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Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back.
Alias Solomon Kane
Real Names/Alt Names Solomon Kane
Characteristics Antihero, Adventurer, Pulp Characters, Weird Tales Universe, Wold Newton Universe, The Renaissance, Public Domain
Creators/Key Contributors Robert E. Howard
First Appearance “Red Shadows” in Weird Tales (August 1928)
First Publisher Popular Publications [Internet Archive] [LUM]
Appearance List Pulps: “Red Shadows” in Weird Tales (August 1928), “Skulls in the Stars” in Weird Tales (January 1929), “Rattle of Bones” in Weird Tales (June 1929), “The Moon of Skulls” in Weird Tales (June-July 1930), “Hills of the Dead” in Weird Tales (August 1930), “The Footfalls Within” in Weird Tales (September 1931), “Wings in the Night” in Weird Tales (July 1932).
Sample Read “Red Shadows” in Weird Tales [Internet Archive]
Description Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back.
Source Solomon Kane – Wikipedia
Solomon King (1967) | Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Solomon King (1967) | Jeffrey Catherine Jones