"The Creeping Death"
Appearing in "The Creeping Death"
Featured Characters:
- The Shadow (also disguised as "Phineas Twambley")
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
- Burbank
- Clyde Burke (mentioned only; in California)
- Harry Vincent
- Rutledge Mann (mentioned only)
Villains:
- Lucien Partridge (dies)
- Vignetti (dies)
- Hence Morales (dies)
- Jose (Morales' servant; dies)
Other Characters:
- Detective Joe Cardona
- Vic Marquette
- Jerry Fitzroy (a secret-service agent, dies)
- Lawrence Guthrie (dies)
- Pierre Armagnac (dies)
- Clifford Forster (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Metrolite Hotel
- The Shadow's Sanctum
- Westbrook Falls
Items:
- The Creeping Death (a deadly oriental powder)
- The Shadow's rubber suction cups
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Creeping Death"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- Reprinted as Pyramid Books #14.
- The story was also reprinted in a simplified comic book story in Shadow Comics #7.
Trivia
- This is the first of the "skeleton covers," often featured throughout the magazine's run.
See Also
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- Discuss Shadow Magazine Vol 1 22 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Shadow Magazine series
Recommended Reading
- None.
Links and References
- None.