The Daily Valdemar No. 58: May 10

Valdemar Andersen, cover for Arthur Conan Doyle, 1905/06.
This is the first booklet of 92 of his stories to be collected into a book.
Private collection.

Today's moment of calm could be mistaken for Boris Karloff. 

Boris Karloff would of course not play Dr. Frankenstein's monster until decades later. It is, however, very apt that Dr. Holmes would resemble a monster in human form - yet he is not human. He is nothing but a straight line for his temple and cheekbone. He is a supernatural being and Valdemar has given him eyes that equal the intensity of his torch. The latter and his gun are of the same design. Every aspect of him is lethal.

Valdemar was not an admirer of superhuman powers and this was a chance to play with the too much and the magnitude of his adventures. Although this the tiniest, most innocent of beings has found itself in a pool of blood. 

The pool of blood, the all-seeing being. Everyone had to buy every one of the 92 booklets. For the final cover the beam of the torch said READ. The reader was not yet done. It was time to order a cover to contain them all. An efficient recipe for keeping the reader busy buying: 

Valdemar Andersen, advertisement for Arthur Conan Doyle, 1905/06.
The 92nd and final booklet of his stories - the text states how to get (avoiding the word "buy") the cover for the booklets.
Private collection.