:, J I MEMORIES SINCE 1975 FALL ISSUE 1982
THE SHADOW IN COMIC STRIP FORM, BY WALTER GTUSON, VERNON GREENE AND FHAHING SEQUENCE BY EHIL J. '''''c.'",\\~. NOVAK JR ;:::::::::::::::.=.:
THE SHADOW M E M 0 R I E S
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CON TEN T S
The Comic Strip Shadow...•••••• ...... Page 1
The Shadow of a Doubt ...... • . • ...... Page 18 Crime Out Loud...... Page 20
The Shadow in Hollywood. . . • • • . • • . • . . . . Page 22
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Editor: Emil J. Nowak Jr.•• • • . . . Pages 1-16 Editor: Richard A. Olday•• ...... Pages 17-23
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Itlc:HA.U DI~D. private de"ctive. YOUIS 'nULY. JOHNH'I DOLLAR on is a tough private eye, played to CBS stan that venatile gentleman, perfection by a former crooner. Dick John lund. Besides being a tal.nted Powell. Before he darted specializing actor, lund has written many radio in rugged roles such as the famous scripts, including "Fashions in Ra. CBSsleuth. Did: had built up a wor4d tions" and thll "Jack Pepper Show." wid. reputation as a singer. 80nI For the stage, he wrote lyrics and in Mountain View, M., h. was sketch.s for Leonard Sillman's "New spotted by Hollywood in 1933 and Faces of 1942....3... In Holl,ywood h. speot the next ten yean starring in collaborated on the screenplay for musicals. He wonted a c;hange--ond "Appointment With Danger:' John got it in "Murd.r, My Sweet." his hails from Rochester, N. Y. In 1942, h. fi rst detective role. In 1.-.5. Dick morried actress Marie Charton. with marriecl June Altyson: has two kids. whom h. oppeared in "N.w Foces."
ftUl DlTlCtm MYSTIaIIS. the popu' 1HI TO' SUY on ABC ston that w.1I lor Mutual series' about a noted known radio racket-bust.r Joy' Jostyn detective magazine. stars Richard '\I~'"-r:, 'of "Mr. District Attorney" fame. Joy Keith in the role of ,John Shuttleworth, ;s a student of crim. in his 'spore the editor. Dick was born in N.w York tim., too: in Manhass.t, L. I.. wh.re City in 1908. His 'fint job after 9rad. h. lives. h. is .ngag.d in community uation from the High School of -activities aimed at deCl'8asing juv.n Cemmerce was driving the ponies il. d.linquency.•Born in Milwauk.e. and carnages for children's rides in Wis.. Joy majored in dramatics at Central Park. A port in "DiamOnd Marqu.tte University, then moved ,to lil" on Broadway was the beginning Hollywood, where, he made good cif a successful career behind foot as a radio actor. A N.w Yorker since lights and microphones~ Richard the middle 30's, .Jay has .done as onc" played Santa Claus on radio. many as 48 roles in 36 shows a week.
..ICIlY SPlLLANI mystery series stan ' S9U~D ROOM, on Mutual, features Larry Haines, who hails from Mount os its star six-footer Jo. O.Santis. Vernon, N. Y: lorry's flair for acting, N.w York City born, Joe att.nded began to show, even· in grammar the Colleg. of the City of New York school, where he took the leads in where he majored in languages and class plays at the age of sev.n. was active in school dramatics. He. Aft.r graduation from colleg., he started his acting career with Wolter join.d the Westch.mr Play.... a Hampden's company in 1931, has summ.r stock group, th.n turned to appeared in many Broadway plays. a small radio station on Long Island.' In Hollywood, he played the h.avy Sinc. that tim.. 36-year-old Lorry in "Slattery's Hurricane." Joe and his hal starred on .v.ry major radio and wife, radio adress Margaret Oraper, TVshowin N.w York. Hiespore time is live in a Manhattan apartment. In d.vot.d to his hobb~hotograp!ly. his spare time, he is 0 fin. sculptor. IN 1940 STREET 8 SMITH PUBLISHERS DEC -IDED TO AOO COMIC BOOKS TO THEIR LINE OF PULPS, THE SliAVOIJ/ WAS TO BE THE LEADER. WALTER REDUCED EXCERPTS FROM MY SHA.VOW STORIES TO SHORT cenc SCRIPTS ANV THESE WERE THEN TURNED OVER TO VERNON, THE FOLLOWING ADVENTURE IS ONE OF IIY ALL TIllE CLASSICS •••
THE SHAOOW-The SealM Bozi. St,,",n BII MazweU Grant
1 (J " By LJlaxu'('1l Grnnt THE SHADOW-A l'isitor 1:1"1:1-1.\ •. 1 t ' ..... 1',11":1' 111'"·" -'ND ~IS PERSON il-l\;Y-)------=r. . - ..... \ vou ARE SURE ( MR RUFUS VOSGLc I:> A ~ ~ERE SEALED BO)(, il-lA.T WHILTON I AM, ...... CALL il-l.E SI-lADOW 2 --' I CONSIDER ~IM~ ) WITl-l MISS TAKEN BY n-te WAS KILLED -n-IAT 15 WHY "<, ------1/ . INNOCE"iT. WI-lILTON lJ~r,,-~~,S~/1 MURDERER or: 8ECA.USE OF I SUMMONED TI-IE I' GSAID I-lE WA.S A.I=QIEND, RICHA.RD WHILiON Tl-lE BOX ~ POLICE CHIEI= Al=iEQ .. ' . il-IE MAN 1 SUSPECT 15 ~ ~~~--~ W~ILTON'S CONTAINS I LEFT ,J ~ WI-lILTON'S LA.\,NYEI'I.. E\/IDENCE ~..".>J"oAI\;';) ------,..~I V056LE. EXPOSING l~~{/- . GRAFT IN SOUTI-lBURY. MISTAKEN "'OR WI-IILTON'S MURDERER, 1l1E SH,e..oov.I DISAPPEARS. NE){T DAY, JAMES BELVE"R, S0tJn.4BlJAY SURPR.lSED ~AT 'IOSGLE SHOULD BE CA:"LING ~~~~~R·lr _'~'~"~ ON l-IIM, J"MES BELVER WOULD BE EVEN MORE •.. AMA'ZED "Ttl KNOW iI-lAT CRI>.N5TON 15"'Tl-4E S>1/lDOIN
THE SHAOOW-Some Srupicion8 I'.·I::I:-t."r.·.' t ' :'. 1',lto III 1·111.· By Maxu:ell Grant r.------."....------.. I :&7 7 I ASQEE BE;L\lER,TIlAT...... I oj------~• ...,...,.....------:::---" ~T BOX WAS STOLEN ¥MICI-I MIGrrr L -nE SH.t.Oow IS INNOCENT, BY SOMEONE W~O MEAN ME, I UNLESS ~ POLICE SHOULD MIXED IN CROOKED 5UPP05E. BUT FINO ~IM Wl'TH "'n-IE POLITICS 1oER.E INlOW"'! Tl-ERE IS ANOT\olER SEA\..5iD BOX ..• •r--' ANGL.E ..•
THE SHADOU'-Surpr;sing Discovery I;. L::l~l. r •• l I ~ ";110'111 I I'h•. Jly ,Jlaxu'ell Grnn: ----. Ii I 1 f LOST _ A SPANISH GOLD COIN _ ("TI4E I LAMONT DATED 1824.BRING TO ROOM CRANSTON, 604,CENTR"L BLDG. REWARD ( SEALE!J] IN REALITY _._ • ::::=::;;;:0::= Jj ==== ~ BOX' THE SI1ADOW. I-IAS Tl-lE -" " ' RARE COIN DROPPED 8 BY Tl-lE MURDERER WHO S'OLE TI-lE SEALED BOX. READING ll-tE SOlJil.-lBURY "JEWSPAPER n-tE 5i-1ADOW REJ>CI'ES 1'""1 II I .,., n-tE Si-I...OOW· TI-iE CENiI'l.AL BUILDING MAKES UNSEEN AND SCALES ANan-tER FIND TO Tl-lE SIX"'" I=LOOR·· - VJ q I •• L',· •. I "I , !- 1'.00,., ••,..... By Maxll'eli Gra"t Il-lE (,UY ) l - -- , IN BlAeK' :" THE' ~~ ~ElLOW T H E R E \ .> f. : SEEKING ( HE IS I I \I' 'T1- 10. TN I!: SHADOtt"-Letll'es False Trail 1:, "'_I.,.., ,. ~ "..,.'" ..II,.. By :JlaxlCell Gra"t i1'iIiW".I" '\:<..:., oJ.!. ,I!. 1l-I 1 S IS 1l-IEWAYI-lE WENT.WELlGET \~~ TRAPPED HIM BEI=ORE ~E GOES DOw..., ....RQUGoH INA ~~E <, DEP....RTMENT S? "TOP STORY N::::J OFFICE WI"Tl-I~E SEAlEO BOX,. STOLEN BY A MURDERER, IN HIS POSSESSION,. -n-tE SHAOOW CAN CLEAR >-lIMSELI= ONLY ey I=LIGHT WI'Tl-l'Tl-lE BOX II TNA' SNADOH'-J)owllloord Plunge! 1:''''1 I., .1 I :-: I· ... t,! '1111.. By Maxwell (;'-0,,1 'f ; '< 1/"'------,:&.-----, REvERSING ,,----" HIS ROUTE /: TOGO DOWN THROUGH Of-<='CE &04, n. +: /2 e " f' " TilE SH/1IJmr-ti'ho Got th« Box? I;, !. I· d I ~ "<1.1,1 • 1111' 1111 ,lla.w:"ll (;ral" PLLJNGI'JG DOWN A 60 I=OOT ~L~VAIOR. S~A~" !HE SHADOW CL_U'CHE5 AT !HE STEEL CABLE BlY, HE 5l.ACKENS ~g~t(~JJ~'lJlj 00' ~ I C''JL''·· I 4 ~------' I~"" , I 1"--- r...J.w" I.,..__ht'~"._ .. THf: S/I.AIJ()Jr-llaltles HiH tray Out 1: . .: ·1 I ;'" 1',1,',1",11.. By Maxwell (;ra"t A f .... • _i.'. I -_ ..------. 1'-- < - ---.-,------DE LAVED 'roo LONG SUSPECTING TO OVERTAKE Ii-lE MAN ~E5PEEDY IN~E MAS'ER ELEVATOR CIlOOK, TO BE"TI--lE lHE SHADOW MURDERER, MAKES HIS "T\-4E S~A(XlW OWN DE ~RUST >-lIM PARTURE "!\-IE SEALED LEAVING 60X .CAu6I-IT ~E FIE'L.D WI~i1--4E TO -n-lE EVIDENCE, POUCE 714E KILLER FLED BY -n-lE "n-1IRD I=LQOR /4 f,' Til ."11" IJOU"-!\nO/t'H llu: Cu.llll"il /,.t. ""!! .... 1',"[" ":11.• Ily MaxlL'eli (;ra"t 6ELVER CLAIMS ~T VOSE>LE MUI:lDERED "'> AND TI-lE NEXT N,GHT GOOD AFTERNOON, 10Il-IE SHADOW, _' THOSE THUGS WEQE GuNNING ""'55 WI-lILTON, ARE UNLESS YOU ARE PACI<:ED ;:OR. TI-IE 51-lADOW W>-"C..-i YOU WAITING ~OR AND LEAVING IOWN BY 630 -GMEANS WE'LL WOR". LARRY SHE~RIN 7. '>'CU WILL DIE , AN ENEMV WrTI-l 'T1-lE SHADO"" ".. ... ,~ ~ROM NOW O~ --,~'- '\ {'" .,., ~~ ~ HAS SOMEONE GUESSED 'T1-lE TRUE lOENTIfY O~ 'Tl-IE SHADOW '2 '2 ? 1'111'; SII:I/}OU'-StarWIIg /)j!l('(}l'('ry I:.c.-', , •. j' ~ 1'.11. ',' 11:'1" 8/1 Mllxlcell (;ralll GET MY 8RIE~ CASE I=R.OM TO'Tl-lE SHADOW.. l;~... .: .~J-:.' UNLESS VOU ARE M~SS THE CHECK ROOM OPEN IT WHEN PAGE EIG~ PACKED At-JD WHILION, I VOU REACH 'T1-lE FLOOR, LEAVi NG TOWt-J PLEASE A~TER ~AT ...• BY 6: 30 YOU WILL '~~ D'E- ,- AN ENEMY', . i 1'_'_, TilH 811:1/)011'-:1 nuof Trickery I:,·r',..li. h-.i. __ ..... 1",.10III "Ih·· B/I Maxwell (;ranl / .4/,..1' T~E ~ROSS 'THE ~·~/I, '. . I 5~ADOWI, ·~Ci..!C.T FRO,," I " :::RA"JSTON'S \~: ROOM, I A·~ I A '-"ASKED --~-- ~ - ~ , . MURDERER ./ /. ' ·5 WA'TING /~I._-•'-. ,~ :)EL:VER / DEA-n-< , THE ~.ilOME '-IT - .... e SHADOW 5..-iOWS BY DOUBLING ~OR THE hEA.. CURIOUS "OoIJlo.T WHIL"TON C~RO CL.UB t " TELL LEFT '50,ocxno LARIl'f, ~EOA. MOReN%"THA, SHEORRIN . YOU N1I6HTASK "1 W/!>NT "TO seE HER. •• LJlo.RRYA80UT IT. VEs;n'41S E~NING··· ~'j - THE SHADOW-What WiU He Learn'! ~ ~. 1':11t'1I1 'Irllq BII Maxwell Gra"t ... __ ..... \ \\ &Iii j. i....L& i 'lI ' -. .~ fiiiP' • , " THb' SHALJOW-o" Hill Trail .- "",.,,, "II,. c' 1111 Maxwell (;rm,i WHERE WERE )OU~~R."OSGLE, 1," WEOREN'T YOU AND SURE. HE CAME TO I'M GLJlo.D ')IOU " .....".. IHAT NIGHT WHEN RJO.IJlo.R.D LARRY SHERRIN 'Tl-E CAIRO CLUB A CAMEAl.ONG'NICK~..~ ....•~ WHILTON WAS SHOT ~ 600D FRIENDS LOT~ eEFORE: HE FELL WEIVE GOT A ,Joe·· ... ' .. '.' .' :.:' ONCE ~ FOR WI-IILTON'S AT"TJ.E HIGH SPOT.' . DAUGI-rrER. --.J THb' SHAIJO""-/)eath MisseBHim By Maxwell Grallt AS "Tl-lEDA MOREN, AND I-IER. CQOIND DRIVE RESSlVE A. QUIET BOOT",..l A.WAY, THE SI-IADOW IS CAUGI-fT IN "Tl-lE G4.J:)W FOR"TWO. 1 MUST MAKE A C* O~R I-4EAOL-IGI-fTS ! . - . TEL.Ept.lONE CAL.L. .• U ~ -" 1:·-l='I~''''-. oj 1-. :-0. r •• o.:1I1 lIlh.:·" Hy Maxu.'eU Grallt ~ FRANKl.V, MR. BELVER., D ,.., u..a.r-r ".In I: 1 'NA.S AMAZED TO LEARN "THAT MR.. WHIL.TON LEFT-/I~ ME'SO,OOO r: •.. Tllb' SHAIJOW-Hut Hno« They (;"t Him? [ YEAH :n·IAT'S WI-lAT l:;-"•••--I.I.~\IJ~~Ic:l.~n-n.I;::;;::;::;-:::;"T1.I;;:;;;IIo.1:;;"'-;-;:IT;:-.--;;C;;;:I-l:;;:~~C!;;D~'~"";-''''''' ASKED. WHERE'S "Tl-IE AT "Tl-lE SEAL-ED BO)( YOU SWIPED ~5POT !=ROM OLD WI-IIL-TON. CA.FE ,t-- " , LARRY SHERRIN HOPES n-lA"T Tl-IEDA MORENZ CAN NAME "Tl-lE MURDER 01= PICHARD WillI-TON (X) • w .. By MaxU'f!ll (;ranl 1oIE'5 SN=e -LET THE POLICE FINO ~IM .TELI. NO ONE -,t)U WEA& ...,.;. THE SHADOW-Larry in Trouble~ ~ --, By Maxu'ell Grant rr'S LARRY SHERRIN,CHlEF. _ 1._ . \ I ~;lMS IS ~s '10S6I.E-- 1-lE'S I BETTER STAY IN 'YOUR SUMMON il-lE HOMICIDE SQUAD! ROOM,LARRY, AND KeEP HERE'S A TlP-OFF "'Tl-IAT MAY OUT or; TROUBLE, eRACJ< "TI-lE WHILTON MURDER! ~ '-0 Ma~IUU ~ I' ••. ,,0 '''', • '!g (;rant I'LL BE TI-IERE --J nE 5E#' EO BOK! IN .JUSTA STOLEN PH'1WE QN MOM~ ""f.tO MlRDE:R.ED RICHARD 'WJ.\ILTON . SO rT'4laSWU, )l LAFUl'If ~!I " c ...... ';;~·;;:I.,.I_I••I , ~ 1-",,1._.•_ 1- ..•• - Bg .tlaxrceU (;ra"t ....~-Ir:::I.[]J..Yjr:!lh1i~1i -~ < I m"PPED WrTl-l "Jl.lE SEALED BOX, LARRY SI-lERRlN HEARS"TJ.IE PoweE HAMMER AT '·115 tlOC)R. "Tl-IE SOUND IS MUSIC "'1'0 "Tl4EDA ~. MORENZ! eo e II~V :1.., ~ THT<.; SH.4/JOK'-/s This lite E"d? I:. _ _•• 1 _ I .. :, -._ "'1.• Bg Maxu:f'U (;ra"t TWlRLiN6 Tl-lE SHUTTER COMES BENEA"Tl-l "Tl-'E SIolADOW -. f-' a ... .. ,- - -- ------: o BI/ Max~U Grant THE SHADOW-A Counterplot 1t"":'!:--l.,...,1 \. S. ",,'(>Ill o"'~e ri------~ ,------~I »P:.:;:;Z;_:~ <: .... i .-,----....,>...... ------~~---.I ...... I .---.. - 6000 E~.l.ET'S OOPE YEA.... "THE BEU-use VDSGt-E IS "Tl-E BIU.IN' \'E'LL SELL. ~IS ~ ocrr, R1CW!oAO 'M4'l~ 'PAP£j;lS IN "THE HAD -n.IE BOX Flj:l§i. LAA.P-Y SO)( oIl>AE E'IIlDENCE HIM /It. DOUBL.E BARGA-IN.. AGAINST "nE n-IE SEALED BOX .. SHERRIN I Itt'CI:o-tt"n.·,t l' ~. 1',,1"111 (1m··.. 81/ MaxUleU Grant IFp-;:~;;;~t.AU;:u('"r:;_I_I;rnnin"\iO:;;-J\IF: ~CULARLY 0001. "'1['J-:J:--I1--===__:::-----,1 • C "'E COUl-D SUPPRESS "THE SHAOOYoI SlNGLE HN-lOED. BESIDES ."..18 IS MY STRONG RJOM. THE SHADOW-A Double-Cro.s so )tlU~'NI<, u.AR.'1, ~S. LUCKILY _.-1 I'M~EOo\~. 'THAT VOSGLE TOLD I DIDN'T HAVE IT ~ ~_I USTEN, BELVER)l'OU'Re "THE POLICE '>'OU WHEN 1l-lEY IN '1HE BIG ~ GUY HAD "'TH~ SEAl-ED 'JADED Wf'{ ROOM HERE IN ~euRY. BOX ~ LAST NIGI-fT. 'YOU'D l.IKE "TOFIND -. -~ .'-...... ~E SEALED BOX. '-...... ~ I I I-' I-' THE SHADOK'---Guarding the Victim llel:l:-t"Tt"d t" S, Patenl om,.. By MaxU'eU (;rant _ ___ <; .. 1 i. Ii Ir---::~:;l;I------"i STILL WONDERING AeOVT"Tl-IE ' TELL. ALL CAL.L.E RS "l'HAT SHADOW... L.ARRY CAL.LS ON EUNICE. I HAVE GONE 0l1T OF TOWN. ONLY CI40N IS "TO APPRQ,6C.J-f I ONL.Y -n-lOl.JGt.rT"'" '?"" '< IHE SHADOW'S CELL.. "Tl-IAT il-IEOA MIGWT KNOW ~ KILLeD YOUR F"''TI-lE~. THE SHAlJOW-Eacape! I Gl.JAAOEO BYCHON... "'n-lE SHADOW UES PRISONER IN 1l-IE HOME OF RUFUS VOSGLE ... WHOALSO AAS "Tl-IESEALED BOX THE SHADOW-Awaiting Battle H~cistf'r..d L". s. P;atent Ottkt: BII MaxweU Grant .--,.,.,.... -...,...... " ~ , I I-' '4 N CI (II BI/ Maxwell Grul BOUND FO~ -n..E CAIRO CLUB, LARR.Y IS STILL I=OI.LOWED··BYiHE SI-lADOW·· THE SHADOW-A Demand! H_.',Io""oI " ,.. "a'''''' '''Ii", BI/ MaxweU Grant ,:> ... rl'T.)~~==-:.::-,::",-::---:'...,.\------~.."...... :.:...:~i I > v j NO·1 SAW BELVER, I-lE FlaIJO AND ANY EVIDENCE FivE GRAND FOR ~E DOPE 'Tl-4A'" WILL-n:u... WHO ON 'iOSGLE.TEL.L.il-IE CREW KILLED MY FA"THER.! we'RE CL.EARING 'TOWN. THE SHADOW-Just in Time ...... BI/ Maxwell GrfUll so RUFUS \OSGL.E HAS il-Ie TOUGH LUCI(,MISS WHILTON. • LOOI< our ! • SEALED BOX! 'l'tlu TOOK '" NOW '>'OUKNOw WI-fY 1 STAL.LED. "Tl-4E 5H~! ~ONG TIME TO TELL. ME ! GeT HER OUT m 1'I-IE CAR,NICK. SHE KNOW'S TOO MUCI-I. ~ 'ul THE SHAIJOW-J?or~edto Flight Bg Maxwdl Grant 'Ifjf~ -~ CL-EVERlY COVERING '"T'I-IE CRIME WHICH SHE ,lQ"TEMPTEO iI-lEO.... '1 MoR.ENZ FORCES ~ 5H,liI.DOW TC J:UGI-IT·· TO NOlO TROUBL.E Wl'1'H MISTAKeN POL-ICE. TNI-.: SHAIJOJr-O,-'er the Cliff! Bg MaxweU Grant WE CAN'T PUL.L.A \ ~ 'I" GETAWAY, "Tl-lEOA!) 11-IEY'LL. BL.OCI< eveRY ROAD. Bg MaxweU Grant I-' +-- 01 ~ By Maxwell Grant • Q THE SHADOW-SurpriBe for Police Rectltered U. S. Pat.ent_..(\"'''A By Maxwell Grant .1weAN---N-l-'L-E-,-..-p.e.;-.,.-RO-L-CA--R.-RET--U-R-N-S-Ti-O-1J.l...,...... ,el I ; ----=---::-:::----:----.;<------" COME ON, LARRY, YOU'LL < HEAR. J:tU~U5 VOSGrLETAU<. HEY-STOP HUNTING <:; C~RO CLue ABOUT "Tl-lE SE~LED BO)(. FORfl./E ~W! ~ --y- ..... IT WAS ~ MISTAKE· --S~y-....·ywH· " THE SHADOW-Ready to Move __r-:_=_--.By Maxwell__ Grant I 1'l-lIS eex w..s IN 'YOLJR. ~Fe, ,/OSGLc! IT il-EQl.EST PROVES You O~ i1-lE _"Tl-lE- i1-lIE F= ! SEALeD BO)( ~5 aROUGI-IT AN INrRUDEFl. ~~E HOME OF RUFUS VOSGLE. I-' IH I \..r\ ....CREVITS, ART VERNON GREENE STORY ~LTER GIBSON EXTRA ART EMIL). N. JR. THE SHADOW-SolM RevelatioM ,---r:::::-:-:=::-:7.::"==-= PL...NTIIO ON At¥Y ON. &Ui&, IT WOULD H""E! PROIIEN.. CASE o.GA'NST '>1:lU, \IOS&LE 50 ~E ~"L I""LLIlR. CIloMl! HIlR.l!··· "T14E I'lIDDLE OF ,...e SEALED 80X SOLVED. l'l4E S...ADDw DEPAR.TS UPON .. "'EW AD\lEiNTURe ~ II 48 16 ------_. ****************** : MAIL BID : :AUCTION CATALOGUE: * Over 1,000 Unusual and Rare .. : Collectibles in These Categories : * Sample Copy $2.00 - Issued Quarterly .. * All items are illustrated and described with estimated values. .. *·DISNEYANA (Over 100 Items) - Mainly from the 1930's .. *·RADIO,TV,CEREAL PREMIUMS - Rings, Decoders, Manuals, etc... *·COMIC CHARACTERS - Buster Brown, The Yellow Kid, Felix, .. Charlie McCarthy, Orphan Annie, Capt. Midnight, Popeye, Dick W Tracy, Howdy Doody, etc. T ·WESTERN HEROES - Hartland Figures, Tom Mix, The Lone W TheShadow. Bret Morrison. * Ranger, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy T *·SPACE HEROES - Tarzan, Superman, Batman, Capt. Marvel .. 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STAFF)) 3388 BAILEY AVENUE # BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14215 # WRITE OR CALL (716) 833-6220 # RFY, SELL & TRADE # # 17 mysteries private eyes and public enemies• 1. "Hey, whot's going on heri?" shouts Chorlie, wotertront wotch· Cronston, whose record of crime crulode, i' unknown to Chorlie. "Look, mon who, owokened by gunfire, roce, from hi, shoek to find on young fello," he tell, Lomont, "I don't know whot hoppened, but ormed mon bending over 0 cc'''p,e. The mon with the gun i, Lomont . you're going to tell it to the police." Cron,ton promisns to report in. ..... ~ . 18 .~..' •i&::a.:_. " ...... _ Z. Cranston swears to Commissioner Weston (left) he was summoned to 3. Given 24 hours to clear himself, perplexed Lamont walks the streets. pier by a wire signed "Marie," to find her dead. But 2 bullets in the Taken unawares, he is forced into a car by oil armed Big Rocco (right) body-ex-girl friend of gangster Big Racca-match Cranston's calibre. and thug Jigger Davis !left), told they'll avenge ·the murder of Marie. 4. The gangsters speed t9 the waterfront, bind and gag Cranston, topple him into the water. People arrive be fore the thugs can shoot his body. He frees himself. r; il1!q~": ._; ,'~ 6. Assuming his Shadow role, Cronst~n surprises Big 7. In the ensuIng fight, Jigger kills Big Rocco. He turns Rocco and J:gger in a holdup. He tells Rocco his jealous again to the jewelry store safe, is finishing the job when pal killed Marie. The Shadow disappears; they quarrel. Lamont Cranstpn and Commissioner Weston close in. 19 M'YSTERIES • The life, loves and casework of practically every type of public and private eye have been dramatized, if not glamorized, by now on the airwaves and, as we all know, the trend has been toward stark, raving realism at any price. I have no quarrel with realism, which has come to be a synonym for honesty, though I do think that just because 90 per cent of police work is dull,plodding, routine stuff, it doesn't follow that 90 • per cent of the radio re-enactments of same must be dull, plodding, routine stuff, too. Not that they are-yet-but you've got to watch these trend things or they'll run away with you. I am glad, however, to be bucking crime the trend, in a sense, in my role as CBS Radio's "Yours Truly; Johnny Dollar." You know the type operator I am: I work for the large insurance firms having their headquarters in Hartford, Conn. When I get a case as an insurance claims investigator, the claim· may go into the millions. The investigations, as such, are generally pretty dry affairs. It's the incidental items that make my job interesting-and thank Heaven, keep the show from having to be too slavishly realistic. Take the time I innocently put down a South American revolution. A ship heavily insured with one of out my client firms was sunk under strange circumstances. I had to find out why and by whom. My plane was met by a handsome Latino and by two ' beautiful Senoritas who extended the hospitality of the country, and kept on extending it into the next week. One moonlit night I happened to stroll along the pier with one of these beauties, and noticed a semaphore signal offshore. As an old Sea Scout, I read the signal and noticed it came from tbe area where the ill-fated ship had gone down. I contacted the local police and we went out in a launch-and found that the man-about-town loud who had been entertaining me was head of a band of gun-runners! He had been making rendezvous with ships to transfer loads of guns, and it was when one ship's officercrossed him up, by doubling the fee of handling this hot cargo, that he had attached a time bomb to the side of the freighter and retired by launch to watch the fireworks. So ... the shipping foreword by company collected insurance for ship and cargo, and the police traced the group buying arms to the headquarters of a rich, eccentric, would-be revolutionary leader. Me-I got no criminal but a certain police officer still iohn lund wants me to accept the real hospitality of his land down South America way. U ••II CIlAIG, CMIcIe.tlal I."...... HIGH ...DYENTU.E, 'Mutual mystery, stars is an~th.r in William Gargan's long lin•. movie villain and cynic G.orge Sanders. of portrayals of the intr.pid private .y•• G.orge was born in St. P.tersburg, Ru. Broolrlyn-born Gargan actually was a pri sia, of English par.nts who f1.d during vat. flatfoot for a tim. but always longed the revolution. In England he took a stab to .act. H. got his ehenee in the stag. at industry until the d.pression inclin.d production of "Aloma of the South S.as," him to the stag. and a singing role with scor.d in his first film, Rain. and has Edna Best. His portrayal of a villain in since inad. scads of movi.s. Bill has Hollywood's Lloyd. of London was the 2 sons. One boy, L.sli. Howard Gar first of many hits. G.org. one. patented gan, is nam.d for the lat. British star, three inventions for industry. He's the with whom Bill one. m.ad. a movi•• .x·hu.band of luscious Iso La Gabor. C.IME "'ND PETE. CH...MIERS stars Dan. MICIlEY SPILLANE MYSTERY stars Ted d. Clarlr as the handsome crim.bust.r of Corsia as Mutual's Mik. Hamm.r. It was NBC. At various tim.s in real lif., Dan.'s bock ill 1922 that Ted got hi. start in b••n a football play.r, boxer, soda j.rIr rodio--as on. of th•. Montic.llo play.rs and radio scriptwrit.r. Born in N.w Yorlr on WOR, N.w Yorlr, his hom. town. Other City, h. .arn.d a law d.gr.. at St. parts h.lped T.d compl.te his schooling John's but drift.d into radio acting, made in the next 6 years. H. went to Hollywood his movi, bow in Action in.the North as a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Atllllltic. His last Broadway ploy was Theatre. His films include Naked City, '7h. Numb.r," Dan.'s marri.d to the Eniorcer, and A Place in the Sun. artist, Margo, and has a hom. in Cali He is married and has 2 daught.rs, fornia and an apartm.nt in .New Yorlr. lives quietly in the San Fernando Valley. F.I.I. IN PEACE "'ND W.... (CBS) has M.. KEEN, n"'CER OF LOST PERSONS, George Petri. as head man. Georg., the g.ntle but r.l.ntl.ssly thorough in born in New Hav.n, has b••n busy in the vestigator, is play.d at CBS by Philip theat.r, movies and radio sine. 1938, Clark., who mad. his stage bow as a .xcept for thr•• and a half wartime y.ars toddler in his home town of Lenden, In in the Air Force. An old hand at stalking the late 1920's h. served as a British army criminals, he's been. on "Gangbust.rs," officer in India. His American d.but waS "Big Story," "Count.rspy:' G.orge in "Joseph and His Br.thr.n," an .Iabo play.d in Boomeran4 for the movi.s, rate stage .pectacle. He has since played "Cafe Crown," "Winged Victory" and in bot~ New York and Londoll, solving "Brighten the Corner" on the stage. his cas.s with military thoroughn.ss, H.'s marri.d to actress Patty Pop•. acting with a quiet, g.ntle dignity. 20 MysnRY THIATII Itarl Inlp.ctor Mark O'''CIAL DmCTlVI i' perM,... .".r Sab.r-oth.rwil. known to on. and all Mutual by Craig M.Doll..n .. at ABC 01 that dalhing, d.bonair g.nt, in hll -Zlth y.ar 01 all. of r."Io·, t., lei Damon. L.I b.gan acting in high charact.r voic.l. H.', bo.n h..nI Ia Ichool In his hom. town of Provid.nc•• 10m. of radio', bon·kn.w" ral.....ell R. I. In 1934-35 h. w.nt to England to 01 David Harum a"d a, '.t.r Ia "Tho act with tho Old Vic. Back in tho U. S. 6r.at.lt Story Ever T.Id." lor. •... h. play.d in tho original production of rai,.d in luffala, N. Y., Craig h." ••rty "D.ad End." lei il curr.ntly h.ard on 3 ambition, of b.collling a Ilng.r, but .eon daytlm. radio I.rlall. H.'I marri.d. H. Iwltch.d to acting. Marrl••, h. hal J IIv.1 In Califon, N. J., and hil hobbl.1 kldl. Th. McDonn.1I falllily gotl h••vlly 'nclud. railing BOI.rl, making furnltur•• for gard.nlng In W.lt.h....r County. NICK CAITII. Mast.r D.t.ctiv., 11th. THI IH"DOW (Mutual) ,... hi. ..rl. impr.sslv•. rol. creat.d by Lon Clark laugh frolll Ir.t MorrllO'" who 1t.'.11 ov.r Mutual. A trlpl.-thr.at.r, Lon II a Ip.clall,ln, In fI.lh••r••p." It.,~ I" ItIO mUllo(an and lin".r, too. H. bl.w hi' with tho "Dracula" IOrl... AltllolltJ! way .through coll.g. on a ,ai, lat.r radio IIIYlt.rl.1 or. hll 1II••t, Ir.t I. • play.d tho plano and lang on radio In qul.t f.llow out of Ev.".tOIl. In" who Chicago. Whll. p.rformlng for WLW h. lang In tho churoh choir, w."t t. Nortlt. lang with tho Cincinnati Summ.r Op.ra. w.lt.rn Unlv.r,lty, thon ..t.d .11" lO"t Born In Frolt, Minn., h.', IIv.d In N.w on radio, includln, "C"i••,o The.t,. .f York line. 1941 with hll wlf., 2 'ani. tho Air." Ir.t'l iliad. four 1110,,1•••". It. Hi, N.w York aportm.nt 11 pack.d with onc. ,p ••lall,ed 01 a "lalntl,I.". H. antiqu.1 and Am.rican hlltory books. aiml to flll a B'way 11",I",·.ctl"" rOM, NIGHTMAII (Mutual) hal a, Its chi.f TWINIY.".ST PRICINOT I. ,.,t.I".411 Ity Ipin.-tingl.r that ma,t.r villain of Hal. Ev.r.tt Sloan. on CIS. E".,.H'...... Iywood, P.t.r Lorr.. B.for. h. b."an 'n constant d.llla,,411 •••" ..t., ,Ia.. Icarin" babl., and adults. P.t.r l.ft hi' 1927 wh.n h. ,.ft tho U••f ,.."aylv••10 hom. town of Ro,.nberg, Hun"ary, to to study with tho HI4I,.r.. ..,.ft.., make hi, way in tho th.at.r. Minor rO'.1 Th.at.r. H.', app••r•• I" 1''' ~ I.d to a l.ad In a Berlin productlon, aft.r FOIl, Way 01 • OolUClIo•••4 _It which h. 1C0r.d In tho 6.rlllan film, laYI 01 "1t.OIll S.rvlco" .1lIII "A .... M. App.aranc., in Hitchcock thrill· r.or Adana." ",.anwhll. ",.kla, ,.410 .ra paved tho way to Hollywood in 'U. hil locond ho",..H. I, ",.,,10411. H. P.t.r onc. work.d a, a bank cl.rk and WOI tho fint dlroctor hlr.411 by __,I h. hal writt.n and d.,ign.d Itag. ,.ta. Abbott, hop.1 to do lIIor. 4111,...... I I ~ ~~ '. .•. ... •.;", ,~r ~t ABOVE LEFTs A masked Frank Readick. Jr.,poses before a CBS microphone. ABOVE: Fr~nk appears un masked. Frank Readick Jr. was the 2nd actor to play The Sha.dow . PAOLI COAL & SUPPLY CO. ATGLEN. PA. 21 PHONE: 70 THE SHADOW IN HOLLYWOOD The Shadow was first captured on film in the summer of 1931. Six "two-reelers" were released as part of Universal's "Shadow Detective Series" with the Shadow continuing his radio role as narrator. The films' titles were: Burglar to the Rescue, Trapped, Sealed Lips, House of Mystery, The Red Scare, and The Circus Show-Up. Grand National Pictures released The Shadow Strikes in 1937 starring Rod LaRocque. The less said about this picture, the better. Rod LaRocque returned as Cranston (but not as The Shadow who was missing) in Gram Nationals 1938 film International Crime. Neither of Grand Nationals' attempts to bring The Shadow to films followed either the radio or pulp versions and sUffered accordingly. In 1940, Victor Jory starred in the 15 chapter serial The Shadow which was a faithful recreation of the pulp version of The :Shadow. .' Monogram Pictures released a trio of Shadow pictures in 1946. K~ne,Richmond starred in all 3 -- The Shadow Returns, Behind The Mask, and The Missing Lady. Unfortunately I have not seen any of these movies. Richard Derr starred in the Republic feature, Invisible Avenger irr'1958. This picture was also re18Rsed under the title Bourbon Street Shadows. This last attempt to bring the Shadow to the SLL\T8r screen rates only slightly higher than Grand Nationals' version. Maybe the ne~r future will bring success to The Shadow in Hollywood if the planned new movie is completed. Also, what about TV? Surely somebody should see the potential for a TV series of The Shadow maybe S2t in the 30's or 40's---NBC? 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