Original "Shadow" Painting: "The "Black Master" 21" x 30" (Oil on Canvas) (March 1932) Historical Significance: 1). Main Shadow Image: **First appearance of The modern Shadow as we know him, to ever be used on a pulp cover!** Artist: George Rozen (main Shadow image). 2). The secondary Shadow image in the bottom right corner: **This is the first cover image of any kind of the Shadow ever used on a pulp cover (actually first painted and used on the painting of Shadow #3 from 1931. Artist: Jerome Rozen (small image bottom right corner). Note: Image on the bottom right corner was first painted and used on the bottom corner of Shadow #3 (1931) was removed & inserted in future paintings and finally left permanently in this painting (Shadow #8 from March 1932) Note: (If the paintings for Shadow number 3, 4, 5 and 7 ever surface, they would be missing this bottom --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The white canvas at the top was extended to bring it back to its original size of 21" x 30". The framing was a challenge as the painting image was 1 1/2" inches from the edge of the canvas, so the framer used a black gloss mat (almost with a metal look) around the painting and between the frame. It turned out great.
