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Yes it was! All the above items were in the set. I sold the complete set to her from an auction I won (already had mine). Dwight

Great Books Any Shadows in those boxes of pulps? Dwight

Salamanders - 1936 - Strasser copy and another copy I bought from a collection in Denver.

Not that I am greedy, but here are three ‘copies of “The CIme Oracle” from my personal Shadow collection. Dwight

Todd, Great wall, well done! Dwight

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My Holy Grail without question, is certainly the original Shadow Pulp oil painting of “The Creeping Death” (Circa. - Jan. 15, 1933), by George Rozen. 21” x 30” oil on canvas! 2) Second of my holy grails is from another Shadow pulp “The Third Skull’ (circa. 1935) 21” x 30” - oil on canvas! The Third and Fourth of my grails are a couple of the very few Shadow pulp interior illustrations known to exist: The first one displays great brushwork used by the great artist: Edd Cartier (circa. 1937). 11” x 16” The second was by the famous artist/painter Tom Lovell (circa. 1936, from the Partners of Peril, significant as it was the story that was used/swiped for the Batman story in Detective 27). 12” x 17”

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United States Marines #2 - Classic WW2 - Japanese Anti-Propaganda Cover The comic looks like a solid VG but had some tape repairs along the inside front and back cover. Small piece on the outside interior edge of both FC and BC. Some nearly hidden pieces of tape reinforcing the stapes on the inside of the FC (front cover) and BC (back cover). There are 5 -1/2" tears on inside pages. See multiple pictures! Pages Creamy to very light Tanning, but solid pages, with light tanning inside covers and BC. NO Brittleness at all! Still a decent example of a great WW2 cover. $160.00 USD *PayPal payment only* PM for Paypal address 14 DAY Return Policy: Refund given (minus shipping) if item is returned in same condition that it is sent out. Let know immediately if there is an issue. Please ask questions or give me a call, to avoid any issues. First or PM wins it. $20.00 shipping - sent well packed via Fed-Ex Ground with a tracking number. References available! I have been a member of the CGC Form since around 2002, and selling since then, but I do not know how to merge my old posts with my new ones. Maybe some experts out there can help out! Dwight (306) 531-2211..anytime!! dwightfu@yahoo.com

Just picked up a Phantom Detective from January 1934 from the “Strasser” collection. Although not VF, this is the earliest copy from the “Robert Strasser” collection that I have seen in decent condition, and I have spent hundreds of hours trying to document pulps from this collection. The Shadow’s and Doc Savage’s from this collection were not in high grade (newsstand condition) until March 1934. Issues before this from those two titles and others seem to be bought second hand and not off the newsstand.

Just picked this up from Harry Matetsky's collection! I've always thought this is one of the best premiums to have, especially complete. Harry upgraded the membership card in it.

No, Just an ultra high grade, newsstand fresh copy! Dwight

More Fun 65??

Even though these are pulps, here are at least 5 that I would keep! Dwight

The collection surfaced around 1999-2000.

Superman "Buy Defense Stamps Sign: circa. 1943 First gets it! No probation buyers. PayPal only! Shipping $20.00 6.75”x11”, issued in 1943 by the War Department For The Schools At War Activities League. This sheet features a classic image of Superman standing with hands on hips surrounded by text “Be A Hero Every Week Buy Defense Stamps.” Below this image is a blank area for school and teacher with blank lines left for “These Students Proudly Invested In Their Country During The Week Of…” Small pinpoint chip to upper left hand corner but otherwise NM. Extremely RARE! Unlisted in the “Hake’s Price Guide to Character Toys.” Paid $435.00 at Hakes, selling for $435.00 (buying Shadow items). If you have any questions, just message me, or give me a call 306-531-2211. Dwight www.theshadow.ca

Thanks Here are some non-Schadow pulps from my collection:

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Here are a few pulps I just picked up lately from a collection! I compared when I just picked up to the Strasser copy They arepretty close! One of my favorites: The Crime Cult from July 1932 I've yet to find this Strasser of "The Crime Oracle", but I have three high-grade copies!

Thanks, I have dozens of other high-grade copies I'm just posting A few of the Strasser's. I have a complete Shadow run in high-grade except for the number one which is about a G/VG to VG minus with off-white to white paper. Believe it or not the other book I need to upgrade in the run was the one that I have original painting for (The Creeping Death) from January 15, 1933. I have five midgrade copies yet, but I yet to find that definitive high-grade copy which I would pay through the nose for. Dwight

A few more:

It becomes a little bit tricky when you talk about pedigrees and pulp magazines because the old-time pulp collectors do not want anything call the pedigree In comics, the Mile High/Church collection set the standard for golden age as far as the size, condition, and Cover gloss, ink reflectivity, page quality, and of course they have the identifying marks, the "D code" or "C code", etc. There is the odd book here and there that can match them; San Francisco's from the 1942 to 44 are certainly as sharp, and some Allentowns, etc. In pulp magazines, I do know of some file copy runs and other ultra sharp large collection of pulps that have surfaced, so the Strasser's and Yakima's are not the only ultra high grade pulp collections out there. The one thing that makes the Strasser's identifiable and certainly worthy of being a pedigree is the size of the collection, and the identifying marks in the first letter in the title on the front cover. This is usually an code "A123". In the table of contents there usually multicoloured checkmarks beside each of the interior stories and their authors. The Strasser's were also a single owner collection. The Strasser collection surfaced in the late 1980s. A gentleman named Von Crayville bought a farm house in Ohio, and in the basement there were shelves loaded with pulp magazines stacked with wax paper covering them. He asked the owners if they wanted them back, and they said no, so eventually he decided to sell them at the Pulpfest. He was asking about 20% over the going prices, and at the time I'm told that many pop collectors refused to pay the premium, and some of the Strasser runs sat for a couple of conventions before they started to sell. Von Crayville would only bring out many titles and maybe only one or two years of that title, to each pulp convention. I'm told that he would just bring out an entire years worth of let's say; Spiders from 1936, put them on a table without any bags, and sell them either is a run, or individually. The Strasser's are high-grade newsstand quality pulps with off-white to white pages, and had newsstand fresh look to them. It seems that the collection started in the late 1933 as a number one on the "A code" was on a Shadow from 1933, but like some early mile high copies, the first few books in this time period, were not high grade, they looked like used copies (low to mid grade at best) from the late 1933's up until around March 1934. From all the research I've done, it looks like March 1933 is the time when the Strasser's were bought new off the newsstand in a number of titles and stored away. The 1934 issues had the A code, plus "Robert Strasser" written in fountain pen in the first letter of the title. After 1934 they just had the code written on them in fountain pen. Later on throughout the years some of the Strasser's had a scribed "D" in the first letter of the title, and then he a C code in either that first letter, or the second letter of the title. I've seen the Strasser's in the Shadow, Doc Savage, Spider, Operator 5, Wu Fang, Yen Sin, Pete Rice, Phantom Detectives, Argosy's, and many, many other titles. However, I have not seen Strasser's in the Weird Tales, Black Mask, Horror Stories, Terror Tales, or the Spicy titles. That does not mean that he didn't sell them privately to people as an entire group, but I've never heard of them being out there! It eems like the Strasser's kept their identifying marks until about August 15, 1939, as that is the latest Shadow that I have, from the collection. Dwight

A few more Strasser's. I have 105 Shadow's from the Strasser collection. This is been quite a challenge as I have spent years hunting them down and pulling them out of private collections all across North America. Tonight I will explain the history of the Strasser collection. Strasser's in general and much earlier than the Yakima's. Yakima's were predominantly 1938 and up where the Strasser's started in 1934 and up and are easily documented with their markings. They have a beautiful newsstand quality look with off-white to white paper. Most of the Yakima Pulps that Dave Smith had were in the 1940s, and it is easier to find sharp pulps in this era. Nevertheless the Yakimas beautiful are Newsstand fresh books with bone white paper. I have around 35 to 40 shadows from the Yakima collection starting from 1937 and up.

Picked up these two: 1). Thrilling Detective: from the Strasser collection. 2). The Shadow: The Death Triangle (1933) (no colour enhancement...this bright)