The Shadow Game + instructions (1940)
This rare bit of early Shadow memorabilia has been a grail for me for years. Still need the box and play pieces, but to actually hold the board and read the instructions is surreal.
RETURN OF THE SCORPION!
Been fascinated by this little Dime Action Book’s existence since I wrote my book on comics and transmedia back in 2012 (ohmyfuck it’s been HOW long??): CAPT. MARVEL: RETURN OF THE SCORPION is one of the earliest (if not the earliest?) instances of a sequel to a film – in this case, Republic Pictures’ seminal THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL serial (I am and forever will be a movie serial otaku) – that’s done in a different medium than the original. Chuffed to finally add it to The Collection.
1935 Chester Gould sketch
This signed Chester Gould pencil sketch from 1935, drawn on the back of a wine menu, of Dick Tracy and Junior marks a massive new addition to both the Dick Tracy and the original comics art parts of The Collection. Chuffed to add it to the shelves.
