millions.
I know that I speak for all Robert E. Howard fans when I say that our lives, and indeed the world itself, would be far less interesting without his imaginative genius.
Long live the memory of America's greatest fantasist - Robert E. Howard (1906-1936)
Well said, Chris. Not only would the world be less interesting, but it would be more empty.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, Keith.
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