"I have just freed myself from the power of a fiend; whispered Worth Varden. "A fiend who would stop at nothing. A supercriminal whose schemes are but in the making...."
Hours later, Varden was dead. And with him went all he knew about the...
As originally published in "The Shadow Magazine," September 1, 1933.
Death lurked in this grove of beautiful trees — death that stalked an estranged family. How did The Shadow learn the...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” January 15, 1933.
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!"
The lure of gold — that lust which has made men kill throughout the ages — had gripped the...
THE SHADOW — He fights crime that the Police can't stop, then fades back into the shadows from which he sprung!
MARKED TO DIE
Six prominent men were expecting a share in a glittering fortune. But, one by one, they were being brutally...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” January 1, 1933.
Gangsters and millionaires — businessmen and politicians — men of the street and The Shadow — all engrossed in this thrilling story of crime and international...
THE GARAUCAN SWINDLE was originally published in the September 15, 1934 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
An entire nation's economy was in peril. Millions were at stake — but to The Shadow, it was a matter of lives and reputations, not money,...
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...
A spook ring running a fake communicate with the dead sc@m in aid of corporate malfeasance runs afoul of The Shadow, as well as detective Joe Cardona, and a plucky young bloke trying to help out his now wealthy through inheritance aunt. Cardona...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” February 1, 1935.
International crooks, scheming to make millions by stealing the plans of the Navy Department’s mystery submarine, come up against The Shadow in a battle of...
THE THIRD SKULL was originally published in the May 15, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
The third skull holds the secret to immense wealth: the hidden fortune of Hildrew Parchell. Now that the old miser has died, someone is out to uncover...