"The Creeper"
He's no gorilla, that fellow. If he had been, he'd have quit. This was his first try at murder. It's the new ones who are the toughest sometimes. They're after blood; they don't calculate. Too bad I had to shoot him; I wouldn't have had a chance, if I hadn't. 
Appearing in "The Creeper"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- The Creeper (Donald Shiloh; dies)
- Jeffrey (Shiloh's valet)
- Rick Parrin (the Creeper's lieutenant; dies)
- Carning (Parrin's gang; captured)
- Gus (Parrin's gang; captured)
- Nick Curlin (dies)
- Kayo (Curlin's henchman)
- Zimmer Funson (bookie; dies)
- Hal (Zimmer's gang; shot by Cardona)
- Jocko (Zimmer's gang; captured)
- Steve (Zimmer's gang; dies)
- Tom (Zimmer's gang; captured)
- Wally (Zimmer's gang; dies)
- Reggie Spaylor (an athlete; dies)
- Townley (a bookie; captured)
- Dopey Delvin (a thief; dies)
- Slugger Haskew (a thief; dies)
Other Characters:
- Acting Inspector Joe Cardona
- Stanley, the chauffeur
- Dr. Rupert Sayre (cameo)
- Norris and Woodling (private detectives)
- Tobias Clavelock
- Egbert Doyd
- Mehitabel Doyd (sister of Bigelow Doyd)
- Theresa Doyd (granddaughter of Bigelow Doyd)
- Jerry Kobal
- Mark Lundig
- Bigelow Doyd (dies)
- Wilfred (Doyd's servant)
- Myram (Doyd's servant; dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Cobalt Club
- Townley's (a slot machine establishment)
- New Jersey
- Lamont Cranston's estate
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Creeper"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- Sanctum Books reprinted "The Creeper" in The Shadow Double-Novel Reprint #88.
- After the shootout in Townley's, Joe Cardona shot one of Zimmer Funson's henchman.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
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- Cover gallery for the Shadow Magazine series
Recommended Reading
- None.
Links and References
- None.