"The Shadow battles saboteurs! Five Nazi agents parachute from the sky to cripple the rearmament efforts of a free America and soften her up for invasion by land, sea and air. A secret vigilante organization is formed. They call themselves the White Column.
But there was trouble with this secret White Column. It was designed to attract honest men who sincerely wanted to rid the country of Fifth Columnists. But the White Column was not a patriotic vigilante society at all. The White Column was actually a front for the saboteurs, organized by the Fifth Columnists. Patriotic citizens were being exploited by the very foes they were trying to punish! Only The Shadow could take on and defeat these foes of democracy.
This Shadow pulp novel was, quite probably, the best Shadow adventure published in 1941. It's got mile-a-minute thrills. It's got flag-waving action. It's got a mystery mastermind who controls the five foreign agents. It's got amazing death traps. It's got sinister Nazi spies. Death. Destruction. Blood and guts. Whew! It just doesn't get much better." - John Olsen, The Shadow in Review
A pretty exciting cover from Gladney. Does The Shadow have no nerve endings in his hand? Perhaps the horrible disfiguration that left him with a "horror face" damaged the nerves in other parts of his body. Or maybe Graves just wanted to show the reader what a tough guy The Shadow is. Either way, it's a pretty great image. I love the rolled eyes of the hooded bad guy as he absorbs a killing shot from the ever present smokewagon!
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