The end of The Shadow

Finished the novelization of the 1994 big screen version of The Shadow. Whereas I like Gibson's writing better, going into this realizing the need to cobble together so many versions and update it for an audience that didn't share 1930's sensibilities, I actually enjoyed some of the postulations and peeks into the past of our hero. Granted most of it can never be considered as part of the canon, anymore than the "writings" of Dennis Lynds can ever be considered a part of the true history of The Shadow. Still, the book did fill in some gaps, created some others, and generally gave me some things to ponder.
Now it's on to the real thing.