I'll pound you to a "Pulp" if you don't show off yours! 23 23

[JohnT]

It's definitely not an exact match!

[Scrooge]

Well, it's eerily darn close though!

 

Vintage of that issue of TWS?

[RedFury]

I've been reading this one. The cover story is about a group of young mutants that are secreted away by an old man to protect them from persecution by normal humans. The group includes a winged man, a guy with eyes that can kill if he uncovers them, a female cyclops who can see for great distances, an evil genious, and a telepathic empath.

 

Sound familiar at all?

 

 

Sounds...Uncanny!

[RedFury]

Not quite as nice as BangZoom's copy, but I still love it dearly!

 

[detective35]

Hi Theagenes ,

 

In the Cimmerian, I was the one who found the copy of "Gent from Bear Creek" and traded it for a group of high grade early Shadow pulps...12 in total (8 pictured).

 

What was funny is that I had no idea what the Gent from Bear Creek was.

 

I was told that there was a guy who had a number of high grade 1932 and 1933 Shadow pulps with bone white paper. I did not know who had the pulps, but John Gunnison did, and said that the only way that the guy would get rid of the Shadows was if I could come up with a copy of the Gent from Bear Creek.

 

I asked John, "how hard could it be to find this book", and John laughed and said that are only 7-8 known copies in existence.

Oh well, I thought I would never get the Shadows. Unbelievably, 3 weeks later Frank Robinson called me and said someone just listed a Gent from Bear Creek on ebay. I phoned up the guy, did a deal to buy it on a "Buy it Now", and then did the trade.

Sometimes things happen in when you least expect them to.

 

Dwight

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 12, 2010 by detective35DF

[Theagenes]

Wow, no kidding! I was going to ask you if that was you, just jokingly. And it really was you - very cool! You certainly got some gorgeous pulps out of the deal.

 

Here is the Richardson copy of A Gent From Bear Creek for those who haven't seen one (the dj is a repro):

 

 

 

 

Also, if you've never read Howard's humourous western stories with Breckinridge Elkins, I highly recommend them. Very funny and very different from his other work. They're told in a tall tale style, but with over-the-top slapstick violence. It's like Pecos Bill meets Kill Bill.

[Theagenes]

Not quite as nice as BangZoom's copy, but I still love it dearly!

 

 

That is a gorgeous copy! Well done.

[JohnT]

Well, it's eerily darn close though!

 

Vintage of that issue of TWS?

 

April 1947.

[JohnT]

Hi Theagenes ,

 

In the Cimmerian, I was the one who found the copy of "Gent from Bear Creek" and traded it for a group of high grade early Shadow pulps...12 in total (8 pictured).

 

What was funny is that I had no idea what the Gent from Bear Creek was.

 

I was told that there was a guy who had a number of high grade 1932 and 1933 Shadow pulps with bone white paper. I did not know who had the pulps, but John Gunnison did, and said that the only way that the guy would get rid of the Shadows was if I could come up with a copy of the Gent from Bear Creek.

 

I asked John, "how hard could it be to find this book", and John laughed and said that are only 7-8 known copies in existence.

Oh well, I thought I would never get the Shadows. Unbelievably, 3 weeks later Frank Robinson called me and said someone just listed a Gent from Bear Creek on ebay. I phoned up the guy, did a deal to buy it on a "Buy it Now", and then did the trade.

Sometimes things happen in when you least expect them to.

 

Dwight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's a great story, and those are incredible books.

[*paull*]

 

 

This is one of my favorite Shadow covers.... love the silver, and the image of the Shadow is iconic.

 

[bronzilla]

Not quite as nice as BangZoom's copy, but I still love it dearly!

 

 

 

Very nice!!! I need to go after another Weird Tales Dec 1932. I have had sellers remorse since selling my copies!!

[bronzilla]

Hi Theagenes ,

 

In the Cimmerian, I was the one who found the copy of "Gent from Bear Creek" and traded it for a group of high grade early Shadow pulps...12 in total (8 pictured).

 

What was funny is that I had no idea what the Gent from Bear Creek was.

 

I was told that there was a guy who had a number of high grade 1932 and 1933 Shadow pulps with bone white paper. I did not know who had the pulps, but John Gunnison did, and said that the only way that the guy would get rid of the Shadows was if I could come up with a copy of the Gent from Bear Creek.

 

I asked John, "how hard could it be to find this book", and John laughed and said that are only 7-8 known copies in existence.

Oh well, I thought I would never get the Shadows. Unbelievably, 3 weeks later Frank Robinson called me and said someone just listed a Gent from Bear Creek on ebay. I phoned up the guy, did a deal to buy it on a "Buy it Now", and then did the trade.

Sometimes things happen in when you least expect them to.

 

Dwight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice copies!!

[bronzilla]

Wow, no kidding! I was going to ask you if that was you, just jokingly. And it really was you - very cool! You certainly got some gorgeous pulps out of the deal.

 

Here is the Richardson copy of A Gent From Bear Creek for those who haven't seen one (the dj is a repro):

 

 

 

 

Also, if you've never read Howard's humourous western stories with Breckinridge Elkins, I highly recommend them. Very funny and very different from his other work. They're told in a tall tale style, but with over-the-top slapstick violence. It's like Pecos Bill meets Kill Bill.

 

Great stuff!!!

 

Man that Bear creek is a killer to try and find!!!

[Scrooge]

Great set of books.

 

I've read most of those Shadow stories (the only one I haven't read yet is Murder Trail). My favorites in this group are: Double Z and The Black Master. Those early Shadows are generally better and in these we get to be introduced to the regular set of Shadow agents. They are fun reading. (thumbs u

[Theagenes]

 

Very nice!!! I need to go after another Weird Tales Dec 1932. I have had sellers remorse since selling my copies!!

 

[bronzilla]

 

Very nice!!! I need to go after another Weird Tales Dec 1932. I have had sellers remorse since selling my copies!!

 

 

 

You know at one time I had 4 of those.

 

3 came from that one huge WT collection I bought then sold to eccomics.

[TheEyeSees]

Hi Theagenes ,

 

In the Cimmerian, I was the one who found the copy of "Gent from Bear Creek" and traded it for a group of high grade early Shadow pulps...12 in total (8 pictured).

 

What was funny is that I had no idea what the Gent from Bear Creek was.

 

I was told that there was a guy who had a number of high grade 1932 and 1933 Shadow pulps with bone white paper. I did not know who had the pulps, but John Gunnison did, and said that the only way that the guy would get rid of the Shadows was if I could come up with a copy of the Gent from Bear Creek.

 

I asked John, "how hard could it be to find this book", and John laughed and said that are only 7-8 known copies in existence.

Oh well, I thought I would never get the Shadows. Unbelievably, 3 weeks later Frank Robinson called me and said someone just listed a Gent from Bear Creek on ebay. I phoned up the guy, did a deal to buy it on a "Buy it Now", and then did the trade.

Sometimes things happen in when you least expect them to.

 

Dwight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice copies!!

 

Fantastic Shadows Dwight. I love stories like that!

[Theagenes]

 

Very nice!!! I need to go after another Weird Tales Dec 1932. I have had sellers remorse since selling my copies!!

 

 

 

You know at one time I had 4 of those.

 

3 came from that one huge WT collection I bought then sold to eccomics.

 

I can personally attest that the fourth one has a good home.

 

 

[bronzilla]

Looks like it Did!! (thumbs u

[Theagenes]

Got the catalogs today. Lots of great stuff in there. There a lot of lg early ERB pulps in the regular sales catalog that I think may take shot at and a few fanzines in the auction that I have my eye on.