Hibou

I only have a handful of Pulps that I would want to get graded so I went through around seven or eight and pulled out two. Once I had heard that CGC was looking at grading these, I immediately knew what my first one would be, which is a copy I talked about here, but what should I send in with that one? It took me a little while to decide but ultimately, I chose the one that kind of opened the door to a whole new reality for me. So yes, the obvious first choice was that Shadow Magazine, November 1, 1936 issue featuring the (now hopefully) infamous story, 'Partners in Peril'. The second book I chose to send in, was I guess the bookend to that November 1, 1936 issue... that being the October 1, 1936 issue which featured that amazing cover George Rozen cover that I felt must have had a huge impact on Bill Finger and Bob Kane. As a side note, I just found out that Alex Ross did an homage to that cover. The funny thing is, I think it was last spring or summer that I told Rob that I had this great idea for a move script about the life of Walter B. Gibson and the character development of The Shadow... in passing, I thought it would be cool to cast Alex Ross as both Jerome and George Rozen.

I think I just wanted to watch videos the other night... Anyways, I mentioned that I would hopefully have an update on a couple of Pulps that I sent in to CGC and I was thrilled to get those back yesterday. 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. They're very thick as you can imagine and seem pretty substantial. I'll post some pictures here soon but first I have to talk about what I ultimately sent in.

... Of course Don Johnson inspired my look and dress of the middle to late 80's but Philip Michael Thomas was so integral to the series. I can't believe he's 74 now! Mid week edit - I'm not sure why, but I've been kind of stuck on Genesis and Phil Collins for a few weeks now. I'm not sure what exactly sparked that except for maybe recently seeing and hearing about Phil Collins' medical condition.

How did I end up here tonight? Who do you choose as your partner... Crockett or Tubbs? ''

And another favorite of mine...

I'm not sure what it is about these two songs, back to back, but I really like them.

I just saw a current picture of Phil Collins this evening... oh my.

This is just an amazing 80'S tune... This whole sound track!

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.

I just found a copy of that last year. One of my favorites.

Thank you - that makes sense.

Is there a different way to access the Pulp census or do you use the same search field as with comics? I'm not having any luck so far.

To be continued...

It took a few phone calls but I was ultimately able to secure the book for $100. We had to drive back out there a week later to pick it up but it was so worth it to me. When I went to pick it up, the bookshop owner told me that he had glued the spine as it was loose prior to my purchase. To me, this was a bonus as that was exactly what I was planning to do with this copy. After this one purchase, however, I now felt the need to secure the entire 3 volume set... of course, right? And so I did. I found the second and third book at a discounted price on Mycomicshop.com and was very happy with that... I was now set with the whole 3 volume set of Shadow books by Street & Smith.

Ripples never come back.

The Shadow Knows!

Anyways, this pass on this book purchase ate at me so much that on the next day, I informed my wife that I was going to call that bookshop, purchase the book and hopefully have my daughter pick it up for me when she returned from Spring Break. Oh yeah, it was that serious. So what was the book? Well, I happened to take a few pictures that day and here it is...

I was somewhat annoyed on the drive back home despite enjoying a wonderful cigar... Hello, St. Michael. I see we'll have a mutual understanding going forward...

My friends, those are the worst words one can mutter when contemplating a life changing deal! Ok, maybe "life changing" is a bit too dramatic...

About a month ago, my wife and I took a trip west to Rochester, NY. Our daughter was on spring break in Florida with her roommate... they went to Disney World in Florida. She was on a mission to find Geppetto and give him a hug but apparently she was unsuccessful in this world quest. So on this weekend, my wife and I took a drive and we ended up there, in Rochester, NY. We stopped at a local used bookstore that we like, where I found the signed Vincent Lopez & Sonny Skyler piece. The bookstore is called Small World Books and it's a great little shop. If you should ever stop in there, you have to meet Rex, their wonderful mascot / house cat! So we spent some time in there and bought a few items but as we were about to leave, we looked in this room that was sort of an 'oddball' room where there were more children's books and foreign language books. We took a quick walk around and were about to leave when I saw this book sitting on a shelf next to a few random tools. I picked it up and said to my wife, "Holy Sh!+"! Inside the cover, the price listed was $200. I was so dejected! I ran into the owner of the shop one last time as we were about to leave and I had to spark a conversation in which I told him that I had never seen a copy of this book in person and was thrilled to have seen it in his shop. Of course he asked me where the book was and I told him that it was sitting on a shelf by itself next to some tools. It was then that he remembered the book and said to me that it had 'some issues'... he mentioned the spine being partially detached, which it was. Are you surprised that awesome bookshop owners know exactly what condition their books are in?! Anyways, he asked me if I would take it at 50% off - $100!!! I should've jumped, right?! But no, I was with my wife and so I had to demonstrate restraint .

Happy Easter CGC world. I never saw myself as a religious person but things change so quickly these days, don't they? No, I don't subscribe to one religion but I thought this was very charming...

I dove headfirst into the CGC Pulp grading waters and I'm anxiously waiting for the results. That being said, I can't believe the turn around times on these (positively!) and I'll certainly be posting on that soon enough.

I should have a promising update soon regarding my latest CGC submission.

And now here is the comedy of the night. My wife and I took a drive south tonight to seek some 'Antique Shops'. We found one and about 40 miles south and then some. I found some more modern comics I had been looking for (Wonder Man and Midnight Sons) and was able to these 4 books for under $15... that was a win! I'm going to have to make a phone call to this antique store because the booth that had these comics, had them in this awesome vintage comic rack and I need to see if the owner would be willing to sell it. Anyways, on the way back home, this song came on and I said to her, "I keep forgetting how much I like this song"... At which point she replied that I hadn't forgotten because I apparently I say this every time this song comes on. But it's revealing isn't it? Ripples. "It's like life..." Bluegirls come in every size Some are wise and some otherwise They got pretty blue eyes For an hour a man may change For an hour her face looks strange Looks strange, looks strange Marching to the promised land Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand Pulls you down on your knees While you're down a pool appears The face in the water looks up And she shakes her head as if to say That it's the last time you'll look like today Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Sail away, away The face that launched a thousand ships Is sinking fast, that happens you know The water gets below Seems not very long ago Lovelier she was than any that I know Angels never know it's time To close the book and gracefully decline The song has found a tale My, what a jealous pool is she The face in the water looks up She shakes her head as if to say That the bluegirls have all gone away Sail away, away Ripples never come back They've gone to the other side Look into the pool Ripples never come back Dive to the bottom and go to the top To see where they have gone Oh, they've gone to the other side Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Look into the pool The ripples never come back, come back Dive to the bottom and go to the top To see where they have gone They've gone to the other side Ripples never come back Sail away, away...