Sword of Sorcery
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Sword of Sorcery was an American sword-and-sorcery comics anthology featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, heroes and rogues created by Fritz Leiber. Published bi-monthly by DC Comics, 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,[1] Walt Simonson, and Jim Starlin. The book was cancelled after five issues due to bad sales.[2]
This article is about the 1973 comics anthology. For other uses, see Swords & sorcery (disambiguation).
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Publisher | DC Comics |
Publication date | Vol. 1: March 1973 - December 1973 Vol. 2: November 2012 - July 2013 |
No. 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, Stalker |
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Written by | 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 |
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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.[3]