Saturday, July 4, 2026

Saturday's random pulp cover: Dime Detective Magazine : "Shadow of the Vulture"_November, 1931


 Okay, I have no real love for this cover but found it interesting as it relates to The Shadow.  What struck me first of the cast shadow and the, ugh, red scarf.  Then the title, "Shadow of the Vulture" and finally, the fact that it was published just months after "The Living Shadow".  Fun series of coincidences (at least to the way my mind works).  BTW, the story was written after the author saw the cover.

Happy 250th Independence Day


 Let Freedom ring, this 4th.  Never take for granted what those who came before us fought so hard to achieve.  Have a safe and wonderful Independence Day, agents.

Friday, July 3, 2026

ON THE AIR: April 10, 1945


 

Ep_23_When Killers Meet

Time to go back to where my comics ties to The Shadow began... The Shadow #1 "The Doom Puzzle"


I appreciate what Kaluta accomplished more as time goes by.  The detail he put into this book is astounding.  Especially at a time when reference was not available via a simple Google search and there was no easy fix with Photoshop.  All done with paper, pen, brush and ink.  All by hand.  Enjoy this trip back to the past that was already a trip back to the past.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Midnight in Moscow #6 page 19

 
"...The Shadow has a long-standing reputation of vanishing at just the right moment."