Done are the digests! Gone is Bruce Elliott! Cranston takes a backseat to the true star of the story. The Shadow is back, baby! When this issue hit the stands the answer to why the return was stated by none other than W. J. De Grouchy himself. "Nostalgia! That's the key theme of the age.... The office mail, of which there is much, clearly tells us that you want the old SHADOW back again. So here he is in all his glory, with all his agents, in his oldest most beloved setting - Chinatown in San Francisco." Like Star Trek 20 years into the future, the fans spoke and their beloved hero was saved. However, like Star Trek, it would prove to be short lived. But we can be thrilled to know that The Shadow went down swinging and ended with a bang! This, then, is the first of the final five issues penned by Gibson.
"Crime began with the Jade Dragon, which Prince Tsai Hsun brought to America long ago. When an importer's assistant purchased the jewel in San Francisco's Chinatown, death occurred to the shop owner shortly afterward by an assassin's hand. And now the assistant's life was in danger too.
The Shadow becomes involved with the case and, with the help of G-Man Vic Marquette, the two uncover a jade smuggling racket." - The Shadow Wiki
This story was also republished in 1981 along with "House of Ghosts" by Doubleday Crime Club.
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