Thursday, June 30, 2016

The Sealed Box

Very much an ordinary pulp cover (excluding the disembodied hand of The Shadow).  Agent T informs me that The Shadow was rumored to have been painted out of the illustration as it looked like he was participating in an assault on the young lady in the foreground.  I confess, I haven't read this one so I refer anyone who is in the same boat to this review to get an idea of this adventure.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Friday, June 24, 2016

Kaluta

This recreation is soon to be up for sale at Heritage Auctions.  Would love to have this.

Thursday, June 23, 2016

A nice little Graves Gladney cover that I appreciate for it's simplicity.  The Shadow appears to just be an observer as "The Masked Lady" is exacting revenge or murder or simply defending herself.  Who knows?  Well, the reader would if they picked up this issue.  Or you can get a better idea by reading this review.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

What could it be?

A jumble of colors only a master detective could unravel or maybe an easy clew.  Only The Shadow knows...

Monday, June 20, 2016

The Television Murders

Sigh.  Check out this review if you are at all interested in what resides behind this... cover.  Bruce Elliott wrote this.  Just a warning.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Been out for a bit...

but now I'm back in the sanctum and ready to get back to the puzzles.  Give this a go and have a great weekend.

Friday, June 10, 2016

The Golden Quest

Submitted as "Death Below" (which I think I would've been more interested in as a reader) this 1935 novel was actually finished a little over 11 months prior to being published.  I'm anxious to read this one and compare it to one Gibson actually wrote in '35.  I wonder if the character changed much in those eleven months and if the reader noticed.  This review (as well as Agent T's assessment) says that this is a really top notch novel.  The cover may be a bit different than the usual illustration but it's a fun departure and may have let the rural fans feel that they may run into their favorite pulp hero while out at their favorite fishin' hole.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Malmordo

An ugly, terrible cover for our favorite magazine.  A sad addition to a very impressive line of pulp art.  This is the last story by Walter B. Gibson before Bruce Elliott took over for 15 unremarkable issues causing a two year black hole until Gibson returned for the final five stories beginning with Jade Dragon and ending with Whispering Eyes.  Good review, though.  I guess you can't judge...

Friday, June 3, 2016

Tula Lotay does The Shadow

Nice and clean.  I really like these (except for the scarf... of course)

Thursday, June 2, 2016

The Circle of Death

Cool cover and classic story.  What else would one expect from a 1934 adventure.  I have read this one and recommend it.  I agree with Agent T that it could have been rendered better but it really has a great vibe to it so I can't really complain.  If you haven't read this it has been reprinted and this review might convince you to seek out issue # 78 from Sanctum Productions.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016