After finishing "The Gangster" by Clive Cussler, which I had been reading for a few weeks, I read "Nighthawk" (by Clive as well) in about 3 days. I then picked up "Mox" and just sat down and read. Gotta say it was nice. I really enjoyed getting into Gibson's tale, although it probably wasn't his most subtle. Really pushed one character as the bad guy only to be a red herring. The anagram used by the Shadow in disguise stood out too much, in my opinion. The killer was awesome as well. As a Star Trek fan it was hard to keep running across the name and not picture the actor. Still, love the old stories. I had read this back in the 70's when it was reprinted by Pyramid. On a note regarding the cover, I'm not sure what the original image means although I think it is pretty cool. The Steranko cover is much more in keeping with the story.
I think the MOX pulp cover is cool, too, if a bit heavy-handed (heh!). My take from it is that The Shadow rubberstamps stripes (convict garb) on a lot of crooks that come his way (and survive!), e.g., sends 'em up the river...) Definitely one of the more symbolic covers, and design -heavy as was Rozen's wont in that period of the magazine.
ReplyDeleteI think the MOX pulp cover is cool, too, if a bit heavy-handed (heh!). My take from it is that The Shadow rubberstamps stripes (convict garb) on a lot of crooks that come his way (and survive!), e.g., sends 'em up the river...) Definitely one of the more symbolic covers, and design -heavy as was Rozen's wont in that period of the magazine.
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