The AMRA Fanzine: edited by George H. Scithers

Started by Orkin, Nov 30 2003 08:10 PM

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#1 Orkin

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Posted 30 November 2003 - 08:10 PM

from AMRA Swordplay & Sorcery V2 #71, 1982
Three Cinquains
by Steve Rasnic Tem

The Barbarian Hero In Office
Mayor:
this natural
man, enjoys attention,
respect, love, till the aqueducts
fall down.

The Barbarian Conqueror King
Bumptious
adolescent;
this Conan, this Sinbad,
Tarzan, Bond - dreaming freedom, this
Hitler.

Conan: Manhattan
Iron thews
in Jordache jeans.
Forward women make him
blush; he's voting Republican
next time.

? ?When I can not stand alone, it will be time to die,? he mumbled, through mashed lips. ?But I?d like a flagon of wine.?
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#2 Zula

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Posted 25 October 2004 - 01:14 AM

Hello all! I just found a trove of Amra fanzines up for bid on e-bay. Can't wait to see what they're like. I've been hearing about that old fanzine for years, and soon I'll actually own some of them. Hoo-ah!

If Woody had gone straight to the Snowhawk Clan, this would never have happened.

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#3 nabonidus11

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Posted 31 October 2004 - 04:01 AM

Congrats!!

I had a few many years ago. I do have one of the two volumes put out that were a "Best Of" thing. I hope to make a buy like yours one day soon.

'Men are fools, as always," grunted Conan. "If the plague struck all who sinned, then by Crom, there wouldn't be enough left to count the living!..."

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#4 Orkin

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Posted 31 October 2004 - 05:47 PM

There are a fair number of Amra collections on Ebay. I had a subsription back in the day, very good stuff...

Are you an Amra Nut?
http://www.yankeesce...ing_amrapod.htm

? ?When I can not stand alone, it will be time to die,? he mumbled, through mashed lips. ?But I?d like a flagon of wine.?
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#5 Nial_the_Smith

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Posted 03 November 2004 - 03:47 PM

Orkin: 100% hilarious.

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#6 Zula

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Posted 06 November 2004 - 12:56 AM

Yes. That was funny. Now meet me on the battlefield! 'grumble, grumble.' ; )

If Woody had gone straight to the Snowhawk Clan, this would never have happened.

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#7 PainBrush

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Posted 06 November 2004 - 06:02 AM

Also known as Easter Nuts.
These veined/wrinkled pods are an average of 1 1/2 inces long.
Particularly good in fruit/nut mixes.

HAHAHAHAHA - UUGH, AMRA's NUTS NOW SMELL GOOD ,BUT LITTLE SMALL !!

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So THIS is civilization ??!??!......

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#8 deuce

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Posted 21 February 2010 - 07:49 AM

Here's an interview with George H. Scithers, the editor of AMRA:

http://migdalin.word...aphy/interview/

Some fascinating stuff.

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#9 Kane

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 06:18 PM

Back in the day I bought two collections of articles from Amra.
Just checked and I still have them.
The Spell of Conan, and, The Blade of Conan.
Some good articles in them, along with a couple of short stories.

"I vanquished Law once, I'll conquer yet again--
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"

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#10 deuce

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 06:47 PM

Back in the day I bought two collections of articles from Amra.
Just checked and I still have them.
The Spell of Conan, and, The Blade of Conan.
Some good articles in them, along with a couple of short stories.

I just reread mine. For serious fans of REH/S&S, they're definitely worth tracking down.

I wish there was an online archive.

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#11 terryallenuk

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 07:08 PM

Back in the day I bought two collections of articles from Amra.
Just checked and I still have them.
The Spell of Conan, and, The Blade of Conan.
Some good articles in them, along with a couple of short stories.

I just reread mine. For serious fans of REH/S&S, they're definitely worth tracking down. I wish there was an online archive.

Anyone interested in Amra would probably like this too - The Hyborian Review

http://www.barbariankeep.com/hyborev.html

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#12 Guest_tank666_*

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Posted 18 May 2010 - 06:01 PM

I had about 20 or so copys that got lost in a move.Boy I miss them.There were alot of great fanzines back then.I miss the heyday of S/S.But I must say the 2000s has been a pretty good second comming.

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#13 deuce

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Posted 18 May 2010 - 06:08 PM

My appreciation of the Amra fanzine and the two collections thereof by Ace can be found here:

http://www.thecimmerian.com/?p=14014

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#14 El Borak's Li'l Brother

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Posted 01 June 2010 - 11:18 PM

I just received a letter informing me of an estate sale for George Scithers on ebay... I didn't even know he had passed away! I suppose there is a thread on this somewhere, but I couldn't find it, so...

This is truly sad news for me. George Scithers had been so good to me when I was firing off stories to Weird Tales in the 1990's. A number of times he sent me personal letters with suggestions to help me. I remember the last so well.... Another giant is gone.

Crom!