Back to the clews

An easy one to get us into June.  Hope everyone had a restful holiday but took the time to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day.

Memorial Day weekend

Always remember...

The Black Dragon

Not my cuppa tea.  Interesting design but not for The Shadow.  I haven't read this tale but this cover surely wouldn't have encouraged me if I were unfamiliar with this magazine (and yes, I know I would have had to have been living under a rock to be unaware of The Shadow).  The Shadow in Review recommends it, though.  This statement makes me more intrigued than the cover...

"This story is definitely worth reading. It's the final pulp appearance of Myra Reldon and Doctor Roy Tam. See The Shadow and his organization confront the Japanese underground organization known as The Black Dragon Society at the height of World War II. The blood flows; the enemy bites the dust; and good triumphs over evil. It's a classic!"

More for Agent T

Hope it's enough.

Red and black(ish) clew

A crimson streak runs through this clew.

Hitchcock's version of The Shadow

Or so it might seem.  Ivor Novello in The Lodger from 1927.

The Golden Vulture

I always liked this cover.  Could have benefited from a specific background, though.  I'd like to have seen the original painting to see if there was more contrast and definition in The Shadow's face.  I wasn't that big of a fan of the story itself.  Too much Dent for my taste.  It goes to how I love the concept of Doc Savage but never could quite get into reading the novels.  Guess I'll have to give the books another chance, someday.  (Although I loved "The Sinister Shadow" but that's because I felt Murray really nailed The Shadow well.)