As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” July 15, 1933.
They planned to let loose a silver scourge; to flood the world with false wealth that would deceive all. But they had not counted upon The...
THE LIVING JOSS was originally published in the July 1, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Kwa is the living joss. His name is never to be spoken by unbelievers. His sinister power reaches out from the confines of New York's Chinatown, to deal...
THE DEATH GIVER was originally published in the May 15, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
What was the meaning of the sudden, mysterious deaths that were striking ordinary citizens in New York's public places? No doubt they were the first...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” May 1, 1933.
Clyde Burke, one of the Shadow's agents, is on a steamship. Clyde tries to send a message to the Shadow, but it never reaches him. The ship is attacked by a mob and people are...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” March 15, 1933.
Millions of dollars, soaked in the blood of innocent victims, mark the path of this Murder...
FINGERS OF DEATH was originally published in the March 1, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
What are the "fingers of death?" Who controls them? Are they seeking new victims? And how are they made to bring doom to the innocent? The Shadow is the...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” February 15, 1933.
A torturous Aztec transformation gives "Six Men of Evil" an unexpected advantage in their criminal...
A dirty rotten trail to murder! It was a case that spelled trouble from the first come-on to the last bullet. I’m Percy Hand, not-so-private eye. You meet a lot of gals on the make in my business, but this case had too many dames. It all started...
Frank Gruber’s amateur and usually unwilling sleuths — Johnny Fletcher, book salesman extraordinary, and Sam Cragg, his side kick — have a knack of getting into trouble. This is the third time and the trouble is even more desperate than in the...