Joe AllStar

How about this the 11th Shadow. Known as the "Double Z Cover". Pretty rare.

My contributions.

 

Thought it would be cool to compare to the art.

Not sure if anyone posted this yet but WESTERN PICTURE STORIES NO 1 1937 the first Western Comic.

Listed in our sale along with a nice John Wayne .

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Nice cover pretty inexpensive

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For a change here is the art for a rare early Shadow daily by Vernon Greene. Only ran for 2 years and they are very rare.

If anyone has the reprints would you let me know the date?

Classic Brundage Weird Tales January 1936

Too many pages in the string to go through all so I apologize if I have duplicated.

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The Spider Pulp June 1938

This one seems to have it all and it is in incredible shape. Just added.

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A classic Ward Cover just added

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Classic Brundage Weird Tales cover with the Batman prototype, Dr. Satan.

Just added a few more pulps

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Wonderworld 20 the San Francisco copy was added to our sale.

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Joe

Nice Brundage nude damsel in distress attacked by Monster in "The Mark Of The Monster"

Just added to our site open for bidding. Reserve half retail.

Dwight

Thank you. Coming from a man with your eye, it means a lot!

Joe

CLASSIC WEREWOLF COVER G-8 And His Battle Aces JULY 1936

Thought this is one of the most fascinating covers. WWI dogfight with Werewolves!

This is a newsstand mint copy never read. I just added it to our current event.

Library of Congress pulp conservation

More in regards to the Lbrary Of Congress and their efforts.

http://library.osu.edu/blogs/cartoons/2014/03/20/new-interview-calvin-hobbes-creator-bill-watterson-and-cul-de-sac-creator-richard-thompson-talk-libraries-comics-and-the-creative-process-with-ohio-state/

Speaking of OSU

Check out the new exhibit the great Calvin And Hobbes

Open this link, check out the pictures, you will not regret it!

Bill Blackbeard Collection Ohio State

A few years ago, King Features Syndicate decided to divest themselves of their archives. The archive contained well over 1 million syndicate proof sheets. Syndicate proof sheets are the photographic camera ready copies that they send to individual subscribing newspapers. Half were donated to Ohio State University the rest to Michigan State University. We did the formal appraisal. This is what a proof sheet looks like and a picture of the archives as organized by MSU.

 

This has now made it possible for publishers to reprint so many of the features that were nearly impossible to compile and without the prohibitive burden of having to clean up each and every page. This is what has made the publishing of so many titles viable in recent years.

 

 

I didn't know this story. I had seen an earlier collection at MSU but never Ohio State. A private collector donated a huge number of Sunday and daily strips, I believe. Jerry Bails donated his microfilm to MSU. There were also a large number of comics that reprinted the popular strips. When I asked for Timely comics, I was given fiche and a reader.

 

I heard that the Caniff collection went to OSU. Is that correct? Bowling Green University also has a collection as well as Missouri but don't remember where. Other sites? The comic art museum in San Francisco was kind of small but they had some nifty art by Crumb.

 

I could give you a litany of institutions that have collections. In my former career I developed a product for archival storage and as such dealt with most of the large institutions in the US.

 

Highlights: Yes, Caniff was an alumni and donated his collection to Ohio State. As a prominent member of the National Cartoonist Society, he encouraged others to do the same. The Woody Gelman collection with numerous works by Winsor McCay followed.

 

In the early seventies, the value of comic art was appreciating so it became worthwhile to donate material. Syracuse was one of the most aggressive and landed, The Street and Smith Archives, Hal Foster's collection, including the first Prince Valiant as well as the Courvoiser animation collection.

 

Early Orphan Annies are scarce because Harold Gray donated the majority of his collection to Boston University.

 

The Library of Congress has a great collection with the Art Wood Collection.

The NY Public Library has a great collection.

Columbia has a nice collection

Princeton University has the Philip Gordon Wylie collection.

 

I could go on.

 

I wish I had known about the comic collections in NYC. I used to visit the city often when I worked across the river and lived in Orange County. However, I did get a library card for the industrial library and read some early editions of the Electrical Experimenter. I found two covers by Schomburg there, one which I already owned and another which I didn't. The magazines were in really poor condition and I wondered about their archive efforts and storage conditions

 

Please list other universities that have comic book or strip collections.

 

As you are from NJ :

Fairleigh Dickinson University has and had the collection of Harry Chesler, the comic book pioneer. Unfortunately, as is often the case, due to financial distress in maintaining collections such as this, they began to de accession works. They sold several great pulp covers, works by Raboy and other historic works.

Here is a link to a piece that came out Of Chesler's collection years ago.

Harry Chesler art Star Comics 1937

A few years ago, King Features Syndicate decided to divest themselves of their archives. The archive contained well over 1 million syndicate proof sheets. Syndicate proof sheets are the photographic camera ready copies that they send to individual subscribing newspapers. Half were donated to Ohio State University the rest to Michigan State University. We did the formal appraisal. This is what a proof sheet looks like and a picture of the archives as organized by MSU.

 

This has now made it possible for publishers to reprint so many of the features that were nearly impossible to compile and without the prohibitive burden of having to clean up each and every page. This is what has made the publishing of so many titles viable in recent years.

 

 

I didn't know this story. I had seen an earlier collection at MSU but never Ohio State. A private collector donated a huge number of Sunday and daily strips, I believe. Jerry Bails donated his microfilm to MSU. There were also a large number of comics that reprinted the popular strips. When I asked for Timely comics, I was given fiche and a reader.

 

I heard that the Caniff collection went to OSU. Is that correct? Bowling Green University also has a collection as well as Missouri but don't remember where. Other sites? The comic art museum in San Francisco was kind of small but they had some nifty art by Crumb.

 

I could give you a litany of institutions that have collections. In my former career I developed a product for archival storage and as such dealt with most of the large institutions in the US.

 

Highlights: Yes, Caniff was an alumni and donated his collection to Ohio State. As a prominent member of the National Cartoonist Society, he encouraged others to do the same. The Woody Gelman collection with numerous works by Winsor McCay followed.

 

In the early seventies, the value of comic art was appreciating so it became worthwhile to donate material. Syracuse was one of the most aggressive and landed, The Street and Smith Archives, Hal Foster's collection, including the first Prince Valiant as well as the Courvoiser animation collection.

 

Early Orphan Annies are scarce because Harold Gray donated the majority of his collection to Boston University.

 

The Library of Congress has a great collection with the Art Wood Collection.

The NY Public Library has a great collection.

Columbia has a nice collection

Princeton University has the Philip Gordon Wylie collection.

 

I could go on.

 

I wish I had known about the comic collections in NYC. I used to visit the city often when I worked across the river and lived in Orange County. However, I did get a library card for the industrial library and read some early editions of the Electrical Experimenter. I found two covers by Schomburg there, one which I already owned and another which I didn't. The magazines were in really poor condition and I wondered about their archive efforts and storage conditions

 

Please list other universities that have comic book or strip collections.

As you are from NJ :

Fairleigh Dickinson University has and had the collection of Harry Chesler, the comic book pioneer. Unfortunately, as is often the case, due to financial distress in maintaining collections such as this, they began to de accession works. They sold several great pulp covers, works by Raboy and other historic works.

Ohio State received a huge donation from Bill Blackbeard who was THE SOURCE for newspaper tear sheets for many years. He compiled clippings from newspapers across the country for decades. The problem was in the reproduction as said previously, from fiche or copy they required a tremendous amount of time to clean up in order to prepare them for adequate production.

Ohio State has built a state of the art facility however, it will take a LONG time for them to deal with what they already have in the queue.

A few years ago, King Features Syndicate decided to divest themselves of their archives. The archive contained well over 1 million syndicate proof sheets. Syndicate proof sheets are the photographic camera ready copies that they send to individual subscribing newspapers. Half were donated to Ohio State University the rest to Michigan State University. We did the formal appraisal. This is what a proof sheet looks like and a picture of the archives as organized by MSU.

 

This has now made it possible for publishers to reprint so many of the features that were nearly impossible to compile and without the prohibitive burden of having to clean up each and every page. This is what has made the publishing of so many titles viable in recent years.

 

 

I didn't know this story. I had seen an earlier collection at MSU but never Ohio State. A private collector donated a huge number of Sunday and daily strips, I believe. Jerry Bails donated his microfilm to MSU. There were also a large number of comics that reprinted the popular strips. When I asked for Timely comics, I was given fiche and a reader.

 

I heard that the Caniff collection went to OSU. Is that correct? Bowling Green University also has a collection as well as Missouri but don't remember where. Other sites? The comic art museum in San Francisco was kind of small but they had some nifty art by Crumb.

I could give you a litany of institutions that have collections. In my former career I developed a product for archival storage and as such dealt with most of the large institutions in the US.

Highlights: Yes, Caniff was an alumni and donated his collection to Ohio State. As a prominent member of the National Cartoonist Society, he encouraged others to do the same. The Woody Gelman collection with numerous works by Winsor McCay followed.

In the early seventies, the value of comic art was appreciating so it became worthwhile to donate material. Syracuse was one of the most aggressive and landed, The Street and Smith Archives, Hal Foster's collection, including the first Prince Valiant as well as the Courvoiser animation collection.

Early Orphan Annies are scarce because Harold Gray donated the majority of his collection to Boston University.

The Library of Congress has a great collection with the Art Wood Collection.

The NY Public Library has a great collection.

Columbia has a nice collection

Princeton University has the Philip Gordon Wylie collection.

I could go on.

A few years ago, King Features Syndicate decided to divest themselves of their archives. The archive contained well over 1 million syndicate proof sheets. Syndicate proof sheets are the photographic camera ready copies that they send to individual subscribing newspapers. Half were donated to Ohio State University the rest to Michigan State University. We did the formal appraisal. This is what a proof sheet looks like and a picture of the archives as organized by MSU.

This has now made it possible for publishers to reprint so many of the features that were nearly impossible to compile and without the prohibitive burden of having to clean up each and every page. This is what has made the publishing of so many titles viable in recent years.

For the real old timers the early Large Feature comics and Feature Books were the impossible to find treasures. I am still looking for the two Ducks in high grade.

While not technically a Four Color Large Feature Comics was the forerunner. Issue 1 at one point was an ultimate find. This is one of the best copies known.

I love publishers bound volumes and the Large Features are in the same bindings as the Four Colors.

NEW ADVENTURE COMICS #16 D.C. COMICS 6-1937

As per CGC census second Highest graded copy

Featuring Siegel and Shuster story and art . First non-humor cover.

Honestly, I thought they were overly harsh as there is no split or major defects beyond the light creases you see. I think the dark cover amplifies cosmetic defects. The book was only graded a month ago for the first time. The book is in our current sale so you can check it out there or send me a PM and I will give you a detailed description.