Please tell me this ain't so

NO!  I really hope this is someone trying to pull one over on Batman and not The Shadow.  Hate, HAte, HATe, HATE this costume.  I have to believe it is something that Dynamite is pushing and not DC.  Could be wrong, though.  This really brought me down even though the story was already not thrilling me.

The Death Triangle

More yellow!  At least it is a graphic element and not just a giant yellow wall.  Agent T informs me that this is the portrait of The Shadow that Jim Steranko based his 70's era "The Living Shadow" cover on.  Quite a nice image even if the story was a bit on the "meh" side.

Batman/The Shadow #1

I know I said I was excited about this series, especially with Snyder writing it.  I love the Time Sale cover but once I got into the story I was less thrilled.  The art is probably an acquired taste but often I can overlook that if I'm not expecting much.

Everyone knows I'm not a fan of the scarf but can live with it as long as it serves a purpose.  This (above image) is just silly, in my opinion.  However, if they had stuck with this I would have written it off as my being an old fuddy duddy and to get over the fact that this ain't Gibson's Dark Eagle.  If only...  Tomorrow I'll show y'all what really irks me.

Last clew for the week

Partners of Peril

One of the best covers.  The stark white background really pops the dynamic figure of The Shadow with his smokewagons blazing away.  Great cover to grace the first of 27 tales by Theodore Tinsley, the author who could best be called The Shadow's shadow.

OK, this is all that I can give you

Answer tomorrow.

Classic cover so the clew is...

... well, non-specific.

Remember Vernon Greene?

Just thought all y'all might like to see what the artist of The Shadow comic strip, Vernon Greene, did when not running out hero through the nations funny pages back in the day.

Hmmmm... Mac the Medic by Sergeant Vernon Greene.

Sigh... if wishes were fishes

Hope yer havin' fun, Agent T.  This remains on my Bucket List.

The Sealed Box

Correct, Agent T.  Thanks for the rumor regarding the lack of The Shadow's face for this one.  For those who don't know, Agent T tells us that there may have been an editorial decision to paint out our hero's face because it may have seemed The Dark Eagle was participating in an assault on the damsel.  I can see that.  Sounds like this is a good one to read.

A hands on clew

Back after a long day of moving my stepdaughter.

The Wasp Returns

I really like this cover to this tale although I wish it were done a bit tighter.  The mags are fine but The Shadow doesn't look as well rendered as I would like.  Gladney was able to do it but just didn't go that extra mile as often as Rozen, in my opinion.

Don't knock yourself out over this one

Have a happy Easter weekend, agents.

Lookin' forward to this

I wish Time Sale were doing the interiors but I'll take what I can get.  Just hope The Shadow is more Gibson-esque than the psycho killer that Dynamite has made him out to be.  Sigh, I miss the Kaluta days and The Shadow Strikes.

The Voice

So much orange!  Would have been cool if there were a mural for Street and Smith or some well known company on the wall.  Just to break it up.  Hmmm...

...maybe like this.

Add this to yesterday's clew

Not much more to give y'all on this particular cover.  Answer coming soon.

Bang Bang... a new clew

Hang in there and don't hit a brick wall with this clew.

The Shadow's Shadow

Fun novel and cover.  I'm sure this one jumped off the newsstands and grabbed the customer by the proverbial throat.  That yellow though...

Clew to end this week

Enjoy the weekend, agents

Hands in the Dark

Sorry to say, but this title is a little too appropriate for our own Agent T.  Perhaps modified to "Finger in the Dark" would work better.  But seriously, I hope your mishap is too bad and that you heal up quickly.

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The finale.  I want to rework this for The Shadow someday.  Always been a fan of these pictures and prose stories.  Feels kinda pulpy.

Midweek clew

Speaking for myself, eye think this clew has a ring to it.

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The Living Shadow is, indeed, the answer

  At least we got the iconic masthead for this reused cover.  Knowing that the image of The Shadow had yet to be determined I suppose we should just be grateful that every other factor fell into perfect place or our hero may never have come to be.  Still...

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A deathtrap worthy of The Shadow.

16th clew but truly it's more important than that

Thrilling, isn't it?

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