"Alleys of Peril" is a

Sailor Steve Costigan Sailor Steve Costigan is a fictional character created by American writer Robert E. Howard. He is a merchant sailor on the ''Sea Girl'' and is also its champion boxer. His only true companion is a bulldog named Mike (after his brother and fellow ...

short story by

Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...

. It was originally published in the January 1931 issue of ''

Fight Stories ''Fight Stories'' was a pulp magazine devoted to stories of boxing. Published by Fiction House, it ran 47 issues cover-date The cover date of a periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of ...

''.Publication history at Howard Works
retrieved 20 December 2007 The story is now in the

public domain The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work A creative work is a manifestation of creative effort including fine artwork (sculpture, paintings, drawing, sketching, performance art), dance, writing (literature), filmmaking, ...

.The Robert-E-Howard: Electronic Amateur Press Association
, ''The Copyright and Ownership Status of the Works and Words of Robert E. Howard'' by Paul Herman, retrieved 20 December 2007

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Short stories by Robert E. Howard Pulp stories 1931 short stories Short stories about boxing Works originally published in Fight Stories Short stories set in Hong Kong {{1930s-story-stub