"Silver Skull"
Kent Allard... is an aviator, and a very daring one. A man, too, who will undertake any difficult task. But if you told Allard that I was The Shadow, I am certain that he would never believe you. 
- -- The Shadow (as Lamont Cranston)
- -- The Shadow (as Lamont Cranston)
Appearing in "Silver Skull"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- Silver Skull (Norwood Parridge; dies)
- Dr. George Sleed (Jigsaw Randley; dies)
- Thelma Royce
- James Fortner Eylan (dies)
- Nick Delt (dies)
- Alfred Zurman (dies)
- Jeffrey (Norwood Parridge's butler; dies)
Other Characters:
- Doctor Rupert Sayre
- Allard's two unnamed Xinca servants
- Louis Harreck
- Geraldine Murton
- Mildred Wilbin
- Herbert Wilbin
- Carter Curry
- Roy Breck
- John Lenville
Locations:
- Connecticut
- New York City
- Cobalt Club
- Hotel Gladmere
- The Shadow's Sanctum
- Long Island Sound
- The Rocky Mountains
Items:
- Flashlights (Morse code)
Vehicles:
- The Shadow's Autogyro
Synopsis for "Silver Skull"
Little silver tokens that meant death! Could The Shadow uncover the wicked scheme?
Notes
- Sanctum Books reprinted "Silver Skull" in The Shadow Double-Novel Reprint #55.
- The story was also reprinted as a simplified comic book plot in Shadow Comics #22.
- George Rozen's cover is used again for the Shadow Magazine Annual #1 (1942) and Shadow Magazine Annual #2 (1943).
- Columbia's 15-chapter The Shadow serials from 1940, was based on a trio of Gibson's Shadow novels, "The Silver Skull" being one of them.
- One of the few stories where Kent Allard appears as himself, the celebrated aviator.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
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- Cover gallery for the Shadow Magazine series
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- None.