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A scarce first edition of The Shadow has set a world record for most expensive pulp magazine ever sold. The first issue of the hero pulp sold for $156,000 in Heritage’s Rare Pulps & Collectibles Auction on Thursday, May 20, 2021.“The price realized for The Shadow No. 1 is the highest recorded for a pulp of any kind,” Rick Akers, Heritage Consignment Director of Comics, said. “I expected it might pass $50,000, but things got pretty exciting when it surpassed $100,000, with heated live bidding.”“T …