The Five Chameleons

I agree with you, Agent T, this is one of the great covers.  I must say I don't have your visual attachment to it but it makes me feel like we are under the blue light in the sanctum with our hero recording his notes from his latest adventure.  From a composition standpoint I love how the plume replaces the red lining of his cloak and covers the lower portion of his face.  Great concept.  Oh, I have read this story and must recommend it if only because it is one of the early tales, one of those formative stories where the sanctum isn't quite set, the girasol is much more of a tool than just a pretty bauble and the supercrooks aren't yet the norm for The Master of Men.  Yet that is the charm of these tales.  Most of us are aware of the popular version of our hero but these early tales were experimenting with ideas and trying to find the right formula that would eventually propel The Shadow into the annals of pulp and popular fiction history.  Check out this review of the 17th published tale of The Shadow Magazine.

More of a clew for the weekend

Give it a try, agents.

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Another clew for you

No problem for you, Agent T.

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Murder for Sale

  What a great title.  Sure makes me want to read the story.  The cover doesn't quite match the title.  However, this is part 2 of the 5 part "The Hand" series in which The Shadow fights "Ring" Brescott (having previously dispatched with "Pinkey" Findlen in the first installment, The Hand).  Two down, three to go.
  The cover is right out of the story where our hero is in a auto accident.  I echo Agent T's sentiment that I don't want to see The Master of Men injured (even if the Master of The Shadow, Walter B. Gibson, is the one who allows it to happen).  The painting is well done so I have no qualms with it from that standpoint.  I just would like to have seen something that related to the title a bit more.  Want to know more?  Check out this review.

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Tuesday... must mean there is a clew lying around

Ah, here it is.

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Mansion of Crime

A pretty decent cover for Gladney.  I miss the gloved hands, though, as leaving fingerprints could prove problematic.  This tale, according to this review, was originally submitted as "Mansions of Crime" as there are actually two mansions in the story.  Editors...

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A clew

Agent T, this clew's for you.

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Fingers of Death

Well done, Agent T.  Another great cover and one I think really gives the impression that "The Shadow Knows"!  This was the 25th published tale of The Shadow and it keeps our hero doing what he does best, lurking in the shadows and coming into the picture at the critical moments to help the agents with the assignments tasked to them.  I read this when it was republished by HBJove in September of '77.  The excitement that ran through my 13 year old brain was nearly palpable (or perhaps a better term would be pulpable).  As much as I loved that cover from Steranko (and still do) I have to give the nod to the original cover.

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Another clew for the discerning agent

This should be as easy as finding your hometown on a map.

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And thus ends "The Strike". 

Dead Men Live

  Awesome cover.  So very pulp and very intriguing.  I know I always fall back on what the fans of the day would have thought, but that is why and when these covers were printed.  This would have really made me anxious to give up my dime and dive into this tale.  The title just makes it even more irresistible.  Fast forward to today and the title is very timely, what with the upcoming film "World War Z" and the hit AMC series "The Walking Dead".
  Should you read this one?  Do you have to ask?  If you do, then read this review.

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Shrevvy gets his day in the limelight.

Clew for Father's Day

For any and all agents out there with little agents of their own, Happy Father's Day (a bit early).  Give this clew a go.

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Death About Town

Great cover.  This review says that may be all that is great about this one.  However, I always say to make your own calls when it comes to whether you like or dislike anything regarding The Shadow.  I'm sure there is something redeeming about the tale.

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Wednesday... must be time for a clew

One of my favorite covers, by the way.

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The Shadow's Shadow

Oh yeah.  I really love this cover.  Just from the aspect that it must have JUMPED off of the newsstand and made the fan and even the casual reader a bit curious.  Sure, it's not the greatest in terms of rendering but this painting gives you a nearly full body of our hero being stealthy but also the drama of him being stalked.  Heh, I would have loved to have seen this peeking out amongst all of the other publications back in the day.  I have even read this one, granted it was in paperback form with a Steranko cover (nothing wrong with that) but this really screams the era.
Oh, and this is the one that brings out the "horror face".  If you are not familiar with that bit of Shadow lore, then read this tale.

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Clew time for any and all agents who feel up to the task

Kinda modern art-ish, ain't it?

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Voodoo Trail

Not one of my favorite covers.  I'm looking forward to reading this one though, since it is the last tale of Dr. Rodil Mocquino... the Voodoo Master.  According to this review, this is one of the best novels of the run. 

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Midweek clew...

a bit late.  Should be easy.

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The Muggers

Yikes, what a very un-Shadow-like cover.  I understand from this review that it's an okay story.  The real treat is that the mystery of the office of B. Jonas is finally revealed.  For that I would really want to read this story.

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June's first clew

Good luck, agents.  Burbank requests you check in when your assignment is complete.

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