tˈɛɹᵻbəl swˈɪft sˈoːɹdz wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ɹˈɪtʃɚd bˈɜːɡ, wɪð ɡɹˈæfɪk dɪzˈaɪn baɪ ɹˈɛdmənd ˈeɪ. sˈɪmɑːnsən, ænd wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ˌɛspˌiːˈaɪ ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ɪn bˈoʊθ dˈʌbəl "flˈætpˈæk" ænd "sˈoʊp bˈɑːks" ᵻdˈɪʃənz.
Terrible Swift Swords was designed by Richard Berg, with graphic design by Redmond A. Simonsen, and was published by SPI in July 1976 in both double "flat-pack" and "soap box" editions.