Face of Doom & The Crime Ray
THE SHADOW Volume 39: "Face of Doom" and "The Crime Ray" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness battles criminal geniuses in two Batmanesque novels by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant" and a radio thriller by Alfred Bester. First, The Shadow wages war with the twisted-countenance crimelord called The Face in the novel that inspired Bill Finger's "License for Larceny." Then, Lamont Cranston is convicted and sent to prison while extortionists wage war on America's financial institutions with a super Crime Ray that melts bridges and buildings in a thriller that inspired a 1940 Batman story. BONUS: "The Man Who was Death," a classic radioplay by Alfred Bester. This instant collector's item features the original pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney, Edd Cartier's interior illustrations and commentary by popular-culture historians Anthony Tollin and Will Murray.
THE SHADOW Volume 37: "The Third Skull" & "Realm of Doom" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness crushes crime in two thrilling mysteries by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, "The Third Skull" holds the secret to a hidden fortune, but only The Shadow can decipher its cryptic message. Then, as millionaire Lamont Cranston and businessman Henry Arnaud, the Dark Avenger journeys to a "Realm of Doom" to engage the last of The Hand's murderous Fingers in a battle to the death! This classic pulp reprint showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers, the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier and commentary by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)
THE SHADOW Volume 36:
"Crime Rides the Sea," "River of Death" & "The Case of the River of Eternal Woe" "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows! The Dark Avenger takes to the High Seas in two action-packed pulp classics by Walter B. Gibson and Theodore Tinsley and a lost radio thriller by Bob Shaw. First, roaring ocean waters set the scene for an epic battle between The Shadow and another of The Hand's murderous Fingers. Then, the Master of Darkness combats the drowned corpse calling himself "Davy Jones" in "River of Death." BONUS: Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane investigate "The Case of the River of Eternal Woe" in a lost classic from the Golden Age of Radio. This instant collector's item showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers, the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and commentary by popular-culture historians Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)
THE SHADOW Volume 35: "The Condor" & "Chicago Crime"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness combats supercrime in two action-packed pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, a tip from a dying mobster sets Cliff Marsland and The Shadow on the trail of The Condor and his deadly army of evil. Then, The Shadow journeys to the Windy City to wage war against Chicago Crime and yet another "finger" of the murderous crime cabal called the Hand. This instant collector's item showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers, the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, and commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books)
THE SHADOW Volume 34: "The Blackmail Ring" & "Murder for Sale"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Master of Darkness investigates criminal conspiracies in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow follows a bloody trail of extortion and murder that leads from the back alleys of Paris to the country homes of New England to confront "The Blackmail Ring" in a 1932 thriller, the earliest never-reprinted adventure of the Dark Avenger. Then, a bizarre series of Philadelphia murders sets Kent Allard on the trail of another "finger" of the deadly criminal organization called the Hand. This instant collector's item showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers and all the original interior illustrations, with commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-014-4 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95
THE SHADOW Volume 33: "The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona" & "The Hand"
"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness crushes crime in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, "The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona" sets The Shadow on the trail of the Purple Death. Then, a sinister criminal organization called "The Hand" challenges the Dark Avenger to a fight to the finish, in the first installment of the legendary pulp epic that inspired the premier adventure of DC Comics' Seven Soldiers of Victory. This instant collector's item showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers and the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier, with historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin.(Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-012-0 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95
THE SHADOW Volume 32: "The Silver Scourge" & "The Book of Death"
"As you sow evil, so shall you reap evil. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows! Secret Service operative Vic Marquette teams with The Shadow and his new ally Pietro to end the counterfeiting plague of "The Silver Scourge." Then, the incriminating secrets concealed within "The Book of Death" initiate a winding trail of blackmail and murder! This instant collector's item showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen (including his all-time greatest Shadow painting) and the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, with historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-009-0 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95
THE SHADOW Volume 31: "The Dark Death" & "House of Shadows" (Halloween Special)
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! A ruthless blackmailer acquires the Q-ray, a deadly device that kills with eerie selectivity via "The Dark Death." Then, a dying gunman asks the Knight of Darkness to save his brother from a life of crime in "House of Shadows," a powerful tale of redemption. BONUS: An executed murderer returns to exact vengeance on Margo Lane's father in "Murder by the Dead," a lost radio thriller from Orson Welles' first month as The Shadow. This instant collector's item showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney and all the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, with historical articles by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-007-6 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95
THE SHADOW Volume 30: "The Sealed Box" & "Racket Town""The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows! When supercrime casts its dark shadow over two troubled towns, the Master Avenger swings into action to root out evil. First, guised as both Lamont Cranston and Kent Allard, The Shadow seeks to uncover the strange secret of "The Sealed Box" that makes it more valuable than life itself, in the classic novel that was adapted as the first Shadow comic strip adventure. Then, the Dark Avenger battles the vile corruption that lurks beneath the surface of the "Racket Town." BONUS: the first Whisperer short story from the back pages of The Shadow Magazine! This groundbreaking pulp reprint showcases both original color pulp covers by George Rozen and the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier, with historical articles by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin.(Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-005-2 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
Vengeance is Mine and Battle of Greed
THE SHADOW Volume 25: "The Gray Ghost" & "The White Skulls"
Foreword by Everett Raymond Kinstler"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness continues his war on crime in two more pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson (writing as "Maxwell Grant"). First, not even The Shadow's bullets can stop his most formidable foe, "The Gray Ghost," a seemingly supernatural adversary. Then, Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane hunt Nazi treasure and a blonde temptress as they attempt to unmask "The White Skulls," skeletal-garbed terrorists who leave behind a deadly wake of destruction. BONUS: The Shadow battles killer ants in "The Red Room," a terrifying script from the Golden Age of Radio. This classic reprint also features both color pulp covers by George Rozen and Modest Stein, classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Everett Raymond Kinstler (who also provides a foreword recalling his early days as a comic book artist and pulp illustrator) and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) 978-1-934943-23-6 1-934943-23-1 Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95
Washington Crime & Ouetzelby Walter Gibson
THE SHADOW Volume 24: "Washington Crime" & "Ouetzel" "As you sow evil, so shall you reap evil. Crime does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The Dark Avenger returns in two riveting espionage thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow teams up with America's top secret agent to combat a beautiful international spy and "Washington Crime." Then, in a shadowy sequel, the U.S. State Department sends "El Ombre" to Mexico to prevent the foreign agent code-named "Quetzel" from selling the blueprints for a top-secret military installation to an enemy power. This classic reprint also features both color pulp covers by George Rozen, the classic interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Productions)Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95
"Voodoo Trail" and "Death's Harlequin"
THE SHADOW Volume 19 - FORESHADOWING THE JOKER: "Voodoo Trail" and "Death's Harlequin" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness returns in three thrillers that foreshadowed two classic Batman villains. First, the Voodoo Master returns from the dead to lead The Shadow on a "Voodoo Trail" to their final showdown, in the story that inspired Batman's first supervillain, Doctor Death. Then, The Shadow battles a murderous clown in "Death's Harlequin." Finally, The Dark Avenger searches for a murderer who kills with a deadly formula that causes his victims to laugh themselves to death in "The Laughing Corpse," a classic Shadow script from the Golden Age of Radio, while The Shadow-Batman connection is examined in a foreword by Bat-scribe Denny O'Neil. This instant collector's item also showcases one of George Rozen's greatest covers (reproduced directly from the original oil painting), all the interior illustrations by legendary illustrator Edd Cartier and commentary by popular culture historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) 978-1-934943-03-8 1-934943-03-7Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95
