Something different

Can anyone identify this cover? 

Just another game to occupy your time.

City of Crime

Way to swing in and snag the right answer, Agent J.  A fun cover, for sure.  Brooks Brothers must have loved this guy. The number of suits he had to have gone through with all of his crazy stunts.  And his oxfords (or are they loafers?  Perhaps brogues?) must take a beating when he lands on them.  Not too mention his arches... Ouch!  A good thing he has the Cranston millions to keep him well suited to his mission.

The crystal ball says...

"Agent J reports: IRS, The Shadow's ring, two buttons on clown, The Shadow's turban (missing yellow stripe), white dot on Shadow's left eye, The Shadow's cloak collar, tattoo on left chest, red tie on man w/top hat - that's all I can find"

  Pretty good, Agent J.  The last change is pretty sneaky.  Some veins on The Swami/Shadow have been added. 

What's the Difference part 86

This one has nine (9) modifications.  Look into your crystal balls and find the answers you seek.  Good luck, agents.

The Shadow Now... thoughts?

This series did pretty much nothing for me but now that time has passed I think I shall give it another try.  Colton put so much into it that it is only fair that I give it another go.

It's been awhile so...

here's a new little puzzle clew. 

"Agent J reports: Poblication, 1939, Twice a Mouth, 3 toes on parrot's right foot, parrot's eye, nostril on beak, green tail feathers, Shadow's back hat brim longer, yellow on 2nd feather from left on right wing - that's all I can find."

9 out of 10 ain't bad.  Gotta admit that the last one is a little harder to see.  The NRA logo has been slightly modified.  Good job with this one.  Thought I might trip you up on the yellow feather of the beak.  Well done.

TEN, count 'em, TEN...

changes to this cover.  Have fun, y'all.

What I want for Christmas

Well, it's what I want right now and I don't believe it exists.  I would love a coffee table book of all the pulp covers from the historic run of The Shadow Magazine.  High quality reproductions either printed to size or larger.  Full color!  None of this one page full color and then three pages with smaller repros and in black and white.  That always infuriated me when I'd find books back in the 70's. 
 
And I also want to see a book that collects all of the interior illustrations from all of the novels.  Some of those drawings deserve to be in museums.  At least we get them in the Sanctum books but I'd love to have them all in one place to just page through and enjoy.

We need The Phantom to make a comeback

A legitimate comeback.  Not a Dynamite version, but one where the creative team loves and honors the vast history of the character.  One that, like The Shadow, should remain in the 1930's.  Mr. Ross loves these characters and treats them with the respect they deserve.  Let's see what he could do with a team that he gets to direct.

The Blank, er, Black Falcon revealed

"Agent J reports: Streeb, 1943, NRA, Daily Stat, Blank Falcon, back hat brim and red collar of cloak."

  Well done, Agent J!  Got 'em all.  This was fun to do and I hope the next one is a bit more challenging.

A feather in your cap if you can find all six differences

Spend a couple of minutes to find the six (6) changes to the classic cover.  Are you up to it?  Or does only The Shadow know?!

Ah, Supergraphics

Before the internet became our lifeline to everything (and I do mean everything) fans had to rely on awesome publications like MediaScene.  Supergraphics was a publishing company that Jim Steranko formed in 1969.  He formed The Shadow Secret Society as well as the Doc Savage "Brotherhood of Bronze".  Unfortunately they didn't last long as far as updated mailers and such.  Still, this stuff was as cool as it got for a young Shadowphile. 

The Shadow takes a flying leap

Gotta love Cartier illustrations!

The Case of Congressman Coyd revealed

Agent J reports: "1955, the victim's eyes, 3 buttons on sleeve, Defective, top of knob on roulette wheel, gun barrel, that's all I can find!"

Well done, sir.  The diamond on the roulette wheel has been enlarged.  Very subtle and not very nice but I had to make it a challenge. Thanks for playing and we'll meet again Friday.

And since it's Friday it's "What's The Difference" time

Seven (7) changes to this weeks cover choice.  Don't lose your head over this one, agents.  But definitely give it a whirl.

November Calendar

2019 is winding down.  I don't know where you are living but the snow has already blown in a couple of different times this past month and still hangs around in my neck of the woods.  It seems Autumn has chosen to skip 2019 and is letting Winter hold sway.  I hold out hope that my favorite time of year asserts itself knocks Old Man Winter back to the end of December or mid January.