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Yes and I don't think things went too crazy for prices!

Strasser Collection is definitely the top Pedigree when it comes to pulp pedigrees. They can easily be identified and there were between 1700 - 1800 of them in the collection in high grade, spanning from December 1933 to November 1939. I will expand on this collection in detail in the future, as I'm putting the finishing touches on researching it to get precise accurate updated information.

I've been looking a long time to find a killer high-grade copy of the amazing stories Bedsheet "The War of the Worlds" from 1927! I picked this up at the Windy City pulp and paper show auction on Friday night as well as a very nice copy of a classic covered Burroughs bedsheet, as well from 1927.

Just picked up a beautiful "Spider Returns" Pressbook from 1941, at the Windy City pulp and paper show. These pressbooks are very rare and if you ever come across them, they're usually in low grade.

Just picked up 6 Dime Mystery File Copies! Here are three of them. The first 2 are my favourites!

A few skulls!

I know more than most out there regarding vintage shadow items, As I have done thousands upon thousands of hours of research on vintage shadow items. I’ve had the 1930 for Shadow Stamper many times over and have a high grade one with any original pouch in my collection. The rubber part in the bottom on it is not original because it should say the word “member” on it. There have been many people who have re-done these. Also the rubber part of the bottom was never completely rounded when they did it they cut it almost like an octagon. The wooden handle could be original if they took it and glossed over it with some Kind of high gloss enamel with sparkles. There would never be an image of the shadow on the top part of it on the originals, it should be a flat cherry red.

Awesome Doug!!

Just sent you a PM Dwight

I used to have a high grade copy. I’ll see if I can track it down.

Here’s a book that I recently picked up that I’ve never seen in my lifetime and neither have a few other experienced collectors. Unbelievably rare and cool! Circa. 1930

Patrice, Thanks for the background on the book. I did see the book on eBay and I was aware that it was Glenn Lord's book, and the only copy in existence with a dust jacket. I have to admit, until 2oo6 I had no idea what the book was. Turns out I heard that a collector (Ed Gobbett) had come across a dozen very high grade white paged Shadow pulps from 1932-33 (mainly 1932). Through a friend I was told that he would not sell the Shadows, but would trade for a WT #1. A week later I was told that the changed his mind and now the only way he would trade the Shadow was for a copy of the "The Gent from Bear Creek". I had no idea what that was, but in talking with John Gunnison, Doug Ellis, and Frank Robinson, I soon heard the entire background story on the book in detail. At that time there were only 7 known copies, plus yours with the DJ. Well the next day I received a phone call from Frank Robinson saying that I wouldn't believe it, but Leonard Shoup from Ontario, Canada, just listed a copy of "The Gent from Bear Creek" on ABE Books. After a quick phone call, I bought the book and proceeded to trade it to collector Ed Gobbett for the Shadow pulps (I think the article on that copy and the trade was written up in an issue of "The Cimmerian" in 2006). After that, I was very aware of that book and its significance. Included a write up in "The Cimmerian" is an article about the estimated number of copies of "The Gent from Bear Creek" as of 2006. I am thrilled to see that you came up with the book after it was listed on eBay. Congratulations on a 1 of a kind Holy Grail. Dwight Fuhro

These are original advertising signs from 1933 they are NOT the Steranko reprints that you see. These are a couple of my favourites of the 21 original advertising signs that I have promoting the shadow in the Pulps and on the radio show. The weird avenger of crime sign is 11 1/2 x 14 1/2” on cardboard It’s an oval embossed trademark at the bottom. The fold-out sign is 22’ x 28’ on heavy low gloss paper. They are in my extensive 50 page Street & Smith shadow salesman book (circa 1939) that was given to Walter Gibson by Street & Smith, who gave it to a childhood friend Arthur Emerson, who later sold it to me. It has dozens of pages of original promotional documents, Advertising information information on various promotional items of the shadow, how they promoted the radio show, the pulp magazine, and on screen, and at the very end; 4 original advertising signs (1933-39).

Awesome!!!!

Great Books!!

Josh I have always wondered why people reach out after, why don’t they just bid more??? Unless they just missed the auction)!

Absolutely, I know you do your research as by what you post, and have a good eye, and have picked up some great stuff, …discerning taste 👍 My comment is just don’t get frustrated if you hit a dry spell, that happens in Pulp collecting! I agree the pulp prices are up partly because they’re being exposed more, and the other part of is that I think people are anticipating grading! Keep up the good work! 👍 BTW: Sent you a message, should be in your inbox!

Josh, Josh, just do your proper research as I am sure you do . I would not always pay thousands just because of the titles! Some of the mystery, saucy’s Spicys are worth hundreds, not thousands. In the past I’ve seen people come from the comic market into the pulp market and because pulps are cheap compared to comics, indiscriminately pay thousands for pulps that normally go for hundreds. The market then artificially inflates and then drops back down when these collectors get frustrated and go back to comics because of the lack of action Due to the scarcity of Pulps. In the past 3 years you’ve had the Glynn Crain collection and a couple of collections at adventurehouse , John’s own personal collection and Ed Gobbett‘s collection, but there will be times where there might not be a Collection that’ll come out for a few years and that does not bode well for comic collectors because they need that constant fix And there always are more comics coming out of every issue so there’s action over and over constantly, but waiting for a number of years to add Pulps to a Collection can be unbelievably frustrating let me tell you, and patience is needed.

A lot of the pubs that Tim pictured are very rare as well as the your typical rarities like Zepplin stories and submarine stories, all story 1912 the first Tarzan. However there are dozens upon dozens of rare pulps and hardly ever show up and nobody thinks about them because they’re not the most popular ones. Thrill books aren’t exactly, either, As well as many early All stories or detective story magazines or black masks are all rare! Shadow 1 And some of the early weird tales are not exactly easy to get.

I’ve seen these hundreds of paperbacks books like this either for sale or at conventions by people that sell them specifically, and they refer to them as paperbacks. Although a cool cover, there’s no relation to pulp magazines, It’s a completely different category like Pulps or Comics.

I just got lucky Josh, I picked up a big collection a couple of years back. But I did pay a lot of money for it at the time!

I think I have about 40 high-grade spicy Mysteries

None for sale, still buying them to complete the run.

Nice books Joshua, I was going to mention to you last time we spoke, If you go onto Instagram you’ll see a number of posts I have of pulps my collection under my two threads. forloveofpulps and shadowpulpking I don’t post much here anymore. Dwight