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===Plot=== |
===Plot=== |
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:* [[Hawkeye (Street & Smith)|Hawkeye]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
:* [[Hawkeye (Street & Smith)|Hawkeye]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
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:* [[Moses Shrevnitz (Street & Smith)|Shrevvy]] |
:* [[Moses Shrevnitz (Street & Smith)|Shrevvy]] |
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:* [[Rutledge Mann (Street & Smith)|Rutledge Mann]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
:* [[Rutledge Mann (Street & Smith)|Rutledge Mann]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
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'''Villains:''' |
'''Villains:''' |
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| + | * Peter Winstead <small>(dies)</small> |
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| + | * Varno |
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| + | * Hank Norvel |
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| + | * Lou Norvell |
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'''Other Characters:''' |
'''Other Characters:''' |
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* [[Ralph Weston (Street & Smith)|Police Commissioner Ralph Weston]] |
* [[Ralph Weston (Street & Smith)|Police Commissioner Ralph Weston]] |
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* [[Joe Cardona (Street & Smith)|Detective Joe Cardona]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
* [[Joe Cardona (Street & Smith)|Detective Joe Cardona]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
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* [[Eric Delka (Street & Smith)|Inspector Erik Delka]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
* [[Eric Delka (Street & Smith)|Inspector Erik Delka]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
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* [[Miles Crofton (Street & Smith)|Miles Crofton]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
* [[Miles Crofton (Street & Smith)|Miles Crofton]] <small>(final appearance)</small> |
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* Detective Fred Frisbee |
* Detective Fred Frisbee |
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| + | * Kant Barka |
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| + | * Rick Langdon |
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| + | * Donald Moreland |
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| + | * Rufus Paulford |
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| + | * Criag Shallick |
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| + | * Irene Shallick |
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| + | * Mark Wade |
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| + | * Chester, the butler |
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* Gregg Austin <small>(dies)</small> |
* Gregg Austin <small>(dies)</small> |
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'''Locations:''' |
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* New York City |
* New York City |
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| + | :* [[Cobalt Club]] |
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| + | :* [[Metrolite Hotel]] |
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| + | * Colonial Town |
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| + | * Vanderkill |
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'''Items:''' |
'''Items:''' |
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+ | * Girasol ring |
'''Vehicles:''' |
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* To date, this is the final [[Kent Allard (Street & Smith)|Shadow]] novel featuring Kent Allard before the character would be drastically "modernized." It is sadly, [[Walter B. Gibson|Walter B. Gibson's]] last Shadow book. |
* To date, this is the final [[Kent Allard (Street & Smith)|Shadow]] novel featuring Kent Allard before the character would be drastically "modernized." It is sadly, [[Walter B. Gibson|Walter B. Gibson's]] last Shadow book. |
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| − | * Gibson would write two more Shadow short stories |
+ | * Gibson would write two more Shadow short stories: the first being, "The Riddle of the Rangoon Ruby," published in [[The Shadow Scrapbook]] and his last one titled, "Blackmail Bay," which was published in [[The Duende History of the Shadow Magazine]]. |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | * This is a paperback original novel. It is the only Shadow novel which bears the name of [[Walter B. Gibson]] on the cover, not the usual pen name [[Maxwell Grant]]. |
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==Recommended== |
==Recommended== |
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==Links== |
==Links== |
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[[Category:Miles Crofton (Street & Smith)/Appearances]] |
[[Category:Miles Crofton (Street & Smith)/Appearances]] |
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[[Category:Joe Cardona (Street & Smith)/Appearances]] |
[[Category:Joe Cardona (Street & Smith)/Appearances]] |
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Revision as of 07:38, 7 January 2013
| Return of The Shadow | |
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| Author | Walter B. Gibson |
| Publication date | 1963 |
| Published by | Belmont Books |
| Publication Order | |
| Preceded by -- |
Followed by The Shadow Strikes |
Synopsis
The Shadow! A strange creature clad in black, with the power to cloud men's minds which he learned in the Orient, and a mocking laugh which is the avenger's chilling note of triumph, The Shadow is one of the most exciting suspense figures of all time.
Here is a brand-new full-length novel written by the creator of The Shadow, Walter B. Gibson.
Plot
Characters
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
- Burbank
- Clyde Burke
- Cliff Marsland (final appearance)
- Harry Vincent
- Hawkeye (final appearance)
- Shrevvy
- Myra Reldon (final appearance)
- Rutledge Mann (final appearance)
Villains:
- Peter Winstead (dies)
- Varno
- Hank Norvel
- Lou Norvell
Other Characters:
- Police Commissioner Ralph Weston
- Detective Joe Cardona (final appearance)
- Inspector Erik Delka (final appearance)
- Miles Crofton (final appearance)
- Detective Fred Frisbee
- Kant Barka
- Rick Langdon
- Donald Moreland
- Rufus Paulford
- Criag Shallick
- Irene Shallick
- Mark Wade
- Chester, the butler
- Gregg Austin (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Colonial Town
- Vanderkill
Items:
- Girasol ring
Vehicles:
Notes
- To date, this is the final Shadow novel featuring Kent Allard before the character would be drastically "modernized." It is sadly, Walter B. Gibson's last Shadow book.
- Gibson would write two more Shadow short stories: the first being, "The Riddle of the Rangoon Ruby," published in The Shadow Scrapbook and his last one titled, "Blackmail Bay," which was published in The Duende History of the Shadow Magazine.
Trivia
- This is a paperback original novel. It is the only Shadow novel which bears the name of Walter B. Gibson on the cover, not the usual pen name Maxwell Grant.