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I was just sorting through my Shadows from 1931-33, in my collection. I found out that I still need one of them, and while most are high grade, I still need to upgrade a couple. On the flipside, I had 4 high grade copies of some issues. Anyway, here is a group shot (not the greatest camera work because of the glare of the Mylars). My favorite of the bunch: Dwight

I was just sorting through the Shadows in my collection from 1931-33. I found out that I still need one of them, and while most are high grade, I still need to upgrade a couple. On the flipside, I have 4 high grade copies of some issues. Anyway, here is a group shot (not the greatest camera work because of the glare of the Mylars). My favorite of the bunch: Dwight

I guess when someone ownes something he can ask what he wants, he is very eccentric, but was very polite when I talked I do know that he has bought recently bought some nice pulp paintings, has Barks oils, and Elvgren original paintings. Dwight

Theo is alive and well, is buying illustration and pulp paintings for his personal collection. Dwight

[font:Arial Black]Photograph circa. 1932[/font] From a brochure produced by Syracuse University Archives Dwight

Hi Ryan, Yes it is. Dwight

I just picked up this 1934 Doc Savage - The Squeaking Goblin) from the Strasser collection (top documented pedegree in pulps). In the first year where the Strassers were really sharp (1934), he wrote his name in fountain pen nin the first letter of the title + the numbered code. From 1935 -late 1939, there id just a number code in the title letter on the FC, + there are multi-colored check marks in the table of contents. My other 1934 Doc Strasser (with the name written - which I have posted before) I also just picked up this sharp white-paged 1933 Shadow (Murder Trail). Here is a Operator 5 FILE COPY and a Spider FILE COPY. ...and my favorite Spicy (which I have posted before)! Dwight

This ia the last of my high grade Amazing Stories bedsheets. This is my favorite cover!

Hi BZ, No I bought them privately from a collector. The Windy City did not really have any early Shadows, especially in grade. There was alot of sci-fi, but really I did not see a alot spectacular stuff outside of sci-fi. The only exception was that one guy had picked up about 40 spicy pulps, but were priced at prices that were being realized about 4 yeras ago when 5 or 6 guys were going after them heavy duty, but that market has cooled substancially. Dwight

Just picked up the highest grade Shadow #2-5 (1931) that I have ever seen ( I am sure there ae some nicer ones out these somewhere, so I will just have to sniff them out as well). The 1931's are nearly impossible to find in this grade with nice paper. Dwight

Just picked up the highest grade Shadow #2-5 that I have ever seen ( I am sure there ae some nicer ones out these somewhere, so I will just have to sniff them out as well). The 1931's are nearly impossible to find in this grade with nice paper.

[font:Arial Black]Hi, Just picked up a group of pulps as well. There were about 85 shadows from 1931-36. The conditions ranged from GD to VF-. The were from an original owner collection. I finally got a Shadow #1 in vg- condition. Still looking for a high grade one, but this will fill the final hole in the run. Most of the ones pictured will be kept in my collection (doubles), but there will be about 40 available to collectors. It was kind of neat to get a phone call from someone out of the blue with this many. [/font] [font:Arial Black]Dwight[/font]

[font:Arial Black]Hello, Just picked up an original owner collection of 85 Shadows from 1931-36 (condition ranged from gd to vf-). I finally obtained a copy of Shadow #1 in VG- with nice paper (still need a high grade #1), but this will fill the final hole in the run. I am keeping about most of the ones pictured (doubles etc), but will make about 40 available to other collectors who might like them.[/font] [font:Arial Black]Dwight[/font]

Hi, I have seen the Spider Banner once before and some of the other canvas banners (alot of serials had them as promotion items). I have a Shadow one and a couple of others. They are generally 7-9 ft in length. They are cool to see, but I found out first hand the space needed to display one (thought I might have needed to have another room added on in order to display the Shadow one), and the cost of framing ($900.00 to frame the Shadow one). I am a big fan of various advertising items from the 30's and 40's, as many did not survive because they were just tossed out in the garbage. Thanks for posting! Dwight

BZ, He probably will not have the collection ready to sell until July. I talked with John yesterday for about a half hour, and yes he is certainly going to be putting out Gerber like book for Frank's collection. I will let you know when the collection is good to go. Dwight

Hi BZ, I know Frank very well. I have seen his collection a number of times. 99% of all his Weird Tales are in the condition of the ones you posted, including the #1, 2, etc., ec., all the bedsheets etc. It is mindboggling. He turned down $160,000.00 for the run. All his pulps are in grade and he was a stickler on page quality. He was not deep in hero pulps (except Doc Savage), and he sold his Spicy's Spicy's 15+ years ago, but everything else is killer. Of course I have gone through and traded for anything that I needed from his Shadows years back, but he wasn't real heavy on the Shadow either. Dwight

[font:Arial Black]As usual BZ, cool covers. BTW: Check out "Forum selling only" - Golden/Silver age - under "pulps for sale - Ironic". Dwight[/font]

[font:Arial Black] Finally got it framed! "The Third Skull" - 1935 - Original Shadow Pulp Painting 21" x 30" Excellent Condition HISTORICAL INFORMATION: This optical illusion of a skull that figured in the story was long remembered by those who saw it on the newsstands. In World War II, the original was sent to a U.S. Air Force crew who wanted to use the name and image for their bomber! ARTIST: GEORGE ROZEN [/font] [font:Arial Black] Trying to decide of the type of frame is tough, but I chose the same one that I used on "The Creeping Death" The frame is museum quality, about 4" wide and 4" deep of solid wood. [font:Arial Black]Speaking of "The Creeping Death", here is the first Shadow painting I ever bought. Date: Jan. 15, 1933 Size: 21" x 30" Medium: Oil on Canvas Condition: Excellent Artist: George Rozen **Considered one of the true ICONIC cover images, not only in The Shadow pulps, but of the entire world of pulp magazines.**[/font][/font] [font:Arial Black]Dwight www.theshadow.ca (2 page Shadow website)[/font]

Hi Ryan, Here are some pictures of it in the frame. Dwight

Yes, The earliest version was a 1929 Newspaper premium (black on green paper - 6" x 9") A later 1931 version appeared (black on orange paper - 11 1/2" x 17 1/2") Dwight

I just got this one in yesterday via Fed-ex, and have not had the time to get it framed. The original pulp oil painting of the Shadow "The Third Skull" (optical illusion cover). Copy of Shadow Pulp Painting Information: Pulp: The Shadow Artist: George Rozen Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1935 Size: 21" x 30" Condition: Excellent HISTORICAL INFORMATION Dwight

It is a Shadow oil painting Re-creation by Gianni.

Yes, Gianni is incredible!! His first recreation that he did was "24 x 30" Book of Death. He took about 10 months to do it, and it is unreal. Shadow Re-creation by Gianni.

The "Strasser" collection was found by a gentleman named Von Crayville in around 1978-79. Von Crayville bought a farmhouse in Ohio and in the basement were thousands of pulps stacked on shelves and covered with wax paper. The original owners of the house "Robert Strasser" had passed away and the relatives did not want the pulps when Von Crayville informed the family that they were still there. The "Strassers" were easily identified (as the Mile High's were) in a few ways: a) a written code on the cover b) multi-colored checkmarks on the table of contents page. c) newsstand condtion with white or white/off-white interior paper The Strassers started in late 1933, but seemed to not be in newsstand condition until around March 1934. The issues in late 1933 and early 1934 actually had "Robert Strasser" written on the front cover in the first letter of the title in fountain pen. Later in 1934 - late 1939 they are identified with an "A code" also written in fountain pen ink, in the first letter of the title on the front cover A 98, A 196, etc. Most titles were represented: Hero (shadow, Doc savage, Spider, etc.), Detective Pulps, and Weird Menace pulps. However I have not seen or heard of any Weird Tales or Spicy's, but it is possible that they were there. Von Crayville sold most of the Strassers over the next 15 years at the annual PulpCon. Some titles were sold on an individual basis, and sometimes Von Crayville would sell one whole year of one title at a time. I have most of the Shadows from 1935-39 (missing about 10), however I have not been able to track down the 1934 issues (from March 1 on) and I suspect that they were sold as a group as no individual issues have surfaced from this time period. See attached pics with two examples of the code! Dwight

Hello, Thought I would add a couple more shadow group shots from my collection. I just picked up this one Shadow from the "Strasser" collection a few weeks back! Dwight