Sunday, April 3, 2022
"The Creeper"
"He's no gorilla, that fellow. If he had been, he'd have quit. This was his first try at murder. It's the new ones who are the toughest sometimes. They're after blood; they don't calculate. Too bad I had to shoot him; I wouldn't have had a chance, if I hadn't."
-Joe Cardona, Acting Inspector
The Creeper gets his moniker from his stealthy footsteps. Huh? I guess you'll just have to read how that works into this story. Don't for a moment confuse this adventure with either of the radio versions that share the title. This is an exciting mystery from 1935, a fine year indeed. And, hey, it has a 'hands' cover with clews written right on it. What more can a Shadowphile wish for?!
Saturday, April 2, 2022
I found more Sanjulian art
Not a lot of it out there but I think he does a pretty sweet job of portraying The Shadow. Just wish the scarf would leave the mythos...
"The Man From Scotland Yard"
Friday, April 1, 2022
ON THE AIR: November 24, 1940
Margot is marked for death by The Green Man! Will she survive? Will The Shadow save her? Can The Shadow overcome the ghost of a man who burned to death? I think we all know the answer to that but take a listen to 1940's post Thanksgiving broadcast... The Green Man.
"Atoms of Death"
"You see, whichever of us takes up this duty is a matter of equal choice. The purpose is to begin a trail. Do you remember, Vincent, when we were boys: how if we lost a marble, we used to toss another on the ground to see if it rolled to the first one? It is likely to work in this case, Vincent. We are marbles. Another, marble, namely Marsland, has been lost. Our question is: which of us is to be tossed."
-Rutledge Mann
I know super science was fascinating to the public, hence Doc Savage's popularity, but I'd rather have the original title on this, The Shadow's Quest. This is a top drawer adventure either way and if you haven't read it then saunter over to your bookshelf and find Double Novel Reprint #44 and have an armchair adventure this weekend.







