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When I went to PulpFest last year, there was one dealer who had quite a few signed copies of various pulps... I'll look through my pictures to see if anyone knows who this is.
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Congratulations... seeing this 12 days too late.
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On 6/9/2024 at 12:21 AM, detective35 said:
And the ololriginal painting for that exists as well
And I'm guessing you own that as well as you should open a Shadow museum!
Whenever anything Shadow related chimes in, I fully support the narrative!
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Thank you!
In conclusion, I have to add this image...
This image is so powerful as a stand alone.
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On 6/7/2024 at 10:38 PM, Darwination said:
So, I meant to pick out a few classic covers from The Shadow Magazine recently when the subject came up over in a previous discussion on the lines we're having here but was out of town and away from images/resources. I don't think every hero pulp deserves any particular number of classics or even any classics just because, but I'm certain The Shadow warrants at least a few both as *the* iconic pulp hero and because of the caliber of the art. I admit I have a checkered relation with the hero pulps as a reader, but I can at least appreciate the art.
Shadow v06n 05 (1933-08-01.Street&Smith) cover George Rozen
CLASSIC. Hmm, no red star - do I have some sort of reprint in my files? what the - Used here but originally used on the cover of The Living Shadow from 1931:
The enormous nose, the haunted eyes, the sickly green, the bright red, and so much black. Defining image of The Shadow. How is it even possible for this one not to be labelled classic? Really, CGC
The Shadow 1933-01-15 cover George Rozen.
The OA, believe a boardie owns this
One more, let's just call this more of an argument than a sure thing
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Absolutely!
I love all of those choices and The Creeping Death is beyond comparison. I had to order a coffee mug of that issue from
Adventure House because it's the only way I'm ever getting close to that one!Seriously though, I have a question...
I've never been able to understand the Red Star Stamp. Was it an N.R.A. thing? I only ask because I have a few 'controversial' publications from that time period that have a Red Star stamped on the front along with the NRA logo.
https://www.britannica.com/money/National-Recovery-Administration
I love that you chose the October 1, 1936 issue... that one HAD to have an impact on (ahem) a couple of twenty something year olds prior to a certain May, 1939 comic book.
And finally, it was thanks to these boards that I was able to resolve the confusion of that 'Classic' August 1, 1933 cover with the Street & Smith HC reprint.
That one was tricky...
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On 6/7/2024 at 10:11 AM, Happy Noodle Boy said:I'm curious--I know there are plenty of collectors who live by the "low grade is better than no grade" mantra, but in those cases they buy low grade books simply because they're (much) cheaper. But are there any collectors who actually prefer the aesthetic of low grade books? I sometimes think a Bronze Age book in fine condition, with plenty of spine ticks, is more appealing than a copy of that same book that looks new off the rack. The defects give the book a kind of patina, a sense of history. This is a book that someone has read.
(This existential collecting crisis brought to you by my continued obsessive concern over incredibly slight corner damage in 9.4 - 9.6 books, which is imperceptible when not looking at a blown up photograph.)
Interesting topic...
My entire collection is made up of lower grade books and for multiple reasons. Primarily cost, but I do believe there is an aesthetic value to my collecting habits as well. For instance, with popular bronze and copper age books, I love VF+ (8.5) grades. I swear there are a ton of 8.5's that look like 9.4's without the price tag. Additionally, as a somewhat older collector, a VF+ (to me) is what I would expect to have purchased off of the comic rack at my local drugstore or newsstand back in the day, so yes, there is a 'charm' about lower grade books.
Funny story - I think it was 2 years ago last month when I deliberately bought a very low grade copy of Batman #251 (yes, I overpaid) because of the very reason you mentioned... the aesthetics of it. I wrote about this earlier, but I kind of 'fell in love' with this copy because it represented all that I felt and missed from my childhood.
A well worn, well read and well loved copy.
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On 5/30/2024 at 5:14 PM, Darwination said:
Maybe overhangs only become much of an issue up above like 6.0? Definitely very appealing when the right side overhang is intact.
I couldn't even guess what 8.5 or 9.0 on one of these last two would fetch right now. TA's guess seems high, but I have no idea
These late and historically more common pulps seem like such a wildly speculative area right now, definitely seeing prices I wouldn't expect and maybe just maybe I'm understanding the phenom a bit better.
This will certainly sound strange, but when I see issues like that... this is the first image that pops into my head for some reason.
I may need counseling.
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On 5/30/2024 at 12:50 AM, asimovpulps said:
Yup, highest out of 15 copies so far. Surprisingly the next highest is only a 6.5. I'm sure we'll see more high grade copies pop up over time, though the overhangs on these issues do get hammered pretty hard by CGC from what I've seen.
I also happen to have the highest January 1950 issue out of 18 graded so far 👀. Both of my issues came from an original owner collection and were stored in custom clamshell boxes for probably decades. I know there are two pedigree copies of January 1950 (Yakima and one on Heritage) which both came in at 8.0s, so this one is kinda cool to have.
Just got super lucky finding these, I usually buy mid grade to make my money go further
Interesting point on the overhang... that would explain the grader notation on one of mine.
Those are two beautiful copies of 1950, Startling Stories. On a side note, what kind of market value (if any) would you place on the March 1950 issue?
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On 4/25/2024 at 1:35 PM, Robot Man said:
Well my first eagle has landed. My first submission to CGC. I dropped this off at WonderCon on 3/29 and got it today. Quicker than I expected. Came back a little better than I expected. I had it at 7.0 so I guess my grading skills aren’t too bad. This slab is THICK! I will have to add on to the comic room if I keep doing this. Now, I wait for my two “value” submissions…
Stunning! That's a great cover... gorgeous colors.
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On 5/1/2024 at 1:36 AM, detective35 said:
A near perfect copy, from my collection. Has a brand new look to it.
Amazing!!
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On 4/24/2024 at 4:44 PM, jimjum12 said:
There was a time when the associated scanned image, front and back, was an additional $5. Not sure about current policy. GOD BLESS ...
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
I'll have to check to see if I was charged or not...
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On 4/22/2024 at 8:23 PM, The Lions Den said:
I did mention this to the powers that be...pretty noteworthy stuff...
Was there any response on that?
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On 4/17/2024 at 12:15 AM, OtherEric said:
The Shadow book was copyright 1931, since that was the copyright on the original story. It was actually published later, ISFDB says 1933.
Thank you so much! That would explain the April 1st, 1933 issue.
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Hopefully there are some "Shadow Experts" here that can help me understand this...
It's my understanding that Street & Smith held a contest in their Detective Story Magazines in 1931 to come up with an image of The Shadow. Based on the December 1931 issue of The Shadow Detective Monthly Magazine, that image came close to what we've all come to know and love and then in March of 1932, the common attributes of the Shadow came together at once on the cover of the Shadow Detective Monthly Magazine.
The HC book from Street & Smith, The Living Shadow, which reprinted the April 1931 issue of the Shadow Detective Monthly, is from 1931 as well.
Where did that image come from for the cover?!
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Sorry about this not being a comic but it was Street & Smith's cross marketing for their Shadow Detective Monthly Magazine that was found in their February 13th, 1932 issue of Love Story Magazine.
The image is that of James LaCurto who was the first to voice the narration of The Shadow on the Detective Story Hour radio show in 1930.
(Sadly, not my copy...)
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I'll definitely be interested to see how these turn out for you.
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I wrote a bit more on my page about this, but I thought I would take some of those thoughts and post them here too...
To say that I'm very impressed with this experience would be an understatement.
To start with, I mailed these out with USPS Priority Mail on Monday, March 18th under CGG's High Value tier. I placed one at a value of $500 and the other at a value of $1000. I was very surprised to see that just a few days later, on Friday, March 22nd, they were listed as Received in the system but not only that, they were already moved into the Scheduled for Grading category! Well seven days later, on the 29th of March, they were graded and then ultimately shipped out on Tuesday, April 2nd.
The total turn around time from the point of me sending these out on Monday morning, March 18th to me receiving them back on Saturday, April 6th was only 19 total days! The fee for the High Value tier (max value = $1000) is more than double the cost than the Vintage tier (max value = $400) but these were two very important copies to me.
The grades I received were right in line with what I was expecting to see based on what I saw from other graded examples on line, so I was happy about that.
As far as the holder itself, I like it a lot.
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I believe it was in the winter of 2022 when I bought that first Shadow Magazine issue from October 1, 1936 and then some months later when I found the nicer copy. The copy on the left was my very first pulp of The Shadow that I purchased. And then of course I thoroughly documented that purchase of the November 1, 1936 issue that I bought at PulpFest last summer in Pittsburgh.
Again, these are the raw images...
So when I sent these into CGC, based off of what I was seeing already in graded examples, I was hoping that the October 1, 1936 issue would get somewhere between a 4.0 - 5.0 and that the November 1, 1936 issue would grade out between a 2.0 and a 3.0 based off of the chunk out of the bottom and the staining on the back cover.
Like I mentioned in the previous post, I was very impressed with the turnaround time on these and even more pleased with the CGC grades and here they are.
These are the actual CGC scanned images and not from my scanner...
Again, I really like the quality of the slabs and they are very thick... they did a great job of making the side nice and clear so you can easily see the spine.
I'll try a little later to get a picture or a scan of the spines to be able to better show that.
In general, they're about twice as thick as a normal comic slab.
One thing I didn't realize until I was putting these books together to submit them was that both of these issues have the punched hole in the upper left corner. I'm not sure if that was done back then to designate copies as 'remainders',as was done with comics where they would have the top third of the covers ripped off to submit back to the distributors for credit, or rather some other designation.
Regardless, I'm very, very happy with these and as of right now, the October 1, 1936 (#111) issue is the lone copy on the census, while the November 1, 1936 (#113) issue is the second highest graded with another sitting at a nice 4.5!
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My only true disappointment though is that there was no notation on the issue #113 (Nov.1, 1936) of Detective Comics #27.
That would have been the ultimate icing on the cake!
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On 4/5/2024 at 9:37 PM, Chip Cataldo said:
It can even do both at once.
This is such a sad thread from start to end.
I only knew of Ed through his name and attributes... I only heard of these accusations form here, on the CGC forum, sadly.
I went back and listened to the videos both against Ed and in support of Ed on YouTube... seemingly our now, God All Mighty, AI resource for news.
(Yes, a dash of sarcasm here.)
To me, Ed sounded like all of us.
Flawed.
I'm not sure what exactly happened here but from an outsider point of view, it seems like Judgement isn't any or our fortitude, nor should it be.
Rest in Peace, Ed Piskor.
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On 3/19/2023 at 9:38 PM, Hap Hazard said:
Just got back from the LA Paperback show and picked one Pulp I've wanted for a while.
Strange Tales Oct. 1932.
I just found a copy of that last year.
One of my favorites.
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Thank you - that makes sense.
On 4/3/2024 at 9:06 AM, CGC Mike said:You can search the same way as he would for comics. For instance, search “Weird Tales” and choose the Popular publisher. The issues we have graded so far will pop up. It’s possible you are searching for titles that we have not graded yet, which will return no result.
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This is actually a very good point... "Classic" vs "Iconic" - Now that could be a fun poll to take on individual books both in comics and in pulps.