As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” April 1, 1934.
The famed might of The Shadow seemed to be on the wane, giving way to a new and more destructive warrior — The...
Dashiell Hammett, the bestselling creator of Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man, was one of America’s most influential and entertaining authors. In spite of his popularity, many Hammett stories — including some of his best — have...
BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS.
The year is 1977, and America is finally getting over the nightmares of Watergate and Vietnam and the national hangover that was the 1960s. But not everyone is ready to let it go.
Not aging comedian Koo...
THE CONDOR was originally published in the June 15, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
For six long years, The Condor, strange supercrook supreme, has been planning a crime spree unparalleled in history. Arson, robbery, blackmail, forgery,...
"FRIEND, YOU'RE TALKING TO A GUY
WITH A PRICE ON HIS HEAD AND
THE POLICE AT HIS BACK..."
Compared to the $40 million the cops think he stole, $75,000 may not sound like much. But it's all the money in the world to the...
The Continental Op made his debut in an October 1923 issue of Black Mask, making him one of the earliest hard-boiled private detective characters to appear in the pulp magazines of the early twentieth century. Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn,...
THE CREEPER was originally published in the August 15, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
The hiding place of the Doyd millions was encoded upon a secret treasure map. One strange unknown being stood between the rightful heirs and their hidden...
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...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” December 1, 1933.
Jewels — crooks and clinics — death and danger. All pack a terrific punch in this amazing story of The Crime...
THE CRIME CRYPT was originally published in the June 15, 1934 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Hidden deep beneath the mansion of Cecil Armsbury is the crime crypt. The mild-mannered, old explorer is, in actuality, a master criminal who will test...