Appearing in "Partners of Peril"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- Simon Todd (captured and sent to the electric chair)
- Claude Merriweather (dies)
- Blink Dorgan (a mobster; dies)
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Ralph Weston
- Detective Joe Cardona
- Molly Harrington
- Thomas Porter
- Ray Porter (Thomas' son)
- Reed Harrington (dies)
- Arnold Kling (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Cobalt Club
- Harrington's apartment
- New Jersey
- Millcote Chemical Corporation
- Tuckahoe
Items:
- Girasol Ring
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Partners of Peril"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #113.
Appearing in "The Crime Crypt"
Featured Characters:
- The Shadow (also disguised as "Professor Sturgis Dilling")
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- Cecil Armsbury (dies)
- Martin Havelock (alias "Duke Larrin," dies)
- Brodie Brodan (dies)
- Fingers Keefel (dies)
- Bozo Griffin (dies)
- Fritz Fursch (dies)
- Sinker Hargun (dies)
Other Characters:
- Inspector Timothy Klein
- Detective Joe Cardona
- Detective Sergeant Markham
- Stanley, the chauffeur
- Handley Matson
- Perry Trappe (dies)
- Tyler Bogart (dies)
- Brisbane Calbot (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- The Egyptian Museum
- Hotel Spartan
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Crime Crypt"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #56.
Appearing in "Lingo"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- Rook Hollister (dies)
- Trip Burley (Hollister's henchman; dies)
- Blitz Schumbert (dies)
- Buzz Dongarth (dies)
- Ping Gradley (a mob leader; dies)
- Louie Caparani (a gambler; dies)
- Bart Koplin (a crooked private detective)
- Karl Durmsted (owns Casino Rouge)
- Prexy Storlick (a cafe proprietor)
- Gumbo (a rather large thug)
- Dunny Sukes (a stool pigeon)
- Bugs Glook (a stool pigeon; mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Deputy Commissioner Barth
- Detective Joe Cardona
- Detective Sergeant Markham
- Kow Doy
- Donald Manthell (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Chinatown (The Silver Dragon)
- The Casino Rouge
- Hotel Framton
- Hotel Moselle
- Hotel Santiago
Items:
- Girasol Ring
- The Shadow's Boomerang
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Lingo"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #75.
Appearing in "Voodoo Trail"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- The Voodoo Master
- Dr. Rodil Mocquino's Zombies
- James Quinrick (an attorney; dies)
- Beak Hyler (dies)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- New York City
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Voodoo Trail"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #151.
Appearing in "The Shadow's Rival"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- Gannet Seard (The Shadow's Rival; dies)
- Havlett (Seard's servant)
- Creep Hoyran (Seard's henchman; dies)
- Chink Rethlo (New York's own Public Enemy; dies)
- Pink Dellick (a racketeer)
- Blackey Brenby (an ex-bookie; dies)
- Reds Lurthan (dies)
- Tiger Hyrick (dies)
- Nemo Javley (captured)
Other Characters:
- Police Commissioner Ralph Weston
- Inspector Joe Cardona
- Detective Sergeant Markham
- Stanley, the chauffeur (mentioned only)
- Tinker Crowth (a private detective)
- Jake Buker (a stool pigeon, pals with Tinker)
- Peggy Kelder
- Louis Devoort (a night-club owner; dies)
- Homer Lane (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Cobalt Club
- Metrolite Hotel (mentioned only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Shadow's Rival"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #128.
Appearing in "Death's Harlequin"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
- Burbank (phone only)
- Harry Vincent
Villains:
- Number One (Jim Whelan)
- Mike Porter (dies)
- Clarita Rondo (Porter's girlfriend; dies)
- Noble (colonel Standish's butler; dies)
- Blackie (a thug; dies)
- Monty (a thug)
- Slim (a thug)
- Madame Alyce (a beauty shop owner)
- Walter Roscoe (a blackmailer; dies)
Other Characters:
- Vic Marquette
- Colonel Henry Standish
- Evelyn Standish (the colonel's stepdaughter)
- Roy Standish (the colonel's stepson)
- Parker (the colonel's servant; dies)
- Miriam Hudson (a debutante)
- Jane Purdy (dies)
Locations:
- The Club Bandbox
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Death's Harlequin"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #173.
Appearing in "The Devil Master"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
Villains:
- The Devil Master (Professor Su Yeng, dies)
- Holgo (Yeng's servant)
- Prince Fuji Yeddo (a Japanese warlord; dies)
- Ishi (Yeddo's servant)
- Bull Grendy (a hired thug)
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Weston
- Inspector Joe Cardona
- Dr. Roy Tam
- Doctor Rupert Sayre
- Stanley, the chauffeur
- Amnok (a Korean; dies)
- Langford Frame (a manufacturer)
- Mark Orvel (a private investigator)
- Satsu (great, great-granddaughter of Su Yeng)
- Gifford Wendyke (an exporter)
Locations:
- New York City
- The White Dragon, Chinatown
- Cobalt Club
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Devil Master"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #230.
Appearing in "The Jade Dragon"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Shadow's Agents:
- Burbank
- Cliff Marsland (cameo)
- Clyde Burke (cameo)
- Harry Vincent
- Hawkeye
- Margo Lane
- Moe Shrevnitz
Villains:
- The Dragon Cult:
- Shang Chou (Alexander Marne; dies)
- Errol Garvin
- Don Feldon
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Ralph Weston
- Inspector Joe Cardona
- Dr. Roy Tam
- Princess Chenma (Shang Chou's adopted niece)
- Lee Sook
- Herbert Dayland (dies)
- Burton Royce (dies)
- Louis Walstead (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Chinatown
- Cobalt Club
Items:
- Yatku (deity idol)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Jade Dragon"
Reprinted from Shadow Magazine #244.
Appearing in "The Grim Joker"
Featured Characters:
- Detective Terry "Bulldog" Black
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Dr. Charles Dolson (The Joker)
- Ed (dies)
- Spiker (dies)
- "Fingers" Malone (mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Patrolman Dan Callahan (dies)
- "Fats" Hendrick (dies)
- "Tiger" Wheeler (dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Marx Undertaking Parlor
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Grim Joker"
Reprinted from the July 1937 issue of "The Whisperer."
Notes
- Reprints The Laughing Corpse (Radio Show) script by Sidney Slon.
- Denny O'Neil writes a foreword about The Shadow and Batman connection.
- There is a also foreword by Joker creator Jerry Robinson.
Trivia
- Detective Terry "Bulldog" Black was created by Theodore Tinsley.
See Also
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- Cover gallery for the Shadow Magazine series
Recommended Reading
- None.
Links and References
- None.