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Nice! When Finn and I were at the PCA conference last year he was telling about how much Circus Fists was his favorite Costigan story. While we were there I won a low grade copy on ebay really cheap. So when I saw him next at Howard Days I had a surprise for him:

I also subbed my other two raw file copies:

Scanning it right now.

Still at CGC. Sent it in with Value Tier sub so it should be back in a couple of years. Thanks David. I got my JC Funnies back from CGC too with some pleasent results and upgraded my 36. I'll post them all in your ERB thread in a bit.

Gotcha. I think I remember that from the Darrell Richardson auction. Xaltoltun, that is a gorgeous book!

Upgraded my SS 20 (still would like to find a 6.0-8.0) and also finally submitted my Famous Funnies 82 LV copy to CGC.

Beautiful book! (must resist urge to collect Xela covers )

By the way, with issue 49 we're started the adaptation of the second novel Gods of Mars.

The Funnies 49 (December 1940)

The Funnies 49 (December 1940)

I'm astounded by your ability to find fabulous copies of these obscure comics. I enjoy every one you post. Me too! I'm loving 'em. (thumbs u

That's crazy. Maybe he thought he was bidding on the run. And he's the only bidder. Why does it show his max bid? That's weird.

I was very happy to see it go to a good home, Josh. Rare books like these need owners that appreciate them.

It's the first ML edition. Very collectible, scarce in jacket , and super cool. Does anyone have one of the G&D stageplay or photoplay editions with the eyes?

Thanks Dwight. I'm really enjoying the color catalog---this collection is breathtaking. This book is like Gerber guide of pulps.

Very cool! I may be wrong but I thought the first ML Dracula was early 30's. This may be a later printing with the 1928 copyright coming from the earlier Sun Dial edition that ML bought out (and reused the plates). Either way it's cool!

Did you grab this sketch at MegaCon? I swear I thought about buying it myself. If not, one very similar. That's the one. Sorry I didn't get to meet you.

I was at Frank's house a few times and he did have 7 Shadows from the "Strasser" collection that I traded for. Surprisingly, The Creeping Death that he had graded a F-VF, I passed on, hands down. The Green color on the front cover almost looked in person like it was brownish (maybe sun faded or a poor color strike) and the book had a warped appearace to it, just something I cannot put a finger on. I have 4 copies of The Creeping Death, but do not have a high grade one, even though I have high grade copies of about 99% of all the Shadows in the run...Hmm...have the original painting, but not a killer copy...a high grade one is certainly in my gunsights, as is a high grade #1 (mine is a VG- w. ow/w paper.) Other than that, Frank really did not have alot of Shadows because he did not collect them (as a run anyway). Dwight I was partialy joking, as I remember you mentioned earlier that you had gotten some from him, but I am surprised it was only seven. I figured you had cleaned him out and that's why there were so few. I noticed in looking for some of the lesser known REH books in titles like Spicy Adventure, Sport Story, Top Notch, etc. that they were often missing even though he had the surrounding issues. I'm wondering if it's coincidence or if one of the Howard collectors got to cherry pick them.

This week in my collection i added a 9.8 Church and a Frazetta sketch.

Dwight, your collection is just amazing! I was going through the Frank Robinson color book last night and it was blowing my mind. But I noticed there was a glaring hole in the collection as there were hardly any high grade Shadow pulps. I wonder what happened to them all.

The Funnies 49 (December 1940)

The Funnies 49 (December 1940)

Thanks Mike.

MegaCon pickup.