Fountain of Death

I would've put another set of clews up for this tale but it really isn't that great of a cover so... let's just move on.

The Batman Encounters - Gray Face page 4

Another clew to challenge you

Shiny, shiny.

The Batman Encounters - Gray Face page 3

The Batman Encounters - Gray Face page 2

And the big reveal is...

The Shadow Unmasks.  Well done cover but something I really didn't need to see.  Well, on to the next clew.

The Shadow... err... Batman Encounters - Gray Face

Although this is an 8 page Batman tale, it was originally penned for The Shadow by W B Gibson.  I just found the hi res images of the original pages.  Enjoy page 1.

A bit more of a clew

A fairly revealing clew, I think.

Starting the second week of Spring

Here's a clew that has nothing to do with Spring.

Nice article re: Blue Coal and the War years with The Shadow

Check out this fun article from John Olsen on his "That's Pulp!" site.

Tear-Drops of Buddha

A decent example of mid century illustration.  That being said it is not a good cover for an issue of The Shadow Magazine.  No excitement.  No intrigue.  No Shadowy pulpish goodness!  The Shadow deserves better.

A clew that ain't so classic

Not everything can be iconic.

Gonna have to deduct a point for spelling.

Good thing this ain't Wheel of Fortune.  However, you are right.  The Blue Sphinx is the the right answer and you are right that it is slow.  Still slogging through it.  I hope it has a payoff at the end.

Today's very easy clew

Hmm, anything I say will color your answer so I'll keep quiet.

Yessir, you are correct.

The Golden Grotto.  I finished that tale a couple of months ago.  Really enjoyed this one and liked so many aspects of the story from the elite group that has been assembled to setting to the little red herrings left throughout.  Check it out.

Next clew

Just to get y'all through the weekend.  Enjoy the spring weather.

The Death Sleep is the answer

Wonderful cover although it isn't apparent what the Death Sleep would be from this illustration.  This is a wonderful tale from 1934 and I can give my thumbs up for it.

Don't nod off on this one, agents.

The consequences could mean...

Eyes of The Shadow

I would have posted another clew but there just ain't that much to work with on this cover.  The second novel published and just kinda cobbling together a cover.  No real sense of "The Shadow" on this one.  This is what I had to say about this one some time ago.  I love the early stories because they were so passionate in their raw nature.  Nothing polished yet and so much promise as they explored many of the tropes that would become second hand nature to Gibson and his readers.
From what I can find on a cursory look at the web this artwork is by John A. Coughlin.  Please correct me if I am wrong.

My computer desk

Yes, I have a blue light in my sanctum.  Wife thinks I'm nuts.

No need to look too far to come up with the answer to this clew

Have a great weekend, agents.  Soon we will be able to shed the thermal cloak and slouch hat with ear flaps for a more comfortable spring ensemble.  Man, it's been a long winter.

Tonci Zonjic does The Shadow

Many of you have already seen this on Facebook but I thought it was nice enough for another venue.

The Grove of Doom

Awesome cover.  Fun story.  Would love to own the original painting and have it hang in my studio to inspire me.  So simple in design but very solid in execution.  I agree, Agent T, that the yellow would not be my first choice for the background color but this cover probably screamed at the buyer from the overcrowded newsstand.  After all the first and foremost job of the pulp cover was to attract and intrigue the public into parting with one thin dime.

Tangled up in Clew(s)

I thought more than just The Shadow knows this cover.

Casting another clew

Don't get too tangled up with this one.

You are absolutely correct, Agent T

THE DEATH GIVER.  Recently re-read it and had a lot of fun doing so.  I, too, love this cover.  So pulp.  Tune in tomorrow for another clew to another cover.

Clew for the weekend

Pretty easy.  Have a great weekend, agents.

Death Rides a Broomstick

Just finished listening to this episode and checked to see when it was aired... March 2, 1941.  Kinda cool listening to the same episodes so many people listened to 76 years ago.

The answer is...

MOX!  Cool cover, one I'd like to own, for sure.  Great ring cover.

A bit more of a clew

Any more and it'll be a slam dunk.