The Shadow's business was to crack down on crime. By knowing the moves of the law, by studying in advance the target against which criminals might shoot, The Shadow, along with cleaning up crime, did marvels in preventing evil. And if ever crime could wish an opportunity, it had come -- in the priceless possessions of the Argyle Museum. Could The Shadow anticipate what was to follow?
- The Shadow Wiki
This cover is by William Timmins, a distinctly un-Shadow image. But I like it well enough even though, for some reason, the hat is just a fedora and the nose seems more natural than the distinctive beak Rozen created. Times, they are a-changing and this issue starts 1943 off in less than pulp fashion.
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