The Bull Dog Breed

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"The Bulldog Breed"
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 dateFebruary 1930
Series Sailor Steve Costigan

"The Bulldog Breed" is a short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, featuring his character Sailor Steve Costigan.

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Publishing

It was originally published in the February 1930 issue of Fight Stories . [1]

Plot

A Sailor Steve Costigan story. Steve Costigan is not too popular with the Old Man of the Sea Boy, so he goes ashore and takes his also in trouble bulldog Mike with him. When a Frenchman sinks a boot into Mike, well, a man who doesn’t stick up for his dog is the lowest of the low. Steve and Francois have to settle this in the ring.

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

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"The Slugger's Game" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the May 1934 issue of Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine.

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"Champ of the Forecastle" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the November 1930 issue of Fight Stories.

"Texas Fists" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the May 1931 issue of Fight Stories.

"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.

"Dark Shanghai" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the January 1932 issue of Action Stories. Howard earned $75 for the sale of this story.

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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 2008-03-12 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