Monday, May 6, 2024

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Saturday's random pulp cover: Strange Romances: "Too Young to Love" April 1939

Is that the serpent from the Garden of Eden?  Beautifully painted portrait, regardless of whether she represents Eve or not.


 

Friday, May 3, 2024

ON THE AIR: January 25, 1948


 Defiled graves!  Decrepit houses!  Hidden money!  Lamont and Margot seek shelter within the walls of "The House That Death Built".  Do you have the nerves to accompany The Shadow on this adventure?

Thursday, May 2, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #7

 
 High Flying Adventure
awaits us in
Issue 7!

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 22

 
"Joe!  I- I know this looks bad, but I was just--"

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 21

 
"Hello... this is Fellowes, contacting Santum-One."
 
(I don't know if I addressed this issue or not, but as far as I can tell, Claude Fellows had no 'e' after the w in his name.  Perhaps Wagner was reading a British reprint.  If anyone can clew me in on this matter, please let me know.)

Monday, April 29, 2024

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Saturday's random pulp cover: Doc Savage Magazine: "Mad Eyes" May 1937

Two Doc Savages?  One Lady in Red?  Are we sure this isn't an issue of Spicy Adventure Stories?

Friday, April 26, 2024

ON THE AIR: January 18, 1948


 You should never trust anyone!  They will lie!  The will steal! They will cheat and frame you for murder!  Don't believe me?  Then listen to "Death and the Black Fedora" and you will know what The Shadow knows!  Money may not be the root of all evil but it sure as shinola is the fertilizer that feeds the weed of crime.  Bitter is the fruit of truth!!!

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 17

 
"What about this creep in black they're all crowin' about?  They say he's like a one-man Death Squad!"

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Monday, April 22, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 15

 
"All those secrets... he was so infuriating."

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Saturday's random pulp cover: Detective Book Magazine Fall 1939

 This cover seems to be illustrating the second story, "Murder on Set 13".  However, you can't go wrong with a pulp carrying a tale titled "Deep Shadow".

Friday, April 19, 2024

ON THE AIR: January 11, 1948


 Jump in a rickshaw and take a trip to Chinatown with Margot and Lamont and follow the trail of death in "The Bones of the Dragon".  After half an hour you'll be hungry for more.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 11

 
"Your comrade has learned... the only rewards from a life of crime are misery and death!"

Monday, April 15, 2024

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Saturday's random pulp cover: Black Mask November 1921


 Dashiell Hammet! Earl Stanley Gardner!  "Poisonville"!  Great Depression era cover with some great authors... this would be a keeper for sure!

Friday, April 12, 2024

ON THE AIR: January 4, 1948


 Classic episode to start 1948 off with.  Margot intentionally puts herself in the line of fire to bring down two seemingly harmless senior citizens.  Harmless?  Murderous is more like it.  Throw in an unscrupulous mortician and you have a case for... The Shadow!  If you are wanting to feel the cold hand of death grip your shoulder then tune into "The Chill of Death"!

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Monday, April 8, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 5

 
"Yeah, what did he... drink a whole keg o' beer?!"

Sunday, April 7, 2024

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow Comics "The Curse of the Cat" page 12

 
"Hurry!... I've done some terrible things to protect you... we can't stop now!!"

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Saturday's random pulp cover: Weird Tales October 1933

 
 Classic cover from October of 1933.  Simple and elegant.  This issue probably flew off of the shelves, regardless of whether the story was any good.

Friday, April 5, 2024

ON THE AIR: December 28, 1947


 A crazy family with it's own horseman legend.  It'll take The Shadow to save Margot and the remaining members from the fate of "The Terrible Legend of Crownshield Castle"!

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 4

 
"I am the Specter of Judgment and the Weapon of Justice.  I am... THE SHADOW!"

Thursday, April 4, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 3

 
"Ain't misbehavin'... da dum dee dum da da daaa."

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The Shadow: Year One #6 page 1

 
"My Aunt Myrtle!  What's this... "Honor among thieves"?!"

Monday, April 1, 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow Comics "The Curse of the Cat" page 11

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

Saturday, March 30, 2024

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.

Friday, March 29, 2024

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.