The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Menace of Radiation Rogue!" pages 24 - 25

 And this brings to a conclusion the fifth issue of Archie's ill-advised treatment of The Shadow.

The Shadow Con is almost here

 

If you are attending PulpFest July30 - August 2, make sure to stop in a say hi to Tim, Sam or myself at our table.  We are launching the first annual con within a con dedicated to The Shadow.  This year marks 95 years since the pulp debut of that greatest of all characters.  Be sure to pick up an "Agents of The Shadow Con" membership card and bring it with you each year through 2031 when we will be celebrating 100 years of The Shadow.  Anyone who comes to 5 or 6 of the cons will be eligible for a drawing of an original painting by me.  And, please, if there are ideas you have for future events, let us know and we'll try to make each successive con better than the previous.

Saturday's random pulp cover: G-8 & His BATTLE ACES : "Death to the Hawks of War!"_January, 1941

 Let's continue with the Hawks and Death titles.  This cover may actually have too much going on.  The giant grappling hook dominates this composition and, unfortunately, the bi-plane on the right is a victim of a tangency... a cardinal sin in art.  If Mr. Blakeslee had just moved the plane down even a quarter inch then the top wing wouldn't look so static and the plane would look even more like it is in the background.  Still, that bad guy is pretty awesome to look at.  So, all is forgiven.

ON THE AIR: April 24, 1945

 
 

Ep_28_The Ghost Ship

The Shadow #1 "The Doom Puzzle" page 10

 

"Quite a temptation... for a thief!  Aren't you worried?"

The Shadow #1 "The Doom Puzzle" page 9

 

"Speak!  Bare your thoughts!"

The Shadow #1 "The Doom Puzzle" page 8

 

"For two such as these?  It would be like using a regiment to defeat a pair of mice!"