Er, you now have two mails.Just finished answering the first one; I'm going over your next chapter now.
Agree on DeCamp and Fletcher; DeCamp's Conan collaborations with Lin Carter are also among his best stuff IMO.
I have avoided "Conan" out of, probably, ignorance. The Pratt-deCamp collaborations are probably the best sword and sorcery out there. Inspired how many dozen imitators?