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.
"Alleys of Darkness" was originally published in the final issue of Magic Carpet in 1934
Robert Ervin Howard was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.
Howard in 1934
Robert E. Howard at about five years old (circa 1911)
The Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas
Robert E. Howard in his Senior Year at Brownwood High School, 1923