Tuesday, January 25, 2022

"The Five Chameleons"

This cover looks like it could be a peek into the Sanctum.  The story is the first time the hidden Man-Cave of The Shadow is described.

"The scene was a windowless room, furnished with bookcases, filing cabinets, a desk, and a single chair. There were lights in the room, but each was centered on a different object.

A green-shaded bulb threw a circle of light upon the desk. Other smaller incandescents glimmered their rays upon the cabinets and the bookcases.

The center of the room was dark and spectral. Only the edges were illuminated. The floor was heavily carpeted in jet black. The walls showed no opening. Despite the fringing lights, not even a shadow could be seen upon the sable floor."

Notice that a "green-shaded bulb" was used rather than the blue light we've all come to know.  Probably because the green shaded table lamps were in use back in the day.  Usually seen in banks.  At least that's my theory.

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