The Mask of Mephisto & Murder by Magic | |
Author | Walter B. Gibson |
Illustrator | Tim Lewis |
Publication date | 1975 |
Published by | Doubleday Crime Club |
ISBN | 9780385037129 |
Publication Order | |
Preceded by -- |
Followed by A Quarter of Eight & The Freak Show Murders |
The Mask of Mephisto Synopsis[]
Somewhere, in that gay carnival of Mardi Gras - somehow, connected with a torn half of a one-hundred-dollar-bill - lurked a macabre problem for The Shadow - pitted against Mephisto!
The Mask of Mephisto Characters[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Hubert Aldion (dies)
- Rolfe Trenhue (dies)
Other Characters:
- Police Captain Jim Selbert
- Frederick Ferrand
- Ken Langdon
- Joan Marcy
- Tourville Talbot
- Chardelle (dies)
- Henri Moubillard (dies)
Locations:
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Items:
Vehicles:
Murder by Magic Synopsis[]
Murder by Magic Characters[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
- Clyde Burke (cameo)
- Margo Lane
- Shrevvy
Villains:
- Wade Winstrom (dies)
- Louie the Grift (dies)
- Side-Face Sam
Other Characters:
- Inspector Joe Cardona
- Cigam
- Glanville Frost
- Pete Noland
- Claire Meriden
- The Great Planchini
- Val Varno
- Zed Zito
- Demo Sharp (dies)
- Professor Del Weird (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Cigam's Magic Shop
- Cobalt Club
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes[]
- Both titles in a single volume: The Mask of Mephisto & Murder by Magic.
- "The Mask of Mephisto" is reprinted from Shadow Magazine #293.
- "Murder by Magic" is reprinted from Shadow Magazine #294.
- "Murder by Magic" also appeared in the Shadow Magazine Annual #3 (1947).
Links[]
Doubleday Crime Club |
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* The Mask of Mephisto & Murder by Magic * A Quarter of Eight & The Freak Show Murders * Crime Over Casco & The Mother Goose Murders * Jade Dragon & House of Ghosts |