Gibson, Walter. Houdini & Hardeen True Magazine Manuscripts. Late 1940s. Typescripts and carbons for various articles written by Walter Gibson, prolific author and creator of The Shadow. Content includes anecdotes and information about Houdini and his brother Hardeen in their earliest exploits as “The Houdini Brothers,” as well as what Gibson terms the end of “the Houdini epoch” with the death of Hardeen. Gibson calls Hardeen the second Houdini and his brother’s “equal.” Based on penciled marginalia, the manuscripts were intended for publication in True magazine, but were apparently unpublished. Handwritten notations, strikethroughs, and corrections present, on approximately fifty 4to sheets, not collated. Some edges ragged, paper brittle from age, good but fragile overall.