The Blackmail King

Odd cover, in my opinion, with The Shadow in broad daylight (one of my pet peeves).  The vehicle in yellow (another one of my problems with a few of the covers, as well) with an awning?  Strange adventures indeed.  The tale is one I have yet to read so I refer you to this review.  This cover would never have made me excited to read what lies within its pages.

A colorful clew

Back to the clews.  Luck be a lady tonight.

My Shadow Haul-iday

I treated myself to a few things from Amazon among which were the Shout Factory remaster of the 1994 Baldwin film and The Sinister Shadow by Will Murray (as well as  Frank Eisgruber's "Gangland's Doom: The Shadow of the Pulps" & Rick Lai's "Chronology of Shadows"... yet to arrive).  However, I did not expect the shirt and mug from Cafe Press nor the wonderful little book by John Olsen.  A very Shadowy Christmas for me.  My wife got me the Whodunits book and I thought it complimented the theme quite well.  Here's hoping all of The Shadow's agents had a wonderful holiday and that the new year is looking bright, for as we all know there is no light without Shadow!

Merry Christmas to all the good little agents out there

Remember, he knows if you've been bad or good.

The Lone Tiger

A lot of fun to see many of the agents gathered polished table under the blue light in the sanctum.  I have to admit that I have yet to read this one so Mr. Olsen's review is what I turn to.  He says it's a fun one to read and I'll take his word for it.

Clew to get you through Christmas

Looks like someone is looking over your shoulder.

The Hydra

Feels like a comic book cover to me.  If Alex Ross had done this I could see the tommy gun in a spraying motion trying to mow down all of The Shadows surrounding him.  Not really up there with my favorites but it certainly ain't the worst.  I have yet to read the story so I have to rely on the review from the ever handy "The Shadow in Review".  According to J. O. this is one tale not to miss.  This is what caught my attention... "Read how the two Cranstons work together. Read how Margo Lane met Cranston and The Shadow."  With the history of The Dark Eagle so changed since the magazine folded in '49 by creators such as Chaykin, the '94 film and the subsequent comic series (most recently the Dynamite product), it will be nice to read how the master introduced Margo into the mythos.

Christmas week clew

No, it's not "A White Christmas" but I'm sure it won't stump you for long.

Esad Ribic does The Shadow

So simple and direct.  I like a lot.

The Black Hush

The most iconic cover.  As I've said before I had a t-shirt with this image on it (iron on transfer... the 70's baby!) which is how I made friends with my oldest and best friend.  He had the same shirt.  Anyhow, I absolutely love this image.  So simple and with that green light cast on his face it is the template for the renderings to come.  Thanks to Anthony Tollin I have gotten to read this one (recommended) but if you haven't then check out this review.   Below is the homage cover by Jim Steranko that introduced a new generation of fans to The Shadow.

Late clew

Easy.  I apologize for the late posting but I just got both systems up and running.  Now the Sanctum can run like normal.

Voodoo Death

Nice enough cover for a digest although I don't like the rendering of The Shadow.  Like Agent T I read this back in the 70's when it was part of a hardcover book with three tales of The Shadow (Grove of Doom, Murder by Moonlight & Voodoo Death).  Thank God for public libraries!  I don't remember this one or Murder by Moonlight so I will have to rely on this review to refresh my memory.

Welcome to Monday

I think even The Shadow hates Mondays!

Todd McFarlane does The Shadow

Nope.  Glad this never happened.

The Shadow's Shadow

I love this cover if only for how thin and spectral The Shadow looks.  I read this back in high school when HBJove reprinted it.  I loved it then and look forward to reading it again in the new reprints from Sanctum Press.  I also love this cover from when I was first introduced to this great adventure.  Just not as much.

More of a clew

Psychedelic clew for you.

Get a clew

Sneakin' 'round.

Gene Colan does The Shadow

Now thems some SmokeWagons!  Jus sayin'.

The Wealth Seeker

I like this cover for it's intimacy.  Wish her weren't holding his cloak up that way, looks like he's coming in from the cold.  I read this when it was reissued in the 70s.  I prefer the original cover to the Steranko illustration although the latter is much more exciting.

A peek into the weekend

Have a good one, agents.

The Voodoo Master

I agree, Agent T, that Dr. Rodil Mocquino is the best arch villain in the series.  And this is truly one of the iconic covers not only in the magazines run but of any various publications down through the decades.  Pretty impressive when one knows the time constraints that faced the illustrators back in the day vs. the later illustrators who had far more time to conceptualize book covers or even comic book covers.  If you haven't read this one (and shame on you if you haven't) then check out this review to whet your appetite and get you running to the reprint sitting on your bookshelf.

Take a shot at this clew

Sometimes the only way to deal with a problem is to unload your .45 into it.

The Rackets King

You are right, Agent T.  In fact your assessment of the cover mirrors my own so... "OK cover, one of the first SHADOW pulps I (Agent T) owned. Well-done, but that automatic looks pretty puny in The Shadow's hand, doesn't it? But, hey, the RING! No longer recall the story; it's been 30 years...".  If you, like Agent T., no longer recall the story or have never read this tale then check out this review.

Back to work, agents

Hoping everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family, friends or just having a relaxing time fighting crime.  Here is a pretty easy clew to get back into the swing of things.

Steranko does The Shadow... again.

I probably would have hated this back in my early years of being a fan of The Shadow.  Now I love how it feels like he is kind of pulling himself out of the shadows and into the light where he is also kind of disappearing.  Fun little doodle.

Happy Thanksgiving

The blue light will now go out for a few days in honor of Thanksgiving.  Here's hoping all agents are planning to have a safe and joyful family holiday.

Reign of Terror

Well, there is a shadow on the cover.  About all I can say about this awful cover.  Still, not the worst of the series.  Apparently this one is the best of the worst.  This review may be all you need to read to satisfy your interest in reading all of the novels in The Shadow Magazine's run.  Pretty sad when a cover as bad as this is the highlight of the issue.  At least this was the last Elliott tales and Gibson would return for the final five.  Unfortunately, too little too late.

Short week clew

Stop thinking about turkey and focus on the clew.

Anthony Tollin colors The Shadow

Ah... the good old days before digital everything.

The Golden Master

Iconic cover for an iconic villain.  This cover works on every level.  Shiwan is in control yet the light of victory is being blotted out by The Shadow.  The rendering is beautiful and the color palette is wonderful.  This cover is a classic.  Graves Gladney at his best.  This is the first tale in the series of four novels that feature the villain that would most be associated with The Shadow as the years rolled on.  Check out this review to either familiarize yourself with the story or to refresh your memory.

? does The Shadow...

and The Bat-Man.  Love this little cartoon.  Would love to see a short story that explains this scene.

Reposting yesterday's clew

Just so we don't fall behind with missing clews.

The Ghost Murders

A little bit of confusion here.  I jumped the gun and posted a clew to another cover (Noose of Death) before tying up this one.  I now understand why Agent T was mystified by the clews apparently coming from different covers.  My bad.
I love this cover despite its problems.  The rendering isn't top notch but it has the secret code icons as wallpaper and there is the ring and the clock has struck twelve.  Kinda fun.  I haven't read this one but this review gives the tale top marks.  The original title was "The Cigarette Cipher" and that makes much more sense for this cover.  Of course having "Ghost" and "Murders" in the title is far more titillating  than "Cigarette".

Clew time

Should be no problem to identify this iconic cover.

Joe Rubinstein does The Shadow

Very 70's look to this drawing.  Joe was quite prominent in the industry when I was growing up.

Noose of Death

Absolutely awful cover.  So yellow and so poorly designed.  Not even worth talking about anymore.  I have not read the novel by Tinsley that was originally titled "The Circle A Mystery".  There had to be a better scene to illustrate.  Here is a link to a review of this particular tale.

Agent T... here is how the clews fit into the cover.

A little more of a clew...

with a little less yellow.  I'm sure this will help.

Toth

Simply elegant.  I love the work of Alex Toth.  I really wish he had done at least a short story featuring The Shadow.

Yellow

So much yellow.  ugh

George Perez does The Shadow

Hmmm.  Loved his Teen Titans stuff back in the day.

Frank Quitely does The Shadow

I may have posted this before but I really like Frank's drafting skills.  The hat could be a bit more "slouchy" but that is just quibbling.

Take your time with this clew

Hopefully this isn't too puzzling for the agents.

Murder in White

Murder is right!  The art director ordered a hit on this once great magazine when this artwork was commissioned and approved.  Not the worst cover of all time but a really bad one.  We are now in the Bruce Elliott era of The Dark Eagle and there ain't much else to say.  Here's a link to this sad chapter in the mostly glorious history of The Shadow.

Esad Ribic does The Shadow

Could be anyone.  Perhaps that is the idea?  Nah, we need the wide brimmed hat and the prominent nose with the piercing eyes to make this the Master of Men!

More, more, more...

Because you asked so nicely, Agent T.

New clew a red herring?

Perhaps...