As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” April 15, 1934.
The glamour of circus life — with the cloud of criminal activity hovering over it to challenge The Shadow!
(NOTE: A Glossary of Circus and “Carny” terms is at 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 UNSEEN KILLER was originally published in the December 1, 1934 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Pulp fiction's legendary Knight of Darkness returns in a battle between The Shadow and an invisible man, who will have the last laugh? You'll find...
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...
As originally published in “The Shadow Magazine,” January 15, 1935.
Bringing with it the inscrutable mystery and timelessness of its desert home, the Blue Sphinx, motionless on its pedestal, broods over the crime perils hovering above the...
The greatest crime fighter of the forties returns!
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human.
It was so with Dick Benson. He had been...
A hardened ex-cop, Tony Valentine now nabs hustlers who rob casinos, and the Micanopy Indian Reservation Casino in South Florida desperately needs his expertise. A blackjack dealer has rigged a game, dealt a player eighty-four winning hands in a...
THE FOUR SIGNETS was originally published in the January 1, 1935 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
The Four Signets hold some hidden message which spreads the path of crime and death in their wake. Millions at stake — to be distributed by four...
GYPSY VENGEANCE was published in the August 15, 1934 issue of The Shadow Magazine.
Ah, yes, Gypsies! Flashing eyes. Flashing teeth. Flashing knives. And vengeance of the Gypsies. A vengeance that will be met by The...