"Margo's Story"

 Harry finds out more than he cares to about Margo.  Check in five days a week to find out what secret Margo has been keeping to herself.

"Death's Harlequin"

 "Guilty as hell! A traitor coiled in the flag of his own country! A trusted officer in the United States army. Murderer and thief! Torturer of his own innocent daughter..." - Vic Marquette

This was a Tinsley tale that made it into "The Shadow Strikes" issues 16 & 17.  A classic pulp that made a pretty good comic arc.  This Gladney image was replicated in the comics as well.

"Citadels"

 Let's begin the end of The Wrath of Shiwan Khan!

"Simply Everywhere"

 And so begins chapter two of another Shiwan Khan saga.

"The Star and the Twisted Cross"

 Let's start a new issue with a nice Eduardo Barreto cover.

"The Strike"

 Part two with a great cover by Eduardo Barreto.

"Death's Harlequin"

 A creepy cover from Eduardo Barreto.

"Who is Number One?"

This is the only Barreto art in this issue.  Rod Whigham took over the pencils with this issue.  He does some good work but suffers from following in the footsteps of Eduardo. 

And thus ends the run of Eduardo Barreto

 

Except for some covers to the coming issues Eduardo has left The Shadow behind.  I loved his run on this book, the reason I consider it the best comic adaptation of The Dark Eagle and his continuing adventures. 

As the issues progressed he just got better and better.  "The Slaughterhouse" series was just phenomenal and I still love the way in which he spotted his blacks and the mood he created with, for example, a stormy night.

His vision of The Master of Men...Ying Ko...The Shadow... just wonderful.  I hope everyone enjoyed his run as much as I did (and still do).

"The Slaughterhouse" page 25

 "Doesn't reveal much, but it sells.  And it's got the public eye on his business... like HE wanted it.

I guess it all came out like he wanted it.  I'm still not sure just how he did it...

... but it he does it again, I want to BE there."

"The Slaughterhouse" page 24

"I stand in the shadows between justice and injustice.  I guard between predators and prey."

"The Slaughterhouse" page 23

 

AAAAAA

"The Slaughterhouse" page 22

"You're nuts!  You're hurt-- I got the gun--I got the power--

You think I'm gonna help you?"

"The Slaughterhouse" page 21

 "We gotta reach the Master!"

Some Chaykin from start to finish

 I love looking at roughs and seeing the changes the artist, in this case Howard Chaykin, made and then wondering if I would have made the same decisions.  The above image looks to show that he had a pretty clear idea of what he wanted and made only minor adjustments.

Say what you will about Chaykin's take on The Shadow it was a turning point that kept the character relevant, at least in the pop culture world of comic books.  This led to Bill Sienkiewicz doing his crazy and beautiful work on the continuing series which also led to The Shadow Strikes, a series set back in the pulp days.  I'd say that without Chaykin we'd likely never have seen Barreto's gorgeous take on our hero.

"The Slaughterhouse" page 20

 "Looka me, Cliff!  I'm an Ape-Man!"

"The Slaughterhouse" page 19

 "That a girl, Brenda!"

"The Slaughterhouse" page 18

"You don't get oitquakes in..."

"The Slaughterhouse" page 17

 "Hi, Girlie."

"The Slaughterhouse" page 16

 BLAM BLAM BLAM

BAM BAM BAM

KLIK KLIK

SPUK SPUK