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"Oh why does he leave me like this?.. I... that cat cry... it sounded closer...EEK!!  Those eyes!!"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Terror Tales September 1934

Yikes.  A lake of blood!  A shackled and frightened damsel!  A green hand dragging her to her inevitable demise.  Terror indeed.

ON THE AIR: December 21, 1947

 At Christmas it is usually the thought that counts.  Take a listen to good intentions bringing about unintentional tragedy.  Leave it to Margot and Lamont to get tangled up in another case of greed and murder.  Tune in  and unwrap "A Gift of Murder" with a mug of eggnog... in March.

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"Line the proverbial cat... your curiosity might've proven deadly!"

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"Via your own advice... 'subterfuge!' "

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"Allard passed away in 1908 and the property was inherited by his son... Kent Gideon Allard."

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"Joey...!  W-where'd he--?

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KABOOM

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"Y... you... think.... I... I'm turning into.... into... a... cat?!... No!... HEEEEAWWR.... MEEEAWRRR!"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Adventure July 18th 1918

 What a great illustration.  Sure, it ain't action packed but it sure stirs images of buried treasure and riches beyond one's wildest dreams.

ON THE AIR: November 30, 1947

 Never get involved with a vengeful thug.  Or get involved with an unscrupulous myst... well, listen to this cautionary tale.  Listen to "Murder and the Medium".

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"His laughter echoes with contempt for his enemies."

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"I dunno what's goin' on up there, lady... but this is as far as I go!"

The Shadow: Year One #5 page 15

 

"NOSY PRICK!  MIND YER OWN BIZNESS!"

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"THAT'S IT!  BOX 'EM IN!"

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"HOLY CRAP!"

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow Comics "The Curse of the Cat" page 9

 

"My poor cat... I wonder.... That laugh!!.. Who??... who's in this room!?"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Doc Savage Magazine "The Monsters"

 Great depiction of Doc in the grip of a "monstrous" hand.  This appeals to my affinity for the great "hand" paintings that graced so many of The Shadow Magazine covers.

ON THE AIR: November 23, 1947

 A killer is using a comic strip as inspiration to inflict terror on the populace.  Is it the doctor who invented the actual poison?  Is it the handyman who is the model for the comic character Hypo?  Or is it someone else?  And how is the poison administered, leaving no mark?  I guess the clue is in the characters name.  Tune in and see how comics have become a corrupting influence and should be stamped... heh.  Just take a listen and thrill to another adventure of The Shadow... "The Comic Strip Killer".

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"He was used to dealing with soldiers or sycophants, those subjected to his steely will."

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"Once again, I found myself... a kept woman."

The Shadow: Year One #5 page 10

 

"Only vengeance... and death!"

The Shadow: Year One #5 page 9

 

"Yeah, but he's, um... eatin'!  Y'might wanna wait..."

The Shadow: Year One #5 page 8

 

"The wheels of City Hall grind slowly, pal... but you got the right grease!"

 

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"They found another floater in the river... boy in his twenties.... let's take a look!"

Saturday's random pulp cover: Complete Gang Novel Magazine "The Devil's Due"

 Not the greatest cover but it gets its point across.  I would rename the story "Breadsticks and Bullets".

ON THE AIR: November 16, 1947

 What more can one want from an episode of "Lamont & Margot Go Sleuthing" than to find an innocent man hanged for a crime he didn't commit, an innocent man & woman murdered, a secret room and a limping man creeping around the whole episode?  If that sounds like a good time to you then tune into "Death and the Limping Man".  Enjoy.

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"Yeah... but now I need a bath!"

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"So then... I've received word of an upcoming shipment of cash set to be decommissioned by the Federal Reserve.  Two armored cars full."

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"My friend, I share your loathing of that senseless warmonger.  May he drop dead this very night!"

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"Carlo... Carlo.  Indeed, these are sad days for decent men of business."

The Shadow: Year One #5 page 3

 

"Rub one finger in each mixture... your gloved hand, please.  Now... snap your fingers!"

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow Comics "The Curse of the Cat" page 7

 

"She sprang at me...clawing and screeching...like...like a....cat!!.."

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Whisperer "The Dead Who Talked"

 Nice cover for this short lived series.  It ran for 14 issues in it's first run.  The character appeared in short story form in the back pages of The Shadow Magazine (and one appearance in the pages of Crime Busters) over the course of the next three years.  The magazine got a second chance in October of 1940 and ran 10 more issues before bowing out in April of 1942.

ON THE AIR: November 9, 1947

 Ah, gaslighting.  A favorite of old time radio.  But is it really gaslighting if... well, take a listen to this 76 year old tale of Lamont, Margot and, of course, The Shadow and perhaps you'll wake up from your own "Dream of Death"!

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"This like a spy, Margo... subterfuge!"