The Dark Avenger returns in two more classic pulp thrillers! Back in print with double story, magazine format.
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows... "
The Shadow not only kept millions of listeners glued to their radios for over 25 years, but he also ushered in a new era of pulp heroes with over 325 adventures recorded in his self-titled pulp magazine.
Created by Walter B. Gibson, The Shadow was radio's most famous mystery man who dominated the airwaves during Radio's Golden Age. The Shadow became one of the most recognized and well known radio programs of all time, running from July 31, 1930 through December 26, 1954.
In 1930, successful pulp fiction magazine publisher Street and Smith wanted to get into the emerging radio market. Adapting stories from their pulp magazine, Detective Stories, they created the radio series initially called The Detective Story Hour for CBS. The narrator, played by James La Curto and then Frank Readick, was referred to only as "The Shadow". Response for the mysterious voice was overwhelming, and Street and Smith with writer Walter B. Gibson quickly launched a pulp fiction magazine defining this new super crime fighter. The Shadow would become one of the most enduring pulp heroes, lasting for 325 novels, 285 penned by Mr. Gibson himself, and over 17 years, marking one of the most successful pulp publishing successes.
On the radio, The Shadow continued to play only the role of narrator until 1937 when the Shadow commanded the lead in fighting crime over the airwaves. A young, 22 year-old actor named Orson Welles, won the audition to become the voice of the Shadow in the new expanded format. Although the famous Shadow laugh continued from the earlier Frank Readick era, Welles' enthusiasm and talent helped propel the radio series to become the highest rated dramatic program. With Bill Johnstone and Bret Morison picking up the cape over time, the broadcast run lasted an astonishing 25 years with as many as 15 million weekly listeners enjoying the mysteries and learning the lesson that "the weed of crime bears bitter fruit... crime does not pay! "
Hollywood assisted The Shadow, his radio alter ego Lamont Cranston, and radio sidekick Margo Lane in making the jump to the silver screen with four movies in total: The Shadow Strikes (1937), International Crime (1938), Invisible Avenger (1958) and the "highly stylized" remake The Shadow (1994) starring Alec Baldwin. Pulp fans recall that The Shadow's true identity from the magazines was Kent Allard.
The Shadow pulp novels reappeared in the 1970s, with paperback reprints from publishers Pyramid, Jove and a few others for a handful of stories. And, throughout the years, the Shadow continued to be a main topic of fanzine articles and pulp history pieces culminating with numerous fan websites on the Internet today.
Product Format: DVD
Invisible Avenger | by The Shadow |
The Shadow on Old Time Radio CDs
Each package contains Nine Audio CDs digitally remastered for 9 Hours of Entertainment, 18 Episodes of classic Old Time Radio adventure featuring the Shadow for Radio Spirits.
- Dead Men Tell
- Dream of Death
- Hearts of Evil
- Silent Avenger
- Crime Does Not Pay!
- Bitter Fruit
- Knight of Darkness
- Strange Puzzles
- Unearthly Specters
- Weird Adventures
- Evil Lurks
The Shadow Double Feature Reprints
Each magazine sized reprint features two original Shadow stories, with original illustrations from Sanctum Books.
- The Shadow Annual #1: The Crime Crypt and The Green Terror
- The Shadow Annual #2: The Shadow's Shadow, The Death Giver and The Black Master
- The Shadow #1: The Golden Vulture / Crime Insured
- The Shadow #2: The Chinese Disks / Malmordo
- The Shadow #3: The Voodoo Master / The Red Blot
- The Shadow #4: The Murder Master / The Hydra
- The Shadow #5: The Salamanders / The Black Falcon
- The Shadow #6: The Shadow's Justice / The Broken Napoleons
- The Shadow #7: The Third Shadow / The Cobra
- The Shadow #8: The London Crimes / Castle of Doom
- The Shadow #9: Lingo / Partners in Peril
- The Shadow #10: The City of Doom / The Fifth Face
- The Shadow #11: Road of Crime / Crooks Go Straight
- The Shadow #12: Magigals Mystery / Serpents of Siva
- The Shadow #13: Six Men of Evil / The Devil Monsters
- The Shadow #14: The Grove of Doom / The Masked Lady
- The Shadow #15: The Shadow Unmasks / The Yellow Band
- The Shadow #16: City of Crime / Shadow Over Alcatraz
- The Shadow #17: The Fate Joss / The Golden Pagoda
- The Shadow #18: The Golden Masks / The Unseen Killer
- The Shadow #19: Voodoo Trail / Death's Harlequin
- The Shadow #20: Jibaro Death / The Blue Sphinx
- The Shadow #21: Death Jewels / The Plot Master
- The Shadow #22: Tower of Death / The Hooded Circle
- The Shadow #23: Smugglers of Death / The Blackmail King
- The Shadow #24: Washington Crime / Quetzal
- The Shadow #25: The Gray Ghost / The White Skulls
- The Shadow #26: Vengeance is Mine! / Battle of Greed
- The Shadow #27: The Python / The Shadow, The Hawk and The Skull
- The Shadow #28: Master of Death and The Rackets King
- The Shadow #29: Out of Print
- The Shadow #30: The Sealed Box / Racket Town
- The Shadow #31: The Dark Death / House of Shadows
- The Shadow #32: The Book of Death / The Silver Scourge
- The Shadow #33: The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona / The Hand
- The Shadow #34: The Blackmail Ring and Murder For Sale
- The Shadow #35: The Condor and Chicago Crime
- The Shadow #36: Crime Rides The Sea and River of Death
- The Shadow #37: The Third Skull and Realm of Doom
- The Shadow #38: Dead Men Live and Dictator of Crime
- The Shadow #39: Face of Doom and The Crime Ray
- The Shadow #40: Cards of Death and The Crime Clinic
- The Shadow #41: Chain of Death and Death's Premium
- The Shadow #42: The Bells of Doom and The Murdering Ghost
- The Shadow #43: The Key and The Case of Congressman Coyd
- The Shadow #44: Atoms of Death and Buried Evidence
- The Shadow #45: Terror Island and City of Ghosts
- The Shadow #46: The House That Vanished and Wizard of Crime
- The Shadow #47: featuring The Living Shadow and The Black Hush
- The Shadow #48: The Eyes of the Shadow and The Money Master
- The Shadow #49: The Shadow Laughs! and Voice of Death
- The Shadow #50: The Man From Shanghai, The Golden Dog Murders and Jabberwocky Thrust
- The Shadow #51: Judge Lawless and The Living Joss
- The Shadow #52: The Crime Master and The Fifth Napoleon
- The Shadow #53: Garden of Death and The Vampire Murders
- The Shadow #54: The Masked Heads and The Golden Quest
- The Shadow #55: The Green Hoods plus Silver Skull
- The Shadow #56: The Embassy Murders and Hills of Death
- The Shadow #57: The Five Chameleons and The Wasp
- The Shadow #58: Castle of Crime and Dead Man's Chest
- The Shadow #59: The Green Box plus The Getaway Ring
- The Shadow #60: Prince of Evil, Messenger of Death and Room 1313
- The Shadow #61: Murder Genius and The Triple Trail
- The Shadow #62: Cyro and The Man Who Died Twice
- The Shadow #63: The Wasp and The Devil's Paymaster
- The Shadow #64: Death Rides The Subway and The Ribbon Clues
- The Shadow #65: Gypsy Vengeance and The Veiled Prophet
- The Shadow #66: Foxhound and The Ghost of the Manor
- The Shadow #67: Death Clue plus XITLI, God of Fire
- The Shadow #68: The Thunder King and The Star of Delhi
- The Shadow #69: The Garaucan Swindle and The Death Sleep
- The Shadow #70: The Man from Scotland Yard and Zemba
- The Shadow #71: House of Silence and Spoils of The Shadow
- The Shadow #72: Intimidation Inc, and Wizard of Crime
- The Shadow #73: The Seven Drops of Blood and Death From Nowhere
- The Shadow #74: The Crystal Buddha and The Vindicator
- The Shadow #75: The Golden Master, Death's Bright Finger and Reign of Terror
- The Shadow #76: Death Ship and The Black Dragon
- The Shadow #77: The Temple of Crime and The Curse of Thoth
- The Shadow #78: The Circle of Death and The Sledge-Hammer Crimes
- The Shadow #79: Crime Circus and Noose of Death
- The Shadow #80: Shiwan Khan Returns and The Invincible Shiwan Khan
- The Shadow #81: Murder Every Hour and The Time Master
- The Shadow #82: The Spy Ring and The White Column
- The Shadow #83: Crime Over Boston and Crime Over Miami
- The Shadow #84: City of Shadows and Death in the Stars
- The Shadow #85: Masters of Death and Voodoo Death
- The Shadow #86: Treasure Trail, Crimson Phoenix and Model Murder
- The Shadow #87: The Pooltex Tangle and Death Turrets
- The Shadow #88: The Creeper and Death's Masqureade
- The Shadow #89: Treasures of Death and The Yellow Door
- The Shadow #90: The Lone Tiger and The Muggers
- The Shadow #91: The Red Menace and The Black Circle
- The Shadow #92: Murder House and Death in the Crystal
- The Shadow #93: Brothers of Doom and The Three Brothers
- The Shadow #94: 'Q' and Formula for Crime
- The Shadow #95: The Jade Dragon and The Chinese Tapestry
- The Shadow #96: Death About Town and The North Woods Mystery
- The Shadow #97: Crime at Seven Oaks and The Northdale Mystery
- The Shadow #98: Gems of Doom and Tear Drops of Buddha
- The Shadow #99: Mardi Gras Mystery and City of Fear
- The Shadow #100: Super-Sized 100th Issue!
- The Shadow #101: Gangland's Doom and The Golden Grotto
- The Shadow #102: King of the Black Market and Crime Caravan
- The Shadow #103: The Romanoff Jewels and Crime Under Cover
- The Shadow #104: Double Death and The Robot Master
- The Shadow #105: Doom on the Hill and Clue for Clue
- The Shadow #106: Room of Doom and The Chest of Chu Chan
- The Shadow #107: The Killer and The Museum Murders
- The Shadow #108: Vengeance Bay and Death Has Grey Eyes
- The Shadow #109: The Blur and Blue Face
- The Shadow #110: The House on the Ledge and League of Death
- The Shadow #111: The Radium Murders and The Crystal Skull
- The Shadow #112: Death Token and Three Stamps of Death
- The Shadow #113: Legacy of Death and The Devil's Partner
- The Shadow #114: Death by Proxy and Loot of Death
- The Shadow #115: The Keepers Gold and Forgotten Gold
- The Shadow #116: Mox and Crime Country
- The Shadow #117: Master of Flame and Town of Hate
- The Shadow #118: Teeth of the Dragon and Jade Dragon
- The Shadow #119: Crime's Stronghold and Death's Diamonds
- The Shadow #120: Cup of Confucius and No Time For Murder
- The Shadow #121: Hidden Death plus The Shadow Meets the Mask
- The Shadow #122: The Four Signets and Five Keys to Crime
- The Shadow #123: The Voice and Alibi Trail
- The Shadow #124: The Ghost Maker and House of Ghosts
- The Shadow #125: The Death Tower and The Silent Seven
- The Shadow #126: The Scent of Death Tower and The Chinese Primrose
- The Shadow #127: The Silent Death and Charg, Monster
- The Shadow #128: Shadowed Millions & No Safety In Numbers
- The Shadow #129: Mobsmen on the Spot and Murder Trail
- The Shadow #130: Hands in the Dark and Murder Marsh
- The Shadow #131: Vanished Treasure and Isle of Gold
- The Shadow #132: Fingers of Death and The Blackest Mail
- The Shadow #133: Syndicate of Sin and Merry Mrs. MacBeth
- The Shadow #134: Creeping Death and Banshee Murders
- The Shadow #135: Ships of Doom and The Ghost Murders
- The Shadow #136: Wealth Seeker, Guardian of Death and Murder in White
- The Shadow #137: Green Eyes and Gray Fist
- The Shadow #138: Murder Mansion and Young Men of Death
The Shadow on DVD
The Shadow from the 1930's Silver Screen! Now on DVD.