Another tale with Devil in the title. I only point this out because the submission title was "Feud of Doom". Have to say that the published title is more pulp worthy. Certainly an action packed cover with a damsel in distress and two antagonists and The Shadow retaliating with his smoke wagon. But wait, he's clubbing the villain with it rather than blazing away! And the setting is a brightly lit room, certainly not a place where our hero is most comfortable in his sable hued garb. All in all not one of my favorites. A couple of changes could have made a world of difference here. A review of this 1942 story by Walter B. Gibson can be found here.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The Devil's Feud
Another tale with Devil in the title. I only point this out because the submission title was "Feud of Doom". Have to say that the published title is more pulp worthy. Certainly an action packed cover with a damsel in distress and two antagonists and The Shadow retaliating with his smoke wagon. But wait, he's clubbing the villain with it rather than blazing away! And the setting is a brightly lit room, certainly not a place where our hero is most comfortable in his sable hued garb. All in all not one of my favorites. A couple of changes could have made a world of difference here. A review of this 1942 story by Walter B. Gibson can be found here.
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