ON THE AIR: September 18 & September 19 1939

Ep 61_Mysterious Sea Plane

  Ep 62_Imitation Relics

The Shadow #4 page 9

 

"This is not the spirit of my teacher and friend."

The Shadow #4 page 8

 

"There is no better use than weeding out the criminal element from society."

The Shadow #4 page 7

 

"Your plans are The Shadow's plans."

The Shadow #4 page 6

 

"Lamont is just a mask I choose to wear to further my mission as The Shadow."

The Shadow #4 page 5

 

ORPHEUM THEATRE.

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Masked Lady" page 10

 

"And The Shadow knew all!  I wonder who he is!"

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Spider "The Corpse Broker": September, 1939

 Yikes, what kind of corpses does this villain provide.  It looks to me like they are being sliced to pieces.  A very grisly cover indeed.

ON THE AIR: September 13 & September 14 1939

Ep 59_Nayland Denounces Relics as Fakes

  Ep 60 _Message From Damascus

The Shadow #4 page 4

 

"...a riddle that might very well illuminate The Last Illusion..."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 pages 2 & 3

 

"...quite literally the stuff of nightmare."

The Shadow #4 page 1

 

"His work was so hideous and bizarre..."

The Shadow #4 Volume 2

 

Part 3... tomorrow

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 22

 

"The Last Illusion... a fairy tale told within magical circles..."

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Masked Lady" page 9

 

"Home again!  Now to find the I.O.U. in Hoxland's wallet--"

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Spider "Satan's Seven Swordsmen": October, 1941

 Rafael De Soto gave us The Spider's version of George Rozen's "The Black Hush", the definitive Spider portrait cover.  Of course, this is subjective, but it don't get much more spidery than this.  The original appears to have sold for $10,755 in 2010.

ON THE AIR: September 11 & September 12, 1939

Ep 57_Trapped in the Kings Chamber

  Ep 58 _Death to the Infidels

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 21

 

->KAKK!<-

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 20

 

"You will call off your hounds."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 pages 18 & 19

 

"It was ghostwritten, of course, by a fellow by the name of Lovecraft."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 17

 

"You are speaking about yourself."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 16

 

"Heavens, no."

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Masked Lady" page 8

 

"Stop her!  She's the real Masked Lady!"

 

Saturday's random pulp cover: The Mysterious Wu Fang "The Case of the Green Death": January, 1936

 

MUWAHAHAHAHAHA

ON THE AIR: September 8 & September 9, 1939

 

Ep 55_Fu Manchu Releases Sean

  Ep 56 _Midnight Meeting at the Great Pyramid

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 pages 14 & 15

 

"Gayle knows what secrets lie the hearts of men, dearie."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 13

 

"She famously claimed to be the reincarnation of Nitocris."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 12

 

 

"In no way is it a requirement of my pledge."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 11

 

"...Harry...

...he knew..." 

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 10

 

"You seek to use me?"

The Sunday Comics: The Shadow "The Masked Lady" page 7

 

"Yeah.  I'd better park this gat of mine!"

Attention all Agents

 

For anyone who has not been tuning in to the latest from 1931 we are happy to announce that the inaugural ShadowCon will take place at the 2026 Pulpfest convention to celebrate pulpdom's most famous and influential hero.  Yep, The Shadow will celebrate 95 years of fighting the good fight and bringing thrills and chills to generations of fans.  Tim "Don't Mess With The" King is spearheading this event with some others carrying out his orders.  As more information becomes available this blog will pass it along.  In the meantime keep checking in with Pulpfest 2026 for more than just The Shadow.  DocCon XXII, ERBFest 2026 & FarmerCon XXI, stalwarts of the convention will be there as well.  

As we approach the 100th anniversary of The Shadow Magazine we hope to keep this an annual event that draws from not only the pulp but the radio, film and comics versions of The Dark Eagle.   

Saturday's random pulp cover: Detective Book Magazine "Drawn Conclusion": Summer, 1943

This cover is by that great workhorse of an artist, George Gross.  You may know him from his paperback covers for The Avenger and Nick Carter.  Fun cover by an artist who thrilled collectors for decades.

ON THE AIR: September 6 & September 7, 1939

 

Ep 53_Sean Greeble Disappears

  Ep 54 _Rima Kidnapped

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 9

 

"A craven's blood money is not my concern."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 page 8

 

"I mete out Justice where it needs to be served."

The Shadow #3 Volume 2 pages 6 & 7

 

"And you can call me The Sandman."