"The Star and the Twisted Cross" page 6

"The lady dropped her schmata."

Gotta love it

 The Shadow versus... what?  The Sphinx?  Cheops?  Is that Margo or a reincarnated Cleopatra?  I have to know.  It also appears that The Shadow has his cloak on inside out and that he is trying to match his socks?  Yikes, some many unanswered questions.  Oh, well, back when comics were fun, right?

"Murder Marsh"

 

Ahhhhh... another 'hand' cover.  This just reminds me of J C Leyendecker's style of illustration.  This is a terrific cover to a pretty decent tale set in, you guessed it, a marsh.  It's a fun adventure that introduced me to the Ignis Fatuus, commonly known as will-o'-the-wisp, a light that sometimes appears in the night over marshy ground and is often attributable to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.  Also known in the Medieval Latin as, literally, foolish fire.

The tale was also reprinted in The Thriller under the same title.  Interestingly, it appears (according to Shadow Wiki) that Burbank acquires a first name, Richard.  Of course the setting is moved to England and it seems that Rutledge Mann is written out (although to be fair he was only mentioned in the original and didn't make an appearance), but otherwise it appears to remain intact.

Steranko's 'Green Eyes'

 Prep drawing to finish to published product.  Nicely done, one of my favorite images of The Shadow.

"The Garaucan Swindle"

Not my favorite story or cover.  Surprising since it has a pretty dynamic composition.  It just doesn't feel that interesting, though.  Don't get me wrong, it's still a good story and a well done cover, it's just that neither rank that high for me even though it's an early adventure.

ON THE AIR: November 3, 1940

 "Several accidents are occurring at a lumber camp. The workers believe it is a backwoods creature named 'The Creeper' who's responsible. Vacationing in the area, Lamont and Margot stumble onto one of the accident scenes where a tree has fallen on a lumberman. The two hear about the local superstition which are frightening the men. However, The Shadow knows better and investigates."  The Shadow Wiki

This is not the classic 1938 Orson Welles episode where The Creeper lives under the city kidnapping people and chaining them up.  Still, The Shadow in the woods?  Why not?

"Spoils of The Shadow"

 This was never one of my favorite covers.  I appreciate all of the work Rozen put into it but it just falls flat for me.  Feels like he was trying to channel Wyeth or Pyle.  The story is good, however.