Nostalgia Ventures brings us a new authorized series of pulp reprints featuring The Shadow. Each issue will contain two unabridged pulp adventures, re-typeset for easy reading including the original cover art and interior illustrations. This special variant edition leads off with the classic George Rozen cover painting that many consider the definitive portrait of The Shadow, and also reprints all the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell including a dynamite two-page spread dropped from the original Street & Smith pulp.

The "Knight of Darkness" in two historic novels that gave birth to Batman! First, a powerful new underworld kingpin crosses swords with The Shadow in Lingo, which inspired Batman's "Batarang."

In Partners of Peril, by Theodore Tinsley, Lamont Cranston investigates chemical syndicate murders in the crime thriller that serves as the model for Batman’s debut adventure in Detective Comics #27.

This extra-long volume also reprints Tinsley's The Grim Joker, a 1936 tale featuring a clown-faced crime boss called 'The Joker'! PLUS: Will Murray documents the "Shadowy" origins of The Batman, and Anthony Tollin chronicles how "Partners in Peril" was adapted as the first Batman story. Cover by George Rozen; illustrations by Tom Lovell.

"With this astonishing discover, Anthony Tollin and Will Murray have rewritten the history of Batman. We always knew that Batman was inspired by The Shadow -- we just didn't know how much he was inspired by The Shadow!" -- Roy Thomas.

The Knight of Darkness proves that "Crime does not pay" in the classic pulp thrillers that inspired Batman's creators.

Price: $12.95

Format: Magazine
128 Pages
First Published: 1939

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• The Shadow Reprint #102: King of the Black Market and Crime Caravan
• The Shadow Reprint #103: The Romanoff Jewels plus Crime Under Cover
• The Shadow Reprint #104: Double Death and The Robot Master
• The Shadow Reprint #106: Room of Doom and The Chest of Chu Chan
• The Shadow Reprint #107: The Killer plus The Museum Murders
• The Shadow Reprint #108: Vengeance Bay and Death Has Grey Eyes
• The Shadow Reprint #109: The Blur and Blue Face
• The Shadow Reprint #10: City of Doom / Fifth Face
• The Shadow Reprint #110: The House On the Ledge and League of Death
• The Shadow Reprint #111: The Radium Murders and The Crystal Skull
• The Shadow Reprint #112: Death Token and Three Stamps of Death
• The Shadow Reprint #113: Legacy of Death and The Devil's Partner
• The Shadow Reprint #114: Death by Proxy and Loot of Death
• The Shadow Reprint #115: Keepers Gold and Forgotten Gold
• The Shadow Reprint #117: Master of Flame and Town of Hate
• The Shadow Reprint #12: The Magigals Mystery / Serpents of Siva
• The Shadow Reprint #143: The Shadow Meets The Mask & Toll of Death
• The Shadow Reprint #145: Crime Cult and Taiwan Joss
• The Shadow Reprint #15: The Shadow Unmasks plus The Yellow Band
• The Shadow Reprint #17: The Fate Joss / The Golden Pagoda
• The Shadow Reprint #18: The Golden Masks / The Unseen Killer
• The Shadow Reprint #19: Voodoo Trail / Death's Harlequin
• The Shadow Reprint #1: Golden Vulture / Crime Insured
• The Shadow Reprint #2: Chinese Disks / Malmordo
• The Shadow Reprint #38: Dead Men Live and Dictator of Crime
• The Shadow Reprint #3: Voodoo Master / Red Blot
• The Shadow Reprint #4: Murder Master / The Hydra
• The Shadow Reprint #59: The Green Box plus The Getaway Ring
• The Shadow Reprint #5: The Salamanders / The Black Falcon
• The Shadow Reprint #60: Prince of Evil, Messenger of Death and Room 1313
• The Shadow Reprint #61: Murder Genius plus The Triple Trail
• The Shadow Reprint #62: Cyro plus The Man Who Died Twice
• The Shadow Reprint #63: The Wasp Returns and The Devil's Paymaster
• The Shadow Reprint #64: Death Rides The Subway
• The Shadow Reprint #65: Gypsy Vengeance and The Veiled Prophet
• The Shadow Reprint #67: Death Clue plus XITLI, God of Fire
• The Shadow Reprint #68: The Thunder King and The Star of Delhi
• The Shadow Reprint #69: The Garaucan Swindle and The Death Sleep
• The Shadow Reprint #6: The Shadow's Justice / The Broken Napoleons
• The Shadow Reprint #78: Circle of Death and The Sledge Hammer Crimes
• The Shadow Reprint #7: The Third Shadow / The Cobra
• The Shadow Reprint #81: Murder Every Hour and The Time Master
• The Shadow Reprint #8: The London Crimes / Castle of Doom
• The Shadow Reprint #92: Murder House and Death in the Crystal
• The Shadow Reprint #93: Brothers of Doom and The Three Brothers
• The Shadow Reprint #99: Mardi Gras Mystery and City of Fear