tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968133997049426550.post7728528259143412990..comments2023-11-24T04:51:29.264-08:00Comments on Savage Tales: Epic Illustrated #34: "Death of a Legend" (Tribute to Robert E. Howard)The Old Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01694031284754651490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968133997049426550.post-65378885199782512502011-03-08T08:00:01.402-08:002011-03-08T08:00:01.402-08:00You're quite correct, my friend, and I knew th...You're quite correct, my friend, and I knew that, too. I shall include the word "imminent" or "impending" to better clarify things.<br /><br />A more detailed account courtesy of Wikipedia: "In June 1936, as Hester Howard slipped into her final coma, her son maintained a death vigil with his father and friends of the family, getting little sleep, drinking huge amounts of coffee, and growing more despondent. On the morning of June 11, 1936, told by a nurse that his mother would never again regain consciousness, he walked out to his car in the driveway, took the pistol from the glove box, and shot himself in the head."The Executionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968133997049426550.post-6734038367090672842011-03-06T14:11:16.322-08:002011-03-06T14:11:16.322-08:00I'm glad that you posted this, but it isn'...I'm glad that you posted this, but it isn't clear exactly why he took his life. He wasn't upset over the death of his mother as you stated since he died before she did.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258255871981195125noreply@blogger.com