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    Hibou

    Posted · Edited by detective35

    On 12/26/2023 at 10:46 PM, Hibou said:

    Upon getting this opportunity to spend a considerable amount of time talking to Anthony Tollin and hearing these first hand stories of his Shadow / Batman discovery, (for those that don't know, Bill Finger lifted the script for the 1939 issue of Detective Comics #27 from the November 1st, 1936 issue of The Shadow Magazine.) something else happened here.

    (Yes, Anthony Tollin and Will Murray did that! Just as I loved talking about Jack Kirby's Challengers of the Unknown #3 from 1958, preceding the Fantastic Four #1 by 3 years, this was even more incredible to me because, as I've tried to illustrate here, I strongly believe that if it wasn't for Walter B. Gibson's vision of The Shadow, no one would know the character of Batman... or even Wolverine!)

    There was a gentleman just off to Anthony's left that was quietly sorting through numerous pulps.  As I noticed this, I assumed that it was another vendor looking to set up shop, as I tried to be courteous enough so not to disturb his endeavor.  Soon enough, Anthony introduced me to 'his friend'.

    He introduced me to him, as he acknowledged his first name... "Dwight"

    "He's a huge Shadow collector and has an amazing collection!"

    (I had to paraphrase here... apologies.)

    Once he introduced me to him, that was my Holy S#I+ moment... I knew the name and of course, I knew that it had to be him.

    Yeah,  this was Dwight ( @detective35 ) from this CGC board that has the most amazing Shadow / Blue Coal collection that anyone could hope to obtain!

    We talked for a few moments as I'm sure he cast me off as a crazed 50+ year old fan boy, as I'm certain that is what I was coming off as. 

    I was just completely captivated by this experience that I somewhat, haphazardly, stumbled on to!

    As my discussion with Anthony Tollin was winding down, he sold me on three different volumes of his Shadow reprints which I gladly bought.  Again, this whole experience itself was worth the price of the trip as well as admission.. not to mention that I had just secured my Shadow / Batman grail, mere moments before this encounter.  It was right here that I had to stop in my tracks in amazement... recognizing just how lucky I had been from the Blue Coal discovery in Ashley, PA. to here, at this pulp show in Pittsburgh, PA / Cranberry Township, PA.

    Simply an amazing moment in time for me.

     

    Thanks for the compliment and I do remember meeting you and us chatting about the Shadow.  You certainly did not come across as a fanboy (I don't even know what that really is lol), , but rather someone interested in the same thing that I am, which is awesome.

    Shoot me your email and anytime I obtain any vintage rare Shadow items for my collection, I will share the images with you.

    Dwight