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A Shrouded Clew

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The Ghost Makers

  How very pulpy.  Not a favorite of mine but certainly a striking image.  Early images and stories are very important to what we eventually come to know as The Shadow.  This is only the 16th published novel and, as evidenced by this snippet from a review from "The Shadow in Review" by John Olsen, our hero was still in the making.

  "In one scene, The Shadow holds a crook at gunpoint and forces him to drink poison, then watches him die. That's not The Shadow that I've come to know from reading the entire series. Surprisingly brutal! But again, we can probably attribute that to the fact that the story was early in the run, and Gibson was still experimenting with the character of The Shadow."

  I have read this one and can certainly recommend it whole heartedly.  Enjoy.

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Let's bring this to a close.

Late clew

Here ya go, agents.  Sorry it's so late.

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On to the finale.

The Broken Napoleons

Sorry for the lousy image.  I'll try to get a better copy to replace this one.  I have read this one thanks to Sanctum Books reprinting this tale.  You can't go wrong with the early stuff.  This is a great cover showing The Shadow being the menacing figure in the dark.  Apparently it was a dark and stormy night in this instance.  If you haven't read this, check out this review.  You won't regret it.

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Back to the Clews

This is the best image I can find.  The cover is damaged and there is some color variation but I don't think that hurts the clew.  Give it a go.

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The Blue Light will be out for a bit...

I have some business to take care of so I won't be posting again until later next week.  Don't let crime run rampant in my absence, though.

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The Black Circle

Second to last tale from the original pulp run.  I wish the cover art were stronger but at least it harkens back to the old days.  It seems strangely barren to me.  No "A Street & Smith Publication" or Magazine attached to the logo.  The small 25 cent just doesn't fill any space.  This review certainly believes that The Shadow was back in form.  Mr. Gibson put our hero back on track with the final four stories of the run.  Too bad time wasn't on The Shadow's side.

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Back to the clews

As Brian Mills was wished... "Good Luck".

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Steranko Tuesday

Something a bit different.  I do think Steranko did a great job bringing the pulps into a modern era without sacrificing too much in the process.

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The House on the Ledge

Too much going on in the space.  Hate the "strike mark" by the purple thug's hand and the knife frozen in flight.  Really not a great cover, just so so.  I haven't read this but the review thinks it's worth a read.  Remember, it's 1941 and the tales just ain't as good as the 30's.  Still, should be a decent tale.

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New Clew

He's keepin' an eye on you.  Don't disappoint him!

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"What should I do, Master?"  Heh.  Not just the Master of Men, I guess.

The Fifth Napoleon

I like this cover despite its washed out color pallet.  Of course the .45 looks very small and the girasol stands out a bit much.  I'll write this off to the printing of this cover and not so much the original art.  I haven't read this one although it has been reprinted in Volume 52 from Sanctum Books.  This one is a Tinsley tale and, according to this review, quite a good one.

Another bit of a clew

Too easy, I know.

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First clew of this, the 16th year of the 21st century

It's pretty cool to think that The Shadow has crossed into his second millennium.  Well, so have I, for that matter.  Eh, regardless, here is the clew fer yew.

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HaHaHaHappy New Year

May 2015 bring happiness and justice to all.

My apologies, agents

  I made a couple of mistakes recently and I don't want to cause any bad information to be passed on through my inattention to detail.  I will be updating the bad posts so any new views won't continue to be misinformed.

First: The artist on the cover of Jade Dragon was not Cartier but Bob Powell, who had a run on The Shadow Comics during the Golden Age.
Second: The Chinese Disks was not featured in the first reprint by Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books, rather the second issue and partnered with Malmordo.

  I will strive to be accurate in the new year and beyond.