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"YEEOOOW!!"

The Shadow and Doc Savage: The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons Part One page 8

 

"Try not to worry.  If anyone can solve this thing, it's Doc."

 

The Sunday Comics: Shadow Comics "The Ghosts of the Malden Manse" page 2

 

"There's a story to that, Miss Lane--"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Black Mask: "Rain Check" December, 1941

 Yo, take dat!  Ya doity rat!  Shore, I'm wearin' lipstick.  Youse & whose ahmy is gonna tell me I cain't!

ON THE AIR: May 22 & 25, 1939

 

Ep 7_ Terror at Greymoat

Ep 8_ Green Mist of Death

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"What's that sound?  Some strange bird?"

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"BLAZES!"

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"Mr. Brooks!  Mr. Mayfair!  Please!  I only--"

The Shadow and Doc Savage: The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons Part One page 4

 

"Hey, Doc--YEOW!"

The Shadow and Doc Savage: The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons Part One page 3

 

"It's a big city--this guy have a name?"

Happy Easter, agents of The Shadow

 

Keep your hands off of The Shadow's Easter basket!

The Sunday Comics: Shadow Comics "The Ghosts of the Malden Manse" page 1

 

"Look, Skeet!  There's Malden Manse and its Death Tower!"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Detective Story Magazine: "The Crimson Clown's Threat" May 2, 1931

 One month after The Shadow Magazine hit newsstands, this beauty shows up.  Looks like a mash-up of The Voodoo Master and The Harlequin.  Perhaps, even, a precursor of The Joker (he was, after all, The Red Hood first...)

ON THE AIR: May 17 & 19, 1939

Ep 5_ An Ally of Love

Ep 6_ The Creature in the Night

The Shadow and Doc Savage: The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons Part One page 2

 

SNEERRLL!

The Shadow and Doc Savage: The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons Part One page 1

 

EEEEE!!

The Shadow and Doc Savage: The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons Part One

 Let's start a short, two part adventure with The Shadow & Doc Savage.  The Case of the Shrieking Skeletons.

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Historical footnotes to tie this series to the real world.

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 And so ends the time spanning adventures of Justice, Inc.!  What did you think?  Personally, I'm not a fan of how every writer has latched onto Chaykin's idea that Lamont Cranston was evil and Allard redeemed him (in name only).  Or that Margo was with The Shadow from the start.  It makes things easier, I'm sure.  But if someone were to take the effort to write Miss Lane as an agent who only suspected the truth.  As to Doc Savage and The Avenger, I really can't speak much to how they were portrayed, although the little that I have read of either tells me that they were changed as well.  I'd love to see a book that continued the Gibson version faithfully.

The Sunday Comics: Shadow Comics "The Riddle of Professor Mentalo!" page 8

 

"Hey... where's that speeder that we chased into town?"

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Popular Magazine: February 20, 1918

Well, not an action packed cover but beautiful, and that's what counts.  Love the color palette.

ON THE AIR: May 12 & 15, 1939

Ep 3_The Death List

Ep 4_ In The Clutches of Fu Manchu

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"Out of tragedy, a hero is born."

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Epilogue...

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"What it sounds is infantile."

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"But a shadow can only be attached to one person."

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"Cranston needs treatment...medication...not termination."

The Sunday Comics: Shadow Comics "The Riddle of Professor Mentalo!" page 7

 

"Looks like Margo started something..."

Saturday's random pulp cover: Adventure: October 18, 1920

 Another beautiful vignette cover from Adventure.  Just over a century ago this era of history held romantic fascination for the public.  Since then we have come to demonize the colonization of our country and the subjugation of the natives by these adventurers.  I understand the feeling but I tend to temper my judgment by looking at the times that the events took place and the mindset our country held when this was published.  Sure, from our "enlightened" point of view, this was not a time in history to be proud of.  However, acting like it never happened or trying to eliminate it from our collective memories will only allow these kind of acts to happen again.  If we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.  A trope, but true nonetheless.

ON THE AIR: May 8 & 10, 1939

 Time to start a new old time radio program, this time featuring that evil mastermind Doctor Fu Manchu!  The series is "The Shadow of Fu Manchu" and he has the title of Doctor... see where I'm going, agents?  Throw in the obvious influence that Sax Rohmer's creation had on the character of Shiwan Khan and I feel quite confident in posting these fun trips back in time.  I will be making these a double feature as they run about 15 minutes each.  I hope you enjoy the vile adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu.  And let me give a shout out to Władysław Teodor "W.T." Benda, the artist behind the illustration I've used above.  Just beautiful! 

Now, without further ado, let's begin...

Ep 1_Insidious Dr Fu Manchu

Ep 2_ The Red Hand of Death

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"You, Lamont Cranston, are a weakling!"

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"Nobody questions The Shadow!"

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"Once again, you survive an unsurvivable death-trap, Shadow!"

94 and counting

Happy Birthday, Dark Eagle!  We could all use a little justice about now!
 

Justice Inc. #6 page 22 & 23

 

"You're perhaps to naive to know this, but... The Shadow knows!"

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"Oh, the ignominy!"

The Sunday Comics: Shadow Comics "The Riddle of Professor Mentalo!" page 6

 

"Think that over and I'll tell you more later!"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Adventure: February, 1937

 Zorro?  The Lone Ranger?  Just who is that masked man?!  This is a nicely rendered, if less than exciting, cover by Hubert Rogers.  Feels very Saturday Matinee-ish.  (Which, in my opinion, is very cool.)

ON THE AIR: December 23, 1985

 

Episode six: The Deadly Treasure

 

And so ends the short-lived revival of Doc Savage's adventures on radio.  I have been unable to find Doc's earlier adventures on-line so I guess we're left with this small sampling of his tales.  I hope you enjoyed a return to the theatre of the mind featuring Clark Savage Jr. and the Fabulous Five.

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"I am mankind's savior!"

 

(Let those megalomaniacal words sink in.  Resonate.  They've been repeated in various ways throughout history.  Perhaps history is truly just a loop that plays the same moronic scenes over and over again, just replacing the actors.)

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BLAM BLAM  BLAM BLAM  BLAM BLAM

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"I'm only a man.  But a man of free will..."

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"Time has run amuck!"

 

(As an aside, I thought that the word 'amuck' was incorrectly applied.  A quick search on the interweb let me know that, up until the mid 20th century, 'amuck' was regularly used before 'amok' became the preferred term.  Although this story was written in the 21st century, the tale takes place in the 1930s.  This seems an appropriate use and I applaud Mr. Uslan for staying true to the times.)

Justice Inc. #6 page 16

 

"No!  You're both wrong!"

The Sunday Comics: Shadow Comics "The Riddle of Professor Mentalo!" page 5

 

 

"If this isn't the goofiest! Lamont going into the stock business!"

Just food for thought

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: Adventure: September 15, 1934

 A wonderfully intriguing cover by Walter Baumhofer.  Certainly makes me ponder if the man is a villain or the hero in disguise.

ON THE AIR: December 16, 1985

 

Episode five: The Accursed City

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Unchecked, the past, present and future converge...