Circus Fists

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"Circus Fists"
Short story by Robert E. Howard
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s)Boxing, Comedy
Publication
Published in Fight Stories
Publication type Pulp magazine
Publication dateDecember 1931
Series Sailor Steve Costigan

"Circus Fists" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the December 1931 issue of Fight Stories . [1]

The story is now in the public domain. [2]

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References

  1. Publication history at Howard Works, retrieved 20 December 2007
  2. The Robert-E-Howard: Electronic Amateur Press Association Archived March 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , The Copyright and Ownership Status of the Works and Words of Robert E. Howard by Paul Herman, retrieved 20 December 2007