![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hell yeah he does! This book includes a returning villain and some returning goons, as well as more detail on Lamont Cranston and The Shadow. The last line of the book is one of the best known from entertainment from the last century: "The Shadow knows!". ![]() It's a typical pulp crime-fiction adventure, with Gibson's excellent pacing and descriptions. The criminals are simple counterfeiters and drug dealers, a welcome relief from mad scientists and crazy dictators who want to take over the world. Walter Gibson (writing as Maxwell Grant) did have some fun playing with the identity, as Lamont Cranston and Harry Vincent both cavort with the criminals, and Cranston confronts The Shadow to shatter preconceptions in one scene. The criminals are simple counterfeiters and drug dealers, a welcome relie This is one of the earlier Shadow novels, from the October, 1931 issue of the pulp magazine, long before the radio dramas featuring Lamont Cranston as the alter-ego of the character were broadcast. Lavishly illustrated by the late great Frank Hamilton and Colton Worley.This is one of the earlier Shadow novels, from the October, 1931 issue of the pulp magazine, long before the radio dramas featuring Lamont Cranston as the alter-ego of the character were broadcast. In this definitive collection, popular culture historian and novelist Will Murray presents his most compelling investigations into the Dark Avenger and the creators who developed him. Master of Mystery: The Rise of The Shadow explores the character’s emergence as an enduring legend still relevant in the 21st Century. mobi (for Kindle devices) eBook of this title.įrom his origins as a nebulous radio personality to his explosive growth into one of the most recognizable multimedia properties of all time, The Shadow is familiar to audiences worldwide. ![]()
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