Return to the Clews

Perhaps revenge will be yours if you figure out this clew. 

The Crimson Death

On this one The Shadow has his eyes "shadowed", the stock of his rifle is customized with a bit of advertising from a radio ad, the skeleton has acquired an eyeball to see that the Crimson Death has become the Jade Juice.  And it appears The Shadow has lost his ring to Mr. Bones.

Lee Weeks does The Shadow

See comments from the last issue... https://thepurplegirasol.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-shadow-volume-3-issue-3.html

What's the difference between these

Find the five (5) differences between these two images.  Have fun.  I hope everyone has recovered from the Thanksgiving Day feast.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hoping everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving day with family, friends, food & football.  The 4 F's make for an A-OK day. 

Very nice contemporary version of the classic pulp illustration style

Title says it all.  This is a wonderful rendition by Robert Hack.  Nice image to start my leave from the sanctum for the holiday break.  The blue light will be turned back on Monday.  Hope everyone has a great family holiday. 

Brothers of Doom

I have not read this one but the cover has always intrigued me.  Why is his hand dipped in molten ore?  I don't know, but it sure looks cool.  Well rendered and the colors are very nice.  I'd have been all over this one when it hit the stands in the Summer of '37.

Throwback Friday

A little page from a bygone age.  Simpler and friendlier.  Have a fun weekend, agents.

New clew

This is a hot clew for anyone willing to give it a try.

Jordi Bernet

Would love to have seen a series from this artist.  His rendition of The Shadow is really great, Toth & Kubert influences are obvious.  Just a beautiful handling of the ink and solid draftmanship.  This would have been a perfect choice for Dynamite to have tabbed.  Sigh...

A little Steranko

Steranko was really my first exposure to The Shadow from a single artist.  I found the Kaluta comics after the 12 issue run and I had been reading the Pyramid/HBJove & Bantam reprints.  His rendition was such an homage to Rozen that when I finally did find the original covers (tough task pre-internet) I was completely prepared for the look and feel of 1930's pulps.  Love seeing these concept drawings of his and it makes me long for seeing what Rozen's prep work was like.  I think Walter would have approved of this rendition of his greatest creation.

And the differences are...

Left side of cover:

 1)  Doom becomes Mood
 2)  Pressure gauge increases
 3)  An added nut
 4)  An added hole

Right side of cover:

 5)  Light changes from red to green
 6)  Some bars added to whatever it is
 7)  The Shadow's brim is a bit longer
 8)  The Shadow's Club pin makes an appearance

Happy Veteran's Day

We wouldn't have the freedom to indulge in the freedoms we take for granted without the men and women of the armed forces who fought and continue to fight to preserve our rights.  Thank a vet this Veteran's Day (and any time you get a chance).

The answer is...

...The Green Box. 
  Love this cover.  The limited color palette, the cool hues and the shadows striping The Shadow coupled with the simplicity of the composition and the great rendering by George Rozen makes this cover an instant classic.  The story itself is early, #50 from 1934.  It has been reprinted by Anthony Tollin and I recommend you find it and read it if you haven't done so already. 

What are the differences between these covers?

Give it a try and then maybe it won't be only The Shadow who knows.  (Well, technically I know and I'm not The Shadow... or am I? heh heh heh)

Tuesday is Clewsday

This is a great, classic cover.  Good luck solving this.  You may have to think outside the box.

Who's driving?

I'm hoping that Moe is at the wheel while The Shadow takes care of this vile hooded villain!  Great Cartier illustration.

The Shadow / Batman Volume 1 #2

This issue gives us a lot more of  "The Silent Seven" although it ain't like the original.  Shiwan Khan & Ra's Al Ghul are the two masterminds.  Khan is young and Ra's is, well, Ra's.  Sigh...  Can't these guys do any better for the fans?  Oh well, I'll follow the story to the, I'm sure, bitter end.  Here are the a few covers.  At the end is one of my all time favorite covers for The Shadow.  Gotta be some redeeming factors to this tale.  Still, it's better than that disaster that is unfolding with The Shadow's own comic. 

Forgot to tell y'all...

I'm taking a couple of days off so I won't be posting till Monday.  Hope everyone had a great Halloween and, who can forget, the ensuing All Saints Day.