The Shadow

Modern pop culture owes a significant debt to the pulps—affordable, mass-produced fiction magazines that captivated readers from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. These cheap publications, often characterized by sensationalized adventure stories, larger-than-life heroes,...

Pulp Power: The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Art of the Street & Smith Universe (Abrams; July 26, 2022; U.S. $65.00; Hardcover) gives fans a rare glimpse into the prewar pulp novel decade of the 1930s, a period...

Party like it’s 1939! On New Year’s Day of that year, the CBS radio network aired an episode of The Shadow brilliantly entitled “The Man Who Murdered Time.” That episode has become an annual holiday treat...

You read that right, SciFi Pulse fans. As a Halloween treat, we present a marvelous episode of The Shadow — vintage radio from 1941 — entitled “Murder from the Grave.” In it, listeners learn that The...

Synopsis: For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip, but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven’s personal stronghold at great personal cost. They didn’t expect to find one...

Synopsis: The Silent Seven fight a war on multiple fronts. But if you follow the strings high enough, are Batman, the Shadow, and Robin still just puppets? Robin and the Shadow fight for their lives, while the...

Synopsis: The Silent Seven have infiltrated the very heart of modern society. Their every move is hidden, and there is no move their opponents can make in secret. That includes Batman and the Shadow. When one of...

Synopsis: Centuries ago, the Silent Seven put their hand around the world’s neck. They’ve never let go. From generation to generation, the famed invisible hand guiding the global economy, guiding progress, has been a clenched fist. But...

Synopsis: The truth of what the Shadow doesn’t know threatens to destroy his partnership with Batman and Robin just when they need him the most. Three generations of heroes stand at a crossroads as the secret of...

The covers: A trio of covers to find if your heart is strong enough to collect them. The Regular cover is by interior artist Riley Rossmo. Batman leaps into action with two machine guns that spray...

Synopsis: The World’s Greatest Mystery. The World’s Greatest Detective. They can barely stand each other, so how will they possibly deal with the World’s Greatest Evil? What legacy can two of the world’s most enduring icons of...

The covers: There’s a trio of frontpieces to collect for this issue and you can’t go wrong with any of them. The Regular cover is by Riley Rossmo and features Batman and the Shadow surrounded by...