Sunday, April 3, 2022

The last Sanjulian Shadow image I can find


 Looks like this could be The Shadow from 1963's "Return of The Shadow".  Total nose job!

"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"

I love this cover.  Great action shot of The Shadow with three goons converging on him.  The lead crook is absolutely pug ugly and just screams "I ain't no good!".  Yep, the atmosphere is terrific and the scene is crackling with intensity.  Hey, the story is pretty great as well.  The man referred to in the title is none other than... wait, if you haven't read it I don't want to spoil it.  Give it a read, if only for the great cover art.

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.

"The Star and the Twisted Cross" page 20

"What is that, child... Around your neck?"